2012 Presbytery Meetings
January 14- Arlington Hills PC, St. Paul
March 10- Oak Grove PC , Bloomington
May 8-First Presbyterian, Rochester
June 12, Oak Grove Presbyterian, Bloomington
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:
Executive Assistant, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Minneapolis
Youth Ministries Director, Trinity Presbyterian, Woodbury
Interim Pastor, Westminster Presbyterian, Austin
Temporary Supply Pastor, Buffalo Presbyterian, Buffalo
Rehearsal Accompanist, Church of the Apostles, Burnsville
Interim Director of Children's Ministries, Presbyterian Church of the Way, Shoreview
Pastor, First Congregational (Zumbrota) and Oronoco Presbyterian (Oronoco)
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 Godspeed for Ruling Elder Nancy Grittman as she concludes her ministry as PTCA Stated Clerk on June 7.
- We pray for Teaching Elder Bill Davnie as he begins his ministry as the new PTCA Stated Clerk.
- We pray for all those involved in the upcoming special Presbytery meeting taking place June 12 at Oak Grove Presbyterian in Bloomington.
- 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).
Pray for the PTCA: Find out what church, person or ministry we are lifting up in prayer this week by clicking here. 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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Summer Office Hours at Presbytery
- Starting June 1, the Presbytery office will be open on Fridays from 8:30am-12:30pm for the duration of the summer.
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Presbyterian Pastor Seeks to Welcome College Students to Iowa State
Do you know of a high school graduate heading to Iowa State University this fall? Jesse Larson, the Campus Pastor at Collegiate Presbyterian Church in Ames, IA is asking for the names of Young Adults in your church that will be heading to Iowa State later this year. Jesse writes, "I hope that through a phone call, email or letter, it might make it easier for new students to feel comfortable in becoming involved in CPC as their church home while they are away from home."
To find out more, please go the Presbytery website.
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Signup for Ubuntu!
 Ubuntu is the occasional email that focuses on a mission taking place in the Presbytery.
For the last month or so, we have been sending it out to everyone on the EMerge mailing list as way of introducing this new resource. Beginning with our next issue, the email will be sent automatically to churches, pastors and clerks of session. If you would like to get on the Ubuntu mailing list, fill out our signup form .
For those who haven't seen the current issue on First Presbyterian White Bear Lake's "big, yellow gift" to schoolchildren in Cameroon, please click here.
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Call to Special Presbytery Meeting
 The next Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will be a special meeting on June 12, 2012 at Oak Grove Presbyterian Church in Bloomington, MN starting at 6:30PM. The main purpose of the meeting is the resumption of the process to discuss, amend and vote on the proposed Gracious Separation Policy.
To download the Presbytery Packet for the meeting please go to our website. Please check back for updates, as documents are added to the packet. |
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Around the Presbytery
Church of All Nations Featured on MPR: Church of All Nations Presbyterian in Columbia Heights was lifted up as an example of a multicultural church on the June 6th afternoon broadcast of Minnesota Public Radio. The report by MPR reporter Nikki Tundel, is part of series in the changing demographics of Minnesota. To hear or read the report, click here. Just call her Dr. Davis-Campbell: The congregation of First Presbyterian in Hastings congratulates their pastor Teaching Elder April Davis-Campbell who recently received the Doctorate of Ministry in Christian Spirituality from Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, GA. The title of her research was "Meeting People Where They Are: How Internet-Based Technology And Spirituality Intersect". Associated Pastor Named Police Chaplain: Keith Hiller, the new Chief of Police in Owatonna, MN wanted to start a police chaplain program. Teaching Elder Ron Wilson, pastor of Associated Church in Owatonna, was one of many who responded to the call. Wilson will volunteer at least four hours a week. Aldrich Avenue Celebrates 100 Years: Aldrich Avenue Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis will be celebrating its century in ministry with several events this weekend. The festivities include a Reunion and Luncheon on June 9 and a special worship service on June 10.
 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...
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PTCA Event Calendar
June 7: Nominating Committee, Presbytery Office, Minneapolis
June 9: Disabilities Concerns Taskforce, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
June 9: Centennial Celebration Lunch, Aldrich Avenue Presbyterian, Minneapolis
June 10: Summer Music Fundraiser, Grace-Trinity Community, Minneapolis
June 10: Sunday Series, House of Hope Presbyterian, St. Paul
June 10: Friday in the Valley Series, Valley Community Presbyterian, Golden Valley
June 11-15: Vacation Bible School, Community Presbyterian, Rochester
June 12: Common Prayer, Presbytery Offices, Minneapolis
June 12: Special Presbytery Meeting, Oak Grove Presbyterian, Bloomington
June 13: Lectionary Bible Study, First Presbyterian, Belle Plaine
June 13: Midweek Summer Worship, Westminster Presbyterian, Minneapolis
June 13: Midweek Bible Study, First Presbyterian, South St. Paul
June 13: Worship on Wednesdays, First Presbyterian, Hastings
Find out about other events taking place in our presbytery by going to www.presbyterytwincities.org/calendar.
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