MONDAY IN MINISTRY     


Volume 11 Issue 22
June 1, 2015




 

The Stated Meeting of Presbytery is Tuesday, June 9 at the Lawrence Road Church.  The docket and other documents will be available on our website within a day or so.
SUMMER MISSION WORK & PARTICIPANTS TO BE COMMISSIONED

At the June meeting of Presbytery, as part of the Presbytery Worship Service, persons participating in mission activities over the summer months will be commissioned.  If your church is doing any summer mission work, please contact Rev. Miriam Diephouse-McMillan at [email protected] and give her the details of your planned work, including the names of the participants.

We invite all such mission groups to attend the June 9 Presbytery meeting at Lawrence Road Church in order to be commissioned.  Please let Miriam know ASAP!
LIVING STONES PILGRIMAGE
The following is an excerpt from an email received by Reverend Nancy Mikoski (Pennington):

"Greetings from Ibillin - from Archbishop Elias Chacour, and the teachers and students at the Mar Elias Educational Institutions!

 

I'm writing from the Guesthouse on the 6th floor of Mariam Bawardi Elementary School (grades 1-8 in the consortium of Mar Elias schools), where Duncan Ferguson and I have just spent several days talking with Abuna Chacour, senior leaders of the schools, and teachers and students. Just before these days in Ibillin, we also led a 2-week-long pilgrimage of 21 individuals from all over the USA on a Living Stones tour, meeting peacebuilders and visiting holy sites in both the State of Israel and also the West Bank. (Please check out the blog our group wrote: Living Stones Pilgrimage. It's really good!)"

 

Click here to read the rest of the email and for information on a pilgrimage to Ibillin.  There is also a chance to give financial support. 

 

 
SAVE THE DATE!

   

 

Vibrant Faith's DO WHAT MATTERS!  

is coming to New Brunswick Presbytery!

 

Take your pick between TWO dates (same training offered on both dates):

 

Friday evening, October 23 - all day Saturday, October 24 @ location TBA

 

Sunday evening, October 25 - all day Monday, October 26 @ Camp Johnsonburg

 

This interactive training experience seeks to help leaders imagine and implement effective faith formation practices for today and for future generations. Anchored in recent research, propelled by the urgent need for change, yet tempered by decades of leadership in the field, Vibrant Faith trainers will guide participants toward:

  • understanding the profound cultural changes affecting faith development processes today.
  • exploring the process of faith transmission from generation to generation through the extended family and church systems.
  • experiencing and developing innovative ministry approaches that apply the essential faith-forming processes to people of all ages.
  • developing a practical plan for the future of faith formation with all ages in your congregation.

For more information, click here. 

 

Be watching  for registration information-mark your congregation's calendars, and spread the word!

 

Brought to you by the Leadership Training Days Planning Team, a cooperative effort of Elizabeth, Monmouth & New Brunswick Presbyteries & the Synod of the Northeast

 
 
HUMOR IN EVERY DAY
PLEASE PRAY FOR:
CONNECT! NETWORK! DISCERN!
The Church Leadership Connection (CLC), a ministry of the Office of the General Assembly, will host two Face to Face events this year.  We hope you will consider participating in the event that is most convenient for you. Each event will include call seeker's training, networking opportunities, vocational coaching, one-on-one PIF views and other educational opportunities for all seekers and calling organizations.  All call seekers (teaching elders, candidates, ruling elders, and other lay professionals) may participate.

June 25-27 at The Worship and Music Conference, Montreat, North Carolina. Click here for lodging info.

July 9-11 at Face to Face, the Renaissance Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina.

For more info, click here.
 
NEW JOB OPPS AT PENNINGTON CHURCH
Pennington Presbyterian Church has posted two job opportunities. Please click here for the info.
 
KINGSTON CHURCH VBS
Kingston Church is holding their VBS from July 6-10.

Click here for more info.
JIM WILSON

Asking for continued prayers for Rev. Jim Wilson as he recovers from the first of several surgeries.  Please click here to donate to help defer some of his medical costs.
BIG TENT REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN

 

 

Click here to register. 

 
WHAT'S UP??
Flea Markets, Bake Sales, Dinners, Concerts......what is your church up to?  Please email your church happenings to [email protected] and I'll share it with the Presbytery via our website, Facebook, and Monday in Ministry.  Let's stay connected!
 
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