From kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org Fri Sep 4 12:40:09 2009 From: kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org (Kenneth Kovacs) Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 13:40:09 -0400 Subject: [Members-and-Friends] Enewsletter for this Sunday, September 6, 2009 -- HYMN SING Message-ID: <003301ca2d86$bfbfdc10$3f3f9430$@org> cid:image001.jpg at 01C91A43.AE9A5250 23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time/ September 6, 2009 Worship is still at 9:30 a.m. ? back in the sanctuary. New Picture (33).bmp ?He who sings prays twice.? Attributed to Augustine of Hippo (354-430) Scripture: Psalm 147 & Colossians 3: 12-17 Paul urged the church in Colossae to worship ?with gratitude in your hearts sing [ing] psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God.? This Sunday, at the close of summer, we will turn to the psalms of the Hebrew people for our praise and at the center of the service, in lieu of the sermon, we will proclaim the gospel through the singing of hymns. So, come with your favorite hymns in mind and in good voice. See you in worship this Sunday, Ken Kovacs ___________________________________________________ Life in Our Community for the Week of September 6 -12, 2009. It's that time of year again ... school is starting, which means it's time for the Catonsville Presbyterian All-Church Picnic! Sunday, September 20, immediately after worship The Board of Deacons will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings. However, we need for all of you to bring side dishes and desserts! Sign-up sheets are in fellowship hall. All are welcome to attend! Christian Education Kickoff Sunday ? September 13: All children and youth church school classes ? ages 3 through high school ? begin at 9 a.m. (Adult education classes will begin September 20.) Worship is in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. Please bring peanut butter and jelly for our September mission project. Child care is available beginning at 9 a.m. Youth Groups Begin! ? Crossroads (senior high) will meet at the church on Sunday, Sept. 13, 6 ? 7:30, for a Welcome Back Night, featuring games and goodies. The next Crossroads event is on Sunday, Sept. 27, 6 ? 7:30, at 111 Arbutus Avenue for The Return of the Fromm Bomb. (Awesome!) ? Rising Stars (middle school) has its Pizza and Planning Night at the church on Sunday, Sept. 27, 6 ? 7:30 p.m. Watch for news about Nightwatch/New York City. ? Lord?s Little People (grades 3 ? 5) will schedule a parents? planning event in late September. Third Grade Bibles: The Christian Education Committee will be presenting Bibles to our third grade students on Sunday, September 20. Please be sure to let the church office know your child?s full name (first/middle/last) by Sunday, September 13. College Student Addresses: We?d like to keep up with your college-age student! Plus, we send them a package of goodies every once in a while. Would you please send their snail mail and email addresses to the church office as soon as possible? Thanks. Outreach Not sure what?s going on at Catonsville Presbyterian? Check out our website at www.catonsvillepresb.org . FACEBOOK is one of the newest and fastest growing social-networking services on the Internet. Many CPC members and friends have a profile page on Facebook. If you are already a member of Facebook, then you might wish to join the Catonsville Presbyterian Church Facebook group. Just type ?Catonsville Presbyterian? in the Facebook search engine and then request to join. The Facebook group is in addition to (not a substitute for) other forms of communication (such as the Messenger, the bulletin announcements, email announcements). This online community will help members/friends to connect, interact, and provide mutual care and support. It will also become a forum to share our faith, as well as questions and thoughts around various subjects related to faith. For more information, see www.facebook.com. Stewardship Our Financial Resources Doing God?s Work As of September 5, 2009 Actual Income to Date $ 302,636 Pro-rated Expenses to Date $ 318,680 Shortfall to Date $ (16,044) It takes $1,285 to fund the daily operations of the church in 2009. We rely on everyone to support what God is doing through this congregation. The vitality of this ministry is secured by God?s grace and funded by the faithfulness and commitment of God?s people. We are counting on the ongoing generosity of our members and friends. Bob Shumaker, Finance Committee Growing in God?s Grace? Capital Campaign Number of Pledges Received to Date 155 Total Dollar Amount Pledged $ 968,216 Amount Received 8/23/09 $ 955 Amount Paid to Date $ 980,284 Growing in God?s Grace Weekly Opportunities to Grow in Faith and Deepen Your Commitment Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. in the library Child care is always provided. September 13: KickOff Sunday ? No adult education class September 20: Are We There Yet? Why do we offer adult education classes? Why should adults attend ?church school? too? It might be clich?, but the Christian life really is a journey, it?s an adventure. Christians are people on the way, led by the Spirit, becoming the people God calls us to be. No one has arrived. We all need lifelong learning and help so that we don?t lose our way. We also learn from one another, sharing tales of what we?re seeing and experiencing along the way. This is a good place to begin our journey for the 2009-2010 season. Led by Ken Kovacs. September 27: How to Talk about Our Faith The PCUSA designates this week as Evangelism Sunday. If there?s a word that stirs fear and trepidation into the souls of Presbyterians, it?s the word ?evangelism.? Presbyterians, generally speaking, know what they believe and why. But many of us are reluctant to talk about our faith, especially with strangers. Why is this? What can we do to change this? Didn?t Jesus say, ?Go and tell?? Tell what? We?ll talk about our experiences and our fears and explore ways to overcome some of our anxieties. Led by Ken Kovacs. _________________________ The Thursday Morning Bible Study will return on October 1. We?ll gather at 10:30 a.m. in the library. Led by Ken Kovacs, we?ll explore in-depth the book of Matthew. Stay tuned. The 2009 Per Capita is $30.41 for each member. To date, we have received $3,509.00. Per Capita is an assessment paid to the Presbyterian Church (USA) based on church membership. The CPC assessment is $14,931.31. Per Capita is for administrative expenses of the Presbytery of Baltimore, the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, and the General Assembly. Worship Back by popular demand: The Top 10 Reasons to Join the CPC Choir 1) Stylish red, polyester robes to keep you warm in the cooler months. 2) Reserved seats (with cushions!) for every service. 3) You REALLY get to hear the organ. 4) If you sit in the back of the choir loft, Ken can't see you. 5) No auditions and you don't have to be an "American Idol" finalist to join. 6) You get to be part of CPC's "Ministry in Music." 7) Front row seats every Sunday! (especially good for baby baptisms!) 8) It's a great way to make new friends. 9) Your own personal hymnal and spiffy black music binder. 10) Impress your friends by knowing days in advance what hymns we'll be singing on Sunday. Rehearsals for the Chancel Choir are Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 in the choir room. Our first rehearsal will be Thursday, September 10. Please contact Greg Knauf at gwknauf at verizon.net or 410-747-8548, or speak with a current choir member, if you have any questions. Those interested in ringing in the handbell choir are also encouraged to contact Greg or a current member for more information. Handbells rehearse Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30 in the sanctuary. Consider attending a rehearsal to see what we do. It's a great way to be involved in worship at CPC! Worship Flowers: If you would like to provide the flowers for a Sunday morning worship service as a memorial, in recognition of someone, or in celebration of a special event, please call Betty Nagle at 410-465-2294. Please let her know how you would like the announcement to read. The two bouquets are $37.95. We will return to our 10:30 a.m. worship time on Sunday, September 13. Calendar for September 6?13, 2009 Sunday, 9/6 9:30 a.m. Worship Monday, 9/7 LABOR DAY HOLIDAY CHURCH OFFICES CLOSED Tuesday, 9/8 9:30 a.m. Quilting Group, Library Wednesday, 9/9 7:00 p.m. Session, Library 7:30 p.m. Trustees, Conference Rm Thursday, 9/10 7:30-9:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Music Rm Friday, 9/11 Saturday, 9/12 Sunday, 9/13 KICKOFF SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Church School 10:30 a.m. Worship Adult Education begins on September 20. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090904/98551377/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/octet-stream Size: 11345 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090904/98551377/attachment.obj -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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We are so excited to be able to offer you several opportunities during October to experience the empowerment of World Mission within your congregations. As you know, the Presbytery of Baltimore has three formal mission partnerships with presbyteries in Cuba, Guatemala and on the Pine Ridge Native American Reservation. Presbyterians involved in these missions come together to serve Christ through a mutual commitment to forge long-term relationships that give powerful testimony to the world about the good work done in Christ?s name. Michael Parker On Tuesday evening, October 6th the Rev. Michael Parker will be the guest of the Mission Committee of the Presbytery of Baltimore. Mike spent 10 years in Rwanda and has returned to the United states as the Coordinator of International Evangelism for PC(USA) World Mission in Louisville. We are very privileged to host Mike as he travels through Maryland. In that light, the Mission Committee has decided to extend an invitation to anyone who wishes to join us for Mike?s presentation. We will offer a simple soup & salad dinner at 7pm when Mike will begin his discussion. Please let me know if you plan to attend. Head-and-shoulders shot of Tricia Lloyd-Sidle. The Rev. Tricia Lloyd-Sidle, Mission Co-Worker for Cuba and The Caribbean, will be the guest of the Presbytery of Baltimore for the week of October 9th -16th. While we have Tricia quite booked for the evenings she is with us, the daytime still remains open. Do you have a Senior Group, Youth Group or others who meet during the day? Let me know if you would like Tricia to speak with your group of 2 to 200! Finally, Mission Celebration 2009 of the World Mission Division of PC(USA) takes place in Cincinnati from October 22nd -24th. So far eight people from the Presbytery of Baltimore will be attending!! The Mission Committee is offering financial assistance for those who wish to attend. Workshops and classes on interpreting world mission in your congregations are offered ? please visit www.pcusa.org/worldmission to view the event or call me for more information. Profound personal transformation can take place in the interaction between Christians throughout the world. Events such as these can act as a catalyst for your members to live out their Christian faith in new and meaningful ways. Join us. Grace and peace. Deb Inside this Issue Take Note/Act Now ? African American Leadership Retreat ? Middle East Committee ? Clergy Retreat ? St. John 40th Anniversary ? Fallston Potluck ? Children & Spirituality at Woods Mem?l ? PW Fall Gathering ? Board of Pensions ? Roland Park Vacancy ? Presbyterian Border Ministry Presbytery Meetings Stated Meetings September 24th at 1pm Council Meeting September 8th at 7pm Vision Meeting September 8th at 4pm Committee Meeting October 6th People in the pulpit. . . The Rev. M. Elizabeth Johnson (Dickey Memorial) and the Rev. Scott Blythe (Perry Hall) will wed at 3pm Friday, Sept. 18th at Dickey Memorial Presbyterian Church. Cake and punch reception will be held in the fellowship hall immediately following the ceremony. Praise & Prayer Please pray for the Rev. Alexander Hurt of Franklinville Presbyterian Church & the Rev. Alison Halsey of First & Franklin Street Presbyterian Church as their congregations share God?s Word and continue to grow in faith. ******** Renewing the Vision: This week, please pray that the Vision Committee would be fertile soil for nourishing seeds of fruitfulness in the Presbytery. To be placed on the prayer list, email revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Contact Information The Presbytery of Baltimore: Phone: 410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Office E-mail: office at baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To subscribe/unsubscribe: Call 410.433.2012 or email Roger Evans Also on the Presbytery of Baltimore website Find past issues of Tidings at: Tidings Archives See new Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery. org/announcement Take Note/Act Now Presbytery of Baltimore Dr. Edward Davis, Senior Pastor of The Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, New York will lead the African American Leadership Retreat entitled ?Shift Happens ? How Does the Church Respond in Changing Times?? on Sept. 25th & 26th at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Jim Donnelly, chair of the Middle East subcommittee of Peace & Justice, invites the Presbytery to help develop the group?s annual agenda at its fall meeting at 10am on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at Hope Presbyterian Church. Email jwd654 at aol.com. What is your image of God? A clergy retreat (led by the Rev. Scott Blythe of Perry Hall) exploring ?Spirituality? will be held 2pm Oct. 7th to 2pm Oct. 8th at the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeysville. Retreat fee is $78. Deadline Sept. 30th. To register, email wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org Church Notices Saint John United Methodist/Presbyterian Church will mark its 40th Anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 27th with a festive celebration of balloons, a parade, music, picnic and other activities. All are invited. For details, call 410.730.9137. Fallston Presbyterian Church will sponsor a potluck luncheon on Sunday, Sept. 13th to welcome the Rev. David Harris to the church. Come and bring you favorite dish to share and enjoy the festivities after worship. Ever wonder how to raise a child in the faith? Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church will host pediatrician and theologian, Dr. Pat Fosarelli in a discussion on ?The Spiritual and Moral Development of Children? from 7-9pm on Friday, Sept. 18th. Free to the public. Childcare available. To register, call 410.647.2550. Synod and General Assembly Items The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore, entitled ?Joined Together & Knitted in Love? will be held 9am-2pm on Saturday, Oct. 10th at First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. Click PW for details. Board of Pension (updated 08/09) report, click here . Check out college scholarships offered by the Board of Pensions Other Items and Events Roland Park Presbyterian Church is seeking a part-time office manager. For a complete description, visit http://baltimore.craigslist.org:80/ofc/1354824014.html . This November, travel to Chiapas, Mexico with the Presbyterian Border Ministry and learn about coffee and ?life on the border,? both with the USA and with Guatemala. Space is limited. For details, click Chiapas . Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter pnord at baltimorepresbytery.org Bill Millen, Assoc. Executive bmillen at baltimorepresbytery.org Vaughn L. Brown Jr., Stated Clerk v brown at baltimorepresbytery.org Deb Milcarek Associate of Mission and Justice dmilcarek at baltimorepresbytery.org Jane Johnson Assoc. for Leadership Development, Education and Youth jjohnson at baltimorepresbytery.org Roger Evans Coordinator of Information Services revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Julie Erickson Director of Public Policy jerickson at baltimorepresbytery.org Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services jforrester at baltimorepresbytery.org Questions office at baltimorepresbytery.org Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org Deborah I. 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Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 4046 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090908/54de9ae8/attachment-0004.jpe From dboulton at catonsvillepresb.org Fri Sep 11 15:10:11 2009 From: dboulton at catonsvillepresb.org (Dorothy Boulton) Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:10:11 -0400 Subject: [Members-and-Friends] enewsletter for Sept 13 Message-ID: <000201ca331b$ea975400$6501a8c0@asstpastor> For the week of September 13, 2009 KICKOFF SUNDAY: CHURCH SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN & YOUTH 9:00 am WORSHIP IN THE SANCTUARY 10:30 am Worship Preview Twenty-fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time Vince Fromm and Andrew Glennan in a highly creative senior high church school class. _______________________ Text: Psalm 148; Proverbs 2:1-10 BE IT HEREBY ENACTED That every three years all people shall forget whatever they have learned about Jesus, and begin the study all over again Robert McAfee Brown, The Bible Speaks to You This is an exciting Sunday in the life of Catonsville Presbyterian Church - it's our official "Welcome Back" after summer. Church school programs for children and youth begin, the Chancel Choir resumes, and our worship service moves to its regular time of 10:30 am. Let us gather as the Psalmist wrote: Young men and women alike, old and young together! Let them praise the name of the LORD. - Psalm 148:12,13 See you in worship! Dorothy __________________________________ Things you need to know. For the week of September 13, 2009 Child Caregivers for this Sunday are Cindy Bolognese, Kim Wilson Caregivers for Sept 20 are Peercy, Kreis. It's that time of year again ... school has started, which means it's time for the Catonsville Presbyterian All-Church Picnic! Sunday, September 20, immediately after worship The Board of Deacons will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings. However, we need for all of you to bring side dishes and desserts! Sign-up sheets are in fellowship hall. All are welcome to attend! Dress for a picnic. Christian Education Youth Groups: Crossroads (senior high) has its very first meeting tonight! Games & Goodies will be here at the church from 6:00-7:30 p.m. Join Rai Cary IV and Sam Quick for their very first team leadership adventure. Rising Stars (middle school) will meet for Pizza & Planning on September 27, 6-7:30 p.m. Third Grade Bibles: The Christian Education Committee will be presenting Bibles to our third grade students on Sunday, September 20. Please be sure to let the church office know your child's full name (first/middle/last) today. College Student Addresses: We'd like to keep up with your college-age student! Plus, we send them a package of goodies every once in a while. Would you please send their snail mail and email addresses to the church office as soon as possible? Thanks. Children's Music Programs begin next week, September 20. K-5th grade will meet in the choir room from 9-9:15 with Doug Heist & Jennifer Carlson; Ages 3-4 will have a visit from Mr. Bob at 10 a.m. in their classroom. Church School Mission Project: We invite children and their families to bring in jars of peanut butter and jelly during the month of September. These will be given to Catonsville Emergency Food Ministries (CEFM) for the Catonsville-area food pantry. Ever Wonder How to Raise A Child in the Faith? Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church will host pediatrician and theologian Dr. Pat Fosarelli in a discussion on "Spiritual and Moral Development of Children" on Friday, September 18, 7-9 p.m. The program is free; child care is provided. Call 410-647-2550 to register. Growing in God's Grace: Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the library. Child care is always provided. September 20: Are We There Yet? Why do we offer adult education classes? Why should adults attend "church school" too? It might be clich?, but the Christian life really is a journey, it's an adventure. Christians are people on the way, led by the Spirit, becoming the people God calls us to be. No one has arrived. We all need lifelong learning and help so that we don't lose our way. We also learn from one another, sharing tales of what we're seeing and experiencing along the way. This is a good place to begin our journey for the 2009-2010 season. Led by Ken Kovacs. September 27: How to Talk about Our Faith. The PCUSA designates this week as Evangelism Sunday. If there's a word that stirs fear and trepidation into the souls of Presbyterians, it's the word "evangelism." Presbyterians, generally speaking, know what they believe and why. But many of us are reluctant to talk about our faith, especially with strangers. Why is this? What can we do to change this? Didn't Jesus say, "Go and tell"? Tell what? We'll talk about our experiences and our fears and explore ways to overcome some of our anxieties. Led by Ken Kovacs. The Thursday Morning Bible Study will return on October 1. We'll gather at 10:30 a.m. in the library. Led by Ken Kovacs, we'll explore in-depth the book of Matthew. Stay tuned. Mission CROP Walk -October 4: The Mission Committee will be registering walkers for the 2 p.m. walk (5K and 1K) at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue. Please contact Peggy Carr or Megan Hutton if you'd like a sponsor form today. You can pick up walker forms - and sign up sponsors! - during next week's picnic. Help Feed the Homeless at the Southwest Cold Weather Shelter: Sign up now to make casseroles and desserts, help shop for perishables at Sam's Club on Thursday afternoon, or help deliver on Friday afternoons. Catonsville Presbyterian provides dinner and pick up breakfast each first and third Friday from October to May. Use our recipes or your own. Each casserole should feed 10-12 men and be ready to cook. Our first dates are October 2 and 16. If you are not able to prepare food, donations of cash help us buy the perishables. Write CWS on the memo line of your check or indicate on your envelope. If you have questions, call or email Ann Green (new: AnnHGreen at aol.com) or Susan Hutton. Habitat News: I hope you've all had a chance to read about the exciting events happening with Habitat for Humanity of the Chesapeake in the September Messenger! In the meantime, work continues on our United Churches "build" on Ward Street in "Pigtown." Construction work will continue through October, with volunteers needed for Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays. We especially need to help fill up the Saturdays! If you can possibly give of your time for any of the remaining workdays, you'll be amazed at how wonderful it feels to be a part of this life-changing work! A huge thank you!! to everyone who contributed snacks/helped deliver snacks to the on-site workers. You made amazing contributions and it was greatly appreciated! Contact Barbara Rice at 410-281-2189 to volunteer, or sign up online. Outreach Not sure what's going on at Catonsville Presbyterian? Check out our website at www.catonsvillepresb.org. Be sure to join our email list if you would like to find out about special events, upcoming worship, educational opportunities, and announcements regarding members and friends of the church. To become part of this service, go to the home page of our website and click on About Us, then Contact Us. FACEBOOK: Many CPC members and friends have a profile page on Facebook. If you are already a member of Facebook, then you might wish to join the Catonsville Presbyterian Church Facebook group. Just type "Catonsville Presbyterian" in the Facebook search engine and then request to join. The Facebook group is in addition to our other forms of communication, such as the Messenger, the bulletin announcements, email announcements. This online community will help members/friends to connect, interact, and provide mutual care and support. It will also become a forum to share our faith, as well as questions and thoughts around various subjects related to faith. For more information, see www.facebook.com. Stewardship Growing in God's Grace" Capital Campaign Number of Pledges Received to Date 155 Total Dollar Amount Pledged $ 968,216 Amount Received 9/06/09 $ 1,850 Amount Paid to Date $ 982,134 + The 2009 Per Capita is $30.41 for each member. To date, we have received $3,691.46. Per Capita is an assessment paid to the Presbyterian Church (USA) based on church membership. The CPC assessment is $14,931.31. Per Capita is for administrative expenses of the Presbytery of Baltimore, the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, and the General Assembly. Our Financial Resources Doing God's Work As of September 12, 2009 Actual Income to Date $ 310,348 Pro-rated Expenses to Date $ 327,675 Shortfall to Date $ (17,327) It takes $1,285 to fund the daily operations of the church in 2009. We rely on everyone to support what God is doing through this congregation. The vitality of this ministry is secured by God's grace and funded by the faithfulness and commitment of God's people. We are counting on the ongoing generosity of our members and friends. Bob Shumaker, Finance Committee September 20 is Stewardship Catch-up Sunday: As you transition to fall and review your personal financial matters, please consider your pledged or unpledged giving to CPC for 2009 among them. CPC depends on regular giving to meet its commitments and its budget. If you are up to date with your pledged or unpledged giving, thank you. If not, please plan to bring your giving up to date September 20. Our financial gifts and pledges are tangible signs of our faith and our commitment to God's work in this church. One way to avoid falling behind with your pledged or unpledged giving is to sign up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through Hubbard Press, which is affiliated with the PC(USA). At no charge to you, the amount of your monthly giving will automatically transfer from your account to the church's account, on the 20th of each month. Forms (with instructions) are in the rack at the back of the sanctuary. Thank you, Peter Green, Chair, Stewardship Committee Worship Would you like to join the choir? There are no auditions, and you don't have to be an "American Idol" finalist to join! The Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 in the music room. Please contact Greg Knauf at gwknauf at verizon.net or 410-747-8548, or speak with a current choir member, if you have any questions. Those interested in ringing in the handbell choir are also encouraged to contact Greg or a current member for more information. Handbells rehearse Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30 in the sanctuary. Consider attending a rehearsal to see what we do. It's a great way to be involved in worship at CPC! Worship Flowers: If you would like to provide the flowers for a Sunday morning worship service as a memorial, in recognition of someone, or in celebration of a special event, please call Betty Nagle at 410-465-2294. Please let her know how you would like the announcement to read. The two bouquets are $37.95. Gallimaufry Trip to the Maryland Historical Society Saturday, October 17: A reminder to set aside this date for an enjoyable trip to this recognized (AAA GEM rating) Baltimore point of interest that has amassed more than 200,000 pieces in its museum and nearly 7 million items in its library through collecting since 1844. Enjoy the fascinating long-term and temporary exhibits, including displays showing the importance of the Chesapeake to Maryland for more than 350 years. Reminisce about, or learn of, the experiences of Marylanders who served in World War II, which started 70 years ago, through a guided tour of the temporary special exhibit, Maryland Veterans of World War II. Cost: Seniors (60+) and high school students, $2.00; Non-senior adults, $3.00. Sign up dates: 9/20 at picnic (see me, Bill Q.); 9/27 & 10/4 in fellowship hall. By phone or email, any date. An optional lunch at a nearby restaurant is also planned. All adults, including visitors and friends, are invited to join us. (Also suitable for senior highs.) If a ride is needed, let us know at signup. The group will leave from the church large parking lot at 9:30. Contact Bill Quigley (410-465 8077 or wwquig at aol.com) with any questions or comments, or to sign up. Catonsville Presbyterian Concert Series 2009-2010 Schedule October 4, 2009 Washington Balalaika Orchestra November 15, 2009 Young Ah Tak, piano January 17, 2010 Qing Li, violin February 28, 2010 University Singers University of Delaware March 21, 2010 Mark Edwards, guitar APRES, harp and saxophone April 18, 2010 Michael Britt, organ and The Euphonic Brass If you are interested in volunteering for one or all of the concerts, please contact Gay Boles at gayboles at verizon.net. We always need greeters at the doors and people to hand out programs. Messenger We are considering sending the Messenger by electronic mail and need email addresses. If you are receiving news/announcements through members and friends electronic news, then you do not need to give us your address again. For everyone else, please provide your email address so that we may include you for future Messenger mailings. Those who do not have email will receive their newsletters by regular mail. Please reply by email to office at catonsvillepresb.org or by phone, 410-747-6180. Sabbatical Images On display in the Let There Be Art gallery in the library are pictures from Ken Kovacs' sabbatical last year. Images from New Mexico, Scotland, France, and Italy are on exhibit through Sunday, September 27. A Glimpse Into Our Past Question: On October 25, 1925, Mr. Chalmers Gemmill, a fourth year student at a Baltimore school, spoke to the young people of our Christian Endeavor Society about his summer work in a hospital at the Grenfel Mission in Labrador. What school was this young man attending? Answer: Johns Hopkins Medical School 25th Annual Bird Seed Sale Boy Scout Troop 306 Proceeds from this sale will help support a Scout Memorial Fund that provides financial assistance for Scouts who otherwise would not participate in certain outdoor activities. 2009 Summer Camp fees included $1,805 in assistance provided by the Memorial Fund. I wish to order: ____ 20 lb. bag(s) Black Oiled Sunflower Seed @ $15.00 per bag ____ 20 lb. bag(s) Mixed Seed @ $12.00 per bag ____ In lieu of purchasing seed, a donation may be made to the Troop Memorial Fund I am enclosing $_______. Please make checks payable to Troop 306, B.S.A. The last day for orders is Friday, October 2, 2009. Orders will be delivered to your home on Saturday, October 17. If you do not expect to be home, please call the number below to make other arrangements. Please complete and return this form to Ted and Glenda Johnson, 9006 Overhill Drive, Ellicott City, MD 21042 or call 410-465-2545. Name: Address: Telephone: -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090911/8bebaa6b/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Bower, Pastor Emeritus of Harundale Presbyterian Church in Glen Burnie, was hospitalized for a stroke and died Friday at Glen Burnie Rehabilitation Center. He marked his 89th birthday the day before his death. Rev. Bower was a member of the Presbytery of Baltimore for 56 years, most of which he spent shepherding Harundale?s congregation. He guided the congregation through substantial growth, financial struggle and tragic building fires to its evolution as a strong community church ? which numbered nearly a thousand members at the height of his tenure. Active in the denomination and the community, Rev. Bower was a member of the Presbytery?s Nominating and Human Relations committees; served on the boards of directors for the Anne Arundel Community College and YMCA; and, was influential in both interdenominational worship efforts and many youth ministry programs. He retired in 1985, after 32 years of service in the pulpit ? all at Harundale. Rev. Bower was born and raised in Nile, Ohio. During WWII, he interrupted his education to enlist in the US Army Air Force and served as a first lieutenant combat pilot with the 9th Air Force. He flew B-25 planes and other fast attack bombers on 37 missions over France and Germany during the European Theater Operation. After the war, Rev. Bower moved to Pennsylvania and continued his education at Westminster College. He was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1949 and, subsequently, received a Bachelor of Divinity Degree from Princeton Theological Seminary. Later, while serving as an associate pastor, Rev. Bower met and married the former Marilyn Marie Michael. The Bowers recently celebrated 56 years of marriage. In the last hours of his life, Rev. Bowers was moved from a local hospital to Glen Burnie Nursing Center so that he could be with his wife, who receives convalescent care at the center. In addition to his wife, Rev. Bower?s survivors include three sons, Robert Bower of Shawnee, PA; Jonathan Bower of Gen Burnie MD; David Bower of Chesapeake, VA; a sister, Elizabeth Linsley of Miami, FL; 11 grandchildren and a host of family and friends. A memorial service will be scheduled later. Condolences may be sent to the family home at 408 Phelps Avenue, Glen Burnie, MD 21060 Inside this Issue Take Note/Act Now ? African American Leadership Retreat ? Middle East Committee ? Clergy Retreat ? St. John 40th Anniversary ? Fallston Potluck ? Children & Spirituality at Woods Mem?l ? PW Fall Gathering ? Board of Pensions ? Roland Park Vacancy ? Presbyterian Border Ministry Presbytery Meetings Stated Meetings September 24th at 1pm Council Meeting November 10th at 7pm Vision Meeting Oct. 13th at 3pm Committee Meeting October 6th Praise & Prayer Please pray for the Rev. Barbara Stumpf of Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church & the Rev. Thomas Blair of Second Presbyterian Church as their congregations share God?s Word and continue to grow in faith. ******** Renewing the Vision: This week, please pray that the Vision Committee would be fertile soil for nourishing seeds of fruitfulness in the Presbytery. To be placed on the prayer list, email revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Contact Information The Presbytery of Baltimore: Phone: 410-433-2012 or 800-511-0087 Office E-mail: office at baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To subscribe/unsubscribe: Call 410.433.2012 or email Roger Evans Also on the Presbytery of Baltimore website Find past issues of Tidings at: Tidings Archives See new Church Announcements at: http://www.baltimorepresbytery. org/announcement Take Note/Act Now Presbytery of Baltimore Dr. Edward Davis, Senior Pastor of The Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, New York will lead the African American Leadership Retreat entitled ?Shift Happens ? How Does the Church Respond in Changing Times?? on Sept. 25th & 26th at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Jim Donnelly, chair of the Middle East subcommittee of Peace & Justice, invites the Presbytery to help develop the group?s annual agenda at its fall meeting at 10am on Wednesday, Sept. 16th at Hope Presbyterian Church. Email jwd654 at aol.com. What is your image of God? A clergy retreat (led by the Rev. Scott Blythe of Perry Hall) exploring ?Spirituality? will be held 2pm Oct. 7th to 2pm Oct. 8th at the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeysville. Retreat fee is $78. Deadline Sept. 30th. To register, email wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org Church Notices Saint John United Methodist/Presbyterian Church will mark its 40th Anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 27th with a festive celebration of balloons, a parade, music, picnic and other activities. All are invited. For details, call 410.730.9137. Fallston Presbyterian Church will sponsor a potluck luncheon on Sunday, Sept. 13th to welcome the Rev. David Harris to the church. Come and bring you favorite dish to share and enjoy the festivities after worship. Ever wonder how to raise a child in the faith? Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church will host pediatrician and theologian, Dr. Pat Fosarelli in a discussion on ?The Spiritual and Moral Development of Children? from 7-9pm on Friday, Sept. 18th. Free to the public. Childcare available. To register, call 410.647.2550. Synod and General Assembly Items The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore, entitled ?Joined Together & Knitted in Love? will be held 9am-2pm on Saturday, Oct. 10th at First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. Click PW for details. Board of Pension (updated 08/09) report, click here . Check out college scholarships offered by the Board of Pensions Other Items and Events Roland Park Presbyterian Church is seeking a part-time office manager. For a complete description, visit http://baltimore.craigslist.org:80/ofc/1354824014.html . This November, travel to Chiapas, Mexico with the Presbyterian Border Ministry and learn about coffee and ?life on the border,? both with the USA and with Guatemala. Space is limited. For details, click Chiapas . Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter pnord at baltimorepresbytery.org Bill Millen, Assoc. Executive bmillen at baltimorepresbytery.org Vaughn L. 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George MacLeod (1895-1991), Founder of the Iona Community, Iona, Scotland Scripture: Proverbs 3: 13-18 & Luke 2: 41-52 Sermon: Explorers, Not Mapmakers This Sunday?s sermon will build upon Dorothy Boulton?s marvelous sermon from last week and will be closely tied to the adult education hour topic. It might be clich?, but the Christian life really is a journey, an adventure. There is never a point of arrival (at least in this life). Not only are we people of the Way, we are also people walking with the Way, on the way to the life Christ dreams for us, individually and together. The Christian life is to be dynamic, always on the move, filled with curiosity and questions, continuously searching for wisdom, for deeper insight and meaning, never satisfied with the surface or with things as they are or with known territory. We are not mapmakers, but explorers. See you in worship, Ken Kovacs ___________________________________________________ Life in Our Community for the Week of September 20-27, 2009 It's that time of year again ... school has started, which means it's time for the Catonsville Presbyterian All-Church Picnic! Sunday, September 20, immediately after worship The Board of Deacons will provide hot dogs, hamburgers, and all the fixings. However, we need for all of you to bring side dishes and desserts! Sign-up sheets are in fellowship hall. All are welcome to attend! Christian Education Youth Groups: No evening meetings Sunday night, but Senior High youth should turn in forms today for the Baltimore Presbytery retreat at Camp Wo-Me-To, along with your $50 registration made out to CPC. Extra forms are upstairs in the Crossroads room. Sunday, September 27th: Crossroads heads to 111 Arbutus Avenue for the Return of the Fromm Bomb (dinner is included); Rising Stars meets at the church for Pizza and Planning. Both events are from 6:00?7:30. Rising Stars parents: please arrive at 7:15 p.m. for information about Nightwatch/NYC; check dates for January 9 ? 10, 2010. CROP WALK: ? All ages ? Pick up your forms today for our annual 1K/ 5K walk. We?ll meet at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue, at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, and walk together to raise money for our local food pantries, and for the hunger relief/development programs of Church World Service. Hint: Today?s picnic is a great place to sign up sponsors! Third Grade Bibles are presented today to Katrina Naomi Bucher, Luke Enzo Dongarra, Erin Coakley Kreis, James Otto Lagervall, Caroline Grace Merrill, Matilda Ann Merrill, Ella Caroline Nelsen, Michael Andrew Santoni, and Eva Margaret White. Children?s Music Program: We are delighted to begin our church school music ministry this morning. We enthusiastically welcome back Bob Cooper, who brings his guitar to the classroom of our 3 & 4 year olds for Music with Mr. Bob. We are also pleased to begin a new ministry with Douglas Heist & Jennifer Carlson, who are leading a time of children?s music on Sunday mornings, 9:00?9:15 a.m. in the choir room for ages K ? 5th grade. Jennifer currently leads music programs at Trinity Extended Day and teaches private piano lessons; before joining the music program at CPC, Doug led a children?s choir and worked with Sunday School music at First Presbyterian of Howard County. We are all looking forward to these wonderful music ministries and thank Bob, Jennifer, and Doug for sharing their gifts. Church School for all Ages: For information about programs for children & youth, please stop by the CE table in the education wing hallway. Dorothy Boulton at the church office and Hollie Einolf, CE chair, 410-719-6099, are happy to help. For information about adult education programs, please contact Ken Kovacs at the church office. Church School Mission Offering: Please bring jars of peanut butter and jelly to the basket in the sanctuary for donation to Catonsville Emergency Food Ministries (CEFM). These will be collected throughout September. Habitat for Humanity Building on Faith Workday: On Saturday, October 17, children, youth, and families are especially invited to participate in this afternoon mission opportunity. We?ll do hands-on ministry as part of an interfaith venture with Chesapeake Habitat in downtown Baltimore. Meet at the church at 11:45 a.m., return by 4 p.m. For ages 5 and older; signups will begin next Sunday. For more information, please contact Barbara Rice from the Mission Committee, or Dorothy Boulton at the church office. College Student Addresses: We?d like to keep up with your college-age student! Plus, we send them a package of goodies every once in a while. Would you please send their snail mail and email addresses to the church office as soon as possible? Thanks. Ever Wonder How to Raise A Child in the Faith? Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church will host pediatrician and theologian Dr. Pat Fosarelli in a discussion on ?Spiritual and Moral Development of Children? on Friday, September 18, 7?9 p.m. The program is free; child care is provided. Call 410-647-2550 to register. Adult Education Growing in God?s Grace: Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:00?10:00 a.m. in the library. Child care is always provided. September 20: Are We There Yet? Why do we offer adult education classes? Why should adults attend ?church school? too? It might be clich?, but the Christian life really is a journey, it?s an adventure. Christians are people on the way, led by the Spirit, becoming the people God calls us to be. No one has arrived. We all need lifelong learning and help so that we don?t lose our way. We also learn from one another, sharing tales of what we?re seeing and experiencing along the way. This is a good place to begin our journey for the 2009-2010 season. Led by Ken Kovacs. September 27: How to Talk about Our Faith. The PCUSA designates this week as Evangelism Sunday. If there?s a word that stirs fear and trepidation into the souls of Presbyterians, it?s the word ?evangelism.? Presbyterians, generally speaking, know what they believe and why. But many of us are reluctant to talk about our faith, especially with strangers. Why is this? What can we do to change this? Didn?t Jesus say, ?Go and tell?? Tell what? We?ll talk about our experiences and our fears and explore ways to overcome some of our anxieties. Led by Ken Kovacs. An optional lunch at a nearby restaurant is also planned. All adults, including visitors and friends, are invited to join us. (Also suitable for senior highs.) If a ride is needed, let us know at signup. The group will leave from the church large parking lot at 9:30. Contact Bill Quigley (410-465 8077 or wwquig at aol.com) with any questions or comments, or to sign up. Catonsville Presbyterian Concert Series 2009-2010 Schedule October 4, 2009 Washington Balalaika Orchestra November 15, 2009 Young Ah Tak, piano January 17, 2010 Qing Li, violin February 28, 2010 University Singers University of Delaware March 21, 2010 Mark Edwards, guitar APRES, harp and saxophone April 18, 2010 Michael Britt, organ and The Euphonic Brass If you are interested in volunteering for one or all of the concerts, please contact Gay Boles at gayboles at verizon.net. We always need greeters at the doors and people to hand out programs. Messenger We are considering sending the Messenger by electronic mail and need email addresses. If you are receiving news/announcements through members and friends electronic news, then you do not need to give us your address again. For everyone else, please provide your email address so that we may include you for future Messenger mailings. Those who do not have email will receive their newsletters by regular mail. Please reply by email to office at catonsvillepresb.org or by phone, 410-747-6180. Sabbatical Images On display in the Let There Be Art gallery in the library are pictures from Ken Kovacs? sabbatical last year. Images from New Mexico, Scotland, France, and Italy are on exhibit through Sunday, September 27. Would you like to join the choir? There are no auditions, and you don?t have to be an ?American Idol? finalist to join! The Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 in the music room. Please contact Greg Knauf at gwknauf at verizon.net or 410-747-8548, or speak with a current choir member, if you have any questions. Those interested in ringing in the Handbell Choir are also encouraged to contact Greg or a current member for more information. Handbells rehearse Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30 in the sanctuary. Consider attending a rehearsal to see what we do. It's a great way to be involved in worship at CPC! What is Gallimaufry? Gallimaufry is an adult fellowship Group for adults of all ages that was established to offer opportunities for members of our congregation to become better acquainted through a variety of social activities. There is no membership and there are no dues. Please feel very welcome to participate in any or all of these activities whenever you can. The group would enjoy your company and welcome the opportunity to become better acquainted. We invite you to the following events: 1) Cookout and Crab Feast: All members of the Catonsville Presbyterian Church and their guests are cordially invited to attend this annual event sponsored by Gallimaufry. Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Time: 3 p.m. Place: Dot Kielman?s house ? 9 Osborne Ave., Catonsville (2 blocks east of the church) Cost: $4 ? plus cost of crabs. Guests are requested to bring a salad or dessert to share. Sign up in fellowship hall or call Sidney Turner, 410-788-8427 (email vankoten at verizon.net). 2) Gallimaufry Trip to the Maryland Historical Society on Saturday, October 17: A reminder to set aside this date for an enjoyable trip to this recognized (AAA GEM rating) Baltimore point of interest that has amassed more than 200,000 pieces in its museum and nearly 7 million items in its library through collecting since 1844. Enjoy the fascinating long-term and temporary exhibits, including displays showing the importance of the Chesapeake to Maryland for more than 350 years. Reminisce about, or learn of, the experiences of Marylanders who served in World War II, which started 70 years ago, through a guided tour of the temporary special exhibit, Maryland Veterans of World War II. Cost: Seniors (60+) and high school students, $2.00; Non-senior adults, $3.00. Sign up dates: 9/20 at picnic (see me, Bill Q.), 9/27 & 10/4 in fellowship hall. By phone or email, any date. " The Thursday Morning Bible Study will return on October 1. We?ll gather at 10:30 a.m. in the library. Led by Ken Kovacs, we?ll explore in-depth the book of Matthew. Stay tuned. Mission CROP Walk ? October 4: Step Up ? We Need You! Help fight hunger and poverty around the world. Up to 25% or the money we raise assists food banks, pantries, community gardens, and other local hunger-fighting initiatives. The Mission Committee will be registering walkers for the 2 p.m. walk (5K and 1K) that will start at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue on Sundays, September 20, 27, and October 4. Walker forms can be picked up during the Church Picnic, on the Mission bulletin board outside the kitchen, or by contacting Peggy Carr ( mmcarr1400 at verizon.net) or Megan Hutton ( mhutton1 at yahoo.com). If you can?t participate on the day of the walk, please consider sponsoring a walker. Mission Trip Opportunity: The Presbytery of Baltimore is sponsoring an eight-day experience from January 25 to February 1, 2010, to our partners in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The theme this year is ?Weaving Faith Between Presbyterian Communities.? During the eight-day excursion, participants will engage in activities with Mayan Presbyterians, share faith stories, participate in village Bible studies, and learn about local culture. The trip cost is $1,400 and covers flights, transfers, meals, hotel, village visits, and touring. Only 21 participants can go, and slots fill up quickly. A $700 deposit is due by November 1. Application Forms are available on the Mission bulletin board outside the kitchen. Applications for a $200 stipend to help defray expenses, offered through our Session and the Jewett Fund, will also be in a pouch on the bulletin board. For more information, visit www.guatemalapartnership.org, or request forms from Peggy Carr: mmcarr1400 at verizon.net. Help Feed the Homeless at the Southwest Cold Weather Shelter: Sign up now to make casseroles and desserts, help shop for perishables at Sam's Club on Thursday afternoon, or help deliver on Friday afternoons. Catonsville Presbyterian provides dinner and pick up breakfast each first and third Friday from October to May. Use our recipes or your own. Each casserole should feed 10-12 men and be ready to cook. Our first dates are October 2 and 16. If you are not able to prepare food, donations of cash help us buy the perishables. Write CWS on the memo line of your check or indicate on your envelope. If you have questions, call or email Ann Green (new: AnnHGreen at aol.com) or Susan Hutton. Stewardship Growing in God?s Grace? Capital Campaign Number of Pledges Received to Date 155 Total Dollar Amount Pledged $ 968,216 Amount Received 9/13/09 $ 5,070 Amount Paid to Date $ 987,204 The 2009 Per Capita is $30.41 for each member. To date, we have received $3,691.46. Per Capita is an assessment paid to the Presbyterian Church (USA) based on church membership. The CPC assessment is $14,931.31. Per Capita is for administrative expenses of the Presbytery of Baltimore, the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, and the General Assembly. Our Financial Resources Doing God?s Work As of September 19, 2009 Actual Income to Date $ 315,174 Pro-rated Expenses to Date $ 326,670 Shortfall to Date $ (21,496) It takes $1,285 to fund the daily operations of the church in 2009. We rely on everyone to support what God is doing through this congregation. The vitality of this ministry is secured by God?s grace and funded by the faithfulness and commitment of God?s people. We are counting on the ongoing generosity of our members and friends. Bob Shumaker, Finance Committee Today is Stewardship Catch-up Sunday: As you transition to fall and review your personal financial matters, please consider your pledged or unpledged giving to CPC for 2009 among them. CPC depends on regular giving to meet its commitments and its budget. If you are up to date with your pledged or unpledged giving, thank you. If not, please plan to bring your giving up to date. Our financial gifts and pledges are tangible signs of our faith and our commitment to God?s work in this church. One way to avoid falling behind with your pledged or unpledged giving is to sign up for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) through Hubbard Press, which is affiliated with the PC(USA). At no charge to you, the amount of your monthly giving will automatically transfer from your account to the church?s account, on the 20th of each month. Simply complete the form found in the rack at the back of the sanctuary, attach a voided check, and return it to the church office marked to the attention of the Stewardship Committee. Thank Worship Next week, September 27, is Evangelism Sunday and the sermon is The Word on the Street based on Luke 14:15-24. Calendar for September 20?27, 2009 Sunday, 9/20 9:00 a.m. Church School 9:00 a.m. Adult Education, Library 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:45 a.m. All-Church Picnic 7:30 p.m. Evening Prayer in the Style of Taiz?, Sanctuary Monday, 9/21 9:00 a.m. Counters, Conference Rm Tuesday, 9/22 9:30 a.m. Quilting Group, Conference Rm 7:30 p.m. Adult Education Committee, Conference Rm 7:30 p.m. Vision Task Force, Library Wednesday, 9/23 Thursday, 9/24 1:00 p.m. Presbytery Meeting, Deer Creek Harmony Presbyterian Church 6:30-7:30 p.m. Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary 7:30-9:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Music Rm Friday, 9/25 Saturday, 9/26 3:00 p.m. Cookout and Crab Feast, sponsored by Gallimaufry, home of Dot Kielman Sunday, 9/27 EVANGELISM SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Church School 9:00 a.m. Adult Education, Library 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:45 a.m. Mission Committee, Conference Rm 6:00-7:30 p.m. Crossroads & Rising Stars Youth Groups -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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September 21, 2009 The Legalities of CHURCH WEBSITES Church websites are a great tool for promoting the mission and the ministries of a church, and for sharing information with members. But few webmasters are aware of legal and tax issues ? some of which can result in unexpected liability ? associated with the use of church websites. One of the greatest concerns is copyright infringement, which is more readily discovered when images, text, music and links are used without permission on a website. Here are some key issues: Images: Staff pictures taken with a digital camera may not pose a problem; but using someone else?s photo or artwork on your website without permission is a potential case for copyright infringement. Notice of copyright is not always necessary; and the absence of a copyright notice doesn?t mean the image is within public domain. An image need only be an original and in a tangible form to be protected by copyright. When in doubt, contact the person who took or created the image and obtain permission to use it ? perhaps, for a small fee. Text: The Fair Use Doctrine & Copyright Law authorizes the use of copyright materials depending on the nature and amount of material copied. However, there is no question that copying an entire article, poem, news photo design or significant excerpt from a book will be beyond the protection of the doctrine. Music: The fact that your church has purchased music does not necessarily make it legal for you to post it to your website. You may have downloaded a digital music file for a few dollars, but before you post it be sure to read the terms and conditions of the sale. In most cases the fine print will strictly prevent posting the music to a website. Links: Links bear a relationship to the information superhighway comparable to the relationship that roadway signs have to the roads. Church websites should not contain links to other websites without first obtaining permission from the provider of the other site. And, never create links that do not clearly reveal the source of the linked information. While not required for any work created on or after March 1, 1989, it is good practice to insert a copyright notice on any material that members of a church create including text, photos or art. Such a notice may also protect copyrighted material that you obtain from a third party and that you have inserted with permission on your website. This article was adapted from a feature story by Richard Hammar, a church law and tax attorney, that was published in the August 2009 edition of Church Finance Today. Inside this Issue Take Note/Act Now ? Leadership Retreat ? Clergy Retreat ? Healthy Boundaries ? Retired Clergy Luncheon ? St. John?s Anniversary ? Churchville Bazaar ? PW Fall Gathering ? Board of Pensions ? Roland Park Vacancy ? Presbyterian Border Ministry ? Alban Webinar ? Labyrinth Conference Presbytery Meetings Stated Meetings Sept. 24that1pm, Meeting Papers Council Meeting Nov. 10th at 7pm Vision Meeting Oct. 13th at 3pm Committee Meeting Oct. 6th In Memoriam . . . Former Presbytery Moderator Frederick Spigler (1999-2000) died Sept. 19th of congestive heart failure. A Service of Witness to the Resurrection will be held at noon on Sept. 23rd at Havenwood Presbyterian Church. A Memorial Service for the Rev. Robert Bower, who died Sept. 11th, will be held 1pm Oct. 4th at Harundale Presbyterian Church. Darlene Scott, a long-time church administrative assistant, died Sept. 9th. Most recently employed as the Parish Coordinator at 1st & Franklin St. Presbyterian Church, Ms. Scott also worked for the Presbytery in the 1980s. In lieu of flowers, send donations to 1st & Franklin. Praise & Prayer Please pray for the Rev. Walter Harmon of Granite Presbyterian Church & the Rev. Daniel Pendergrass of Hamilton Presbyterian Church as their congregations continue to minister to those suffering among us ? serving as catalysts of blessing for the good of the world and the glory of God. ******** Please pray for the Rev. Chang Ho Kim of New Life Presbyterian Church as he continues to recuperate from surgery at his home. ******** Please pray for the ministry of Rev. Emily Martin, who was ordained Sept. 13th and will be installed Oct. 4th as associate pastor of Brown Mem?l Park Ave Presbyterian Church. ******** Renewing the Vision: As we engage in a variety of approaches to gathering insight for visioning, please pray that all of us would participate with energy, stamina, patience and perseverance to see the project through to the end. To be placed on the prayer list, email revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Contact Information The Presbytery of Baltimore: Phone: 410.433.2012 or 800.511.0087 Office E-mail: office at baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To subscribe/unsubscribe: Call 410.433.2012 or email Roger Evans Also on the Presbytery of Baltimore website Find past issues of Tidings at website. Take Note/Act Now Presbytery of Baltimore Dr. Edward Davis, Senior Pastor of The Presbyterian Church of St. Albans, New York will lead the African American Leadership Retreat entitled ?Shift Happens ? How Does the Church Respond in Changing Times?? on Sept. 25th & 26th at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. What is your image of God? A clergy retreat (led by the Rev. Scott Blythe of Perry Hall) exploring ?Spirituality? will be held 2pm Oct. 7th to 2pm Oct. 8th at the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeysville. Retreat fee is $78. Deadline Sept. 30th. To register, email wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org The Presbytery?s Sexual Misconduct Team (SMRT) will offer a Healthy Boundaries Workshop from 9am to 4pm on Oct. 22nd at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Fee $65. To register, email the Rev. Jan Trammell- Savin . A Fall Retired Clergy & Spouse Luncheon will be held at noon on Thursday, Nov. 5th at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Dr. George Fisher will speak about the Church and the environment. Fee: $18 RSVP wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org. Church Notices Saint John United Methodist/Presbyterian Church will mark its 40th Anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 27th with a festive celebration of balloons, a parade, music, picnic and other activities. All are invited. For details, call 410.730.9137. The Presbyterian Women of Churchville Presbyterian Church will hold a bazaar from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, Oct. 31st at the church. The bazaar will offer affordable gifts and decorations for the holidays as well as delicious food and bake goods. Bazaar proceeds support the organizations various mission projects. Synod and General Assembly Items The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore, entitled ?Joined Together & Knitted in Love? will be held 9am-2pm on Saturday, Oct. 10th at First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. Click PW for details. Board of Pension (updated 09/09) report, click here . See changes in Medical Plan for active and retired members. Other Items and Events Roland Park Presbyterian Church is seeking a part-time office manager. For a complete description, visit http://baltimore.craigslist.org:80/ofc/1354824014.html . This November, travel to Chiapas, Mexico with the Presbyterian Border Ministry and learn about coffee and ?life on the border,? both with the USA and with Guatemala. Space is limited. For details, click Chiapas . Other Items and Events Alban Institute Webinar: Facebook & Twitter 101 for Congregations (September 22) Seeking the Symmetry of the Soul: Biennial Labyrinth Conference Oct. 26th-30th. Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter pnord at baltimorepresbytery.org Bill Millen, Assoc. Executive bmillen at baltimorepresbytery.org Vaughn L. Brown Jr., Stated Clerk v brown at baltimorepresbytery.org Deb Milcarek Associate of Mission and Justice dmilcarek at baltimorepresbytery.org Jane Johnson Assoc. for Leadership Development, Education and Youth jjohnson at baltimorepresbytery.org Roger Evans Coordinator of Information Services revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Julie Erickson Director of Public Policy jerickson at baltimorepresbytery.org Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services jforrester at baltimorepresbytery.org Judy Binkley Hunger Action Enabler mailto:jbinkley at baltimorepresbytery.org Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org Deborah I. 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(Child care is available; please call the church office by September 29.) ____________________________ Who Really Cares What Calvin Said? (Sundays, October 4, 11, 18, 25) John Calvin is well known by Presbyterians, but he is not necessarily well understood. Historical caricatures of his harsh and somber reputation have threatened to overshadow his remarkable gifts to the church. As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth in 2009, we Presbyterians have an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves to Calvin's legacy - his monumental contributions to theology, church government, education, language, music, and politics as well as the more troubling aspects. This study will help us know Calvin better by offering a deeper engagement with the man and legacy. At the heart of his life and work was the ongoing reform of the church. Our text by contemporary theologian, William Stacy Johnson (John Calvin: Reformer for the 21st Century; $12.00), will help us see how Calvin's words continue to challenge our lives today. The study will be led by Ken Kovacs on October 4, 11, & 18. On October 25 we will feature the new documentary, John Calvin: His Life and Legacy. Vickie Lord will be selling the Johnson text after worship this Sunday. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090922/95181f2e/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/octet-stream Size: 7828 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090922/95181f2e/attachment.obj -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/octet-stream Size: 13737 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090922/95181f2e/attachment-0001.obj From kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org Fri Sep 25 09:14:10 2009 From: kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org (Kenneth Kovacs) Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:14:10 -0400 Subject: [Members-and-Friends] Enewsletter for Sunday, September 27, 2009 Message-ID: <002501ca3dea$74175c10$5c461430$@org> cid:image001.jpg at 01C91A43.AE9A5250 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time/ September 27, 2009 Evangelism Sunday New Picture (17).bmp Frederick Road, Catonsville, at the 2008 Arts & Crafts Festival (Photo: Catonsville Chamber of Commerce website.) "The church is the only society in the world which exists for the sake of those who are not its members." Archbishop William Temple (1881-1944) "The church is the church only when it exists for others. The church must share in the secular problems of ordinary human life, not dominating, but helping and serving." Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) Scripture: Luke 14: 15-24 Sermon: The Word on the Street Like last Sunday, the sermon this week will be closely tied to the adult education class offered at 9 a.m. (details below). The broad theme for the morning is "evangelism," a word that can cause panic among Presbyterians. In the Luke text we find the parable of the banquet. Jesus says, pay attention to the guest list. Look who is invited to participate in the good news of God's Kingdom. The host extends the invitation to those in the highways and byways, wherever people live. The host says fetch all the people on the street without discrimination. There's plenty of room at the table. But someone has to offer the invitation. See you in worship! And why not invite a friend to join you this Sunday? Ken Kovacs ___________________________________________________ Life in Our Community for the Week of September 27 - October 4 Coming Up: Worship New Picture (16).bmp Next Sunday is World Communion Sunday, October 4. The Peacemaking Offering will be received. The sermon, "Going Global," will be based on Psalm 8 & Hebrews 1: 1-4, 2: 5-12. Pledge Dedication Sunday is Sunday, October 18! Christian Education Youth Groups: Senior high & middle school youth groups meet Sunday night. Crossroads are gathering for THE RETURN OF THE FROMM BOMB, 111 Arbutus Avenue from 6-7:30. Activities will include a delicious dinner. Special notice: Be prepared to get wet! Rising Stars will be here at the church from 6-7:30 p.m. for PIZZA & PLANNING. Parents are invited to join us from 7:15-7:30 for information about Nightwatch/NYC - please check your calendars for January 9-10, 2010. Lord's Little People: This youth group for 3 - 5th grades will have its first event on October 25. We are trying to schedule a time for parents to discuss any additional events/activities. If you have suggestions, or would like to help with planning for the Oct. 25 Halloween event, please contact Dorothy Noble or Dorothy Boulton. CROP WALK: - All ages - Pick up your forms today for our annual 1K/5K walk. We'll meet at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue, at 1:45 p.m. on Sunday, October 4, and walk together to raise money for our local food pantries, and for the hunger relief/development programs of Church World Service. Church School Mission Offering: Today is the last day of our peanut butter & jelly collection for our local food pantry, Catonsville Emergency Food Ministries - CEFM. Next week we will begin assembling items for Habitat for Humanity kits. You are invited to bring in any of these items: band aids, Neosporin cream, gauze pads, safety goggles, tape measure (25 feet), duct tape, work gloves. These kits will be assembled on October 17. (See announcement about Habitat workday. Hope you can join us!) Habitat for Humanity Building on Faith Workday: On Saturday, October 17, children, youth, and families are especially invited to participate in this afternoon mission opportunity. We'll do hands-on ministry as part of an interfaith venture with Chesapeake Habitat in downtown Baltimore. Meet at the church at 11:45 a.m., return by 4 p.m. For ages 5 and older; signups will begin next Sunday. For more information, please contact Barbara Rice from the Mission Committee, or Dorothy Boulton at the church office. College Student Addresses: We'd like to keep up with your college-age student! Plus, we send them a package of goodies every once in a while. Would you please send their snail mail and email addresses to the church office as soon as possible? Thanks. Ever Wonder How to Raise A Child in the Faith? Woods Memorial Presbyterian Church will host pediatrician and theologian Dr. Pat Fosarelli in a discussion on "Spiritual and Moral Development of Children" on Friday, September 18, 7-9 p.m. The program is free; child care is provided. Call 410-647-2550 to register. Adult Education Growing in God's Grace: Join us on Sunday mornings, 9:00-10:00 a.m. in the library. Child care is always provided. September 27: How to Talk about Our Faith. The PCUSA designates this week as Evangelism Sunday. If there's a word that stirs fear and trepidation into the souls of Presbyterians, it's the word "evangelism." Presbyterians, generally speaking, know what they believe and why. But many of us are reluctant to talk about our faith, especially with strangers. Why is this? What can we do to change this? Didn't Jesus say, "Go and tell"? Tell what? We'll talk about our experiences and our fears and explore ways to overcome some of our anxieties. Led by Ken Kovacs. October 4, 22, 18, 25: Who Really Cares What Calvin Said? John Calvin is well known by Presbyterians, but he is not necessarily well understood. Historical caricatures of his harsh and somber reputation have threatened to overshadow his remarkable gifts to the church. As we celebrate the 500th anniversary of Calvin's birth in 2009, we Presbyterians have an opportunity to reintroduce ourselves to Calvin's legacy - his monumental contributions to theology, church government, education, language, music, and politics as well as the more troubling aspects. This study will help us know Calvin better by offering a deeper engagement with the man and legacy. At the heart of his life and work was the ongoing reform of the church. Our text by contemporary theologian, William Stacy Johnson (John Calvin: Reformer for the 21st Century; $12.00), will help us see how Calvin's words continue to challenge our work today. The study will be led by Ken Kovacs on October 4, 11, & 18. On October 25 we will feature the new documentary, John Calvin: His Life and Legacy. The Thursday Morning Bible Study Resumes on October 1. Join us at 10:30 a.m. in the library for a new, in-depth study of scripture. This year's journey, led by Ken Kovacs, will take us through the Gospel According to Matthew. We finish up at noon and child care can be arranged (please let us know in advance). Whether you're a novice or a veteran Bible-wrestler, join us for a lively discussion as we together seek to discern God's Word for our lives. Stewardship Growing in God's Grace" Capital Campaign Number of Pledges Received to Date 155 Total Dollar Amount Pledged $ 968,216 Amount Received 9/20/09 $ 2,260 Amount Paid to Date $ 989,464 The 2009 Per Capita is $30.41 for each member. To date, we have received $3,782.69. Per Capita is an assessment paid to the Presbyterian Church (USA) based on church membership. The CPC assessment is $14,931.31. Per Capita is for administrative expenses of the Presbytery of Baltimore, the Synod of the Mid-Atlantic, and the General Assembly. Our Financial Resources Doing God's Work As of September 26, 2009 Actual Income to Date $ 326,060 Pro-rated Expenses to Date $ 345,665 Shortfall to Date $ (19,605) It takes $1,285 to fund the daily operations of the church in 2009. We rely on everyone to support what God is doing through this congregation. The vitality of this ministry is secured by God's grace and funded by the faithfulness and commitment of God's people. We are counting on the ongoing generosity of our members and friends. Bob Shumaker, Finance Committee Mission CROP Walk - October 4: Step Up - We Need You! Help fight hunger and poverty around the world. Up to 25% or the money we raise assists food banks, pantries, community gardens, and other local hunger-fighting initiatives. The Mission Committee will be registering walkers for the 2 p.m. walk (5K and 1K) that will start at Christian Temple, 5820 Edmondson Avenue on Sundays, September 20, 27, and October 4. Walker forms can be picked up during the Church Picnic, on the Mission bulletin board outside the kitchen, or by contacting Peggy Carr ( mmcarr1400 at verizon.net) or Megan Hutton ( mhutton1 at yahoo.com). If you can't participate on the day of the walk, please consider sponsoring a walker. Mission Trip Opportunity: The Presbytery of Baltimore is sponsoring an eight-day experience from January 25 to February 1, 2010, to our partners in Chimaltenango, Guatemala. The theme this year is "Weaving Faith Between Presbyterian Communities." During the eight-day excursion, participants will engage in activities with Mayan Presbyterians, share faith stories, participate in village Bible studies, and learn about local culture. The trip cost is $1,400 and covers flights, transfers, meals, hotel, village visits, and touring. Only 21 participants can go, and slots fill up quickly. A $700 deposit is due by November 1. Application Forms are available on the Mission bulletin board outside the kitchen. Applications for a $200 stipend to help defray expenses, offered through our Session and the Jewett Fund, will also be in a pouch on the bulletin board. For more information, visit www.guatemalapartnership.org, or request forms from Peggy Carr: mmcarr1400 at verizon.net. Help Feed the Homeless at the Southwest Cold Weather Shelter: Sign up now to make casseroles and desserts, help shop for perishables at Sam's Club on Thursday afternoon, or help deliver on Friday afternoons. Catonsville Presbyterian provides dinner and pick up breakfast each first and third Friday from October to May. Use our recipes or your own. Each casserole should feed 10-12 men and be ready to cook. Our first dates are October 2 and 16. If you are not able to prepare food, donations of cash help us buy the perishables. Write CWS on the memo line of your check or indicate on your envelope. If you have questions, call or email Ann Green (new: AnnHGreen at aol.com) or Susan Hutton. What is Gallimaufry? Gallimaufry is an adult fellowship Group for adults of all ages that was established to offer opportunities for members of our congregation to become better acquainted through a variety of social activities. There is no membership and there are no dues. Please feel very welcome to participate in any or all of these activities whenever you can. The group would enjoy your company and welcome the opportunity to become better acquainted. We invite you to the following events: 1) Cookout and Crab Feast: All members of the Catonsville Presbyterian Church and their guests are cordially invited to attend this annual event sponsored by Gallimaufry. Date: Saturday, September 26, 2009 Time: 3 p.m. Place: Dot Kielman's house - 9 Osborne Ave., Catonsville (2 blocks east of the church) Cost: $4 - plus cost of crabs. Guests are requested to bring a salad or dessert to share. Sign up in fellowship hall or call Sidney Turner, 410-788-8427 (email vankoten at verizon.net). 2) Gallimaufry Trip to the Maryland Historical Society on Saturday, October 17: A reminder to set aside this date for an enjoyable trip to this recognized (AAA GEM rating) Baltimore point of interest that has amassed more than 200,000 pieces in its museum and nearly 7 million items in its library through collecting since 1844. Enjoy the fascinating long-term and temporary exhibits, including displays showing the importance of the Chesapeake to Maryland for more than 350 years. Reminisce about, or learn of, the experiences of Marylanders who served in World War II, which started 70 years ago, through a guided tour of the temporary special exhibit, Maryland Veterans of World War II. Cost: Seniors (60+) and high school students, $2.00; Non-senior adults, $3.00. Sign up dates: 9/20 at picnic (see me, Bill Q.), 9/27 & 10/4 in fellowship hall. By phone or email, any date. " The Thursday Morning Bible Study will return on October 1. We'll gather at 10:30 a.m. in the library. Led by Ken Kovacs, we'll explore in-depth the book of Matthew. Stay tuned. Catonsville Presbyterian Concert Series 2009-2010 Schedule October 4, 2009 Washington Balalaika Orchestra November 15, 2009 Young Ah Tak, piano January 17, 2010 Qing Li, violin February 28, 2010 University Singers University of Delaware March 21, 2010 Mark Edwards, guitar APRES, harp and saxophone April 18, 2010 Michael Britt, organ and The Euphonic Brass If you are interested in volunteering for one or all of the concerts, please contact Gay Boles at gayboles at verizon.net. We always need greeters at the doors and people to hand out programs. Messenger We are considering sending the Messenger by electronic mail and need email addresses. If you are receiving news/announcements through members and friends electronic news, then you do not need to give us your address again. For everyone else, please provide your email address so that we may include you for future Messenger mailings. Those who do not have email will receive their newsletters by regular mail. Please reply by email to office at catonsvillepresb.org or by phone, 410-747-6180. Sabbatical Images On display in the Let There Be Art gallery in the library are pictures from Ken Kovacs' sabbatical last year. Images from New Mexico, Scotland, France, and Italy are on exhibit through Sunday, September 27. Would you like to join the choir? There are no auditions, and you don't have to be an "American Idol" finalist to join! The Chancel Choir rehearses on Thursday evenings from 7:30-9:00 in the music room. Please contact Greg Knauf at gwknauf at verizon.net or 410-747-8548, or speak with a current choir member, if you have any questions. Those interested in ringing in the Handbell Choir are also encouraged to contact Greg or a current member for more information. Handbells rehearse Thursday evenings from 6:30-7:30 in the sanctuary. Consider attending a rehearsal to see what we do. It's a great way to be involved in worship at CPC! Calendar for September 27-October 4, 2009 Sunday, 9/27 EVANGELISM SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Church School 9:00 a.m. Adult Education, Library 10:30 a.m. Worship 11:45 a.m. Mission Committee, Conference Rm 6:00-7:30 p.m. Crossroads & Rising Stars Youth Groups Monday, 9/28 9:00 a.m. Counters, Conference Rm Tuesday, 9/29 9:30 a.m. Quilting Group, Conference Rm Wednesday, 9/30 7:00 p.m. Deacons, Library Thursday, 10/1 10:30 a.m. Bible Study, Library 6:30-7:30 p.m. Handbell Choir Rehearsal, Sanctuary 7:30-9:00 p.m. Chancel Choir Rehearsal, Music Rm Friday, 10/2 Saturday, 10/3 Sunday, 10/4 WORLD COMMUNION SUNDAY 9:00 a.m. Church School 9:00 a.m. Adult Education, Library 10:30 a.m Worship: Sacrament of the Lord's Supper 11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Art Show: "Watercolor Exhibition" and Book Signing, Library 11:45 a.m. Mission Committee, Conference Rm 2:00 p.m. CROP Walk, Christian Temple 3:00 p.m. Concert by the Balalaika Washington Society Orchestra, Sanctuary (followed by a reception in fellowship hall) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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The Walk is on Saturday, October 17th at Druid Hill Park. We are interested in forming a team again this year - "Team Ted." If you wish to join us in the walk, we are going to make some fun t-shirts for our team (probably orange baseball themed ones) so let me know if you'd also like to purchase a t-shirt. I want to try to keep that cost at around $10. You do not need a shirt to walk, or to even make a donation to join us. Just coming out and joining Team Ted in the walk would mean so much to me and my family. All of you have offered your emotional support and I am so appreciative of that, as is my entire family. I'm just contacting you to see if you can offer any financial support to the ALS Association, and/or would like to join me in the walk, as they are the only nonprofit devoted solely to finding a cure and to empowering families with loved ones diagnosed with the disease. The Association has done so much for my family this past year - they are an incredible resource for us so raising money for the organization once a year is one way we can give back. I understand that many of you may not be able to give a financial donation - I appreciate the many ways each of you is helping us. If you can make a donation, please go to our Team page - http://fightals.alsinfo.org/goto/Ted.Heun You can make a donation there or if you feel more comfortable, you can mail a check to my daughter, made out to the 'ALS Association' My address: Emily Heun Pate 2401 Hammonds Ferry Road Baltimore, MD 21227 Please feel free to pass this message along to anyone you think may be interested in joining us. Thanks in advance for all your support. Always, Ted Heun -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090925/9e4c313c/attachment.html From kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org Wed Sep 30 11:05:46 2009 From: kkovacs at catonsvillepresb.org (Kenneth Kovacs) Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:05:46 -0400 Subject: [Members-and-Friends] TidingsSeptember 28, 2009.doc What is Your Image of God Message-ID: <009801ca41e7$ded17440$9c745cc0$@org> ?? September 28, 2009 Spirituality What is your image of God? How does it impact your prayer spiritual formation? What are the right methods of prayer for you? As a little kid, I secretly worried that I would be ?sent back.? Adopted at six-days-old into an immensely loving home, I nevertheless somehow got it into my head that any misstep would land me in an orphanage ? of the Dickensian sort. (If Mother and Daddy had known about this, they?d have been appalled!) So maybe it?s not surprising that the God-image I carried around for years was as a Keeper-of-Scores ? a divine Eagle Eye. This sad state was not helped each communion Sunday, when the minister intoned ?We are not worthy to gather the crumbs at thy table. . . .? I can still remember my inner outrage: ?I?m just a kid! What could I have done that?s so bad!!? These days ? I?m grateful to say ? my relationship with the One who ?knit me in my mother?s womb,? is life-giving, lively and full of trust. But I will never forget the years when it was not. Many of us carry around unhappy God-images that ? as the song says ? are so high, low and wide that you can?t get over, under or around them. Images of God fill our psyche so effectively that we hardly know they are of our own manufacture. We yearn for an intimate relationship with a loving God but experience only distance, absence or judgment untempered by grace. As pastors, we meet folks who think this way all the time, both in and out of the church; as human beings, we meet up with these unhealed parts of ourselves, often unexpectedly, in the darndest places. The Clergy Care Committee invites you to join with colleagues to explore ?What Is Your Image of God?? The Rev. Scott Blythe of Perry Hall will lead us on an overnight retreat as we deepen our relationship with God and gain insights to better help our parishioners do the same. The retreat will be held 2pm Wednesday Oct. 7th to 2pm Thursday Oct. 8th at the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeysville. The retreat fee is $78. To register, email wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org. Barbara Stumpf for The Clergy Care Committee Inside this Issue Take Note/Act Now ? Clergy Retreat ? Healthy Boundaries ? Retired Clergy Luncheon ? Churchville Bazaar ? Over-Programmed Potluck ? Jerusalem Women Speak ? PW Fall Gathering ? Board of Pensions ? Lecture: Torture & Christians ? Labyrinth Conference Presbytery Meetings Stated Meetings Nov. 19th at1pm, Council Meeting Nov. 10th at 7pm Vision Meeting Oct. 13th at 3pm Committee Meeting Oct. 6th Praise & Prayer Please pray for the Rev. Carol Davis of Hancock Presbyterian Church & the Rev. Kenneth Osborne of Grove Presbyterian Church as their congregations endeavor to extend the kingdom of God to all people and ******** Please pray for the ministry of Rev. Melissa Moore who was ordained September 19th at First and Franklin Presbyterian Church and transferred to Salem Presbytery where she is undertaking a validated ministry as chaplain. ******** Renewing the Vision: As we engage in a variety of approaches to gathering insight for visioning, please pray that all of us would participate with energy, stamina, patience and perseverance to see the project through to the end. To be placed on the prayer list, email revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Contact Information The Presbytery of Baltimore: Phone: 410.433.2012 or 800.511.0087 Office E-mail: office at baltimorepresbytery.org Website: www.baltimorepresbytery.org To subscribe/unsubscribe: Call 410.433.2012 or email Roger Evans Also on the Presbytery of Baltimore website Find past issues of Tidings at website. Take Note/Act Now Presbytery of Baltimore What is your image of God? A clergy retreat (led by the Rev. Scott Blythe of Perry Hall) exploring ?Spirituality? will be held 2pm Oct. 7th to 2pm Oct. 8th at the Bishop Claggett Center in Buckeysville. Retreat fee is $78. Deadline Sept. 30th. To register, email wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org The Presbytery?s Sexual Misconduct Team (SMRT) will offer a Healthy Boundaries Workshop from 9am to 4pm on Oct. 22nd at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Fee $65. To register, email the Rev. Jan Trammell- Savin . A Fall Retired Clergy & Spouse Luncheon will be held at noon on Thursday, Nov. 5th at Brown Memorial Woodbrook Presbyterian Church. Dr. George Fisher will speak about the Church and the environment. Fee: $18 RSVP wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org. Church Notices The Presbyterian Women of Churchville Presbyterian Church will hold a bazaar from 9am to 3pm on Saturday, Oct. 31st at the church. The bazaar will offer affordable gifts and decorations for the holidays as well as delicious food and bake goods. Bazaar proceeds support the organizations various mission projects. Over-programmed kids . . .adults. . .church? How do we make space for the sacred and create deep foundations of faith? Pastors, youth directors and volunteers are invited to an Over-programmed Potluck Dinner from 7-9pm on Oct. 19th at Catonsville Presbyterian Church. RSVP jdifrancesco at secondpresby.org or call 410.467.4210 by Oct. 16th. The Justice & Peace Committee of First Presbyterian Church Annapolis, joining with our co-sponsor Annapolis Friends Meeting, is presenting the Jerusalem Women Speak Tour on October 25, 2009. For details. Click Jerusalem Women Speak Synod and General Assembly Items The Fall Gathering of the Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Baltimore, entitled ?Joined Together & Knitted in Love? will be held 9am-2pm on Saturday, Oct. 10th at First Presbyterian Church of Westminster. Click PW for details. Board of Pension (updated 09/09) report, click here . See changes in Medical Plan for active and retired members. Other Items and Events The Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University will feature Dr. George Hunsinger, a Presbyterian minister, as presenter of the 2009 Dunning Lecture on ?Torture and Christians? at 7:30pm on Thursday, Oct. 15th. For details, call 410.864.4200 or e-mail ei at stmarys.edu. Other Items and Events Seeking the Symmetry of the Soul: Biennial Labyrinth Conference Oct. 26th-30th. Peter Nord, Executive Presbyter pnord at baltimorepresbytery.org Bill Millen, Assoc. Executive bmillen at baltimorepresbytery.org Vaughn L. Brown Jr., Stated Clerk v brown at baltimorepresbytery.org Deb Milcarek Associate of Mission and Justice dmilcarek at baltimorepresbytery.org Jane Johnson Assoc. for Leadership Development, Education and Youth jjohnson at baltimorepresbytery.org Roger Evans Coordinator of Information Services revans at baltimorepresbytery.org Julie Erickson Director of Public Policy jerickson at baltimorepresbytery.org Judi Forrester Coordinator of Financial Services jforrester at baltimorepresbytery.org Judy Binkley Hunger Action Enabler mailto:jbinkley at baltimorepresbytery.org Wanda Morgan Coordinator of Resources wmorgan at baltimorepresbytery.org Deborah I. 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Kathy Kekich, a staff member of the Child Care Center, will be providing child care. However, Kathy is out sick this week and we're not sure she will be coming in tomorrow. As soon as we hear from Nancy Wagner, director of the Center, I will send out an update tomorrow morning. Thanks, Ken Rev. Kenneth E. Kovacs, Ph.D. Catonsville Presbyterian Church 1400 Frederick Road Catonsville, Maryland 21228 410.747.6180, ext. 1005 www.catonsvillepresb.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.catonsvillepresb.org/pipermail/members-and-friends/attachments/20090930/9b8e8437/attachment.html