Save the Date!

Stated Meeting
of
Trinity Presbytery
will be
Saturday, May 20, 2023
at
First Presbyterian Church
in Clinton
The Iconic Harambee Festival 34

is moving to

Charlie W. Johnson Stadium
1920 Two Notch Road
Columbia, SC 29204

You are invited to be a part of this historic event! Welcome to one of the largest college-sponsored festivals in the nation.

Enjoy the familiar vendors, performers, exhibitors, and activities from the past.

Begin a new era of participating in new and expanded festival activities.
As news of another school shooting reaches us, we find ourselves once again brokenhearted. The Covenant School is an elementary school connected to Covenant Presbyterian Church, a Presbyterian Church in America, congregation in Nashville, TN. In the wake of such a horrific event and senseless tragedy, if you are looking for words, we invite you to pray this prayer written by Rev. Rebekah Abel Lamar, pastor of Government Street
Presbyterian in Mobile, Alabama:

A PRAYER FOR NASHVILLE AND COVENANT SCHOOL
based on Psalm 121:1-2

I lift up my eyes to the hills. From where will our help come?

Oh, Lord, who wept love-laden tears for this broken world,
Our hearts are aching today.
Those children.
Those adults who cared for them.
At a school.
At a church.

From where will our help come?

It would be unimaginable if we hadn’t seen it so often.
Our shock, our anger, our horror have all melted into deep and suffocating sorrow for your children lost,
the lives changed,
the community marred with a “before” and an “after.”

From where will our help come?

We know we all fall short of the glory that you intend for us,
but do we have to do it so often?
With such horrific consequences?

From where will our help come?

Our help comes in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

Make us better than this, God, for the sake of our children.
Bring us to our knees in confession and to our feet in movement toward a safer world.

Our help comes in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

Give us once again righteous anger,
unrelenting compassion,
and unflinching determination.
Protect us from complacency, despair, and cynicism.
Shield our children and all our citizens while we summon the courage and the will to work together for what is right and good.

Our help comes in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.

Make us brave for the sake of the gospel of Jesus Christ
who never stopped loving this violent, broken, sinful world,
and never wavered in his mission to bring his kingdom to us.

Our help comes in the name of the Lord who made heaven and earth.
Help us beyond what we know to ask for, Lord,
as we follow a suffering Savior on this rocky path to resurrection.

Amen.
The dates for the Fall term for the
SC5 Lay School
have been changed to
October 27 -28, 2023
at Presbyterian College in Clinton, SC.

We will update the site with Registration materials as soon as they are available.
Good News: I am excited to share the news that The Presbyterian Agency for the Developmentally Disabled (PADD) is preparing to open its third residential home in Florence. This will be licensed as a Community Training Home II, and will become home for 4 men with an intellectual disability.
 
For Whom: This news could be of interest to members of your Presbytery who have a family member or friend with an intellectual or related disability and is seeking a residential option.
 
Background: In 2020 the mission known as InDwellings donated $86,750.00 to PADD. I believe this was a mission project supported in part by Foothills Presbytery. At that time InDwellings was attempting to build homes for people with disabilities, but unfortunately this attempt was not successful. Therefore, InDwellings was dissolved, and their Board decided to donate a portion of the funds they raised to our mission in New Harmony. We ultimately designated this gift to a fund we established to build a third home. It took some time…but now the third home is almost ready.

If you know of people who may be interested, please share this information with them. Following are some Frequently asked questions about PADD, and contact information. Read More
Presbyterian College is partnering with Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Lake Institute on Faith and Giving to offer, for the first time in the southeast region, the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF).

The in-person conference dates are May 22-24, 2023,
and will be held at
Westminster Presbyterian Church 
in Greenville, SC.

Please email Perrin Tribble Andersen for additional information at ptribble@presby.edu.
Festival of Homiletics 2023 | Minneapolis & Live Online
May 15 - 18, 2023

Join us this year for the 2023 Festival of Homiletics in Minneapolis: "Preaching Hope for a Weary World"

“Preaching Hope for a Weary World” is the Festival’s response to the hardships and heaviness that have been our reality the last few years. In these wearying days, what is our call to preach? 
Hope. 
The Festival of Homiletics 2023 will inspire us to a renewed sense of our radical calling. Our weary world needs us, preachers.
Come renew, refresh, and recharge your spirit
Introducing the
2022–2023 

PW/Horizons Bible Study

The 2022–2023 PW/Horizons Bible study, Celebrating Sabbath: Accepting God’s Gift of Rest and Delight, by Carol M. Bechtel, is truly buzzworthy! That’s why this series of emails has taken flight! Don’t miss an update—check your inbox often. This is the ninth in the series!
South Sudan Report
HIGHLIGHTS
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  • Humanitarian needs in South Sudan remained high in February 2023, with an estimated 9.1 million people (excluding refugees) projected to need humanitarian assistance and protection services.This is 2/3 of the population.
  • Some 6.31 million people are estimated to be food-insecure (IPC Phase 3 or above) in South Sudan, including 33,000 people in Catastrophe (IPC Phase 5) in Akobo and Fangak counties, Jonglei State and in Pibor County, the Greater Pibor Administrative Area. The great portion of this is east of the Nile and the area evangelized by Presbyterians. Trinity and Boma South Sudan Ministries focus is in Akobo County, Pibor County and the Greater Pibor Administrative Area.  Bill
  • Violent clashes between armed cattle keepers and host community members in Kajo-keji County, Central Equatoria State, displaced nearly 20,000 people and killed several others. Over 3,700 people were displaced to Mundri East County in Western Equatoria State, following clashes between armed cattle keepers and the local community in Katigiri boma, Juba County. Some 4,500 people fled violence and food insecurity from Akobo and Nyirol counties in Jonglei State to Ulang County, Upper Nile State. 
  • Community leaders in the Nyindeng Ayuel IDP site in Twic County, Warrap State, reported the arrival of some 2,000 IDP households – who fled violence between conflicting communities in Twic County and the Abyei Administrative Area.
  • Between January 2022 and February 2023, measles outbreaks were confirmed in 26 counties in 10 states, with a total of 4,635 cumulative cases and 47 deaths reported from all states.

Should you want to assist, you may donate through South Carolina Presbytery, Trinity Presbytery, Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church or the Boma Assistance Group for South Sudan.
Summer Camp Registration is LIVE!

DID YOU KNOW...

  • ...that 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!

  • ...that the first 25 campers who register from Foothills Presbytery churches will automatically get a $50 Campership

  • ...that Foothills Presbytery has limited need-based scholarships available. *See Camp Scholarship Application linked below.

  • ...that this is the 75th Summer on the lake!

Check out the 75th Anniversary Celebration Activities
below and on the Camp Fellowship Website
Faith Formation Leader Connection
With Stephanie Fritz, Coordinator, Office of Christian Formation
and Miatta Wilson, Mission Associate, Office of Christian Formation
2nd Thursdays at 1PM EST and 4th Tuesdays at 8pm EST each month

One-hour sessions: to share resources on the topic and
then open to general conversation, questions, and sharing:

Meeting ID: 922 9428 9022             Passcode: 165642

April Topic: Adult Resources
Thursday, April 13 at 1PM EST Tuesday, April 25 at 8PM EST

May Topic: Children’s Resources
Thursday, May 11 at 1PM EST Tuesday, May 23 at 8PM EST
Gift Hymnals!
Would you like to supplement your supply of church hymnals? 

The former Petersen Presbyterian Church has these to give away:

The Presbyterian Hymnal, pub 1990 (blue)

The hymnbook, pub 1955 (red)

To arrange pick up, please contact Trish Sargent  trishsar1@yahoo.com or phone/text 803.665.8332.
Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising
Presbyterian College is partnering with Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy’s Lake Institute on Faith and Giving to offer, for the first time in the southeast region, the Executive Certificate in Religious Fundraising (ECRF).

The in-person conference dates are May 22-24, 2023, and will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Greenville, SC. Please email Perrin Tribble Andersen for additional information at ptribble@presby.edu.
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Trinity Presbytery goes to PAM Music and Worship Conference
June 18-24. Join our cohort. 

Contact
Caroline Dennis

We have scholarships available and housing arranged.
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As Christians, we are in a continuous process of growth in relationship with God, each other, and self. This is especially true of those who have been called to service in the ordered ministries of the church. Resources specifically geared toward this ecclesial growth are provided for those currently serving, and those preparing to serve, PC(USA) congregations as ruling elders and deacons. 

Click HERE for more

Chaplain at the Clinton Presbyterian Community (Full time)
Email for more information.

The Presbytery office has reopened. However, if you are planning on visiting the office, please call beforehand to be sure the staff member you need to see will be there.

All safety precautions continue to be observed.

The Presbytery Office Hours

9:00 a.m.- 4 p.m. Monday, Tuesday & Thursday
9:00 a.m. -1 p.m. on Friday

Wednesday- open only for appointments, staff will be working remotely.

Please call ahead if you need to make an appointment for Wednesdays.

803-794-1225