Contact information for anyone on this list may be obtained by calling the presbytery office at 800-621-6905 or 989-799-7481.

 

Greetings,

We are pleased to announce that a new website for the Presbytery of Lake Huron is in progress.  This new site will be much more organized and user-friendly than our current website.

However, in order to make the switch from the old website to the new will require a great deal of time and some temporary changes will be put into place in order to accomplish this task in a timely manner.

• The Bi-Weekly Briefs will be put on hold during the first part of the summer.
• There will be only one Bi-Weekly Brief during the month of June.  That issue will be sent out on June 16th.  Any items that you would like to include in that issue will need to be to Staci Percy (spercy@presbylh.org) no later than June 9th.
• The June 16th Bi-Weekly Brief will include directions for receiving the daily General Assembly updates.
• There will not be a Bi-Weekly Brief during the month of July
• It is anticipated that the first Bi-Weekly Brief for the summer will be sent in early August
• During the month of July, Staci Percy will concentrate solely on the new website.  The current website will not be updated during this time.
  

We send this information to you not only so that you can be excited with us in anticipation of a new, more user-friendly website, but also to let you know that we will need to put a few things "on hold" while this project is taking place.

Your patience and understanding is greatly appreciated.  We are looking forward to the day when we are ready to "unveil" our new website.
 
Sincerely Yours,

Louise Brokaw, General Presbyter
Staci Percy, Communications Manager
Andrea Drapp, Business and Office Manager

 

 

 

Saginaw-Second has requested that if other congregations would post this in their newsletters and/or bulletins they would be very grateful:


Second Presbyterian Church in Saginaw is in need of a Christian Education Director to develop the church's Christian Education programs and serve as administrator of the programs under the direction of the Christian Education Committee, Session and Head of Staff.

For complete details please visit the Help Wanted page of the presbytery's website.


As a reminder, any congregation that would like to have a posting listed just needs to send all of the relevant details to Staci Percy at spercy@presbylh.org.

 

A clergyman's wife, Saundra Tracy, Alma College president who's set to retire next month, thought a mistake had been made when, as the new college president, she was asked to preach sermons.

And preach them in churches.

"You must mean my husband," Tracy said she thought at first.

"It never occurred to me that I'd be asked to preach in church. But every president before had been an ordained minister or had studied theology. And these calls came from large pulpits."

Her first sermon - very different from an ordinary speech - was at the Kirk of the Hills in Bloomfield Hills, not exactly a small chapel tucked away in a remote village.

Still, Tracy tackled the job and she did it the hard way.

In order to preach, she had to climb up to the pulpit, no easy task as it happened, with a broken foot and crutches. That feat, by comparison, made delivering the actual sermon seem far less intimidating and a whole lot easier, she said.

Once the sermon was preached, however, Tracy still had to climb back down. But she accomplished that successfully as well.

Even so, "It's a great way to get to know people," she said of the sermons. "I learn a lot. I have to think through my own faith. I still preach occasionally and I still take a very long time to work on the sermon."

Tracy took some more time to reflect on her years in Alma, providing a more personal glimpse into her world the last nine years as the first woman president at Alma College.

She'd only been college president for one month when 9-11 hit.

"This shook..."  continue reading this great article online about the wife of our own former Stated Clerk, Douglas Tracy.

 

 

We want to hear about your church's Mission Story.  Please send information (and some pictures, too if possible) to Staci Percy at spercy@presbylh.org.  They will be included on our Mission Stories web page and in a Bi-Weekly Brief.

 

As a congregation we are blessed with a wonderful ability to use our church campus for three separate and unique programs for children and youth:
 
SUMMER MAGIC, a FREE program for neighborhood children grades 1-6, will be held July 12-23rd.
This year's theme "Sailing the World" with a variety of workshops and programs on the continents of the world.  Field trips are planned for the "Tall Ships" in Bay City, Blueberry picking, Gym Jesters and the Japanese Gardens in Saginaw.  We thank the churches from around the presbytery who help to sponsor this program. For more information contact Director Debbie Davis at 752-6474.
 
SUMMER DAY CAMP sponsored by the Cathedral District Youth Center.
Where: Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church Gym   
When:  Mondays through Fridays, June 21st  -- August 19th
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Who:  For all Saginaw County youth, Kindergarten through 8th grade.
Cost:  $75 per child for entire program.  Additional fee for certain field trips.
Activities: Art/Culture Program, Recreation Program, Summer READ, Field Trips, Prevention, Academic Enrichment, Lunch & Snack.
Sponsors: Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, United Way, F.Y.I., Dow Chemical, the City of Saginaw, First Ward Community Center.
Registration: For more information contact Director, Yvonne Thomas at 989-755-6514.  The Youth Center is open in the church Gym throughout the school year as an after-school program for elementary and middle-school youngsters.
 
GEMS YOUTH PROGRAMS sponsored by Women of Color's Inc. meet on Saturdays in the Geneva Room in the church.    GIRL PRIDE (ages 12-18);  SUGAR AND SPICE (ages 5-11);  YOUNG MEN WHO DARE (ages 6-12).  For more information contact  Evelyn McGovern at 989-399-9275 or 989-737-9286. 
 
Warren Avenue Presbyterian Church
Rev. Tom Cundiff, Pastor
612 Millard Street
Saginaw, MI   48607
989-752-6474
wapc612@aol.com

 

 

The purpose of this conference is to inspire, equip, motivate, encourage, and provide rest and refreshment for pastors,  CLP's and leaders of small Presbyterian congregations. Provided at a modest cost, this Conference is designed as a gift from individuals, larger congregations, and governing bodies in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

The actual cost per person of this conference is $325. Through the generosity of sisters and brothers in congregations across this region, we are able to provide this conference to leaders of small membership congregations at less than one-third of that cost. A free will offering is a tradition at this conference.  PC(USA) Congregations less than 200 members: Individual (double occupancy) $100 Individual & spouse $150

 

 

There are several areas that Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is helping out around the country and they need your assistance.

Volunteers are needed for areas that have been affected by floods, such as Georgia and Tennessee. 


Multiple disasters during the first quarter of 2010 have caused the Church World Service (CWS) warehouses to become low on cleanup buckets. About 550 buckets have been sent to help with flooding in Kentucky and Tennessee. We are nearing the beginning of the hurricane season, and clean-up buckets will be needed.  Also needed are school kits.  CWS has indicated that they will need at least 70,000 school kits for international responses.  Learn more.


PDA continues to be watchful regarding the disaster of the oil spill in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and is working with presbyteries in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida as they monitor and assess the situation from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

The Environmental Ministries Office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has a blog that includes information on the oil spill.

The Office of Theology and Worship has prepared several resources that congregations can use for worship and/or study. These items and other links and resources, including a new hymn by Carolyn Gillette, can be found on the PDA web site. 

 

"Rediscovering our mutual partnership in Jesus Christ"