Ministry & Mission Matters

Weekly News

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January 16, 2024

NEW TO CHURCH SERVICE OR NEED A REFRESHER?

The Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy has offered educational opportunities for church support ministries within our boundaries, annually, and we are pleased to announce we have planned new educational experiences, for our Presbytery members, next month.

This February, each Thursday beginning at 6:00 pm, we welcome you to join us in learning about some support ministries and missions of your church.

All sessions will be conducted online, using Zoom. Registration is required and can be found below.

FEBRUARY EDUCATION EVENINGS

February 8: Improving Communication Between Session and the Whole Church (Rev. Rob Dyer)
February 15: Conversations with the Stated Clerk (Rev. Dr. Brandan Eddy)
February 22: Compassionate Ministries (Rev. Dr. Julie Allen Berger)
February 29: Collaborative Ministries (Rev. Ryan Landino and Rev. Ellen Gurnon)

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Watch your email for more details about how you can participate in the Education Experiences of the Presbytery!

LOVING OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES

Please pray for... medical personnel who are under strain in battling RSV, Covid, Flu and more in overwhelming hospitals
Please pray for... APCE Leader Volunteers as they get all they need in the days ahead.

Please pray for ... our unhoused and underserved neighbors in the winter storms and bitterly cold temperatures.

Submit a Prayer

MINISTRY TEAMS UPCOMING MEETINGS

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

January 14 - January 20

Wed., Jan. 17

6:30 pm - COM Click Here

Thurs., Jan. 18

10 am - Public Witness Click Here

1:30 pm - Vision Team Click Here

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE

January 21 - January 27

Wed., Jan. 24

10 pm - Retired Pastors Zoom Click Here

Thurs., Jan. 25

11 am - NWCC Click Here

If you need to set up a meeting for your team or would like information on a team you might be interested in joining, please contact the presbytery office at 314.772.2395

Are You Ready To Gather?

PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND

Open Meeting Policy

The Work Of The Church Is Strengthened When It Is Done In A Spirit Of Openness And Trust. When the presbytery meets, its voting members include:

all ministers of the Word and Sacrament who are members of the presbytery
all elders commissioned by their sessions to attend that meeting
any elder elected moderator of the presbytery for the duration of his or her term.

All are welcome to attend and have a voice, even if not commissioned to a voting role.

EXPERIENCES & EDUCATION IN THE NEWS

We NEED you!!!

This is it. It's the last time we'll ask. Truly. We are only DAYS AWAY from the 2024 Association of Partners in Christian Education Annual Event at St. Louis Union Station, and we need your help. I don't know how much more clearly to say this: We cannot do this without you.

CLICK HERE TO HELP

The Ferguson Ecology Team Video Night Presents

(VIA ZOOM)

The Doctrine of Discovery

Unmasking The Domination Code

Thursday, January 25 at 7:00 PM

A story of historical truth, spirituality, and resistance, told on behalf of the original nations and peoples of Great Turtle Island, and elsewhere on Mother Earth. We are still here, and still rightfully free.

This film, based on Steven Newcomb’s book PAGANS in The Promised Land, explores the religious, political, and legal systems that have, since the time of Christopher Columbus, been the foundation and precedent for dominating the peoples, lands, and resources of original nations and other citizens in the United States and on other continents. The environmental impact and degradation from the ensuing political oppression, economic exploitation, and religious legitimation of the Doctrine of Discovery continue to this day.

Conversation to follow the film, Register by clicking: https://bit.ly/FETJan2024

For more information: (314) 521-8418 or email carletonstock@aol.com

St. Mark Trivia Night - Youth Mission Fundraiser.

Sat., Feb. 24 at 5:00 pm

Theme: "Helping Our Youth Spring into Service"

Grab 7 of your closest trivia-loving friends and head to St. Mark on

Saturday, February 24th, 2024. Registration is open through February 11th. Registration forms can be obtained through the church office.

The cost is $200 per table – that’s just $25 per person!

Doors open at 5 pm and trivia starts at 6 pm. There will also be a silent auction, games, and prizes. Participants may bring their own beverage of choice –water and soda will be provided. Look for the registration forms on the Youth Table in the Narthex and on the St. Mark website, www.discoverstmark.org

All proceeds benefit the 2024 St. Mark Youth Group Summer Mission Trip to the Gulf Coast to help with hurricane relief.

Exploring the Legacies and Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement in the US South: A Pilgrimage to Birmingham, Montgomery, Selma, Jackson, the Mississippi Delta, and Memphis

May 28 – June 6, 2024

DEADLINE TO APPLY IS FEBRUARY 23

Apply for the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program's Civil Rights Movement Travel Study Seminar! Applications are due by Friday, February 23, 2024. After that date, applications will be considered as space remains available.

This Peacemaking Travel Study Seminar will begin in Birmingham, AL, and travel to Montgomery and Selma, AL, Jackson, MS, the Mississippi Delta region and conclude in Memphis, TN. Learn more about the travel study seminar and apply here: https://www.presbyterianmission.org/.../civilrightspi.../...

PC(USA) Book Study

Monday Evenings in February

6:30 pm to 7:45 pm

You're invited to participate in a PC(US) online book study on poverty. Join with other PC(USA) members across the country to discuss Matthew Desmond’s book “Poverty, by America.” This book study will take place over 4 sessions from 6:30-7:45 p.m. (CT) each Monday in February. Learn more and register here: https://hubs.ly/Q02fHCF10

Pastor Boundary Training

This March

LeaderWise will provide the training in 2024. LeaderWise’s online boundaries training workshop is lively and interactive, full of reflection and conversation. Attendees have given us feedback that our boundaries training was a great experience AND caused them to re-evaluate some of their practices. This live online boundary training is 6 total hours split over 2 consecutive days (3 hours each day). For more information click here.

Attendees have given us feedback that our boundaries training was a great experience AND caused them to re-evaluate some of their practices. This live online boundary training is 6 total hours split over 2 consecutive days (3 hours each day). For more information click here.