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October 4, 2011 Volume 7, Number 10 Welcome to the Presbytery of the Cascades email newsletter. Please share this information with others in your congregation. To sign up, send names, church, and email addresses for you, your church officers, staff and friends to CEE newsletter. Due date for submissions to next CEE: Nov. 1, 2011.
NEW IN THIS ISSUE
Presbytery meeting coming soon in Corvallis, Nov. 11-12
Session clerks meet to review records by Oct. 28 Clerks: Please check the schedules (below) to find a location near you for your record review and arrange to have reviews completed by October 28. Contact the Presbytery Stated Clerk with questions. South-Central Events Northeast-Northwest Events
Pastoral transitions in Cascades Presbytery September-October 2011 New pastors, clergy transfers, retirements, church anniversaries and more. Transitions
CPYA high school weekend retreat, Nov. 18-20 Cascades Presbytery Youth Assembly (CPYA) is an exciting and inspiring fall weekend retreat for high school youth from all over the presbytery at Macleay Christian Retreat Center, Salem, OR. Early registration (lower fees) ends October 22 and final registration deadline is November 4. Brochure and Online Registration.
PRESBYTERY EVENTS
Presbyterian Women celebrate Fall Gathering, Oct. 15 All Presbytery women are invited to the PW Fall Gathering at Colonial Heights, Portland on Saturday, October 15. Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. Cost of $10 includes lunch. Donation of knitting supplies and yarn will go to Eastminster, Portland for the warming shelter. Please register before Oct. 14. More Information
Cascades Lay Institute, Oct. 21-22 “Christian Nurture: The Ministry of Education” will be taught by the Rev. Rebecca Chancellor at the Lay Institute, October 21-22. Information
Presbytery mission trip to repair homes in New Orleans, Oct. 29-Nov. 5 Another mission team from our presbytery is headed to New Orleans for October 29-November 5 this year. Would you like to be part of this unforgettable experience? Residents of New Orleans and other areas still need help repairing damage from Hurricane Katrina. New brochure
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Installation
In Memoriam
Two new books released Dick Smith, HR, Florence, is the researcher for the newly published book, Crossings: McCullough’s Coastal Bridges, by Judy Fleagle and published by Pacific Publishing. George Thompson, formerly from Cascades and now faculty with ITC in Atlanta, is the co-author with his wife Beverly of the new Alban book: Grace for the Journey: Practices and Possibilities for In-Between Times.
Collins Lecture with Fr. Richard Rohr, ‘Restoring Sacred Balance,’ Oct. 26-27 Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon presents the 2011 Collins Lecture with Fr. Richard Rohr, "Restoring Sacred Balance: The convergence of contemplative traditions & social action." Register securely online now. Download event brochure or poster. More information.
‘Living into Sabbath’ at Columbia Seminary, Oct. 31-Nov. 4 The event for clergy and church leaders features the leadership of Wayne Muller, author of Sabbath and A Life of Being, Having and Doing Enough. It features three tracks – creative sabbatical planning, a certificate in spiritual formation course, and this year’s Guthrie Scholars. Oct. 31-Nov. 4 Living Into Sabbath
National Tentmaking Conference for part-time pastors, Nov. 4-6 The annual conference for tentmaking pastors is set for Friday, November 4 through Sunday, November 6. Brochure
Community Mission Grant applications available; State of Oregon only, due Oct. 28 The Community Mission Grants Team of the Mission Support Committee of Cascades Presbytery announces grant monies available. Programs that serve the needs of people in the State of Oregon, such as hunger issues, child or spousal abuse, and shelters are eligible to apply. Application
Media Resource Center: DivorceCare kits available DivorceCare kits for adults and kids make it easy for your church to help divorced and separated people. You can quickly equip a lay ministry team to launch a comprehensive, Christ-centered divorce recovery ministry – even if they have no prior ministry training. Every DivorceCare video features powerful interviews with 31 different leading authors, counselors, speakers and pastors. Each one has years of expertise in divorce recovery ministry. They all embrace a Christ-centered approach to divorce recovery. (DVD and leader’s guides are included.) These are two separate kits, and a lot of material. They are too heavy to mail, so must be picked up at the Resource Center or at a Presbytery meeting. Mt. Tabor Church started a group which has since doubled in size. You may ask Rev. Carly Friesen about it. Resource Center is in Mt Tabor Presbyterian Church at 55th and SE Belmont. Maureen O’Rourke, Director, 503-445-4999, 1-866-200-5660, E-mail.
USEFUL INFORMATION
Highlights of June, 2011 Presbytery meeting Read them here 2012 Minimum Terms of Call Information Attention church treasurers: Employee health insurance premium refund Details. Per capita from congregations due for 2011 - $22.90 each member Helpful information from Pension website - Benefits Connect Information Monthly Remittance Form for 2011 IRS 2011 Standard Mileage Rates: $55.5/mile employees and $.14/mile volunteers. Presbytery on Facebook – Join Us On Facebook Please consider if you are called to serve. Presbytery Nominating Committee. Board of Pensions Form ENR-111, revised 1/10 Minimum 2011 Terms of Call (PDF) OMNIBUS Presbytery newsletter - Omnibus OMNIBUS newsletter submission deadline: Sept. 13 for Oct.-Nov., 2011 issue Cascades Electronic Express (CEE) newsletter past issues - CEE archive -
Youth Director part-time, Smith Memorial, Fairview Children and Families Ministry Coordinator part-time, Cooper Mountain, Aloha Children and Youth Director part-time, Bethany, Grants Pass Children’s Ministry and Nursery Care part-time, Colonial Heights, Portland Accompanist/Organist part-time, Milwaukie PC, Milwaukie
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