Upcoming Meetings
and Events
(All meetings are at the Presbytery Office unless otherwise noted.)
Coordinating Team
October 13
10:00am
Concerts at First (Saginaw)
October 15 & 16
Saginaw-First
(Click here for details)
Commissioned Lay Pastor (CLP) Class
October 16
9:00am
Installation of Seth Normington
October 17
4:00pm
Linden
Nominating Team
October 18
10:00am
Budget Team
October 19
10:00am
Interim Pastors Gathering
October 21
9:30am
Presbyterian Women
Fall Gathering
October 23
9:30am
Bay City-Westminster
Installation of Marjorie Ackerman
October 24
4:00pm
Deckerville-First
Midland-Chapel Lane's
50th Anniversary Celebration
October 24
3:00pm
Midland-Memorial
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Prayer For Today
Lord, be with us this day,
Within us to purify us;
Above us to draw us up;
Beneath us to sustain us;
Before us to lead us;
Behind us to restrain us;
Around us to protect us.
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 For Your Prayers
Elder Freda Lawther (Fairgrove, wife of the Rev. Rich Lawther) who recently underwent surgery for cancer and will soon begin radiation treatments.
Elder Kay Adair (CLP of Swartz Creek-Mundy) whose cancer has returned.
Elder Sue Loenshal (CLP of Alma-Eastminster and wife of the Rev. Mike Loenshal) who was recently diagnosed with cancer.
Elder Charles Richter (Saginaw-First and Committee on Ministry Member) who was recently diagnosed with CMML (Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia); the positive is it is chronic and not acute. A chemo regiment has been established and it might mean regular trips to Rochester, MN but that is OK. Thank you every one for your prayers, they obviously have been very helpful.
Laurie Parker, wife of the Rev. Ken Parker (Saginaw-Countryside Trinity) on the recent death of her mother, Ruth Croschere.
The Rev. Lucy Der-Garabedian (LHP Member serving as an Army Chaplain) who was recently deployed to Iraq.
Rebecca Francek (Candidate Under Care of the Presbytery) who has been hospitalized with pancreatitis, doctors are trying to figure out the cause. Surgery may be need. In addition, Rebecca's husband is currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Cassie Todd (Candidate Under Care of the Presbytery) whose husband is a currently deployed to Afghanistan.
Seth Normington (Linden) who will be Installed as Pastor at Linden this weekend on October 17th at 4:00pm.
The Rev. Marjorie Ackerman (Deckerville) who will be Installed as Pastor at Deckerville next weekend on October 24th at 4:00pm.
We encourage everyone to send a card or e-mail or make a phone call to those listed. Sometimes a small gesture creates a big smile.
Contact information for anyone on this list may be obtained by calling
the presbytery office at 800-621-6905 or 989-799-7481.
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 Concerts at First
October 15th and 16th
Saginaw-First
First Presbyterian Church in Saginaw is hosting a concert on Friday, October 15th at 8:00pm featuring Dr. Faythe Freese, Professor of Organ at the University of Alabama. Cost is $10 for adults, students are free. On Saturday, October 16th at 9:30am they will be hosting a free workshop "HELP...I play piano now my church wants me to play ORGAN!...What do I do...where do I start?"
Visit the Forms and Brochures page (under the Resources tab) or the Calendar on the presbytery's website for more details. |
 Two Installations Coming Up
October 17th and 24th
Recently
the presbytery has had the privilege of welcoming several new pastors -
three of whom are newly ordained and beginning their first calls. Two of those pastors will be Installed to their positions this month. On Sunday, October 17th at 4:00pm Seth Normington will be Installed as Pastor of Linden. On Sunday, October 24th at 4:00pm Marjorie Ackerman will be Installed as Pastor of Deckerville-First.
All are welcome and encouraged to attend these very special events. Clergy are asked to please wear their robes. |
 PW Fall Gathering
October 23rd
Bay City-Westminster
The Presbyterian Women of Lake Huron Presbytery are holding their annual Fall Gathering on Saturday, October 23rd from 9:30am to 2:00pm at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Bay City.
"Share God's Love"
Guest Speaker: Elder Chris Wolf, Vice Moderator for Justice and
Peace Churchwide Coordinating Team for the GAMC and CLP at
Marlette-First and Marlette-Second
Come share fellowship with others, learn more about the work of the
CCT Experience, an inspiring worship service, and share information on
mission projects throughout the presbytery. |
 Amendment Books Available
The books from the PC(USA) regarding the amendments that presbyteries will be voting on are now available at the Presbytery Office. You may pick one up at the office or at the December 7th presbytery meeting in Beaverton. There are a limited supply available and we ask that you take just one copy and bring it with you to presbytery meetings. These may also be found online on the Links page of the presbytery's website. |
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 Mission Work at Croswell-First The First Presbyterian Church of Croswell has completed two local missions projects recently. (Information as reported on October 6th.)
Sunday more than 35 brown paper bags full and overflowing with groceries were placed before the communion table. All the contents were given to the local community Ministerium Food pantry. Two weeks ago the congregation was given empty brown bags and asked to return them, full, to help those locally in need. Placed before the communion table, they were a visible sign and symbol of our congregations reaching to help.
During this week, winter coats donated throughout the community were assembled and prepared for give away in our annual Coats For Kids drive. More than 300 winter coats, plus scarves, boots, snow pants, hats, mittens, seat shirts and sweaters were donated. About half of the coats for preschoolers and younger still had store tags attached. In addition approximately $900 in cash was also donated, to be used to buy coats for those whose size is not available. Friday and Saturday the coats will be given away to students and families of our Croswell-Lexington School Districe, preschool through high school. In addition the community of Peck also joined in, and their students will also be covered. Any left over coats will be transfered to the Sandusky effort. No coat will go untaken. Monies left over will be used in local mission.
Click here to see more pictures of these events.
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 Presbyterian Disaster AssistanceThe DVD "Coming Home" Hurricane Katrina 5 Years Later" has arrived.Available on NBC stations from September 2010 to March 2011, the documentary about Hurricane Katrina response is also available on DVD. Ask for your free copy by calling PDS at 800-524-2612; ask for the DVD using PDS# 25412-10-007. Ask your volunteer work team to watch with you!
For more information, please visit the PDA's website.
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 PC(USA) Stated Clerk launches
"Tilling the Soil"
The Reverend Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly
of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), announced this week the beginning of a
weekly video clip for church leaders.
Parsons hopes the approximately 5-minute clips, under the banner
"Tilling the Soil," will provide information and inspiration for the wider
PC(USA), especially elders and ministers of the Word and Sacrament.
"It is a time of great change in the church," said Parsons.
"How we navigate that change depends a lot on how we discern together the
direction of God's Spirit and identify and nurture church leaders. I hope the
thoughts I offer each week will contribute to and help prod a collective
discussion about all of that."
Topics will cover a broad spectrum, such as the role and work of
elders and visioning for the future. Parsons will also invite an occasional
discussion on a current book of interest to the life of the church.
In his first message, Parsons notes that it's "elder picking" time
in most congregations. He encourages both those who would serve as elders and
those who nominate them to refer to G-6.0304 in the Book of Order: "It
is the duty of elders, individually and jointly, to strengthen and nurture the
faith and life of the congregation committed to their charge."
Parsons says that shifting elders' attention from such things as
leaky roofs to that of helping nurture the faith of congregations will make a
notable difference in the life of congregations and the PC(USA) as a whole.
"Tilling the Soil" clips will be available at www.youtube.com/gradyeparsons.
Parsons hopes viewers will take advantage of the opportunity to offer comments
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 Retirement Begins...
The Reverend Dr. Stephen F. Shugert recently retired from active ministry in the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. after 43 years of service. Since 1982, he has served as senior pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. Previously, Dr. Shugert served congregations in Glasgow, Scotland; Racine, Wisconsin, and Baltimore, Maryland. Dr. Shugert received his master of divinity degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago and completed post graduate work at Trinity College in Scotland. He earned his doctorate of ministry degree from McCormick Theological Seminary.
Steve resides in Mt. Pleasant with his wife, Wendy. Together, they have five children and 10 grandchildren.
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 Camp Greenwood's Early Bird Registration Begins
Save on next years camps by registering before January 1.
There is another great line up of camps for 2011, with a Junior High SERVE
week, a Senior High SERVE Week and a Senior High 8 Day Camp. Check
us out and register online at www.campgreenwood.org. If you have
questions email campgreenwood@gmail.com. |
 Children's Literature and the Christian Faith
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 New Transitional Executive Nominee Announced
The Executive Search Committee for the Synod of the Covenant is pleased to announce their candidate for the Synod's Transitional Executive.Raafat L. Zaki is an ordained minister presently serving as associate executive and stated clerk of Synod of the Sun.
He is an American of African/Middle Eastern origin, born in Sudan, studied in Egypt, Korea, and the US, and speaks some Korean and is fluent in Arabic. He is genuinely multicultural in his thinking and his family.
He is married to Soyoung Chang, and together they have three children. He has previously served three congregations, two GAMC offices, and Habitat for Humanity International.
The Rev. Zaki is a graduate of McCormick Theological Seminary and has completed Ph.D. coursework at Chicago Theological Seminary.
He will be presented for nomination at the Synod Assembly, Nov. 5, 2010.
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Special Committee named to review biennial General AssembliesNine-Member Panel Will Report to 2012 GA
A nine-member special committee of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been appointed to review the denomination's practice of holding its national legislative assembly - the General Assembly - every two years.
The special committee was appointed by General Assembly Stated Clerk Grady Parsons and General Assembly Mission Council Executive Director Linda Valentine.
For 215 years, from 1789 through 2003, the PC(USA) General Assembly met annually. When the decision was made to meet biennially beginning in 2004, the Assembly ordered that the new practice be reviewed after the 2010 Assembly. The committee was mandated to include one representative from the Committee on the Office of the General Assembly, one representative from the General Assembly Mission Council, and three members who were commissioners to the 219th General Assembly (2010).
The Special Committee to Review Biennial General Assemblies will report to the 220th General Assembly, which will meet in Pittsburgh in the summer of 2012.
The members of the special committee:
- The Rev. W. Glen Bell, Whitewater Valley Presbytery, Synod of Lincoln Trails;
- The Rev. Theresa Cho, San Francisco Presbytery, Synod of the Pacific, Commissioner to the 210th General Assembly;
- The Rev. Thomas Evans, Greater Atlanta Presbytery, Synod of the South Atlantic;
- Mr. Glen Alberto Guenther, Kendall Presbytery, Synod of the Pacific, Young Adult Advisory Delegate to the 219th General Assembly (2010);
- Mr. Marcus C. Lambright, Miami Valley Presbytery, Synod of the Covenant, Young Adult Advisory Delegate to the 219th General Assembly (2010);
- Elder Kathy Lueckert, Seattle Presbytery, Synod of Alaska Northwest;
- The Rev. Carol McDonald (moderator), Wabash Valley Presbytery, Synod of Lincoln Trails, member of the Committee of the Office of the General Assembly;
- The Rev. Matthew Schramm, Lake Huron Presbytery, Synod of the Covenant, member of the General Assembly Mission Council: and
- The Rev. David A. Van Dyke, Twin Cities Area Presbytery, Synod of Lakes and Prairies.
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