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

END OF YEAR GIVING IS UPON US



Please send any donations and/or Per Capita payments to the Presbytery office before December 27th. Thank you!

First United Presbyterian Church Belleville, Illinois

Christmas Cantata

Sunday, December 15

Please invite your friends and family to our musical worship service on December 15. We will have one worship service that morning at 10:30 am with lots of beautiful music from our choir!

First United Presbyterian Church is at 1303 Royal Heights Road, Belleville, IL. Directions may be found by clicking here.

First Presbyterian-Jackson &

Westminster Presbyterian - Cape Girardeau

Becca's Closet Mission

Semo Prom Mothers of Cape Presbyterian Churches is a thriving chapter of the national non-profit Becca’s Closet. The chapter began in 2017 at First Presbyterian in Jackson and then moved over to Cape Girardeau with a co-op of the 2 Presbyterian churches working it. It is an outreach program for teen girls who cannot afford to go to Homecoming or Prom due to not being able to afford a dress.

Click here for more information and learn how you can participate. 

UN Commission on the Status of Women

The Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations invites you to apply for the 69th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women! The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women. Apply to join us by January 3, 2025! Learn more and find the application here: Click Here to Apply

Interested in Earth Care? The deadline is early 2025!

Is your church active in earth care or interested in becoming more involved in being stewards of God’s earth? To become certified as Earth Care Congregations churches take the “Earth Care Pledge” and complete activities and projects in the fields of worship, education, facilities and outreach. Applications can be submitted from Jan. 1st - Feb. 15th. Start your application TODAY! Click Here

This Holiday Season

Consider Donating to Mound Ridge

During our annual fall fundraiser and #GiveTuesday, we’re reaching out for your support! If we can raise $4,000, a generous donor will match it, doubling the total to $8,000. This will help us through the chilly winter and prove to the larger entity that Mound Ridge is here to stay!

Every dollar is a treasure to us, and we can’t wait to welcome tons of reservations for the 2025 season, so spread the word this gem is here!

On behalf of the Mound Ridge leadership, thank you from the bottom of our hearts!

Checks can be made out to:

Mound Ridge Retreat and Mission Center, Inc. mailed to: 31 Agape Lane, Cook Station, MO 65449

SEEKING CO-EDITOR

The Search Committee for the Presbyterian Women of Giddings-Lovejoy is searching for a co-editor of their newsletter entitled, The Linkletter. The co-editor will be responsible for using technology to format articles and pictures related to Presbyterian Women’s activities into a publication that can be shared throughout the Presbytery. The Linkletter is sent by email, usually on a quarterly basis. The Linkletter co-editor will attend Co-ordinating Team meetings that are held by Zoom on the third Friday of each month from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Please contact the current co-editor, Ann Schmid, 636-699-2142, ann_schmid1@yahoo.com, with any questions.

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

Presbytery Moderator - Rev. Dr. Dave Burgess

Presbytery Vice-Moderator - Elder, Barbara Abbett

Vision Team Moderator - Elder, Lorenzo Clayton