| May News from the Staff |
 | Between Me and Thee: May Article by Wayne Yost, Executive Presbyter |
| Millennium Musings:
May Article by Erin Cox-Holmes, Presbytery Associate
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| Highlights of the May 9 Presbytery Meeting |
| Click here for
highlights of the May Presbytery Meeting |
| Youth Mission Trip to Washington D.C.! | |
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information on the presbytery-sponsored Youth Mission Trip to Washington D.C. April 27-30 to work with the Christmas in April Habitat program. with visits to the Holocaust Museum, National Cathedral, Smithsonian and more. Registrations are due by March 25 |
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| Youth Council Applications Sought | |
| The Kiski Youth Council is looking for new Youth leaders (and a few adults too!) Youth application now online right here! |  |
| Authorized Lay Preacher/Commissioned Lay Pastor Applications Being Accepted for Training Program | |
| A new Authorized Lay Preacher
(ALP)/Commissioned Lay Pastor (CLP) class will begin in the Fall of 2000.
This 3 year training program is sponsored by the presbytery of
Kiskiminetas in conjunction with 7 other presbyteries and Pittsburgh
Theological Seminary. Courses are held at Westminster College one
Friday evening/all day Saturday per month in the fall and spring. Winter
Term training is offered here in the presbytery. The application
deadline is June 1, 2000. The letter introducing the process is here. The full program, with application and supporting forms, is located in the online clp manual here. Contact Erin Cox-Holmes for further information. |
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| Scholarships for Children, Youth, and Adults Available from the Presbytery |
The
presbytery believes in summer camp, youth "stretch" adventures, and
adult enrichment! Understanding the value of these events and aware of the stretched financial resources of
many families, the Presbytery of Kiskiminetas is pleased to be able to provide scholarships for children,
youth, and adults to help enable members of the presbytery's churches to attend Presbyterian-related
enrichment events. There's a wide range of qualifying events from Synod School,
to Westminster Highland and Lambec, to Wee Kirk. The
Presbytery Enrichment Scholarship Guidelines are available here. Now you can apply online!
Online Application for Presbytery Youth/Child Scholarships
Online Application for Presbytery Adult Scholarships
Printable Youth/Child Scholarship Form
Printable Adult Application Form
| Curriculum 2000/VBS ROADSHOW Dates Announced |
March
20
Homer City
March 21 Grace,
Kittanning
March 30 St. Paul’s,
Northern Cambria
April 3 Brockway
April 4 First, Clarion
April 10 Gray Stone,
Leechburg
April 13 Worthington
April 25 Shelocta
May 4 Brookville
May 17 Punxsutawney
May 18 Shiloh, St. Mary’s
All presentations will begin at 7:00 p.m. and will conclude at 8:30 p.m.
Join Erin Cox-Holmes as she presents
the Exciting New Presbyterian Curriculum,
plus gives you a preview of the Vacation Bible School 2000 Kits!
More information on the Curriculum RoadShow
More on the VBS Programs Available this year
| Outstanding Attendance at Leader Training 2000! |
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We are delighted to
report that over 200 people representing 60 churches in the presbytery attended Leader Training 2000, which had as its emphasis "Turn-Around Strategies for Smaller Leadership Churches"! |
| The Congregational Ministries
Committee will be contacting congregations which attended to talk about Follow-up needs and strategies |
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A huge thank-you to the Marion Center Church for their hospitality! |
| Click here for small church links, and a review of the workshop content |  |
| Presbytery Looking For Nominations |
We've streamlined committees as much as we can.
But there's no help for it! We need people to serve on committees to fulfill
the vital functions of the presbytery. Here is your Presbytery
Committee Online Info Center. Included
are descriptions of the various committees, meeting schedules, Online Committee
Preference Form for Ministers and Church Members, Online
Church Member Prospects for Presbytery and Churchwide Service (to be
filled out by Clerks of Session and Pastors). Both of those can be filled out
and submitted online. There are also
versions which can be printed and filled out the old-fashioned way, by hand.
| Presbyterian Women Information |
Information on Women's Retreat and Spring Gathering
| New Faces This Year |
The Presbytery welcomes these pastors to our
Fellowship since Fall of '99:
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The Rev. Bill Milligan Pastor of Shiloh St. Mary's Presbyterian Church email: shilohpc@penn.com |
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The Rev. Terry McCall Interim Pastor of Ridgway, Dagus Mines, and Wilcox Presbyterian churches email: kenyain10@key-net.net |
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The Rev. Jay Montgomery Pastor of Edenburg, Knox Presbyterian Church temporary email: trinitypar@shenango.org |
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The Rev. Matthew Fry Pastor of Freeport Presbyterian Church email: m-n-mll@juno.com |
The Presbyterian Church (USA) provides specific accounts you
can direct special designated offerings to. Information, and updated news on
these situations may be found at:
Presbyterian
Disaster Response
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Other account numbers and information may be found on the website.
| The Presbyterian
Church
of Punxsutawney
cordially invites you to a Palm Sunday Organ Recital
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| The Graystone and Calvary
Churches of Indiana are hosting an EASTER VIGIL on Saturday, April 22,2000 6:45 p.m. Come celebrate the Mighty Works of God in music, drama, and worship! More information here |
| Presbytery Concerns, Celebrations and Church Anniversaries Here |
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