SUMMER OFFICE HOURS

     The Presbytery office will normal summer hours are Monday thru Thursday 9:00 am to 4:30 pm from Memorial Day weekend until Labor Day weekend.  Due to flexible schedules and reduced staffing during the summer, please call before stopping by to make sure someone will be at the office.

     Starting June 23 until August 25, Laurie Elhard, Communication Coordinator for the Presbytery will be on family leave from the office.  During this time, Bobbie Shields from First Presbyterian Church-Grand Forks, will be answering the Presbytery phones and forwarding them to the proper individuals within the Presbytery.  Other staff members will cover where possible. However, some of the work Laurie does will be suspended during her leave. No staff members will be at the physical office during this time.  However, all mail correspondence should still be mailed to 5555 South Washington Street, Grand Forks, ND  58201.

     Also, because of General Assembly, vacation, and Synod School, Executive Presbyter Chuck Traylor’s Chat With Chuck column will be on hiatus for the summer. It will resume in September.

125^th CELEBRATIONS AROUND THE PRESBYTERY

     Six congregations will be celebrating their 125^th anniversaries this coming up summer and invite you to join them:

For more details, on any of these celebrations, please contact the church directly.

• Life-Changing Stories: Yours, Mine, Ours – and God’s by Twila Glenn Alban Weekly – 6/16/08

• The Problem Trap by Larry Peers Alban Weekly – 6/16/08

• How Responding to People’s Needs Hurts the Church by Elizabeth I. Steele Alban Weekly – 6/9/08

• Learning to Apologize by Rochelle Melander Alban Weekly

• Northern Plains E-News for May 29, 2008

• Cleaning Up Bad Communication Habits by Kibbie Simmons Ruth , Karen A. McClintock Alban Weekly – 5/26/08

• Northern Plains E-News for May 13, 2008

• Pastoral Sabbath Keeping by Judith A. Schwanz Alban Weekly – 4/28/08

• Synod Spring Meeting Summary

• Northern Plains E-News for April 16, 2008

• Children of divorce? by Thomas W. Currie Presbyterian Outlook 03/17/2008

• Death Comes for the Archbishop Paulos Faraj Rahho, R.I.P.
  By Nina Shea of the National Review Online

• Use "purpose-driven" to become a missional and emergent church! by Michael Carey Presbyterian Outlook 03/10/2008

• Constitutional Services issues advisory on GAPJC ruling
  03/10/2008

• Top court prohibits scrupling fidelity-chastity standard
  by Leslie Scanlon Outlook national reporter 03/10/2008

• Third way by Jack Haberer Outlook editor 03/10/2008

• Feeling Renewed By Ancient Traditions Evangelicals Putting New Twist on Lent, Confession and Communion By Jacqueline L. Salmon Washington Post Staff Writer  Saturday, March 8, 2008; Page B09

• Living Waters ministry approved as non-profit site on YouTube Public service announcements, film featured by Toya Richards Hill Presbyterian News Service
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