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Shane Claiborne, noted activist and urban monastic and author of Irresistible Revolution, will speak at Gaithersburg PC February 6 - 7, 2010 as the featured speaker for our February Lecture Series. Here for flyer.
PRESBYTERIANS FOR EARTH CARE - NCP local branch National PCUSA
Please tell your stewards of God's creation or green team members about this meeting and our group. A meeting of PEC will be held this Saturday February 6, at Geneva PC, 11931 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD , between 2-4 p.m. We want to focus on what our churches have been doing and planning to reduce carbon footprint and conserve energy both at the church and at the homes of our parishioners. We want to begin our study and make action plans for "Power to Change" the document issued last April by PCUSA. We want to see what activities are planned at least for the first half of 2010 that would support those endeavors. There are some great films to show. We could arrange for speakers to bring some of our churches to the same venue. Contact Tom Whitley, Convener, Presbyterians for Earth Care NCP at Tom9754@verizon.net.
February brings two additional opportunities for your congregation's participation in Reformed Institute programs. Bruce Douglass, our director, begins teaching a course on Sat., Feb. 13 on "An Educated Laity: An Obsolete Idea?" The course is a continuation of our focus this year on the educational mission of the church, and will begin a discussion that will be developed at an April 17 event to which you and the leadership of your church are invited. Details, a course description and readings as well as cost information are on our site.
A retreat for those youth that are making a first public profession of faith (confirmation) is planned for Feb. 26-28 at Meadowkirk, near Aldie, VA. Matt Boulton of Harvard Divinity School will help these young people and their leaders "Storm the Sanctuary" as they learn about Reformed understandings and practices of worship from the Reformation to today. For more information please contact me at the office (703.518.5125) or visit our web site.
Need more convincing to visit www.reformedinstitute.org? Check out the new Director's corner, "a few words" each month from Bruce.
Presbyterian Youth Triennium 2010 - National Capital Presbytery Delegation
July 20-24, 2010 - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Registration opens for the National Capital Presbytery Delegation extened till February 3. We have 100 spaces on the bus and with over 100 churches in our Presbytery we expect to fill those spots easily. Your space on the bus is reserved only once we have received your $100 Non-Refundable deposit and personal registration information. New this year, there is no limit on how many youth your congregation can send to Triennium, but if you plan to bring 10 or more youth, your church is responsible for providing an adult chaperone. Here for flyer and registration form.
Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe is pleased to let you know that we will be running the only Week Three Interim Training Week offered in 2010.
When: April 5-9, 2010
Where: Ghost Ranch in Santa Fe
What: Beyond Basics Interim Ministry Week
Three tracks offered for Interims who have already taken Weeks One and Two and want to continue their learning. They are also open to governing body folk who want to grow in their ability to support their interims.
The three courses:
1) First Responder Ministry (for interims following difficult departures of the former pastor)
2) Congregational Transformation and Transitional Ministry (about the role of the interim in fostering transformation in the congregation)
3) Stories at the Center: Setting the Inner Life in Motion (focused on spiritual development)
Information is also available on line at our website at www.ghostranch.org or use this link.
Ghost Ranch has some scholarship money available and so does APIMS (Associate of Presbyterian Interim Ministry Specialists).