January 2012 Presbytery Meeting

SP DATE: January 28 2012
PLACE: First Presbyterian Church of San Pedro
PACKET
Minutes, November meeting
The Day After

Upcoming Events

During February there are four events of interest to Presbytery members. Below is a listing and a link to an event flyer. Please see EVENTS page for details.

• February 9: Board of Pensions: Pastor/Church Admin Lunch and Gathering, "Retiring Well vs. Not Retiring Well" flyer
• February 11: Church Officer Training sponsored by National Black Presbyterian Caucus-So Cal flyer
• February 14: Clergy 1-Day Retreat; others also invited. flyer
• February 24: Charles Doak Lecture Series Inaguration flyer

Presbyterian Women

PWNewsletter for January-April 2012 includes calendar items for 2012.
PW Page with calendar listings.

Update: Back to New Orleans: NOLA 2012

IProject Homecomingn March 2012 (March 24-31) the Presbytery will again send a team to New Orleans to continue the rebuilding process made necessary by Hurricane Katrina. Those who will be attending now need to download the three documents below. Two contain essential information and the third has paperwork that will need to be completed per the instructions in that file. These 2012 documents replace the earlier 2011 ones.
Volunteer Participant's Information Packet
Safety Manual
Participant Paperwork

Learn About the New Form of Government

Presbytery New Constitution pages
Presbytery Clerks of Session pages

Expanded checklist for Clerks of Session

Habitat for Humanity

We Are Presbyterian video Presbytery volunteers are involved in ongoing projects. If you'd like to volunteer or obtain more information please visit the Habitat page.
HABITAT for HUMANITY

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Got a spare minute?

Sponge Activity Our "Sponge Corner" (at the bottom left of this page) is again featuring a popular "stress-reliever" game that has become a favorite.


If you would like to connect with Presbyterian colleagues and organizations, the links to various PC (U.S.A.) blogs are above the Sponge Corner; just click the box to toggle the blog list.

Mission News

The Presbytery on Facebook Link

Youth Encounter 2012:
Nicaragua

Another opportunity to share experiences in Nicaragua! The July 2012 trip will be a mission trip for youth and young adults aged 16-20. The details and application forms are now available HERE. Application deadline is February 15 2012.
DOWNLOAD FLYER

Share Your Church's Mission Stories!

How is mission lived out in your congregation? Please send stories and photos to the Mission Interpretation & Promotion Committee's chair, the Rev. Frank Wulf. The MIP Committee would like to pray for you and to celebrate your efforts.

Church Briefs

Flame of Unity
CALENDAR FOR 2012

Job Board
Current Listings (use link above):

Faith
Designated Pastor Position

St. John's
Organist/Choir Director




Heading the Presbytery's
Leadership Team:

THE REV. LINDA L. CULBERTSON
General Presbyter
e-mail
THE REV. WENDY TAJIMA
Stated Clerk/Associate General Presbytery
e-mail

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