MVP Mission Update

April 2, 2015

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The IRS has issued new Mileage Rates
for 2015. 
Click Here 
 
Per Capita 2015
GA
 7.07
Synod 3.25
Presbytery18.36
Total
28.68
   


Triduum Blessings

At the table this night,
on the edge of the ending,
there will be
a beginning.

 
At the table this night
there will be
memory.

 
At the table this night
there will be
a body given,
received.

 
At the table this night
there will be
such grace.

 
In the washing of feet:
grace.

 
In the breaking of bread:
grace.

 
In the basin, the towel,
the loaf, the cup:
grace.

 
In each word
and every gesture:
grace.
- Jan Richardson

How has grace touched your life?  


Triduum blessings,

Debbie

 

 
We are happy to post news and requests from your church in this section of the MVP Update.  Just email Candice or call 330-339-5515 to relay your news.  Please also let us know the "expiration date" on the news item so that we can keep this section current.



Spring Lantern Fellowship Retreat: April 17-18, 2015
One Around the Table- Deeper and Wider

Speaker is Brenda Grauer, founder and artist/educator of

website: www.journeythehills.org  and click on Spring Women's Lantern Fellowship for program information.  Also feel free to explore the website for site information and other program information.

Contact Tara Mitchell, DCE FPC Cambridge: 740-432-7604.


Minerva First Presbyterian Church to host Financial Peace University - beginning April 2015


This life-changing class taught by Dave Ramsey and the FPU teaching team on video and coordinated by Lesley Lykins at First Presbyterian Church in Minerva, OH will help you achieve your financial goals by showing you how to eliminate debt, save for the future, and give like never before. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever.

There are two ways to register: call Kate at 330-868-5230 or click here to register online.

Save the Date! May 3-5, 2015 RMMG Spring Retreat "The Enneagram: Nine Ways of Looking at the World"

Registrations for this year's Retreat Ministry Mission Group Spring Retreat are due Monday, April 20, 2015.

Click here for the Registration form and details!

Personal Spiritual Direction: Now Available
with Muskingum Valley Presbytery
 
We are offering a new ministy of spiritual direction within our Presbytery. Barbara Bartholomew, Rick Hastings, Jim McCurdy and Bob Meyer are available to work with you to provide personal, spiritual direction. 

More information about Spiritual Direction can be found at this link, as well as profiles of some of the Spiritual Directors available at MVP.

Click here for a YouTube introduction to Spiritual Direction.


Formational Prayer Seminar to be held in Ashland
June 10 -13, 2015

As we take our journey most helpful in the whole process is offered in the Formational Prayer Seminar to be held at Ashland Theological Seminary on June 10 - June 13, 2015. Information is available from [email protected] or by calling Lynne at 419-207-5547.    

This seminar has helped so many of us along the path and provides a great opportunity for healing and growth through the Holy Spirit.                         

Blessings and thanks,
Kathy Adams
 

Discernment of God's Call-- Opportunities to Serve at the 2016 General Assembly

 

We are looking for nominations to serve as a delegates for the 222nd General Assembly of the PCUSA, to be held in Portland, Oregon from June 18-25, 2016. 

The nomination applications for both Minister/Elder commissioners and Young Adult Advisory delegates can be found at the link above and need to be returned to Candice via email or mail to the Presbytery office no later than October 31, 2015.

John Bell Event, June 2015
Sponsored by the Presbytery of West Virginia

The Nurture Committee of the Presbytery of West Virginia is pleased to announce that it will be hosting John Bell, from the Iona Community in Scotland, on Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, at First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, WV.   Complete information can be found at http://www.wvpresbytery.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/John-Bell.pdf.  For more information, contact Susan Sharp Campbell, Associate for Educational Ministry for the Presbytery of West Virginia, at 304-645-4568 or [email protected]
Coming June 27, 2015 -- MVP Mission Fair! 
 
The Serving in Mission Commission along with Big Fish (Artist's Worshiping Community) are excited to share with you plans to develop our first annual Mission Fair to be held this summer at the MVP Mission Center.

We want to create a fun and free family-friendly fair to gather our communities together to share about the variety of missions our churches participate in. We need your help! We need churches who want to sponsor a booth and a food for the event.

Contact Rick Hastings or Candice McMath to sign up today!
 
Warsaw First Presbyterian Church
Seeking Pastor

 

We are seeking to fulfill our pulpit by a part-time pastor, either half-time or three quarter-time. Our pulpit is now vacant due to resignation.

We are an 80+ member church serving God through our mission to community, country and world. Our church is a "Confessing Church" and holds faithfully to "Reformed Doctrine." Our purpose exists to bring the bread of life to all of God's people.

Interested persons should contact, Jim Lawrence, Elder, Worship Committee Chairperson at [email protected].
 
 
Prayer Requests/Updates 

  • Prayers requested Chuck Snyder (Coshocton) as he recovers from eye surgery.
  • Prayers are requested for Ron Pinkowski, as he undergoes medical treatment.
  • Prayers requested for Hugh Berry and Floyd Starr.

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

Candice McMath, Mission Coordinator 

  

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