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In Our Prayers
A memorial service for Rev. Dick Siciliano, HR, will be held Fri., Sept. 13, 2:00 p.m. at St. Philip Presbyterian, Houston.
TE Christa Brewer, Woodlands Community Presbyterian - recovering from last week's nasal surgery.
Ellie Cole, Clear Lake Presbyterian, Houston - recovering from yesterday's surgery. Mike will not be taking business calls or responding to email for several days.
TE Tom Sharon (Chaplain) and family - Tom's father, Perry, is in hospice.
TE Scott Harbison and family - health concerns for Scott's father.
Avery Pettit Brekken, born 26 weeks early on Sept. 6 - Avery will be in neonatal ICU for 2 to 3 months. Avery is the granddaughter of TE Jane and Tom Pettit, St. Stephen Presbyterian, Houston.
This week, please pray for the congregations listed here.
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Helen Wolf by noon Mondays for the following day's
Tuesday Connect.
Presbytery Center
1110 Lovett Blvd.
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713-526-2585
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If sinners be damned, at least let them leap to Hell over our bodies. If they will perish, let them perish with our arms about their knees. Let no one go there unwarned and unprayed for.
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Take the interfaith survey!
Our denomination is seeking input regarding attitudes toward interfaith work on a 10-question survey. The survey is open for any Presbyterian to complete to help the Office of Theology and Worship determine Presbyterian attitudes toward interfaith relations and work.
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 Getting Unhooked
Parents and youth are invited to a seminar on the struggles and pressures teens face in regard to drug and alcohol Sat., Sept. 28, 9:00 a.m. to noon. Co-hosted by Christchurch (Bellaire) and New Covenant Presbytery, this event will include a presentation by a professional in the field along with bonding and learning between parents and their teen(s). It will be held at ChristChurch, Bellaire.
Contact Caressa Murray or Jen Mitchell.
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Cancellation!
The Young Adult Volunteers have had to cancel their visit to New Covenant later this month, as advertised last week.
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Attention pastors, clerks, and treasurers!
The final three session records reviews and treasurers workshops for 2013 are:
Sat., Sept. 28, 10:00 a.m. at First Presbyterian, Bryan
Sat., Oct. 19, 10:00 a.m. at New Hope Presbyterian, Katy, (note - this is a change of date), and
Sat., Nov. 9 after the presbytery meeting at Atascocita Presbyterian.
Forbes Baker offers a financial workshop on these dates, as well. This is quite helpful, especially with the Board of Pensions changes. Treasurers Workshops begin at 9:30 a.m.
Contact Lynn Hargrove to register for session records review, and Forbes Baker for financial workshop.
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 Vienna Boys Choir and Manhattan Transfer
Season tickets and individual tickets for the Northwoods Concert Series are now on sale. This year's series features concerts by The Manhattan Transfer (Sat., Sept. 21, at 7:30 p.m.), the Vienna Boys Choir (Fri., Oct. 25, at 7:30 p.m.), Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver (Apr. 4, at 8:00) and the Pamela York Trio (May 9, at 8:00). Tickets for all 4 concerts are $100 general admission. Prices for individual concerts vary. Please visit the website to purchase tickets.
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 Practice hospitality!
Christmas International House (CIH) is a peacekeeping program where families host international students during two weeks of the Christmas holidays. Students experience American family life and Christmas traditions. Families learn about different cultures. All experience new friendships and fellowship through shared meals, sightseeing and excursions.
The Houston program needs host families. Share the love of Christ and celebrate His birthday with those far from home! CIH application
Contact Sheryl Tuttle, CIH Houston Program Coordinator, (713-817-5782, cell; 281-812-7704, home) for more information.
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Cancelled!
The previously announced workshop about grants for low-income community groups through the Self-Development of People program has been cancelled for Sept. 21. It will be re-scheduled.
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Peacemaking Offering
Presbytery's Outreach Committee has designated "The Peacemaking Ministry Associate" initiative of the Houston Jewish/Presbyterian Dialogue Group as a recipient of this year's World Communion Peacemaking Offering to be received Sun., Oct. 6. This project will receive funds from the presbytery portion of the Peacemaking Offering. Typically, each congregation retains 25% of the offering received. If your congregation would like to support this project with its 25%, you are free to do so. A brochure explaining the project will be available as a bulletin insert for your use.
The project proposed by the Houston Jewish/Presbyterian Dialogue Group is a two-fold initiative which addresses the last General Assembly's challenge to seek ways to positively invest in peace on the West Bank.
- The first focus is to fund a position of Peacemaking Ministry Associate. Our hope is to find a person who is currently in seminary or has recently graduated from seminary without a call. We believe this could be an ordainable position. Job description
- The second emphasis is to fund scholarships for students in the Hand in Hand School in Jerusalem. This school is a K-12 school whose student body, faculty, and staff are made up of � Israelis and � Palestinians.
The funding goal of both projects is $60,000 and will be raised in both the Presbyterian and Jewish communities.
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