The CHATLine
for October 31, 2012
Presbytery Office Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00 am-5:00 pm
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Greetings!
It's a busy time of year in our presbytery! Make sure you take a look at all of the events coming your way in the coming weeks!
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 Presbytery Office Closed
on Thursday, November 8th
There is an all-state presbyteries' staff meeting on Thursday, November 8th, in Columbia and our presbytery office will be closed this entire day. |
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Hurricane Sandy:
How You Can Help
- Give. Share your financial blessings by designating gifts to DR000148. Individuals may give through their local Presbyterian congregation, online, or by mailing a check to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) P.O. Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700. You can also text PDA to 20222 to donate $10.
- Act. Find out how to prepare a Gift of the Heart Kit clean up bucket for response to U.S. disasters, or download a bulletin insert to share with your congregation.
- Pray. Our best response is prayer.
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CAP High School Presbytery Retreat
November 9-11, 2012 -- One Body, One Spirit
at the Ropes Courses at Bethelwood Camp and Conference Center
Get ready for a fun and challenging weekend as we explore our spiritual gifts and what it means to be the body of Christ through the high and low ropes courses at Bethelwoods! Email Rae Epps (raeepps@gmail.com) with any questions.
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A Letter from Rachel Epps
CAP Youth Ministry Associate
Dear Colleagues in Ministry,
I wanted to give you all a heads up as you are probably in the midst of planning your budget for the coming year. We try very hard to keep the cost of our Presbytery Youth Retreats down to a reasonable price so that everyone in our Presbytery has the opportunity to participate. Due to rising costs on our end, we are going to have to raise the price of our retreats next year to keep up. In the past, we have tried to keep retreat fees at around $70. This has not covered a youth's full cost for the weekend, nor does it include fees for our leadership or supplies. As you are preparing your budget, please plan on a retreat fee of $80 per youth. We will continue to do everything we can to keep costs down so we can continue to keep it reasonable.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
Peace,
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St. Andrew's Holiday Bazaar
Saturday, November 3rd from 8:00am-1:00pm
 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, 712 Wappoo Road, Charleston, will have their annual Holiday Bazaar and Yard Sale from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm. There will be Christmas wreaths and table decorations, gifts, pillows, baby items, Haitian art works, baked goods, okra soup by the quart and lots more!
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 Charleston Area Ministers' Lunch Mark Your Calendars for Upcoming Dates Plan now to join Charleston are ministers for lunch at Westminster Church on Tuesday, November 13th and Tuesday, December 18th. Lunch begins at 12:30pm and costs $5. We hope to see you there! |
Presbytery Resource Center:
Check Out These Advent Resources
 When God Comes Down:
An Advent Study for Adults
by James Harnish
This is a five-week study, providing one lesson for each week of Advent and one for Christmas. Each lesson includes a key Scripture, a brief reflection, discussion/reflection questions, a brief prayer, and a focus for the coming week. In this study, Harnish explores the meaning of the incarnation. God with us in human flesh. Often our Advent/Christmas journey is focused on us - our memories, feelings, relationships and experiences. This study puts the focus on God's action in Jesus Christ. It encourages participants to think more deeply in terms of the biblical, theological, and spiritual meaning of the Nativity and to apply it to their own life experiences. The study looks at the stories of the primary biblical characters in the birth stories through whose lives the miracle of incarnation happened: Zechariah, Elizabeth, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. Harnish also looks at a traditional character in nativity plays, one who is not mentioned in the Bible, the innkeeper. Through all these characters, he helps us claim for ourselves the reality of God's presence with us. If used in a group study, each participant needs their own copy.
 Christmas Shoppe:
An Advent Experience for Children
by Daphna Flegal and Marcia Stoner
At this event for children of all ages, the Christmas story will be heard and Christmas symbols/ornaments will be created and sold to support a mission project of the church's choice. This Advent experience also includes liturgy for a worship service for the entire congregation. The Christmas Shoppe is experienced through six departments: Angel, Manger, Candy, Star, Card, and Bakery. A CD-ROM is included that provides music, PowerPoints, and scripts.
 Preparing the Way:
An Advent Study Based on
the Revised Common Lectionary
by Nan Duerling and Sue Mink
This study offers the opportunity and challenge to journey toward Bethlehem and the manger by exploring the Revised Common Lectionary readings designated for this Advent season. As she guides us through the lectionary texts of Advent 2012 in Preparing the Way, Sue Mink inspires us to claim for ourselves the call to prepare our hearts, our minds, and our lives for the coming of Jesus Christ in his birth and in his second coming. The Leader Guide, written by Nan Duerling, is combined with the Student Book allowing more flexibility for leading the study. The Leader Guide gives help to leaders for Sunday School Classes or other small groups by providing the same great materials you've come to know and depend on when preparing to lead your class or group.
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Save the Date for....
The Annual Christmas Drop-in
on Tuesday, December 11th
at the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery Office
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, December 11th,
for the annual Christmas Drop-In!
This is a festive event you won't want to miss
from 11:30 am-1:30 pm that day.
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Begin Planning Now...
2012 Christmas Joy Offering:
Good News of Great Joy
Your church should have received by now a packet containing all the information you need to promote this special offering. Did you know that 50% of the Christmas Joy Offering goes to the assistance program of the Board of Pensions and 50% goes to Presbyterian-related racial ethnic schools and colleges?
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Union Presbyterian Seminary
Congregational Leadership Awards:
Is Your Congregation Doing Innovative Ministry?
 From 1980 until 1990, under the leadership of the Rev. Aubrey Brown, the second editor of the Presbyterian Outlook, four annual awards were presented to Richmond-area Presbyterian congregations for excellence in Christian education and outreach. In 1991 the Presbyterian School of Christian Education began to administer these awards, which became open to all congregations in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Since then 93 churches in 28 states have received awards. The number of awards was expanded to five in 2006 with the addition of an award for ministries with the developmentally disabled and in 2010 three older adult education ministry awards were added. Each of the awards carries a $1,000 prize to support the congregation in its ministry.
For information and/or to apply for one of the Union Presbyterian Seminary Congregational Leadership Awards, you may download the brochure and application or request an application by sending an e-mail to April Swofford at aswofford@upsem.edu or call 1-800-229-2990, ext 231. The application and instructions are only available electronically.
The deadline for the 2013 Awards is February 15, 2013.
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Share the Joy this Christmas
While Supporting Presbyterian Mission!
 Haven't gotten your Christmas cards yet? How about ordering cards this year from PC(USA) Special Offerings. There are six different card designs (featuring art work from children across the PCUSA and recent Peacemaking and Christmas Joy Offering posters). You can use the standard greeting offered or create your own for inside the card. The cards come in packs of 20 for $15. All proceeds earned through the marketplace will directly benefit the ministries and programs supported by the special offerings.
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Minister and Educator Retreat
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at Montreat Conference Center
This is an early notice to all our church pastors and educators to mark your calendars for November 26-28, 2012 when Phyllis Tickle, author of The Great Emergence will be thespeaker for this great retreat. This is a fun event with rest, recreation and good food, plus thechance to catch up with pastors and educators from the five presbyteries in South Carolina.
Click here for more information and to register online.
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 Topic: Human Trafficking
Speaker Available to Our Presbytery
Presbyterian Women's Global Exchange to India 2011 participant, Sherry Roberts, is available to speak to your congregation about her experiences in India, and more importantly, about human trafficking. If you would like members of your congregation to learn about this important topic, contact her at 843-442-6447. |
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Upcoming Events in Our Presbytery
- November 2-4, 2012 - SC Lay School, Presbyterian College
- Tuesday, December 11, 2012 - Christmas Drop-In at CAP Office
- March 2-3, 2013 - CAP Children's Retreat
- Saturday, August 24, 2013 - STEPS 2013
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Stay Connected
Presbytery
Calendar
November 2nd-4th
SC Lay School
of Theology at Presbyterian College November 4th 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm PYC November 5th 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Presbytery Staff Meeting November 8th Statewide Staff Meeting Office Closed November 9th-11th High School Retreat at Bethelwoods November 12th BoP Luncheon for Retired Pastors Location: TBA 9:00 am - 11:30 amBible Study 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Chat & Chew November 13th 9:30 am - 12:00 pm COM Meeting 12:30 pm - 2:00 pmCharleston Area Ministers' Lunch at Westminster Church 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm Church & Society November 14th10:00 am - 11:30 am Special Presbytery Meeting at St. Andrews, Charleston November 15th 10:00 am - 11:00 am Nurture Unit Meeting November 21st-23rd Thanksgiving Holiday Office Closed November 26th-28th Ministers/Educators Retreat at Montreat
Upcoming
Presbytery Meetings
All meetings
begin at 9:00 am
February 16, 2013
Sea Island PC
in Beaufort May 18, 2013 St. Luke PC in Orangeburg October 5, 2013 Sunrise PC in Sullivans Island
Church
of the Week
Aimwell Presbyterian Church
Walterboro,
South Carolina
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Keeping In Touch
Send Us Your Pictures:
If your church is participating in mission projects, taking trips, or hosting different events, let us know and send us a picture!
Newsletter:
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Contact
Information
Please remember
that the phone will
be answered by our
voicemail system
when we cannot
answer the phone.
Main:
(843) 766-4219
Extensions:
Donnie Woods
Executive
Ext. 302
Deane Kemper
Stated Clerk
Ext. 304
843.708.1848
Pie Mikell
Cong. Nurture
Ext. 303
Barbara Burger
Administration
Ext. 301
Business Manager
Mike Fitze
Presbytery Consultant
(843) 884-1504
Cheryl Glenn
Communications
(843) 259-4900
Rachel Epps
Youth Ministry
(843) 367-9136
The Journey
Campus and Young Adult Ministry
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