October 1, 2007

Welcome Deborah Greene We welcome Deborah Greene to our Presbytery staff as the new Coordinator of Communications. Deborah comes to us having served with the Board of Child Care, the Associated Catholic Charities, Maryland League of Foster and Adoptive Parents as well as stints with the Columbus Dispatch and the Baltimore Sun. She has a degree in Mass Communications from the University of Maryland. The search committee was impressed with her experience in media relations, marketing, program management, and constituent relations as well as her writing skills. We were also taken by her enthusiasm for the work and her desire to work in partnership with others. In the one week that Deborah has been with us, we have delighted in her eagerness to meet people in the Presbytery, to understand what makes Presbyterians tick, and to look at projects in the larger context. We are pleased with her desire to interpret the work and ministry of the presbytery to its members. Deborah drives in from Glen Burnie every day and looks forward to hearing from you. If you have questions about communications within the presbytery or within your church, give her a call. Welcome aboard – and we welcome you to this new work. Blessings, Peter Nord		Inside this issue Upcoming Events: Reclaiming Evangelism – Register Now! Oct. 11^th 10:00am-12:00pm First PC of Howard County Presbytery Middle School Retreat Oct. 12-14   Camp Wo-Me-To Take Note/Act Now § Pastor Appreciation Month § Interfaith Worship Service & Candle Light March § Fall Gathering of Presbyterian Women § Elder Training § Russian Choral Group, Con Anima § LYRA Concerts § Building Bridges Blood Drive § Fashion Show and Luncheon § Art Auction § Young Presbyterian Scholarship Program § Leadership & Anxiety in the Church § Position announcement § World Communion Sunday Prayer Concerns First Presbytery Church of Westminster
		People We welcome Vaughn L. Brown, as the newly elected Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Baltimore. Mr. Brown currently serves on the session of Ark and Dove church in Odenton. The Presbytery extends special thanks to Bruce Barstow, who served as Acting Stated Clerk during the interim.
Prayer Concerns Please pray for: First Presbyterian Church of Westminster as we seek a new and more comprehensive understanding of our mission, so we covet the prayers of our brothers and sisters that we may discern more clearly who and what God intends us to be as the Church of Jesus Christ. Contact Information The Presbytery of Baltimore: Phone: 410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Office E-mail: office@baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To Unsubscribe: Call or email Alice McGee	Take Note/Act Now Baltimore Presbytery Items (undated items first; dated items in date order) October is Pastor Appreciation Month. An Interfaith Peace Worship Service and Candlelight March, hosted by the Presbytery of Baltimore, Muslim and Jewish clergy will be held at 5pm on Sun., Oct. 7^th at First & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon. (more) The Fall Gathering of Presbyterian Women of the Presbytery of Baltimore will be held 9am Sat., Oct. 6^th at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County. The registration fee is $10. Training for laypersons on Reclaiming the Role of the Elder will be held throughout the region this month. To register for a session, contact Jane Johnson at 410-433-2012 or jjohnson@baltimorepresbytery.org  (more) Hunting Ridge Presbyterian Church – Tues., Oct 9^th, 6:30 pm to 9 pm Fallston Presbyterian Church – Thurs., Oct. 11^th, 6:30 pm to 9 pm First Presbyterian Church of Howard County – Thurs., Oct. 25^th, 7 p.m. to 9 pm Covenant Presbyterian Church – Sat., Oct 27^th, 10 am to 12 pm Northminster Presbyterian Church will host the Russian choral group, Con Anima, at 7:30 pm on Thurs., Oct. 4^th. Free admission. Love offering welcomed. For info. call 301-513-5911. LYRA from St. Petersburg, Russia will perform in concert at: Light St. Presbyterian Church, Thurs., Oct. 4^th, 8 pm, for info. call 410-539-0125 Ashland Presbyterian Church, Sat., Oct. 6^th, 3 pm, for info. call JoAnn Ruther at 410-527-1844 or visit the Ashland, website at www.ashlandpc.org. Central Presbyterian Church, Sun., Oct. 7^th, 3 pm. For info. call 410-823-6145. A blood drive hosted by the American Red Cross and Building Bridges of Howard County will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Howard County from Oct. 11^th – Oct 13^th. (more) First Presbyterian Church of Bel Air will sponsor a Fashion Show and Luncheon at noon on Wed., Oct. 17^th at Legacy Hall to benefit needy families in Harford County. Tickets are $20. For info. call Jane Colburn 410-638-8225 or Daphne Vanderburgh 410-836-7798. Govans Presbyterian Church will sponsor an Art Auction on October 20^th to benefit TAMFS:B. Donations of artwork are still welcomed. For tickets info., call Donna Senft at 410-347-7336. Other Items and Events Westminster College invites nominations of outstanding high school seniors for its Young Presbyterian Scholars Program.  This is a $60,000, four-year scholarship with a program for study, discussion, mentoring and fellowship. Application deadline Nov.15^th. (more) The Lombard Mennonite Peace Center will sponsor a one-day seminar on Leadership and Anxiety in the Church:  A Family Systems Perspective on Tues., Oct. 30^th , 2007 at Zion Mennonite Church in Souderton, PA. Springfield Presbyterian Church in Sykesville has a secretarial vacancy. Applicants must be proficient with Microsoft Office and Quicken. For more contact Fran Pobletts, Chair of the Personnel Committee, at 410-549-1873 or email franpob@carr.net. Synod and General Assembly Items Celebrate World Communion Sunday on Oct. 7^th. Also on the Presbytery of Baltimore 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.
Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter pnord@baltimorepresbytery.org	Bill Millen, Associate Executive bmillen@baltimorepresbytery.org	Vaughn L. Brown, Stated Clerk vbrown@baltimorepresbytery.org
Deb Milcarek Associate of Mission and Justice dmilcarek@baltimorepresbytery.org	Jane Johnson Associate for Leadership Development, Education and Youth jjohnson@baltimorepresbytery.org	Rita Walters Director of Development rwalters@baltimorepresbytery.org
Julie Erickson Director of Public Policy jerickson@baltimorepresbytery.org	Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services jforrester@baltimorepresbytery.org	Alice McGee Coordinator of Information Services amcgee@baltimorepresbytery.org
Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan@baltimorepresbytery.org	Deborah Greene Coordinator of Communications dgreene@baltimorepresbytery.org	Questions? Comments? E-mail office@baltimorepresbytery.org