News . Events . Tools . ResourcesApril 14, 2015
April Presbytery Assembly Meeting:
Saturday the 18th - Registration at 9am
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The Meeting Packet is available for download. The Presbytery Assembly meeting will be at First Presbyterian Church of Arlington Heights.
News, Stories, and Photos:
LEAD 2015 draws 400+

"We enjoy partnering and collaborating with the Presbytery of Chicago on L.E.A.D. to continue the education process and help leaders cope with evolving and transforming churches." 
-- Lisa Dagher, Vice President of Seminary Relations and Development at McCormick Theological Seminary. Read more about LEAD in the April 2015 newsletter Our Common Ministry.
14F Celebration and Agony

"I've known for a while that God is calling me to a place of holding hands with people on both sides of the circle - but what I didn't realize is how much (or often) it would force me to stretch and strain." 
--Jodi Craiglow on standing in the tension of
responses to the approved Marriage Amendment. Read more.
Millennial Spirituality

"Over the past year, Claret Center has received more and more inquiries from people in their twenties and thirties. [...] The peer circle is not a congregation."
--Read more from spiritual director Rev. Christine Vogel

 

Now online: April Our Common Ministry

Read about ideas for Worship, Music & Arts, photos from LEAD and NEXT Church, Mission Ideas, Youth News, Clergy and Presbytery news and much more!  

Share this link with your church members: http://www.chipres.org/April2015
Upcoming Events:
Presbyterian Women Spring Gathering

Join with Presbyterian Women from all over Lake, Cook, and DuPage counties. Keynote speaker will be Laurie Ann Kraus, author and Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Coordinator. More info and registration

Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 9am
First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange 
PCUSA Big Tent 2015 in Knoxville

July 30 - August 1, 2015. More info.

Tools and Resources:
Stay up to date with Board of Pensions

April 2015 edition of the Board Connections e-news informs readers of upcoming classes, two services that will soon be available online, and the corporate acquisition of pharmacy benefits manager Catamaran. To subscribe, send a request to Communications@Pensions.org.
By Juan Pablo Bravo for The Noun Project
By Juan Pablo Bravo for The Noun Project
Job Openings More opportunities on chicagopresbytery.org
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2015 Moderator's Theme: 
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Hundreds of elders, educators, and church leaders read Presbytery Connect, an email newsletter sent twice a month. Send in your announcement by Tuesday, April 21 for publication in the next issue. 

 

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This listing of news, events, tools, and resources is sponsored by the Communications Work Group of the Presbytery of Chicago Presbytery Coordinating Commission.

Consulting Editor: Laura Cathey

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