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On the Path
Towards Peace And
so we come to the end of another hot, humid summer in Baltimore. Next week,
we send our children back to school, definitively knowing their whereabouts
for at least a few hours each day. Over-burdened vans travel up and down
Interstate 95 sporting various college logos on their bumpers, delivering
quasi-adults to their “other” lives. The state fair begins this
weekend. The thermometer creeps blessedly below the 90 degree mark. Vacation
Bible School has ended, Rally Day is planned and ready to launch. The church
begins to awaken from its summer respite once again. Yet
the world has not been quiet this summer. Lebanon plays host to a simmering
time bomb, Iraq is in turmoil and heading toward civil war, Afghanistan still
claims the lives of innocent people, New Orleans faces the one-year
anniversary of Katrina with destruction and devastation remaining painfully
evident. Peace.
Paix. Friede. Shalom. Pace. Amani. Pokoj. Paz. “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be
called children of God” Matthew
5:9 “By the tender mercy of our God, the dawn from
on high will break upon us, to give light to those who sit in darkness and in
the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace” Luke
1:78-79 Join
together, friends, in bearing witness to the peace that our God calls upon us
to wage in the world. Stand up on September 11 and join Baltimore’s
Peace Path (flyer,
poster
and invitational
letter). Preach the words of peace from every pulpit, from every
classroom, from every newsletter. It is what we are called to do. Yes,
it is the end of a long, hot summer. Change is in the air. God is calling us
to hear the crying of God’s people. How will you answer? May
God’s peace be with you always- Deb
Milcarek |
Inside this issue Take Note/Act
Now § Presby Women Fall Gathering § Associate Job Opening § Plea from Lebanon § Care of Creation § Triennium Volunteer § Synod Bulletin Insert § Congregational Resources § ACS Training § Books, not Bombs § Seeking Hospital Chaplain § Kindergarten Classroom Vols. Prayer
Concerns Lochearn PC |
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People We welcome Eric Meyers, Pastor for Frederick PC, who will begin on August 28th.
Please pray for Sally Robinson, lay associate for BMPA and wife of Elder Court
Robinson. She will be having surgery on 8/22. Correction from last
week: the book about the missional church that Bill Millen recommends is
titled The Shaping of Things to
Come, by Michael Frost and Alan Hirsch. ISBN: 1565636597 |
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Prayer Concerns Lochearn
PC asks for prayers: ·
For their Bible
studies, both morning and evening sessions, and also Sunday School
ministries, that they will continue to grow in God’s wisdom ·
For their youth
ministries, that they might be able to reach the youth in their community ·
For their new choir
director, Faith Green, and their youth choir director, Rene Johnson, and the
Lochearn music ministry as they regroup to do some new and exciting things
for the Lord ·
For God’s
guidance as their congregation continues to go through a transitional period
in the life of their church |
Take Note/Act Now The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women will be on October
7th from 9:00am to 2:00pm at First PC of Westminster with special
guest Debbie Schmidt, author of “Genesis: God’s Grace from the
Beginning.” Theme of gathering: God’s Creation (more information) Associate
for Leadership Development, Education and Youth (part-time): The Presbytery of Baltimore seeks a Presbyterian to
direct its efforts to educate leaders and build its education and youth
programs. Read a detailed job
description to learn more. Please pass this along to someone you know who
may be interested. Our sisters and brothers at Harundale PC received
news and an emergency plea for support
from friends at a church in Lebanon. Read the appeal
letter and a personal
letter about the situation on the ground in Lebanon. If you’d like to learn about one church’s
Care of Creation Committee and
learn about some resources available to churches to teach about environmental
issues, please check the local church
announcements section of our website, the October 6th event. The Presbytery is seeking a volunteer to be the registrar for the 2007 Youth Triennium. Interested
persons should contact Peter Nord at 410.433.2012. Synod and GA
items The Synod September Bulletin Insert and
Military Prayer list are now available. The
Dept. of Ecumenical & Agency Relations of the PC(USA) has sent notice of
resources that may be of interest to you: 1) Materials for the celebration of Reformation Sunday are available
through the World Alliance of Reformed Churches at www.warc.ch. 2) A brochure for the celebration
of the Week of Prayer for Christian
Unity is available through www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/news/index-e.html.
Other Resources
and Articles There
is a training workshop available for current
clients of ACS from September 11-15 at First PC of Howard Co. Read
the invite from ACS. Visit
the Faithful
America website to learn how to participate in “Books, not Bombs”, a program to send school supplies
to children in war-torn Israel and Lebanon. Harbor Hospital is looking
for a clergy member
who can provide spiritual counseling and guidance to patients and families.
The ideal candidate lives within 15 miles of the hospital and can commit to
48 hours of on-call coverage weekly (two days a week). Harbor is offering a
quarterly stipend. For a job description, please call Sally Lewis:
410-350-8218. Baltimore
County Volunteers (BCV) is seeking patient, caring and committed individuals
to help as Kindergarten Classroom
Volunteers in Baltimore Co. Public Schools. For more information and to
apply go to their website
or call Balt. Co. Volunteers: 410.887.2715. Also on our website Don’t miss all the new Local Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/announcements.html
Presbytery
Yearly Calendar Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html. |
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Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter |
Bill Millen, Associate Executive bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org |
Deb Milcarek Associate of Mission and Justice |
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Charles Forbes, Stated Clerk |
Rita Walters Director of Development rwalters@baltimorepresbytery.org |
Julie Erickson Director of Public Policy |
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Alice McGee Coordinator of Information Services |
Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services |
Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources |
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Janice Kominski Coordinator of Communications |
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