Mark your calendar for the
Five SC Presbyteries
Convocation and Stated Meetings
Saturday, May 21, 2021
at Presbyterian College & Thornwell
in Clinton, SC
- Gather with Church leaders from across the state at 9 AM
- Worship and Communion at 10 AM
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Guest Preacher: The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
- Lunch in Presbyterian College dining hall at 12 PM
- 120th Stated Meeting of Foothills Presbytery at 1:30 PM (Thornwell)
- Tours of PC and Thornwell (optional) starting at 3:30 PM
Please note: Convocation date has changed to Saturday only.
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Foothills Presbytery’s
Mission and Outreach Committee
Mission Trip Team Leaders Needed
Foothills Presbytery’s Mission and Outreach Committee is looking for people interested in possibly leading teams from presbytery congregations on mission trips. There are two different opportunities:
1- Assemble Gift of the Heart kits (clean-up buckets, hygiene kits, School kits). This mission opportunity is near Little Rock, AR at Ferncliff Camp and Conference Center. The team leader(s) would need to organize and oversee the mission trip. This is an opportunity for different age groups to work together. There are opportunities for side trips in the area.
2- Tornado Recovery - This mission trip opportunity is located near Madisonville, KY in response to the tornadoes that ravaged the area in December 0f 2021. The team leader(s) should know about construction and be able to organize and oversee the mission trip.
If you are interested, or for more information, please contact Peggy Swann at [email protected] or 864.287.4014
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Session Minutes Review
Dear Pastors and Clerks,
The Representation and Review Committee decided to follow the same process used during the last two years of the pandemic to review the 2021 Session Minutes. Rather than asking Clerks to gather in one room to review the minutes, we are asking you to drop off the completed 2021 minutes at the Presbytery Office.
The completed 2021 minutes will include:
*The Representation and Review Committee revised the Clerk’s Annual Review Form
for this year.
Please plan to drop off the completed 2021 Session Minutes between April 4 and June 16, Monday through Thursday between 9:30 and 4:00. The Foothills Presbytery address is 2242 Woodruff Road, Simpsonville, SC 29681.
Once the Session minutes have been reviewed, we will notify you that your minutes are ready to be picked up. We look forward to working with you to complete the review of your 2021 Session Minutes.
Blessings,
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SC5 Presbyteries Retreat
(For Ministers, Educators, & Church Leaders)
October 24–26, 2022
Montreat, NC
Theme: Leadership Development Is Great And All That, And What I Really Need Is Some Time Rest, Refresh, & Renew!
How are you feeling these days? Really feeling? Energized, excited and engaged in ministry? Or are you dragging your feet into the pulpit? Contemplating the communion table might be a nice nap location? Or are you mentally designing an escape hatch in your office for that next visit with the pastor? Where is your spark for ministry? Is it possible to lead from a place of wholeness? Is there room for creativity, imagination, and play? How can you experience the fullness of life and living and leading? as Children of God?
See more details HERE, including leadership, registration, accommodations, and daily schedule.
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Youth Roundtable
12 noon
Tuesday, April 5
126 Augusta Street, Greenville
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Educator's
12 noon
Next meeting is
Monday, April 11
at Easley
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Music Ministry Leader's
No April meeting.
Next meeting is Wednesday, May 11 by ZOOM.
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Western Region Gathering
8:00 am
Tuesday, May 24
We will meet at Panera in Anderson!
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Antiracism Ministry Team, Foothills Presbytery
Resources we have found challenging and inspirational:
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We are excited to announce that our
Since 1948, Camp Fellowship has provided unique summer programs for children & youth of all ages. We strongly believe camp is for everybody and work diligently to create exceptional programs that engage campers and guests in faith formation, community building, personal growth and development, and fun! Join us this summer for our 74th summer on the lake!
Foothills Presbytery has limited
need-based scholarships available.*
Also, Fellowship is offering a discount of $25
for the first 30 registrants from Foothills churches (CODE IS: Foothills25)
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Presby Youth Day will be hosted on Saturday, April 2, 2022! Join us on campus at the Cornelson Center for a time of worship and liturgy followed by a campus tour. PC is also hosting "Pack the Pondo" that afternoon with food trucks, a women's lacrosse match at 1:00, and a men's baseball game at 3:00. Following the campus tour, we encourage groups to purchase lunch at the food trucks and check out the sporting events at their leisure. Registration for Youth Day is free. Costs for lunch will vary.
To register, or if you have any questions, email Perrin Tribble at: [email protected]
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Year-Long and Summer Internships
Find life in ministry that crosses linguistic, cultural, and political borders.
Frontera de Cristo is happy to assist interested individuals in creating year-long and summer internships, as well as shorter-term volunteer opportunities. Through these experiences, people join together from both sides of the border to serve in bi-national ministry. You can join our bi-national team of young adult interns for a summer or year-long ministry experience. Share the gifts you bring to the table and discover new ones as you serve alongside our mission co-workers and partner ministries here in DouglaPrieta.
Interns range in age from late high school and undergraduate students seeking a summer of service, to young adults in between phases of life, to seminary students pursuing a life-long career in ministry work. What all interns have in common is a desire to embody God’s love and justice to the people of Agua Prieta and the migrants who pass through our border community. Interns live in a shared Frontera de Cristo apartment in Agua Prieta and utilize bicycles as their main form of transportation. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us. Then, when you are ready, please complete the full intern application form and submit it to [email protected].
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Want the J&P calendar for the entire year?
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Summer Study at Yale Divinity School runs June 6 - June 10 in an online format. Spaces are going quickly, so please register today. See the list of course offerings below. Full course descriptions are available online at the Summer Study website.
YDS Summer Study features distinguished faculty and is open to anyone interested in theological education, regardless of background, profession, and age. There are no prior educational requirements. Classes are small in size, run Monday-Friday, and engage with various topics designed to enlighten and enrich. Summer Study includes daily worship and a keynote address.
Participants receive a YDS Certificate of Completion at the end of the course week. Courses can count towards continuing education requirements for some clergy.
Courses are $400 with discounts for multiple course registration and for current YDS students. To register or get more information, go to summerstudy.yale.edu or call (203) 432-4473 or email [email protected].
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Synod of the South Atlantic
African American Clergy
and Educators Virtual Retreats
After much prayer and discernment for the need to remain connected, we will host a few more gatherings for African American Clergy and Educators. If you would like to receive information regarding these events, please submit your direct contact information at
PLEASE PLACE THESE PARTICIPATION DATES ON YOUR CALENDAR
the link for connection will be sent closer to the date of the event
April 29th
(following the Stated Synod Meeting)
July 15th
October 28th
In the past, we have hosted an African American Clergy and Educators Retreat at Epworth by the Sea on Saint Simons Island (GA) around the second week of September. The plan for an in-person retreat of this nature in 2022 is up for discussion. If you are interested in providing dialogue for this discussion, contact Rev. Cecelia D. Armstrong via email at [email protected].
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Considering a call to seminary?
Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA (next-door to Atlanta) is a PC(USA) seminary with a diverse and inclusive community that offers a robust education and full scholarship programs for all masters-level degree students. A seminary education can lead to careers to congregational ministry, chaplaincy, non-profit leadership, education, and so much more. All of our students share one essential characteristic: God has called each one to faithful discipleship and leadership in Christ’s Church.
If you’re interested in more information or a discernment conversation, please contact Sarah Kate Bumgarner at [email protected].
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At the Festival of Homiletics, May 16–20, 2022, you’ll hear respected and thoughtful speakers present on the theme After the Storm: Preaching and Trauma.
To get the most out of the Festival of Homiletics, purchase the recordings for full access to on-demand content you can view anytime:
- All sessions in audio and video formats
- Bonus sermons and lectures from top speakers
- Private social networking with other pastors and leaders
of Homiletics, May 16–20, 2022.
We’re excited about the superb thinkers and teachers who will present on this year’s theme, “After the Storm: Preaching and Trauma”
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MAY 2 @ 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
This is an online course is co-sponsored by the Center for Social Justice & Reconciliation (CSJR) and the Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary.
Online Course Title: Awakening the Church to Social Justice
Course Dates: Mondays, May 2 – June 13, 2022, 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. ET (No class meeting on May 30)
Course Description: This six-week, online course is designed to provide exposure to some foundational issues of Social Justice, with a view toward encouraging activism in local churches and communities. While historical and theoretical issues of injustice will be the doorway to engaging a more activist life, the focus of the course will ultimately be on possible avenues of practical application for social justice within the context of ministry.
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To view a FULL list of upcoming opportunities, visit:
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2022 Montreat Youth Conferences
June 5–August 6, 2022
A Montreat Youth Conference affirms youth in their calling to be and to shape the church of Jesus Christ.
Our desire is to help youth come to know and believe that they are the beloved of God and to be a place where authenticity, community, connection, and God’s truth thrive. We seek to be an inclusive space where each voice can be heard and where each heart can be molded; where change is invited, challenge is expected, and where all are embraced.
We have spent the last year, and more, in a season of disconnect through our challenges and circumstances. God calls us to be connected in all aspects of life. Through the stories of Mary and Martha, Jacob and Esau, Jeremiah, and many others, we are reminded that we are all inter-connected in God’s intentional actions. Join us as we explore the many ways that we can reconnect to live out God’s call.
Youth leave Montreat knowing that:
Their faith matters.
They are loved as they are.
They are part of a community of faith.
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Mediation Skills Training Institute
or Church Leaders
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders
- May 9-13, 2022 (online)
- June 13-17, 2022 (in person)
- August 1-5, 2022 (in person)
- November 14-18, 2022 (in person)
- The June session will be held in Fort Mill, South Carolina; the August session will be held in the Chicago area; and the November session will be held in the Phoenix area. Please check our website for updates.
Everyone Has to Deal with Conflict
Conflict is normal and inevitable – whether in the home, school, community, church or workplace. Leaders in all walks of life often have a responsibility to help others work through their conflicts.
The Mediation Skills Training Institute presented by the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center (LMPC) is designed to equip church leaders with the skills necessary to deal effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict. The five-day institute also includes a component on congregational mediation and consultation, placed within the context of family systems theory.
Although focused primarily on the church setting, the skills learned are directly transferable to other settings. Thus, managers in business, attorneys, experienced mediators, and others in leadership will be enriched by the training as well.
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Available Jobs
postings on our
website.
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Live a Life of Faith and Service
Mar 24, 2022
By Amy Jackson, Nazareth
Since Covid has released its tight squeeze on us, I have been fortunate to experience not only one but two confirmation classes! The Fall 2021 class was comprised of curious and insightful 9th & 10th graders; while the Spring 2022 class has enthusiastic and energetic 7th & 8th graders. One of our last confirmation lessons addresses what does it mean to live a Life of Faith. In order to understand what it means to live a life of faith and service, I thought it would be a good idea to have the confirmands complete a mission project. I was looking for something that would bring them closer to God, to their mentors, to each other and their church family, all while being the body of Christ, and strengthening their community. So, we planned a scavenger hunt type competition that had two parts.
Our selected recipient was Middle Tyger Community Center, a nonprofit organization that provides free and low-cost health, education and family services that support the lives of people living in Spartanburg County. Read More
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Mark your Calendars for these Upcoming Events |
2022
April
1-3 PYC Middle School Retreat at Asbury Hills
5 Youth Leaders Roundtable and Personnel Committee meeting
7 Finance Committee meeting and Committee on Ministry meeting
9 General Assembly Commissioners' training
10 PYC meeting
11 Educators Gathering
14 Committee on Shared Ministry meeting by ZOOM
19 Coordinating Council meeting
21 Financial Officers Forum
25-26 Foothills Presbytery staff Retreat - Office will be closed
28 Committee on Preparation for Ministry meeting
May 21, 2022 (dates have changed to Sat only)
November 01, 2022
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