Coordinator for Educational Resources
- Phone
- 585-242-0099
- Address
- 1190 Winton Rd S
Rochester, NY 14618-2244 [ map ] - Summer Hours
Jun 21–Sep 2 -
- Staffed Mon–Thu, 9:30am–3:30pm
- Open for self-service during Presbytery Office hours
The Resource Center is always open for self-service when the Presbytery Office is open. You may return items 24-hours-a-day using the drop-box in the door facing Winton Rd.
Batavia Satellite Office
There is a satellite office located at the First Presbyterian Church in Batavia to make a second digital projector, laptop computer and other multimedia resources more easily available to our southern and western congregations.Learn more…
Resource Center Mission
Under the guidance of the Resource & Education Committee, the Resource Center supports, equips and encourages the mission and ministry of the congregations in the Presbytery.
As a partner in ministry, the Center offers a wide variety of materials to be borrowed free of charge, and services of personal assistance, research and guidance.
Who Can Use the Resource Center?
- Pastors
- Youth Leaders
- Church School Teachers
- Elders and Deacons
- Committee Chairs
- Worship Leaders
- Adult Ed Leaders
- Parents and Children
What Can You Do at the Resource Center?
- Study materials
- Consult with staff about resource needs
- Preview video possibilities
- Borrow Resources
- Participate in occasional training opportunities
- Visit with a committee from your congregation
What Will You Find at the Resource Center?
- Books
- Videos
- Periodicals
- Curriculum
- Games
- Laptop Computer
- Computer Projector
- Digital Camcorder
- TV
- VCR
- Screens
- Badge-a-Minit
What’s On Our Shelves at the Resource Center?
- Bible and Theology
- Education and Nurture
- Stewardship
- Redevelopment and Evangelism
- Leadership Training
- Church Seasons
- Spirituality
- Teacher Training
- Youth Activities
- Mission
- Peacemaking
- Social Issues
- Worship
- Ecumenism
Policies
Resource Center
Equipping You for Ministry!
What’s New?
Updated May 8
Materials added to our collection in March and April .
Clergy/CLP Resource Lunches
Featuring helpful tools especially for pastors
- Thu Sep 9, Noon –1:30
- Part Time Ministry—In Your Church? Is it “Maintenance Staffing in Lean Times” or “New Models for Transformational Leadership”? Registration Deadline: Tue Sep 7
- Wed Oct 20, 12:30
- Celebrate Cider Lunch at Hurd Orchards in Holley, NY Registration Deadline: Wed Sep 15
Resource Saturday
September 26
- Stewardship That Works
- Reinvgorate Your Church’s Web Site
- Mission Trips, Retreats, and Other Mountaintops… Connecting Spiritual Highs and Faith Formation
- Q&A for Clerks of Session
Reegistration Deadline: Thursday September 23
The Parish Paper
Ideas and Insights for Active Congregations
The Resource Center now subscribes to The Parish Paper. Our subscription to The Parish Paper INCLUDES
- Permission to provide copies to our staff and to the congregations within our presbytery in any of the following ways: E-mail, Postal, newspaper, newsletter, meetings, training events, and our Web site.
- Permission for each congregation within our presbytery to
- photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies as it needs,
- post them on its Web site, and
- quote sentences and paragraphs.
Congregations within our presbytery do NOT have permission to
- delete the copyright notice,
- re-write, paraphrase, or change the wording of sentences and paragraphs, or
- give ANY THIRD PARTY—other than our staff and constituents—permission to photocopy or reprint (in any quantity, no matter how small, whether for free distribution or for sale).
Enjoy these The Parish Paper monthly issues
- September 2010
- August 2010
- July 2010
- June 2010
- May 2010
- April 2010
- March 2010
- February 2010
- January 2010
- December 2009
- November 2009
- October 2009
- September 2009
New from the denominational curriculum, We Believe
The new additions to We Believe are here!
Revised and updated, this curriculum is written by Presbyterians for Presbyterians.
Initially launched in 2000, there has been a complete revision of the materials and several exciting new additions.
- Wee Believe is brand new for toddlers, 18–36 months.
- Worship Begins is for younger and older elementary school ages
FAQ—Faithfully Asking Questions is new for middle school- Faith Questions is for High School.
Writers and editors surveyed Presbyterian youth for their actual questions of faith and worked those into new curricula for those critical age groups.
You can preview the materials for three weeks, but you need to purchase what you will use (a standing order is easiest and we can help there too).
Learn more about the reshaped, revitalized and refomed We Believe in the We Believe section of PC(USA).
Take a brief tour in our Gallery, and learn all about our newest resource.
Special Collections
With almost 4,000 titles in our collection, sometimes it’s easier to look at just a few things at at time. Here are several lists of materials pertaining to a particular topic:
- Advent Updated 11/08
- Confirmation Resources Updated 6/08
- Electronic Media Resources Updated 7/08
- Faith & Politics NEW 7/08
- Household Economics Updated 7/08
- Lent Updated 6/08
- Natural Church Development Updated 10/08
- New Church Development Updated 10/08
- Nooma NEW 8/08
- Passionate Spirituality for Groups Updated 6/09
- Passionate Spirituality for Individuals Updated 6/09
- Pentecost
- Prayer NEW 7/08
- Retreats
- Small Groups
- Stewardship NEW 8/08
- Stewardship for Youth NEW 8/08
Overdue materials
Materials may be borrowed for three weeks. Ask ahead if you require more time.
You don’t have to wait for an overdue notice. We’d like to see you a little more often than this!
You may return items 24-hours-a-day using the drop-box in the door at the end of the building facing Winton Rd.
The Bible in Braille
The Bible in English Braille Grade Two is now available to borrow from the Resource Center.
Using the Resource Center
- Come in person (we’re on the second floor of the Presbytery Office)
- Call, write or email to request resources to be mailed
- Please reserve material as far in advance as your planning allows
- Borrow any number of resources for up to three weeks
- Visit the Resource Table at Stated Meetings and special events of the Presbytery to borrow display materials, pick-up resources or return borrowed resources
Lending Policies
- Lending is open to all interested individuals or organizations. There is no usage fee charged for borrowing resources.
- All materials, excluding equipment, are due three weeks from when they are borrowed. If you intend to use the material for an extended time, please reflect this information on the sign-out card. If possible, give a specific time when you expect to return the material.
- If resources become more than six weeks overdue, you will be sent a postcard to remind you to return the overdue resources. If a resource has been lost, please contact the Resource Center immediately. If resources are lost or not returned after several reminders have been sent, you will be billed for their replacement.
- If you wish to pass along a resource, contact the Resource Center first! Remember, resources checked out in your name are your responsibility.
- If you plan on making a donation of new or used books, kindly consult with the coordinator prior to the purchase or delivery of materials.
- If you are interested in purchasing a resource for personal use, please call or email the Resource Center for purchasing information.
- If you wish a resource to be shipped to you, you will not be charged shipping and/or handling. Borrowers are always responsible, however, for the cost of return shipping.
- Printable version of Lending Policy
Policies Governing Use of Audio-Visual Equipment
- Audio-visual equipment is available in the Resource Center at the Presbytery office for use by the churches and all units of the Presbytery. Wide use of this equipment is encouraged.
- A responsible adult should check out all equipment and accessories. The procedure includes adequate training in use, filling out the appropriate form (noting all equipment taken and dates of borrowing, use and expected return) and the signing of an agreement, accepting full responsibility for the equipment.
- Equipment should be returned promptly according to the arrangements made in advance.
- Borrower should use the enclosed checklist to be sure all parts of the equipment is being returned.
- The borrower is responsible for repair or replacement cost resulting from damage or loss of equipment while away from the Presbytery office.
- Equipment should be carried-on (not checked) on when traveling by air, train or bus.
- Please call the Resource Center to reserve your equipment needs as soon as they become known to you.
- All equipment must be picked up and dropped off in person according to the agreed lending time.
- A release agreement must be signed before borrowing equipment.
- Printable version of Equipment Policy
Donations
If you plan on making a donation of new or used books, kindly consult with the coordinator prior to the purchase or delivery of materials.