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Clergy Women's Luncheon, March 26, Country Gourmet, Sunnyvale, 12pm
Moderator Libby Boatwright and Rev. Erica Rader invite women clergy of the Presbytery to a quarterly luncheon. Country Gourmet is named one of the best brunch spots in Silicon Valley. Please RSVP here: https://forms.gle/aUxVQYiHCv7RMFpw7
Commissioned Ruling Elder InfoSession Zoom scheduled for April 1, 4:00pm [Registration Link] The Presbytery adopted a Policy and Program for Commissioned Ruling Elders (CREs) for the Presbytery of San Jose. [Excerpt from Feb 27 Meeting Docket] This one-hour session is open to all presbyters and churches. Executive Presbyter Neal Presa will answer questions like, What is a Commissioned Ruling Elder (CRE)? Why a CRE? What are our Presbytery's policy and process on CRE support and preparation? How does one become a CRE?
Congratulations to First Presbyterian Church of Palo Alto for their 13th year certifying as an Earth Care Congregation, one of 361 congregations of PC(USA) to receive this certification. Learn more at the ECC program web page. Map of all E.C.C.s
Funding opportunities are available through Presbytery Work Groups for your church's local mission project or church health and growth project.
Community Mission Grant
A Community Mission project increases the service of our churches to meet the physical, spiritual, social, or emotional needs of our greater San Jose community or otherwise develops our mission capacity. Mission and Outreach Work Group co-chairs are Pam Siu (RE, Santa Teresa Hills Pres, also member of Coordinating Council) and Pastor Vincent Arishvara (TE, Trinity San Jose).
Congregational Growth Grant
explores new ways to express the love of Christ within our churches or provide health, vitality, care or revitalization for the church community. Contact CHG Work Group chair David Watermulder or Executive Presbyter Neal Presa with your ideas or questions about Congregational Growth projects.
Now Hiring: Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church seeks Chancel Choir Director
Job Description at this link - Contact Carol Heath for more information.
PWP Mystery Book Club Meetup Feb 29, 1:30-4pm PCLG (Hybrid meeting)
"In a Manhattan brownstone that has long served as a manse for him and his predecessors, the Rev. Seth Ludington discovers the bones of an infant...49 years dead."
PWP San Jose invites you to escape this month into a true Presbyterian mystery in this book club for the first of a 4-part series by father/daughter novelist team MM Lindvall. Details at sanjosepby.org RSVP here. All are welcome - snacks served!
Registration Deadline Approaches: Attention Asian Presbyterian Women, before March 20, please complete and mail in your registration form to the National Asian Presbyterian Women's Triennial Gathering with a check to: APW, C/O Jeanette Huie, 5080 Kearney Avenue, Oakland, CA 94602. Registration and payment must be received by March 22. Questions? Please email apwnoca@gmail.com
Unification Commission names Interim Leadership of the Interim Unified Agency. The organizational chart below is effective March 3, 2025 (Click for larger version.) Source: Presbyterian Outlook
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