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September 7, 2005 |
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Hurricane Katrina The poor
will be with you always. The poor and disenfranchised have been hit
especially hard by Hurricane Katrina because of their lack of resources to go
anywhere else. The evacuation plan did not include this class of people in
any meaningful way. It
certainly appears that the predictions of Hurricane Katrina going down in the
history books as one of the greatest natural disasters to hit the After
October 1, the Presbytery of Baltimore will be coordinating the work trips of
our churches with the help of Lee van Koten, member at Catonsville
Presbyterian Church. There are two things you can do before then to help us
get organized. One is to go to the PDA website and register if you wish to
volunteer. Second is to communicate with us about your plans to assist. The
emergency relief work today will give way to the long-term rebuilding efforts
in the months and, no doubt, years to come. Presbyterians will be there,
offering concrete help and restoring hope to those who, at present, cannot
possibly imagine coming out on the other side of Katrina. Thank you
for what you have done, are doing, and will do to help in the aftermath of
Katrina. Most of all, thank you for the ongoing, faithful work and witness to
the gospel you make each and every day in the name of Jesus Christ. Bill
Millen Much of this article is from the
linked letter From our GA Moderator Rick
Ufford-Chase |
Inside this issue Take
Note/Act Now § New Staff Members § New § Job Opportunities § Hurricane Katrina § Final Report of P.U.P. § Rev. Jean Peacock, Vice Moderator of the 216th GA Prayer
Concerns
§ New Imani PC |
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People Prayers
for Craig Barton to be installed as Associate Pastor
at Christ Memorial PC on Sunday, October 9 at 4:00 p.m. Dot
Sanchez’s last day of
work was August 30. We are
grateful for her work among us. Wanda Morgan has accepted the Position of Coordinator of Resources,
effective September 26. She has
been the Office Manager for the Maryland PTA. |
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Prayer Concerns The Presbytery of To help
them through the loss of the Rev. §
Pray for Rev. Lee’s wife Annie and children Daniel, Emanuel and
Kristin §
Pray for lay leaders who are
stepping forward to shoulder much of the worship and administration of this
very young church and Rev. Ronnie Hankins who will moderate the leadership. §
Pray for the congregation as they grieve for their loss and Rev. §
Pray for that the fabric of the church will not be torn but strengthened
in this time of trial. |
Take Note/Act Now The Presbytery of Baltimore is looking for new staff members: Associate for
Don’t
miss all the new Also on our website The
Presbytery of Baltimore posts job
opportunities: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/opportunitycalls.html. Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html
Hurricane Katrina rebuilding
efforts through PDA may be found at http://www.pcusa.org/pda. You can download this graphics by
clicking http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/Graphics/HurricaneKatrinasGraphics.htm The Final
Report of the Task Force on Peace,
Unity, and Purity of the Church has been issued and is available for you
to read. This report, four years in the making, seeks to chart a course
for how our beloved Church will move into the future. A Special meeting
of the Presbytery of Baltimore has been called for October 4, 2005 at 4 PM at
Govans Presbyterian Church. Two members of the Task Force will discuss
their report and answer questions. A retreat for clergy is planned for
November 11-12, at noon, at Bon Secours for the purpose of dialogue.
These are important times in the church and we are encouraged to be open to
the leading of the Holy Spirit through the work of the Task Force. http://www.pcusa.org/peaceunitypurity/resources/finalreport.pdf The Rev. Jean Marie Peacock,
Vice-Moderator of the 216 General Assembly, will speak at an open forum at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church, Tuesday, September 20 at 7 p.m., located at Educator’s
Roundtable meeting on September 8, at 12:00
p.m. – 1:30 p.m. at the Presbytery Office. |
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Contact Us Presbytery of |
Office: 410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Fax: 410-433-2066 Online: www.baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Bill Millen, Associate
Executive bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org |
Charles Forbes, Stated Clerk |
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Alice McGee, Coordinator of Information Services |
Judi Forrester, Coordinator of Financial Services |
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