| General Assembly Briefs |
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A summary of key events of the General Assembly has been prepared by the Presbyterian Outlook. This summary clarifies the activities of the 218th General Assembly and is available for download from General Assembly Summary. If you prefer, you may order bulletin-size copies of the summary for $18 per 100 plus shipping. To order, contact gwhipple@pres-outlook.org
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| Camp Fellowship Celebrates |
Camp Fellowship invites you to join them for a special 60th anniversary celebration on Sunday, July 27, following your morning worship. Activities will begin around 1:30 and will include swimming, field games, story telling, camp craft demonstrations, canoeing, sailing, pontoon rides, archery, nature walks, and more. Dinner will be served at 5:30 with a celebration worship beginning at 6:15. Cost, including activities and meal, is $8 per person with advance reservations and $10 per person on the day. All proceeds will go to benefit camper scholarships and other camp initiatives. RSVP today by emailing mallory@trinity-presbytery.org or by phoning Lisa Mallory at 803.974.1225 or toll free at 1.800.321.4124. |
| Joint Service Held |
(Pictured: Bill Lancaster, Doug Gilstrap, and Chuy Gallegos.)
On Sunday, June 29, John Calvin Church and the Nueva Esperansa Hispanic Ministry, which meets at John Calvin on Sunday afternoons, had a joint English/Spanish service. Bill Lancaster and Chuy Gallegos preached sermons in English and Spanish. Doug Gilstrap, CLP at John Calvin Church, led liturgy and assisted in serving communion. The Hispanic congregation sang the anthem accompanied by guitar. Bulletins were done in both languages. A covered dish lunch followed the worship service.
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| Director of Music Position |
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The First Presbyterian Church of Greer is seeking a Director of Music to conduct the adult choir and handbells and to serve as organist. The poisition is half time. Responsibilities depend on applicant's skills and experience. AGO salary guidelines. Contact Judy Pearson at 968-8819 or 423-2262. |
| Volunteers Needed at Meals on Wheels |
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(Please post this information in your church bulletins and copy and display the attached flyer in your church.)
Are you looking for a way to serve others?
Meals on Wheels of Greenville is seeking volunteers to help deliver meals to hundreds of homebound people across the county. This is an opportunity for all ages, and is great for Sunday School groups, youth groups and families. Volunteers pick up meals for delivery between 10 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. at the office at 15 Oregon St. in Greenville or at one of the other pick-up points. To volunteer or to refer someone in need, call Meals on Wheels at 864.233.6565 or go online to www.mealsonwheelsgreenville.org |
| CFO Forum Meeting |
The third quarter Foothills Presbytery CFO Forum lunch meeting is scheduled for July 24 at noon at Westminster Church, 2310 Augusta St., Greenville. All church treasurers, finance officers and interested persons should RSVP to the presbytery office at 288-5774 or ssharpe@foothillspresbytery.org by July 18. |
| July Calendar |
July 4 - Office Closed for Independence Day holiday
July 10 - 4:30 - New Church Development
July 14 - 6:00 - Ghana Team
July 15 - 10:00 am - Staff Meeting
July 15 - 6:00 - Ministry of Congregational Dev.
July 16 - 12:00 noon - Finance Team
July 17 - 12:00 noon - Examinations Commission
July 21 - 12:00 noon - Congregational Transformation Team
July 21 - 6:00 - Racial Ethnic Cabinet
July 22 - 6:00 - Presbytery Council
July 24 - 12:00 noon - Committee on Preparation
July 28 - 6:30 - Cultural Context Team at John Calvin
July 29 - 7:00 - Campus Ministry | |
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Presbytery Executives Write Pastoral Letter
The executives of the five South Carolina presbyteries wrote a joint letter to all members of PC(USA) churches in South Carolina informing them of actions taken by the 218th General Assembly in San Jose, California. The two actions addressed in the letter are:
*Approval of an overture, which parallels the action of the 217th General Assembly in the adoption of the Task Force Report on Peace, Unity and Purity, "allowing each session or presbytery to ask candidates for ordination and/or installation to declare whether or not they can comply with the standards of the church." It applies to all standards of the church.
* Approval of an overture, which sends a proposed amendment to the Book of Order which, if approved by a majority of presbyteries, will remove "in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and a woman, or chastity in singleness" from G-6.0106b. The proposed new G-6.0106b states: "Those who are called to ordained service in the church, by their assent to the constitutional questions for ordination and installation (W-4.4003), pledge themselves to live lives obedient to Jesus Christ the Head of the Church, striving to follow where he leads through the witness of the Scriptures, and to understand the Scriptures through the instruction of the Confessions. In so doing, they declare their fidelity to the standards of the church. Each governing body charged with examination for ordination and/or installation (G-14.0240 and G-14.0450) establishes the candidate's sincere efforts to adhere to these standards."
The letter reminds constituents that presbyteries will have opportunities in the future to vote on proposed changes in the constitution. It also emphasizes that "unless a majority of presbyteries approves the amendment, the ordination standards that include fidelity in marriage and chastity in singleness will remain in the Book of Order."
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