Presbytery Assembly
Tuesday, June 19 at Pullman Presbyterian Church
Call papers are up! Floor papers will be available online Monday, June 18th. Pre-presbytery events begin at 2pm and cover:
- Supporting Divestment: A Rabbi's Perspective
- Stewardship and the Presbyterian Foundation
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Small Church Gathering
 If you are a pastor or leader in a small congregation - worshiping less than 100 on a Sunday - please consider joining us.
The work? Creating faithful and thriving churches through fellowship, storytelling, building relationships and identifying resources, all while attending to the movement of the Holy Spirit. Learn more.
Tuesday June 12, 12:00 PM - 2 PM
Hosted by Dudley Elvery
20050 Western AveOlympia Fields, IL 60461-1207
Bring brown bag lunches. Drinks will be provided.
We're looking for Small Church Hosts for July and August!
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Home, Help and Hope
Join Facing Forward for the 2012 Social: Home, Help and Hope.
This lively evening supports our mission to give homeless women and families in Chicago the permanent homes and tools they need to rebuild their lives.
Tuesday, June 26, 2012. Learn more
HUD awarded an additional $240,000 grant to add 15 more families (approximately 50 people) to the Facing Forward program. But it does require them to raise an additional $40,000 to make this dream a reality. With God's help, they are confident they can raise the "match."
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2012 Peacemaking Conference
"Restorers of Streets to Live In"
July 11-15, 2012Ghost Ranch Conference Center, Abiquiu, New Mexico Learn more
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"Pedal the Prairie Path" bike-a-thon
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Photo by Rufino Uribe
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 When: Sunday, July 15th, 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm Where: Illinois Prairie Path, Dupage County Who: Chicago Presbytery congregations - especially youth groups - are invited to join in this first-ever bike-a-thon Why: Raise scholarship support for displaced youth to attend the amazing schools of the Presbyterian Church in Colombia. Learn more about this event. |
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Photo by Anton Novoselov
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Visit Cuba
November 11-19, 2012
Get to know our Presbyterian brothers and sisters in Christ in Cuba. Learn more.
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Volunteers available through DOOR
DOOR, a partnered program with the Presbytery of Chicago, has day long volunteers to offer Presbyterian ministries and churches from June 11, 2012 to August 18, 2012. DOOR volunteers are usually high school students who are supervised by an adult and a DOOR staff.
These volunteers are available to do cleaning, building projects, summer camps, soup kitchen work, or whatever you can dream up Monday through Thursdays. Have something in mind? Contact Krista at Krista@DOORnetwork.org or 312.545.3667.
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Presbyterian Camps - Saugatuck, MI
Come and reflect on God's creation and renew and refresh your life and perspective. Escape to the great out-of-doors at Presbyterian Camps! We have something for all ages:
| Dates | Camp Program | Grade Complete | | 7/2-7/6 | Fourth of July Week Day Camp | Families | | 7/8-7/11 | Mini Camp I | 1-4 | | 7/8-7/14 | Outdoor Adventure II | 6-8 | | 7/15-7/21 | Sr. High Leadership Camp | 8-12 |
Full summer schedule. |
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2012-2013 Presbyterian Planning Calendar
This 19-month calendar contains many planning aids for pastors and other church leaders. The theme is "Presbyterian Mission."
Includes: lectionary for Sundays and special days, liturgical days, liturgical colors, resource information for PC(USA) programmatic emphases, updated synod, presbytery, and PC(USA) staff directories, color foldout synod/presbytery and world maps. Order here. |
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Resource Center
Christian Formation - all books listed are available for checkout from the Presbytery Resource Center at 815 W. Van Buren.
 "Shaping Spiritual Leaders: Supervision and Formation in Congregations" by Abigail Johnson. |  "Growing Spiritual Redwoods" by Willian M. Easum. |  "Growing in the life of faith: education and Christian practices" by Craig R. Dykstra. |
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Lombard Mennonite Peace Center
Equip your people to assist in dealing with conflict in your church.
Upcoming training events here in Chicagoland that would be valuable for both clergy and lay leaders.
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Finding a new congregation at college
Campus Minister Jesse Larson wants to be a friendly face when a student you know arrives at Iowa State University, in Ames, IA this fall. Read his letter about Collegiate Presbyterian Church and put him in touch with your student. |
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Job openings
Highland Park Presbyterian Church is seeking a part time Director of Christian Education to supervise the church's educational programs for children, youth and adults. Learn more. Lombard Community Presbyterian Church is seeking an experienced, versatile part-time Director of Choirs to oversee our music ministry and to develop and grow a youth/children's music program to include vocal and hand bell/chime choirs. Contact: Kathy Nelsen |
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Want to hear how these events went? Read the stories of people and churches in this presbytery in Our Common Ministry.
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Presbytery of Chicago has
Mission Co-Workers
in Colombia, South America
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List Your Event in Preview
Hundreds of elders, educators, and church leaders read the Chicago Presbytery Preview email, sent the 2nd and 4th Mondays of each month. If you have an event to publicize, follow the submission guidelines and send your info to Laura Cathey at lcathey@ chicagopresbytery.orgYou can reissue or modify this content for your own church bulletin or newsletter, without crediting the Preview, but please credit any organizations, photographers, etc, that we credited.  This listing of upcoming events is sponsored by the Communications Work Group of the Presbytery of Chicago Presbytery Coordinating Commission.
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