Welcome to this week's edition of our e-letter, Presbytery Matters. | |
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Last week, United Ministry of Aurora volunteers spent the afternoon loading up donated items to take to North Carolina. The supplies are heading to a rural community who are desperately in need of help. | |
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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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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 Roger and Carolyn Martin in Florida. Carolyn fell and broke her hip as they were getting ready to head home after hurricane Milton.
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Please keep the Rev. Karen Green (Mexico) in your prayers. Karen's husband, Robert "Bob" Green, passed away earlier this month. Please keep Karen in your prayers during this difficult time.
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Pray for 14-year-old Jerry Armstrong who has been diagnosed with bone cancer. He attends Whitelaw Presbyterian Church with his family.
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Pray for those who are grieving the loss of a loved one.
- Please pray for unity and peace in America during an already tumultuous election season.
- 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: Port Byron Federated; First, Scipioville; Sennett Federated Church; First, Skaneateles
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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. " | |
Join the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Washington Office on Nov. 5 as polls begin to close for a time of prayer centered on peace, hope, and unity for our nation on election day. This nonpartisan service of prayer will offer an opportunity to come together as a denomination regardless of hoped for outcomes, to reflect upon our shared values of faith, democracy, and social justice. The service will air live on Zoom at 6 p.m. (ET) and the recording will be posted as soon as possible for viewing as polls continue to close across the United States. Register in advance. | |
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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 November 10, 2024
Please email the completed Application Form to:
Lynn Jacques at lmjacques@verizon.net
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The bookkeeper is in the process of preparing estimated Per Capita bills for 2025 that churches can use for budgeting purposes. They should be emailed out by 11/2.
Finalized invoices will be mailed out 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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ALL SAINTS HIKE: Westminster Presbyterian Church in Auburn members walked in memory of loved ones, known and unknown, at Saturday's All Saints Hike in Fort Hill Cemetery. | |
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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On Reformation Day, remembering the call to
confess our faith in every age
Special committee considers what we need to address as a church
By Beth Waltemath
Presbyterian News Service
On Oct. 31, 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. This past Sunday, many congregations celebrated this event as a catalyst for the way the Reformed faith came to be and continues to understand its calling.
“Presbyterians celebrate the tradition that grounds their faith on Reformation Sunday,” according to the Presbyterian Historical Society, which publishes bulletin inserts highlighting a significant figure or event in the Reformation.
But reform is not just history for Presbyterians. It is also a concern for the present.
“As Christians, our faith began with the followers of Jesus. But the beginning of our Christian faith as Presbyterian is in the Reformation,” says the PC(USA)’s webpage to commemorate Reformation Sunday. “The Reformation marks something significant for us in this part of the universal church: the coalescence of our focus on the Holy Spirit’s ongoing reform of us as a church and as individuals.”
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Three presbyteries join for Matthew 25 Mid-Atlantic Summit
Baltimore, National Capital and New Castle presbyteries celebrate the movement
By Shani E. McIlwain|
Presbyterian News Service
Nestled on seven acres named Presbyterian Circle, over 150 Presbyterians from three presbyteries — Baltimore, National Capital and New Castle — came together on Saturday at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County for what was dubbed the Matthew 25 Mid-Atlantic Summit.
Inspired by the Matthew 25 Summit, hosted in Atlanta earlier this year by the Presbyterian Mission Agency, Mid-Atlantic Summit Co-Chair Charese Jordan Moore was determined to bring the same energy back home. Alongside the Rev. Pat Jackson, executive director of Interwoven Congregations and parish associate at Bethesda Presbyterian Church in Bethesda, Maryland, Moore rallied attendees from the three presbyteries, and their hard work paid off.
Moore reflected on the experience of the January meeting she had with other members from her presbytery. She said the experience at the Matthew 25 Summit in Atlanta truly ignited a passion among members of the Presbytery of Baltimore. Just as they were inspired to embrace the Matthew 25 movement after a Synod of the Mid-Atlantic meeting, the attendees returned from Atlanta feeling a deep connection to the broader church community. Their enthusiasm centered on implementing the Matthew 25 vision, recognizing its potential to revitalize their congregations.
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bear much fruit, because apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5
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