This Week in New Harmony

January 30, 2008
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Now there are three candidates.
As of this week, three candidates have been put forth by their presbyteries for the General Assembly moderator. 

Candidates endorsed to date include:
The Rev. Bill Teng, National Capital Presbytery
The Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow, San Francisco Presbytery
The Rev. Carl Mazza, New Castle Presbytery

Click on their name and view the article about their endorsement on the Presbyterian News Service.

“Stewardship Kaleidoscope” – Presbyterian Stewardship Conference
You are invited to the American Airlines Training & Conference Center, Fort Worth, Texas, March 10-12, 2008, for the Presbyterian Stewardship Conference.  Charles F. Easley, Sr., Cynthia Campbell, and Karl Travis are key leaders of the conference.

Elders, pastors, presbytery staff & volunteers will find a variety of workshops to enhance their stewardship understanding and skills. 

National Health Ministries aging website now online
A new Internet Web site aimed at getting Presbyterians 50 and over on the road to healthy aging has been launched by the National Health Ministries (NHM) office of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). 

Living Longer, Feeling Better features health and wellness resources to assist older adults in achieving and maintaining good health. It also examines vital roles congregations can play in helping aging members stay fit by keeping them involved in the church and its activities.

Presbyterian Communities celebrates fifty years of ministry
The Summerville campus of the Presbyterian Communities accepted the first residents in January, 1958.  Today, five continuous care campuses offer care throughout South Carolina. 

If you would like to do something special for one of the campuses, click here.  Each campus’ wish list is in this special edition of Community Connections.

Presbyterians Today wants your church!
To celebrate the rich variety of ministries going on across the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Presbyterians Today is featuring profiles of individual congregations. If you think that your church should be featured in the magazine, please send information and 3x5 photos to today@pcusa.org. Is there something unique about the church? Does it have a long history? Unusual location? Creative worship? Is it actively engaged in a mission project? What stands out about this congregation? For more information, go to www.pcusa.org/today.

It’s a soul issue
Read the comments of Rev. Joan Gray, moderator of the 217th General Assembly on the "storage crisis" and the soul issue that we each face, and the plans for dealing with the crisis.

Looking for videos?  Check out the Regional Resource Center
If you are looking for videos to use in officer training, church school classes, youth events, etc., then the Regional Resource Center is the place for you.

The Regional Resource Center is a library of audio-visual resources supported by the Synod of the South Atlantic.  Churches pay a membership fee based on their size.  All church in the Presbytery of New Harmony under 100 members are already members.

New Church School quarterly material available for browsing
The Spring Quarter of The Present Word, Bible Quest, and We Believe are on the shelves of the Resource Center for you to explore.  We ask that they be reviewed in the Resource Center so that others may have an opportunity to see them.

Upcoming Events
 Myrtle Beach Perspectives – January 17-May1, 2008
 P. W. Spirituality Retreat – February 2
 Sumter Lenten Series – begins February 6
 Leader of Leaders – March 3-4, 2008
 Resource Shelving – February 23, 2008

Employment Opportunities
 Director of Children’s Ministry - Celebration Presbyterian Church
 Educator - Darlington Presbyterian Church

Calendar
January 30, 2008

31, New Church Development Exploration Team, Kingston P. C., Conway, 9 am.

February

2, Presbyterian Women Spiritual Retreat, Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Kingstree, 9:30 am.

7, Camping Division, Presbytery Office,
4:30 pm.

9, Presbytery of New Harmony-Winter Stated Meeting, First Presbyterian Church, Myrtle Beach, 9:30 am.

11, Sumter area ministers/educators lunch, Foo Garden Buffet, 12 pm.

12, Committee on Ministry,
Presbytery office,
2:30 pm.

14, Grand Strand area minister/educator lunch, Cedar Hill Landing, 12 pm.

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Prayer Concerns
(as requested)