| PW Gathering |
It's not too late to sign up for the Foothills Presbyterian Women's Spring Gathering on Saturday, April 25, 9:00 - 12:00, at Fountain Inn Presbyterian Church. (Deadline is April 17.) The cost is $10 (includes lunch), and childcare will be provided for those who pre-register. Click here for a registration form and further information. |
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Annual Recreation Workshop |
The Annual Recreation Workshop at Montreat is an amazing five-day experience of the arts, recreation, and creative worship, which takes place May 4-9. Key leaders are: Worship - Erika Funk, Broad Street Ministry, Philadelphia, PA; and Music - Hugh Donnelly, Guildwood Community Presbyterian Church, Toronto. The 2009 workshop is designed for church leaders, educators, pastors, and anyone interested in developing more creative leadership skills in ministry settings. For more information, click here. |
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Presbyterian Communities Connections
As usual, Presbyterian Communities of South Carolina sent copies of the April issue of Community Connections to each church. However, to save on mailing costs, copies were addressed and sent out individually instead of all mailed together in one large envelope. Your church will receive 5 or 10 copies. Please place copies in an area where members of the church can pick them up to read.
Presbyterian College Update
To keep informed on what is taking place at Presbyterian College in Clinton, click here to access their Spring Newsletter.
Celebration of Church Ministries
To celebrate the rich variety of ministries going on across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbyterians Today is featuring profiles of individual congregations. Is there something unique about your church? Does it have a long history? Unusual location? Creative worship? Is it actively engaged in a mission project? What stands out about your congregation? Please click here for more information about submitting your church for the magazine.
We want to Hear from You
If you have an event at your church that you would like to report or have an upcoming event to publicize in this newsletter, please send the information, along with attached pictures, to ssharpe@foothillspresbytery.org.
Racial Ethnic Annual Unity Day
Mark your calendars for the annual Racial Ethnic Unity Day - this year on June 6 at Walker's Chapel Presbyterian Church, 370 Cunningham Circle, Reidville, S.C. More details will be publicized in the next few weeks. |
| Your Mission $$$? |
Have you ever wondered how your church's money intended for mission and sent to the General Assembly is used? Click here to see a one-page download with colored bar graphs that explain how the money is allocated. |
| South Carolina Presbyterian Convocation |
On May 29 and 30, the five South Carolina presbyteries will gather in Clinton for a Convocation on Friday evening with the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, Moderator of the 218th General Assembly, preaching. Prior to the worship service, a picnic will be held on the lawn at Presbyterian College. Following the worship service, a reception will be held in the Thornwell Home Dining Room. On Saturday the five presbyteries will conduct their Stated Meetings in different locations on the campuses. Information, including registration material, has been distributed to all presbytery offices. If you would like to download any of this material, you may do so here. | |
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| Resources for the Renewal of Sacramental Life |
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This year, Trinity Sunday (June 7, 2009) is on the first Sunday of the month -- a time when many Presbyterian congregations celebrate the Lord's Supper. In your planning and preparation for worship on Trinity Sunday, consider the trinitarian shape of eucharistic prayer:
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Thanksgiving
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Remembrance of Jesus Christ
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Prayer for the gift of the Holy Spirit
The structure of the Great Thanksgiving might provide a helpful sermon idea or illustration. See the 1982 World Council of Churches paper " Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry" for more on these theological themes in the sacrament of the Lord's Supper.
-Article reprinted in part from David Gambrell, Associate for Worship,
PC(USA)
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