News . Events . Tools . Resources

June 19, 2015

June Presbytery Assembly:

Presbytery Assembly Summary

Missed the meeting? Or not sure what to share with your church? Get the Clerk's Summary Bulletin Insert.

News and Photos:

New Advocate in Hunger Ministry

The Presbytery of Chicago welcomes Norman Clearfield as our new Hunger Action Enabler. Throughout the denomination work, folks in this role offer encouragement and support to congregations to both initiate and sustain long-term hunger action. Read more.

Youth Give Back and Visit South Side

Junior High from churches in the Presbytery helped in a neighborhood beautification day and received a private educational tour on the Great Migration as part of an annual urban mission project called A Work of Love. Read more.

Linda Valentine Resignation

Linda Valentine sensed an end to her current call as the longest-serving Executive Director of the national Presbyterian Mission Agency. Watch the video announcement.

Upcoming Events:

Recommended 2015 Camping Options

Together Outdoors Work Group has done their homework and recommends youth, family, and racial ethnic youth leadership camps.

Check out the dates at Stronghold (IL), Geneva Center (IN), and Pilgrim Center (WI).

Scholarships are available.

"Butterfly on my head" photo by Sharan Mohandoss

Prisons: Dinner and Discussion

Hear how faith-based communities are addressing the plight of the incarcerated, the formerly incarcerated, and their family members. Read more in the invitation.

Speaker: Rev. Dr. Nolan Shaw

Thursday, July 16, 5 - 7pm

McCormick Seminary

Open to the public at no cost

PCUSA Big Tent 2015 in Knoxville

July 30 - August 1, 2015. More info.

McCormick Seminary goes to Big Tent

McCormick Seminary welcomes alumni/ae, current students, and former professors to an after-dinner gathering. Read more in the invitation.

Friday, July 31, 7:30pm

Tools and Resources:

Shared ministry tells a story

Dispatches from mission projects abound in the current issue of Our Common Ministry, Chicago Presbytery's newsletter, whether congregation members served in North Lawndale or Nazareth.

The busy Ecumenical and Interreligious Work Group is profiled, and one local teaching elder is named Parish Pastor of the Year. Read more.

"Selma at 50" documentary on ABC

Step inside the stories of the people and the struggle for justice then and now. Sanctuary is a documentary series on issues and ideas at the intersection of life and faith. Play the preview.

Watch Sunday, June 28 at 11:30 a.m. on ABC-7 Television

By Juan Pablo Bravo for The Noun Project

Job Openings

Flossmoor Community Church is seeking a Director of Church Operations.
A Youth Program Assistant is sought by Fourth Presbyterian Church in Chicago.
Work as a Director of Youth and Children's Ministries at Highland Park Presbyterian Church.

More opportunities on chicagopresbytery.org
Search for a call on PCUSA Church Leadership Connection

2015 Moderator's Theme:

"The Exhibition of the
Kingdom of Heaven to the World"

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