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Weekly Update
May 10, 2012 |
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Upcoming Events | |
Save the dates!
MVP Leadership
Gathering
Wednesday, May 23rd
8:30AM-11:30AM
Location:
MVP Mission Center
We will look at eight polarities named by Roy Oswald that shape our lives:
- Tradition AND Innovation
- Spiritual Health AND Institutional Health
- Management AND
Leadership
- Strong Clergy Leadership AND Strong Lay Leadership
- Inreach AND Outreach
- Nurture AND Transformation
- Making Disciples:
Easy Process AND Challenging Process
- Call AND Duty
Please RSVP to Shauna at
Email Shauna
or 330.339.5515
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5/19/2012
Stated Meeting of the Presbytery
To Register for this event, click link below:
Stated Presbytery Meeting/
Theological Foundations of the New Form of Government
9:00AM-4:00PM
Registration begins at 8:30AM
First Presbyterian Church
501 Fourth Street
Marietta, OH 45750
The Rev. Dr. Paul Hooker, speaker
Topic: Theological Foundations of the New Form of Government
Stated Meeting/ Leadership Summit Flyer (.PDF)
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Facilitator Training for Healthy Congregations
June 12th
through
June 14th,
2012
Tuesday, June 12
8:30AM - 4:30PM
Wed., June 13
8:30AM - 4:30PM
Thursday, June 14
8:30AM - 12:30PM
Location:
MVP Mission Center
Trainer:
Debbie Rundlett
Cost:
$350 materials/supplies
$300 for MVP Pastors
Registration: Limited to 24
Facilitator Training for Healthy Congregations Flyer (.PDF)
To register:
Please send check, with name, address, phone and email contact information to:
Shauna Engeldinger
Muskingum Valley Presbytery
109 Stonecreek Road, NW
New Philadelphia, OH 44663
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Questions?
Concerns? Corrections?
Call or Email!
(800) 693-1147
(330) 339-5515
Email Shauna
Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday
8:00AM - 4:30PM
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MVP News:
Orders for the
NEW
2012-2013 Presbyterian Planning Calendar have arrived!
The contact person should have received an email earlier this week.
If you have placed an order, please pick up
your Planning
Calendar(s), during our office hours: Monday
through Thursday,
8AM to 4:30PM.
Thank you for your orders!
2011-2013
Book of Order
Please contact Shauna to reserve yours today!
$9.00 each
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
8AM to 4:30PM
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Greetings from
Louisville Seminary!
It is with joy that I share the news that your colleague, Dr. Rick Nutt, had been chosen to receive our Distinguished Alum Award during the 2012 Festival of Theology & Reunion on Sunday, April 29th.
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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 | | |
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Empowered Concert 2012
Date:
Saturday,
July 14, 2012
Time:
2pm-9pm
Place:
McFarland Stadium, Clairmont Ave. Cambridge, OH.
More information to come.
Thank you for your interest! | | |
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Exchange Your Map for a Compass!
Go from your country, your people, and your forebears to the land that I shall show you. Genesis 12:1
Our story is one of journey. From the beginning, God has called us to journey in faith. Just as Abraham and Sarah were called to leave their homeland and to trust their lives to God, so we too are called to be a pilgrim people following in the Way of Jesus.
We who are so often destination-bound would do well to remember that we are called to be pilgrims. As Suzanne Guthrie reminds us: "A pilgrim is not a tourist. A tourist comes to see a place; a pilgrim comes to a holy place expecting to be changed. A pilgrim recognizes a holy landscape as a place mirrored within the soul." Such expectations open us to the transforming power of God.
Welsh hymn writer, Brian Wren, calls us to embark on the journey with the end in mind: "Sing my song backwards, from end to beginning, Friday to Monday, from dying to birth." We live towards resurrection, yet to get there we must journey through death.
Beginning with our birth in the Spirit, we are gifted with community to celebrate, consecrate and protect us. As did Jesus, we too will receive confirmation of the Father's love when our lives intersect in faith with the brokenness of others. We too will be tested and given a message to proclaim. And, like Jesus, we too will encounter conflict for not all will like the message we proclaim. But, communion with the Father is promised for those who seek him. Out of such communion, compassion is born and courage given to take up the crosses we are given.
The central paradox of our faith is that death precedes resurrection. There is no other way. From birth to death, Jesus models how we are to grow up in him. To undertake the journey is to open ourselves to the movement of the Spirit in our midst. It is to realize that, in this life at least, we never arrive. We only know that we must follow in the way of Jesus wherever he may lead us.
Questions for Reflection
When managing in the wilderness in changing times, a map is of limited worth. What is needed is a compass calibrated to a set of "true north" principles. Stephen R. Covey
- What does the word "journey" connote for you? What are your "present coordinates?
- What does it mean to follow in the way of Christ? How might Jesus' earthly journey provide a model us?
- What would it mean for you to "become like Jesus"? What is needed for you to grow up in Christ? What are your "true north principles"?
Deborah Rundlett, General Presbyter
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Holy Habit
Solvitur ambulando... "It is solved by walking" (Augustine). For the early Christians, faith happened on the road; be it on the road to Emmaus or Damascus or throughout the Asia Minor. On the road, Jesus revealed himself and invited us to follow him.
One way to experience the power of pilgrimage is to walk the Labyrinth. Labyrinths date back thousands of years. The earliest Christian Labyrinth dates from 325 in a church in Algiers. In the Middle Ages when pilgrimages became too dangerous due to the Crusades, the church ordained seven cathedrals in France as alternate pilgrimage sites; perhaps the best known is Chartres.
The labyrinth is a metaphor for life. The Christian life is often described as a pilgrimage. The labyrinth replicates our spiritual journey as we seek to follow Christ, not knowing where he will take us, but knowing we will eventually arrive at the center. At its heart the labyrinth is a walking prayer in which we commit the journey of our lives in faith to God. But, you don't need a labyrinth to walk the soul's road map. Just take a walk using it as an opportunity to dedicate your life anew to God in Christ.
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Stated Meeting of the Presbytery
Saturday, May 19th, 2012
First Presbyterian Church
501 Fourth Street
Marietta, OH 45750
9:00am to 4:00pm
(Registration begins at 8:30am)
Documents for the Stated Meeting of the Presbytery:
Directions to First Presbyterian Church, Marietta: CLICK HERE! (enter starting destination in "A")
- Attendees are asked to park in the Methodist Church parking lot, located on 3rd Street.
- Limited parking is available on Wooster Street near the First Presbyterian Church.
Questions/Concerns? Contact Shauna - 330.339.5515 or Shauna@MVPJourney.org
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Volunteers Needed for
2012 Upcoming Wings
Prison Parties - OH
(Prison parties are generally from 12:30 - 3:30 on Saturday afternoons. The only exception is the Cleveland, OH Women's facility - North East Pre-Release Center Party, and it will be Thursday night from 5:00 - 8:00 PM.)
Lorain Correctional Institution-
Cleveland, OH
Men's prison
June 16, 2012- Saturday
Volunteer deadline: May 16
SW of Cleveland
Chaplain Louis Pollard
2075 Avon Belden Rd
Grafton, OH 44044-980
440-748-1049 x342
Women's North East Pre-Release Center -
Cleveland, OH
June 21, 2012 - Thursday
Volunteer deadline: May 21
In the Cleveland city limits.
Time: 5:00 - 8:00 pm
Chaplain James Robin Breidinger
2675 East 30th Street
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 771-6460 Ext. 2608
Grafton Correctional Institution-
Cleveland, OH
Men's prison
June 23, 2013- Saturday
Volunteer deadline: June 1
SW of Cleveland
Chaplain Ron Smith
2500 South Avon Belden Road
Grafton, OH 44044
440-748-5746
Southeastern Correctional Institution-
Lancaster, OH
Men's prison
Dec. 1, 2012 - Saturday
Volunteer deadline: Nov. 1
Dear Friends,
Is prison ministry something you have thought about but didn't know how to get involved? Have you always thought it was a huge time commitment? You can be a Wings Party volunteer with a one day commitment. The party only lasts 3 hours, and we do all our orientation and set-up 2 hours before the party. The planning is done for you. It is EASY to be a volunteer!
At a Wings Party you may see some people worship with their loved ones for the first time. An inmate may decorate their first cookie with their child. We all will sing, play, and eat together. Of course we will all get to know one another better.
If this sounds like fun, then please join us as we need volunteers. Please share this information with your family, friends, and your church community too.
If you plan to volunteer at any of the Wings Parties the prison needs information from you for background checks. Even if you aren't sure you can go, but think you may be able to go, please sign up so I can get you on the official list. If your name is not on the list, you will not be allowed to enter the prison, even if you show up that day.
If you have volunteered in the past, please let me know for what party and I probably already have your background information.
If you've never volunteered for a Wings Party before:
Please go to the following secure link and enter the data I need from you to get clearance from the prison. Be sure to list the prison party you'd like to volunteer for on the form. THANKS!
http://wingsministry.org/PDFfiles/VolunteerApplication.pdf
Wings volunteers do the following:
- Have fun!
- Treat everyone as a Child of God.
- Help with crafts.
- Eat pizza, cookies & drink punch.
- Talk to people and help them experience God's love.
See how easy it is? EVERYONE can be a Wings volunteer!
Full instructions will be emailed to you about the prison parties once we get teams in place. I hope to hear back from you!
In His love,
Ann
Ann Edenfield Sweet
Wings Ministry Executive Director/Founder
2270 D. Wyoming Blvd. NE #130
Albuquerque, NM 87112
1-505-291-6412
1-505-554-5598 cell
1-505-291-6418 Fax
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Attention Clerks:
If you have not filled out the clerk's annual questionnaire for 2011, print out this form: Clerk's Annual Questionnaire (.pdf). Either mail the completed form to: Ida Smith-Williams, Associate for Research & Information Presbyterian Church (USA), General Assembly Mission Council, Research Services, 100 Witherspoon Street, Rm #1001, Louisville, KY 40202; Fax to: (502) 569-8736; Or visit www.pcusa.org/clerks2011 and fill the questionnaire online.
Thank you for your cooperation.
For questions or concerns, contact:
Ida Smith-Williams
Associate for Research & Information
Presbyterian Church (USA)
General Assembly Mission Council
Research Services
100 Witherspoon Street, Rm #1001
Louisville, KY 40202
(502) 569-5159
(800) 728-7228, ext #5159 |
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You're Invited
160th Anniversary Celebration
Duncan Falls Presbyterian Church
May 20, 2012
Worship 9:00 a.m.
Balloon launch following service
Music/Hymn Sing led by Amy Parker
Potluck Dinner 11:30 a.m.
Old fashioned ham,
Homemade ice cream & Cake
You are encouraged to bring 160 pennies or other coins for our Building Improvement Fund.
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Face to Face Event
Church Leadership Connection will be hosting a Face to Face event at GA, June 29 to July 3, 2012 in Pittsburg, PA.
We invite you to consider attending.
Face-to-Face is an opportunity to move beyond the written word of PIFs and CIFs to meet and talk directly with one another about the possibility of ministry together. It is an opportunity to connect with a number of folks in one place over a few days time. It is an opportunity to be open to the movement of the Holy Spirit leading you to places and people you may have never imagined.
In order to register you must have an active PIF or CIF in Church Leadership Connection.
To get more information and to register for Face to Face go to the CLC website at:
http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/clc | |
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Prayer Requests:
From Sheila Ellenberger:
I wanted to share with you that we brought my mother home from the hospital yesterday. She is here in Ohio with us and is in hospice care. The cancer spread and formed a large tumor in her chest. Mom's breathing is shallow and labored.
Chris and Melissa have been wonderful to help with arranging the family room for her comfort. My sister in law, Edee who is a highly trained skilled nurse is here from CA and will stay for as long as she is needed to help. Nephew Tom flew in from CA and his brother Ben will arrive from CA on Saturday. We are going to do our best to keep Mom comfortable and pain-free. She is in a good frame of mind and is not afraid of what is to come.
When I can think more coherently, I plan to post something on my facebook wall. For now, I wanted to let you know and to ask for your continued prayers.
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If you or someone you know has a prayer request,
please send them to: Shauna at Shauna@MVPJourney.org
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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
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