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January 22, 2007 |
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2007 Advocacy Opportunities The
Peace & Justice Committee is pleased to announce the following upcoming
advocacy opportunities which may be of interest to members and friends of the
Presbytery of Baltimore: Sunday, January 28th: There
will be an interfaith vigil of
commemoration and commitment to
peace at 4pm at the Cathedral of the Incarnation in Baltimore (at the
corner of St. Paul and University Parkway). Members of the Peace and Justice
Committee of the Presbytery have been in on the planning of this event from
the ground floor. The vigil will commemorate the U.S. service persons and
Iraqi civilians killed and/or wounded in Iraq (more).
Children are welcome to attend. The vigil will last less than one hour. Monday, February 26th: “Presbyterians in Annapolis
Day” will be an opportunity for people in the Presbytery to learn
how to become effective voices to their delegates and senators. The evening
will begin at 4:00pm at the Naval Academy Stadium parking lot. Attendees will
learn how to catch the free shuttle to the government buildings from the
Naval Academy Stadium lot, tour various government buildings and learn how to
navigate the buildings via the tunnels. A dinner will be served to
participants and will be accompanied by a presentation by Julie Erickson
about the legislative priorities of the Presbytery of Baltimore. Those in
attendance will also learn how to make arrangements to meet with their
representatives; those who notify Julie Erickson in advance may have the
opportunity to meet with their own state delegate or senator on the evening
of the 26th. The General Assembly convenes at 8:00pm; all are
welcome to stay and observe the session. All events are free of charge;
however, reservations are required for meal planning purposes. Contact the Presbytery office to you’re your
reservation: 410.433.2012 or office@baltimorepresbytery.org.
Learn more about this event: informational
letter. Friday, March 16th: Mark your calendars for the Christian Witness for Peace Vigil at
the National Cathedral in Washington, DC beginning at 7:00pm, followed by a
candlelight procession to the White House. More details will be published as
this momentous event approaches. Please visit the website
for the event to learn more. Peace, Deb Milcarek, Associate for Mission &
Justice |
Inside this issue Events of the Week: Celebration
of the Week of Prayer for Jan. 23 7:00pm Havenwood PC Jan. 23 6:00pm –
8:00pm Presbytery Offices Presbytery
Meeting Jan. 25 1:00pm Frederick PC Jan. 25 After
the Presbytery mtg. Frederick PC The
Church of the Future II: Stewardship Jan. 27 9:00am –
12:30pm First PC of Howard Co. Chartering
Service for St. Andrew’s NCD, Mt. Airy (pending approval) Jan. 28 10:00am American Legion Post 191, 801 Prospect Road, Mt. Airy, MD Installation
of the Rev. Tom Harris at Govans PC Jan. 28 4:00pm Govans PC Take Note/Act Now § DCE: Brown Mem. WB § Pastor: First PC Cumberland § St. Andrew’s Mt. Airy Charter § Interfaith Vigil of Commemoration § Big Event 2007: Feb. 17th § HS Retreat: March 16-18 § Undergraduate Scholarships § Souper Bowl of Caring § Peace Rally in Washington, DC § Reinventing the Urban Church § Guest Lecturer Prayer
Concerns St. Andrew’s NCD |
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Prayer Concerns Highland
PC asks for prayers: ·
for the success of their
new Stephen Ministry program ·
for the leaders of the
Stephen Ministry program ·
for the
newly-commissioned Stephen Ministers: Elaine Derickson, Steve Sams, Nancy L.
Jones, Joyce Lilly and Jean Bullen St.
Andrew’s NCD asks for prayers: ·
For a smooth transition
to chartering (1/28), and to life as a particular church of the PC(USA) ·
For God to sustain their
many volunteers and nurture their spiritual growth as they go about the work
of “doing church” with no facilities and minimal staff ·
For their congregation to
be energized with the power of the Holy Spirit so that they will bear witness
to God’s love in Mt. Airy and the surrounding areas Contact Information For the Presbytery
Offices 800-511-0087 Office E-mail: office@baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To Unsubscribe: email Alice
McGee or call the office |
Take Note/Act Now Baltimore
Presbytery Items (non-dated items
first; dated items in date order) Brown
Memorial Woodbrook PC is seeking a F/T Director of Christian Education (more). Cumberland
PC is seeking a pastor. CIF now
accessible via the Presbytery site (more). Plans
are underway to charter the newest
church in our Presbytery, St. Andrew's
NCD in Mount Airy! Pending the approval of Presbytery at its next stated
meeting, an Administrative Commission plans to visit the church for a special
time of worship, chartering, and installation at 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 28th. The
service will be held at the American Legion Post 191 at 801 Prospect Rd. in
Mount Airy. Sessions are invited to send a representative to attend the
celebration. There
will be an interfaith vigil of commemoration
on Sunday, January 28th at 4pm at the Cathedral of the Incarnation
in Baltimore (more).
The
Big Event 2007 will be on February 17th – that’s
right around the corner! Check out the web
pages dedicated to the Big Event to see brochures or visit our homepage. Printed brochures,
posters and more are available at churches and the Presbytery offices. Registration
materials are available for the 2007
Presbytery High School Youth Retreat at Camp Wo-me-to from March 16th
– 18th. The theme will be “Back to the Future: Finding
your Place in Life with Christ”. Forms are posted on our website.
Reg. due March 1st. Synod and General
Assembly A
number of scholarships are
available for undergraduate students from the PC(USA).
To learn about opportunities visit: www.pcusa.org/financialaid/undergraduate.htm. Presbyterian
youth are challenged to Stir it Up for Souper
Bowl of Caring 2007 to raise $1.4 million to fight hunger. Stir it up to
show you care! So far 2,400 groups have registered to participate on February
4, 2007. More information: www.souperbowl.org. On
Saturday, January 27th there will be a peace rally in Washington, DC, to end the war in Iraq. Bus transportation
will be available departing from Stony Run Friends Meeting at 9:00am (more). The (National) Cathedral College of Preachers (www.cathedralcollege.org)
is offering "The City of God for
American Cities: Reinventing the Urban Church" with Douglass Bailey,
Jim Forbes, and Barbara Brown Taylor, June 2nd - 7th (more). Hiker/lecturer/artist Lou Murray is available to
speak to church groups on her experiences of trail hiking over 10,000 miles
in the past 18 years. Lou will exhibit a selection of paintings of trail
scenes and give an inspirational testimony to the joy of Jesus (more). Also on our website Don’t miss all the new Local Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/announcements.html Presbytery
Yearly Calendar Past Issues of Tidings are available at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery.org/midweekmail.html. |
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Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter |
Bill Millen, Associate Executive |
Charles Forbes, Stated Clerk |
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Deb Milcarek Associate of |
Jane Johnson |
Rita Walters Director of Development rwalters@baltimorepresbytery.org |
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Director of Public Policy |
Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services |
Alice McGee Coordinator of Information Services |
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Coordinator of Resources |
Janice Kominski Coordinator of Communications |
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