Chesapeake Center Thursday, April 27, 2000

Port Deposit, Maryland 1:00 p.m.

Noon Registration and Reading Time for White Books

Lunch will not be available at Chesapeake Center. A restaurant list is on the back of this sheet. Beverages and light dessert will be provided at the Center.

Mission Partner Displays: Allegany Health Right, Changing Focus,

and Hagerstown YMCA

1:00 Call to Order and Opening Prayer

1:05 Worship

1:40 Welcome by Host, Chesapeake Center Director Mark Duncan; Roll Call (by enrollment sheets);

Introduction of New Pastors and Elders

1:50 Report of the Stated Clerk (Page 2) Charles Forbes

Motion to approve the docket (Submit New Business to the Stated Clerk by 2:15 p.m.)

Consent Motion (Page 2)

1:55 Council (Page 3) Rev. James G. Kirk

Introduction of the Rev. Philip Sorensen, nominee for Interim Executive Presbyter

2:25 Committee on Youth Mark Sandell

2:30 Global Mission Pat Byerly

Dr. Joseph (Iron Eye) Dudley, President

Cook College and Theological School

2:55 Sunday Afternoon in the Park with Herb

3:00 Peace and Justice (Page 4) Bill Turner

3:15 Stewardship and Mission Interpretation Joan Berry

3:20 Education and Congregational Nurture Pat Aaserude

3:25 Church Growth and Evangelism (Page 4) Aaron Lee

3:35 Mission

Mission Partner Presentations

Allegany Health Right

Changing Focus

Hagerstown YWCA

3:45 New Business

3:50 Adjournment

A written report of the Committee on Ministry is on Page 4.

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 785th Stated Meeting of the Presbytery, March 23, 2000, be approved as appended to this White Book.

from the Committee on Ministry

2. THAT the Rev. Herbert D. Valentine be Honorably Retired on June 30, 2000.

3. THAT Presbytery request the transfer of the Rev. Philip J. Sorensen from National Capital Presbytery, effective June 1, 2000.

4. THAT Presbytery request the transfer of the Rev. Karen Brostrom-O'Brien from Newton Presbytery, effective immediately, in that she is serving as Interim Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis.

5. THAT Presbytery request the transfer of the Rev. Daniel E. Melton from the Presbytery of Palo Duro, so that he may accept the call of the Presbytery to be the organizing pastor of the Mt. Airy New Church Development.

6. REPORTS

A. Invitations to host Presbytery in the next program year (September 2000 through June 2001) have been received for all meetings except June, 2001. Any church wishing to host Presbytery June 21, 2001, for a 4:00 p.m. meeting should contact the Stated Clerk as soon as possible.

B. Necrology

Rev. William R. Mueller, H.R., Ordained by the United Church of Christ, April 25, 1954, died March 29, 2000.

Elder W. Leo Clark, ordained in February, 1962, at Chestnut Grove Presbyterian church died January 14, 2000.

C. Resignations

Jerry Cooper from the Nominating Committee

D. Old Business

Consideration of the proposed resolution of the Presbytery of Baltimore authorizing the Stated Clerk to file an amicus brief before the Supreme Court in the case of Stenberg vs. Carhart, was postponed until this meeting. The matter has become moot for two reasons: First, the deadline for filing such a brief has passed; second, the resolution called for the Presbytery to join with the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly in filing the brief, and the Stated Clerk of the GA has decided not to file such a brief. Since this issue is moot, it has not been docketed.

7. REPORTS

A. The medical clinic in Guatemala, established as part of the ongoing relationship Baltimore has with the Katchiquels, has been named for Herbert Valentine, in honor of his years of accompaniment with them. An anonymous gift will provide for equipment and the first year's operation.

B. That it has designated the facility in Annapolis used by our Public Policy Advocate and representatives of other protestant denominations, as the Annapolis Office for Public Affairs, and has designated Beryl Smith as Director. Her full title is, therefore, Director of the Annapolis Office of Public Affairs, Presbytery of Baltimore, PC(USA).

C. That it has appointed Overture Advocates as listed in the following chart and has authorized the Stated Clerk, in consultation with the Chair of Council, to appoint additional advocates as appropriate.

8. THAT the call of the Rev. Herbert D. Valentine as Executive Presbyter be dissolved, at his request, effective June 30, 2000, so that he may be Honorably Retired on that date.

9. THAT the Presbytery call the Rev. Philip Sorensen as Interim Executive Presbyter. This nomination comes from the Council which has been designated the Interim Executive Presbytery Search Committee. The call is for two years, effective June 1, 2000, with the following terms of call:

A biography of Rev. Sorensen is attached.

10. REPORTS

That an End of Session Report on the Maryland General Assembly by Beryl Smith, Director of the Presbytery Annapolis Office for Public Affairs is appended to this White Book.

11. THAT the Presbytery call the Rev. Daniel E. Melton to be the Organizing Pastor of the Mt. Airy New Church Development. This nomination comes from the Mt. Airy New Church Development Committee which has been designated as the Organizing Pastor Search Committee for this position. The position will be effective June 1, 2000, with the following terms of call:

12. REPORTS

That the Rev. Karen Brostrom-O'Brien is the new Interim Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Annapolis.

Apr 29 Clerk-Of-Session Meeting, Havenwood PC, 10 am - noon

May 6 Annual Stewardship Workshop, Lochearn PC, 8:30 am

May 18-22 GA PJC will meet in Baltimore

May 20 Youth Connection 2000 rally, Catonsville PC, 9 am

June 15 Presbytery Meeting, Grove PC, 4 pm

June 24-July 1 212th General Assembly, PCUSA, Long Beach, CA

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

July 7-8 Youth Work Camp at Chesapeake Center

July 14-16 Synod Men's Conference at Massanetta Springs

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

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

Perryville (the exit for Camp Chesapeake)

Kentucky Fried Chicken/Taco Bell (Near Perryville Outlets)

Denny's (Near Perryville Outlets)

Chesapeake Food Works (Located in the Perryville Outlet Mall)

Havre de Grace

Fast Food on Pulaski Highway

Kentucky Fried Chicken

McDonalds

Burger King

Lighthouse Diner (Pulaski Highway)

MacGregor's (331 St. John St.)

Tidewater Grill (Foot of Franklin Street)

Mark Duncan says "excellent crab cakes!!!!"

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