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Together Transforming…Lives. Church. World. |
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Installations & Ordinations: All are welcome to attend Andrew Foster Connors - Nov. 14, 3 pm Brown Memorial Park Avenue PC Amy Rudiger Erickson - Nov 7, 2 pm Harundale PC Retirements: John R. Sharp - October 31, 2004 Prayers are encouraged for: Bruce Barstow, who recently lost his father-in-law Lynn Carlson, wife of Jack Carlson, following surgery Mary Louise Ellenberger, who fell and broke her leg Elizabeth Kirk, wife of Jim Kirk, who broke her leg Jim Stern, son of Tim Stern, who broke his collar bone
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Introduction to Baltimore Presbytery for New Clergy - Nov 2, 3:00 pm, Presbytery Office
Committee Night - Nov 2 (Please vote before you come)
Youth Leadership Conference - Nov 5-7, Massanetta Springs
Clergy Women Gathering - Nov 9, noon, Maryland PC
Educators Round Table - Nov 11, noon, Presbytery office
Clergy Party - Nov 15 (place to be determined)
Presbyterian/Jewish Luncheon - Nov. 16, noon
Presbytery Meeting - Nov 18, 1 pm First of Annapolis PC
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November 1, 2004 |
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Paul calls upon us to build up the body of Christ. In this season of Stewardship this is just one more example of what it means to be a good steward. This Presbytery has entrusted to me the stewardship of this part of the Body of Christ. It is a calling I gladly accept and yet one I struggle with daily. And I know most of you share this understanding.
In the coming weeks I encourage you to keep Paul’s urging in mind. As we ponder the Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church, what to do with churches that find portions of the Book of Order too burdensome for them, and as we consider how to best support those who are not heterosexual – I encourage each of us to ask, “how will these actions build up the body of Christ?”
And then I would also ask us to ponder the words of the new president of Princeton who muses that there are at least three significant issues about which the church is essential silent: war, poverty and Islam.
All of these are questions that go the heart of the Presbytery of Baltimore’s identity. Who are we? And what is God calling us to be in this time and place. I invite you to join with me in praying for the blessings of God in this noble endeavor of ours – to truly be the body of Christ in this time and this place. Blessings, Peter Nord |
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Tidings* will be sent weekly on Monday afternoons. Our primary audience is church professionals in the Presbytery of Baltimore.
Members of the Presbytery staff will write on a rotating basis:
Week 1 - Bill Millen Week 2 - Terry Martin-Minnich Week 3 - Julie Helms Week 4 - Peter Nord Week 5 - Tim Stern, Moderator
* Have a better name than Tidings? Name suggestions due by 11/23. The winner gets a Cruise. (We aren’t divulging in advance where the cruise will be.) |
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Host Church
Looking for a church to host for one or two days the Rev. Ntambe Kazadi, a Presbyterian minister from Congo, who is also a seminary instructor, national church educator, and parish clergy. He can speak to all kinds of groups about the Congo as well as lead Bible studies. He is available Jan. 10-15. Call Peter at the Presbytery office if interested.
The Ecumenical Institute of Theology to Hold Open House
The Ecumenical Institute of Theology, the evening division of St. Mary’s Seminary & University, will hold its annual open house on Saturday, November 6 from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
Noted Biblical Scholar James D.G.Dunn to Lecture on Historical Jesus
One of the world’s most respected and most prolific New Testament scholars, James D.G. Dunn, will give the annual Dunning Lecture at St. Mary’s Seminary & University on Tuesday, November 9 at 7:30 p.m. His topic will be “Remembering Jesus: What the Quest of the Historical Jesus Forgot.” The lecture is sponsored by the seminary’s Ecumenical Institute of Theology.
New Outreach Center
Opening November 1, 2004. See page 2 of the Mid Week Mail, linked here.
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