REGISTRATION IS OPEN FOR THE SEPTEMBER 1 PRESBYTERY MEETING

Greetings to all in our Ministry:

I hope that all of you have had a refreshing summer season. As we savor the final warm days of summer, we look forward to re-engaging with our shared calling and routines. I invite you to join us for our upcoming business meeting of the Presbytery, which will take place on September 1st at 7:00 PM on Zoom for all participants.

Our work as Presbyterians represents the whole, and we function best when the voices of all our congregations and clergy are present. All participants must register; only registered participants will be admitted to the meeting. 

Please join us as we turn this seasonal shift into fresh momentum for our Presbytery, and thank you for your continued dedication to our shared ministry.

Grace and Peace,

Christina Trompler

Moderator, Presbytery of Milwaukee

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.

NORTH LIMA CELEBRATES 176 YEARS

TRAVEL TO GREECE WITH REV. JAMIESON PREVOZNAK (BELOIT)

April 2027

DONNA LEXA MEMORIAL ART FAIR

Saturday, August 22, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Find more information about the Donna Lexa Memorial Art Fair here www.donnalexamemorialartfair.org or on the Jerusalem Presbyterian Church Facebook page.

REWRITING OUR STORIES

Saturday, August 22, 9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Music on the Porch Day

Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church

Join Wauwatosa Presbyterian Church for Music on the Porch Day on Saturday, August 29 at 6:00 p.m. This is an annual “worldwide grassroots event where musicians and music lovers step outside to play and sing together, celebrating the universal power of music to make the world a more peaceful place.” WPC’s event will be a Sing-a-long for Peace, resurrecting old peace songs that may be familiar to many, like Blow’in in the Wind and If I Had a Hammer. If you would like to sing out or play along, bring your lawn chair and your guitars, ukuleles, banjos, and voices. Gathering on the front lawn will begin around 5:30 p.m., and the Sing-A-Long will begin at 6:00 p.m. All are welcome!

2366 N 80th Street, Wauwatosa, 25314

APPLY FOR A WORSHIPING COMMUNITIES GRANT

Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship are designed for worshiping communities. These grants allow a wide range of Christian worshiping communities to focus on projects that connect public worship with Christian discipleship and faith formation. Funding awards range from $8,000 to $25,000. 

The grants support year-long projects that show promise in fostering renewed or strengthened worship practices within worshiping communities in the United States or Canada. Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants for teacher-scholars are also available. Applications for the October 15 deadline are open now.

Learn more and apply here.

EFFECTS OF LOCATION ON JUSTICE

4 series class and/or trip

Where people live affects their ability to access a clean environment, healthy food, health care, public transportation, and jobs. The Eastern Europe Partnership Network (EEPN) is offering a series of four, 1-hour, online interactive sessions, coupled with an optional visit to the Presbyterian border ministry, Frontera de Cristo for the annual EEPN conference.

The goal of the series is to educate congregational leaders and lay people about 

• how people are being separated from society, 
• the vocabulary used to describe these phenomena,
• and how larger structural forces are shaping these separations. 

Course content includes environmental justice, spatial justice, how the issues of identity and community contribute to injustice, and how these issues play out Internationally and within the U.S.

The class is created and facilitated by Ellen Smith (Retired PCUSA Mission Co-worker to Eastern Europe), Dr. Margaret Smith (Research Assistant Professor of Digital Humanities at Southern Illinois University), Rev. Hank Bellomy (Head Pastor at Beulaville Presbyterian Church in Beulaville, N.C.), and Jean Waters (retired pollution prevention engineer and elder at Presbyterian Church of the Cross in Omaha, NE and communications person for EEPN.) 

Please use this online form to indicate your interest in taking this class. You will be contacted to discuss logistics and other details.

Presbytery of Milwaukee in Milwaukee seeks PART TIME TREASURER