noon Registration and Reading Time for White Books

Mission Displays: Patrick Allison House and GEDCO

1:00 Call to Order and Opening Prayer

1:05 Worship

1:35 Welcome by Host Pastor, the Rev. Barbara Laukaitis; Roll Call (by enrollment sheets);

Introduction of New Pastors and Elders

1:45 Report of the Stated Clerk, pages 3-6 Charles Forbes

Motion to approve the docket (Submit New Business to the Stated Clerk by 3:00 p.m.)

Consent Motion, page 2

1:50 Committee on Ministry, page 7 Bruce Barstow

Farewell to Rev. Kenneth B. Byerly

2:00 Moderator's Moment Fred Spigler

2:05 Council, pages 7,8 Jim Kirk

Report of the HDV Retirement Celebration Committee Corinne Baker

2:15 BIG EVENT Planning Committee Howard Newman

2:20 Trustees Bob Pratz

2:25 Committee on Peace and Justice, page 8 Bill Turner

"Health Care For All", page 9 Vincent DeMarco

2:45 Committee on Mission, page 10 Steve Shussett

GEDCO (Govans Ecumenical Development Corporation) Julia Pierson

Patrick Allison House Michael Arnot

2:55 Nominating Committee, pages 10-12 Cherry Marshall

3:05 Committee on Preparation for Ministry, page 13 Robert Ferguson

3:25 Committee on Stewardship and Mission Interpretation Joan Berry

3:35 Old Business, page 13

Overture to the General Assembly to Strike G-6.0106b

from the Book of Order

3:45 Committee on Evangelism and Church Growth, pages 13,14 Aaron Lee

4:05 Committee on Administration, pages 14,15 Valeria Tocci

4:15 Global Mission Committee Pat Byerly

4:35 Report of the Stated Clerk, continued

4:45 New Business

Proposed Amendments to the Book of Order

4:50 Adjournment

NOTE: Throughout the afternoon, from noon until 5 pm, the Host Church will be offering a buffet of hot hors d'oeuvres, cheeses, vegetables, and fruits at $4 per person.

These actions, brought to the Presbytery by various agencies and individuals, are non-controversial and not likely to require explanation, discussion, or debate. To conduct the routine business of these actions quickly and efficiently, they will be voted on as a group. Delegates will be given the opportunity, by calling the Stated Clerk in advance or from the floor of Presbytery, to remove any action from the Consent Motion in which case that action will be considered and voted on individually.

from the Stated Clerk

1. THAT the Minutes of the 783rd Stated Meeting of the Presbytery, November 18, 1999, be approved as appended to this White Book.

2. THAT the Administrative Commission to install the Rev. William Hathaway as Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis, having been properly established by the Committee on Ministry and consisting of Ministers Margaret Ferguson, Chair, Winslow Shaw, Tim Stern, and Wayne Bolton; Elders Beryl Smith (Woods Memorial), Sherrie Smith (First of Annapolis), and Dorothy Forloines (Ark and Dove); and Corresponding Members Rev. Douglas Ronsheim (Pittsburgh Presbytery), Rev. Alison Halsey (Presbytery of Western New York), Rae Jean Goodman (First of Annapolis), and Rev. Ann Hathaway Hansen (Twin Cities Presbytery), be dismissed in that Rev. Hathaway answered the required constitutional questions in the affirmative and was duly installed on December 5, 1999.

from the Committee on Ministry

3. THAT the Rev. Christa Burns be placed on the roll of Members-at-Large, effective January 1, 2000.

4. THAT the Presbytery dismiss to other presbyteries the following ministers, effective at once:

A. Rev. Marion Haynes-Weller to Donegal Presbytery so that she may accept their call as Associate for Educational Ministries

B. Rev. Eugene Peterson, HR, to Glacier Presbytery

5. REPORTS

A. Necrology

Rev. Robert M. Armstrong died on November 14, 1999. Ordained by the Presbytery of Chicago on January 24, 1960, Rev. Armstrong became a member of the Presbytery of Baltimore on April 6, 1987, when he was invited to serve as the Director of Edenwald retirement community.

Elder Robert C. Hasek died on December 29, 1999. He was ordained on January 3, 1971, at First Presbyterian Church (before it merged with Franklin Street Presbyterian Church). Elder Hasek, who served as Moderator of the Synod of the Piedmont (predecessor of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic) was a lifetime activist for fully inclusive membership and leadership in the Presbyterian church.

B. Remedial Complaint

In regard to the Remedial Complaint filed by the Rev. Ernest Smart against the Presbytery of Baltimore: The Moderator and Clerk of the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic have reviewed the papers in the case and have found that "the complaint does not state a claim upon which relief can be granted." The Moderator and Clerk "therefore will recommend to the Permanent Judicial Commission of the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, meeting Tuesday, February 15, 2000, that this case be dismissed."

C. Resignations

Alice Read from the Synod Review Task Force

Sandra Thomas from the Committee on Education and Congregational Nurture

D. The following table records all of the changes in membership in the Presbytery for 1999:

E. The Presbytery of Northern New England has adopted Overture 00-13 which proposes to strike G-6.0106b ("Amendment B") from the Book of Order. It is expected that the Presbytery of Milwaukee will adopt the same overture, but with a different rationale, between the publication of this White Book and the meeting of Baltimore Presbytery. The Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly advises that, if possible, it will consider the Milwaukee overture as a concurrence with 00-13 from Northern New England.

If it is the wish of this presbytery, as it considers the New Business presented at the last meeting by the Reverends Ted Durr, Mary Gaut, Roger Gench, David Pollitt, John Sharp, Tom Speers, Don Stroud, John Warren, and Robin White, to so overture the GA, then the proper motion would be to concur with Overture 00-13 and also, if the way be clear, to concur with any similar overture from the Presbytery of Milwaukee, if it is separately numbered by the Office of the General Assembly. The motion docketed for this meeting by order of the presbytery in November has been so worded. The text of Overture 00-13 is as follows:

Overture 00-13. On Striking G-6.0106b from the Book of Order

From the Presbytery of Northern New England.

The Presbytery of Northern New England respectfully overtures the 212th General Assembly (2000) through its Stated Clerk to send the following proposed amendment to the Presbyteries for their affirmative or negative votes:

"Shall G-6.0106b of the Form of Government be stricken from the Book of Order"

6. THAT the Docket, printed on page 1, be adopted with any changes announced by the Stated Clerk.

7. THAT the Consent Motion, printed on pages 2 and 3, be adopted.

8. Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

[Note: One Amendment Book has been sent to each church with the White Book mailing. They are also available from the Presbytery Office and will be at the registration table.]

The Stated Clerk of the General Assembly has sent to each Presbytery recommended Amendments to the Book of Order, including an Ecumenical Statement, for the Presbytery's affirmative (YES) or negative (NO) votes. The Amendments and Statement are listed in the chart below. Committee and Council recommendations are shown. Those marked "Jan." in the right column will be voted on at this meeting.

* When Amendment H was considered at the November meeting, the Presbytery requested that the Stated Clerk seek clarification on two matters from the Office of the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly. Two questions were posed to Associate Stated Clerk Fred Jenkins. The questions and his replies, by telephone, follow:

First, the amendment does not make it clear whether a dual jurisdiction is created or whether a transfer of jurisdiction is intended. In other words, does the pastor, laboring outside the bounds, now become subject to the jurisdiction of both presbyteries, or just the presbytery of labor? Answer: A dual jurisdiction is created; the presbytery of membership does not lose jurisdiction.

Second, the wording of the Amendment and the rationale seem to differ. The Amendment would seem to apply only when a minister is engaged in "work" (undefined), but the rationale talks of retired pastors who may live, worship, and recreate in another presbytery, but don't "work" anywhere. Thus, if a retired pastor, living in Florida but holding membership in a different presbytery, is involved in a abusive sexual relationship in Florida, where would the jurisdiction lie under this amendment? Answer: "Work" is defined in the broadest possible manner. Any offense would be chargeable in the jurisdiction where it occurred.

Rev. Jenkins cautioned that only the GA, directly or through its PJC in a specific case, can render a final interpretation.

9. REPORTS that at its meeting on January 4, 2000, it acted on behalf of Presbytery in approving the following minister transfers:

A. Rev. David Huusko to Sacramento Presbytery, effective August 16, 1999, in that he had accepted the call of the Trinity Presbyterian Church of West Sacramento to be their pastor.

B. Rev. Harold Kidd to San Francisco Presbytery, effective September 14, 1999, where he had been invited to be an Interim Associate Pastor in Burlingame, California.

10. REPORTS that it approved the Rev. Christian Matthews as Interim Pastor at Second Presbyterian Church effective January 15, 2000.

11. THAT the Presbytery dissolve the call of the Rev. Kenneth Byerly as the Associate Executive Presbyter for Leader and Program Development and, if the way be clear, transfer him to Hudson River Presbytery where he has been invited to serve as Interim Pastor at Freedom Plains Presbyterian Church, Freedom Plains, NY, effective upon his reception by that presbytery.

12. REPORTS that the Council:

A. Announces the following employment opportunity on the staff of the Presbytery:

Requirements: College Accounting courses; familiarity with Fund Accounting

Bachelors degree preferred; CPA not necessary

Familiarity with church environment

Integrity and honesty

Ability to work independently; self-starter

Good communicator

Hours: 25 hours per week

Opportunity for flexible work schedule

Mail resume to Presbytery of Baltimore, attention Pat Remias

5400 Loch Raven Boulevard

Baltimore, MD 21239

Fax to Pat Remias, 410-433-2066

E-mail to premias@baltimorepresbytery.org

B. Invites everyone in Baltimore Presbytery to send a letter and/or to share in the purchase of a gift for Ken Byerly who has just left the Presbytery after 15 years as Associate Executive Presbyter. Please see attached memo from Jim Kirk and Fred Spigler (p. 18).

C. Appointed Ed Roberts to the Worship Committee, Class of 2000

D. Reappointed the following to Synod entities:

Rev. Arthur Reynolds to the Racial Ethnic Student Ministries Committee

Elder David Hodge to the Men's Council

Each entity had two spaces to be filled; therefore, the Council asked the Nominating Committee to recommend the remaining appointments. Interested persons should contact Rev. Cherry Marshall, Chair of the Nominating Committee.

13. THAT the Mission Statement, Core Values, and Goals presented in the COGOS Final Report, having been presented for first reading at the November meeting, be adopted as printed on pages 16-17.

14. REPORTS that a statewide rally for childproof handguns is scheduled:

"ARMS ARE FOR HUGGING"

Monday, February 14 (Valentine's Day)

6 pm

Lawyers Mall, Annapolis

Support safer guns and victims of gun violence by taking a "valentine" to your legislators. Copies of a sample valentine and information on the Children's Gun Violence Prevention Initiative are at the registration table. Baltimore Presbytery has signed a pledge supporting this initiative. Call Marylanders Against Handgun Abuse, 410-889-1477, for more information.

15. ENCOURAGES congregations to use the following prayer which was published in the PCUSA Peacemaking Through Worship II:

Creator god, You made the world and called it good and entrusted it to our care. But we have poisoned the streams, burned the forests, and polluted the air. We are in danger of destroying the ozone layer and making this planet unfit for human habitation.

Forgive us for our mismanagement of Your creation, and teach us to be good stewards of Your world. Make us wise enough to keep the air clean and the water pure. Prevent us from destroying the natural beauty and wasting the natural resources of this land. Help us to treat what is lovely with love and what is precious with care, so that future generations may enjoy this world.

16. SUGGESTS a great way to spend Mothers Day 2000: Join the

Million Mom March on Sunday, May 14

Washington, DC

This march is dedicated to the mission of educating our children and our country about the life-threatening danger of guns. It is a march for anyone who has or who had a mom (that is, everyone!). The Marching Moms will either celebrate responsible gun legislation OR protest biparatisan ineptitude. For more information, visit the website: www.millionmonmarch.com.

17. THAT the Presbytery adopt the following resolution:

MARYLAND CITIZENS' HEALTH INITIATIVE RESOLUTION

HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

WHEREAS: Over 700,000 Marylanders, including over 100,000 children, have no health insurance and equal numbers of Marylanders have inadequate health coverage and,

WHEREAS: Most Marylanders without health insurance are employed workers or their families and the number of the working uninsured is expected to increase significantly over the next decade; and

WHEREAS: The present managed care driven health care system has grown increasingly unresponsive to our health needs and has taken important medical decisions away from doctors and other health care professionals and placed them into the hands of insurance company executives; and

WHEREAS: The present managed care driven health care system has grown increasingly bureaucratic and wastefully expensive, with approximately one quarter of our health care dollars going to insurance company profits and to corporate overhead and administrative costs, including high salaries, lobbying expenses, marketing, and multiple and complex claims processing procedures; and

WHEREAS: With the projection of double-digit annual percent increases in health premiums, managed care has not proven itself to be the cure for escalating health costs; and,

WHEREAS: Marylanders strongly support significant change in the health care system; and,

WHEREAS: Narrowly targeted reforms would not fundamentally change a structurally-flawed system; therefore be it

RESOLVED: That the undersigned organization joins the Maryland Citizens' Health Initiative Education Fund in endorsing a comprehensive health care system which would guarantee quality health care for all Marylanders. This system, Health Care For All, which will be administered and financed by a publicly-funded independent agency governed by health professionals and consumers, will be based upon the following principles:

--Access to quality health care without regard to income, employment, or health status for all Marylanders

--Freedom to choose their doctors and other health professionals for all Marylanders

--Promotion of overall costs savings by streamlining health care financing, improving efficiency, expanding preventive care, and reducing overhead and unnecessary insurance company profits

--A comprehensive quality health benefits package for all Marylanders.

--Enable providers to practice according to the highest professional standards, with medical decisions left to medical professionals and their patients.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the undersigned organization will educate its members and, to the extent that it is able, educate the general public and opinion leaders, about Health Care For All.

18. WELCOMES to this meeting representatives from two of the Presbytery's mission partners; their informational exhibits are on display at this meeting:

GOVANS ECUMENICAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

PATRICK ALLISON HOUSE

19. REPORTS that "Souper Bowl" Sunday may be observed by any interested congregation on Sunday, January 30, 2000. Participating congregations collect $1 from each individual attending worship on that day and donate the funds to a local hunger organization of their choice. Congregations are requested to call 1-800-358-SOUP to simply report the amount of money raised. In 1999, more than 11,000 congregations reported collecting $2.5 million. The project was initiated in 1973 by Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina.

20. REPORTS that a "Prayer List" has just been sent to the churches of the Presbytery requesting their weekly prayers for the various projects supported by this Committee, beginning on February 6, 2000.

21. REPORTS that the deadline for submitting proposals for "line item" grants from the Presbytery in the Mission Committee budget is March 31, 2000.

22. THAT the following Flex Grants be approved:

A. Chesapeake Center: $2,000 toward replacement of a sound system in the dining hall.

B. Fallston Presbyterian Church: $1,000 toward start-up costs of offering a second service.

C. Hagerstown Presbyterian Church: $500 in seed money to begin a parish nursing program.

23. NOMINATES

to the Committee on Preparation for Ministry,

Class of 2000 Barbara Laukaitis (C,F)

to the Youth Committee,

Class of 2001 Mitch Miller (C,M)

24. NOMINATES the following as Commissioners to the 212th General Assembly, June 24-July 1, Long Beach, California. Ballots will be distributed to voting members of Presbytery; vote for two Elder Nominees and two Minister Nominees.

ELDER NOMINEES

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

ELDER JOHN STEWART, Christ Our King Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Member, Committee on Administration

Synod Activities none

Community Activities Board Member, Maryland Senior Olympics Commission

Interests, Hobbies Sports, Sports Writing

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? 1967

ELDER DAVID A. YENSAN, Grove Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Member, Congregational Resources Development Committee

Synod Activities None

Community Activities Treasurer, Citizens for a Better Aberdeen; Fundraiser for Harford County Summer Children's Food Program; Organizer/Participant in East Aberdeen Betterment

Interests, Hobbies Church, Family, Community, Singing

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? No

ELDER WILLIAM TURNER, Churchville Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Chair, Peace & Justice Committee of Churchville Presbyterian Church

Synod Activities None

Community Activities President, Rolling Green Community Association

Interests, Hobbies Artist; Member of Maryland Art League, Harford Artists Association, and Cecil County Arts Council

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? No

ELDER GLADYS HEMPHILL, Mt. Hebron Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Committee on Hosting General Assembly - 1991

Synod Activities None

Community Activities President, Federated Garden Clubs of Maryland; Member of Howard County Historical Society, Historic Ellicott City, Inc., and Howard County Council of Garden Clubs; Arthritis Foundation water therapy instructor

Interests, Hobbies Health & Fitness, Water Aerobics, Gardening, Travel, Walking, Hiking, Family

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? No

REV. CHERRY MARSHALL, Hope Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Moderator, 1988-89; Chair of Council, 1989-90; Member, Committee on Ministry, 1990-96; Member/Chair, Nominating Committee, 1998-present; Member, Worship Committee, 1998-present

Synod Activities Nominating Committee of Synod

Community Activities Arbutus Ministerium (President, Vice President, and Secretary); President, PTA of Sparrows Point Middle School and High School;

Interests, Hobbies watching son play basketball

GA Commissioner? 1972 and 1980

Synod Commissioner? 1971 and 1988

REV. KAREN BROWN, Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Member, Mission Committee; Participant in Jamaica-Baltimore Pastors Partnership Program

Synod Activities none

Community Activities Member, Reservoir Hill, Druid Heights Family Support Center Initiative; Booker T and Mt. Royal School Improvement Teams; BUILD; Reservoir Hill Hope Development Corporation

Interests, Hobbies Travel, Reading, Running

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? 1995

REV. JERRY COOPER, Central Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Board Member, Harambee; Chair, Committee on Goals, Objectives, and Strategies; Member, Nominating Committee

Synod Activities none

General Assembly Activities Member, Advisory Committee on International Evangelism

Community Activities Board Member, Community Development Fund of India; Treasurer/Finance Committee Chair, Towson Family YMCA; Project Justice; Baltimore Christian School math tutor for inner-city 4^th graders

Interests, Hobbies International Travel, Hiking, Nature, Computers, Internet, Languages, Books

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? 1991

REV. JENNIFER McKENNA, Second Presbyterian Church

Presbytery Activities Member, Mission Committee; Member, Committee on Administration

Synod Activities none

Community Activities CASE activist (Citizens Against State Execution); GEDCO volunteer (Govans Ecumenical Development Corp)

Interests, Hobbies Pastoral Counseling, Lectionary Group Discussions, Walking

GA Commissioner? No

Synod Commissioner? No

25. THAT Inquirer Heather Gordon, of Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church, be examined regarding her sense of call to the ministry, and, if sustained, be enrolled as a Candidate for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament.

26. THAT Inquirer Janice Trammell-Savin, of First and Franklin Street Presbyterian Church, be examined regarding her sense of call to the ministry, and, if sustained, be enrolled as a Candidate for the Ministry of Word and Sacrament.

27. THAT the Presbytery concur with Overture 00-13, On Striking G-6.0106b from the Book of Order--From the Presbytery of Northern New England. [If Milwaukee Presbytery acts on a similar overture prior to this meeting, this motion will be replaced by an update in a White Book Addendum.] (See item 5E in the Report of the Stated Clerk, pages 4-5.)

28. THAT Presbytery adopt the following Resolution:

Whereas, on August 11, 1999, the Salt and Light Presbyterian church communicated to the Presbytery of Baltimore its desire to establish a new church which will succeed to the ministries of both the Salt and Light and Korean United Presbyterian Churches, as voted in a congregational meeting August 8, 1999, and

Whereas, on August 11, 1999, the Korean United Presbyterian church communicated to the Presbytery of Baltimore its desire to establish a new church which will succeed to the ministries of both the Salt and Light and Korean United Presbyterian Churches, as voted in a congregational meeting August 8, 1999, and

Whereas, on September 23, 1999, the Presbytery of Baltimore authorized the establishment of The New Life Presbyterian Church of Baltimore, to be a particular congregation of the Presbytery of Baltimore, PCUSA, and empowered the Committee on Evangelism and Church Growth to establish an Administrative Commission to charter the church and install its first pastor, and

Whereas, the Committee on Evangelism and Church Growth designated its New Church Development Committee to be that Administrative Commission, and

Whereas, the Presbytery of Baltimore received the rolls of the Salt and Light and Korean United Presbyterian Churches, in accordance with Book of Order G-10.0302b(2), and

Whereas, the Administrative Commission authorized the chartering of the church and the installation of the Rev. Chang Ho Kim as its first pastor on November 22, 1999, and

Whereas, the Administrative Commission has received the rolls of members of the former Korean United and Salt and Light Presbyterian Churches, and placed them on the roll of The New Life Presbyterian Church of Baltimore as its charter members; and

Whereas, the Administrative Commission continues to function as the Session of The New Life Presbyterian Church of Baltimore pending the election of a Session; be it therefore resolved,

THAT the Presbytery of Baltimore:

(1) recognizes the dissolution of the Salt and Light and Korean United Presbyterian Churches, effective December 31, 1999;

(2) directs the Trustees of the Presbytery of Baltimore, acting under authority of Book of Order G-8.0401, to take possession of the property of the Salt and Light and Korean United Presbyterian Churches, and act as follows:

(a) Hold all real property, and make it available to support the ministry of The New Life Presbyterian Church of Baltimore; and

(b) Transfer all personal property and cash assets to The New Life Presbyterian Church of Baltimore.

29. REPORTS that it received the referral back to the Committee from the Presbytery, of the proposed overture to the GA allowing for presbytery appointment of a session moderator. The Committee was not scheduled to meet between the November, 1999, Presbytery meeting and the deadline for submitting overtures to the GA. The Chair and the Secretary (Stated Clerk) of the Committee have reviewed the referred overture. Acting with the authority of the Committee, the Chair recommends the following action.

30. THAT the Presbytery Overture the General Assembly as follows:

On Amending G-9.0202b and G-10.0103a to Authorize the Presbytery to Appoint the Moderator of a Session. (from the Presbytery of Baltimore)

The Presbytery of Baltimore respectfully overtures the 212th General Assembly (2000) to direct the Stated Clerk to send the following proposed amendment to the presbyteries for their affirmative or negative votes:

Shall G-9.0202b be amended by removing the first two sentences (regarding moderators of sessions) and adding, at the end, "See G-10.0103 regarding moderators of sessions"; and

Shall G-10.0103a be amended by adding, in the first sentence, "except when the Presbytery appoints otherwise" and changing "pastor" to "moderator" at its second occurrence, so that the first sentence reads: "The pastor of the church shall be the moderator of the session except when the Presbytery appoints otherwise for a particular meeting, and the session shall not meet without the moderator except as hereunder provided."

COLUMBIA THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, Decatur, Georgia, is searching for a new president. Suggestions should be given to Dr. Herbert Valentine at the Presbytery office.

DIRECTOR OF CHILDREN'S MINISTRIES

Central Presbyterian Church, a growing, Bible-teaching, evangelical congregation of approximately 600 members, is offering this full-time position to an individual possessing the education, experience, and expertise to develop and administer a comprehansive education program for the church's children, infant through 5th grade. Additional responsibilities will include supporting parents and reaching out to children in the surrounding community. Contact the search committee chairperson, Mary Burkey, at the Church, 410-823-6145, 7308 York Road, Baltimore, MD 21204. Fax: 410-494-1169. Website: http://www.centralpc.org.

COPIER

Possibility of split positions. Four weeks vacation. Probable combined salary range, depending on level of services to be provided is $9,000 to $11,000. Contact Chuck Knauf at 410-945-7675.

Jan 27 Presbytery Meeting, Hughes Memorial PC, 1 p

Feb 8-10 Regional Breakfasts: Vision 2000

Feb 15-17 Regional Breakfasts/Lunches: New PCUSA Curriculum Resources

Feb 25-Mar 4 Mission Trip to Guatemala

Feb 26 THE BIG EVENT

Christ Memorial Presbyterian Church

Columbia, MD

8:30 a - 4:30 p

Mar 3 World Day of Prayer

Mar 3-5 Senior High Retreat. Theme: "To Be Determined"

Mar 23 Presbytery Meeting, Central PC, 4 p

Apr 8 Rotation Model Seminar for Teachers/Educators, Roland Park PC

Apr 15 Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering, First of Bel Air

Apr 27 Presbytery Meeting, Chesapeake Center, 1 p

June 15 Presbytery Meeting, Grove PC, 4 p

July 6-9 Presbyterian Women Summer Gathering (Synod), Montreat, NC

July 15-19 Churchwide Presbyterian Women Gathering, Louisville. KY

July 20-22 Annual Synod Meeting, Union Theological Seminary, VA

(Submit commissioner nominations by March 1)

FROM THE SOUTH: Take I-695 East towards the Key Bridge. After toll,

take second exit, #43. Turn left at light. (Bethlehem Steel will

be on the right.) Proceed through three lights, crossing North

Point Boulevard (Rt. 151) onto North Point Road (Rt. 20). At next

light, turn right onto Sparrows Point Road (Rt. 718). Church is

in the middle of the block, across from Edgemere Elementary School.

FROM THE NORTH: Take I-694 East towards the Key Bridge. (Signs

read Essex/Dundalk/Key Bridge.) Before Bridge, take exit #42 to

Rt. 151 South, North Point Boulevard. Ramp will split; stay right.)

Merge onto Rt. 151 South, moving to extreme left lane as soon as

possible. At light, turn left onto Rt. #20, North Point

Road. Follow directions above.

Upon arrival at the church, specific directions for parking

will be given.

Please car pool since parking space is very limited.

A festive luncheon buffet will be available

starting at 12 noon at $4 per person.

COGOS Mission and Core Values The Mission The Mission of the Presbytery of Baltimore is to glorify God and express God's inclusive grace: By embodying God's justice, mercy, and love; By nurturing the Body of Christ through the development of healthy congregations and leaders; By accomplishing together in mission, by the power of the Hold Spirit, what no one congregation could do alone. Core Values We value: A broad Christian inclusivity that intentionally seeks to Welcome and support individuals and churches from a broad Diversity of theological perspectives. Children and Youth as gifts entrusted to us by God, and whose Growth and protection is our responsibility. The Great Commission which includes both Social Justice and Evangelism as essential elements of holistic witness to Christ. The great diversity found within the bounds of our presbytery; And we therefore seek to reflect the geographical, racial ethnic, Gender, generational and other types of human diversity within The unity of the Church. Stewardship that expresses the truth of God's ownership and Sovereignty in every area of life, including nature, finances, Time, abilities, relationships and culture. The development of healthy churches, since they are the primary Places where disciples are made, and out of which flows Christ's Ministry to the world. The development of healthy pastors who are committed Wholeheartedly to Christ, equipped to lead the church, and Involved in nurturing, accountable relationships. Our Presbyterian heritage as expressed in the ordering of our Corporate life in worship, government and confession.

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