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Information for ministers, educators, church administrators, clerks, and congregations | |
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Share Feedback on 2024 Budget Draft | The Mission Council will hold three listening sessions on the proposed 2024 budget being presented at the 115th presbytery meeting on October 21. Commissioners are invited to attend these sessions to ask questions and comment on the budget proposal. The budget includes projections for the next several years of use of the Church and Ministries Development (CMD) Fund, one of the designated funds of the Presbytery. | |
Learn About Abolition from Biblical Teachings | |
Modern-day abolition is a movement towards dismantling institutions and systems like prisons, jails, detention centers, etc. that do not lead to community thriving. It is also a movement to build a society without prisons, proposing different means to support collective thriving and more effective ways to address harms. Voices of Jubilee, a new worshipping community that serves incarcerated youth in Virginia, invites you to learn about abolition from Biblical teachings. Join Presbyterians for Abolition, a working group of Presbyterian Peace Fellowship, and guest Dr. Chris Burton for the Bible and Abolition, a webinar on Thursday, October 12, at 8 p.m. via Zoom. | |
Don't Miss the Women's Retreat Deadline | Registration closes soon for the Women's Retreat at Camp Hanover. Rev. Gillian Weighton (St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, Suffolk) leads this event on October 20 and 21. Explore in your daily life the radical, transforming love of God and how it can change our world for the better. | |
Bible Study Connects Presbyterian Beliefs and Practices to Scripture | Why Presbyterians are Like That is a series of Bible Studies intended to help participants think about why Presbyterians are the way we are. This resource was created in 2022 by the Office of Christian Formation in the Presbyterian Mission Agency of the PC(USA) in partnership with UKirk Collegiate Ministries. There are two versions, one for congregations and another for college students. This year, a supplement, Every Living Creature, was added to help Presbyterians think and talk about how we can live out our Christian faith in a diverse world. Download the full document or individual pieces to use with your group. | |
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The Bible and Abolition
October 12, 8:00 p.m.
Hosted by Presbyterians for Abolition on Zoom
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Poverty Simulation
October 14, 8:30 a.m.
New Hanover Church
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Youth Group @ Pace
Oct 15
VCU's Pace Center
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Newcomers Retreat
October 17-18
Hosted by Presbytery of the James at Roslyn Retreat Center
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Women's Retreat
October 20-21
Camp Hanover
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Youth Leader Summit
October 23-25
Presbyterian Mo-Ranch
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Bread for the Journey
October 23-27
Presbyterian Mo-Ranch
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Celtic Wisdom with John Philip Newell
October 27-28
St. Stephen's and St. Paul's Episcopal Churches and First Presbyterian Church (Richmond)
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Fall Mini Camp
October 27-29
Camp Hanover
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Colonial Heights 100th Anniversary
October 29
Colonial Heights Church
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Car Show Mission Fundraiser
November 4
Amelia Church
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Keep Awake Youth Retreat
November 17-19
Massanetta Springs
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Hanover Christmas
December 8 & 9
Camp Hanover
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Christmas at Massanetta
December 9
Massanetta Springs
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Winter Camp
December 28-30
Camp Hanover
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Matthew 25 Summit
January 16-18, 2024
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Christian Education Conference
January 24-27, 2024
St. Louis, Missouri
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Confirmation Retreat
February 2-4, 2024
Massanetta Springs
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Confirmation Retreat
February 23-25, 2024
Camp Hanover
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115th Meeting
Saturday, October 21
Westminster Church (Richmond) and Zoom
Call to Order: 9:30 a.m.
Overture deadline: Aug. 24, noon
Find meeting info and register
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Called Meeting
Thursday, November 16
Three Chopt Church and Zoom
5:00-7:00 p.m.
Mission Council encourages participants to attend in person if possible. Dinner will be provided.
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Learn about church employment opportunities or submit an opportunity to POJ's calls and jobs board. | |
- Installed minister, Amelia Church (Amelia)
- Solo pastor, Ashland Church (Ashland)
- Business manager, Culpeper Church (Culpeper)
- Organist, Ashland Church (Ashland)
- Vice president for advancement, Union Presbyterian Seminary (Richmond)
- Director of music, Tuckahoe Church (Richmond)
- Assistant director/worship leader, River Road Church (Richmond)
- Youth director, the Presbyterian Church (Fredericksburg)
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Calls and Jobs in Nearby Presbyteries
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