The Presbytery of Milwaukee
The Milwaukee Presbytery gathers its congregations into a covenant partnership
marked by faith, hope, love, trust and witness to Jesus Christ.
|
|
A Word from Donna Holmes 
Hello, Fresh Impressions readers. I am Donna Holmes, the Presbytery of Milwaukee's Communications Associate. It is my pleasure to share articles with you, with the hope of building a more informed and more connected presbytery.
Chris and I share Fresh Impressions responsibilities. She posts the news; I seek the news. Please continue to send information and announcements to Chris, but please share possible article topics with me. I will soon be crafting an editorial calendar to schedule articles and topics and dates for publication. This will allow all of us more time to write and plan our articles. I am beginning a series of biographies on people in the presbytery; look for the first publication very soon. I'm hoping to get to know all of you better via interviews. I look forward to capturing and sharing your thoughts and accomplishments with others in the presbytery, so all of us can know how capable and diverse our presbytery truly is.
As you know, Craig writes regularly for Fresh Impressions. I have enjoyed his courageous viewpoints in past editions. Now that I am here, he will publish the second and third Wednesdays of each month. So please look for his inspiring words then.
We are glad that you are reading! Thank you. I will be reaching out to you for news that is happening in your ministry context. If you have questions or comments please contact me at [email protected]. Happy reading!
|
4 PRESBYTERIES, 3 STATES, 2 DAYS, AND 1 NIGHT
More than 200 people are now registered!!
NOTE: DISCOUNT EXTENDED: Please reserve rooms ASAP for discounted price!
The John Knox, Milwaukee, Northern Waters, and Winnebago Presbyteries will hold their first Four Presbyteries Meeting (4PM) in the Wisconsin Dells at the Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, on May 3rd and 4th. Keynote speaker Dr. Kenneth McFayden and will address delegates and lead discussions on "Relevancy and Resilience in the Church."
This gathering also offers valuable educational programs, social networking, and a dose of the fun and excitement that the Kalahari can offer. 4PM Gathering highlights include information-packed workshops with powerful and educational speakers, a social hour complete with games and valuable networking time, short business meetings for each Presbytery, as well as, compelling worship and shared meals. For more information about the 4PM Gathering, contact [email protected]
Event registration: $30 (includes meals) REGISTER NOW
***********************
New ! WORKSHOPS
If you are already registered, please choose your workshops now by clicking the above link!
**********************
Please plan to stay at the hotel even if you live nearby. We look forward to "unscheduled" opportunities to connect and want to be sure to meet our room commitment to the resort!
- Contact the Kalahari directly (1-877-253-5466) to make your hotel room reservation by May 3rd. (Hotel room block: "Presbyterian Gathering" Saturday and Sunday: $70/single or $99/double. . . includes passes to the water park for the whole family!
- Scholarships available: Presbytery of Milwaukee - Contact Chris Halverson 414-292-2740 if you are interested in applying for a $50 scholarship.
|
NEWSFEED
If you have a slide for our presbytery meeting "Newfeed" please send the PowerPoint slide to
Chris Halverson by April 27th.
|
COMMON GROUND'S BRAND OF SOCIAL JUSTICE ACCESSIBLE TO ALL
Compiled by Communications Associate Donna Holmes (Have a story to submit? Contact Donna at [email protected])
I attended my first Common Ground event on April 1, 2015, at City Hall, Milwaukee. It was a press conference specific to Mayor Barrett's meeting with Nationstar Mortgage, scheduled for later that day. The specific issue to be discussed involved the Sherman Park area of the city, where Nationstar's foreclosures have caused urban blight. The Common Ground initiative, Milwaukee Rising, has an ongoing campaign in the area, and this press conference announced some of their concerns for the way Nationstar is handling the foreclosures and the negative effect on the Sherman Park region. Common Ground representatives presented their case cogently, with strong speakers and articulate witnesses. I was familiar with Common Ground through their involvement at my church, and I knew they were... (Read More)
|
We lift up one of our congregations each week in Fresh Impressions, inviting you to learn more about your sister
congregations and keep them in your prayers. This week we are lifting up:
Brookfield Presbyterian
|
|
GHANA PARTNERSHIP TRAVELS IN THE FALL
The presbytery's Ghana Partnership Team is looking for a group of interested people to travel to Ghana and visit with our partners this fall. Our partners would like the delegation to be there for their Presbytery's meeting on September 30th and to have time to visit the projects that we are currently involved in. At the present time we are working on determining the exact dates of the trip and could take your needs/desires into consideration. For more information contact: Katherine Dummer (414-232-8419) or Bruce Tammi (262-391-8152).
|
CALENDARS
Presbyterian Planning Calendars! Order forms are available
here or on our
website under
Order Forms. Price will remain $8.50. Please have your order form and check to the Presbytery office by Friday, May 1st
. Because we will not have them for the May presbytery meeting, all orders will
need to be picked up at the presbytery office. We are not able
to mail or deliver them. We will notify you when they arrive.
|
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Are you a teaching elder, commissioned ruling elder, Christian educator, or a leader in the church in another capacity? If you are looking at continuing education events or programs but need financial assistance in order to participate, you should know that the presbytery has a grant program which might be able to help. You can find the grant application
here
and on the presbytery's
website
, on the Forms and Documents/Leadership Development tab of the menu. Submit applications and direct questions to Nicole Farley at
[email protected]
.
|
CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS - Deadline is near!
Calling all campers!! Session Partnerships will again be offering scholarships for any youth
attending summer church camps. Please click
here
for the
application form
. Deadline is May 1st and applications are considered on a "first come first serve" basis, so don't delay! Churches, please make this application available to your campers!
|
SESSION PARTNERSHIPS GRANTS
The deadline for congregations to submit a grant application is May 1st. The Partnership will meet to consider all grants on May 5th, so don't delay! Questions, contact Co-Moderator Laura Loving or Paul Walter.
|
BECOME AN EARTH CARE CONGREGATION
Did you know that the PCUSA has a guide and certificate for greening our churches? We sure do! Earth Care Congregations are congregations that have pledged to commit themselves to accomplishing a specific number of actions toward caring for God's creation. The Mission Partnership committee of our presbytery would like to encourage you to explore in depth what an Earth Care Congregation is and does by visiting the website pcusa.org/environment
Mission Partnerships will provide $500 to the first ten congregations that apply. Money is to be used as seed funds towards becoming a "Green" church. Application for this one time grant can be made by letter outlining the congregations goals for becoming a "Green" church and signed by the Clerk of Session.
|
For Teaching Elders:
You should have received a letter from Sarah Rand about required training for Safe Gatherings. For
your convenience here are the important links:
|
|
- Seeking a Bivocational Calling for Pastors and Churches
- Could a Lack of Curiosity Kill the Church?
|
SATURDAY SEMINAR AT IMMANUEL CHURCH
"Encountering God in Tyrannical Texts"
May 2 1:00-4:00 p.m.
Professor Frances Taylor Gench
Professor of Biblical Interpretation,
Union Presbyterian Seminary Richmond, Va.
The Bible is full of embarrassing, offensive, problematic texts that present serious interpretive challenges for contemporary Christian faith and practice. Should they be repudiated? Discarded? Silenced? Or are there more effective and faithful ways of handling them? The seminar will tackle the importance of engaging difficult texts directly, with the expectation that we may encounter the living God in our conversation with them. It will provide the opportunity to wrestle with such texts, to consider interpretive strategies for engaging them with integrity, and to reflect on the authority of Scripture. Frances Taylor Gench is one of the preeminent Biblical scholars in the US today. Contact the Immanuel Church office (414-276-4757, [email protected]) or click here to register and to order a copy of the book.
|
WORSHIP AT SAN JOSE
San Jose continues to do its ministry with joy and ease at its new site, and on Sunday, April 26th at 10:30 a.m. we will have the celebration of this new partnership with Saint Paul Lutheran. We hope you can also join us! 617 Saint Lawrence Ave. Beloit
Bishop Mary Froiland and Executive Director Craig Howard will be leading us in worship and members of Bethel Lutheran Church from Madison are leading us with music. There is going to be a baptism and Einstein Gonzalez will be commissioned as Deacon of the ELCA. A potluck feast will follow.
|
WHITEWATER, NORTH LIMA INVITES YOU:
Annual Beef Dinner on Thursday, May 7, 2015 at the North Lima Presbyterian Church
from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. The cost is $10.00.
|
FOREST PARK PRESBYTERIAN INVITES YOU:
to participate on the
Saturday, June 7th event "Gathering for a Cause."
There are many ways to participate in this Marketplace Making a Difference! We welcome crafters, artists, vendors and collectors to rent a 12 x 12 booth for just $35 OR booth space is provided FREE to all churches and non-profits to support mission and programs. We are also looking for musical volunteers to play throughout the day. All booth rental fees and church sales will support the Divine Intervention Program at Tippecanoe Presbyterian Church. This one day outdoor event runs from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Space is plenty and we are open to all ideas. Please call the church office at 262-786-5850 to share your ideas or for more information.
|
|
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES - PASTORAL
|
ON-CALL POOL CHAPLAIN
Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare is seeking chaplains to provide on-call spiritual care to patients and families on nights and weekends in the metro-Milwaukee area or Racine area. Requires a master's degree in theology or ministry-related field and minimum of 2 units of Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE). Please see
mywheaton.org
for more information and to apply on-line. For questions or information, please contact Rev. Traci Houts, clinical coordinator, at 414-447-2094.
|
|
INTERIM ASSOCIATE PASTOR
Crossroads Presbyterian Church in Mequon
|
MUSIC COORDINATOR/ADULT CHOIR & BELL CHOIR DIRECTOR
WEST GRANVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Salary: $5,500.00 per year (flexible, part-time hours)
Start Date: Immediately
* Work with the Pastor, Worship Committee, Organist and Piano Accompanist
to coordinate choir music with worship.
* Rehearsing the Adult Choir on Sunday mornings and other times as needed.
* Assisting in teaching and leading of new psalms and hymns.
* Notifying choir members of changes in rehearsals or worship, etc.
* Recruiting new members.
* Ordering new music as needed within budget limits.
* Keeping music library orderly and usable.
West Granville Presbyterian Church does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, sex or sexual orientation, marital status, handicap, national origin, creed, ancestry, member of military service, or any other reason prohibited by law. Contact Jo Olson at: [email protected] or 262-389-5173
|
PART TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT
First Presbyterian Church of Waukesha is seeking a part-time Administrative Assistant (Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM). The ideal candidate must be detail-oriented, diplomatic, poised, and skilled at managing all aspects of a church office. Experience with proofreading, the full Microsoft Office Suite, including Publisher, and Quickbooks is required. Experience with Church Windows is preferred. Please send r?sum? and cover letter to the Personnel Committee at [email protected]. Preference will be given to applications received by Monday, April 6.
|
PIANIST
Covenant PC, Racine, has an opening for a pianist to play two Sundays each month. Scheduling is flexible. The pianist will play at two Sunday services during the regular church program year and at one service during the summer months. Planned musical selections may include a prelude, offertory and postlude, in addition to the hymns, and responses at each service. Pay is negotiable. If interested, please contact Eddy Huffman [email protected] or phone (262) 639-8301.
|
May 3 & 4 - 4 Presbyteries Joint Meeting - Wisconsin Dells
Sept. 15
- Presbytery Meeting - Wauwatosa, Wauwatosa
Nov. 17
- Presbytery Meeting - Shorewood, North Shore
|
|
|
|
|
