Presbytery of Wabash Valley
707 Main St. - PO Box 225 Rochester, IN 46975
Phone: 574-223-5678 Fax: 1-888-215-6219
PWV Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday 8-12 & 1-5
Closed Friday
|
May 4, 2016
|
|
 God
Calls
|
|
|
| |
First Presbyterian Church, Peru
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Call to the May 17 Assembly
|
| |
|
"Nourished by the living waters of
Jesus Christ,
we awaken, enliven and enhance worshiping communities to courageously extend their branches
and bear new fruit in the Spirit."
-The Mission Statement of the Presbytery of Wabash Valley
|
| Presbytery Assembly on May 17, 2016 held in Peru, Indiana at the First Presbyterian Church. |
|
Come prepared to share the way we are living out our mission statement in the life and worship of the Presbytery.
|
|
Bring your stories of how God is connecting you in mission with the Body of Christ
|
|
We respond to the Love and Grace of our Lord Jesus Christ.
|
Revelation to John: 22:1-2
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, bright as crystal, slowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb through the middle of the street of the city. On either side of the river is the tree of life with its twelve kinds of fruit, producing its fruit each month; and the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations."
|
 Watch your email box for Assembly registration information!
|
|
PRAYERS of the PRESBYTERY
| | |
O Risen Lord, O Holy God, come! Make your home in us, as you promised, so that we can face the news of each day and not give up. Despite the fear-based verbal assaults of our political world and the fear-based violence in every nation, make Your home in us. Help us to open ourselves to Your life-transforming gift of peace that the 'world' cannot give. Help us to be your light in the darkness. Thank you!
- From TE Marcia Smith-Wood, Spiritual Director
Please pray for....
- TE Maria Rutland, Hudson Salem Center Presbyterian Church, as she cares for her aging and Ill parents from a distance.
- Rev. Ron Elly, Honorably Retired, who is recovering at The Springs at Lafayette, 2402 South Street, RM 203, Lafayette, IN 47904.
- Rev. Ellis Gasser, Honorably Retired, who struggles with on going medical concerns
- Rev. Sarah Sanderson-Doughty, Elkhart First Presbyterian Church, who continues to seek diagnosis and treatment for loss of her voice for the past several weeks.
- First Presbyterian Church, Walkerton as they continue to serve faithfully.
|
Thank you for your ministry and your service...
- May 5, 1991 - Rev. David Gibbs, Minister Member at Large
- May 9, 1954 - Rev. James Campbell, Honorably Retired
- May 9, 2008 - CRE Barbara Wirt, South Bend Sunnyside Presbyterian Church
If you have been omitted or your information is incorrect please accept my apology. Help to update our records by sending your current information to vicki@ourpresbytery.org.
|
|
|
2016 PER CAPITA
$39.38 total
General Assembly - $7.12 Synod of Lincoln Trails - $3.81 Presbytery of Wabash Valley - $28.45
|
|
Save the Dates
2016 COUNCIL
CANCELLED-Tuesday, June 21
Tuesday, July 19 -
Brookston, Federated
Tuesday, August 16 -
Geneva Center
Thursday & Friday, October 6-7
Council Retreat - Geneva Center
Tuesday, October 18 - Peabody
Tuesday, December 6 - Rochester, CPC
2016 ASSEMBLY
Tuesday, May 17 - Peru, 1st PC
Saturday, September 17 -
Geneva Center
Tuesday, November 15 - Peabody
|
|
Commissioned to Validated Ministry Available to
Serve Communion
Jill Kitowski (219) 325-0039 jill2536@comcast.net
David Abbott (574) 234-2414
Carrie Munson (574) 721-5225
Michael Shurn (574) 946-3851 judge66@pulaskicounty.in.gov |
|
Ministry Quick Links
PRESBYTERY OF WABASH VALLEY
 The Challenges & Opportunities Facing Indiana Congregations A Live online event:
May 4, 6:30 -8 pm (ET)
May 6, 12-1:30 pm (ET)
|
|
|
|
RETREATS, WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS
| | |
The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Indiana Congregations
Join the Center for Congregations online from 6:30 to 8 pm tonight Wednesday, May 4 or Friday, May 6 from 12 to 1:30 pm to learn the results from the survey sent in February asking Indiana congregations about what was happening in their context and the challenges and opportunities on which they were working.
Click Here to learn more and register
|
|
Michigan City First Presbyterian to Host Fundraiser
in partnership with
The Concerned Citizens for Syrian Refugees
| | |
The Concerned Citizens for Syrian Refugees (CCSR) is sponsoring a fundraising dinner in Michigan City for the aid of these refugees, 5:00 to 8:00 pm (CST), May 21, 2016 at First Presbyterian Church of Michigan City. All food and labor have been donated, meaning 100% of all ticket sales ($50 ea) and donations will go to Zakat Foundation's Relief for Syrian Refugees www.zakat.org and is 100% tax deductible. Come join us!
|
SOURCING INNOVATION
"Come with me on a journey..."
Registration deadline June 2nd
Chances are good that your church needs to change in some way if it's to thrive (or even survive). You know it. You embrace the idea. But you don't know what to do, or even where to begin.
Join Visual Anthropologist/Filmmaker Marlon Hall
for this five-week online course.
LEARN MORE
|
|
Transitional Ministry Education 2016/2017 Offerings
| | |
Transitional Ministry Education Consortium
of the PCUSA
|
The Church Leadership Connection (CLC) a ministry of the Office of the General Assembly will host one Face to Face Event this year at the 222nd General Assembly, Portland, Oregon, June 17-21, 2016.
Face to Face will include PNC training, a mid council panel discussion, call seeker's training, networking opportunities, vocational coaching, one-on-one PIF reviews, and other educational opportunities for call seeker's and calling organizations. All search committees for installed and temporary positions with an active MIF or approved job description are encouraged to attend. Registration deadline is May 27, 2016.
|
|
| |
Clickable Link
If you are interested and would like to know more, or if you want to sign up right now, all of that can be handled by contacting one of the presbytery's registrars:
Anna Parkinson David Lawrence
574-214-5972 269-240-8700
This is a great opportunity and it happens right here in our very own presbytery. Most kids only get one chance to go to this event that occurs every three years. Make sure you don't miss it!
|
|
|
The Synod of Lincoln Trails and The Presbyterian Foundation Ministerial Excellence Fund: Sustaining The Call
The Synod opened a mission exchange account with the Presbyterian Foundation as an important part of continuing the work of the Ministerial Excellence Fund Program in the State of Indiana. Four years ago The Lilly Endowment gave grants to 16 denominations to address economic issues facing Indiana pastors. The presbyteries of Ohio Valley, Wabash Valley, and Whitewater Valley all received grant money. The directors of the Ministerial Excellence Fund of the presbyteries understood the need to conduct fund-raising campaigns to help fulfill the following: to meet the obligation of matching funds as required by The Lilly Endowment; and, to create the means to continue the fund activities beyond the initial grant timeline.
Click here to read more about the initiative as well as interviews conducted with pastors who have benefited from the Ministerial Excellence Fund Program.
Check back often as the website will continually be updated and will include a "Give Now" button for immediate giving to the program. Giving can be done in two ways: online at www.presbyterianmissionexchange.org and search for Ministerial Excellence Fund or by mailing a check to the Ministerial Excellence Fund, Synod of Lincoln Trails, 1100 W. 42nd Street, Suite 210, Indianapolis, IN 46208
|
|
SAVE THE DATE
WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION
| |
- August 27, 2016 - "From Maintenance to Mission" - Leadership Rev. Dennis Bickers
- September 10, 2016 - Healthy Relations with Pastors and Congregations - Leadership Richard Blackburn at First Presbyterian Church Valparaiso and other locations to be announced.
|
|
Upcoming Events and Meetings
|
Thursday, May 5
10 am - Commission on Ministry - Bethlehem Presbyterian Church 5588 N SR 25 Logansport, IN 46947 (map) 10 am - Commission on Preparation for Ministry - Bethlehem Presbyterian Church 5588 N SR
25 Logansport, IN 46947 (map)
Tuesday, May 10
10 am - Nominating Committee - Go-To-Meeting
Thursday, May 12
10 am - Stewardship Ministry Team
Tuesday, May 17
10 am - Assembly - First Presbyterian Church 102 W Main St., Peru, IN 46970 (map)
Thursday, May 19
10 am - Commission on Ministry (Go-To-Meeting)
All meetings & events posted on the PWV Calendar are eastern time (ET) unless noted otherwise. Please visit http://www.ourpresbytery.org/calendar.htm for more information regarding meetings and events or call 574-223-5678.
|
|
PRESBYTERY OF WABASH VALLEY CHURCH MEMBERS
SEND US YOUR STORIES
| | |
Every week, we publish this eNewsletter to hundreds of Wabash Valley and PC(USA) members and also post online! The Administrative Assistant accepts articles for entry and is always actively seeking new and original content sharing how your congregation is engaged in ministry. We would especially like to share photos and stories of your confirmands, new members, VBS, mission trips and other special ministries that are occurring in your congregation and community. Please forward your stories and photos to vicki@ourpresbytery.org, due each Friday.
|
|
Presbytery of Wabash Valley Officers, Consultant and Staff Contact Information
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
