April 22, 2011

Developing, Nurturing
& Supporting Leaders
Mark Your Calendar!

Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
April 30, 2011
Philo, Ill.

Presbyterian Writer's Guild Conference
May 16-17
Louisville, Ky.

MALT Training for Interim Pastors
May 16-20, 2011
St. Louis, Mo.

APA Heartland Region Conference
Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan
May 20-21
Breckenridge Inn, Louisville
Note new location!

CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost I
Synod of Lincoln Trails
June 4, 2011
Philo, Ill.

PC(USA) Big Tent
June 30 - July 2, 2011
Indianapolis

Covenant Gathering
July 3-8, 2011
Hillsdale, Mich.

Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
July 29, 2011
Urbana, Ill.

CLP Continuing Education
Pentecost II
Synod of Lincoln Trails
Aug. 20, 2011
Philo, Ill.

Synod of Lincoln Trails Quarterly Meeting
October 29, 2011
Philo, Ill.

CLP Continuing Education
Advent/Christmas/
Epiphany

Synod of Lincoln Trails
Nov. 5, 2011
Philo, Ill.

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PC(USA) Big Tent

 

June 30 - July 2, 2011
Indianapolis 

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)  

 

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Will the Big Tent Move?

Immigration legislation under consideration in Indiana's state government may cause the Big Tent event to be moved from Indianapolis to another location. Big Tent meeting planners will make a final decision regarding location by May 2, 2011. Read more...
Rev. Wesley, Rita, Tobias, and Kidest Tillett
Rev. Wesley, Rita, Tobias
and Kidest Tillett
Wesley and Rita Tillett Serve in Lebanon 


Missionaries Come Home to Indiana

"As people sent out by the PC(USA), we are eager to complete the loop for PC(USA) members by putting a real-live face to those vague concepts of 'mission' and 'missionary.'," says Wesley Tillett.

The Tillets are natives of Rensselaer, Ind. They are in the United States until August while they resolve paperwork problems so they can return to Lebanon.

While they are here, they would like to connect with as many Presbyterians as they can by sharing their stories and what they've learned about the Middle East, Arabs and Muslims.

Wes was on staff at Central Presbyterian in Lafayette, Ind. for several years as director of youth and family ministries and was ordained in Central's sanctuary.

The Tillett family can be reached at westillett@gmail.com  or call 1-219-869-7834. More...
Covenant Gathering is July 3-8

A Little Bit Conference, a Little Bit Vacation, a Little Bit Church Camp, with Facilities for All Abilities

Your day at Covenant Gathering will be rich in worship, study, mission and time to enjoy the community of Christians. Covenant Gathering will give you about 4 to 8 hours of class time per course, depending on what classes you choose. Certification classes for christian educators and commissioned lay pastors are available. Special activities for children of all ages will round out the program. Read more... 

Presbyterian Disaster AssistancePresbyterian Disaster Assistance Responds to Spring Storm Devastation

Situation

Multiple natural disasters have struck the United States over the past few months.  Disasters that Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has been responding to or monitoring include flooding in North Carolina, Tennessee and the Upper Midwest; tornadoes in Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Virginia and Wisconsin; and wildfires in west Texas.

Over the April 14-16 Palm Sunday weekend, a massive storm system spawning more than 220 tornadoes rolled through ten southern states, leaving at least 45 people dead.  Virginia and North Carolina have sustained the most severe damage and the most deaths resulting from the storms, with 21 people confirmed dead and countless families displaced.

Response

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has been in touch with the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina and New Hope Presbytery in North Carolina and the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia to offer One Great Hour of Sharing funds.  National Response Team (NRT) members have been invited and deployed to New Hope Presbytery.  Additional NRT members will be arriving this week and next to provide spiritual care and to help assess damages and needs in the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina and the Presbytery of Eastern Virginia.

Learn what you can do
Godspell
Based on the Gospel of Matthew
Presented by the New Light Players

Friday April 29 @ 7:30 p.m.

Saturday April 30 @ 3:00 & 7:30 p.m.


Wabash Avenue Presbyterian Church
307 South Washington Street
Crawfordsville, Ind.

$5 tickets to be sold at the door.

For more information, call 765-362-5812.

PC(USA) logoFinancial Aid for Studies Announces New Theological Student Loan Forgiveness Program

"Real people" in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Served as the Program's Inspiration

The Office of Financial Aid for Studies has announced a new program designed to forgive loans made to seminary graduates who are serving in part-time or temporary pastoral positions in Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) congregations of 150 members or less.

This program was developed by the General Assembly Mission Council to make service to hard-to-call churches more financially attractive, provide relief to pastors burdened with educational debt and to complement the Board of Pensions' Seminary Debt Assistance program, seeking especially to serve applicants who are not eligible for that program. More...

For a complete list of eligibility criteria or to download an application, due June 15, 2011, visit the Financial Aid for Studies website.
Voting Tallies for Proposed Amendments to the PC(USA) Constitution

Click here to see the voting tallies for the proposed amendments to the constitution of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as approved by the 219th General Assembly (2010). The approval of the Belhar Confession requires 116 affirmative votes; all other amendments require 87 affirmative votes.

The voting tallies are frequently updated.