Missouri Union Presbytery » News–General Interest http://www.mupresbytery.org Presbyterian Church U.S.A. Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Get Your February MUP Pac Right Here! http://www.mupresbytery.org/2012/01/get-your-february-mup-pac-right-here/ http://www.mupresbytery.org/2012/01/get-your-february-mup-pac-right-here/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 20:50:26 +0000 Angela Pool http://www.mupresbytery.org/?p=4884

Click on the links below to get your MUP Pac documents.

Clerks of Session, please print out these documents and give them to the Commissioner from your church attending the Presbytery Meeting on February 9 at Coates Street Presbyterian Church in Moberly. 

Also, if there is information that might be of interest to others in your congregation please print them out and share them with others.
 
1-February 2012 MUP Newsletter
2-Docket Feb. 9 2012
3-Minutes 10-21-11
4-Camp Brochure (part one)
5-Camp Brochure -Registration/Medical(part two)
6-Camp and Outdoors Ministry Report
7-COM Report-Feb 2012
8-Helen Logan Statement of Faith
9-Proposed Revison of MUP Standing Rules
10-MO Responsible Lending Flyer
11-Balance sheet-Dec. 31, 2011
12-Budget vs Actual-2011-Long Form
13-Budget vs Actual-2011-Short Form
14-MUP Pastoral Retreat Flyer
15-Trustees Report-Feb 2012

Please note: In the case of severe winter weather, please call the Presbytery Office at (855) 635-9221 for a prerecorded message indicating if the Presbytery Meeting has been postponed until Friday February 10. Also please notify the Presbytery office by February 7 of any need for special dietary food or child care. 

Directions:From US 63 (north or south), exit at Rt. EE Rollins St. and turn west towards Moberly.  Go about 2 miles and turn right at the 3 Way Stop Sign onto Johnson street (formerly 6th street) and go two blocks to the church on the left.  

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Rob Hoell, from First Presbyterian Church in Fulton, has been named as Covenant Point Camp Director.  His degree in Parks, Recreation and Tourism, as well has his experience with being a part of a family business has prepared him well for this responsibility. Not letting the grass grow under his feet, he is starting today with this new endeavor.  Here is a note from him.

Hello fellow Presbyterians!

 I am super excited to be the next Camp Director for Covenant Point Camp and Retreat Center!  I am thankful to be able to serve YOU, the members of the Presbytery, and am looking forward to getting to visit and meet you in your churches and at camp.  The invitation is open for you to schedule and visit camp with your church or group, but I want to extend that invitation in reverse.  I want to come visit your congregations and share my enthusiasm for camp in person and get to know you!  Let me know if there is a good time for your congregation to “Meet the Camp Director” or I will be in contact to set something up in 2012.  I believe camp is a great place to get away from your everyday routine and connect with God.
God has been drawing me to camping ministry since my first camp and conference experiences as a senior high. I have been involved at Covenant Point off and on in the past: as a Senior High from First Presbyterian Church in Fulton up to my recent roles as Mom, Dad and Me Program Coordinator and Camp Committee Moderator.  I have various other camp experiences as well and even met my wife at a camp.  Our three girls, Avrie (6), Quinn (3), Ella (1), are very excited to be part of camp. I am ready to bring new ideas to Covenant Point and to be the new face of camp for the Presbytery. 
 
Thank you,
Rob Hoell
 
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2011 Evelyn Bedell Recipients

Thirty amazing Seniors were honored with the Evelyn Bedell Awards at the Presbytery Meeting, August 25 at Camp Covenant Point.

 Click here to read the brief bios of these exceptional individuals.

Click here if you want to read the Highlights of the Meeting.

 To down load the Photo, Click here!

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PC(USA) related publications won 13 awards in the 2007 “Best of the Christian Press” competition sponsored by the Associated Church Press [www.theacp.org]. HORIZONS the magazine of Presbyterian Women—led the way with four awards. See more at www.pcusa.org/horizons. The Presbyterian News Service (PNS) at www.pcusa.org/pcnews–received three awards, including second place in the prestigious “Best In Class” category for religious news services.PRESBYTERIANS TODAY–www.pcusa.org/today–and the independent PRESBYTERIAN OUTLOOK–www.pres-outlook.org–each received two awards. Two presbytery publications – NOTICiAS, the newsletter of Santa Fe Presbytery, and CONNECTOR, the newsletter of Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery, won the “acorn Award” for small-budget publications.

]]> http://www.mupresbytery.org/2008/05/Presbyterian-Publications-Receive-13-Awards/feed/ 0 New Website for PRESBYTERIAN MEN http://www.mupresbytery.org/2008/05/New-Website-for-PRESBYTERIAN-MEN/ http://www.mupresbytery.org/2008/05/New-Website-for-PRESBYTERIAN-MEN/#comments Mon, 05 May 2008 22:03:41 +0000 VickiSchildmeyer http://test.mupresbytery.org/New-Website-for-PRESBYTERIAN-MEN/ Presbyterian Men website address is now www.PCUSA.org/men/ . Take a tour ofthe new site. It's more compact and up-to-date, and contains a “Who We Are”, “News and Events”, and “Giving” pages. You will find it more user friendly.

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One thing I hate to hear coming out of the mouth of a Presbyterian is “I’m just an elder.” Hearing this statement makes my blood pressure go up. I have been known to scold the unfortunate person who said “I’m just an elder” for not appreciating their high office and launch into an exposition of the unique role of the elder in the Reformed tradition. If we are going to fulfill our potential as a denomination in the years ahead, we must redeem the role of elder as spiritual leader and invest more in the training and support of our elders. Our system of church government is arranged so that elders always outnumber pastors in the governing body of the local congregation, therefore no church will rise above the level of its elders.

If properly trained, encouraged, and supported elders can do great things. In Africa where the church is growing faster than they can train pastors many congregations are led by the elders. One pastor may oversee ten or more congregations and the day to day life of the congregation is in the hands of the elders. Though we are blessed with more pastors than the African churches, we still need to mine the leadership gifts of our elders to rise to the challenges before us. To be a Presbyterian elder is a unique and high calling, and there’s no “just’ about it!

Peace!

Joan S. Gray
Moderator, 217th GA

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This annual inter-faith, state-wide ingathering event, is held on the third Saturday in October each year. Mark your calendar for October 18, 2007 and invite others in your congregation to get involved in this inspiring event, where groups and individuals can personally join in sharing God's blessings with the entire world.

The Festival is really a two day event, with Friday used as the set up day for volunteers, and the overnight Youth Fest Retreat. For the full listing of events go to the website http://www.umocm.com, for more highlights of the 2007 Festival and plans as they are made for 2008.

The Quilt Auction: Churches all across the state of Missouri work to prepare and donate quilts for the auction. The Quilt Auction provides significant support for the “Tools and Blankets” program of the Church World Service (CWS). During the past 25 years, more than 2700 quilts have been made and sold during the Quilt Auction. Some have brought in more than $600.000 for the Church World Blanket Fund.

Backpacks of Love: These kits are used by children between the ages of 4-10 who have experienced a crisis and are being placed in foster care.

PURPOSES of THE FESTIVAL OF SHARING
*generate financial and material aid responses for hunger, poverty, and crisis
*meet and challenge injustice through advocacy and systemic change
*promote awareness of hunger and justice issues, local and *international outreach opportunities, and stewardship responsibilities
*encourage and enable hands-on experiences with mission projects

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QUARTER TIME DIRECTOR OF CHRISTIAN EDUCATION – Trinity Presbyterian Church in Columbia, MO is seeking a creative and independent person to serve as our congregation's part-time Director of Christian Education. Training and experience in Christian education are desired, but not required. The qualified applicant will share a belief in the reformed Christian faith. Call 445-4469 and email resume to trinity@tranquility.net.

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