Muskingum Valley Presbytery
Weekly Update

March 8, 2012

This week...
Upcoming Events
MVP News
Order MVP Materials Today!
Welcome Ben Radley, new director of Pleasant Hills Camp
Ready for Summer?
Debbie's Weekly Message
Holy Habits
Letter from Pastors Rick Hastings and Diana Circelli
Upcoming Stated Meeting of the Presbytery
RMMG Spring Retreat
Maundy Thursday
Formational Prayer Seminar
Cutting Edge Psychotherapy Conference
A Call for Generous sharing across the PC (USA)
Prayer Requests
Join Our Mailing List 
 

Upcoming Events 

  Save these dates and be on the lookout for details! 

    

3/10/2012

Stated Meeting of Presbytery

 

9:00AM - 4:00PM

Registration begins at 8:30AM

 

The Presbyterian Church,

142 N. 4th Street

Coshocton, OH 43812

Leadership Summit with Dr. Terry Wardle on Formational Prayer

(Business as needed)

 

Click Here to Register for Event!

 

 

Formational Prayer Flyer (.PDF) 

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 4/27/2012

Stewardship Cohort

for Pastors

 9:00AM - 4:00PM

Registration begins at 8:30AM

 

Christ Presbyterian Church

530 W. Tuscarawas Street,

Canton, OH 44702

 

4/28/2012

Stewardship Cohort

for

Leader Teams

9:00AM - 4:00PM

Registration begins at 8:30AM

 

Christ Presbyterian Church

530 W. Tuscarawas Street,

Canton, OH 44702

 

 Please RSVP to Shauna at

Email Shauna

 

Stewardship Cohort Flyer (.PDF)

 

 

Questions?

Concerns? Corrections?

 

  Call or Email!

  (800) 693-1147

  (330) 339-5515

 

Email Shauna 

 

  Office Hours:  

Monday - Thursday
8:00am to 4:30pm 


  

MVP News:

 

 The MVP Office will be closed on Monday, March 12th.

 

We will return on Tuesday, March 13th with our regular business hours.

 


  

MVP Materials:

 

Order the

NEW

2012-2013 Presbyterian Planning Calendar before April 30th!

 Planning Calendar Order Form (.PDF)

 

2011-2013
Book of Order
Please contact Shauna to reserve yours today!
 $9.00 each
  
2011-2012
Presbyterian Planning Calendars are still available in the MVP Mission Center
$7.25 each
 Contact Shauna today to pick up yours!

 

2012 Mission Yearbooks are here!
$12.00 each 
Call or email Shauna today to reserve yours!

 

330.339.5515
1.800.693.1147 
Monday - Thursday
8:00am to 4:30pm
 

 


  

Welcome to Ben Radley, the new director of Camp Pleasant Hills Camp.  

 

Ben is the former camp program director and starts his new post next week.  

 

You will have the opportunity to meet Ben at the March 10th MVP gathering in Coshocton and pick up material about this year's camp activities. 

 

www.phoc.org

 


 

Ready for Summer?

  

Rent Camp LiMRod for your church group or family event.

  

It is located on 162 acres near Alliance, Ohio.

 

It is equipped with:

- an inground pool;

- cabins with bunk beds;

- teepees with cots;

- a challenge course;

- climbing wall;

- zip line through the woods;

- kids' mini zip line;

- showerhouse;

- lodge with kitchen;

 - hiking trails;

and

- an archery range.

 

This is a ministry of First United Presbyterian Church of Alliance.

 

Contact the church office at 330-821-5340 to get an application to rent the Camp LiMRod property.

 

Camp LiMRod rentals flyer


  

 

The Journey Inward

 

The longest journey is the journey inward. -Dag Hammarsk�ld

 

Lent is about the journey inward. So often, we think of a journey as having a specific starting point and destination. But those who make the journey inward do not-and cannot-know the destination at the start. It is a costly journey which can only be made in faith, a journey which calls us to become both stranger and exile to all that is familiar and safe. Such a journey can only be undertaken for the love of Christ, for it is Christ's love which sustains us through the trials and tribulations we encounter along the way.

 

While our hearts may long to make the journey, we fear the pain and struggle. Often, the journey inward involves altering the direction in which we have been going. The theological word for this turning, this redirection, is "repentance." Only through repentance can we come to the place, the resurrection... the place where we come to know our true selves in Christ.

 

When we are honest with ourselves, we know of our need for repentance, of our need for change. But knowing and accepting this truth are two different things. Often it takes a crisis to bring about this redirection. The hunger for change, for Christ's presence in our lives, must be deeply rooted or we will turn aside.

 

This Lent, spend time with our Lord. Dare to make the journey inward that you might delight in the journey upward. Allow yourself to contemplate what repentance might demand of you... and of the new life that awaits.

 

Lenten blessings!

 

 

 

 

 

Holy Habit: Bonding

 

Adele Ahlberg Calhoun in the Spiritual Disciplines Handbook reflects on the importance of "bonding" with those we love: our spouses, our children, and our friends. As we know from experience, bonding can only happen as we spend time with one another. It is something that requires presence and a willingness to be. Information about that person or people is simply not enough.

 

The same is true with God. Our God desires relationship. Our God wants to bond with us. Yet how many of us invest the time to truly bond with God?

 

In this season of Lent, be intentional about the time you spend with God. If only 15 minutes a day, allow yourself to simply be with your Lord. Just sit and be still and know that God abides with you and delights in you! Let it be a "bonding time"!

 

 

 So rend your heart, and not your garments; return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness (Joel 2:13).

 

The words of the prophet Joel surely ring true for us at this time of Holy Lent. In the book, A Calvin Treasury, John Calvin is quoted "The human heart has so many crannies where vanity hides, so many holes where falsehood lurks, and is so decked out with deceiving hypocrisy, that it often dupes itself."

 

How powerful it would be if we could rend our hearts in the safety of God? What healing we would experience if we could peel back even a corner of our heart and let the hidden places where lies have taken root be exposed to the healing power of the Holy Spirit. How could having the ability to help others receive this healing strengthen our lives and our service in the Lord?

 

Well, dear friends in Christ, we have that opportunity. On Saturday, March 10, 2012, at 9am, Dr. Terry Wardle will present "An Introduction to Formational Prayer and Spiritual Care Giving" at The Presbyterian Church of Coshocton, Ohio.

 

Rather than an another event, this 4-hour presentation followed by a spirit-filled time of worship will be the launch point for bringing the ministry of healing to our congregations, communities, and to Muskingum Valley Presbytery.

 

Spirituality is Foundational to Change. Our culture is not insensitive to spirituality-95% of Americans believe in God. 85% believe prayer holds healing power. 62% belong to a religious organization. 60% believe religion is important.

 

Don't miss this opportunity to experience the power of God's Healing during this time of Holy Lent! Come and let you and your congregation begin the process of being transformed through God's intimate touch!

 

Blessings in Christ,

 

 

Pastor Rick Hastings

 

Pastor Diana Circelli

 

 

 

 
   

Stated Meeting of the Presbytery

 

Saturday, March 10th, 2012 
The Presbyterian Church  
142 N. Fourth Street 
Coshocton, OH 43812
9:00am to 4:00pm
(Registration begins at 8:30am)
  

 

*Don't forget to register*

 

 

 

 

 

Anointing

for

New Life

 

 

A Muskingum Valley Presbytery Spring Retreat sponsored by the Retreat Ministry Team

 

Come to a welcoming place

where all are invited to relax in a small group.

 

Join others to explore practices

which will help to ground us in our life of faith,

such as anointing and the reaffirmation

of baptismal and ordination vows.

 

Spring Retreat - Sunday, April 29 at 4:30pm to

Tuesday, May 1 at 1:00pm

 

Saint Therese's Retreat Center, Columbus OH

Cost $150.00 for 2 nights and 6 meals

Deposit: $50 due by Monday, April 16th, 2012

 

(Scholarships available - contact Donna Robertson 330.927.2746 or [email protected])

 

 

To Register:

Mail the bottom portion of the RMMG Spring Retreat flyer with payment to:

Muskingum Valley Presbytery, 109 Stonecreek Rd. NW, New Philadelphia, OH 44663

or Email the contact information of attendees to: [email protected]

 

 

RMMG Spring Retreat Flyer (.PDF)

 

Please register by Monday, April 16th, 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MAUNDY THURSDAY (APRIL 5, 2012) AT 7:00 P.M.

  

CRESTON PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH WELCOMES MESSIANIC RABBI ERIC LAKATOS AS HE WILL TAKE PART IN OUR SERVICE SHARING JESUS IN THE PASSOVER

 

Messianic Rabbi Eric David Lakatos is the founder of Light to the Nations.  He is committed to Messianic Jewish revival, seeing Jewish people discipled as believers in the Messiah; and working to reconcile the Church to its appreciation of its Jewish roots. He also serves as the rabbi of Tikvat Yisrael Messianic Jewish

 

Synagogue in Lyndhurst, on the east side of Cleveland Ohio.  He and his wife Gisela have 5 children and reside in Solon, Ohio. 

Prior to his rabbinical career in ministry and his faith, Rabbi Eric was born and raised in a secular Jewish home in Toledo, Ohio. While the family did not discuss their Jewish background, Eric grew up hearing stories from his grandmother, Lucille (Forman) Lakatos, about his Jewish heritage.  As Rabbi Eric shares: "Lakatos is a Hungarian ethnic name and it means, "locksmith". My grandfather was born in Budapest. Our Jewish lineage was kept mostly quiet growing up, that is until I came to believe in Yeshua, and then my Jewish heritage took on a whole new meaning for me and my family."

 

At age 18, Eric was first introduced to the Good News of the Messiah, Jesus and received his faith in Him.  Afterwards, he began his biblical studies at Southwestern AG University, and the IAMCS Yeshiva, he also carries a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix.  In 1997, he became the rabbi of Adat Adonai Messianic Jewish Synagogue in Toledo, Ohio, and was licensed by the International Alliance of Messianic Congregations and Synagogues (IAMCS) and served there for 5 years.  He later relocated to Cincinnati, and attended Beth Messiah Messianic Synagogue, and studied under Rabbi Michael Wolf who himself was a disciple of Martin Chernoff, who is considered a Pioneer and founder of Beth Messiah and of the modern Messianic Jewish Movement in America. 

 

In 2008, Rabbi Eric became the leader of Tikvat Yisrael Messianic Synagogue and in 2010, he launched "Light to the Nations" a teaching ministry to all believers sharing the Good News of Messiah, the Jewish Roots of the Faith and the Restoration of Israel.

 

 

  

 

Formational Prayer Seminar Description:

The Institute regularly holds training seminars in Formational Prayer for those men and women engaged in care-giving ministries. This seminar provides the tools for addressing dysfunctional behaviors; teaches steps for dealing with deep wounds; presents information on spirituality and world view as each relates to helping the broken; and demonstrates pathways that help people dismantle destructive false beliefs.

 

Link to June Formational Prayer Seminar:

http://seminary.ashland.edu/documents/IFC/june6-9-2012_broch.pdf

 

Explanation of the Formational Prayer Seminar:

June 6-9, 2012 we are holding a Formational Prayer Seminar.  At this seminar, participants will receive in-depth instruction on Formational Prayer.  The seminar is based on Dr. Terry Wardle's Book Healing Care Healing Pray.  Each participant will receive a copy of the book Healing Care Healing Pray as well as a large three-ring note taking manual. You will also receive hands on experience in a small group setting.  The groups are comprised of three seminar participants and lead by a caregiver.  Caregivers are doctoral students in the Formational Counseling program at ATS.  This seminar runs four full days, a total of 30 hours training.  Wednesday you start at 8:00 with registration and end at 6:30 in the evening. Of course, you will receive a lunch and dinner break along with a few 15-minute stretch breaks throughout the day.  Thursday and Friday the seminar runs from 8:00 to 5:00 and Saturday 8:00 to 4:00 again with lunch and stretch breaks throughout the day.

 

I have attached endorsements written by a few people who have attended the seminar in the past.  They range from a Seminary president, to a professional in the counseling field, doctoral students, pastors, seminar participants, etc.   I think this may give you some clarity as well. The cost for the four-day seminar and materials is $475. However, a group rate of $375 is available to groups of three or more participants who register together.

 

Healing Care Small Group Leaders Training:

Since seminar participants will not be in class on Thursday evening , Dr. Donna Thomas will be presenting an additional training on Dr.

Wardle's "Healing Care Group Material".  Dr. Wardle has designed a 16-week small group experience that is now being widely used by caregivers with very positive results.  The purpose of this small group curriculum is to offer individuals a safe place to heal from deep wounds, false beliefs, damaged emotions, and dysfunctional behaviors in a confidential small group setting.

 

Seminar participants are welcome to be a part of this one evening training session.  While the normal cost for this training is $250, you are able to attend for the cost  of the Small Group Leader's Materials.  Which include a Leaders Guide,  an instructional CD, copies of Dr. Wardle's books "Wounded" and "Draw Close to the Fire" and a copy of Dr. Thomas' book "The Healing Christ In Community"  for $155.00.  This Leaders Guide is a 250 pages color manual that provides everything you would need to do Healing Care groups.

 

If you are interested in registering for the Formational Prayer Seminar and additionally the Healing Care Small Group Leaders Training, please contact me as soon as possible.  We will be glad to have you join us.

 

The Healing Care Leaders training is only available to those who have completed or are in the process of completing the Formational Prayer Seminar.

 

If you have, any further questions feel free to contact me at any time.

 

Lynne Lawson

Assistant Director

The Institute of Formational Counseling

419-207-5547

 

Formational Prayer Seminar Endorsements (.PDF)

 

Cutting Edge Psychotherapy Conference
Mercy Medical Center in Canton

Saturday, April 14th 
 
  

8:00    Registration
8:30      Mindful Solutions
           Psychotherapy
           Dr. Nina Kucyk
9:15      Acceptance & Commitment
           Therapy
    
        Dr. James Pontius
10:00    break
10:15     Internal Family Systems
            Model Psychotherapy
            
Dr. Howard Humphress
11:00     Spiritual Formation
            Dr. Terry Wardle
11:45    break
12:00    Panel Discussion
1:00      adjourn

     These are all psychotherapies which have been developed in recent years and hold greater promise than conventional ones. The pioneers who created these psychotherapies include Jack Kornfield, Steven Hayes, Richard Schwartz, and of course Terry Wardle. Among the speakers, Howard Humphress, D. Min. is an ordained United Methodist Elder and member of East Ohio Conference, a Fellow in the American Association of Pastoral Counselors. He is the appointed counselor for ministers in his territory in the East Ohio Conference. Dr. James Pontius is a psychologist in private practice who works with the ACT model. Dr. Nina Kucyk is a psychologist who is active in the Akron-Canton Shambhala Meditation Center. As you know, Terry Wardle, D.Min. is Professor of Practical Theology at Ashland Theological Seminary. I expect that some of the pastors in the Muskingum Valley Presbytery may be interested in attending our Conference. The registration fee will be $30.00, with an additional $20.00 if CE credits are desired. A formal invitation and registration form will be sent out later, but I thought some of your pastors may want to know about this Conference and set the date aside. 
 
To Register:
Contact Kathy Ruppert, Office of Medical Education
e-mail: [email protected]
phone:330-489-1409
 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A call for generous sharing across the PC(USA)

One Great Hour of Sharing supports the Presbyterian Hunger Program, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and the Self Development of People program of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).

Below is information to help you in planning the promotion of the Offering in your congregation:

  • Standing orders for One Great Hour of Sharing have been shipped. If you have not received your order by February 10, please call (800) 524-2612 or send an email to inquire about your order.
  • Access the One Great Hour of Sharing website's Art page to download graphics and fun facts about the Offering for your newsletter. 
  • New this year are alternative ways of giving for congregants. We are now offering the option of text giving. The graphic below will help you introduce this option:

 

Thank you. Your support of One Great Hour of Sharing continues to make a difference in the lives of others!

 

Prayer Request:   

If you or someone you know has a prayer request,

please send them to: Shauna at [email protected]

 

Journeying with Jesus to touch the world...
Empowered by the Spirit to:
Make Disciples, Nurture Our Faith, and Serve the Needs of the Community! 
 

Shauna Engeldinger, Administrative Assistant

  

Muskingum Valley Presbytery

109 Stonecreek Road NW

New Philadelphia, Ohio 44663  

330.339.5515

1.800.693.1147

Fax: 330.339.6225

 

 Visit our website: www.MVPJourney.org  

 

Office hours

Monday - Thursday

8:00am to 4:30pm 

 

**The MVP Office will be closed on Monday, March 12th.**

We will return on Tuesday, March 13th with our regular business hours.