April 8, 2016
 
Northeast Georgia Presbytery Newsletter
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In This Issue
Happenings Around the Presbytery
Camps, Conferences, Workshops, Gatherings !!!
Prayer Concerns and Celebrations
Save the Date!
 
 
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HAPPENINGS AROUND THE PRESBYTERY
Transitional General Presbyter, Rev. Hilary Shuford
 
Happy Eastertide! Eastertide or Paschaltide is the liturgical period immediately after Easter when the Church celebrates the Risen Christ who, by and through his Passion, conquered sin and death and breathed life and Spirit into the Church.
 
We are welcoming in several new candidates to various positions and membership; please attend the Spring Stated Meeting on May 17th at Saint Andrew in Augusta to vote and welcome them into our community of faith. Also the Coordinating Team will introduce our new Youth Coordinator, who many of you already know, Ruling Elder Kathy Boardman.
 
As people come, so people leave: the Rev. Dr. Joyce Rife and husband Dave sold their house in Demorest and will be moving to Florida in the next month. Joyce has a long and rich history in leading this Presbytery in many ways over her years of active service...thank you Joyce!
 
We have many folks on our prayer list who are undergoing treatment, and we pray for them and their family members, including Neile Chambers and Andy, Carol Meadows and Robert, and Adele Seymour and her family.
 
Personally, I am looking forward to the April 7-8 Overnight Retreat at Unicoi, being led by Richard Blackburn, executive director of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center. Thirty-one pastors and presbytery leaders are gathering for conversation, workshops and studying reconciliation and peace-making as part of our process of transforming ourselves into who God would have us be in our communities of faith and in Northeast Georgia Presbytery.
 
It is a beautiful time in northeast Georgia, and as we survey God's handiwork of creation, especially in all the shades of green and flowering azaleas and dogwood trees, let us call our deepest selves to be bearing fruit worthy of our call to be harvesters in God's (the Real Masters') vineyard!
 
May God continue to bless us in our mission and ministry!
 
 
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CAMPS, CONFERENCES, WORKSHOPS, GATHERINGS !!!

Please note that the Association of Smaller Congregations will host their 29th Annual Conference, May 2-4, 2016, at Epworth-by-the-Sea in St. Simons Island, GA. The theme will be Sailboat Church: Helping Your Church Rethink Its Mission & Practice. Click here for more information.
 
On Sunday, April 17, Dr. Brian Blount, President and Professor New Testament at Union Presbyterian Seminary, will be at Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church in Augusta. Everyone is invited to come and participate.

Please click here for more information regarding the Montreat Youth Conference I that will be held June 5-11, 2016.

The Presbyterian Youth Triennium will be held July 19-23, 2016 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.  Click here for more information.  To register for this event, please contact John McCrosky at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Augusta at 706-733-0513, or email him at: [email protected]


 

PRAYER CONCERNS AND CELEBRATIONS 
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Please continue to pray for Neile Chambers, wife of Rev. Andy Chambers (Cleveland First Church), as she heals from her recent surgery.

Also, please pray for Ruling Elder Adele Seymour from the Washington Church and her family, as Adele recovers from major surgery.

Please remember Ruling Elder Norm Nicholson from Reid Memorial Church as he has hip replacement surgery next week.

Also, please pray for Ruling Elder Carol Meadows from Mount Hermon Church as she deals with major medical issues. 


We Want to Hear from You!  
 
Please share your prayer concerns and celebrations by calling the presbytery office at 706-353-2533 or email Linda Turner.
  
Save the Date

Examinations Action Team Meeting, Covenant Church, Athens, 9:00 a.m.,
April 11
Gleaning Team Meeting, Presbytery Office, 3:30 p.m., April 11
Committee on Preparation for Ministry Meeting, Jefferson Church, 9:00 a.m., April 12
Budget Finance Initiative Team Meeting, Presbytery Office, 2:00 p.m., April 14
Presbytery Meetings Action Team Meeting, Presbytery Office, 1:30 a.m., April 19
Committee on Ministry Team Meeting, Covenant Church, Athens, 10:00 a.m., April 19
Nominating Committee Meeting, Presbytery Office, 1:00 p.m., April 20
General Assembly Commissioners Training, Lexington, S.C., April 23
Committee on Representation Conference Call Meeting, 11;00 a.m., April 26 (as needed)
Coordinating Team Meeting, Covenant Church, Athens, 1:00 p.m., April 26
Jubilee Adult Ministries Action Team Meeting, Covenant Church, Athens, 11:00 a.m., April 28
  
We believe Almighty God is calling Northeast Georgia Presbytery to become a Christ centered, inclusive community of faithful and healthy congregations.
  
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