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In Our Prayers
TEs Jane and David Johnson - Jane is undergoing chemo treatments. David was the pastor of Westminster Presbyterian, Houston, before moving to Austin to teach at the seminary.
TE David and Leigh Green - Leigh's mother is in ICU. David is pastor at First Presbyterian, Conroe.
TE Asa Hunt, HR - Asa was recently hospitalized.
Family and friends of RE Jim Clipson, First Presbyterian, Eagle Lake - Jim died July 3. His wife is RE Jane Clipson.
TE Ed Triem (HR and Parish Associate at Brenham Presbyterian) and Barbara - Barbara's son Errell will undergo cancer surgery on Thursday.
This week, please pray for the congregations listed here.
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In 1806, during an awakening at Williams College in Western Massachusetts, Samuel Mills and four other students hid themselves in a haystack to avoid a summer thunder-storm. While there they united in prayer and pledged themselves to go as missionaries wherever God might lead them. Out of this group went the first American missionaries.
- Christian History, no. 23 |
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Prayers for Triennium
Next week (July 16-20) 52 youth and adults, representing 17 New Covenant congregations, will participate in Presbyterian Youth Triennium at Purdue University. Every 3 years, thousands of Presbyterian youth gather for a week of worship, recreation, music, community building, mission projects, and Bible study. Please pray for New Covenant's delegation as well as everyone who will gather for this life-enriching and life-changing event.
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TE Jim Gill, Interim Pastor of Faith Presbyterian, Baytown, has written an informative article about presbytery's youth mission trip to Austin this week. Please hold the youth and adult participants in your prayers. This is the second such mission trip this summer!
Faith Lift: Keep Mission Weird
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Music at St. Philip
Music at St. Philip Summer Series presents organist Dr. Thomas Goetz in concert Sun., July 21, at 6:00 p.m. in a program titled "A Musical Expedition from Denmark to the South of France - Rediscovering Musical Treasures from Dietrich Buxtehude to Jeanne Demessieux."
Dr. Goetz is Director of Music at St. Philip and holds degrees in church music and organ performance from Florida International University and Northwestern University. This concert will be his debut recital on the renowned Op. 29 Paul Fritts organ. All concerts take place in the sanctuary. Admission: $10. |
Seeking teachers for day school
ChristChurch Learning Center (Bellaire) is hiring qualified, enthusiastic teachers who love to work with children. Part-time and full-time positions are available. The Learning Center is open Monday to Friday from 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m., caring for children ages 6 weeks through preschool  in our childcare center and children 5 to 12 years old in our before/after school care program and summer camps. Contact Interim Director, Sharonda Aaron, (713-668-9869) for more information.
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New Co-Leaders of our synod
Recently named as Co-Leaders of the Synod of the Sun are Valerie Knox and Rev. Dr. Daniel M. Saperstein. Valerie is Co-Leader for Administration and Stated Clerk. She has been part of the synod staff for more than 8 years and will bring institutional memory to the position. Dan is Co-Leader for Mission and Partnership. He has served as Executive Presbyter of the Presbytery of Plains and Peaks and has pastored congregations in Idaho, Utah, and Washington state. We thank God for their leadership and welcome them to their new positions! |
 Montreat's Institute for Church LeadershipMake plans now to attend "The Church in Purple" Oct. 14-17 at Montreat Conference Center (20 minutes from Asheville, NC) for church professionals and lay people in the PC(USA). The color purple has great significance for the church. Using it as a metaphor for understanding what it means to be the church together, this year's Institute for Church Leadership offers opportunities for witness, for listening, and for being heard. Discover ways to make the Gospel of Christ as relevant and as vibrant as the color purple as we explore how Christians with differing views can come together as a community in an often polarizing environment.
Early registration rate if you register by Aug. 15!
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