PC(USA) leaders recognize Reformation Day in churchwide letter

“the presbyterian church is in the midst of another reformation”

Leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) have written a letter to all congregations of the PC(USA) in anticipation of the observance of Reformation Day on October 31st.

In their letter, Cindy Bolbach and Landon Whitsitt, Moderator and Vice Moderator of the 219th General Assembly (2010), Gradye Parsons, Stated Clerk of the General Assembly, and Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the General Assembly Mission Council, liken the present time of the church to that of the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.

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Mission Yearbooks are Here

I will bring 2012 Mission Yearbooks to the called Presbytery meeting on Saturday in Baker City.

We have Presbytery-supplied yearbooks for each pastor, teaching elder, and church. Also for those who prw-ordered.

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Special meeting of Eastern Oregon Presbytery Nov. 5

The Eastern Oregon Presbytery will have a special meeting on Saturday, November 5, at 10:30 AM at the First Presbyterian Church in Baker City.

We have the opportunity to examine Katy Halliburton in connection with a possible call to ministry at Baker City church.

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October Presbytery Meeting October 21 - 22 in Baker City

The October meeting of the Presbytery of Eastern Oregon will be Friday and Saturday, October 21-22 at the First Presbyterian Church of Baker City. The meeting will begin at 2:00 Friday afternoon.

Each teaching elder and Commissioned Lay Pastor should attend. Each church should send a ruling elder commissioner.

I will have just returned from the PC(USA) polity conference and hope to have information about how churches and the Presbytery can adjust to the new Form of Government.

One thing I learned at this week's meting of synod stated clerks is that the nFOG asks that we consider how the numbers of teaching elders and ruling elders eligible to participate in Presbytery be as equal as possible. Historically we have had more ruling elders than teaching elders.

Pete

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