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"Encouraging and engaging one another"
Use the official 12-page Assembly-in-Brief or the Presbyterian Outlook bulletin insert to continue discussing at your church the tough issues that came before General Assembly. |
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Visioning Conversations Follow Up - 2moro!
 What is God's plan for Chicago Presbytery? How can we share in mission and ministry?
Help follow up on the June Assembly vision dinner discussions!
Read background info.Because dinner will be served, please RSVP to Kitty Ridley (phone: 312-488-3010) no later than Friday, July 20.
Come find the Presbytery's future together!
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We need your voice - ages 21 to 35
Come out for fellowship and to discuss with the Multicultural Ministry Team what changes need to happen in the churches to bring young adults back to being committed to the ministry of Christ through worship, mission, and outreach. More info.
Wednesday August 1, 2012
6:30pm - 8:30pm
El Meson Coffee Shop
4631 S. Kedzie St., Chicago
Free parking on Kedzie
Contact Person: Pastor Julio C. Pena, Co-Moderator of Multicultural Church Ministry Team of Presbytery 708-209-5376 tainojp@comcast.net or julio.c.pena.161@facebook.com |
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Presbyterian Hunger Program
August 13-15, 2012
Catholic Theological Union 5401 S. Cornell Ave. Chicago, IL.
Monday, August 13 - Corporate Globalization, Root Causes of Poverty
Tuesday, August 14 - Effective Organizing and Advocacy
Wednesday, August 15 - Global Perspectives and Building Alliances
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Best Practice Breakfast
Are you excited about a new outreach/ worship/ fundraising idea you're trying out in your congregation or ministry setting? Share it! Each person will present and take questions for up to 10 minutes. Email any images or powerpoint slides to shawnabowman@ gmail.com by August 15.
Thursday August 16th, 9AM - Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
Hosted by the Small Church Group
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Child Safety Workshop
This workshop is designed to help your congregation create a safe place for children, youth, and those at risk. The Chicago Presbytery encourages attendance by Youth Leaders - Mission Trip Leaders Retreat and Camp Counselors - Afterschool Directors and Teachers - Sunday School Teachers
Saturday, August 25, 2012
9:00 am until Noon
First Presbyterian Church of Wheaton View the flyer
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Labor in the Pulpit - Worship Resource
Labor Day is Monday, September 3, 2012
It's been a rough few years for American workers. This Labor Day consider planning a worship service or educational event that honors workers and lifts up the cause of worker justice.
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Save the date - Youth Retreat
 Chicago/Blackhawk Presbyteries Senior High Fall Retreat
November 2-4, 2012
Lake Geneva, WI
Church Registration Forms due October 19
Cost: $100, scholarships are available
Full info here. |
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Presbyterian Camps - Saugatuck, MI
 Beat the heat with a Family Camp Weekend. Or find a cure for "I'm Bored" with Discovery Camp or Outdoor Adventure. Space is still open to decide to add camp to your family's summer 2012. View the full schedule. |
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Pentecost Offering
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Photo of Grace Commons by J Wiley
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A big thank you to the churches that have contributed their 40% portion of the Pentecost offering to the ministry with young adults that is happening at Grace Commons. If your church was intending to participate, you can still send your contributions via check made out to "Grace Commons" and mailed to the Presbytery offices at 815 W. Van Buren St, Suite 500, Chicago, IL.
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What's next for Worship Alive?
We have regrettably decided to suspend further programming for now for Worship Alive. Mark Bowman and Jennifer Burns Lewis would like to hear your thoughts on what this training program has done and could be doing in the future.
We firmly believe that our congregations continue to need resources and support for deepening and strengthening our common worship life. Read the full letter. |
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Order 2013 Mission Yearbooks
 Thousands of Presbyterians use the Mission Yearbook for their personal devotions, to open meetings, and stay connected to the national and international mission of the PCUSA.
Each church will receive a free office copy, for pickup at the November 17, 2012 Assembly meeting. For more, order together through the presbytery to bring the price down from $16.95 to $12.95 apiece. |
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Resource Center
Adult Study with DVDs- all items listed are available for checkout from the Presbytery Resource Center at 815 W. Van Buren.
- When God Weeps: Why Our Sufferings Matter to the Almighty
- They Like Jesus but Not the Church: Responding to Culture's Objections to Christianity
- The Organic God (Look past busyness and experience God's big-hearted love.)
- Faith Lessons (We have all 12 in this series, filmed on location in the Holy Land.)
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Our Churches on Facebook
These churches have Facebook pages to connect the good news to their members and the interested public.
Arlington Heights, First - Barrington - Chicago, 7th - Chicago, Church of Christ - Chicago, Edgewater - Chicago, Fourth - Chicago, Good Shepherd - Chicago, Grace Commons - Chicago, Lake View - Chicago, Lincoln Park - Chicago, Mayfair - Chicago, Morgan Park - Chicago, Ravenswood - Chicago, Sixth Grace - Chicago Heights, First - Clarendon Hills, Community - Deerfield, First - Elmhurst - Evanston, First - Evanston, Northminster - Libertyville, First - Oak Park, First United - Park Ridge - River Forest, First - Riverside - Waukegan, First - Western Springs - Wheaton, First - Winnetka
If your congregation has a page and it is not listed here, post the link on our wall. |
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Job openings
The Youth Ministry Director will nurture the faith of youth in grades 6-12 through the development the youth ministry program at the First Presbyterian Church of La Grange. Read more.
First Presbyterian Church Glen Ellyn is seeking a full time Director of Children's Ministry. Read more.
A Choral Accompanist for worship is needed at Community Presbyterian Church in Clarendon Hills. Read more.
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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@chicago presbytery.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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