Presbyterian Family

Blog post by the Rev. Dr. Craig M. Howard

Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy

Transitional Leader

Happy New Year!

 In 2018 I invite, entreat, encourage, and request that each person in the presbytery step outside of their congregational box and get involved in an event, meeting, gathering, or worship service at the presbytery, synod, or national level. The opportunities are numerous, and the experience will change your thoughts and hearts about the health of our presbytery, and denomination. Please continue here. 

" Moving Your Passion from Your Heart Into the World”

All members and treasured friends of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy are welcomed and encouraged to attend. Please share this information with your home church, and those who would love to see a new vision of ministry. We hope to see all of you there!

Exciting Information about what you can expect - found here!

As the presbytery staff prepares to move into a smaller space, we must look at locations willing to host and care for historical items that are treasures of our presbytery. These items vary from communion sets to bound books; statuettes to stoneware; pictures to photographs. Can your church be in care of these precious gems? If you are willing to host items, we need to hear from you soon! Please email [email protected] to discuss what you might be interested in preserving for our presbytery.

Waking Up White

Discussion Group Meeting

Tuesday, January 9, from 5:30-7:00 p.m.

First Presbyterian Church - University City

Directions found here - Dinner will be served!

We are still gathering LCC information - Have you already sent in your church information? We need it as soon as possible.

Please email all questions, comments, or inquiries here.

We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Remembering/Reaffirming Baptism

 January is the month many congregations include a Reaffirmation of Baptism liturgy as they celebrate Jesus' baptism. Sometimes the scallop shell, a Christian symbol of baptism, is used. Scallop shells are placed in water in the baptismal font or a separate clear bowl, and congregants are invited to take a scallop shell as a symbol of reaffirming their baptisms. If a congregation is interested in using scallop shells (free, collected from the Florida coast, cleaned and polished) for such an occasion, please contact Rev. Ellie Stock at [email protected] or (314) 521-8418.

Silent Movie Shorts                                                               

 

Brighten your winter afternoon Sunday, January 7, 4:00 p.m. at Second Presbyterian, with this hour-long collection of silent movie shorts. Andrew Peters improvises live organ accompaniment on the church’s Schantz Organ to match the action and plot of the different films. The set of comedies concludes with Laurel and Hardy’s “Big Business” where they attempt to sell Christmas trees door to door in July.  

 The movie, part of the Couts Music Series, is free and open to all. For more information call 314-367-0367 or www.secondchurch.net. Or directions can be found here.

 

Mizpah Presbyterian Church was established in 1840 when twelve people met and organized a Presbyterian church. They submitted a petition and were accepted by the Presbytery of St. Louis, officially welcomed to the Presbyterian family on April16, 1843, as Fee Fee Presbyterian Church. Fee Fee Baptist’s congregation invited Mizpah to share its small brick meeting house deeded to them in 1815 for a church and cemetery (now the corner of Fee Fee Road and Old St. Charles Rock Road). This structure still stands and is used as the cemetery caretaker’s residence. In 1869, the Presbyterian congregation acquired land at the northeast corner of Fee Fee and St. Charles Rock Roads and built the current church.

Union Presbyterian Seminary

Spring/Summer Courses

 

We have a number of interesting and helpful workshops coming up in the next several months. Take a look at these offerings, and then give yourself the gift of education, connections, and hospitality and go to our website to register. Continue here to see what is available.

Permanent Nursery Attendant Needed

Saint Charles Presbyterian Church, St. Charles, MO, 131 Gamble Street, is seeking a permanent Sunday morning Nursery attendant. Times will be from 9:15 a.m. until 11:45 a.m. each Sunday. Inquires may be directed to Mary Kay Lyon or Margaret Osborn at [email protected].

Children’s Music Director

 

If you have a music appreciation background, love to teach, and enjoy working with children of all ages, then we have the perfect position for you. The Music Ministry of St Mark Presbyterian Church, Ballwin, MO is looking for a Children’s Music Director to work part-time providing musical selection and instruction to support the worship services and special church events. 

Days/Hours are somewhat flexible, but could total two days per week meeting two hours each time for approximately 39 weeks (Sept – May). If you are interested, please submit your resume or letter of interest to St Mark Presbyterian Church, 601 Claymont Drive, Ballwin, MO 63011, Attn: Personnel Committee, or email your resume to [email protected]