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Prayer Concerns

Iris Tucker-Lloyd’s daughter, Kiersten Cooper, has been scheduled for surgery on January 10.

 

Retirement

James G. Kirk—December 31, 2004

 

 

 

 

People

 

Council Meeting  - Mon, Dec 13, 7 pm Hughes Memorial

 

“Transforming Violence into Wholeness” Nonviolence Training Retreat, sponsored by the Peace & Justice Committee, Jan 14-16, 2005. [read more]

 

 

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Text Box: Presbytery of Baltimore 5400 Loch Raven Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21239 Office: 410-433-2012 1-800-511-0087 Fax: 410-433-2066 www.baltimorepresbytery.org General email: office@baltimorepresbytery.org Staff Peter Nord Executive Presbyter pnord@baltimorepresbytery.org Bill Millen Associate Executive bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org Julie Helms Administrative Associate jhelms@baltimorepresbytery.org Charles Forbes Stated Clerk cforbes@baltimorepresbytery.org Terry Martin-Minnich Education/Resourcing tmartinmin@baltimorepresbytery.org Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services jforrester@baltimorepresbytery.org Alice McGee Coordinator of Information Services amcgee@baltimorepresbytery.org Dot Sanchez Coordinator of Communications dsanchez@baltimorepresbytery.org Mary Ellen Barrett Resource Librarian mebarrett@baltimorepresbytery.org

December 13, 2004

IN THE BEGINNING WAS THE WORD

 

Tidings will be sent weekly on Monday afternoons.

Our primary audience is church professionals in the Presbytery of Baltimore.

 

Thanks for all the wonderful suggestions of alternate names for Tidings. The results will be announced soon.

Tidings

 

COMMITTEE ON MISSION ISSUES NEW “RFP”

Proposals Due March 15, 2005

The Presbytery’s Committee on Mission has just issued a new “Request For Proposals” of new congregational mission projects. Proposals should be submitted by March 15, 2005, and those selected for funding will be announced by June 30. This year the Committee is particularly interested in proposals initiated by youth. Funding for the new projects will come from another anonymous gift of $40,000 received by the Presbytery a few months ago! [read more]

New Churches For A New Day has been promised a 2-for-1 pledge/donation match by December 15. To date we have received $102,600. There are 2 days left to the match deadline!

Christmas International House is a program providing hospitality to any international student or scholar (non-immigrant, over 18 years old) who is currently enrolled in a U.S. college or university who is not able to return home for the holidays. For information on becoming a host, contact Dr. Fahed Abu Akel, National Coordinator at 404-846-4396, amis@peachtreepres.org, or www.christmasih.org.

The Central Maryland Ecumenical Council and St. Jude Shrine invite everyone to The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Ecumenical Prayer Service, Tuesday, January 18 at 7:00 pm, at St. Jude Shrine. A bulletin insert can be downloaded from this link.  [read more].

Union Theological Seminary, PSCE, will present four lectures on the Theological Views of The Civil War during their annual Sprunt Lectures, January 24-26, in Richmond, VA. Mark Noll, Professor of Christian Thought at Wheaton College, will be the speaker. For a complete schedule of events and registration information [read more].

The Christmas Resource list is now available on the Presbytery website.

Check out the Job Opportunities posted on the Presbytery website.

 

 

 

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Text Box: Several weeks ago I attended the first ever “Presbyterian Communicators’ Network Regional Gathering.” In attendance were 52 folks who are engaged in a wide variety of communications activities at all levels of the church. It’s nice to be in a room full of people who like to create the message, tell the story, promote the event, spread the word, and think about how to do all of the above in ever more captivating and compelling ways. We shared similar achievements and accomplishments, failures and frustrations. For everyone, the transition from paper to electronics has been an exciting, scary, and inevitable time. In recent years, many presbytery budgets have shrunk, but the smaller staffs have increased their capacity and capability. I picked up some interesting ideas and facts over the two-day meeting. For example, the PCUSA has recently developed a very attractive and effective evangelism campaign called “Here and Now,” and I would recommend it to you if your congregation’s target audience is 25 to 45-year-olds. Here’s another interesting tid-bit: Radio listening is on the increase while television watching is on the decrease! So the message is to broadcast the message on your local radio station. Create a simple logo or design that reflects your church’s identity and use it consistently on all your communications – newsletter, stationery, flyers, website, envelopes. The theme, image, and color will create “TOMA” (Top Of Mind Awareness). Develop the habit of sending press releases about your church’s mission to the local newspaper. Sooner or later, you’ll see something in print! And if you think that communications is an activity unworthy of our sacred time, just remember Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, and Paul. Where would we be without their commitment to communicate? Julie Helms

 

Coming Attractions

 

Prayers for Churches - Beginning in January we will feature prayer concerns for individual churches. Eleven churches have responded to Christa Burns’ October 20 letter from the Church Growth & Evangelism Committee. Please mail your postcard back to the Presbytery office as soon as possible.