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Across The Woods
March 18, 2016


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Presbyterian Women 2016 Spring Gathering - Saturday, April 30 at The Presbyterian Church, Danville, KY.
The Presbyterian Church
Theme:  Hope for Haiti
 
Guest Speaker: 
Dr. Everett McCorvey

Dr. McCorvey will speak on his mission trips to Haiti, which will be interesting, informative and provide us with "hands-on" knowledge of missions outside our own country.

Dr. McCorvey is a tenor soloist, conductor, and professor of voice at the University of Kentucky. He is the founder and music director of the american Spiritual Ensemble, the director and executive producer of University of Kentucky Opera Theatre, and president of Global Creative Connections.

Registration and Fellowship begin at 9:30 a.m. The meeting will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by lunch. The cost is $12.

Complete information can be found below.
Holy Week Lunchtime Worship - Second Presbyterian
Second Pres Second Presbyterian Church
460 East Main Street
March 21-25
12:00 - 12:30 p.m.

A light lunch will be offered each day at 12:30 p.m., at a cost of $7/pp

Monday
Dan Hans, Second Presbyterian

Tuesday
Bill McAtee, Retired Presbytery Executive

Wednesday
Chris Roseland, PC(USA) Mission Agency

Thursday
Sara Benedetti, Second Presbyterian

Good Friday
David Holden, Second Presbyterian
 
First Presbyterian, Lancaster


First Presbyterian Lancaster has a large number of old hymnals entitled 
Hymns for the Family of God.  They are in excellent condition and are available to any church that can use them.  Please contact us at 859.792.2841 or fpcl@windstream.net.

(Hymnal may be a different color)
Exploring The Call - Helping you Discern the Call to Church Planting
April 29-30, 2016 Asbury Theological Seminary Beeson Center 

If you feel called to plant a church, this power-packed weekend is designed to help you discern your potential as you walk with others who are also exploring the call. We will introduce youth the basics of church planting, give you tools to discover your unique gifts and talents for ministry, and walk you through a pre-assessment.

Global Mission Team
Interested in partnering with missionaries overseas? Three have ties to our own folks in the Presbytery. Mumtaz Kamel Ayoub went to seminary with Laurie McKnight, and he is now working with the Presbyterian Church of the Nile and the American Bible Society in Cairo, Egypt. John and Gwenda Fletcher work in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. John is a surgeon consulting with eight hospitals supported by the Christian Medical Institute. Gwenda is an education consultant with the Presbyterian Church of the Congo and is involved in construction and support of schools.
            What can you do? Pray. Act. Give. The PCUSA's unified giving supports missions overseas and at home. Local projects are supported through unified giving, designated gifts, hunger and peacemaking grants collected as special offerings by our congregations.
            Mumtaz can be reached via his Facebook page. The Fletchers can be reached via the PCUSA Congo Mission Network: http://congopartners.org.
            Besides the above, what actions can you take locally? Help Congo refugees being settled in the Bluegrass. Here are some thoughts:
  • Donate furniture, kitchen supplies to Kentucky Refugee Ministries.
  • Help refugees locate family members through the Red Cross.
  • If you're local, transport newcomers until an adult is eligible for driver training.
  • If you're local, conduct English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) classes at locations accessible to the Congolese.

Youth Triennium 2016
2016 Youth Triennium is July 19-23 at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. Registrations are needed now. Please contact Ginny Baker in order to register. 

Ginny Harville Baker
Director of Ministry for Children, Youth, and Campus
Maxwell Street Presbyterian Church
180 E Maxwell Street
Lexington, KY  40508
859-255-1074  church
Presbytery of Transylvania
PO Box 23580
Lexington, Kentucky 40523
859-264-8867