Statistical Info Time!
It's that time of year again for church statistical information! Emails have been sent out to all churches with PIN numbers and Passwords as well as a link to the PCUSA website statistical entry. A few packets of information have been mailed. If you have questions about what you have received or need help, please do not hesitate to contact Sharel: stempleton@transypby.org or call: 859-264-8867. If it's easier for you, fill out the information by hand and send it to Sharel and it will be entered for you. You have until Feb. 22, 2016! Don't wait until the last minute as the system will be extremely slow and frustrating for you.
If you have received the information email and you are no longer the Clerk of Session, please send Sharel an email with the correct person's contact information and it will be sent to them.
Thank you!
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| Interim Pastor Training
The Calvin Center in Hampton, GA will be host to Interim Pastor training, January 25-29, 2016. The event is sponsored by the Georgia Presbytery Cluster. The reservation form with additional information is below.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend: An Invitation
Community & Race: A Conversation
Saturday afternoon, January 16, 2016, 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
East Second St. Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
146 Constitution St, Lexington
An opportunity to discuss race relations in Lexington and in Charleston, SC (home of our 2016 MLK, Jr. Guest Speaker, Rev. Joseph Darby). Rev. Darby is Presiding Elder of the Beaufort SC District of the AME Church (home of the Mother Emanuel Church where the June 2015 shootings took place).
Moderator: Dr. Charisse Gillett,
President of Lexington Theological Seminar
Panel members: Rev. Joseph Darby, Lexington Councilwoman Susan Lamb, and Lexington NAACP President William Saunders.
26th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Worship Service Sunday evening, January 17, 2016, 6:00 p.m.
Central Christian Church
corner of Martin Luther King and E. Short St., Lexington
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Reverend Joseph A. Darby, Presiding Elder of the Beaufort District AME Church, Charleston, South Carolina, will be the featured guest speaker.
A native of Columbia, South Carolina, Rev. Darby is president of the Greater Columbia Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance, the Greater Columbia Interfaith Clergy Association, the South Carolina Christian Action Council and the South Carolina Chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Rev. Darby co-authored the 1999 National NAACP resolution for economic sanctions that led to the removal of the Confederate Battle Flag from the dome and legislative chambers of the South Carolina State House.
Rev. Darby is a frequent opinion page contributor to numerous newspapers and is a former co-editor of The Voice of Missions, the quarterly magazine of the Department of Global Witness and Ministry of the AME Church. He has offered commentary on local, national and international media outlets including CNN and the BBC.
He is a 2002 inductee to the South Carolina Black Hall of Fame and the 2004 inaugural class of the Richland County School District One Hall of Fame.
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"Trigger"
Several copies of the PCUSA's "Trigger" resource (dvd and study book) regarding the issue of gun violence are available for use in your congregation. Simply contact Mike Ward ( obxward@windstream.net) for a copy that you may preview and/or use. This resource is being made available without cost to your congregation to encourage your study, reflection, discussion, and action regarding this important issue.
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| Book Group 2016
Beginning February 10 at Joseph-Beth at 9:30 a.m. the Book Group will gather for discussion and fellowship.
Feb. Book - "Secret Message of Jesus", Brian McLaren
Next up: "An Other Kingdom" Walter Brueggenan
"Accidental Saints, Finding God in All the Wrong People" Nadia Bolz-Weber |
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Ministers Coming and Going
We want to wish Rev. Ann Pitman for her work at First Presbyterian in Ashland. Ann has received and accepted a call to serve as Interim Pastor at Grace Presbyterian Church in Fort Wayne, IN. She will begin on or about January 11. We wish her well in her new ministry and thank her for her service to Ashland.
Welcome!
Rev. Jim Dougans, Interim Pastor, First Presbyterian, Maysville
Rev. Joel Kelly to First Presbyterian Church, Ashland.
Rev. Ray Mendenhall, Interim, Chapel Hill Presbyterian, Lexington
Rev. Darryl Baker, Interim, Versailles Presbyterian
Best Wishes!
Rev. Pete Jones and his family are moving to NY. Pete has accepted a call to Hitchcock Presbyterian Church in Scarsdale, NY. We wish Pete and his family all the best.
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| Environmental Action Forum, presented by Midway Presbyterian
Conserve our community
Join us for an educational forum with local environmental professionals where you can dialogue and collaborate with others like you who care about the world around us.
Discuss. Network. Act.
January 21, 6:30 PM "Conserving Kentucky's Natural Lands" Zeb Weese, Kentucky Heritage land Conservation Fund
February 18, 6:30 PM "Invasive Species and our Waterways" Dr. Joshua Adkins, Transylvania University
March 17, 6:30 PM "Homeowner Basics for Healthy Streams: A river of Words" Dr. Amanda Humbert, University of Kentucky
April 21, 6:30 PM "Bat ecology and Conservation" Dr. Luke Dodd, Eastern Kentucky University
May 19, 6:30 PM "Kentucky's Rare and Native Plants" Tara Littlefield, Kentucky Nature Preserves Commission
Free of charge, light refreshments and child care provided.
Midway Presbyterian Church Fellowship Hall 103 N. Turner St., Midway KY
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