CROP Walk Rally
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Get recruiter/team leader information and materials needed for a successful Walk team.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
6:30 - 7:30 PM
Host: First United Methodist Church at the Chicago Temple
77 W. Washington St.
Chicago, IL 60602
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For more details on October 16, 2011 CROP walk, visit Chicago CROP. |
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Busse Woods Forest Preserve, Elk Grove Village, Illinois September 24, 2011 Mission at Fourth Presbyterian Church and Chicago Lights Center for Whole Health are one of the many sponsors for this walk and are letting their congregation and community know how to participate in the walk. Your church can participate by becoming a sponsor and/or register online to walk in order to bring about awareness and prevent suicide. |
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 Interim Pastor Training"The Art of Transitional Ministry"
Residency Week 1 begins: October 31
Mercy Center
St. Louis, MO
Registration deadline: October 3
This Basic Interim/Transitional Ministry Education consists of 60 contact hours divided equally between two Residency Weeks -Week I (30 hours) and Week II (30 hours) separated by a Practicum which combines reflection on, and experience in, some aspect of interim/transitional ministry.
Registration is limited, so please encourage those who are appropriate for this training and this ministry to sign up early!
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Nominations for GA Commissioners Due
220th GA - June 30 - July 7, 2012, in Pittsburgh
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Please make sure to get any and all nominations for Commissioners to the General Assembly (2012) in to the Committee on Nominations by August 28th. Self-nominations are welcome. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rev. Jenny Gleichauf at jenny@wcc-joinus.org. We hope to hear from you!
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New and Recommended
You can check out these and other books, videos, and DVDs from the Chicago Presbytery Resource Center at 100 S Morgan St, Chicago, 60607. Contact Laura Cathey for mail orders.
 Rev. James Wheeler, UMC; Tolono, IL: "It's my starting point. The theological, pastoral, exegetical and homiletical columns give an easy overview from which to develop the sermon outline."
The Resource Center is building a collection of Feasting on the Word: Preaching the Revised Common Lectionary 12-volume set. For the upcoming months, you can check out: Year A, Volume 4: Season after Pentecost 2 (Propers 17 - Reign of Christ).
 Bob Reynolds: "With compelling references to ancient Israelites on their exodus wilderness journey from Egyptian bondage, Rendle proposes alternative pathways for mainline churches toward tomorrow's new 'promised land.'"
Read more on page 2 of the current OCM.
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 Harold Colbert Jones Memorial Community Center Jones Center has been a mission of the Presbytery since Church Extension Board received title to their Chicago Heights real estate in 1917 and oversaw its construction in the 1930s. Today, the Jones Center needs a new roof. Read the write up in the Chicago Heights Patch contact Executive Director Cheryl L. Roop to find out what your congregation can do to help.
"Our goal is enabling families to function effectively, free of crippling poverty, ensuring the literacy, numerical and technological capabilities of the young, nurturing the healthy development of the smallest children fostering the creative self-expression of children and adults alike." |
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Continuing Education Opportunities for 2011-2013:
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Presbytery of Chicago has Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.) Mission
Co-Workers in Latin America
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