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707 Main St . PO Box 225 . Rochester, IN 46975
Office Hours: Monday - Thursday 8-12 & 1-5 Closed Friday
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We hope YOU will JOIN US for this exciting event...
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Free Healthy Pastor-Congregation Relations Workshop & Assembly
The date is fast approaching!
Register by February 15 to join us for our combined assembly/workshop on Saturday, February 25.
You can participate in the brief assembly meeting and then the day-long workshop at one of four convenient locations:
Elkhart First,
Lafayette, Bethany
Peru, First
or Live at Valparaiso, First
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LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SURVEY 2017
A group of interested and dedicated members of Presbytery are interested in leadership development in the 21st Century. True to the presbytery's mission statement, we are committed to awakening, enlivening and enhancing congregations in order that congregations may bear new fruit in the Spirit.
As we identify and develop tools and resources for delivery to congregations, we need to hear from you.
Would you take just a few minutes to complete this survey and offer your personal opinion?
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the people listed at the end of this survey.
Please encourage others to take the survey, no later than Friday, February 3rd, by heading to the presbytery website ( www.ourpresbytery.org) to participate.
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50 Ways to Take Church to the Community
Churches can no longer open their doors and expect that people will come in. Effective congregations go into the world to encounter those in need of the gospel. These 50 Ways provide tips on reaching beyond the walls of your church with worship, community events, ministries, and service. Read now and download for free. |
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Upcoming Meetings, Events, Workshops and Webinars
Thursday, February 2
10 am - Commission on Ministry ~ Bethlehem PC 5588 N SR 25 Logansport ( map) 10 am - Commission on Preparation for Ministry ~ Bethlehem PC 5588 N SR 25 Logansport ( map) Friday, February 3
10 am - Coffee Office Hours ~ Red Cup Cafe Bar 115 Broadway Chesterton ( map)
Friday, February 3 - Sunday, February 5
6 pm - PWV Confirmation Retreat ~ Geneva Center 5282 N Old US Hwy 31 Rochester ( map) Wednesday, February 810 am - Confirmation Retreat Planning Team (CC) 10 am - Coffee Office Hours ~ Sacred Grounds 724 Wabash Ave. Lafayette ( map) Tuesday, February 1410 am - Nominating Committee (Go-To-Meeting) 10 am - Coffee Office Hours ~ Chicory Cafe 105 Jefferson Blvd. South Bend ( map) All meetings & events posted on the PWV Calendar are eastern time (EDT) unless noted otherwise. Please call 574-223-5678 or visit http://www.ourpresbytery.org/calendar.htm for more information regarding meetings and events. |
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How Indiana Congregations Are Engaging Young Adults
Thursday, February 9 ~ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm (CT)
This free interactive live online workshop shares learnings from the Center for Congregations' recent investigation of successful young adult ministries in Indiana congregations across the geographical and theological spectrum. In this event, you will explore the common characteristics of those congregations as well as themes that emerged from these different ministries. Registration is required.
The Art of the Flourishing Congregation
Thursday, March 16 ~ 9:00 am - 4:30 pm (ET)
Morris Inn on the Notre Dame campus in South Bend
Council encourages congregations to put together working teams to engage for the day in this great opportunity.
Center for Congregations says attendees at this interactive workshop will:
- learn the benefits of positive change;
- explore how to hold and manage the three life-giving capacities that contribute to positive change;
- learn the five practices that promote positive change;
- discover how to assess the presence of the five practices currently in your congregation;
- experience the resources/processes that facilitate positive change;
- create a concrete and practical plan for affecting change and addressing challenges using positive change resources and practices.
Cost of this gathering is $50 for a congregational team of three or more registering together.
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PRAYERS OF THE PRESBYTERY
O Lord, we seek wisdom and understanding. Therefore teach us your ways, lead us to trust you rather than the ways of this world or our own desires. Instill in us the power of the Holy Spirit. Make us lovers of the heart and healers of the soul. Through Jesus Christ the Great Physician. Amen.
Please pray for...
- TE Nancy Becker, Honorably Retired, while in Marietta, GA visiting family, was hospitalized with heart irregularities and possible ulcer.
- RE Carrie Munson, Deer Creek PC & Commissioned to Special Service, who's father Bill Sission, has suffered a massive stroke.
- Kouts First Presbyterian Church
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Thank you for your ministry and your service...
February 1, 2000 ~ the Reverend Barbara Kenley, Lafayette Central 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 |
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Commissioned to Validated Ministry Available to Serve Communion
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2017 PER CAPITA
General Assembly - $7.50
Synod of Lincoln Trails - $3.81
Presbytery of Wabash Valley - $28.45
Total Per Member - $39.76
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Contact Information for Wabash Valley Officers, Staff and Consultant
Presbytery Vice-Moderator ~ CRE Rick Ryan ~ 765-490-8971
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