August 26, 2026

In the Presbytery of St. Augustine Our mission is " to support our faith community, so that together we are a greater witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ!"

Mini Workshop: How Small Churches Grow —

2 Case Studies + 3 Doable Growth Steps

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time

Join us for a mini workshop where we’ll look at two real stories of churches that found new life and three doable growth steps any congregation can begin this week.

Small churches are finding new energy through simple practices that fit their size—things people can actually do.

This workshop is especially for small churches with 60 or fewer members, or congregations that feel stuck and could use a little hope and direction.

Mini Workshop: How Small Churches Grow:

2 Case Studies + 3 Doable Growth Steps

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2026 Time: 7:00 PM Eastern Time

A 40‑minute presentation with a 20‑minute Q&A for small congregations looking for simple, doable steps toward new energy and growth you can begin in a week.

A Zoom link will be emailed to you after you register.

Please email the following information to Johnchoufong@gmail.com

Subject line: Mini Workshop Registration

Name: Pastor / Leader Name:

Church Name:

Email Address:

Number of Members / Average Attendance:

Join us tomorrow for one more:

August Cluster Gathering

Thursday Aug. 27th

1pm at Silver Spring Shores Presbyterian Church

674 Silver Rd, Ocala, FL 34472 *Lunch provided

*Please RSVP to David at david@staugpres.org

The new 2026-2027 Planning Calendars are coming and are almost here! The cost for each calendar is $15 if you pick it up here at the presbytery and $17 if we mail it to you.

Please call Lisa with your order, 904-733-8277 or email lisa@staugpres.org

If you are far from the presbytery and want to avoid the shipping cost we will bring the calendars with your request to the next presbytery meeting.

*The next presbytery meeting is on Saturday, October 24th at San Marco Presbyterian Church in Jacksonville.

Registration is NOW open.

Advance Registration is now closed but you can still sign up and pay at the door.

Do you have questions about General Assembly? Do you ever wonder what happens when we gather together for our bi-annual meeting? Join us on September 17, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. on Zoom for some reflections on the process and this year's meeting.

Presbytery of St. Augustine is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Conversation about the General Assembly

Time: Sep 17, 2026 06:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/5110556981?pwd=R3NGZmtpUjNTbXZaYkp5VFFoN0lCUT09&omn=81922097045

If needed CLICK HERE for additional log in information to join the September 17th zoom meeting.

SAVE THE DATE

The next meeting of the Presbytery of St. Augustine will be October 24, 2026, at San Marco Presbyterian Church.

2026 Cluster Gatherings

*Mark your calendar!

Tentative Dates for the remainder of 2026:

Nov. 16, St. Augustine

Nov. 17, Jacksonville

Nov. 18, Gainesville

Nov. 19, Ocala

SAVE THE DATE: The Winter PW Gathering will be January 23, 2027.

We mourn the loss of Ed Albright, former Executive Presbyter of The Presbytery of St. Augustine. Please keep the Albright family in your prayers during this time. A Celebration of Life is planned for Saturday October 10th- 11am at Geneva Presbyterian Church in St. John's, FL. More information is included in his obituary below.

Obituary of Ed Albright

Dr. Grayson request that we keep Sam Deputy and his family in our prayers, they have a great deal on their plate.

Pray for the Lord to guide the following church this week:

McIntosh

Tommy Lane, Commissioned Ruling Elder

Eva Joe Callahan, Clerk

What’s Happening at Montgomery?

August 29: PW Fall Gathering

October 10: Fall Festival

October 16-18: Fall Youth Retreat

November 13-15: Choose FI Jacksonville Retreat

Dec 30-Jan 2: Winter Camp

Call to Serve

Are you called to serve God at the presbytery level? Several of our committees have positions that we need to fill to carry out our mission. We are looking for ruling elders and teaching elders that have time and energy to serve Christ beyond the local church.

For more information, please contact Beth Touchton, Volunteer Management Committee Chair,

or David Rollins, Lead Presbyter.