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SAN GABRIEL PRESBYTERY

MONDAY MORNING UPDATE

MMU submissions: ericka@sangabpres.org

September 9, 2024

PRESBYTERY NEWS

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, written by Rev. Wendy Tajima, Executive Presbyter

Presbytery Meeting

September 17th, at 7 pm

Please join us for our next Presbytery meeting held on Zoom. All attendees are required to register.

Please register below.

REGISTRATION

Board of Pensions Employer Agreements due October 4th

The Board of Pensions has opened the window for churches to make changes to their employer agreements. See the attached letter from Kristin Leucht with information. The window for employer agreements is August 29-October 4th.

Kristin can be reached at kleucht@pensions.org or 267-815-1329.

"Letter from Kristin"

Wendy Tajima sent a letter to pastors and clerks of session regarding San Gabriel's requirements and a resource for options. Contact Wendy or Cyndie Crowell if you have questions about our policy.

"Letter to Pastors and Clerks of Session"

Notice Of Important Changes

Board Of Pensions

Need information on the changes? Feel free to contact Kristin Leucht at kleucht@pensions.org if you have questions. Also, the Board of Pensions has developed an online tool to help you estimate the cost of taking the different options being presented;

to access the calculator, go to https://www.pensions.org/decision-guide/.

Remember, by September all churches with pastors should consider and report to the Board of Pensions how pastors will be provided benefits in 2025.

Stewardship Kaleidoscope

Stewardship Kaleidoscope 2024 will be in Portland, Oregon September 23rd - September 25th at the Hilton Portland Downtown. There are 40 workshops available in a variety of topics related to stewardship and generosity. Virtual registration is an option. For more information about this event, a full workshop list, and to register, click here.

Presbyterian ministers are eligible to apply for a grant through the Presbyterian Foundation to cover half of all costs to attend this event. For pastors who attend, this grant is also available to lay leaders of your congregation as well.

For more information,

email: joseph.moore@presbyterianfoundation.org.

Our new Presbyterian Foundation regional representative is Joseph Moore.

Here is his contact information:

Rev. Joseph Moore

Ministry Relations Officer

Presbyterian Foundation

512.983.3329

joseph.moore@presbyterianfoundation.org

Presbytery Job Opportunities

San Fernando Presbytery is seeking a half-time Director of Congregational Discernment who can guide congregations through the process of spiritual discernment, supporting them as they discover and pursue their "next faithful steps." See attached job description.

If you have questions or want to apply, contact jsarmiento@sfpresby.org. They hope that interested candidates apply by September 1, with a planned start date in mid-October.

For more details, click here.

Winterfest Resources

Resources from the Gabrieleno/Tongva Tribe

Legal Training for Churches

Neighborhood Center Resource List

Treasurer's Manual PCUSA

WE REMEMBER IN PRAYER

We remember Iglesia de la Comunidad Presbyterian Church, Los Angeles, CA, in our Prayers of the People this week.

Upcoming Events

MEET THE INTERNATIONAL PEACEMAKERS

San Gabriel Presbytery will be welcoming not one but two International Peacemakers in the next two weeks. Rev. Dr. Hiheon Kim, from Korea, will be with us September 13th-18th, and Frances Namoumou, from Fiji, will be with us September 19-25. There are several opportunities to meet or hear from them.

Hiheon Kim has been a leader in social justice and spirituality, environmental care beyond globalized consumerism, and peace and reunification of the two Koreas. He will spend Sunday, September 15th, at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, worshiping in English at 10 am and preaching in Korean at noon, with lunch afterwards. On Tuesday, September 17th, he will be speaking on Zoom for the broader Southern California audience at 5 pm.

The Zoom link is:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85324614355?pwd=xKfoj8v3JAKe1IEXkc5IGh3hzSgyFz.1

Meeting ID: 853 2461 4355

Passcode: 251837

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+16694449171,,85324614355#,,,,*251837# US

Rev. Kim will also speak briefly at our Presbytery meeting, which begins at 7 pm. The Presbytery meeting is also on Zoom. To register, click the link below

PRESBYTERY MEETING REGISTRATION

Frances Namoumou comes with expertise in climate justice and ecological stewardship, and disaster and displacement management. On Sunday, September 22nd, she will be at Knox Presbyterian Church, lead an adult education class at 8:30 am, worshiping at 10 am, and staying for lunch with Knox' Sustainability Committee after worship. She will also speak at Interwoven for their quarterly potluck dinner, at Eagle Rock at 4 pm. To sign up to bring a dish, click here. On Wednesday, September 25th, she will be at Shepherd of the Valley Presbyterian Church, speaking at 11 am and staying for lunch, and then at Pilgrim Place in Claremont at 3 pm.

FREGISTER FOR LUNCH

Come to welcome these distinguished peacemakers, and learn about God's work in response to specific issues impacting their contexts.

Christian Faith and

Labor Series

Pasadena Presbyterian Church features worship at 10 am and Adult Education at 11:30 am on September 8th - September 22nd.

If there are any questions, please contact Kate Wiebe at kate.wiebe@ppc.net

or Anita Protich anita.protich@ppc.net

For more details, click here.

Holding Faith in

Divided Times

Zoom series

Join us September 23rd - October 28th for this free online workshop, sponsored by Claremont Presbyterian Church, as we dig deep in understanding the theological roots behind the concerning threat of Christian nationalism with a book study of Jim Wallis' "The False White Gospel" and other resources.

To register or for more information, go to holdingfaith.org.

Click here for more information