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The Weekly E-Newsletter of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
| August 30, 2012
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Greetings!
The PTCA Office in Minneapolis will be closed on Monday, September 3 for Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 4. Also, beginning next Friday, September 7 we will go back to regular hours on Fridays closing at 4:30PM instead of 12:30PM.
Sincerely,
Dennis Sanders
Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area |
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Prayer Requests
For the Week of August 20, 2012
 Each week we pray for a ministry or ministers in the PTCA. Click the link below to find who we are praying for this week. - We pray for Ruling Elder Cindy Hanson (Edgcumbe Presbyterian, St. Paul) as she battles cancer.
- We pray for the family of Teaching Elder Mary Carolyn Dorfman who died earlier this week.
- We continue to pray for Teaching Elder Barbara Anne Keeley, who continues to heal from a broken arm.
- 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) 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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Focus: From Vacations to Vocations
With Labor Day Around the Corner, we ask: Does God care what I do for a living?
 Where did the summer go?
It seems like we just observed Memorial Day and here we are, getting ready for Labor Day and the coming fall season.
A few weeks ago, we talked about the importance of Sabbath in our lives. With Labor Day only a few days away, we need to ask how important it is to have a vocation or calling. When people think about being "called" we immediately think about persons being called into ordained ministry. But one can be called by God to work at a Fortune 500 company, or called to teach children in elementary school, or called to be a carpenter and build houses. The God we serve doesn't just call us to be pastors, but calls us into the world. The Presbyterian Church (USA) normally observes the Sunday before Labor Day (which is September 2 this year) as Christian Vocation Sunday. The Christian Vocation page on the PCUSA website has valuable resources and articles to help people discern where God is calling them in their lives. Presbyterian Blogger and past chair of the Presbyterian Mission Agency wrote a series of posts on how the church fails businesspeople. You can read the first of the series by clicking here. The roots of Labor Day is found in the American labor movement. Interfaith Worker Justice works with local churches to lift up the struggles of the working class with an event called Labor in the Pulpits this weekend. Sarah Bigwood, the Youth and Family Ministries Director at Valley Community Presbyterian in Golden Valley welcomes Trin Peterson as the new Youth Director at First Presbyterian in White Bear Lake. Sarah also writes about vocation in the context of church work and how persons other than pastors need to be recognized for their service in churches. When you go to church this weekend or decide to spend time on the beach, spend a few moments thinking about your calling and where God might be leading you. Have a good weekend!
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September 2012 Presbytery Meeting
A Resolution on the Minnesota Marriage Amendment and Three Candidates for Ordination are among the topics that will be discussed in Shakopee.
 The next Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will take place on September 11, 2012 at First Presbyterian Church in Shakopee from 4-8PM.
Among the items to be considered at this meeting include three persons will be presented to Presbytery for examination for ordination, calls to two pastors will be presented for Presbytery's approval, and the Committee on Ministry will present a motion concerning delegation of certain authorities to that Committee between Presbytery meetings.
Bills and Overtures Committee will report on the resolution concerning the amendment to the Minnesota Constitution on the definition of marriage referred to it at the July Stated Meeting. General Assembly commissioners will report on their experiences in Pittsburgh.
To read the official call and directions to First Presbyterian-Shakopee, please click here. To access the September 2012 Presbytery Packet, please click here.
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Presbybriefs
News Taking Place in the Presbytery and the wider Church.
 2012 Mission and Witness Grants
Does your congregation have an idea for a mission or ministry, but can't do it for lack of money?
The 2012 Mission and Witness Grants are still available to help congregations in the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area engage in ministries of justice and care. You can find out more about this year's grants or fill out the grant application by going to the Grants Page at the PTCA website.
Any questions should be directed to committee chair, Rev. Teresa Roberts at mission@ptcaweb.org.
Healthy Boundaries Training Takes Place October 27
 The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area will host a Level One Boundaries Training Event on Saturday, October 27 at North Presbyterian Church in North St. Paul from 9am to 2pm. Lunch will be provided and the cost for the event is $30 which will cover materials and lunch.
This training is presented two times a year, April and October, by Advocates for Integrity in Ministry Committee (AIM). All clergy are required to take the training. New incoming pastors have a year from their reception to fulfill the requirement. Churches are encouraged to send elders, deacons, all staff, lay and clergy, and any other persons engaged in any form of ministry in or on behalf of the church.
You can sign up for the event by filling out the registration form and new this year, you can now pay online as well! To register, please click here.
Ordination and Installation of Sara Berry Hein
 The Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area and the Presbyterian Church of Le Sueur in Le Sueur, Minnesota invites you to a Service of Ordination and Installation of Sara Berry Hein. The service will take place on Sunday, September 9 at 3PM at the Presbyterian Church of Le Sueur, 404 Turril St., Le Sueur, MN 56058. Refreshments will follow the service. Ordinations of pastors are events of the whole presbytery. You are welcome and encouraged to attend this event. Such times answers to much prayer and a cause for great celebration. Come share the joy!
UKIRK: A New Direction for PCUSA Collegiate Ministries  UKIRK - which stands for University Church - was introduced at the 220th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) as a new direction for collegiate ministries. The UKIRK video played to a standing-room only luncheon at General Assembly. There's more information at the UKIRK website, ukirk.org.
Find out what's going on in the larger world of the Presbyterian Church (USA) by reading the latest stories from Presbyterian News Service. Click here to read new and recent articles. |
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News of the Kirks
What's Happening in PTCA Churches.
A Night of Cuban Music at Westminster-Minneapolis ( more) Youth from Peace-St. Louis Park go to Kansas City ( more) Scottish Heritage Festival at First-Hudson ( more ) Artist Kirsten Berry to Show Work at Edgcumbe, St. Paul ( more) | Looking for a job or open pulpit? Visit our employment page to see our job listings. | Find out what events are taking place in our presbytery by going to the Presbytery Calendar. |
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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: www.presbyterytwincities.org
122 W. Franklin Ave.
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
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