2012 Presbytery Meetings
January 14- Arlington Hills PC, St. Paul
March 10- Oak Grove PC , Bloomington
May 8-First Presbyterian, Rochester
July 17- First Presbyterian, Hudson, WI
September 11- First Presbyterian, Shakopee
November 13-tba
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EMerge is a weekly publication from the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area (PTCA). Recipients include congregations, teaching elders, ruling elders, church members, committees, and friends. Please send submissions and e-mail corrections to Dennis Sanders, editor, at communications@ptcaweb.org .
Usual distribution: Thursdays.
You can find out more at the PTCA website:
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Job Openings
The following positions are available:
Interim Director of Children's Ministries, Presbyterian Church of the Way, Shoreview
Coordinator of Global Ministries, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
Music Ministry Leader, Chain of Lakes, Lino Lakes
Pastor, First Presbyterian, Stillwater
Pastor, First Congregational (Zumbrota) and Oronoco Presbyterian (Oronoco)
Child Care Provider, Presbyterian Church of the Way, Shoreview
Director of Youth Ministries, First Presbyterian, White Bear Lake
Treasurer, First Presbyterian, Hastings
Pastor, Spirit of Life Presbyterian, Apple Valley
These openings and others can be found at our Job Openings page. |
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Prayer Requests
Each week we pray for a ministry or ministers in the PTCA. Click on the button below to find who we are praying for this week.
- We pray for the upcoming Presbytery Meeting this Tuesday, May 8 in Rochester.
- We continue to pray for those who are experiencing illness at this time including Dan Johnson (Teaching Elder, Honorably Retired), Joy Smith (Teaching Elder, Church of the Apostles), Ward Sessing (Ruling Elder, Church of the Way),Larry Patee (Ruling Elder, Buffalo), Mary McNamara (Teaching Elder, Honorably Retired and Tim Held (Teaching Elder, Honorably Retired).
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If you have a prayer concern you'd like to share with the wider Presbytery, please contact us by email at communications@ptcaweb.org .
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May 2012 Stated Meeting
 The next Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will take place on May 8, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church in Rochester from 4-8PM. The May Stated Meeting is the Annual Meeting of the Presbytery. Among the items to be considered at this meeting will be the Gracious Separation Policy, the nomination of Teaching Elder William Davnie to the office of Stated Clerk, and the consideration of an overture to the 220th General Assembly. Please click on the link below to read the official Call to the Presbytery Meeting, which includes directions and further information about the Annual Meeting.
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May 2012 Presbytery Packet
 The materials for the May 2012 Presbytery Meeting are now available for download. Please check back for updates. May 2012 Presbytery Packet
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Presbytery Council Starts Youth Initiative
 The Presbytery Council is looking for ways that our Presbytery might support and encourage our churches in their ministry to and with youth. Do you have a youth group? Who are the people in your church who have an active role in leading youth activities? Please send the names and email addresses of your youth-minded members to T.J. Parlette, First Presbyterian Church, Rochester, parlette.tj@fpcrochester.org, and we'll see what the Holy Spirit can stir up.
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The July Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area has been moved from July 10 to July 17, 2012 from 4-8PM. The location of the Presbytery meeting stays the same: First Presbyterian Church in Hudson, WI. The move was made because the original date occurs only a few days from the end of the 220th General Assembly in Pittsburgh. With a number of persons involved with the Presbytery Meeting also taking part in General Assembly, it was decided to move the date of the July meeting a week ahead. Please make note of this in your calendars.
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Around the Presbytery
 Brother John @ Westminster: Brother John of the Taizé Community in France will take part in the annual Thin Places Ecumenical Taizé service on May 10th at Westminster Presbyterian in Minneapolis at 7PM. Brother John will offer a short meditation on scripture, and there will be the Sung Prayers and time of contemplation that are characteristic of the daily Prayers at Taizé. And-just as they are in Taizé-the children and young adults who come will be invited to sit with Brother John on the floor, before the green growing things and the lighted candles and the authentic Taizé Cross, in the darkened Great Hall.
Continue reading to find out more about the service and how you can help the hungry as well. Christian Educators May Meeting:  PTCA Christian Educators will be meeting May 10 at Oak Grove Presbyterian in Bloomington from 11:30am-1pm. On tap at this meeting is discussion on having a Christian Educator retreat in the fall. Click here for more information and to RSVP.
 Going in Circles, Finding God: Calvin Presbyterian in Long Lake is hosting a Labyrinth Festival on May 5th. Activities include a presentation by Marilyn Larson, Minneapolis artist and renowned labyrinth designer at 11:00AM . At 12:00 there is a chance to make your own "labyrinth pizza". Then at 1:00 there is a labyrinth on our outdoor labyrinth or if it is raining, on an indoor labyrinth. Learn more about Calvin's labyrinth by reading their congregational profile.
 Mission Co-Workers from Congo to Visit PTCA: The Mission and Witness Committee of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area is proud to sponsor the visit of Presbyterian Church (USA) Mission Co-workers John and Glenda Fletcher to the PTCA May 19-24.
The Fletchers are mission co-workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo. John is a surgical consultant to the eight hospitals supported by the Presbyterian Community of Congo (CPC). He works with the hospitals' staffs to improve their surgical knowledge, skills, judgment and techniques.
The Fletchers are coming to a church near you to share their journeys in Congo. Click here to find out the dates and times.
 Presbytery Seeker Seminar Set for June: The Committee on Preparation for Ministry (CPM) will host a one day "seeker" seminar for individuals exploring a sense of call to Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA) on Saturday, June 16, 2012 at Valley Community Presbyterian Church in Golden Valley, MN.
This seminar provides a structured way of meeting with and orienting seekers to the opportunities, challenges and responsibilities that lie ahead should they pursue a formal relationship with the CPM... Read more...  Ride Your Bike to...Church: Central Presbyterian in St. Paul is urging their members to use two wheels to get to church instead of four on Sunday May 6. No worries about parking your bike...you can ride it right into the sanctuary!
 Ministry in a Changing World: Nearly 100 people showed up on a cold and rainy Saturday for the Ministry in a Changing World Seminar sponsored by the Presbytery. Teaching Pastor Paul Moore wrote a great summary of event which can you view along with some pictures at the presbytery website.
 Common Prayer: As many of you know, the staff of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area gathers daily for prayer and devotions. Join us every Tuesday at 10AM to pray! Called "Common Prayer" we will come together as we discern God's message for us and lift each other and the whole world in prayer. Join us at the Presbytery office for Common Prayer. We are located at 122 W. Franklin Avenue in Minneapolis.
Find out what's happening in the Presbytery and the wider church by going to the PTCA newspage: www.presbyterytwincities.org/news. |
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PTCA Event Calendar
May 4: Church Rummage Sale, First Presbyterian, White Bear Lake
May 4: 515: The Tour, Dayton Avenue Presbyterian, St. Paul
May 4: Palestinian Art Festival, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
May 4: First Friday Film Forum, First Presbyterian, South St. Paul
May 5: Church Rummage Sale, First Presbyterian, White Bear Lake
May 5: Palestinian Art Festival, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
May 5: World Labyrinth Day Event, Calvin Presbyterian, Long Lake
May 6: Choir Concert, First Presbyterian, White Bear Lake
May 6: Festival of Music, First Presbyterian, Rochester
May 8: Common Prayer, Presbytery Office, Minneapolis
May 8: Pre-Presbytery Event on Social Media, First Presbyterian, Rochester
May 8: Presbytery Orientation, First Presbyterian, Rochester
May 8: Presbytery Meeting, First Presbyterian, Rochester
May 9: Personnel Committee, Minnesota Church Center, Minneapolis
May 10: PTCA Christian Educators Gathering, Oak Grove Presbyterian, Bloomington
May 10: Centering Prayer, Edgcumbe Presbyterian, St. Paul
May 10: Jonathon Odell Author Discussion, St. Luke Presbyterian, Minnetonka
May 10: Thin Places Ecumenical Service, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
Find out about other events taking place in our presbytery by going to www.presbyterytwincities.org/calendar.
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