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In Our Prayers
Rev. Scott Cummings (First Presbyterian, Pearland) - Scott has applied to become a police chaplain in Pearland to assist police officers with the stresses they encounter in their jobs.
Family and friends of RE Fred Guild, Westminster Presbyterian, Houston - Fred died June 15.
The participants in the Presbytery/CEDEPCA partnership trip to Costa Rica - churches represented include: Atascocita Presbyterian; First Presbyterian Church, Bryan; Heights Presbyterian, Houston; Northwoods Presbyterian, Houston; St. Stephen Presbyterian, Houston; First Presbyterian, Navasota; Westminster Presbyterian, Galveston; and Faith Presbyterian, Austin.
This week, please pray for the congregations listed here.
- Bitsarang Presbyterian NCD, The Woodlands
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Quick Links
Is your alarm set for 10:02 a.m.?
Luke 10:2
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Friends may subscribe to Tuesday Connect by entering their email address in the box on the lower left side of the homepage of the presbytery website.
Copy deadline for each week's Tuesday Connect:
send announcements to
Helen Wolf by noon Mondays for the following day's
Tuesday Connect.
Presbytery Center
1110 Lovett Blvd.
Houston, TX 77006
713-526-2585
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During times of revival ... prayer flows more easily. Preaching is more powerful. Guidance is more vivid. In contrast, at other times we learn the tougher lessons of walking by naked faith in the Word. This may partly explain why times of revival alternate with times of spiritual drought. Certainly we learn lessons in drought that could never be learned in a cloudburst. But who would want to settle for permanent drought?
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- John White, "When the Spirit Comes with Power"
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 1001 New Worshipping Communities
Informational gatherings will be held in June, July, and August to continue helping our presbytery share in the denomination's big vision of planting 1001 New Worshiping Communities in the next ten years. Join us for the first gathering on Wed., June 26, 11:30 a.m. at Pines Presbyterian, Houston. Lunch will be provided. RSVP to Cindy (713-467-2234). |
The workshop, "Pastoral Ministry & Personal Boundaries," is mandated by the General Assembly for all PC(USA) clergy and is also required by the Committee on Preparation for all Candidates, Inquirers in the process, and those going through the Commissioned Ruling Elders for a Particular Service. This is the first of several times the workshop will be offered in our presbytery. These church leaders have the privilege of holding confidences and confessions, and they have the additional responsibility of holding fast the boundaries between professional and personal intimacies.
The first of these workshops, led by TEs Margaret Desmond and Helen DeLeon, will be held Tues., July 2, beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the Presbytery Center. The group will adjourn to a local restaurant for discussion and Q&A after the workshop, and dismiss at 1:30 p.m.
RSVP to Sharon Darden (713-526-2585, ext. 204). |
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Available: Hymnals
First Presbyterian, Lufkin, has 30 red/maroon Presbyterian Hymnals which they would like to donate to any church that wants them. They are available for pick-up or can be shipped. If interested, contact Rebecca Faulk (936-634-3711). |
 Synod Presbyterian Women Gathering in Houston
The Synod Presbyterian Women Gathering, to be held July 18-21 at Grace Presbyterian, Houston, will include workshops, worship services, outstanding plenary speakers, and the Presbyterian Bookstore. Registration without late fees has been extended to Mon., July 1. For information, contact Star Starling (936-327-5301).
An "Evening of Entertainment" will take place Fri., July 19, 7:00 p.m. featuring the A.D. Players, Dr. Jacqueline Chambers on piano, and the Biyaya Cultural Dance Group. The evening is free for PW Gathering participants. The public is invited to purchase a $5 ticket in the sanctuary narthex.
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Egypt Sports Camp
If you adore competition and sports and have a sense of adventure in you, Sports Camp in Egypt may be just for you! Partnering with Kasr el Dobara Evangelical Church in Cairo/KDEC, volunteers from First Presbyterian, Houston, will serve as coaches for KDEC's Kids Games in the desert of Wadi Natroun June 26-July 7. Team members (must be 18 or older) will assist in coaching swimming, volleyball, basketball, soccer, baseball, American football, and tennis.
If interested in becoming part of this mission team, contact Stephanie Justus, Director of Short-Term Mission at First PC, Houston (713-620-6486). |
 Take a look!
The Presbyterian Historical Society of the Southwest has launched its own website. This link may also be found on the homepage of the presbytery website.
"So often we think of the past as though it were something finished and laid away, not realizing that it is all unfinished and incomplete, and depending on those who follow to carry to its fulfillment the work the past began."
- Robert E. Speer (1867-1947), Presbyterian church leader, ecumenist, missionary spokesman, and moderator of the 1927 General Assembly |
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