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ARTICLES ChurchWide Gathering River Of Hope Change Is Good Young Women Representatives Needed Small Card, Big Idea
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CHURCHWIDE GATHERING
RIVER OF HOPE
"There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the Most High. God is in the midst of the city' it shall not be moved; God will help it when the morning dawns." Psalm 46:4-5 |
The 2012 ChurchWide Gathering will be in Orlando's Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center. Under this one roof, you will find restaurants, shops and the abundant meeting and sleeping rooms PW needs for a wonderful event! You can take advantage of Orlando as a family destination. PW's special convention room rate at the hotel will apply three days before and after the Gathering to allow you to extend your stay.All are welcome. Shuttles and taxis are available to help you explore local attractions. Registration opens January 15, 2012. Look for the registration booklet in your September/October 2011 issue of Horizons. If you don't receive the Horizons PW magazine you can order a registration book (item CWG12001) from PDS at 800-524-2612 (available September 2011), or visit www.presbyterianwomen.org/gathering. Scholarships are available for registration. |
CHANGE IS GOOD! |
Your Coordinating Team decided to do something a little different for the Winter Gathering of our Presbytery this year. Instead of one Presbytery-wide Gathering during a time when weather conditions in the area are “iffy” to say the least, we are having “cluster” gatherings in which groups or clusters of churches get together in smaller, more intimate, groups to meet and share and worship together, in most cases a little closer to home. If you are interested in holding these smaller "cluster gatherings" contact your cluster communicator. |
YOUNG WOMEN REPRESENTATIVES NEEDED FOR CHURCHWIDE COORDINATING TEAM |
I am writing to ask for your help! The CCT Search Committee needs to bring forth the names of two(2) Presbyterian women to fill two new positions as young women's representatives at large.
The Young Women's Representatives shall be elected by the voting representatives at the triennial Churchwide business meeting in Orlando, Fla. in July. Section 5:Item 5.5(A) is being amended.The following description of the position is found in the Presbyterian Women's Manual, pages 6-7. Accountability: to CCT, to members of young women's networks and to members of PW in PCUSA. Purpose: to represent the women in young women's networks. Responsibilities: -serves as a full participating member of the Churchwide Coordinating Team(attend CCT meetings!) -fulfills the responsibilities assigned by the young women's network or organization -brings concerns of young women to the attention of PW -submits to each CCT meeting a report describing significant happenings and concerns in the young women's organization or networks she represents. -after each CCT meeting, communicates with young women's groups relevant information about the CCT actions, PW programs and resources. -is connected with the young women's group she represents and finds ways to provide leadership as requested -encourages young women's participation in PW in the congregations, presbyteries, synods and churchwide -maintains contact with women's ministries staff and PW for coordination and support.
Please send me your recommendations to fill these important positions. This is a three year term.(2012-2015) Please talk to them and ask if we can place their names in nomination for these positions. Email me all their important information and why you are recommending her.
PLEASE SEND ALL NOMINATIONS BY MAY 15, 2012
Esperanza Guajardo, moderator PW CCT Search committee Phone number (210)922-2465(home)
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This July is the PW Churchwide Gathering in Orlando. Some people in our Presbytery are going, most are not. For those who are not going you can still participate. At each Gathering we are asked to bring something for the local poor for a mission project. The last time or two we were asked to bring gift cards which are not only valuable but fit into suitcases. They are asking the gift cards to be $20. These cards will go to the migrant farm workers in Florida. They are the poorest of the working poor. They make much less than minimum wage. often working in the fields all day making between $2-$4 an hour. Presbyterians have a mission there called Beth-El with a food pantry and a school that the kids can go to while they are in the area for a short time. This ministry helps migrant farm workers in three Florida communities. They get 100 pound sacks of beans and rice and split them up along with food donations from surrounding churches but these people have other needs also and that is why we are asked to get the gift cards. Please encourage your Circles, and PWs and friends to get gift cards from Target, Kmart, Walgreens, Lowe's CVS/pharmacy, Costco and Publix. Make sure they do not expire. You see these people every day at your dinner table, in your refrigerator, grocery store, freezer and pantry. They are the ones who bring you fruits and vegetables very cheaply and labor in the fields for long hours. If no one from your church is going and you would like to help you can send gift cards to: Muriel Stephens PO Box 446 Hillsboro, MO 63050 If you want to donate money for a gift card you may send a check Make out the check to Muriel Stephens and indicate for gift card. So far she has several gift cards and money to buy some from Kmart and Walgreens. Look for results from our Presbytery's one time offering of gift cards in the next Link Letter. |
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