Welcome to this week's edition of our e-letter, Presbytery Matters. | |
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We want to hear about the mission stories from our Presbytery's worshiping communities. What mission work are you involved in? How are your members working in the community? What story would you like to share with others in the Presbytery?
Send any mission stories from your congregation that you would like to share to: CaySyrNews@gmail.com.
Deadline is 12 p.m. on Wednesdays for the current week's edition of
Presbytery Matters.
We want to share your stories, missions, activities and more. Also, make sure to like our Facebook page by clicking the "Facebook" icon at the top of this newsletter.
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We are asking our churches to share this newsletter with your members each week. Click the button below to forward the email or to obtain the newsletter link.
Thank you!
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Joys and Concerns around the Presbytery | |
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In our prayers together this week:
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Please pray for our divided country after a volatile election season. Please say a prayer for peace and love.
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Pray for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
- All those in Ukraine.
- All those in Israel and Gaza.
- All those who are homebound.
- All those who battling addiction.
- Keep all those who battling cancer and other chronic illnesses in your prayers. Please ask God to be by their side and to be with their doctors and families.
In the cycle of prayer our Presbytery, please pray for these congregations, faith communities, and individuals: Isaiah’s Table, Syracuse; Korean Church of Syracuse; Park Central, Syracuse; Robinson Elmwood United Church, Syracuse; First, Weedsport; Whitelaw
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If you'd like to share a particular joy or concern with the Presbytery, please contact: CaySyrNews@gmail.com. Please note, prayers will be featured for three weeks, unless a specific time frame is requested. " | |
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Thank you, God for the heroes, leaders, protectors who have stepped up to serve our country. We honor their courage, commitment, and sacrifice. God, let us never forget. Amen.
Happy Veteran's Day. Thank you for your service!
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LAST CALL -- Benevolent Care Grants | |
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Applications are now being accepted for the Benevolent Care Grant Funds.
“The purpose of this fund shall be to provide benevolent grants to assist in the care of elderly persons within the bounds of Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery.”
Criteria:
- Applications must be submitted by churches/sessions/boards or institutions. If an institution, a worshiping community within the Presbytery must indicate concurrence with the request.
- A financial need must be clearly stated. i.e., sample budget
- Grants will be awarded for benevolent care of the elderly residing within the bounds of Cayuga-Syracuse Presbytery.
Download Application HERE
Applications must be received by SUNDAY, November 10, 2024
Please email the completed Application Form to:
Lynn Jacques at lmjacques@verizon.net
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Churches will receive finalized Per Capita bills for 2025 after the November Presbytery Meeting.
If there are any questions, please contact Kristin Schierer at finanace@cayugasyracuse.org or (315) 632-5698.
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Attention Churches: Do you need event graphics created for social media and online use? Communications Coordinator Sarah Buckshot can help create graphics for you to share online. Do you need a Word Document or PDF converted to an image file for better sharing online? Sarah can help. Please don't hesitate to reach out and request a graphic at anytime! Sarah can be reached at caysyrnews@gmail.com
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Background checks for incoming Ministers of the Word & Sacrament are now conducted through Praesidium.
https://www.praesidiuminc.com
To request a background check, please contact your COM liaison.
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A BOUNTY OF BLESSINGS: A beautiful fall display at Northminster Presbyterian Church. | |
Practical Resources for Churches Webinars | |
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New York State Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Webinars
You can take this training any time during the year
charlaine@prcli.org
3:00 – 4:30 pm EST
7:00 – 8:30 pm EST
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Scipioville Presbyterian Church seeks Organist/Choir Director
Scipioville Presbyterian Church is a small, vibrant and welcoming congregation in search of an Organist/Choir Director.
Scipioville Presbyterian Church is located at 3428 State Route 34B in Scipio Center/
Interested candidates are asked to call or text Barbara Adams at 315-246-7955 or email resume or questions to baamoravia@aol.com.
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Northville United Presbyterian Church seeks pastor
Northville United Presbyterian Church (NUPC), nestled in the bucolic village of Northville, New York is searching for a vibrant, compassionate part-time to full-time Pastor to lead and accompany us on our quest to becoming better Disciples of Christ. Located on the Great Sacandaga lake in the beautiful Adirondack Park of Upstate New York, we are a small but active congregation serving the Lord and community in various outreach and inhouse programs who desire a forward-thinking pastor to preach the teachings of Christ and relate them to our daily lives. Our pastor will also shepherd our efforts in our music program, develop programs to attract youth and minister to the needs of the elderly in our midst. Read More...
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Are you hiring?
If your church is hiring, please send an announcement and job description to Communication Coordinator Sarah Buckshot at caysyrnews@gmail.com
Please Note: Hiring announcements will run in Presbytery Matters for 3 weeks and then moved to our website. If you have a hiring announcement from 2023 and are still looking to fill it in 2024, please send a new announcement.
Thank you, Sarah Buckshot, Communications Coordinator.
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Around the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) | |
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Service unites Presbyterians in prayer following Election Day
Worship leaders encourage worshipers to pray as ‘people of hope, justice and reconciliation’
By Emily Enders Odom
Presbyterian News Service
As the plaintive strains of “Be Still, My Soul” filled the Presbyterian Center, worshipers gathered for prayer, both online and in the chapel, on the morning following the national election.
“Election result or no, we will gather in prayer, scripture and song to be encouraged and energized,” wrote the Rev. Dr. John Wilkinson earlier in a message inviting PC(USA) national staff members to attend the weekly chapel service. “We are called to pray for our leaders and to love our neighbor.”
In introducing the nature and structure of the 30-minute service, Wilkinson, the director of the PC(USA)’s Ministry Engagement and Support, explained that because the Presbyterian tradition and practice of morning prayer doesn’t include a sermon, he would be leading the gathering in a time of extended prayer around the themes of hope, justice and reconciliation.
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Advent hope in the
midst of uncertainty
Call to Worship journal guides readers and faith leaders in planning
By Beth Waltemath
Presbyterian News Service
Advent is a time of prayer and waiting for the fulfillment of God’s promises. The Advent liturgy and worship resources published in the annual Lectionary Companion of the Call to Worship journal remind readers and faith leaders of this eternal hope, especially in the midst of wondering what election results and new administrations will hold for our common life together.
The prayers of intercession written for Dec. 1, the first day of Advent this year, open with these words: “Trusting in the steadfast love of the Lord, let us pray for the fulfillment of God’s promises, saying, ‘Emmanuel, come; O come and save us.’”
The “Call to Worship: Liturgy, Music, Preaching, and the Arts Lectionary Companion for Year C, 2024–2025,” includes weekly and seasonal suggestions for liturgy, music and art responding to Scripture readings from the Revised Common Lectionary in Year C, which begins Dec. 1. Samples for the first Sunday of Advent are available on the Call to Worship journal website now. Subscriptions to the journal include this annual resource and three thematic issues on topics such as collaboration, liturgy in times of crisis and shared space. Each year, subscribers receive a Lectionary Companion issue that is helpful for planning worship each year.
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bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
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