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January 4 , 2024

LOVING OUR NEIGHBORS AS OURSELVES

  • Please pray for... the most recent school shooting in Iowa.


  • Please pray for... our friends and family who are experiencing a mental healthcare crisis or seasonal depression as winter presses upon us.



  • Please pray for ... all those who are now battling or in recovery from the flu, Covid, RSV, or any other virus that is currently


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MINISTRY TEAMS UPCOMING MEETINGS

NEXT WEEK'S SCHEDULE

January 7 - January 13


Sun., Jan. 7

3 pm - Clerks of Session Click Here

Mon., Jan. 8

7 pm - DRAWP Click Here

Tues., Jan. 9

12 pm ALL Pastors Click Here

2 pm Dynamic Leaders (TBD)

4 pm Administration Click Here

Wed., Jan. 10

11 am Transitional Pastors Click Here

Thurs., Jan. 11

9:30 am History Team at Sounthminster

1:30 pm Gather Planning 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

COMING SOON...

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

EXPERIENCES & EDUCATION IN THE NEWS

Clerk of Session Zoom on Statistics

with the Stated Clerk

Sunday, January 7 at 3 pm


The Zoom link may be found by clicking here. If you are using the Zoom App, the meeting ID is 891 0689 1627.

We will also have “drop-in” office hours, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, January 8, and Tuesday, January 9, to assist you. Our office is located at 1001 Craig Rd., Ste. 170, Saint Louis, MO 63146. There is no need to schedule an appointment. 

Pastor Boundary Training Set for 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.

A Matter of Faith Podcast's

Newest Episode Released

The new episode of A Matter of Faith is out now! This week we welcome Jamie Bruesehoff, Author of Raising Kids Beyond the Binary: Celebrating God’s Transgender and Gender-Diverse Children. We discuss the experience of raising a trans child and how the church needs to do the work of intentional inclusion. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and leave a review! Got a question? Send them to faithpodcast@pcusa.org. Click to Listen now: amatteroffaithpodcast.com

A Place of Grace is busy in January....


  • January 10 - Mission Madness Retreat -- Community Hope Center, Cottage Hills, IL, 9 a.m. to noon. 
  • January 18 - January Prayer Art Retreat -- Von Dell Gallery & Studios, 102 E Ferguson, Wood River, IL. 6 p.m. Each month, worship unfolds at Von Dell Gallery & Studios (102 E Ferguson, Wood River, IL) and art is created in response to scripture and prayer. The community that gathers comes prepared to listen for God to speak to them through meditation and through the art they and their fellow artists create. No previous art experience is required -- if you can form letters, you can tangle. People of a variety of denominational backgrounds participate. Communion is served at the end. Please RSVP via the web site: aplaceofgrace-juliegvillo.net/upcoming-events.html by noon the day before the events you plan to attend, so I can be adequately prepared. Space is limited.

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Presbytery Staff Contact Information

Rev. Ryan Landino

Presbytery Leader

 

rlandino@glpby.org

314.409.9002

Rev. Liz Kanerva

Associate

Presbytery Leader

ekanerva@glpby.org

314.779.6809

Rev. Dr. Brandan Eddy

Stated Clerk

 

beddy@glpby.org

618.781.9615

Leigh Porter

Office Manager

lporter@glpby.org

314.225.9470

Janice McMillen

Communications Associate

jmcmillen@glpby.org

573.578.3960