Mission Yearbook Prayer God, help us better minister and reach out to Asian American young adult singles and nonbelivers with the love and message of Jesus Christ. Amen
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Spotlight on Church of the Savior Children's Ministry - All children in grades preK thru the 5th grade are invited to attend a 9:30am Sunday School class in the old f fellowship hall and big church at 10:50am. During big church there will be a special Children's Sermon. The children will then be dismissed to attend Kid's Church out in the old fellowship hall. We look forward to seeing you there! COTSY (Church of the Savior Youth) - All kids in grades 6th - 12th are invited to attend Sunday School at 9:30am in the old fellowship hall. Watch for more information about weekly youth activities to come in the future. Thanks! COTS Commissions - A brief description of each of the Commissions, which are comprised of wonderful, dedicated church members who volunteer their time to insure that the ministries and missions of the church are accomplished. The Outreach Commission continues to do exactly as their name states - they reach out to visitors, gather donations and give of their time and money for one of the many COTS missions, and they interact with the Child Care center. The Parish Life Commission is in charge of the Christian Education, Adult fellowship, youth and young families, caring, & prayer ministries. The Stewards Commission is in essence the "behind the scenes" Commission in that they are responsible for the upkeep of the Church and much more. The Worship Commission takes care of communion, determing ushers, and many other tasks, events and projects. They also provide snacks after most services. UPWARD SPORTS involves soccer, basketball, coaches, cheerleaders and famlies in active participation. Choir/Music, Quilters, Monday Morning Bible Study, Sunday School, Reaching Our City, Hearline Help Crises, Prayer Ministry, Mobile Meals, Urban Mission, Childcare Center and Women of the Circle - The Women of the Church Circle meet at the church the second Tuesday of each month from September 8th, 2009 through May 11thThe meetings include a short Bible Study on Joshua using a special study book and a short meeting. The Joshua study books are here and available to be picked up from Marge Van Wyngarden. For information on these ministries call COTS at 405-721-5241
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Musical Drama Good Friday, April 2, 2010 7:00pm Presented by The Choir and Cast of Covenant Presbyterian Church Ann Peele Thomas, Director of Music Ministry You are cordially invited to share in this moving presentation which depicts the Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross. “The Living Last Words” is the 3rd in the “Living” series of dramas which have been composed by Ruth Elaine Schram. FREE TICKETS may be reserved by calling the Church office at the number below. We look forward to sharing this message with you during Holy Week. The Sanctuary of Covenant Presbyterian Church, 10100 Ridgeview Drive, OKC 73120 Call 751-2546 for more information. Free Admission; Donations Accepted.
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Youth Quake Indian Nations Presbytery's Retreat for 6th-12th Graders April 16 18, 2010 Canyon Camp, Hinton, OK Cost: $75 per person - Deadline to Register Group: March 22, 2010 -Group Supervision: 1 adult per every 5 youth required - Registration materials: Available at your church or www.okinp.org Youth groups will arrive between 6-8 PM on Friday, April 16 and we will be finished by 11 AM on Sunday, April 18. The theme is "In God We Trust." The keynote speaker is Josh Melcher of First United Methodist Church in Wichita, KS and the music/worship leader is Corey Fisher, who has led music at Dwight Mission and is a member of Memorial Presbyterian Church in Norman. The camp minister is Rev. Dr. Jim Burns and the camp nurse is Mimi Luna, RN. Co-Directors are Molly Rambur, Director of Children and Youth Ministries at Memorial Presbyterian in Norman and Rev. Everett Miller, Associate Pastor for Youth at First Presbyterian in Norman. There will be workshops this year and the massive game of Mission Impossible will make a comeback. Please contact Molly at [email protected] or Everett at [email protected] with questions or concerns.
SAI's Annual Fundraiser Sunday, April 11th. This year's program will be the OU Trombone Choir directed by Dr. Irwin "Irv" Wagner. They are celebrating their 40th anniversary. They have performed at both Oklahoma Music Educators Association Conference and Texas Music Educators Conference, performed at Our Lady of the Angels Cathedral of Los Angeles and performed twice at the International Trombone Festival. Oklahoma City Alumnae Chapter of Sigma Alpha Iota is presenting this free concert on Sunday, April 11th at 3:00 p.m. at Crown Heights Christian Church, 4020 North Western. Contributions will benefit music programs in Oklahoma City Public Schools. Reception following performance. Call 848-4850 for more information.
Get ready for the General Assembly Are you interested in meeting fellow Presbyterians from across the church and around the world? Do you want to engage in worship with thousands of other people? Come to the 219th General Assembly, July 3-10 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and be inspired by the ministry and mission of the PC(USA). The theme of this year’s General Assembly is “rivers of living water” (John 7:38). Use this gathering as an opportunity to discern the issues and challenges facing congregations. Talk about your faith with other Presbyterians. Engage with the reality of a church in change. In addition, take one of the planned mission and cultural tours or visit a nearby camp and conference center. Find out more and register today at http://www.pcusa.org/ga219/ Heaven on Earth An Agrarian Road Trip to the U.S. Social Forum June 13–26, 2010 Graphic: The Heaven on Earth road trip to the U.S. Social Forum logo.Heaven on Earth is a road trip to the U.S. Social Forum organized by the Presbyterian Hunger Program. We will travel through several states making stops along the way to visit local food and food justice projects. The trip will celebrate the decentralized, grassroots sustainable food and agricultural revolution that is sprouting up everywhere. Why make so many stops? We will have fellowship, events and performances, along with the visits to food justice projects, visits with the hope of bringing together church people and community people to share what they are doing with each other and with us, and us with them. We will commune, eat well, be encouraged and encourage those building and rebuilding a just and green agrarian renaissance. We will be posting, reporting, videotaping and songwriting along the way to make it a distance learning experience for Presbyterians and others all over the country! Who is invited? Presbyterians and non-Presbyterians alike are encouraged to come. There will be a group of bloggers, photographers, activists, videographers, song writer/musicians, professionals, journalists and young adults along for the ride. How will we get there? We’ll hop in a couple of biodiesel or electric cars and hit the highway and if no fuel-efficient cars are to be found, we’ll buy carbon offsets and visit a dairy farm methane biodigester along the way. We have a network of people and congregations in place that will help find us a place to stay each night. Where exactly will we be going? The trip starts in Louisville, Kentucky, and heads south through Tennessee to North Carolina before turning north through West Virginia and Ohio to Detroit, Michigan. How do I sign up? Download an application as a PDF PDF icon or Word document. MS Word Icon Contact Andrew Kang Bartlett at the Presbyterian Hunger Program at (502) 569-5388 or email to learn more. Download the Heaven on Earth flier PDF icon and share with your friends. [Read More]
March 30, 2010 ‘Priestly in love, prophetic in speaking truth to power’ Washington Office’s new director outlines plans, challenges by Bethany Furkin Presbyterian News Service ARLINGTON, Va. — After about two years without a director, the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)’s Washington Office is bringing the Rev. J. Herbert Nelson on board. He starts as director of public witness May 3. Nelson, pastor of Liberation Community Presbyterian Church in Memphis, Tenn., was introduced to a group of Presbyterians during Ecumenical Advocacy Days here March 19-22. Calling the opportunity to serve in the Washington Office “humbling and heartening,” Nelson spoke about the office’s role in the church’s goal of transformation. Created in 1946, the Washington Office works to advocate for public policy that reflects the social witness perspectives and policies of the General Assembly. Following the 2007 resignation of its long-time director, the Rev. Elenora Giddings Ivory, the office underwent a mission study, in which its future priorities and direction were examined. [Read More] Moscow missionaries, parishioners safe after blast One Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy soup kitchen closes briefly by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Bob Bronkema, a Presbyterian missionary who is pastor of Moscow Protestant Chaplaincy (MPC), reports that his family and parishioners are all safe after the Russian capital was rocked by two subway bombings yesterday (March 29). “The blasts occurred on the red line which is the line that we use fairly much on a daily basis,” Bronkema said in an email to friends shortly after two women — reportedly members of the “Black Widows” Chechen separatist movement — detonated their suicide bombs during morning rush hour, killing dozens and wounding scores more. [Read More] Resurgence in Cuba Matanzas Seminary addresses leadership needs of rapidly growing church by Jerry L. Van Marter Presbyterian News Service The front entrance of Matanzas Evangelical Theological Seminary Matanzas Evangelical Theological Seminary. MATANZAS, Cuba — April 2, 1990 is described by Christians in Cuba as “a turning point.” That day — shortly after the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba’s main patron since the 1959 revolution — Fidel Castro met with 70 church leaders, including those of the Presbyterian Reformed Church in Cuba (IPRC) and following the gathering changed one word in the Cuban constitution: Cuba officially became a “secular” rather than “atheist” state. That single change — which signaled that the Cuban government was now neutral rather than hostile to the church — opened the floodgates to renewed life and mission in the church that continues to this day. wounding scores more. [Read More]
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The front entrance of Matanzas Evangelical Theological Seminary Matanzas Evangelical Theological Seminary.
What if Brother Lawrence was a parish pastor? That's one way to think aboutTending to the Holy: The Practice of the Presence of God in Ministry, by Bruce G.Epperly and Katherine Gould Epperly. This week we were honored to learn thatTending to the Holy was named Book of the Year by the Academy of Parish Clergy.The award committee wished that, in addition to the recognition, it could get acopy of this book in the hands of every recent seminary graduate. That is beyondtheir means, and ours, but perhaps you know a pastor who would benefit fromsome wise but gentle guidance for practicing the presence of God throughout themany responsibilities of ministry.
--Richard Bass, Director of Publishing
TENDING TO THE HOLY
by Bruce G. Epperly and Katherine Gould Epperly
It has become common for religious seekers of all ages to make the followingstatement: "I'm spiritual, but not religious." Often this claim is given asexplanation for leaving a particular church or choosing not to attend church at all.Sadly, contemporary Christianity has often failed to address the spiritual hungersof church members and seekers exploring the spiritual resources available beyondthe doors of the church. This neglect has spawned a generation of what Kent IraGroff calls "spiritual orphans," people who have little or no knowledge orattachment to traditional religious institutions.
In the quest to experience the divine, many postmodern seekers believe that theleast likely place to find spiritual wisdom is in the church. Many seekers believethey can find better spiritual nurture by watching Oprah; reading books like TheSecret, The Power of Now, or The Shack; or going on a yoga retreat than byparticipating with any intentionality in ongoing communal activities such asworship services, Bible studies, or adult educational or service programs. Weregretfully admit that in addressing the spiritual journeys of millions of NorthAmerican seekers, the church has been, to paraphrase the words of Martin LutherKing Jr., a "taillight" rather than a "headlight" in illuminating the pathway tospiritual vitality and wholeness for our time. The church has often given peopleshallow theology and repetitive tasks without providing relevant pathways toexperiencing God in and through our particular era's global and personalchallenges.
Tending to the HolyThe Practice of the Presence of God in Ministryby Bruce G. Epperly and Katherine Gould Epperly
In celebration of Tending to the Holy being named The Academy of ParishClergy's 2009 Book of the Year, we are offering the book at a 30%discount!
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THE PRACTICE OF PRAYER
Workshop: April 18, 2010 - April 20, 2010
Shalom Retreat Center, Dubuque, IowaFacilitators: Alban authors Dick Bruesehoff and Jane E. Vennard
In recent decades, prayer has largely become a private practice, and in ourcongregations it has taken a back seat to our ability to research and fix whateverissues or conditions we face--often without God's involvement. The session will
