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Keeping In Step with the Exec. Presbyter
Sometimes
you will get a message on my phone that indicates that I will not be in the
office for a few days. ‘So what is he
doing?’ you may say. I thought it
would be good to let you know of some of my work at our church’s national
level. This
past year I served on a task force (it met once) to develop a handbook for
moderators and clerks about discernment in decision making. This handbook, which is available at General
Assembly (GA), will be used by two assembly committees. I,
along with several other executives, also have had significant dialogue with
Linda Valentine, Karen Schmidt and other GA staff regarding the new “System
of Giving” that is being recommended to GA.
This system calls for a “Season of Interpretation” similar to last
year’s Mission Challenge ’07. This is
significant, particularly, as it applies to the direct solicitation of church
members by GA – which is our bone of contention. We are working to extend GA’s methodology
to sessions and presbyteries so that all might benefit from their ideas. Twice
a year, I attend the Urban Presbytery Network meeting, which gathers executives
from fifteen urban centers for a discussion about best practices. In April, this group meets in Most
recently, I have returned from an executive training event during which I had
the opportunity to speak with several GA staff in leadership roles. There seems to be a real excitement about working
relationships among the staff. It is
clear that these leaders, more than previous generations, have an intense
desire to see the church grow through a sharing of the good news that we receive
through Jesus Christ. Finally,
I would report that Stated Clerk Cliff Kirkpatrick looked good last week – although
it was a different story a month ago.
He journeyed to Blessings, Peter
Nord Peter is currently in |
Inside this Issue Take Note/Act Now
§ § Mandatory Meetings for Clerks of Session § Stewardship Workshop § Educators Luncheon § Youth Rally § § Spring Gathering of Presbyterian Women § Prayer Breakfast § Earth Day § New Hymnal § Presbyterian Women Summer Retreat § Guatemalan Scholarship § Interfaith Human Rights Advisory Brunch § Ecumenical Institute of Theology Presbytery Meetings § Stated Clerks - April 5th § Committee - April 1st § Council/Vision
- April 8th § Stated - April 26th |
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Praise &
Prayer Please
pray for Contact Information The Presbytery of Phone:
410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Office
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Take Note/Act Now Deadline for Mission
Grant submissions for 2009 Grant
Funding is Monday, Apr. 14th at 3pm. Save the Date! Clerks
of Session meeting from 10am to
noon on Saturday, Apr. 5th
at Harundale Presbyterian Church in
Save the Date! How do you mix money and the church? How do you get your congregation to give?
These questions and more can be answered during the annual Stewardship and Planned Giving Workshop
from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, May 10th. Location To be announced. Christian Educators, professional and
volunteer, are invited for a time of networking, idea and resource sharing Educator’s Luncheon at noon on Monday,
Apr. 21st at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church in A
Presbytery of Applications
are now being accepted for the Robert
F. and Rosa M. Ferguson Student Scholarship Fund. The fund provides $5,000 to a high school
student who plans to attend an accredited college or university. The deadline
is May 15th. For more information, click Ferguson. The
Spring Gathering of the Presbyterian
Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore will be held 9am to noon on Saturday,
Apr. 19th at Kenwood Presbyterian Church. Registration Deadline is Apr. 12th.
For details, call 410.668.4664 or click
Presbyterian Women Church Notices Lochearn Presbyterian Church’s senior connection will
sponsor a prayer breakfast
entitled “Maintaining Our Lenten
Blessings” at 9am on Saturday, Apr. 19th at the church. The
event features guest speaker LaJerne
Cornish of Trinity Presbyterian Church. The cost is $15 per person. Call 410.944.4478. Synod and General
Assembly Items Celebrate
Earth Day on Sunday, Apr. 20th.
For more information click, Earth
Day Tired of singing the same
old song? PC(USA) is convening a committee to explore
the use of a new hymnal which
acquaints worshippers with the great wealth of hymns and spirituals from
Christian communities around the word. For details, click Hymnal. The
Presbytery Women of the Mid-Atlantic
Synod will host its summer gathering June 12th-15th
at the You can Make a Difference! There are many children in Presbiterio Kaqchikel who will
receive no formal education. Please join the Guatemalan Partnership Family to Family Educational Scholarship
Program and help the Mayan educate their children and build a better
community. For details, click Guatemala. Other Items and
Events The
Interfaith Human Rights Advisory
Network will sponsor its second annual at 11am on Saturday, Apr. 5th. For location and details call 410.523.1053
or email Ashley@unitedworkers.org. The Ecumenical Institute of
Theology
offers graduate theological education to qualified men and women from
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Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter |
Bill Millen, Associate Executive |
vbrown@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Deb Milcarek Associate of |
Jane Johnson |
Bob Turberville Interim Director of Development rturberville@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Director of Public Policy |
Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services |
Roger Evans Coordinator of Information Services revans@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Coordinator of Resources |
Deborah I. Greene Coordinator of Communications dgreene@baltimorepresbytery.org |
Questions? Comments? E-mail |
