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Peace in the Holy Land |
The Carolina Peace Resource Center and Friends of Sabeel-SC will present "Peace in the Holy Land: Justice for Israelis & Palestinians" on Friday-Saturday, April 11-12 at Shandon Presbyterian Church. This conference will feature internationally and nationally known speakers. There will be many workshops on issues pertinent to the Mideast situation. For more information please click here. |
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Resource Center News |
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Ideas! - Ideas! is a publication sent to your church from our denomination. A copy may be found in the resource center as well. Each publication is full of wonderful information and resources for your congregation. The articles in the current issue include youth and children's ministry, Tips for mid-week programing, We Believe for all ages, Special articles like "What do the Session and Pastor have to do with Christian Education?" And many other topics. Log on to Ideas Website and see for yourself! www.pcusa.org/ideas
Horizons magazine is a publication for  Presbyterian Women. Included in the March / April Issue you will find an Installation Service for Presbyterian Women.. Other wonderful articles are about Vocation, and Calling and Choice. Many other helpful articles are included along with announcement of the 2008-2009 Horizons Bible study. This new study is Jubilee! Luke's Gospel for the poor by Dale Lindsay Morgan.
Come by the resource center and take a look !
You may also visit the website: www.pcusa.org/horizons
--Nora Hope, Interim Associate for Education & Leadership |
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Day Trip Idea |
Looking for a day trip for your church group? How about one oriented towards Presbyterian history? Consider a trip to the small village of Willington in McCormick County. Willington is named for the Willington Academy, founded in 1804 by Presbyterian minister, Dr. Moses Waddel, which became the most outstanding school in S. C. before the Civil War. Only five miles away is the site of the last Huguenot settlement in S. C. (and the only one in the upstate), "New Bordeaux." The commercial buildings of the town are being restored and at present house The Willington History Center, The Willington Bookshop and an African American Cultural Center.
Your group will receive a brief presentation on Willington's unique history in the History Center, a visit to the Bookshop next door (a booklover's paradise with over 17,000 books at bargain prices, whose proceeds go towards the restoration project), and lunch at "The Taste of Thai", an excellent moderately priced Thai restaurant across the street from the Bookshop. If you have time, side trips to the Huguenot site of worship and the site of the Willington Academy can be provided.
Willington is located less than two hours from any church in our Presbytery. For further information or to make reservations, contact Rev. Sara Juengst, sarandan@wctel.net or call 864-391-2218.
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Easter Reflections |
 Easter Reflections
With OUR EYES we see
The beauty of Easter
as the earth awakens once more...
With OUR EARS we hear
The birds sing sweetly
to tell us Spring again is here...
With OUR HANDS we pick
the golden daffodils
and the fragrant hyacinths...
But only with OUR HEARTS
can we feel the MIRACLE of GOD'S LOVE
which redeems all men...
And only with OUR SOUL
can we make our 'pilgrimage to God'
and inherit His Easter Gift of ETERNAL LIFE.
Helen Steiner Rice
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| Calendar of Events |
March 21- Good Friday, Presbytery office closed
March 24 - Easter Monday, Presbytery office closed
April 19 - Attracting, Reaching and Keeping the Next Generation of Believers, Northminster Presbyterian Church
April 26 - Clean-Up Day, Camp Fellowship
June 3- Stated Meeting of Trinity Presbytery, Korean Community Presbyterian Church, Columbia
August 8 & 9 - SC Gathering of PW, Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church, Lexington
September 12 & 13 - PW in Trinity Presbytery Annual Overnight Retreat, White Oak Conference Center |
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Since 1949, Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God's love with people experiencing need. Our gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives, and work together to strengthen their families and communities.
Recognizing that the hope we have in Christ is lived out in our hope for one another, we respond with gifts that help our sisters and brothers around the world find the hope for a brighter future.
Most congregations receive the offering on Easter Sunday, Palm Sunday, or both, while many receive it throughout Lent.
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Power of Forgiveness |
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On Easter Sunday night, March 23rd, at 8:00 p.m., PBS will air "The Power of Forgiveness". This documentary combines character-driven stories of dramatic transgressions with those of more commonplace annoyances, examining the role that forgiveness can play in alleviating the resulting anger and grief and the physical, mental and spiritual benefits that come with forgiveness. These stories assure us that there is hope if we are open to seeking it and accepting it.
This is a excellent program that will cause you to reflect on the issues that need your forgiveness and what "not forgiving" may be costing you.
Check your local listing for the PBS station that serves your area. And for more about this powerful documentary, please click here. |
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South Aiken Presbyterian Church is seeking a Director of Children's and Young Family Ministry. This full-time position requires a Christian Education degree or equivalent. For further information call Missy Byrne at 803-642-8757 evenings, or 803-507-3034. You may visit South Aiken's website at: www.southaiken.org | |
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