ONLY 10 DAYS AWAY!

OCTOBER 24 PRESBYTERY GATHERING

PLANNING CALENDARS ARE HERE!

The PC(USA) Planning Calendars are ready for pickup!



You can collect your calendar order in two ways:

• arrange a time with Kate to stop by the Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church office
• come to the Saturday, October 24, Presbytery Gathering at Southminster Presbyterian Church.

Kate will only have calendars at events where individuals have confirmed pickup.



Please contact Kate in the Presbytery Office to let her know how you will be retrieving your calendar order.

ARE YOU THE NEXT PRESBYTERY TREASURER?

The Presbytery of Milwaukee is currently in search of a part-time treasurer to oversee the corporate and financial responsibilities of the Presbytery and interpret the finances to the Presbytery, the Council, and Presbytery staff. The position reports to the Presbytery through the Council and interacts closely with the Presbytery Executive, the Administrative Assistant, the Stated Clerk, and the Treasurer of the Presbytery of Milwaukee Foundation. The treasurer will receive a $2,500 yearly stipend.

This is anticipated to be primarily a remote position, with periodic in person meetings, totaling approximately 5 hours per week.

Resumes and questions regarding the position may be submitted to the Personnel Chair, Terry Lyons.

WHEN THE CHURCH CHANGES, OUR MANUALS SHOULD TOO:

Rethinking Session Structure, Ordering for Mission, and Pastoral Relations

The Church is changing. That statement will surprise no one serving on a Session today. Congregations are navigating changing patterns of participation, fewer people willing or able to serve on standing committees, new expectations of pastoral leadership, financial pressures, aging buildings, changing neighborhoods, and ministry opportunities that would have been difficult to imagine when many of our congregational manuals were written.

Yet sometimes our organizational structures have remained remarkably unchanged. We may have a committee because we have always had that committee. We may elect a particular number of ruling elders because that was the right number when the congregation was twice its present size. We may conduct an annual pastoral evaluation because an old personnel policy tells us to do so, even though neither the Session nor congregation has articulated strategic priorities against which pastoral ministry could meaningfully be evaluated.

This is where polity, social science, and practical theology meet.

The Foundations of Presbyterian Polity begin not with organizational charts, committees, or even Sessions, but with ...(read more)

PDA PRAYER SERVICE FOR THE DISAPPEARED

Join Presbyterian Disaster Assistance on Wednesday, October 14, at 5:00 pm (CST) for a prayer service to honor the people who have been kidnapped or have died in immigration enforcement custody. Register here: tinyurl.com/MAMPrayer2026

If you know of someone who has been kidnapped by immigration enforcement and would like a prayer for them, add their first name or initials here:

https://tinyurl.com/Disappearedprayer

NORTH SHORE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SHARED KITCHEN RIBBON CUTTING

Don't miss this important and informative ribbon-cutting for the North Shore Presbyterian Church (NSPC) Shared Kitchen. It has literally been years in the making.

Join NSPC on Tuesday, November 17 at 4:00 pm at North Shore Presbyterian Church, 4048 North Bartlett Avenue, Shorewood, WI 5321

Ribbon Cutting Activities

• Learn what's cooking in the North Shore food scene from church leaders
• Local business leaders and food entrepreneurs
• Get a look at this newly updated, fully functional commercial kitchen
• Refreshments will be served

Please review the attached flyer: Multiplying Our Mission.

You'll see how the North Shore Shared Kitchen is a dynamic hub for food entrepreneurs located in downtown Shorewood, designed to help food businesses build and grow while providing an opportunity to enrich the North Shore Community.

Your attendance helps support NSPC, the community, and its neighbors.

Please RSVP by November 2, 2026.

It's always a good day to be a neighbor.

MONTREAT YOUTH CONFERENCE 2027

If you have any youth in your congregation who might be interested in attending Montreat Youth Conference, please be in touch with Pastor Jenny Gleichauf at jenny@covpres.org. Members of the Presbytery are looking particularly at week 2 (June 13-19) or at Week 5 (July 25-31). Week 5 is of particular interest because it mirrors what Triennium will be in 2028. 

There are some funds that will help us defray costs, but we do not yet know what costs will be. Not every church will need to send adult chaperones. 

GROUNDED UNDER PRESSURE

October 28 on Zoom, Noon-1:30 p.m.

Build your toolkit for self-awareness and self-regulation. Plan on viewing live; limited-time access to recording. Grounded Under Pressure helps Christian leaders recognize what happens within themselves when anxiety and tension increase and practice ways of remaining calm, clear, and connected in the midst of it. Facilitated by Rev. Jess Shults and Dr. Stacy Wieland of The Colossian Forum. Register at https://www.wichurches.org/events/grounded

Presbytery of Milwaukee in Milwaukee seeks PART TIME TREASURER