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PDA Rapid Info Network

Eastern North Dakota and Western Minnesota are preparing for record level flooding along the Red River. The river is expected to crest this weekend. PDA National Response Team members are already working with the Presbytery of Northern Plains and the Synod of Lakes and Prairies in preparing and responding to this disaster. Give today to help those in need.  Midwest flooding – DR000015 (U.S. Disaster Response) Last year, (2008) your gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing and special designated accounts enabled PDA to provide more than $9.5 million for disaster response. Nationally, PDA responded to disasters affecting 40 presbyteries and 13 synods in 23 states.  Read more »

Alice Locke-New Address

Please pray for God’s presence and comfort for Alice Locke, the widow of Rev. Ken Locke.  Mrs. Locke, with her husband, served many congregations in Missouri Union before, during and after the years Rev. Locke was our Executive Presbyter.  After Ken’s death in 2008, Alice has continued to live in Hastings NE, near their son. Alice’s health is has declined and she has been moved into nursing care. Her new address is: The Villa, 931 East F Street, Hastings, NE 68901. Cards of encouragement are much appreciated.  

Special Council Meeting

A Special Council Meeting has been called for 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Trinity Presbyterian, 1600 W. Rollins Rd, Columbia, MO 65203.  The purpose of this meeting is to review and act on information from the Finance Committee and proposals from the Planning & Evaluation Committee.

Apr ‘09 Work@Camp

Camp Work Days planned for April 3, 4 and 6, 2009 (Friday, Saturday and Monday) – Help get Covenant Point Camp ready for spring & summer activities! Come when you can, leave when you must.  Camp address: 3492 Camp Keown Rd, Holts Summit, MO 65043.   Call Mike Lewton 573/301-9117 or David Jones 573/645-4991 for info or to sign up. Reservations help us plan meals.  Read more »

DAT 3/14/09 Work Rpt

(Sat, March 14, 2009) Volunteers from Pike County Presbyterian Churches Help Flooded Family Rebuild Their Home Read more »

Planning & Evaluation Cont.

MUP Planning & Evaluation Committee will meet Monday, March 29, at 5:00 at Coates Street Presbyterian Church, Moberly. This group continues to faithfully refine plans for implementation of MUP strategic goals and SMART objectives. Committee Moderator is Julie Leverenz julie.leverenz@hrhonline.org

Whiteside Celebrates 120 Years!

When worship begins at 10:30 a.m. this Sunday, March 29, 2009, Whiteside Presbyterian will celebrate 120 years of God’s goodness and provision for ministry. This congregation truly believes they are blessed to be a blessing! Although small, Whiteside consistently seek greater community outreach Read more »

PDA Rapid Info Update

PDA - Rapid Information Network

Where is your Treasure?

As Presbyterians prepare to take the One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) offering, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) staff express their thankfulness for the continued generosity of Presbyterians in the United States that enables us – together – to witness the healing love of Christ to disaster survivors around the world. This year the OGHS theme is “Where is your Treasure?” See how your treasure is helping disaster survivors find hope out of the chaos of the disasters that have impacted their lives.
Presbyterian Volunteer Village Managers are needed to help oversee the management and function of the Presbyterian Volunteer Villages throughout the U.S. Gulf Coast.  Responsibilities include providing hospitality, and worksite management for Presbyterian volunteers serving hurricane survivors in Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas. Volunteer Village Managers are volunteers, who receive a nominal per diem to cover food and incidentals–housing and transportation are provided within the village. Learn more and get an application.

Transformation for Timid Churches

  Church Transformation Conference (299.3 KiB, 173 hits)

35 attended the FREE Church Transfomation Conference Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at Trinity Presbyterian in Columbia. Author and consultant Bill Tenny-Brittian, Senior Editor of Net Results magazine and consultant with 21st Century Strategies, Inc., offered a forceful message that pastors & church leaders must have a strong spiritual foundation Read more »

BOP Newletter Mar 09

Achieving a healthy balance in your life is an important step in fulfilling your responsibility to Stewardship of Self, a shared commitment to your spiritual, vocational, financial, and health soundness that helps enrich the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) community.

The dues calculator—an accurate, convenient tool

The dues calculator, available on Pensions.org, is an accurate and convenient tool for calculating dues for monthly and annual Traditional Program or Affiliated Benefits Program benefits. It automatically factors in the full-time equivalent for medical benefits and the minimums and maximums for medical, death and disability, and pension benefits. The information can help treasurers and administrators budget for the current year and the following year (related dues for following year are available in July) and project dues for new employees.

 

Additional tools are available through Benefits Connect on Pensions.org If you have not yet registered for this secure, easy-to-use site, you can do so by logging onto the Pensions.org homepage and selecting “Register” under the Benefits Connect heading.

IRS provides temporary relief for final 403(b) regulations’ written plan requirement One of the requirements of the final 403(b) regulations is a written plan document for all 403(b) plans by January 1, 2009. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has provided relief from immediate compliance with this written plan requirement, giving plans until December 31, 2009, to adopt a plan document. However, the plan document must be retroactively effective back to January 1, 2009, when it is adopted.

Churches and employing organizations that have employees who participate in the Retirement Savings Plan of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) still have time to submit an Adoption Agreement to the Board of Pensions. Plan sponsors and employers must complete this agreement to ensure compliance with the written plan document requirement of the new regulations.For more information, please refer to the news article on Pensions.org.

Members should continue to reference Pensions.org or call 800-773-7752 (800-PRESPLAN) with questions about the Plan. Calls will be referred to Ms. Donald as the situation warrants.

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