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JOHN CALVIN SAYS KNOW GOD & SELF!
Where can we go to know God and Self better? SUNDAY SCHOOL! Kickoff Breakfast 9/12! Come explore "Seasons of the Spirit" lectionary-based learning and other ways to know God and self at 9 AM each Sunday! 

Shall We Row or Sail?
Joan Gray, past moderator of PCUSA. defines rowboat churches as those "which can't sustain themselves over the long haul; eventually they lose a sense of Spirit-filled vitality because God has been removed as their source of strength.The sailboat church is not solely dependent upon hard-working members, doing the work of social service agency for God. There is an openness to surprises; a vital and energetic hope that the Spirit of God is at work within the congregation making possible what is clearly impossible without God's help." (Roy Howard in Presbyterian Outlook, p. 24, Vol. 192 No 17 Aug. 23, 2010). Possible, says Gray when we as "leaders and congregations step out of our comfort zones, let go of our persistent need to control and learn to trust that God will lead us into God's purpose for the world." (Ibid).
 

CENTERING PRAYER GROUP MEETS SUNDAY SEPT 5 & Sept 19 from 8-9 AM
All are welcome! read more ...

Want to "BREATHE FIRE!"?
Come grow in faith as well as Spirit of God! at Village Pres, Prairie Village KS 10/13 - 10/15/10. SEE www.http://www.synodma.org. 

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Life @ Westminster
FALL 2010
EACH SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Sunday School; 10:25 a.m. WORSHIP; 11:30 a.m. Fellowship
3rd WEDS Wednesday at Westminster with 5:45 Dinner and 6:30-7:30 Program
  
Quick Links
http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/spiritualformation/ Office Of Spiritual Formation (PCUSA)
http://www.pray-as-you-go.org British Jesuit site of music, prayer and scripture as MP3 file.
http://gamc.pcusa.org/ministries/devotions/ Daily Devotions from PCUSA
http://www.pcusa.org Presbyterian Church USA
http://www.synodma.org/ Synod of Mid-America
http://www.oikoumene.org World Council of Churches
  
News @ PCUSA

Recovery and relationships
Five years after Hurricane Katrina, PDA documentary airing on NBC explores stories of homeowners, volunteers

Ironman Philip Lotspeich
Coordinator for Church Growth finishes first Ironman, gains spiritual insight into gift of encouragement

Long hand
New York Presbyterian works on handwritten King James Bible

Christian leaders laud Obama's Middle East peace talks
PC(USA)'s Parsons joins Churches for Middle East Peace in statement

Notes about people


Faith leaders decry questioning of Obama's faith
President has been 'unwavering in confessing Christ as Lord'

The Rev. Dr. Jin S. Kim will serve as GAMC field staff for Korean English Ministries


MC student conducts research at ORNL that could aid Homeland Security

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Peacemaking in Congregations

Celebrate the anniversary of Peacemaking:
The Believers’ Calling

This year brings the 30th anniversary of Peacemaking: The Believers' Calling [PDF]. This document affirmed that peacemaking is a central task of individuals and communities who follow Jesus Christ. It celebrated the long history and faithful witness of Presbyterian peacemakers. And it called the church to renewed, intentional ministries seeking peace and pursuing justice. Here are some resources to mark this anniversary:

Share your plans and celebrations with the Peacemaking Program who will share them with others.


Use liturgical resources related to peacemaking concerns

Use a prayer from the Heads of Churches in Jerusalem and an ecumenical liturgy from Ireland in services that lift up concern for a just peace for Israelis and Palestinians. May 29 to June 4, 2010 is designated as the World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel; however the resources may be used at any time.

Use a sermon and prayers, including a Eucharistic Prayer, to proclaim that children should not be used as soldiers. May 25, 2010 marked the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child on the involvement of children in armed conflict by the United Nations General Assembly.

Use prayers and other liturgical resources that call us to care for creation in the aftermath of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and from the National Council of Churches Eco-Justice Program.


 

Peacemaking Program Notes

Everything you read and see in this email can and should be shared with others. Feel free to forward this email or re-publish this information in your newsletters and please let us know when you do.

Contribute to the Peacemaking Offering.

Learn about upcoming events.

The Commitment to Peacemaking provides a tool to organize peacemaking ministry.

Use the prayers on Spiritual Nurture for Peacemakers in personal devotions and corporate worship.

Follow Swords into Plowshares, the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program blog.

Become a fan of the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program Facebook page.

 

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