SEPTEMBER NEWSLETTER | 2023

New Director of Connectional Relationships

SOLT has a new staff member. Jana Blazek recently joined the team as the Director of Connectional Relationships, a position shared with the Presbytery of Chicago. She will help share resources, stories, and ideas throughout the synod.

Click here to read a reflection from Jana and learn how she can support your church.

Meet Terry Epling

We’re getting to know presbytery leaders from around the synod. This month, meet Terry Epling from Whitewater Valley Presbytery.

Click here to learn about Terry's call and what's giving him hope for the church.

GLAPCE Fall Retreat

GLAPCE's Fall Retreat will be October 24-26 at Immanuel Presbyterian Church in Schererville, IN. Focusing on the theme "Be Still," there will be worship and interactive inspiration from speaker Rev. Lynn Bird.

SOLT can help with costs for educators serving in the synod.

Click here to learn more.

Boundary & Ethics Workshop

The Presbytery of Whitewater Valley is offering a Boundary and Ethics workshop on September 16 in Rochester, Indiana. Registration is being handled by Ohio Valley Presbytery. Registration and more information can be found here.

Hymnals Available

The Synod office has about 50 Presbyterian Hymnals available to anyone who wants them. If you're interested, please reach out to Wynesia Jackson.

Is Your Boundary Training Current?

SOLT is covering the cost of boundary training for all pastors within the presbyteries of the synod.

The Presbyteries of Great Rivers and Southeastern Illinois are offering joint annual training on misconduct on Zoom:

Tuesday, October 31-Wednesday, November 1—3:00-5:30 each day / Register

Presbytery of Chicago is offering boundary training :

Wednesday, October 17-Thursday, October 18 from 9:30-noon each day / Register

Synod Presbyterian Women:

Resilient Woman Retreat

The Synod of Lincoln Trails Presbyterian Women invites you to step away from the everyday, take a break, and join the Resilient Woman retreat to explore the stories of resilient women from the Bible, the enduring legacies they left behind, our own spiritual journeys and their impact in the world.

Learn more about the Wheaton retreat or Danville retreat.

Commissioner of the Month!

Penny Frame

Presbytery of Great Rivers

Penny Frame is a Commissioned Pastor serving small church in Lewiston, Illinois.

She says she likes serving as a synod commissioner because: "I am very interested in the Presbyterian form of government and serving on the Synod helps me get to know more."

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