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October / 18 / 2022
Another Shooting - Let Us Pray
Please pray for the victims and first responders of

Central Visual and Performing Arts High School
Shooting on Monday Morning, October 24, 2022
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Once again, Holy One, we cry, how long, O Lord? 
We wonder, when will it be enough?
How do we respond to violence when it occurs?
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) Recommendations Found Here
Our Presbytery - Our Work
Weekly Prayer Basket

  • Please pray for...please pray for those who mourn and those who need healing from school shootings
  • Please pray for...baby Calliope Elizabeth, born 3 months early, fighting in NICU
  • Please pray for... safety of children and parents who will be trick or treating
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Thurs., Oct. 26
1:30 pm Vision Team Click Here
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12 pm - All Pastors Click Here

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Stated Presbytery Gathering
Saturday, November 5
9 am - Opening in Worship

Hybrid - Hosted by the Washington Presbyterian Church
4834 S Point Rd, Washington, MO 63090
Featured Education Hour
Rev. Dr. Ray Jones III, PC(USA) Director of Theology, Formation and Evangelism, Theology, Formation & Evangelism brings together several ministries that form and transform disciples, leaders, congregations, and new worshiping communities. Our ministries are diverse, but each empowers a unique witness to Jesus Christ.
With a Master of Divinity and a Doctor of Ministry from Columbia Theological Seminary, he has also served the church as a pastor in congregations in Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia.
News & Updates
Along the Road
Announcing a new podcast just for you! 
Be inspired, hear the stories of others, and practice the tools of faith and leadership through conversations that nourish, enrich, and aid in the formation of leaders in the church. Mid-Council leaders will integrate foundational values with the practice of faith and ministry. Congregational leaders, particularly ruling elders and deacons will experience practices to connect faith to everyday life. 
> Nourish: Short episodes for ruling elders and deacons
> Encounter: Longer episodes for church and mid-council leaders
Along the Road has recently launched on your favorite streaming service. The trailer and the first Nourish episode are now available.
> Read more and find links to weekly episodes here as they are published. 
Tips for Caring for God's Amazing Creation: 
Take a 5-minute shower!
The average American shower uses 2.5 gallons of water per minute. Try to limit your shower to as few minutes as possible. Consider turning off the water while you lather up and only turn it on to rinse. You can also get a water-saving nozzle for the shower.
"TIPS" is brought to you by the Earth Care Work Group of the presbytery. Contact: 314-941-9378 or carletonstock@aol.com.
Interfaith Partnership of St. Louis
Thur., Oct. 27 | 5:30 pm

Join us Thursday, October 27, 2022, from 5:30pm-8:00pm at Lambert International Airport's Aero Event Space for IPSTL’s largest gathering of the year! Your attendance enables our essential work of bridging divisions, fostering relationships, and building a St. Louis where all can flourish together as neighbors.
Get your tickets by clicking here.
First Presbyterian Church – Kirkwood
Deacons Red Cross Blood Drive
Fri., Oct. 28 | 1 pm to 6 pm
Make your appointment now! It will be conducted in FPC-Kirkwood Fellowship Hall at church, located at 100 E. Adams Ave, Kirkwood, MO 63122. Directions can be found by clicking here.
COVID PROTOCOLS: Masks are no longer required. Red Cross staff will likely be wearing masks. Participants must come individually.
Appointments can be made online by visiting RedCrossBlood.org and entering FirstPresKirkwood or calling 1-800-Red Cross (1-800-733-2767). Walk-ins are accepted, but those with appointments will be taken first. There continues to be a critical need for blood. Please consider giving this gift of life.
Steelville Presbyterian Church
Thursday, November 17
2 pm to 6 pm
If you have the heart to give and will be on the western side of our presbytery, please consider donating this renewable resource. Located at 211 N First St, Steelville, MO. Appointment times can be found by clicking here. Directions to the church can be found here.
Florissant Presbyterian Church
Trunk and Treat
on Sunday, Oct. 30th from 3-5 pm.
Florissant Presbyterian Church is located at
660 Charbonier Rd, Florissant, MO 63031
New Horizons Presbyterian
Trunk or Treat
Sun., Oct. 30 | 3pm-5pm
The New Horizons Presbyterian Church, located at 9424 Everman in Overland, will be having a Trunk or Treat on Sunday, October 30th from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. There will be pumpkin carving, games, face painting, candy, hot dogs and popcorn. Kids of all ages are welcome to join us for a fun time together. We look forward to seeing you! If you have any questions, please contact our office at (314) 427-0841 or by e-mail at newhorizonspcusa@sbcglobal.net
St. Mark Presbyterian Church
ChristmasBoutique & Angel Street Café
Tues., Nov. 8 | 10:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Wed., Nov. 9· | 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Christmas Decorations and Ornaments, Handmade Holiday Items Children’s Items, Jewelry, Hand-Painted Folk Art Items, Floral Arrangements, Personalized Items, Jams & Jellies, Fresh-Baked Delicacies, Many More Unique Gift Ideas
Join us for lunch or dinner! It’s a great way to launch the holiday season with family and friends. Enjoy St. Mark’s Famous Chicken Salad, homemade soups, and heavenly desserts.
Located at 601 Claymont Dr, Ballwin, MO 63011.
Directions found by clicking here.
MCRC Remembers - Memorial Service
Monday, November 7th - 7:00 p.m. CT
On November 7, Mercy Conference and Retreat Center will gather for a special memorial service to remember and pray for the faithful departed.
We invite you to honor the life of a loved one who has passed by making a memorial gift to MCRC. When you give any amount, a luminary bearing the name of the deceased will be displayed in our chapel during the Memorial Service.
The service is free and will be held in person and live-streamed. Registration is required for both. Service begins at 7:00 p.m. CT.
Registration is requested by noon on Thursday, November 3, 2022.
Visit our website for more information and to register: www.mercycenterstl.org/mcrc-remembers-memorial-service
Webster Groves Presbyterian Social Justice Film Club
November 15th | 7:00 pm in the Parlor and  Zoom
All are welcome to join a discussion of the new three-part film, The U.S. and The Holocaust, a film by Ken Burns, Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein. Ken Burns calls it the most important film he's ever made. "Inspired in part by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum's 'Americans and the Holocaust' exhibition and supported by its historical resources, the film examines the rise of Hitler and Nazism in Germany in the context of global antisemitism and racism, the eugenics movement in the United States and race laws in the American south."
The series premiered on PBS this September and is available to stream for free on all station-branded PBS platforms, including PBS.org and the PBS Video app. The first half of the series will be discussed on October 11th and the second half on November 15th. 
Trinity Presbyterian Church is located at 6800 Washington Ave, St. Louis. Directions found by clicking here.
For more details about this event and Trinity's Troubling the Waters: Exploring Negro Spirituals project, please follow Click Here
January 25-28, 2023
Birmingham, Alabama
Come – join us for a few days as we gather (online and in person) to grieve the losses we have endured due to illness, fear, convenience, laziness, complacency, workaholism, and comparison. Jesus is calling us to rest – really rest. It is our hope that you will find rest and company during the Annual Event.
Learn more by clicking here.
Consider a Retreat
with a Place of Grace
I recently led a women’s retreat in Colorado Springs, Colorado which included a spirituality center with eight prayer stations based on the Luke 10:38-42 passage about the place of grace provided by both Martha and Mary for Jesus and by Jesus for Martha and Mary. Two things happened: first, in order to be adequately prepared, I overprepared, and second, the spirituality centerpiece of the retreat was offered as a Saturday afternoon free time option amidst a number of additional options.
I have supplies to accommodate a spirituality center with faith-booking components for 40 participants ready to go and would love to offer this unique, roughly three-hour opportunity for a group in the presbytery. You provide the location, and I’ll provide the retreat in its entirety. A Place of Grace is offering-based and can be structured for individual offerings or for an offering that covers the group. As the Lectionary Year C draws to a close, I wonder who might like to schedule a November retreat with me? Please call me at 618-410-5060, and we will discuss the details! – Julie Gvillo, Pastor, Founder and Creative Executive Director of A Place of Grace, a validated ministry of the Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy
New Horizons Presbyterian
SINGERS WANTED!
If your church choir has not begun meeting or if you would like to be a part of a group and experience the joy of singing together, whatever the reason, please join us! Read flyer by clicking here.
If you need additional information, please contact our church office at (314) 427-0841 and leave a message. We would love to have you join us!
VBS Curriculum Available
St. Charles Presbyterian Church, would like to donate to some congregation who might use it. The curriculum is Cokesbury’s Knights of North Castle. It is a discontinued curriculum, but we have the starter kit which includes music cds, media info and resources, leader guides, student books, etc. We also have leftover craft supplies and projects and decorations. We bought it in 2019 and couldn’t use it for 2020, obviously, so by the time we did it this past summer (2022), we couldn’t order any other resources. However, there were lots of resources for decorations and craft/art projects on Oriental Trading, so it was an easy VBS to plan and execute. We would be so happy to share if another congregation could use the curriculum. If anyone is interested, they may contact Kenda Carey at kenda@scpcusa.org or 636 946-4467. I am in the church office on Tuesday-Thursday, 8:30-12:30. 
New Commissioned Pastor Class Forming
A Commissioned Pastor is a ruling elder in the Presbytery who, once training is complete, is eligible for limited pastoral services. Commissioned Pastors may, for example, moderate the session of a congregation to which they are commissioned, administer sacraments, and officiate at marriages where permitted by law.
Many current Commissioned Pastors in the presbytery serve as sole pastors of smaller congregations. Others use their training to strengthen leadership roles in their home churches and throughout the presbytery generally.
Many candidates for the Commissioned Pastor Program complete their training while also employed full-time.
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Federal Student Loan Relief for Pastors

The Synod of Mid-America wants you to know that relief is available! Apply soon because this offer expires on October 31.
More information can be obtained here:

The form is here:
Called to Serve? We Need You!
Have You Considered Presbytery Service?
There are many ministry team positions available in the coming year, and we just know you would be a good fit for a committee or commission
Please fill out and return the form below.
GLPby App Form (Word) | GLPby App Form (fillable PDF)
Current Support Ministry Position Openings
Communications Administrator - Ladue Chapel, Ladue, MO

Worship Musician/Coordinator -Westminster Presbyterian St. Louis, MO

Part-Time Pastor - Rock Presbyterian, Imperial, MO

(PT) Coordinator Christian Education - Southminster Presbyterian, Crestwood, MO

Organist/Accompanist - First Presbyterian - Cape Girardeau, MO

Music Director - Glendale Presbyterian Church, Glendale, MO

Head of Music - First United Presbyterian, Collinsville, IL


Off Hours Help Needed? Contacts Found Below
Rev. Ryan Landino
Presbytery Leader

314-409-9002
Rev. Liz Kanerva
Associate
Presbytery Leader
314.779.6809
Rev. Joy Myers
Stated Clerk

815.501.5522
Leigh Porter
Office Manager
314.225.9470
Janice McMillen
Communications Associate
573.578.3960