Connecting & Informing the Presbytery of Arkansas
October 20, 2022
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Register For The Presbytery Meeting Today! |
The 151st stated meeting of the Presbytery of Arkansas will take place both in-person and online on October 28 and 29 at First Presbyterian in Bentonville.
Thanks to four very generous donors, there will be four special drawings taking place at lunch on Saturday for two free nights at Arkansas lake houses. Two on Beaver Lake in northwest AR, One on Lake Hamilton in Hot Springs, and one on the Little Red River in Heber Springs. You must be present at lunch to win. Watch for more details.
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Older Adult Ministry Retreat at Ferncliff |
Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries Network (POAMN) is holding its first ever national leadership retreat November 9 - 12 at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center. Our leader will be the well-respected author and educator, Joyce Mackichan Walker.
The intended audience are the leaders of older adult ministry, both professionals and volunteers. The focus will be on strengthening skills and spirits, building ministries as the post-COVID period dawns, and acquiring new ideas.
Click here to read more. Click here to learn about a limited number of scholarships that are available which should cover most of room, board, and registration. Also members of APCE, PYW, PCCC, and UKirk may register at the POAMN member rate.
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You may or may not have noticed a new, clean, Presbytery of Arkansas logo floating around over the past few months. The Presbytery staff is now getting in the habit of noticing places where our logo has not been updated yet. Sometimes those places are on your church websites.
Contact Julie Price to get both the vertical (pictured left) and the horizontal versions to update your church information. Also, please let us know if you see our old logo floating around out there somewhere. The internet is pretty infinite and there is much work to do. Thanks!
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Programs for Deepening
Understanding of Finances
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The Presbyterian Foundation is pleased to bring you another Day of Learning with presentations and conversation about church finances and investments.
This FREE online learning opportunity is set for November 8, 2022.
11:00 AM Understanding Budgets and Reports with Robert Hay, Senior Ministry Relations Officer
1:00 PM Know your Fund Types: what are they and what are they for with Anita Clemons, Senior Vice President of Investment Management
3:00 PM Understanding Investments: strategies, trends, and concerns with Brad Masters, Vice President, New Covenant Trust Company
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Congratulations Jocelyn and Grant Wildwright |
Yes, you read that correctly.
Jocelyn Wildhack of Ferncliff fame and Grant Wright of 2nd Presbyterian, Little Rock fame, were united in marriage on Friday, October 7. They are now Jocelyn and Grant Wildwright. It seems that Wildhack + Wright = Wildwright!
The Presbytery of Arkansas wishes the two of them many years of blessed matrimony and ministry.
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Big Ideas For Parenting Youth |
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On Wednesday, October 19, from 8:00am until 2:00pm central time, a number of Presbyterian churches and schools around the country will be sponsoring a free online workshop for parents of youth. You might recognize some of the presenters like Sybil Macbeth, author of the Praying in Color series and our own Sarah Leer who will be presenting with Bruce Reyes-Chow, former moderator of the General Assembly of the PC(USA).
Click here to read about all of the sessions and presenters and to register. Sessions will be recorded. Churches, think about the opportunities this might present for your youth's parents and their friends.
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Last weekend 84 students, chaperones, college leader corps, and adult leadership gathered at Ferncliff for a beautiful weekend of connection with God and each other. We looked at Mattew 25 through the lens of "When did we see you?" and heard the invitation to see God, ourselves, and our neighbor through God's eyes.
Thanks to all the adults and college students who volunteered in small groups, rec, worship, and medical! Retreats like this are only possible with your incredible support! Also, thanks to the Ferncliff staff for hosting us so well, and especially to Ruth Amenson and Jocelyn Wildwright for going above and beyond!
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Save the Date for Upcoming YAT Events: |
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Jan 13-15, 2022 - Youth A-Team Spring Planning Meeting
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Mar 3-4, 2022 - Youth@Presbytery (a senior high event at the winter Presbytery Meeting)
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April 2022 - Mision: Possible (a junior high service event)
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June 18-23, 2022 - Presbytery Week at Ferncliff (a unique junior high camp experience with your Presbytery friends!)
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July 8-15, 2022 - Montreat Youth Conference (a senior high event)
Stay tuned for more details! Summer trip registration will be posted in November!
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Join us for Vera Lloyd's Annual
Turkey Trot 5K Fun Run/Walk!
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The annual Vera Lloyd Turkey Trot will take place Saturday, November 12 starting at 8:00am at the Annie B. Wells Campus in Monticello 745 Old Warren Road. There will also be a virtual race taking place between November 10 and 13.
If you register by October 27th, you will be guaranteed a race t-shirt.
The last day to register is November 9, 2022.
There will be NO day of registrations this year.
Our 5K will benefit the youth of Vera Lloyd through activities like:
- Budgeting Basics
- Decoding labels and making healthy food choices
- Household management
- Car maintenance
- Mental Health Therapy
- and so many more life skills classes that will prepare and empower them after they leave Vera Lloyd.
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Evangelism Workshop Recording |
On Monday, October 17, dozens of people gathered both in-person at First Rogers and online to hear our friend, the Rev. Jason Tucker, talk about the opportunities we have in our churches right now to do some amazing evangelism. Even better, he shared ideas on what that might look like.
If you missed the workshop or if you want to share it with your session or evangelism committee, it has been uploaded to our Presbytery's youtube page and posted on our website's homepage. Or, simply because you are reading this, you can click right here and access it now.
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Advent Planning Resources |
Advent is now a little over five weeks away. Two weeks ago the Presbytery hosted an Advent Roundtable where ideas were conceived, shared, and grown about what Advent 2022 might look like in worship, fellowship, outreach, and service in our congregations. You can click here to watch the hour long discussion.
You can click here to check out the Advent/Christmas page on Ministry Resources which contains studies and resources for all areas of Advent planning.
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The Church moving forward post pandemic |
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, the Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II has been calling on congregations across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to be innovative and creative in how they minister in their communities.
But the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the PC(USA) also believes it will take more than technology to reach people in need. Click the graphic to listen as Nelson shares his thoughts on taking the church out of the buildings and into the neighborhoods, a 3 1/2 minute video.
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APCE 2023 Registration is Open |
Registration is now open for the 2023 APCE Annual Event which will take place both in-person in Birmingham, Alabama on January 25 - 28 and online.
Click here to register. It will take you a few minutes, as there are many selections to make, but all of the information you need to register is already on the website
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- Tuesday 10/18 2:00pm Staff Meeting
- Tuesday 10/25 2:00pm Staff Meeting
- Thursday 10/27 11:00am Resource Team Meeting
- Friday & Saturday 10/28-29 151st Stated Meeting of Presbytery
- Tuesday 11/1 10:00am COM
- Tuesday 11/1 2:00pm Staff Meeting
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Presbytery of Arkansas
9221 N. Rodney Parham Road
Little Rock, AR 72227
501-663-2424
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