One Great Hour of Sharing

For more than 70 years, One Great Hour of Sharing has connected us in God’s healing, tending and growing to create a world where all needs are met. 

Thanks to your heartfelt gifts, One Great Hour of Sharing currently supports projects in more than 100 countries.

Visit pcusa.org/oghsmap for locations and ministries. 

Stewardship Kaleidoscope

Registration is opening soon and we have special 2022 Throwback pricing to kick things off. For just one month you will be able to register at 2022 early bird prices:

• $300 individual in-person
• $115 virtual
• $159 first-call pastors and seminarians
• special group pricing at 2022 rates

Looking for Hosts! 

The Stated Clerk, Jay Wilkins, is wondering if there might be interest in restoring the practice of clerks and moderators gathering at churches throughout the Presbytery. We would need congregations that might host regional gatherings. Imagine clerks and moderators gathering at churches throughout the Presbytery to support each other in our responsibilities, and to swap minutes and registers to be reviewed while we are together. I need your help in restoring this practice by volunteering to host clerks and moderators in their area. The practice was to gather on Saturday mornings, though other times might work. Give this some thought and be in touch with me about your interest at [email protected]. 

Selma Disaster Relief

Many of you generous people have asked how to help out in Selma. Currently we have a team of people investigating our Presbytery's best strategic approach to long term assistance in Selma. In the meantime if you wish to make a gift for the rebuilding of Selma, we recommend the Black Belt Community Foundation. We recommend this because the Black Belt Community Foundation is a coalition of all the stakeholders in the Black Belt and are more intimately aware of the needs of the region. You may donate at the website below:

 https://blackbeltfound.org/2023-disaster-relief-funds/

Summer Camp

News from Presbyterian Home for Children

Cordelia Stanley, Director of Moderate Residential Care and Doug Marshall, President, were on Daybreak last week on WOIL, TV 47 in Sylacauga. It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase the ministry of the Home.  View the video below.

Presbyterian Home for Children announces leadership changes 

The Presbyterian Home for Children has announced changes in its leadership in the wake of the passing of its Senior Vice President of Program Operations and Services.  

Felicia Ayers Storey spent her entire professional career of 37 years at the Home, starting as a social worker and working up to Senior Vice President over the Home’s programs for at-risk and homeless children, youth, young adults and families. She died unexpectedly on Feb. 18. 

Newsletters, Bulletins, News

• Presbyterian Outlook / Resources for Easter Sunday
• Presbyterian Historical Society

Reclaiming Our Calling: Deacons & Ruling Elders and the Care of Souls—A leader formation webinar

Ruling elders and deacons are invited to the second leader formation webinar of 2023, April 27, 7:00–8:30 p.m. Eastern. Participants will join with Rachel and Matt Rhodes to learn more about both the theoretical and practical realities of caring for one another in the church and the important role that church leaders serve within that.

This webinar will be recorded and interpretation into Korean and Spanish is available. There is a registration deadline of April 19.

For more information and registration links, visit the PC(USA) Leader Formation website.

Reminders

Just a reminder that the Presbytery office is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday's from 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM (4 PM on Friday). The staff work from home on Tuesday and Thursday's.

Please check with the office for availability before scheduling committee meetings.

On-going Newsletter Articles

Ponderings by: Rev. Dr. Sue Westfall

PHFC Thrift Store Donations

Perry Dallas County Fund

Online Church Services

Matthew 25

PRESBYTERY OPERATING FINANCES February 2023 YTD