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October 3, 2005 |
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October 3, 2005 |
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In Search of the Promised Land For
as long as I can remember, the Presbyterian Church has been in search of the
Promised Land. For most of this
time, we have been wandering about in the wilderness, grumbling about the
current state of affairs, and pining for a past that never really existed. Throughout
the Hebrews’ sojourn in the wilderness, Moses didn’t have so much
a vision for the Land as he had a trust that God was leading him and his band
of God’s people. As we
search for the Promised Land, neither General Assembly nor I know anything
more than Moses. But
we have been given as a gift – a sketch, a suggestion – for what
this Land might look like. It
comes in the form of the Final Report of the Task Force on the Peace, Unity,
and Purity of the Church. Having
read the report, my hope is renewed.
I suppose this hope springs from the fact that most of my fellow
wanderers are grumbling and no one seems to be celebrating – or ready
to contribute their jewelry to the building of the latest version of the
Golden Calf. Yet
by returning to our historic roots, the Task Force has shown us a way over
the mountains that have been standing in our way. This report – and what we do
with it – needs to be taken seriously by all who love our church. We are facing one of those rare Kairos moments. Therefore,
each and every one of us should make tomorrow’s Special Meeting of
Presbytery a priority. From 4
– 6 PM on October 4 at Govans Presbyterian Church we will hear from two
members of the Task Force. Parish
clergy will be given first priority in attending an overnight retreat,
November 9-10 at Bon Secours.
There we can dialogue and plan how to introduce it to our
congregations. Please take
advantage of this most important occasion. You may register with Alice McGee at
the Presbytery. Blessings, Peter
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Inside this issue In Search of the Promised Land Take Note/Act
Now § Brown Memorial Park PC § § Frederick PC Anniversary § Update on Hurricane Relief § § Retreat For Clergy Prayer
Concerns
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People Rev. Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Rogers will be installed
as Pastor of Granite PC Oct. 23. Keep
in prayer Kevin Johnson and Oct.
9 will be Peg Ferguson’s
last Sunday as Interim Minister at Brown Memorial Woodbook. We
welcome Wanda Morgan as our
Coordinator of Resources. She
comes to us from 22 years of work with the Maryland PTA. Rita Walters has accepted the position of Director of Development. She will
begin about Nov. 1st.
She comes to us from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Maryland. |
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Prayer Concerns St. Andrews PC asks for prayers : §
For
our new Children’s Ministry §
For
the search to find a new meeting space §
For
our Pastor and Leadership Team |
Take Note/Act Now Brown Memorial Park PC
announces a one-man performance by Peterson
Toscano to benefit That All May Freely Serve: The
Middle East Task Group of P&J, Presbytery of Baltimore recommends Jerusalem
Women Speak. Hear about
peace in the Frederick Presbyterian Church celebrates their 225th
church anniversary. There are several events planned in
honor of this most special occasion.
For more information please check our website at http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/announcements.html. As of October
3, 2005, the presbytery has received $144,162.98 for Hurricane Relief Efforts on
Katrina. The Presbytery meeting raised $858. One church raised an additional
$20,000. Contributions are forwarded to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance on a
weekly basis. Thanks for your support.
For more information please visit http://www.pcusa.org/pda Baltimore Crop Walk 2005 – On October 8, 2005
join with partners Light Street PC,
First PC, Franklin PC and Govans PC as they walk to raise money for
Church World Service and CARES, helping to end hunger. For more information call 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. A special meeting of the Presbytery of Baltimore
has been called for October 4, 2005 at 4 p.m. at Govans Presbyterian Church.
A Retreat for Clergy is planned
for November 9-10, at noon, at Bon Secours for the purpose of dialogue (read
more). Also on our website Don’t miss all the new Local Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/announcements.html. The
Presbytery of Baltimore is looking for a Public Policy Advocate: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/opportunitycalls.html. Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html. |
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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 |
Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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