(Left to Right) Jill Lauer, Rick Donahoe, Scott Edgar | |
Congratulations CRE Graduates!
CRE Education Graduation Ceremony,
Jan. 11th, 2025
Presbytery of Mackinac
Sponsored by:
First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City
Honoring our new graduates:
Rick Donahoe, Scott Edgar, Jill Lauer
What a wonderful day of celebration and giving thanks to the Lord for the hard work and achievements of our newly graduated from our lay school program. Set in the beautiful Sanctuary of the First Presbyterian Church, Boyne City (with teachers of the program, Pastors, family and friends present) our graduates were certainly honored. The Rev. David Van Dam gave a wonderful message full of hope and promise for the future. CRE Paula Larson and her crew from Boyne City provided a welcoming feast in their Fellowship Hall. Thank you to all who worked so hard to make this celebration so very special, especially Paula, Roger and Penny!!
We have begun our new semester and cycle in the newly titled Mighty Mac CRE Academy. I would like to take this opportunity to encourage Pastors of the Presbytery of Mackinac to search for spiritual gifts of preaching and leading in your Session of Elders. If you have any questions or would like to sponsor a candidate for the program, please feel free to contact me, Julie Dowty, Administrator of Mighty Mac CRE (bcpcce@yahoo.com).
God is doing a great work in our Presbytery in activating more for ministry!
Praise God from Whom all blessings flow!!
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(Standing Left to Right) Rev Jeri Baker, Rev Nancy Kahaian, Rev Bill Rayment, Dan Duncan (pianist), Jill Lauer, Julie Dowty, Rev Lois Aroian, Scott Edgar, Rev Dave Van Dam, Rick Donahoe, Rev Ryan Donahoe, Penny Van Dam, Jane Denay, Rev Bob Faulman, Cliff Denay
~ Photos Courtesy of CRE Paula Larson
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The Synod of the Covenant has several dates for Boundary Training in 2025 for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention provided by LeaderWise.
Sa, March 1, 9am-3pm
M & T, May 12 & 13, 9-11:30am
M & T, May 19 & 20, 9-11:30am
W & Th, Sept 17 & 18, 6-8:30pm
Th & F, Oct 9 & 10, 9-11:30am
Space is limited. To reserve a spot,
go to www.leaderwise.org/sotc
This training complies with G-3.0106
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2024 Leap Year Mission Gift Challenge
Have you considered adding your support to this worthy challenge?
Missions have been underfunded, which resulted in a $17,000 cut to Missions for 2024.
Please use the "Combined Remittance Form", and indicate "Leap Year Gift Challenge"
on line 4, under the heading of "Other Giving".
Click here to read the letter to Sessions with details on the Leap Year Mission Gift Challenge.
~ Thank you in advance for your consideration!
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Shepherd's Corner ...
with Ruling Elder Ted Fines
Excerpts from Ted's, January 2025 letter:
" Leading from behind? “A leader... is like a shepherd. He or she stays behind the flock, letting the nimblest go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that they are being directed from behind all along.”-Nelson Mandela ...
... In the Presbytery of Mackinac’s case, when leading from behind, the shepherd enables all members of every church to move our Presbytery forward. Leading from behind is still active leadership. It means shaping our culture and driving change. We must build a strong community united by shared values and goals to lead from behind. As the Shepherd, I must continually clarify our goals, whether developing a new direction or overcoming a problem our Presbytery might face. Ensuring everyone works towards the same goals while leaving space for different solutions, I also want to promote core values that will unite our Presbytery and keep our achievable goals on track."
Click here to read Ted's January 2025 letter in its entirety.
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From the admin's desk ...
REMINDER Clerks of Session:
2024 Session Annual Statistical Reports' Deadline is Feb 1, 2025
The new link for PC(USA) Statistical Reporting is available on our website under "Presbytery Resources"
or click here
The Necrology, Mission Pledge, and Combined Remittance docs are available on the website under
"Presbytery Resources"
REMINDER Treasurers:
2025 Per Capita is due Feb 1, 2025
Notice to all clerks and presbyters:
The proposed amendments to the constitution can be found on the new PC(USA) website at:
https://pcusa.org/resource/proposed-amendments-constitution
The Association of Stated Clerks document commenting on the proposed amendments has not been released yet. We will pass it along to you as soon as we receive it.
Resources are available at the bottom of our homepage at
www.presbymac.org
under "Presbytery Resources"
Questions, comments, thoughts ... email admin@presbymac.org
... my laptop is always open!
With Christ's peace & joy, Alana
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Director of Family Ministries Open Position
PCTC is seeking a passionate and dynamic Director of Family Ministries. This 30 hour/week role offers an hourly salary, health benefits, and pension.
Click here to go to the Presbytery of Mackinac 'Employment Opportunities' page for details on this position.
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Youth Group and Church Retreat Destination
Church in the Hills, located in Bellaire, Michigan, welcomes the opportunity for church groups to use our facilities for overnight/weekend retreats. We are located one mile from the Shanty Creek/Schuss Mountain resort.
Please contact Lisa Luxton the Office Manager for more information at office@churchinthehills.org or explore or website at https://churchinthehills.org/weddings-funerals-church-lock-in/
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News from Chip Hardwick
"The Synod of the Covenant is seeking a full-time Associate Executive for Racial Justice and a ten hour/week volunteer treasurer.
For more information, visit Seeking Full-Time Associate Executive for Racial Justice (synodofthecovenant.org) for the Associate Executive position and Available Position: Treasurer (Volunteer Staff) (synodofthecovenant.org) for the Treasurer position.
Thanks so much!"
God bless you,
Chip
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Rev. Charles B. Hardwick, Ph.D.
Executive, The Synod of the Covenant
Presbyterian Church (USA)
chip@synodofthecovenant.org
The positions are also posted on our website www.presbymac.org
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Submit items of interest to Alana at
admin@presbymac.org
We will endeavor to post it in an upcoming newsletter.
Please Note: We do not solicit funds for individual churches.
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