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The Weekly E-Newsletter of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
| January 3, 2013
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Prayer RequestsJanuary 6, 2013
 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 Teaching Elder Bill Livingston as he recovers from surgery.
- We pray for Teaching Elder Denise Dunbar-Perkins as she deals with illness.
- We pray for the families of Teaching Elders Carole Lloyd and Merle Strohbehn who passed away recently.
- We pray for Elder Ward Sessing (Ruling Elder, Presbyterian Church of the Way, Shoreview) who is dealing with serious health issues.
- We pray for Teaching Elder Gwin Pratt (pastor, St. Luke Presbyterian, Wayzata) and his wife A.J. as she deals with serious health issues.
- We pray for Teaching Elder James Sanders as he struggles with a neuro-muscular disorder called Pompe Disease.
- We pray for our New Church Developments, Chain of Lakes in Blaine and Familia de Fe in Minneapolis as well as their pastors, Paul Moore and Walter Chuquimia, as they share the good news of Christ in their respective contexts.
Pray for the PTCA: This week we are praying for Associated Church in Owatonna. To learn more about the congregation, please click 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: EpiphanyThree Kings, a Baby and the Light of the World.
January 6 is the start of the season of Epiphany. The word "epiphany" means manifestation in Greek and for the Christians it is a time when we celebrate the manifestation of God in our world through Jesus. The actual celebration day of January 6 marks the visit of the Wise Men from the East to see the young Jesus. While we in the United States are slowly coming to appreciate this special time, Latin America has a long tradition of celebrating Dia de Los Reyes (Day of the Kings) where kids get gifts from the Magi.
The Presbyterian Church (USA) has several resources available to help you and your congregation celebrate the coming of the Light of the World. Click here to download these resources.
Our partners in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America also have resources that can be of benefit. Please download them here.
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January 2013 Presbytery Meeting
January 12 in Coon Rapids.
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All Things Per Capita Everything You Want to Know About Per Capita (But Were Afraid to Ask).
Do you want to know more about Per Capita? Do you even know what this year's amount is?*
The Presbytery has a number of resources available for download to help you and your congregation understand this way of funding the work of the Presbyterian Church (USA) both in the PTCA and around the world. Go to our Per Capita page to learn more.*The 2013 Per Capita is $32.37 per member.
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Presbybriefs
News Taking Place in the Presbytery and the wider Church.
Annual Reporting
The closing days of the year are a reminder that it's time for PTCA congregations to fill out their annual reporting forms. A letter by Stated Clerk Bill Davnie was sent in October explaining the process. You can read the letter online by
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You can download the needed forms online. You can go to the
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Register for Presbyterian Youth Triennium
Presbyterian Youth Triennium 2013 is just around the corner! Every three years, youth from around the country and world gather at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana to share in this extraordinary conference. PYT-2013 will take place July 16-20, 2013. Participants are called to experience the gift of Christ's hope through small group meetings, recreation, a spirituality center, worship, singing, and personal interaction with youth and adults from all over the globe. Triennium is geared toward high school youth (those who will be rising 9th-graders through those who will have just graduated high school as of summer 2013) with special emphasis on spiritual formation and Christian discipleship.
Registration to be a part of the 2013 Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area delegation is now open.
A $150 deposit should accompany each application. The $150 will be applied to the cost of Triennium ($469) if the youth is selected and returned if not. If a youth is selected as a delegate and misses both the overnighters and the mission event, the $150.00 deposit is forfeited. Please make the deposit check out to "Presbytery of the Twin cities Area." Applications are Due on Tuesday January 15th, 2013
There is no limit to the number of youth from your church that may submit an application. However, we reserve the right to limit the number of participants from each church if the number of applications exceeds the number of slots available to our Presbytery.
Questions?
Please send your questions to:
Derek Martin - 507-282-1618 or Martin.Derek@fpcrochester.org
K. C. Kye - 763-503-2600 or KC@cando.org
Are you an adult interested in helping to shape the faith of young disciples? Please download the Adult Volunteer Letter and Application today! Click here to access the files.
Find Out About Times and Locations of 2013 Meetings.
Want to know when and where Stated Meetings are taking place in 2013? You can find out in two ways: going to the Presbytery website or by downloading an Info Sheet.
Kristine Holmgren's God Girl to Play @ History Theater January 7
 Kristine Holmgren spent the last three decades in service to the church as a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). After retiring from active ministry a few years ago, Holmgren launched into her next vocation, that of a playwright.
Coming on the heels of "Paper Daddy," which was staged earlier this year, comes "God Girl," a play about a the journey of a young female seminarian named Kris Holmgren as she navigates her way through Princeton Seminary in the 1970s.
The autobiographical drama is inspired by Holmgren's first career as a Presbyterian pastor, and her early years as a seminarian. Holmgren entered PTS in 1975 and was ordained a Presbyterian pastor in 1979.
Holmgren notes reliving her history as a young, female seminarian wasn't easy. "This hasn't been an easy journey for me," Holmgren admits. "When the History Theatre first approached me to write this play, I knew it wouldn't be easy to take a stroll down the the memory lane of religious sexism and church corruption."
Holmgren cites research on her generation of clergy women noting because of discouragement, inequality in compensation and direct harassment a majority of them no longer serve the church in a professional manner. She hopes God Girl reminds her audiences of their sacrifices. "We didn't all survive. But my play tells the story of a few brave, crazy women who wouldn't quit - who worked to make other women free," she says. "That's a victory in itself."
The play will have a one-night performance at the Minnesota History Theatre's Raw Stages on January 7 at 7PM.
PTCA Clergy can go to see the play for a discount; $8 tickets will be sold at the door. Please say you are part of "Kristine's Clergy."
Prices: $10 ($8 for clergy)
Dates: January 7 at 7PM
APCE 2013  The annual event of the Association of Presbyterian Christian Educators is planned Feb. 6-9 in Orlando, Fla., with the theme, "Let Us Play." Event details and registration information can be found at apce2013.com
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.
Upright Freezer and Piano Available ( more)
( more) St. Luke, Wayzata looking for Music Director and Accompanist ( more) JRLC Day on the Hill 2013 Set for February 21 ( 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
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