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In Our Prayers
TE Debbie Measells (First Presbyterian, Brazoria) and family - Debbie's Father, Floyd Cannedy, passed away Aug. 1. Services were held in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
General Presbyter Mike Cole and his wife Ellie - Ellie is awaiting biopsy results from M.D. Anderson hospital.
This week, please pray for the congregations listed here.
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send announcements to
Helen Wolf by noon Mondays for the following day's
Tuesday Connect.
Presbytery Center
1110 Lovett Blvd.
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If your hearts be not set on the end of your labors, and you do not long to see the conversion and edification of your hearers, and do not study and preach in hope, you are not likely to see much fruit of it. It is an ill sign of a false, self-seeking heart that can be content to be still doing, and see no fruit of their labor.
- Richard Baxter
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Time to sign up for Board of Pensions Workshops!
Two Board of Pensions workshops will take place in mid-September at the Presbytery Center. "Render unto Caesar" is a seminar about taxes and terms of call - of particular interest to clergy, church treasurers, business administrators, ruling elders, and leaders of COM, CPM, and PNC. It will take place Thurs., Sept. 19, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Another seminar, "Growing into Tomorrow...Today" covers questions and concerns clergy and lay plan members may have about retirement. This seminar for those getting ready to retire will take place Tues. & Wed., Sept. 17-18, at the Presbytery Center, 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Register NOW for one or both of these seminars! No need to wait for the registration deadline, which is Fri., Sept. 6. Contact Sharon Darden.
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Presbytery-sponsored teacher training
All leaders and teachers of adult, youth, and children's Sunday School in Hispanic/Latino churches are invited to a training session Sat., Aug. 17, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. at Iglesia Latina Presbyterian, 1331 Studewood St. in the Heights. The Iglesia women will prepare food for lunch.
Let's get ready for an outstanding year in faith formation! The session will cover:
- Why are we here?
- Goals for Teaching
- How Children, Youth and Adults Learn
- The Importance of Hospitality
- The Art of Asking Good Questions
- Discipline in the Classroom
- How to Plan a Lesson
The training will be held in both Spanish and English. Everyone is welcome! Questions may be directed to Anne Wilson.
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Music at St. Philip
The third and final concert in the Music at St. Philip Summer Series will be presented Sun., Aug. 18, 6:00 p.m. St. Philip organist, Matthew Dirst, will present "A Baroque Summer's Eve: Music of Bach and His German Contemporaries." Matthew will play the beautiful John Phillips harpsichord with Yung-Hsiang Wang on violin and Barrett Sills on cello.
The program will include sonatas for violin and continuo by Johann Jakob Walther and Franz Benda, a cello suite and a harpsichord toccata by J. S. Bach, and set of chorale variations by Dietrich Buxtehude. The Walther sonatas are from a forthcoming recording of all 28 Walther sonatas by the performers on this program. All concerts are held in the sanctuary. Admission is $10 at the door.
Note: Rev. Fairfax Fair, former member of New Covenant Presbytery and currently pastor of First Presbyterian in Ann Arbor, will preach at the 8:30 and 11:00 worship services Sun., Aug. 11.
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 Alpha is coming!
Join others at First Presbyterian, Pearland (2930 E Broadway), for a home-cooked meal, a video, and small group discussions. Alpha is a great place to grapple with questions and look at the bare essentials of faith. Beginning Thurs., Aug. 22, Alpha will be held Thursday evenings from 6:15 - 8:15 p.m. for 10 weeks. Register or visit http://www.AlphaUSA.org.
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