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THE MODERATORS IS COMING |
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The Rev. Joan S. Gray,
moderator of the 217th General Assembly, will be visiting the Presbytery of
the Northern Plains June 4-6, 2008.
First Presbyterian Church of Grand Forks will be hosting a banquet in her
honor on Thursday, June 5 2008. The dinner will be served at 6:30 pm
with a presentation from the Moderator starting 7:30 pm. A free-will
offering will be taken for the meal with any extra funds going to support a
mission of the Moderator’s choice.
Space is limited for the dinner,
please RSVP for the banquet directly to the church at 701-775-5545 or
firstpres@firstpresgf.org.
No reservations required for the presentation. Those coming for the
presentation only will be seated beginning at 7:15 pm. (Read
more)
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Chat with Chuck:
What Is God Up To In The Presbytery Of The
Northern Plains?” |
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Author, pastor, and academic
Leonard Sweet asked, “Do we know God well enough to know what God is up to
in the world?”
This question was directed
to the folks attending “Clearwater 2008:
Rebooting the Church for the 21st Century,”
April 18-20 at Presbyterian Clearwater Forest, a group that included 13
elders, pastors (and me) from the Presbytery of the Northern Plains.
That question has haunted me since the
conference ended. Do I know God well enough to know what God is up to in the
part of the world in which God has placed me? Do we, the Presbytery of the
Northern Plains, know what God is doing in our midst? (Read
more) |
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MEETINGS, MEETINGS AND MORE MEETINGS |
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 By: The
Rev. Dr. D. Matt Stith, First Presbyterian Church of West Fargo
Someone once described Presbyterianism as “a series of meetings
occasionally interrupted by a worship service.” While this phrase is
clearly intended to be tongue-in-cheek, there is some truth lurking in
there, too. This truth seems especially apparent in our house these
days. Along with the usual round of meetings that I attend within our
church—session, confirmation, worship committee—I also have a monthly
meeting with the other Presbyterian pastors in the area, meetings of the
presbytery and of the three presbytery committees and ministry teams on
which I serve, and now have added another session meeting as well: I am
currently serving as Moderator of the session of Westminster
Presbyterian Church in Casselton, now that their pastor has moved on to
a new call. Throw in Toni’s meetings and the kids’ activities, and we
spend an awful lot of time working our schedule around one meeting or
another.
But why do we meet so much within the
church? And why do I end up having so many meetings outside our
congregation? The answers to these questions point out some of the most
distinctive and powerful features of our Presbyterian identity.
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more) |
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