The CHATLine
for October 3, 2012
Presbytery Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
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Greetings!
Don't forget the Presbytery Meeting coming up on Saturday,
October 6th, at Summerville Presbyterian. Click here to download the handbook for the meeting.
PLEASE NOTE: There will be no refreshments served until the Fellowship Time between the worship service and the business meeting. We also plan to conclude business in time for you to stop for lunch on your way home.
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Singers Needed at Next Presbytery Meeting
 At our next Presbytery Meeting on October 6, we will have a Hymn Festival. All of the hymns used in this service will be included in Glory to God, our new hymnal. We are in need of singers to help lead the congregation. The only rehearsal will be at 8:00 prior to the meeting. All of the hymns are in the Sampler. Choir members and others who enjoy singing are invited to join us.
For more information contact Charlie Frost, who is coordinating the service, at Sea Island Presbyterian Church, Beaufort. 843-525-0696 ext. 32 or cfrost@sipcnet.org.
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Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace in Concert
Reformed Hymns with New Arrangements
 Join us on October 25th at 7pm in the Johns Island sanctuary for an acoustic concert of Reformed hymns and songs with Matthew Smith and Indelible Grace. We are encouraging others in the community to attend the concert, so arrive early if you want to get a good seat. A love offering will be taken to cover the cost for the concert.
Matthew Smith is a Nashville-based singer-songwriter who writes brand new music to centuries-old hymn texts. He is a founding member of the Indelible Grace community, whose work has drawn acclaim across denominational lines and is used in churches around the world. Born out of a college ministry, the re-imagined hymns have found wide acceptance both among college students and the church at large, joining people who desire to honor tradition with those who want a modern musical approach. His latest album, Watch The Rising Day, explores the tension of living in a broken world while awaiting Christ's return and the restoration of all things.
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Minister and Educator Retreat
at Montreat Conference Center
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This is an early notice to all our church pastors and educators to mark your calendars for November 26-28, 2012 when Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence will be thespeaker for this great retreat. This is a fun event with rest, recreation and good food, plus thechance to catch up with pastors and educators from the five presbyteries in South Carolina.
Click here for more information and to register online.
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Seminar Offered at Thornwell Home
Restoring Hope: Appreciative Strategies
to Resolve Grief and Resentment
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Please share this wonderful opportunity with your church leadership. This program is geared toward anyone working with those struggling with grief and resentment - clergy, psychologists, coaches, spiritual directors and consultants.
Join Dr. Rob Voyle for a 1-day (6 hrs. CE) Appreciative Way based training seminar Restoring Hope: Appreciative Strategies to Resolve Grief and Resentment. Seminar will be held on Thursday, October 25, 2012, from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm (lunch is provided), at Thornwell Home for Children (Clinton, SC). Click here for more information.
Register by October 15th for a special rate.
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Fall Lay School Information
Don't miss out on the Fall Lay School at Presbyterian College on November 2-4, 2012. Click here to download the information packet. Registration deadline is October 19th. |
 Presbytery Office Closed
on Thursday, November 8th
There is an all-state presbyteries' staff meeting on Thursday, November 8th, in Columbia and our presbytery office will be closed this entire day. |
Presbytery Resource Center:
 New Resource Alert
Lamentations and the Song of Songs by Harvey Cox and Stephanie Paulsell is the latest in the Belief: A Theological Commentary of the Bible series. Using an array of sources from poetry, novels, films, paintings, and photography to classical and contemporary theology, Cox offers a contemporary theological reading of Lamentations. Paulsell suggests that the Song of Songs still has profound meaning for us, teaching us "to love not only what we can see shining on the surface, but also those depths of the other that are out of our reach."
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Educational Offering on Pedophilia
for Clergy, Administrators, Teachers, and Counselors
October 12, 8:30am-1:00pm,
MUSC Baruch Auditorium, $20.00 registration fee
Deadline to register: October 9th
This is a great educational opportunity around a timely topic for ministers, chaplains, teachers, counselors, and administrators. Registration will fill up quickly.
At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
- Identify the major fields and their parameters used to identify the range of human sexual behavior as normal to abnormal.
- Describe the intersections of sexual variation, exploration, abuse, and crime.
- Integrate the use of an effective strategy to identify indicators of when sexual behaviors warrant mental health intervention.
- Describe the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria for pedophilia and its strengths and weaknesses.
- Describe theories of the etiology of pedophilia.
- Identify components of a multidisciplinary approach to treatment to include psychological and pharmacological interventions.
- Describe symptoms and psychiatric disorders commonly associated with child sexual abuse.
- Identify effective treatment options for children and youth who have been victims of sexual abuse.
- List three effective methods for screening personnel in youth-serving organizations.
- List three workplace safeguards that youth-serving organizations can implement to reduce the risk of sexual abuse.
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St. Paul Presbyterian Church USA
Annual Tea
October 21, 2012 @ 4:00 pm
Speaker:
Rev. Retha Mungin Nelson
of New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Sumter, SC
Theme: "We've Come This Far By Faith"
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Hands of Christ 2013
 Hands of Christ is already thinking ahead about the clothing and supply distribution for school children in 2013. If you have any school clothing that your children have outgrown - including khaki and navy blue pants, blue jeans, or shirts which can be worn to school please consider donating it to Hands of Christ. You can either bring the clothing to Westminster Presbyterian, or give it to the Hands of Christ representative at your Church, or call 766-8311 and tell the Secretary that you have a donation to make so a representative can call you. |
Employment Opportunity at
Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church: Parish Associate
 Parish Associate will provide a pastoral presence and care to the congregation, especially for our senior members. Parish Associate will work collegially with other professional staff and officers of the church to ensure the senior ministry fits within the overall vision and mission of Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church. The Parish Associate is an ordained position with five years or more experience of ministry with a significant focus on pastoral care preferred. This is a part-time position (15 hours a week). Please send resume to Rev. Gary Bullard, Head of Staff, at 302 Hibben Street, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 or email gbullard@mppc.net.
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Peace Presbyterian Church
to Host Russian Missionary Speaker
Peace Presbyterian Church, on behalf of Peacemakers International, is excited to host Andrey Beskorovainiy of Russia from October 5-9th. He will be traveling with Al Smith a PCUSA missionary. Mr. Beskorovainiy is available to speak about the fascinating ministry to the Roma people in Russia. The Roma people are gypsies who are outcasts in Russian society. As such they are largely unreached with the Gospel of Christ. Mr. Beskorovainiy is available Saturday (10/6), Sunday evening (10/7) and Monday (10/8). Please contact Laura Ellis (tworock57@yahoo.com) or Will Dietrich (will.peacechurch174@gmail.com) to schedule a speaking engagement. |
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A Call for High School Youth:
Celebration at Camp St. Christopher
October 19-21, 2012
 CELEBRATION is a program adapted from the Pilgrimage model specifically designed for senior high age youth. It is an opportunity for these young people to have a personal encounter with Jesus Christ during a two day retreat at Camp St. Christopher on beautiful Seabrook Island. Former attendees serve and guide the new ones during the weekend retreat. A select cadre of adults called Moms and Dads assure propriety. Churches have been transformed by the enthusiastic young people who had their eyes opened at CELEBRATION as they worked within their church families to act out their faith. God is working through CELEBRATION. The fruit is evident, and the future looks brilliant because of the pipeline of up and coming young leaders for Christ. If you have or know a 9th through 12th grader who is seeking encouragement, insight, and community in their faith journey, I invite you to promote our upcoming retreat October 19 - 21 to them and provide whatever help they need to decide to attend. If the soil of their heart is fertile and soft, or maybe even a little shallow and crusty, God can use this brief 2-day event to change them dramatically.
Participant and Staff Applications are available at http://sccelebration.weebly.com/. For more information, please contact Mike Allen, Celebration Coordinator (843-200-1899)
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2012 Presbyterian Women Fall Gathering
and Helpshops at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian Church
on October 27, 2012 - 8:30 am - 1:00 pm
Theme: Dispatches to God's Household: The General Epistles  All women in Charleston Atlantic Presbytery are invited to this special event. Our keynote speaker will be t he Reverend Lisa C. Hermann is a member of New Hope Presbytery which covers the eastern part of North Carolina from Raleigh to the Outer Banks. She currently serves as a Staff Chaplain at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville, NC. Registeration is $10.00 per person (checks payable to CAP PW). Register by October 12th to be included in the lunch count.
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 Save the Date:
Children's Retreat 2013
Children's Retreat for 5K through 5th grade will be held March 2-3, 2013 at Bethelwoods. The theme is Follow Jesus! based on the call of Matthew from Matthew 9:9-13. Mark your calendars! This would be a wonderful Christmas gift for a grandchild, nephew, daughter, or mentee. Registration information will be available on-line and in churches in early January.
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 Mark Your Calendars for the Next Acts 16:5 Meeting Stan Ott will return to our presbytery on Monday, October 29th at St. Andrews Church for a seminar on Generosity, and all churches in the presbytery are invited to attend. Information about the topic is listed below. In addition to our Acts16:5 churches, all teaching and ruling elders, stewardship chairs and others interested are invited to attend. |
 Topic: Human Trafficking
Speaker Available to Our Presbytery
Presbyterian Women's Global Exchange to India 2011 participant, Sherry Roberts, is available to speak to your congregation about her experiences in India, and more importantly, about human trafficking. If you would like members of your congregation to learn about this important topic, contact her at 843-442-6447. |
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Upcoming Events in Our Presbytery
- October 19, 2012 - Fall Lay School Registration Deadline
- October 27, 2012 - PW Fall Gathering at Mt. Pleasant Presbyterian
- November 2-4, 2012 - SC Lay School, Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC
- Saturday, August 24, 2012 - STEPS 2013
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Stay Connected
Presbytery
Calendar
October 4th-7th
Presbyterian Pilgrimage
October 7th
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
PYC October 8th
9:00 am - 10:30 am
Bible Study 11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Chat & Chew October 17th
12:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Western Area Ministers' Lunch
at Miller's Bread Basket October 21st
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
PYC October 27th
PW Fall Helpshops
Mt. Pleasant Church October 29th
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Acts 16:5 at St. Andrew's Church, Charleston
Upcoming
Presbytery Meeting
All meetings
begin at 9:00 am
at Summerville
Presbyterian Church, Summerville, SC
Church
of the Week
Charleston,
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Keeping In Touch
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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
Business Manager
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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