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| New Feb 2 |
Resource Saturday for March |
| New Feb 1 |
INFOPAK for February |
| New Jan 26 |
Grants: 2010 Presbyterian Foundation Grants |
| Youth: 2010 Youth Triennium | |
| New Jan 18 |
News: Disaster Relief for Haiti |
| New Jan 12 |
What’s New at the Resource Center: Items added to our collection in Nov & Dec ’09 |
| New Jan 5 |
Ash Wednesday Worship: Coming Wed Feb 17 |
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News
How Do We Respond to the Devastating Earthquake in Haiti?
Individual Giving
- Online donation
- By phone: 800/872-3283 weekdays 8am–6pm (ET)
- By mail: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, PO Box 643700, Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700 (designate DR000064)
Congregational Giving
The Presbytery’s Mission and Advocacy Committee makes the following suggestions to churches in our Presbytery wishing to respond to the relief efforts:
- designate mission funds to the relief effort
- take up a special offering
Acting
- Prepare for a special worship service in your congregation this Sunday using the hymn, bulletin inserts and other worship resources available from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
- Congregations and individuals can also put together hygiene kits and baby kits to be distributed through Church World Service.
Praying
- Include the people affected by this disaster and those trying to help them in your daily prayers.
- Join with others in praying the prayer written by our GA leaders We Pray for Haiti.
- Follow an online devotional focused on care, prayer, and thinking theologically about aid for Haiti.
Ash Wednesday Worship
- Wednesday, February 17, 4–7 pm
- Twelve Corners Presbyterian Church
1200 Winton Road South [ map ] - An open house worship experience—come for a few minutes or as long as you wish.
How might you step out of ordinary time and enter the Lenten journey?
Allow yourself to be guided through several stations in the sanctuary that will invite reflection and prayer.
- a prayer wall
- musical /visual meditation
- the fountain of life: waters of renewal
- a prayer walk: labyrinth
- at the cross: contemplating its symbolism
- … and more.
At the end of your time, you may come to the Chancel for the imposition of ashes and/or prayer led by elders in the Presbytery.
Church Leadership Development Day
For new and experienced church leaders
- Saturday February 27, 2010
Snow Date: Saturday March 6 - 8:30am–Noon plus optional “Working Lunch” courses 12:15–1:45
- At the Perinton Presbyterian Church,
6551 Pittsford-Palmyra Rd (Rt 31)
Perinton, NY [ map ]
- Seminars for new and experienced: Elders, Deacons, Clerks of Session, Treasurers, Trustees, Educators, Choir Directors and Pastors
- Registration Fee: $5 per person
- Registration Deadline: Monday February 22
- Boxed lunch: $5 additional, or brown bag your own
- Registration Form
- Flyer
Details here…
PC (U.S.A.) Christian Educator Certification Course
Biblical Interpretation
- Rev. Gay Byron, Ph.D., of CRCDS
- March 15–19, 2010, 9am–4pm
- First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford
- Registration: $175
This 30-hour course fulfills the certification requirement for CCE or CACE.
Presented by Regional Christian Educator Certification Partnership, and Synod of the Northeast’s Western New York Presbytery Partnership Group
Course Description and Registration Form here.
Synod of the Northeast’s Nor’E-News
The December edition of the Nor’E-News is online here. This issue contains:
- Hispanic/Latin-American Caucus Celebration of the Coming of Christ
- African-American Church Growth Strategy Developing in the Northeast
- Ecumenical Resolution
- 2010 Walton Award Nominations Being Accepted
- Christmas Joy Offering Children’s Art Contest Winners
INFOPAK
Infopak is a valuable tool for receiving flyers, posters, and news of coming events and opportunities sponsored by Presbytery, churches, and committees.
INFOPAK is available online and is no longer mailed unless specifically requested. Join the INFOPAK Announcement list and we’ll email you the moment when INFOPAK is published and available online.