[Members] Fwd: Synod Connections - Week of July 9, 2007

[New Creation Office Administrator]

 Here is the weekly edition of the Synod connection.  


 


 Gerry Franklin
Office Administrator
New Creation Presbyterian Church
O Fallon, Illinois
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kerry Lancaster <kerrysl at synodma.org>
To: Mary Sue Thomas <maryst at synodma.org>
Sent: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 11:46 am
Subject: Synod Connections - Week of July 9, 2007
































SYNOD CONNECTION






Staying in touch with the wider
church and its mission in the world






                                                                 
JULY 9, 2007



 



(For questions, comments, to submit items for Synod Connections,  or to reply to this
newsletter, contact Mary Sue Thomas,
editor, at maryst at synodma.org)



 



 



SUMMER 2007 BOARD OF PENSIONS BULLETIN AVAILABLE



At their June 23 meeting in Philadelphia,
the directors of the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
approved the addition of two pilot programs to the Assistance Program, which
provides financial and other support to Presbyterian ministers and other church
workers.  The programs, Transition-to-College Assistance Grants and Sabbath
Sabbatical Support Grants, will provide much-needed financial support in two
key areas.  The programs take effect August 2007 and January 2008,
respectively.



 



The other news, a new Express Scripts Home Delivery program for
maintenance medications was reported by the Healthcare Committee.  The new
program takes effect January 1, 2008.



 



For more information about these developments and other benefits news,
please read the Summer 2007 issue
of The Board Bulletin.  You may
also access The Board Bulletin
from the News section of the web site, www.pensions.org




 



 



PRESBYTERIAN DISASTER ASSISTANCE (PDA)



Word has been received that John Calvin Presbytery has requested and
been granted $10,000 from PDA for immediate assistance in work responding to
the flooding disaster in recent days.  The funds will be used to provide food
for the displaced, provide drinkable water, and provide clean-up
materials/buckets, etc.     



 



Additional News Concerning Area Flooding:



First Presbyterian Church in Osawatomie,
 KS has not taken in any water,
but 40% of the town was evacuated.  



The First Presbyterian Church of Pleasanton, KS did have water in their
basement but it has been siphoned out.  



PDA response teams members and Don Owens, Presbytery Executive of
Southern Kansas Presbytery, will visit churches in Southern Kansas Presbytery (Coffeyville, Independence,
Neodesha) on Tuesday, July 10, 2007 to see what needs there are in those
communities. 



 



 



REGIONAL TRAINING FOR INTERIM MINISTRY



Are you interested in being a participant in the regional training
sponsored by Synod of Mid-America and Synod of Lincoln Trails?  The next
scheduled training occurs October 27 – November 2, 2007 at the Mercy Center
in St. Louis, MO.  For a copy of the brochure and
registration form visit www.synodma.org
and click on events and look for Interim Ministry Training.  Questions –
contact Mary Sue Thomas at maryst at synodma.org or call 800-754-0671.



 



 



VOLUNTEER
 VILLAGE MANAGEMENT
COORDINATOR



Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Disaster Response program of the
Presbyterian Church, USA, is
seeking a Volunteer Village Management Coordinator to oversee the operation of
6-12 villages that are the staging area and living quarters for faith based
volunteer work teams participating in the long-term recovery efforts in the Gulf Coast
and Florida. 
For more information please see a full job description at http://onedoor.pcusa.org     



 



NATIONAL PRESBYTERIAN EVANGELISM CONFERENCE



The event will be held at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention
Center, Nashville, TN on August 31 – September 3, 2007. 
The offices in the Evangelism area are joining together to present the first
National Presbyterian Evangelism Conference.  If you have previously attended
any of the individual office events you won’t want to miss this one.  Fifty-eight
workshops will be offered including one “Does God Still Speak? Spiritual
Practices for Transforming Congregations” lead by Rev. Amy Williams
Fowler, Associate Executive, Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery and “Opening the
Doors” lead by Rev. Alfonso Tot, and Rev. Rick Behrens of Grandview Park
Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, KS – Heartland Presbytery.   For
registration and additional information visit www.pcusa.org/evangelism .  



 



 



SYNOD OF MID-AMERICA WEBSITE



Have you browsed through the Synod website lately? 
Did you know that the following are included on the website:



      Synod Calendar



      Committees of Synod and those serving on the
committees 



      Events



                  Synod Meeting – August 10,
2007



                  PETM (Pastoral Enrichment
Transitions in Ministry)



                  Interim Ministry Training
information



                  Senior High Summit – February 8-10, 2008



      Congregations of Synod – listed by
Presbytery



      Missions of Synod



      Synod Budget



      Photo Album - pictures of Winter 2007 Synod
Meeting



      Presbyterianews



      Synod Priorities



      Ministry Partners 



                  Links to Presbytery websites



      Campus Ministry



                  Sites of ministry



      Synod Receiving Agency



                  Detailed information pertaining to



      Resources



                  Helpful contact information and
links to possible resources



 



Visit www.synodma.org
and to see any of the above. 



 






 


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