December 14, 2007

	Every year the Presbytery's Mission Committee is the beneficiary of a $50,000 gift by an anonymous donor. In the past the committee has designated this gift for various projects outside of our budget for issues such as hunger, youth and building mission partnerships among conger-gations. This year the committee is really thinking outside of the box. We wondered what kind of an impact we might have if just one organization or project received all $50,000! To learn how your group or organization can apply, click Dream Gift.

Hunger Activists Support Global Poverty Act Ted Heun, Huger Action Enabler			Presbytery Trustees contribute $50,000 to GEDCO for Stadium Place Greenhouse which will provide skilled care for elderly living at the residence. ** Brown Memorial Park Avenue Presbyterian Youth group video “Listen! The Lord is Calling to the City,” is one of fifteen finalist in the ymiLIVE Youth Video Challenge. Final vote will be cast during the General Assembly. The Presbytery gave a gift of $551 to the Presbytery of the Pacific** to support the resurrection of the Malibu Church ministry. The ministry’s church was destroyed by fire in October 2007.
On Tuesday, June 17^th, thousands of activists from all over the country will be emailing, telephoning and walking the halls of Congress to urge their state representatives to speak up for hungry and poor people by supporting the Global Poverty Act during Bread for the World's annual Lobby Day. The Presbyterian Hunger Program works in partnership with Bread for the World, a collective Christian voice, to advocates in Congress to end poverty and hunger in the U.S. around the world. Hunger activist are urging Congress to increase funding for poverty-focused development assistance by $5 billion in the fiscal year 2009 budget to fund real programs that can make a significant contribution to improving the lives of the world's poorest people. Poverty-focused development assistance by $5 billion in the fiscal year 2009 budget to fund real programs that can make significant next column		contributions to improve the lives of the world's poorest people. Poverty-focused development assistance primarily focuses on programs that reduce hunger, poverty and disease in countries that are severely impoverished. As Christians, we must increase our commitment to programs that provide sustainable assistance to hungry and poor people during this global hunger crisis that touches us all. You can help now to end Global hunger by urging Senator Barbara Mikulski, Senator Benjamin Cardin and state legislators at the US House of Representatives to increase assistance to developing countries by supporting the Global Poverty Act. For a sample of a Global Poverty Act support letter and the Congressional Directory for Maryland, click Global Poverty Act; or, use this special toll-free number and ask to be transferred to your legislators’ offices: 1-800-826-3688.

Inside this Issue

Take Note/Act Now

§ Charter Bus Service to 829^th Stated Meeting

§ Seminar at Towson

§ The DIG Project

§ Trinity 50^th Anniversary Jazz Fest

§ PCUSA Anti -Torture Protest

§ Presbyterian Men Synod Conference

§ Multicultural Church Institute

§ Director of Music Wanted

Presbytery Meetings

Council – Sept. 9, 7pm

Vision – Sept. 9, 5pm Stated – Sept. 25, 4pm

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Please pray for Lady Terry, wife of Rev. Edward Terry of Mt. Paran Presbyterian Church, as she recovers from a heart attack.

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Baltimore Presbytery Items

The Presbytery of Baltimore is sponsoring charter bus service to the 829^th Stated Meeting at First Presbyterian Church of Lonaconing on June 19^th. The cost is $10. Only (6) Six Seats Are Left. To register, call Wanda Morgan at 410.433.2012 or email wmorgan@baltimorepresbytery.org.

Church Notices

Towson Presbyterian Church invites you to a three week seminar, “Living the Questions.” Reverends Roger Rice and Barrett Rudd will lead small group discussions on topics of interest posed by theologians. The seminar will be held 7pm to 8:30pm Monday evenings on June 16^thin the church library. For details, call 410.823.6500 or email rrice@towsonpres.org.

Havenwood Presbyterian Church Former host of the DIG Project concerts, encourages other churches to support this wonderful Christian ministry. Lead singer Jason Jurewicz hopes to perform his "Stories and Songs" in every Presbytery in the country. For details, call Dan Kulp at 585-317-7335 or check out

www.myspace.com/storiesandsongstour or www.myspace.com/thedigproject

Trinity Presbyterian Church will celebrate its 50^th Anniversary with a Sacred Jazz Fest featuring Ron “Awendadze” Walker at 11am on Saturday June 22 at the church. Admission is $20. For details click, Trinity.

Synod and General Assembly Items

Scores of Presbyterian churches display anti-torture banners in a nationwide effort that coincides with Torture Awareness Month. For details visit PCUSA Anti-torture Protest

The Presbyterian Men 2008 Fellowship & Conference will be held July 18 thru 20^th at Massanetta Springs Conference Center in Harrisonburg, VA. For further details, click www.midatlanticmen.org.

Other Items and Events

Come together to worship and study at the 2008 Multicultural Church Institute at Stony Point Center, Wednesday, July 23 - Monday, July 28, 2008. Increase your knowledge and skills in how to be effective in a multicultural congregation. Earn academic credit through New York Theological Seminary. For details, click Multicultural Church.

Ark & Dove Presbyterian Church is seeking an interim Director of Contemporary music/guitarist. For details, click Ark & Dove Vacancy.

Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter

pnord@baltimorepresbytery.org

Bill Millen, Associate Executive

bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org

Vaughn L. Brown Jr., Stated Clerk

vbrown@baltimorepresbytery.org

Deb Milcarek

Associate of Mission and Justice

dmilcarek@baltimorepresbytery.org

Jane Johnson
Associate for Leadership Development, Education and Youth
jjohnson@baltimorepresbytery.org

Bob Turberville