The CHATLine
for May 2, 2012
Presbytery Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
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Greetings!
Don't miss out on the latest news from our presbytery!
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 Plan Now for the Pentecost Offering
Investing in our greatest resource ...
Your generous gifts to this Offering on May 27th enables the PC(USA) to encourage, develop and support its young people, as well as provide assistance to at-risk children. In addition, a large portion of this offering can be kept by individual congregations for use in their own communities.
For more information and offering resources, click here.
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 The Thoughtful ChristianNow Offering Build-Your-Own
Study Pack Options!
The Thoughtful Christian now offers new build-your-own study pack options for all of its
studies. You can pay a flat fee, from $40 to $200, and get access to a quantity of studies that you pick (even multi-session studies), and the study packs do not expire. Click here to see the options.
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Bethelwoods Charleston
Day Camp Registration is Open!
For more information you can visit our website at www.bethelwoods.org. You can register your campers grades K5-5th for Day Camps provided by Bethelwoods and hosted by Charleston-Atlantic Presbyterian Churches:
- Summerville Presbyterian Church: June 4-8, June 11-15
- Westminster Presbyterian Church: June 11-15, June 18-22
- Hebron Zion Presbyterian Church: June 25-29, July 2-6
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Mark your 2013 Calendars for the Youth Triennium
July 16-20, 2013 at Purdue University
This international Presbyterian youth gathering held every three years is a significant faith journey opportunity for high school youth. More details will be available in the fall!
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FREE Communications Workshop
at the Presbytery Office
Saturday, June 23, 2012, 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Offering 2 Separate Classes - Come to 1 or Come to Both!
 Email Communications 101 - 9:00 am - 10:25 am
How to Create and Send Beautiful Mass Emails
to Your Congregation in Constant Contact
In this hour and a half workshop, Cheryl Glenn will show you how you can use Constant Contact to easily create beautiful and interactive emails that you can then send to your congregation and track readership.
 Facebook 101 - 10:35 am - 12:00 pm
Create a Complete Facebook Page
Full of Information and Pictures for Your Congregation
Would your church like to set up a Facebook page, but you either haven't been sure how to do it or haven't had time? Bring the information you'd like included on the page and pictures to share and we'll create a Facebook page together.
Interested in one or both of these workshops?
Email Cheryl Glenn and let her know which one you plan to attend so she can put you on the list! Registration deadline is June 20th.
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Does Your Church Need an Organ?
Free to a church. Sears Silvertone Model 4711 Electric Organ
Contact JBeach@comcast.net if you're interested. |
Presbyterian Outlook Webinar
Turnaround Strategies for Your Church:
Part 8 - Ending Power Struggles led by Tom Ehrich
In this webinar Tom will focus on: accountability and performance, not tenure and entitlement; allowing clergy to lead, not threatening careers when they lead in new ways; and conflict resolution. This 90 minute webinar will be broadcast at the presbytery office Tuesday, May 8 th at 2:00pm. |
Bethelwoods Looking for Summer Staff
 Bethelwoods Camp & Conference Center is still looking for fun and energetic applicants for our 2012 Summer Staff. There are positions available in Charleston, South Carolina for 5-weeks with our Bethelwoods Charleston Day Camp. There are also positions available here at Bethelwoods in York, SC for Resident and Day Camp Counselors. If you know someone who has a heart for Christ, kids, and is looking for a summer job, send them our way! Check out our website for more information on positions at www.bethelwoods.org or call our office today at 803.366.3722! |
Celebrate Older Adult Sunday on May 6th!
 The 2012 Older Adult Ministries Planning Guide includes many ideas for celebrating Older Adult Sunday and for honoring older adults throughout the year. It is available from several sources:
- As a free, printable Adobe Acrobat PDF file (online at www.poamn.org).
- As a hardcopy booklet (price $2 + shipping) from Presbyterian Distribution Service at 800-524-2612, PDS# 23304-12-001.
- As a hardcopy booklet (price $2) by contacting Ginny Nyhuis, POAMN Administrator at: gnyhuis@frontier.com or by calling: 615-426-1545.
The Adult Ministry Committee of the Nurture Unit wants to help you incorporate the gifts, talents, and abilities of older adults into our churches. Let us know what you are doing and let us know how we can support you!
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The Edisto Presbyterian Church, USA
Announces the Retirement of its Pastor of 50 Years
Rev. Dr. McKinley Washington, Jr.
Three days of events are planned:
 - Friday, May 25, Banquet at Baptist Hill High School Gymnasium at 7:30pm Speaker The Honorable Congressman James E. Clyburn
- Saturday, May 26, Family and Fun Day at the Community Center on Edisto Island from 11:00 am-5:00 pm
- Sunday, May 27, Retirement Program at the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island ,"The Omni", at 3:00 pm, Rev. Dr. James Herbert Nelson, Director at Presbyterian Church USA in Washington, DC.
Rev. Washington was a former Commissioner of the SC Employment Security Commission, former SC State Senator, former representative in SC State House of Representatives and former chairman of the Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care Corporation's Board of Directors.
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Peace Church Celebrates 50th Anniversary
 Peace Church in Goose Creek is celebrating our 50th year this year - which includes our time on Redbank Rd as Goose Creek PC. We will be celebrating this wonderful event and God's blessing on Saturday, June 2nd and Sunday, June 3rd. We will have a dinner and program on Saturday night followed by worship on Sunday morning at 10:00 am. |
 Save the Date for STEPS 2012!August 25, 2012
Mark your calendars now for the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery's STEPS Leadership event on August 25, 2012, at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian.
This is a great opportunity to gather with people from all across our presbytery to equip ourselves to do ministry!
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Upcoming Events in Our Presbytery
- August 25, 2012 - STEPS Leadership Event
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Stay Connected
Presbytery
Calendar
May 3rd-6th
Presbyterian Pilgrimage
Camp St. Christopher
May 3rd 10:00 am - 5:00 pm CPM Meeting
May 5th 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Statewide GA Commissioner Training Southeastern Freight
May 8th 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Church & Society May 10th
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Nurture Unit
May 14th 9:00 am - 10:30 am Bible Study
at Sunrise PC
11:00 am - 12:30 pm Chat & Chew
at Sunrise PC
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cong Dev Unit May 16th 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm Western Area Ministers' Lunch at Miller's Bread Basket
May 19th 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Spring Stated Meeting Bethel PC, Walterboro
May 22nd 12:30 pm - 2:00 pm Charleston Area Ministers' Lunch at Westminster
May 28th Memorial Day Office Closed
May 31st 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Bethelwoods Team Meeting at Bethelwoods Upcoming Presbytery Meetings All meetings begin
at Bethel
Presbyterian Church,
Walterboro, SC
October 6, 2012
at Summerville
Presbyterian Church, Summerville, SC
Church of the Week Bluffton, South Carolina |
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Keeping In Touch
Send Us Your Pictures:
If your church is participating in mission projects, taking trips, or hosting different events, let us know and send us a picture!
Newsletter:
Do we receive your church's newsletter? Please put us on your mailing list.
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Contact
Information
Please remember that
the phone will be
answered by our
voicemail system when
we cannot answer
the phone.
Main:
(843) 766-4219
Extensions:
Donnie Woods
Executive
Ext. 302
Deane Kemper
Stated Clerk
Ext. 304
843.708.1848
Pie Mikell
Cong. Nurture
Ext. 303
Barbara Burger
Administration
Ext. 301
Mike Fitze
Presbytery Consultant
(843) 884-1504
Cheryl Glenn
Communications
(843) 259-4900
Rachel Epps
Youth Ministry
(843) 367-9136
The Journey
Campus and Young Adult Ministry
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