Blog Post by Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard
Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy Transitional Leader
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"In with the New"
Sunday at Webster Groves was another celebration of a pastoral installation. Rev. Hannah Dreitcer is the fourth installation in my seven months as your Transitional Presbytery Leader. I anticipate at least three more installations of new pastors by the end of the year. In the past three years, there have been a number of pastors who have become a part of the presbytery. I have written about the presbytery being like a forest of large redwood trees, and how we need to nurture new life that is birthed from the fallen trees and rich soil. I was writing about congregations. However, I now see we are in the midst of a pastoral transition as well. Read on...
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Our Presbytery - Our Work
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This week's prayer basket...
Please pray for Rev. Hannah Dreitcer and Webster Groves Presbyterian Church in their new ministry together.
Click here to add a prayer slip to our basket, and please visit our prayer page often in unity and love of those who are listed there. You can find the page here.
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Pastor's with August Birthdays
Patricia Cleeland, Dr. Howard Gleason, Earl Mulley, R. Carleton Stock, Robert Rogers, Cedric A. Portis, Kenneth DeWall, Dr. J. Clinton McCann, Lt. J. Scott Kroener, Simmons Gardner, Sean Butler, Helen M. Handley Fabre, Dr. J. Bruce Melton, Clyde Crumpton, Paul Kabo, Donald L. Cochran, Susan Hayes, Joseph A. Marting, Edwin Zumwinkel III, and Joan Marshall.
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They will be starving students in August - but you can help! Click here, and then visit UKirk to see how you can connect with these students.
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Caritas Presbyterian Fellowship
Sat., Sept. 16 - 9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Learn in person, or by viewing a live stream, about the genetics and environmental factors that increase a person's risk for mental health issues. Hear from a panel of people about their experience of severe and persistent mental health diagnoses like depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and anxiety disorders. Receive training in how to have supportive conversations with people who may be struggling to accept mental health diagnoses or to pursue treatment for mental health issues. Follow here for more information and to register.
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Presbyterian
Connections
The Parish Paper
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Presbytery of
Giddings-Lovejoy
Responds to Ferguson
Where we have been - where we are going.....Click here.
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Social Witness Action Team Invites All to Pray in Unity for Peace
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Prayer service, seeking peace in our community, nation, and in our world on Sunday, August 6 at 3 p.m. the at Pallotine Renewal Center, (directions found here) This will include a remembrance of Michael Brown.
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General Assembly
COLA Update
Hosting of the 223rd General Assembly in June 2018 is on the horizon – for a few of us it has been looming larger and larger for more than a year!
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Giddings-Lovejoy Big Tent Volunteers were ah-mazing!
Coming together from so many congregations on both sides of the Mississippi, G-L volunteers helped Big Tent-St. Louis 2017 attendees feel welcomed... Continue here.
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Upcoming Ministry Team Meetings
(All Teams meet at the Presbytery Center, unless noted)
Wed., Aug. 2
12 p.m. - Pastoral Transitions/Care
Tues., Aug. 8
10 a.m. - Finance Team
11 a.m. - Personnel Team
4 p.m. - Administration/Support Team
Wed., Aug. 9
2 p.m. - Pastoral Transitions/Care
Wed., Aug. 10
5 p.m. - Congregational Vibrancy Team
Tues., Aug. 15
1:00 p.m. - Mission/Outreach Team
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Curby - Praise in the Park
All are invited to attend Curby Memorial Presbyterian Church's Praise in the Park celebration of the spirit. This year's event will be held on Sunday, August 13, from 3 p.m.-6 p.m. in beautiful Benton Park, located at 2200 Arsenal.
Directions can be found here.
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Blessing Belleville Banquet
All profits from this banquet will go to support Beacon Ministries, Caritas Family Solutions, and Project Compassion. All three local charities do a great deal in Belleville to help families and children in crisis.
This years event will take place on August 12 at 6 p.m. Please click here for more information.
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Seeking Craft Vendors
The Maryland Heights Presbyterian Church, located at 200 Harding Ave. will be hosting a craft fair/bake sale on Saturday, October 7th from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. We are looking for vendors.
If you are interested in participating and would like an application, please email Pat Libhart at [email protected] or call (314) 739-4721. We will begin accepting applications on July 11th through September 8, 2017.
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Educational Opportunities
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E4 Faith Formation Conference
Educate-Empower-Energize-Engage
The 2017 E4 Faith Formation Conference will be held October 22-24, 2017 at the Embassy Suites (Kansas City Airport) in Kansas City, Mo.
This year our theme is “Christian Education Renovation”, and we have built the schedule and planned our workshops with that in mind. Jason Brian Santos is the Mission Coordinator for Christian Formation (Christian education, children, youth, college, young adult, camps and conference ministries) at the Presbyterian Mission Agency. He also serves as the National Director of UKirk Collegiate Ministries. More information can be found here.
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Blessing the Waters of Life:
Justice and Healing for Our Watersheds
The national biennial conference, held September 26-29, 2017, of Presbyterians for Earth Care will focus on water issues at the nexus of faith, climate change and indigenous people. Caring for and celebrating the “waters of life” has always been central to Indigenous people of the world much as water rituals and images in scripture are central in the Christian tradition.
Our keynote speaker is the Rev. Dr. Barbara Rossing, an ordained Lutheran minister, and seminary professor, who is active in public theology in both the scholarly academy and the church, working on climate justice and the Bible. The worship leader is the Rev. Dr. Paul Galbreath, a professor of theology at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Charlotte.
Please continue hear to read more.
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Small Congregation Seeking Pastor
Small congregation seeking part-time pastor. This community is in the western area of the Presbytery, approximately a one hour drive west of St. Louis.
Interest parties, please read the position description, found here, and then email the Clerk of Session,
Cindy Koppelmann, at [email protected].
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Seeking: An Excellent Tenor for a
Trinity Presbyterian church in University City seeks a qualified and versatile singer to serve as Tenor Section Leader for our chancel choir. Must have excellent sight-reading skills and sing comfortably in a wide variety of musical styles. Competitive compensation. For full details, please contact Vicki Carmichael, Minister of Music, at 314-725-3840 or email to: [email protected].
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Children’s Ministry Assistant
First Presbyterian, Kirkwood is seeking a
Children’s Ministry Assistant will work closely with the Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries, the Director of Music Ministries, the Children and Family Committee of Session, volunteers, and staff to facilitate the faith formation of the children of the First Presbyterian Church of Kirkwood, MO. The Children’s Ministry Assistant will be supervised by the Director of Children, Youth and Family Ministries. The position description can be found here. If interested please email, [email protected]
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