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ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Session Record Review
Dates and Locations
April 12, 2014
2:00 Fleming Memorial
April 13, 2014
2:00 Davis Mem. Elkins
April 26, 2014
2:00 First Pres. Bluefield
April 27, 2014
2:00 Edgewood
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REMINDERS
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The Presbytery of WV office will be closed on Thursday April 17th. Don't forget to register for the Small Church Conference on May 16-17! Planning calendar orders are due by May 1st! Nomination forms for the Presbytery of WV Older Adult Award should be returned to the Presbytery Office no later than April 24th. Pentecost Offering Video Contest submissions are due by April 28th. Post-Secondary Scholarship Information Due April 30th.
Presbytery Youth Council Nominations & Applications are due no later than May 1st.
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SAVE THE DATE
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4th Annual Bluestone Benefit Golf Tournament
May 10, 1:00pm
More Information Below!
Spring Getaway Retreat May 2-4 More Information Below! Come to the Party! Sunday June 1st 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM Children in grades 3 -5 John Bell is coming to WV! John L. Bell, a Church of Scotland minister and member of the Iona Community, is coming to the Presbytery of WV on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2015.
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If you have information to share in a newsletter, please submit it to the office no later than the 2nd & 4th Tuesdays of each month. The newsletter is published on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month. Please plan your article accordingly if the information is timely. We hope you will share this newsletter with your congregations.
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Resource Center Director Position Opening 
To apply please send resumes to
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Small Church Conference: Coming Soon!
The excitement is building! It's just around the corner!
The first Annual PWV Small Church Conference starts Friday, May 16, at the Days Hotel and Conference Center in Flatwoods, WV. Registration is $20 per person made with the attached registration form sent to the Presbytery Office. You make your own hotel reservation by calling the Days Hotel at (304) 765-2032. Marcia Myers, former presbytery and GA staff member and a great friend of PWV is the keynote speaker. People like Joanne Glaser, Lanny Howe, and Kathryn McCrary will be leading workshops. It will be a time of fellowship, learning, and spiritual growth.
Remember May 1st is the registration deadline, and April 25th is the last day to reserve a room at the conference center rate!
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Celebrate Older Adults in May
Older Adult Week begins with Older Adult Sunday May 4th!
Celebrate Your Older Adults through:
- Designating one entire Sunday Worship Service or ask older adults to participate in services
- Inviting guest speakers from your community
- Inviting Claire Butler, to preach or teach a workshop on issues related to the aging process or on creative ways to minister to Older Adults.
Resources are available in POAMN program Planning Guide (www.POAMN.org). Get yours today as you plan worship and activities to honor older adults on Older Adult Sunday, May 4, 2014 and throughout the year.
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Ecumenical Activities - How is Your Church Involved?
At the last meeting of the Synod of the Trinity, it was noted that all of the 16 member presbyteries have active ecumenical efforts within their bounds.
Accordingly, we'd like to gather some information on what is happening to share with each other. So if you are aware of any ecumenical activity your congregation or members are involved in, could you please share with me so that I can share with the Synod.
You can send the information to me at jboltwv@johnbolt.com
Thanks, and I look forward to hearing what's happening within the bounds of the Presbytery of West Virginia.
John A. Bolt, Synod Commissioner
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Post-Secondary Scholarship Information - Due April 30th
There are loan and grant monies available through the Nurture Committee to assist with academic or vocational study beyond high school. Information has been sent to all Pastors, Christian Educators, Youth Ministry and Education Contacts, and Clerks of Session or can be found by clicking here, or by contacting Susan Sharp Campbell. Deadline for applications is April 30.
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Register - May 3rd Presbytery Meeting
Please join us for the May 3, 2014 Presbytery meeting at the Larry Joe Harless Community Center in Gilbert, WV. Hosted by the Gilbert Presbyterian Church and churches in the Logan Cluster!
Registration deadline is April 24th! To register please click here. To request to be excused, please email office@wvpresbytery.org. You must be registered in order to be guaranteed a lunch. Childcare will be available if requested in advanced registration only. The packet for the meeting will me online and emailed to you on April 23rd.
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2014 - 2015 Planning Calendar Orders
To support and serve out churches, the Presbytery of WV will order
2014-2015 Planning Calendars at a reduced rate.
Reserve you calendars now by contacting the Presbytery office at office@wvpresbytery.org or by calling (304) 744-7634. Cost per calendar will be $10. Payment is expected at time of order.
An announcement will be made when the calendars arrive, so that you may pick them up at the Presbytery office. The office will hold calendars for pick-up until May 27th. Following that date all remaining calendar orders will be mailed to you with an invoice for shipping costs.
THE DEADLINE TO GIVE US YOUR ORDER IS MAY 1st!
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Presbytery Youth Council Nominations & Applications
Due No Later than May 1st
The Youth Council is a very important part of our presbytery's work with youth as it plans and leads two youth retreats each year, and assists in promoting other events for the youth of our presbytery.
Youth Council Nomination forms have been mailed to all Pastors, CLPs, Clerks of Sessions, Youth Ministry and Christian Education Contacts, and Christian Educators. In addition, forms can be found on the presbytery's website. Completed forms are due back in the office no later than May 1, 2014.
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Reminder - Pentecost Offering Video Contest
The Pentecost Offering, which supports ministry for youth in the PCUSA and at-risk children as well as programs for children and youth in our local communities, is sponsoring a video contest. Youth and young adults, with the sponsorship of their church, are invited to write, direct, film and produce a video to communicate the importance of this offering. Complete details can be found at by CLICKING HERE. First place will receive three (3) paid registrations to a future church-wide youth event (ex. Triennium, Faith in 3D), video will be featured on Special Offerings blog and social media sites w/ possibility of being used as official 2014 Pentecost Offering video. The submission deadline is April 28, 2014.
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Upcoming Events at Bluestone
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Presbyterian Women Synod Gathering
Calling all Presbyterian Women to attend the 2014 Presbyterian Women Synod Gathering.
Dates: June 19 - 21, 2014
Place: Waynesburg University
This triennial gathering of Presbyterian Women offers opportunity to live out our connectional ties through plenary sessions, music, worship, workshops and discovering resources. See the listing of interesting workshops.There will be opportunity to attend two of your choosing. Complete the registration form, return to registrar (address on form) by May 15th.
Come, enjoy the hospitality and beauty of Waynesburg University. Meet your PW Synod administrative and coordinating team and be renewed in spirit finding 'hope in bloom'.
For more information please visit the Presbytery of WV website (all forms will be there).
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Playology: Experiencing God through the Art of Play
Sponsored by the Nurture Committee with leadership from the Annual Recreation Workshop, Playology will include creative worship, a theme party, workshops and lunch. Designed for Church Educators, Pastors, Youth Ministers, VBS leaders, Sunday School Teachers, Youth Advisors and Senior Highs in leadership roles, this one day Leadership Development event will be held on Saturday, August 23, at Fayetteville Presbyterian Church, from 9 am - 4:30 pm.
The cost per person before Thursday, August 14, will be $25, which includes lunch. People may also registered on site the morning of the event for $40, although workshop selections may be more limited that day.
Registration forms will be distributed by email or can be found online at www.wvpresbytery.org. To register, the form, along with payment, needs to be sent to the Presbytery office; because payment is required with registration, there is no online registration. For more information or questions, please contact Susan Sharp Campbell at susan_sharp_campbell@hotmail.com or 304-645-4568.
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Raleigh Youth Mission Trip for High Schoolers
July 13-18, 2014 - Still has spaces left!
Those currently in High School, grades 9-12, are encouraged to join with other youth from our presbytery and other places for Raleigh Youth Mission, Sunday, July 13-Friday, July 18. Adult advisors are also needed. Throughout the week, participants will serve in a variety of settings in Raleigh, with opportunities for reflection, worship, and recreation. The cost per youth is $295; the cost per adult is $50. Registrations will be taken until spaces are filled or May 15. To register, the registration form and of $200(youth) or $50(adult), along with the registration form, must be sent to the presbytery office. Complete information has been sent to church and youth leaders, and can also be found at by CLICKING |
John Bell is Coming to WV
SAVE THE DATE!
John L. Bell, a Church of Scotland minister and member of the Iona Community, is coming to the Presbytery of West Virginia on Friday, June 19 and Saturday, June 20, 2015.
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