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Presbytery of San Jose
January 30, 2025
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PC(USA) Stated Clerk of the General Assembly and Executive Director of the Interim Unified Agency, The Rev. Jihyun Oh will be at the NEAR gathering May 3, 2025 at Presbytery of Monterey, 9:00am (with a light breakfast at 8:00am.)
Polity and Government Sub-Committee will present GA226 proposed amendments to the Book of Order for ratification by the Presbytery at February 27 Presbytery Zoom meeting.
GA226 Book of Order Proposed Amendments
Dates and Times of 2025 Presbytery Meetings
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Detail of stained-glass window at Foothill Presbyterian Church, San Jose. This window will be on the cover of the Presbytery of San Jose's Lent/Easter 2025 Daily Devotional. Photo: Rev. Dr. Libby Boatwright.
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Theme: "Walk in Newness of Life" (Romans 6:4)
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Register to join:
http://bit.ly/rrnvolunteer
Feb 6, 2025, 4:30 - 6:30pm Get trained to be an RRN Observer in case of ICE actions.
Show up to potential ICE actions to protect the rights of our undocumented neighbors.
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Join the Rapid Responder Network in Santa Clara County
From Nicholas Hurley, Ruling Elder at Stone Church of Willow Glen and Candidate under Care of the Presbytery:
I trained as a responder with the RRN in 2017, during Trump’s first term in office. During that time, I received a few calls from the network, but never witnessed any actual ICE activity. However, this past Monday (January 27) at 7:27am, I got a text alert that ICE agents were present at a grocery store in my neighborhood. I, along with four other volunteer legal observers, showed up and documented the behavior of the agents as they were gathering in the loading dock of the grocery store.
Though the agents eventually left without picking anyone up, the RRN used the information we gathered to keep track of ICE activities, and to help calm some of the fears of our immigrant community. For me, this is a tangible expression of love for our immigrant neighbors — a way to show them that we have their backs when they are afraid. I hope you will be able to join me in expressing this love by joining the RRN training online on February 6.
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National Asian Presbyterian Women's Retreat at the Mercy Center, April 25-27
Ruling Elder Elsa Amboy, Presbytery Moderator 2023, is also member of the Northern California chapter of APW, host of this year's triennial NAPW gathering. She shares this registration form with an invitation for all Asian women in the Presbytery to join her this April in Burlingame. Registration fees are subsidized, and there is a commuter option. More information is at this link!
About APW
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Resources: caring for vulnerable communities
By Amanda Craft, Manager, Immigration Advocacy, Interim Unified Agency, PC(USA)
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Special thanks to Stone Church Elder and retired librarian Rhonda Lakatos, for seeking out and for sharing this helpful, up-to-the-minute information from PC(USA). | | |
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Volunteers Can Provide Housing to Wildfire Survivors from Presbytery of the Pacific
Shirley Velasco, Executive Administrator, Presbytery of the Pacific shares this google form with families who want to provide housing for one of the wildfire survivors. "The need is great," she writes.
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Memorial for Mel Goertz, Stone Church Ruling Elder and Presbytery Volunteer, Feb 22 at 1pm | | |
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Mel Goertz walked into God’s embrace early morning January 13, peacefully and surrounded by family. Mel's memorial will be held at Stone Church on Saturday, February 22, 2025 (1pm). A small reception will be held afterwards in the social hall.
Stone Church Obituary
Mel Goertz, US Navy, Radioman 2nd
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