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Personal Connections:

Prayers for: 
 
  • the ministries of Dunn's Corners Presbyterian Church, Westerly, RI, where The Rev. Wayne Eberly is teaching elder;
  • the ministries of The Rev. Tom Troeger, teaching elder at Yale Divinity School and Institute of Sacred Music, New Haven, CT; 
  • the ministries of our honorably retired teaching elders, The Revs. Tom Witter and Sam Baez.
Our new prayer calendar can be accessed by clicking here or in the right column of this block.
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August 11, 2016

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Presbytery Connections:

Clergy Effective Salaries Reports
The Board of Pensions has compiled effective salary data for 2016 to assist decision makers with reviewing clergy compensation. Two reports are available. Click here to access these reports.




"Do Not Be Afraid, Little Flock"

  by Bea Hoover-Mulvany 

People are tense, worried, and fearful about the state of the world.  News broadcasts and political campaigns ramp up the anxiety level, and one is led to believe that this is the absolute worst, most frightening time of life in which to exist.
 
However, there was a time when people built bomb shelters ... read more here
 




PSNE has a Chaplain for Pastors? Who knew? What does the Chaplain do? Click here to get answers to who this mystery person is and what the Chaplain does!




"Multiple Roads to a Multicultural Congregation" is the title of this month's
Parish Paper. Read it by clicking here. Some restrictions apply.


The 2016-17 PSNE Directory is now available for viewing and/or downloading by clicking here.



Wider Connections:

08/03/16 In this season: GA222 Co-Moderator reflections

In this season: GA222 Co-Moderator reflections




A new way to network?  From Facebook to face-to-face care



Synod networker Amaury Ta��n-Santos seeks to connect people with similar passions. He works both online and in person to begin honest conversations and ministry connections. (Photo courtesy of Ruth-Aim�e Belonni-Rosario)







Article's from last week:
 
  • POAMN (Older Adult Ministries) in conjunction with 
    ARMSS click here
  • Korean Christians advocate for lasting peace on Peninsula read more
  • Elevation Church Debuts Baptismal Water Slide read more 


The Week Ahead:
  • No meetings this week
  • Offices closed on Fridays thru August


Ministry Opportunities:


All MIFs (Ministry Information Forms) are posted online on the Church Leadership Connection www.pcusa.org/clc


 
Greenwich: First
PIFs are now being received for an installed associate pastor. Send emails to [email protected].

Groton: St. Andrew 
PIF's are now being received for an installed pastor. Contact Donna O'Hanlon at [email protected]. Their MIF is online at CLC above.

New Haven: First
Interim in place


Transitional Presbyter

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Office Manager 




PSNE
P.O. Box 388
Chester, CT 06412

860/388-0874



Rev. Jim Glenn
Chaplain to 
the Clergy
401/322-9350

Financial Secretary


Upcoming Presbytery Meeting Dates


September 17, 2016
Yale Divinity School
New Haven, CT
 
November 19, 2016
Hartford: First Church
Hartford, CT