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Personal Connections:

Prayers for: 
 
  • the Rev. Martha Highsmith, for continued recover after surgery last week. Cards may be sent to Martha at 31 Hilltop Drive, W. Hartford, CT 06107; 
  • the Rev. Jenny Davis, whose mother Marilyn Smith of Anderson, Indiana, passed away on Friday, Aug. 12. Cards may be sent to Jenny in care of First Pres., 1101 Bedford St., Stamford, CT 06905. 
  • the ministries of Calvin Presbyterian Church, Cumberland, RI, where The Rev. Kevin White is teaching elder;
  • the ministries of The Rev. John Merz, teaching elder at AIDS CT., Inc., Hartford, CT, and The Rev. Frances Unsell at the Development Center, Darien, CT;
  • the ministries of our honorably retired teaching elders, The Revs. Ann Beams and Rich Reifsnyder.
Our new prayer calendar can be accessed by clicking here or in the right column of this block.


 

August 18, 2016

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Presbytery Connections:
Calling All Honorably Retired Clergy

You're invited to join together for a casual lunch on either September 22, 11:00 a.m., at Presbytery's home office of Pam Garner, Deep River, CT or October 18, 11:00 a.m. at Jim Glenn's (PSNE's Chaplain to the Clergy) home, Charlestown, RI. Read more about the lunch by clicking here.


Presbyterian Women: Click here for the latest PW Synod newsletter. 




Was your church on a mission trip over the summer
Send me a photo and short article to share in coming issues of Getting Connected.


From last week's issue:
  • Clergy Effective Salaries Reports (from Board of Pensions) Two reports are available.Click here.


Wider Connections:


Record flooding in Louisiana: 
Presbyterians prepare to answer call for help

A security camera captured the rising water at the Presbytery of South Louisiana in Baton Rouge. One to four feet of water is believed to have gotten into the building. (Photo courtesy the Presbytery of South Louisiana)

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Ruling Elders and prayer
Louisville
A common religious concept is that people only turn to prayer in times of difficulty and despair. In my time as a hospice chaplain, I have found that idea to be untrue. Often pain and grief seem to stifle one's ability to connect with God in prayer. Prayer can seem both insufficient and overwhelming when trauma has pierced the soul. I am often called ... 






Articles from last week:

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]

New Haven: First
Interim in place


Transitional Presbyter

Stated Clerk

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