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October 16, 2006 |
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A Conversation about the Church of the Future On
behalf of the Stewardship and Mission Interpretation Committee, I would like
to take this opportunity to thank all those who participated in the Church of
the Future Workshop which was held on Saturday, September 30, 2006 at Woods
Memorial Presbyterian Church. The speaker, Michael Durall, Principal of
CommonWealth Consulting Group, encouraged and inspired those gathered to work
toward empowering the greatest number of people possible to lead lives of
dedication, sacrifice and commitment by:
Michael
explored what he called, “the integrity of membership”, stating
that we have made church “too easy”. We were left to question,
“What does it mean to be a member?” He challenged us to step out
on faith, reminding us that at times we ask the wrong question; it’s
not, “Can we afford to do this or that?” or “Does the
salary reflect the value of ministry or is the salary a budgetary decision?”;
but, more importantly, we should ask, “Is it the right thing to do?” We
concluded that the Church of the Future is about servant leadership with a
simple mission, “To be a place where people are cared for and will be
called upon to care for others”. A group of us has decided to
continue this conversation through a Yahoo group. We invite you to join with
us on this path at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/baltimorepresbytery_churchofthefuture
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are happy to announce that a similar half-day workshop will be held on
January 27, 2006 location TBD. This low cost workshop will be hosted by Fred
Milligan, Associate for Training at the General Assembly. Yours
in Christ, Rita
Walters Director
of Development |
Inside this issue Events of the week: Oct. 21 Presbyterian
Men’s Communion
Breakfast & Workshop 7:00am
– 1:00pm
Churchville PC Oct. 22 Children of Abraham, Middle East Task
Group Discussion and Tea 2:00pm
– 5:00pm
Catonsville PC Take Note/Act Now § Middle East Discussion & Tea § Church Anniversaries § Marriage Equality Overture § Magnetic Church Conference § Play: Ivan & Adolf § Pastor Installations § Hou Kola Event § Alan Hirsch: Missional Church § Dr. Thomas Long preaching § Communion Table Available § EI Open House § Peacemaking Conference Prayer
Concerns First PC of Howard County First PC of Frostburg |
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People Harry
Holfelder has been admitted into hospice care. Win
Shaw was admitted to Anne Arundel Co. hospital last week; he
continues to undergo treatment for cancer. Nancy Huting died on 10/1/06. She
was ordained in 1978 at First Presbyterian in Howard County. She was an
active elder at Hope at the time of her death. Betsy Baer was admitted to North Arundel Hospital last week with symptoms
of high blood pressure. Ed Richardson has a new position the
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Prayer Concerns First
PC of Howard County asks for prayers: ·
For their capital
and stewardship campaign ·
For their
partnership with the Maya Quiche Boca Costa Presbytery ·
For their upcoming worktrip
to the Gulf Coast ·
For their efforts in
being a welcoming, multi-cultural church ·
For their Sunday
evening worship with Christians from Pakistan and India ·
For worship and
mission to be challenging and inspiring to them and pleasing to the Lord ·
For many newcomers ·
For co-pastors and
staff First
PC of Frostburg asks for prayers: ·
For wisdom and
discernment as they wrestle with challenging questions |
Take Note/Act Now Baltimore
Presbytery Items
(dated items first, listed in date order) The Middle East Task Group of the Presbytery of Baltimore Peace and
Justice Committee presents A Discussion and Tea: “Children of Abraham – How Can We All Get
Along?” a discussion with Muslim, Jewish and
Christian speakers on October 22nd from 2-5pm at Catonsville PC (learn more). Church Anniversaries: Grove
PC will
celebrate their 150th on Oct. 22nd;
Springfield PC will celebrate their 170th Oct. 22nd;
New Life PC will celebrate their 10th on Nov. 5th. There will be a public forum to discuss the Marriage Equality Overture on Thursday,
October 26th at 7:30pm at Havenwood PC. Don’t
forget to register for The Magnetic Church
Conference on Evangelism! The event will be on October 27th and
28th. Register now to ensure space, resources and lunch! Learn
more on our homepage: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org.
The
Woodbrook Players of Brown Memorial Woodbrook PC present a staged reading of “Ivan
& Adolf: The Last Man in Hell”, a play that explores
forgiveness. October 27th & 28th and November 3rd
& 4th; all shows at 8:00pm (Promotional Flyer) (More Detail). Pastor Installations: Eric Myers was installed at
Frederick PC on Oct. 15th. Jennifer
DiFrancesco will be installed at Second PC Oct. 29th
at 4pm. The Second
Annual Hou Kola Presbytery-Wide Event will be on Nov. 3rd,
7:00pm – 9:00pm at Govans PC. Come learn about the 2006 Learning Camps,
service opportunities, the new web site, and enjoy Native America’s
People, LLC, presenting cultural dancing of Native America (more). Alan Hirsch will be leading a
discussion on how an existing church may become a missional church at a
half-day conference, “The
Shaping of Things to Come” on Tuesday, November 7th
(election day) from 10:30am – 1:30pm at Catonsville PC (info
and registration). Second
PC is pleased to host Dr. Thomas G.
Long, one of the “Top-Ten, Most Effective Preachers in the
Country” on Sunday, November 12th. He will preach at both
services, 9:00am and 11:00am (learn
more). Hope
PC has a communion table looking
for a good home. Interested? Call the church: 410.247.HOPE/4673 or e-mail
Cherry at cherryandhope@aol.com. Other Events The Ecumenical Institute of
Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary will hold an open house on November 4th from 8:30am to 12:00pm.
Theme: “Reading the Signs of the Times” (More). Friends
School of Baltimore and Stony Run Friends Meeting are co-sponsoring a one-day
conference for educators, parents and concerned citizens: Peacemaking at Home, School &
Community on Saturday, November 11th at Friends School in
Baltimore, MD (info flyer). 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 |
Questions? Comments? E-mail Janice
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