Developing, Nurturing
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Mark Your Calendar!
Synod of Lincoln Trails
2012 Meetings
October 26-27
Philo Presbyterian Church
Philo, IL
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November 3
CRE ConEd Advent/Christmas/Epiphany - Year C
Philo, IL
November 5-9
MALT Interim/Transitional Training
St. Louis, MO
November 9-12
MALT Interim Executive Training
St. Louis, MO
Check our website or contact the synod office for details! |
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Just.Good.Food. Continues to accept Participants
About 40 congregations are now participating in just.good.food, a collaborative mission project of the synods of Lakes and Prairies, Lincoln Trails and Mid-America. It's not too late to get started. Requests for project information and starter packets, mailed just a few weeks ago to participating congregations, can be made to Sarah Moore-Nokes, associate executive presbyter in Winnebago Presbytery, who is heading the initial project efforts. She can be reached at sarah@winnebagopresbytery.org. A project description is available at "Food."
You can also connect to just.good.food by visiting the Facebook page. |
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Food Week of Action and World Food Day
Sunday, October 14-21; October 16 (World Food Day)
The Food Week of Action is a special time to celebrate God's Creation and the people throughout the food chain that provide life-sustaining food. Join with people in your church and around the world in praying, worshiping, and advocating for a just and sustainable food system during this week and on World Food Day, October 16.
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Commissioned Ruling Elder Continuing Education Offered by the Synod of Lincoln Trails
The final class in the Synod of Lincoln Trails 2012 preaching series is November 3, 2012. This is a continuing education class for commissioned ruling elders. The Rev. Dr. Laura Reason, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Highland, Ind. will lead participants through the sacred seasons of the liturgical year. Dr. Reason is an eight-time teacher of preaching and worship leadership to Synod of Lincoln Trails ruling elders.
November 3, 2012
Preaching & Worship Advent/Christmas/Epiphany - Year C
Philo Presbyerian Church
Philo, IL
9:30am - 2:30pm (lunch included)
Cost: $35
Click here for the registration form.
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October 1, 2012
October 2012 - Our Family Story
Stated Clerk's Monthly Column for October 2012
Gradye Parsons
Recently I taught a Sunday school class where we discussed Hebrews 12:12-29. Since then, the first couple of verses have continued to dance in my head.
Therefore lift your drooping hands and strengthen your weak knees, and make straight paths for your feet, so that what is lame may not be put out of joint, but rather be healed. (NRSV)
Verses 12-13 serve as a sort of hinge section between the call to endure the trials we face and the in-breaking reality of the new kingdom "that cannot be shaken." That space between enduring trials and arriving at a secure place is often a time marked by drooping hands and weak knees.
On September 18, the Presbyterian Church in Korea (PCK) celebrated its 100th anniversary. We were there at its General Assembly with representatives from 33 other denominations to join in a very meaningful celebration.
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Presbyterians and the Civil War
An online exhibit by the Presbyterian Historical Society shares the stories of American Presbyterians during the American Civil War; featuring sermons, manuscripts, letters, and photographs from the collection. More...
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Pyoca Partners
Is your church looking for local mission projects for a day, weekend or week? Pyoca is the perfect place! We will provide a free lunch for day groups and discounted rates for weekend/longer dates.
2013 Summer Calendar is set! Registrations will begin January 1 with NEW ONLINE REGISTRATION! More...
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 The William R. Laws Lecture presents:
Dr. Stephanie Paulsell
Harvard Divinity School
"The issue of healthy communities is as much a spiritual one as it is a social, economical, physical and emotional one." Healthy Communities Council
Saturday, October 6, 2012
4:00pm - 5:00pm
First Presbyterian Church
512 7th Street
Columbus, IN
All are welcome to this free event.
Dances of Universal Peace for Elementary aged youth during the event.
Questions, Answers & Reception immediately following.
Sponsors:
First Presbyterian Church
Healthy Communities Initiative
Interfaith Forum
For more information click here. |
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You Can Register Now for Fall and Winter Events Statewide
Creating an Unbroken Circle of Care in Your Congregation
A Northeast Indiana Four-Session Program
November 2012-May 2013
Toolkit for Developing, Implementing and Evaluating Congregational Plans
Sandra Herron
Thursday, October 11, 2012 in Evansville, 9am-4:pm (Central time)
Flourishing Congregations: Moving from Dreams to Reality
Thursday, October 18, 2012 in West Lafayette, 9am-5pm (Eastern time)
Resource Grants Informational Luncheon
Wednesday, October 24, 2012 in Goshen, 11am-1pm - (Eastern time)
For more learning opportunities click here.
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News, Events, and Announcements
It's easy for active members of the Medical Plan and subscribers to the Medicare Supplement Plan to protect themselves aginst the flu this season. More...
Enroll now for dental and supplemental death benefits: Also, determine if Long-Term Care Insurance and the Retirement Savings Plan are right for you. More...
After leaving the Express Scripts network in January, Walgreens, the nation's largest drugstore chain, has announced it's back. More
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Discover a Season of Peace
An Introduction and Invitation
"The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to let the oppressed go free, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." Luke 4:18-19
Jesus call us to be peacemakers.
We see this every day as we expereience our world's need for Christ's reconciling love, peace, and justice. We feel this as we long to know God's peace in our hearts and relationships. The promise of Jesus "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" (Matthew 5:9) is both a comfort and a challenge. It reminds us that the path of peace is something we both follow and forge. More...
Path of Peace
Throughout A Season of Peace (September 9 - October 7) subscribe to this daily email of reflections and prayer, based upon The Biblical Witness to Peacemaking, to guide your journey as a peacemaker, a child of God.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called children of God." - Matthew 5:9
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 Planning is underway for Big Tent 2013 which is expected to feature the Clergywomens' Leadership Institute, the Evangelism and Church Growth Conference, the Healthy Ministry Conference, the National Elders Conference, the National Multicultural Church Conference, the Presbyterian Communicators Network Conference, the World Mission Conference and the Racial Ethnic and Immigrants Convocation. More...
The Presbyterian Youth Triennium sponsored by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and the Cumberland Presbyterian Churches, is scheduled for July 16-20, 2013 at Purdue University in Indiana. The event gathers thousands of Presbyterian and Reformed young people for worship, prayer, play and community. Details are available at Triennium. |
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Find out what's happening within the presbyteries of the Synod of Lincoln Trails. Click on links below to read the newsletters or visit their webpages.
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Certificate in Environmental Leadership and Ministry
 The timely certificate in Environmental Leadership and Ministry program will be offered again in 2013. This timely program provides clergy and lay leaders alike the opportunity to think deeply and broadly about the growing challenge of environmental ministry in their communities and work. Set in an urban environment and combining the contexts of science, biblical studies, theology and ethics while incorporating the language and practices of the church, participants will come away equipped to serve as a strong resource person and advocate in their own places of ministry.
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Click here for additional cointinuing education opportunties at McCormick.
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