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In Our Prayers
RE Chuck Johnson, St. Philip Presbyterian, Houston - Chuck is completing his treatments for cancer.
Kyle Lee, First Presbyterian, Vidor - recovering from surgery. Kyle is the Clerk of Session/ Treasurer at the church.
RE Eileen Moore, St. Paul Presbyterian, Houston - Eileen is in rehab after a fall that resulted in multiple breaks to her foot and lower leg. Eileen is a volunteer at the Presbytery Center.
Mimi Johnson, Head of Theatre Ministry and former Music Secretary at First Presbyterian, Houston - in hospice care at her home in Irving, Texas.
Family and friends of RE Jane Wood - Jane died June 29. She was active with the Central America Partnership (CEDEPCA) and served on the Presbyterian Peace Fellowship National Committee in the 1990s. While in New Covenant, Jane was a member of Woodforest Presbyterian, Community of the Servant-Savior, and Webster Presbyterian.
This week, please pray for the congregations listed here.
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The Presbytery Center will be closed Fri., July 3.
There will not be an issue of Tuesday Connect next week, July 7.
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Next Presbytery Meeting - July 18
The next Stated Meeting of the Presbytery of New Covenant will be Sat., July 18, at Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church, 4881 W. Panther Creek Drive, The Woodlands. Registration for the meeting will take place at the church on the day of the meeting.
Read these documents pertaining to the meeting: call from stated clerk, letter from TE David Jones (pastor of Woodlands Community), list of area hotels, map to the church, map of the church's facilities, and the 2015 Toolkit.
The Packet will be posted in the July 14 issue of Tuesday Connect. Watch the presbytery website for an earlier post.
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Attention Clerks of Session
There will be a Session Records Review after the presbytery meeting, Sat., July 18, at Woodlands Community Presbyterian. If attending, please register with Lynn Hargrove. |
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Stated Clerk's statement on Supreme Court's action on marriage
Gradye Parson, PC(USA) Stated Clerk, has issued a statement on the Supreme Court's action on same gender marriage. A helpful set of FAQs, also on the same site, has been prepared for pastors, sessions, and mid councils to use in response to the decision.
Both may also be found on the presbytery's website in Our Filing Cabinet in the folder, Marriage Issues.
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Resources to consider after Charleston
"This is the week to set aside our Presbyterian sensibilities and follow Jesus into the chaos," says Jill Duffield, editor of The Presbyterian Outlook. Read what she writes not only about a lectionary reading but also her thoughts about the events in Charleston.
Two resources for groups wishing to convene conversation on racism: "Syllabus Charleston" has concrete suggestions to consider. "Becoming the Beloved Community" has some excellent process pieces, a solid bibliography, and an understanding of both racism and how we begin to dismantle racism.
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Celebrating the 4th 
Add St. Luke's Jazz Communion Sunday to your July 4th weekend and be part of this popular tappin' and clappin' worship service Sun., July 5, at 10:00 a.m. Worship will include music by the Marvin Gaspard Trio, the Chancel Choir, and St. Luke's Ringers. You are invited to this special Sunday at St. Luke's Presbyterian, Houston, which includes singing familiar hymns and songs with a jazzy edge and the rousing rendition of "When the Saints Go Marching In." The church's annual All American Picnic will follow.
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Music at St. Philip 
The next concert in the Music at St. Philip 2015 Summer Recital Series will be a really special event! Newlyweds Chris Holman, countertenor, and Cynthia Bauder Holman, mezzo-soprano, present "Sospiri: Baroque Love Duets" with Matthew Dirst, harpsichord; Jordan Witherspoon, viola da gamba; and Bruce Brogdon, lute, Sun., July 12, 6:00 p.m. Music by Purcell: Music for a While, If Music be the Food of Love II, and Oh, the Sweet Delights of Love, plus music by Tobias Hume, Bousset, Handel, and others. Admission is free; an offering will be received to help support the Music at St. Philip Concert Series.
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Needed: plastic bottle caps 
John Knox Presbyterian, Houston, needs your bottle caps! The church has a big project planned for their Summer Mission Camp that involves using hundreds of plastic bottle caps, such as those from water bottles, juice bottles, milk jugs, etc. Help them by collecting these needed caps. If you can save them, either mail them to John Knox to be received by Aug. 3, or drop them off at the church. Or, simply notify the church and they will arrange to pick them up. Thanks in advance, New Covenant friends!
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Help make paper cranes
Community of the Servant Savior Presbyterian, Houston, honors and celebrates the life and ministry of Jane Wood. They will be folding and blessing origami paper cranes to send to Jane's daughter for the Memorial Service; goal: 1,000 cranes. They invite others to participate; cranes can be dropped off at the Presbytery Center or sent to Community of the Servant Savior Presbyterian, 11303 Hughes Road, Houston TX 77089, or sent directly to Jane's daughter, Lydia Griffith, at 4721 Philco Drive, Austin, TX 78745.
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Concert postponed!
Watch for new date! The 90th Anniversary Concert at Pinecrest Presbyterian, Houston, was postponed until further notice because of the health concerns of Dr. Jacqueline Chambers, Director of Music. Please remember her in your prayers.
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