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The Foothills Presbytery
Worship Committee
Has created a virtual worship service that may be used
December 25 or January 1.
Through scripture, music, and prayer, the service will tell the story of the birth of Jesus, including the visit from the three magi at Epiphany. The prayers come from the children’s book, “The Twelve Prayers of Christmas.”
Service and resources will be available no later than December 12 and can be streamed through your own congregation's platform. (Resources include audio and visual links, as well as the bulletin.)
We hope this service will be a gift to all congregations this Christmas season.
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This event will be hosted at Camp Fellowship on
Saturday, December 3, 2022.
Registration Fees:
$25 per person
Saturday Day of Training with lunch
$40 per person
Friday Overnight Stay with
breakfast and lunch on Saturday
Dutch Dinner Friday evening at Break on the Lake for anyone interested in gathering!
About the Training:
The event will focus on the four areas on which our Book of Order requires each
new officer to be examined
1) Personal Faith,
2) Reformed Doctrines and Beliefs,
3) Presbyterian Polity
4) Duties of the Office of Elder or Deacon
Having a copy of the PC(USA) Book of Order will be beneficial for attendees.
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We will be utilizing a new officer training manual that Tom Malone has prepared,
entitled Being the Best You Can Be: a Notebook for Preparing Church Officers for Service. Each attending person will receive a copy of this notebook which contains the material we will be using that Saturday but also other material which will help you do some additional personal preparation.
Officers who have already been ordained but who would like additional training are welcome and encouraged to attend.
For more information, please contact [email protected]
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Resources we have found challenging and inspirational:
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Time Magazine, October 24/31 Issue, Lincoln Saved American Democracy, We Can Too by Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer and professor at Vanderbilt University
At the River: Struggle and Grace in the Segregated South
Fort Hill Presbyterian will host a screening on
Monday, February 6th, 2023 at 6:00 PM in the Sanctuary.
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Youth Leaders Roundtable
Thursday, December 1
12 noon
at Fourth
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Christian Educators Gathering
Next Gathering is
December 5, 12:00
at First Spartanburg
Bring your best Lent ideas to share!
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CRE Cohort
Next Gathering is
January 10, 12:30
at the Presbytery office
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Music Ministry Leaders
No meeting in December.
Our next Zoom gathering will be Wednesday, January 11.
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God’s Holy Darkness, by Sharei Green and Beckah Selnick; illustrated by Nikki Faison. Beaming Books, 2022. (J_220.95 Green – Children’s Books)
In God's Holy Darkness, the authors deconstruct anti-Blackness in Christian theology by celebrating instances in the story of God's people when darkness, blackness, and night are beautiful, good, and holy. From the darkness at the beginning of creation to the blackness of the sky on the day when Christ's birth was announced to the shepherds, children learn that blackness is something to celebrate as an important element of the life of faith. Lush and vibrant illustrations underscore the mystery and beauty of these wondrous acts of God's holy darkness.
Perfect for reading and anti-racist reflection in worship, as an affirmation and celebration with children, and at home with caregivers, God's Holy Darkness is a book to cherish.
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THE PRESBYTERIAN PROMISE
AN $80,000 SCHOLARSHIP OVER 4 YEARS FOR ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE PRESBYTERIAN.
The Presbyterian Promise Scholarship is a commitment by Presbyterian College (PC) to recognize students for their merit and affiliation with the Presbyterian Church. PC seeks to develop students academically and spiritually in this signature scholarship. Students who are of members of Presbyterian churches will receive a scholarship for a minimum of $20,000 per year for up to four years—that’s an $80,000 commitment to you.
For more information and to apply visit our site: www.presby.edu/presbyterian-promise
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APCE
2023 ANNUAL EVENT
January 25–28, 2023
Birmingham, AL
Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex
REGISTER NOW
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The Manna Retreat
A weekend for young adults
January 27–29, 2023
Hosted by Montreat Conference Center
According to The Defining Decade by psychologist Meg Jay, “eighty percent of life’s most defining moments take place by age thirty-five.” Translation: being a young adult is hard. In an effort to support both young adults navigating the messiness of this time in their lives, as well as to support young adult ministries at the local church, we have created The Manna Retreat. The Manna Retreat is three days, 100 young adults, one old hotel, and ten small groups dedicated to creating deeper faith and deeper relationships. If your faith could use a spark plug, if your spirit could use a deep laugh, if your heart could use some new friendships, or if your body could use a place to belong, then this is for you.
Click here for more information.
Registration Open!
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- Friday, March 24, 20237:00 PM
- Sunday, March 26, 202310:00 AM
- Fellowship Camp & Conference
- 457 Camp Fellowship Road Waterloo, SC, 29384
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New book from Beth Templeton: | |
Available from the author, Amazon, Ingram, and other fine booksellers | |
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About the New Initiative…
Fellowship Camp and Conference Center is expanding its impact to more people in our community. We are proud to announce the formation of the Lake Campus program through a new strategic program initiative beginning in partnership with Presbyterian College (Clinton, SC). This strategic partnership between Fellowship and Presbyterian College will open avenues for interaction and bring new program opportunities that increase Fellowship’s reach and impact with new activity, programs, and resources at the Camp Fellowship location on Lake Greenwood. READ MORE
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Landrum Church is looking for 20-25 Hymnals.
If any church has Hymnals available to donate, please contact Beth Hoskins, [email protected].
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Calling all College-Aged Young Adults!
We want you to join us for the 2023 College Conference @ Montreat! Whether you have attended a conference before, or you are new to Montreat altogether, College Conference offers a place for everyone to experience the overwhelming love of God in new and exciting ways. Learn more HERE.
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It's the last month of 2022, but there are still ways to witness for justice, drawing inspiration from PW Churchwide’s Justice and Peace Calendar.
Feel free to share the information with friends and family, your congregation, and/or include it in your newsletter. And watch for the 2023 dates again next year!
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NEW Workshop:
The Bible and Film
March 6 - 8, 2023
Led by: Dr. Samuel Adams, Professor of Old Testament
Multiple Ways of Teaching and Learning
Friday, March 24, 2023, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Led by: Dr. Lakisha Lockhart, Assistant Professor of Christian Ed
The Past, Present, and Future of Giving and Generosity
Online Workshop
3-part series
Dates: Tuesdays, January 17 - 31, 2023, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m. ET
Click here for a full list of upcoming Educational Opportunities
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Click here to see additional
Available Jobs
postings on our
website.
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Wrestling With God
Nov 17, 2022
By Langley Hoyt, seminary student
Austin Seminary
October 27, 2022
A reading from Genesis 32, verses 22 through 31.
That night Jacob got up and took his two wives, his two female servants and his eleven sons and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. When the man saw that he could not overpower him, he touched the socket of Jacob’s hip so that his hip was wrenched as he wrestled with the man. Then the man said, “Let me go, for it is daybreak.”
But Jacob replied, “I will not let you go unless you bless me.”
The man asked him, “What is your name?”
“Jacob,” he answered.
Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with humans and have overcome.”
Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.”
But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him there.
So Jacob called the place Peniel, saying, “It is because I saw God face to face, and yet my life was spared.”
The sun rose above him as he passed Peniel, and he was limping because of his hip.
Holy Wisdom, Holy Word. Thanks be to God.
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We enter our story in the middle of the night. Illuminated by the moonlight and surrounded by the sounds of the wilderness, Leah and Rachel are shaken awake by their husband Jacob. It’s time to go. They gather their children along with their servants Zilpah and Bilhah. The young children rub the sleep out of their eyes. READ MORE
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Mark your Calendars for these Upcoming Events | |
2022
December
1 Youth Roundtable
3 Officer Training at Camp Fellowship
5 Educators Gathering at First Sptg
6 Bills & Overtures meeting
8 Examinations Commission meeting
13 Foothills Presbytery Staff Development Day - Office Closed
Foothills Presbytery Calendar
2022 Foothills Presbytery Stated Meetings
February 21, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm Foothills Presbytery Stated Meeting #122
Presbyterian Communities, Easley
May 20, 2023
10:00 am - 2:30 pm Foothills Presbytery Stated Meeting # 123
Location TBD
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