Welcome to this week's edition of our e-letter, Presbytery Matters. | |
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We want to hear about the mission stories from our Presbytery's worshiping communities. What mission work are you involved in? How are your members working in the community? What story would you like to share with others in the Presbytery?
Send any mission stories from your congregation that you would like to share to: CaySyrNews@gmail.com.
Deadline is 12 p.m. on Wednesdays for the current week's edition of
Presbytery Matters.
We want to share your stories, missions, activities and more. Also, make sure to like our Facebook page by clicking the "Facebook" icon at the top of this newsletter.
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Joys and Concerns around the Presbytery | |
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In our prayers together this week:
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Please keep Interim Resource Presbyter Kathy Dain and Marissa Saunders from Park Central in your prayers as they participate in the Matthew 25 Summit in Georgia and as they travel back to New York.
- Pray for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
- Keep all those who battling cancer in your prayers. Please ask God to be by their side and to be with their doctors and families.
In the cycle of prayer our Presbytery, please pray for these congregations, faith communities, and individuals: First, Cazenovia; First, Chittenango; United Church of Collamer; Pebble Hill, DeWitt; First United Church of East Syracuse
If you'd like to share a particular joy or concern with the Presbytery, please contact: CaySyrNews@gmail.com. Please note, prayers will be featured for three weeks, unless a specific time frame is requested.
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Registration is required.
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After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
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Interim Resource Presbyter Kathy Dain and Marissa Saunders from Park Central are attending the Matthew 25 Summit in Georgia. The Matthew 25 Summit ends today. Watch the livestream and learn more here: www.pcusa.org/matthew25 | |
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Topic: Clergy Network
Time: Feb 7, 2024 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/93988157544
Meeting ID: 939 8815 7544
(Note: The date for the Clergy Network was incorrect in the January 11th Presbytery Matters)
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Interim Resource Presbyter Announcements | |
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Under the new guidelines from the Book of Order, boundary training is required every three years for: Ministers of Word and Sacrament, Certified Christian Educators (CCE), Certified Christian Ruling Elders (CRE) and Inquirers before moving to candidacy.
The presbytery has contracted with SafeGatherings https://safegatherings.com for the online boundary training course. To learn more, or to register for the course, please contact your committee chair or the interim resource presbyter.
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Background checks for incoming Ministers of the Word & Sacrament are now conducted through Praesidium.
https://www.praesidiuminc.com
To request a background check, please contact your COM liaison.
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Northminster did an Advent Study and they currently have 13 copies of the study book as well as the leader’s guide. The church would like to share them with another congregation to use next Advent Season, as they will not be doing the same study the next year.
The name of the study is “Experiencing Christmas” by Matt Rawle.
If a church is interested in these books, please contact the church office at (315) 458-0393 or by email at npc7444@nmpres.org.
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Northminster Presbyterian Church is beginning two new programs for children: Kids Connection and Crossroads. Kids Connection is designed to familiarize young children with stories in the Bible and help them through the early stages of a life-long, meaningful faith journey. Kids Connection is for children 4-6 years old and meets weekly on Tuesdays from 3:30 - 4:15, beginning January 30th. Crossroads is designed to engage youth in meaningful dialogue with scripture, helping them to see themselves in the stories and relate them to their own personal experiences, and develop a rich, lasting faith that will enrich their daily lives. Crossroads is for youth 7-12 years old and will meet weekly on Thursdays from 3:30 - 4:30 PM, beginning February 1st.
Please go to nmpres.org/youth-programs to register.
If you are interested in registering your child for either program but the time does not work for you, or if you have any other questions, please reach out to Kevin at minassoc@nmpres.org.
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Fellowship Hall Rental
The Collamer United Church fellowship hall is available for rent for special occasions, meetings, and other activities. Maximum capacity is 140. We have seating for 122 people. We also have a very nice commercial kitchen which is available for an extra charge.
Please contact the church office for information.
Collamer United Church
6865 Collamer Road
East Syracuse, New York 13057
(315) 463-4939
collamerunitedchurch@verizon.net
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Practical Resources for Churches Webinars | |
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Our Address: PO Box 438, Syracuse, NY 13214
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Click Here for a list of Live Streams from our churches
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Are you hiring?
If your church is hiring, please send an announcement and job description to Communication Coordinator Sarah Buckshot at caysyrnews@gmail.com
Please Note: Hiring announcements will run in Presbytery Matters for 3 weeks and then moved to our website. If you have a hiring announcement from 2023 and are still looking to fill it in 2024, please send a new announcement.
Thank you, Sarah Buckshot, Communications Coordinator.
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Around the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | |
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Regarding Ruling Elders: A Monthly Series for Serving Faithfully
Demonstrating a New Quality of Life Within
and Through the Church
It seems quite natural to think about a new quality of life at the beginning of a new year. As we continue to examine the ways that faithful members are “involved responsibly in the ministry of Christ’s Church” (G-1.0304), it’s appropriate to examine what it means to demonstrate a new quality of life at the same time that we are faced with a turn of the calendar. Does it fit into the most common new year resolutions like losing weight, exercising more, getting more organized, traveling, or reading more? Is that the new quality of life that we are looking for?
In a sermon called “‘Disciple’ is a Verb”, the Rev. Patrick Willson says that “membership is something we do, and not simply something we are.” He says that whenever the Bible speaks about members, it does so to describe a function, as when Paul describes the members of the body in Romans. All these members have a particular gift to do something and are called to teach, to exhort, to give, to lead, to cheer, to comfort, or to act in a way that reflects their God-given talent. We are members to do something as part of the body of Christ.
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"I am the vine, you are the branches. Those who abide in me and I in them
bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
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