A special meeting of presbytery has been called for the purpose of electing two people to the Permanent Judicial Commission (PJC) and to hear a brief report from the Stated Clerk on a matter of judicial process. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 10:00am at the Presbytery Office.

The full call is available on the Presbytery Meetings page of our website. 

The presbytery will be ordering a bulk order of the 2015-2017 Book of Order to allow churches to purchase them at the reduced rate of just $8 per copy.

Orders must be received by the presbytery no later than July 31st.

Click here for the order form with complete details.

If you have any questions, please contact Rose Onan at 989-799-7481 x6 or ronan@presbylh.org.

Note: You may download a free PDF copy here. While it would not be cost effective to print it would make a handy "on the go" resource to have on your tablet or phone.

Special pricing available for groups of 15 or more are available for various Detroit Tigers' games. Group ticket purchasers could enjoy reduced prices in certain seating sections, seating together as a group, scoreboard recognition for your group, a free gift for the group leader and much more! Click here for more information.

Here are links to articles that we hope you will enjoy and perhaps spend some time discussing them with others:

Exhaustion Is Not a Status Symbol

I have really seen that more in the past two years than any other time in my work. And I think it's a combination of technology and the economic realities, where so many people are doing more than one job. It's the whole adage of doing more with less. To be really honest with you, I don't think it's doable. The expectations of what we can get done, and how well we can do it, are beyond human scale. 

How To Take a Vacation Without Being Bothered By Work

Vacations are a great time to recharge and reconnect. And by that I mean, recharge your batteries, not your electronic devices, and reconnect with loved ones and maybe your pillow.

I get it - you're dedicated to your work; especially since your work is inextricably tied to your faith. That's admirable, yet it can become an issue if you can't break away for a week or two.

An Attitude of Gratitude In the Workplace

How often do you get a thank you from anyone in your organization? Is it once a week, a month or a year. A study conducted by the John Templeton Foundation discovered that the workplace is the least likely place that someone would get a "thank you."

Flint-Trinity United invites all to 

July 18-19, 2015
Saturday: 9:30am-3:00pm

Sunday: 10:30am - 3:00pm

Facilitator, Teacher, Preacher: The Rev. Hurmon E. Hamilton,
New Beginnings Community Church of Mountain View, California (former Pastor of Roxbury Presbyterian Church USA, Boston, Massachusetts)

Rev. Hamilton was a Presbyterian pastor for 23 years. In April of 2014, he began a new church development in the Bay area. One year later his congregation has doubled in size. He is coming to share his strategies for growth and discipleship. Come and be a part of this two-day experience and gain some insightful and helpful information.

Rev. Hamilton will help us think through our next steps. He will help us design and implement a process for growth.

• Why do we exist?
• How do we behave?
• What do we do?
• How will we succeed?

These are some of the critical questions we will discuss as we prepare to move our congregations into the next phase of ministry!