Dear Presbytery Family,
This week’s Staying Connected contains a variety of news, including updates on the presbytery meeting, our search for a Communications Coordinator, and this year’s menu and order form for the yummy Thankful Pies that raise funds each year for our Montgomery Center!
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Pray for Our Congregations
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Presbytery Meeting on October 4 at Trinity Presbyterian Church at 9:30 am
Next week we will meet for worship, fellowship, mission and ministry at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Palm Coast and online via Zoom.
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Presbytery Meeting Special Lunch ‘N Learn: Insights on the Congregational Life Cycle
During our fellowship lunch, Rev. Carlton Johnson of the Presbyterian Mission Agency will share insights into the life cycle of congregations and how that relates to being a Vital Congregation. We will not be able to broadcast this program via Zoom.
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An Invitation: Clergy Retreat on October 17-19
El Caribe Resort and Conference Center in Daytona Beach
Guest Speaker: The Rev. Jon Brown,
Pastor of the Old Bergen Church in New Jersey
Church ministry leaders are called by God to first learn and then serve in the church. In learning, we are surrounded by other students and great teachers who inspire us. Then we accept calls and are thrust into the work, losing much of the fellowship and support that hatched us. We read the occasional book and have the now and again lunch with a colleague, but we tend to isolate ourselves from the very support that helped form us. COME REST AWHILE is a chance to reclaim that time of spiritual formation. We have, in Jon Brown, an excellent and nationally recognized workshop leader. We have an oceanfront hotel. All we are missing is you. Read more / register here.
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News From Montgomery Center |
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The Youth Presbytery Retreat Was Wonderful!
Montgomery hosted a fantastic retreat for middle and high school youth this past weekend. Nine church youth groups from within the presbytery participated.
Fall Fest, October 15, 12:00 - 7:00 pm, Activities for all ages!
Thankful Pies Fundraiser has begun! Dutch Apple, Citrus Cream Tart, Bourbon Pecan and Mocha Chess!
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News From Around The Presbytery |
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Mark Hults Installed as Pastor of First Gainesville
Mark’s installation at First Gainesville on September 18 was a very special worship service with wonderful music, preaching, and professions of commitment by the pastor and the congregation. We congratulate both of them, and we thank the installation commission for its leadership: Jerie Lukefahr (Moderator), Violet Asmuth, Mary Brown, Rhonda Link-Cummings, and Ron Watson.
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SOAP Regional Event at Epworth, Nov 3-5
Join others in our region (Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and Puerto Rico) who serve in educational ministry at Epworth by the Sea on St. Simon's Island, Georgia, November 3 - 5, 2022 to experience God through the art of play. Register Today!
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Minimum Effective Salary Increase in Presbytery of St. Augustine
For full-time installed pastors in our presbytery, the minimum effective salary has been increased to $48,489, a 5.74% increase as of September 20, 2022. This applies to pastors currently serving in calls as well as those who will be called to serve in the future.
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Goodbye and a Blessing for Marigrace Doran
This past week we said goodbye to our Communications Coordinator Marigrace Doran, who shared her skills and creativity with us for several years. Marigrace is now serving as a chaplain at Baptist Health. We thank her for her faithful service and ask for God’s blessing on her new calling.
Communications Coordinator Position Now Posted
Who Do I Call?
During this time of transition in the presbytery, you may contact our Stated Clerk, Sandra Hedrick, for most matters you would have referred to our Ministry and Mission Coordinator or Communications Coordinator; our Office Manager, Lisa Wells (financial/bookkeeping); our Presbytery Moderator, Jerie Lukefahr; or the Moderator of the Coordinating Council, Joe Albright. For pastoral care matters, please contact your area relationship coordinator (retired ministers are invited to contact Sandra Hedrick as your presbytery contact).
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Have You Checked Our Classifieds Page?
Our website’s classified page is up-to-date with openings for installed, interim, musician and stated supply pastoral openings.
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Presbyterian Disaster Assistance's Response to...
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Blessings,
Jerie Lukefahr, Moderator of the Presbytery
Sandra Hedrick, Stated Clerk
On Behalf of the Coordinating Council
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Previous Staying Connected emails are available on our website.
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