General Assembly elects Moderator and Eastern Oregon Presbytery Honored

     It's late here.  Before I rest, I will post a couple of short notes.

     The major item of business for the first Saturday General Assembly is for the commissioners to elect a moderator to preside over the General Assembly this week and to represent the church as the church's principal spokesperson for the next 2 years.
     This year there were six candidates, five ministers and one elder.  The one elder, Cynthia Bolbach from the Washington, DC area, was elected moderator on the fourth ballot and after some technical problems with the electronic voting system.
     For more information about moderator Bolbach see page 15 of the General Assembly media guide




    Also on Saturday the General Assembly Mission Council recognized presbyteries that lead the denomination in mission giving.  Eastern Oregon Presbytery is honored to be recognized as one of top ten presbyteries in per capita giving for total mission support, general mission support, and special offerings.  The other presbytery in Oregon, the Presbytery of the Cascades, was also recognized as a leader in mission giving.  The complete list is on the General Assembly Mission Council web site

Tomorrow is devoted to worship with about 7,000 Presbyterians from around the country and the local area.  Also, the committees start meeting and there is a social event with fireworks over the Mississippi River in the evening.