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Haiti, after the earthquake that left the nation facing great devastation
Chile & those affected by the recent major earthquake there
Rev. & Mrs. James Thomas and Family, on the loss of her father, Ozie Marks, Sr.
Rev. & Mrs. Kenneth Thomas and Family, on the loss of their son Adam Thomas (Feb 22)after an automobile accident
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DIVINING AMERICA: RELIGION IN AMERICAN HISTORY is a lecture series being held at the public libraries of Charlotte-Mecklenburg on most Sunday afternoons at 3pm. The series runs through April 25th (Easter is a free Sunday), with the Feb 7-April 11 lectures at the library uptown, 310 North Tryon Street. The April 18 and 25 lectures are at the Levine Museum of the New South, 200 East Seventh Street. More information on the series can be gained at 704-416-0252 or at www.plcmc.org. The schedule includes:
- March 21: “Religious Intolerance in the Progressive Era,” Lynn Neal of Wake Forest University
- March 28: “The Combiniativity of American Religious Practice,” Sean McCloud of UNCC.
- April 11: “New to Charlotte, Asian, Islamic, and Hispanic Religions,” Panel discussion with Jeff Meyer and Kathryn Johnson of UNCC and Edgardo Colon-Emeric of Duke University
- April 18: “Too Jewish? Imagining the Ultra-Orthodox and America,” Nora L. Rubel of University of Rochester
- April 25: “Billy Graham and American Protestantism,” Grant Wacker of Duke University.
2010 FAITH AND HEALTH SUMMIT: Sponsored by the North Carolina Council of Churches, with generous funding from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation and Kate B. Reynolds Charitable Trust, this event will take place Tuesday, March 23, 2010 at First Baptist Church in Raleigh (101 S. Wilmington Street). Discover the spiritual relevance of healthy living and engage health, faith and political leaders in critical discussions around cultivating and safeguarding key partnerships. All interested persons are invited to attend. For details and registration information, click here.
SHARE YOUR LANGUAGE! TESOL TRAINING WORKSHOP: Learn how to teach English to speakers of other languages at a two-day workshop, April 16 & 17, 2010 at Calvary Church (5801 Pineville-Matthews Road, Charlotte). Teaching English requires more than a knowledge of English, it involves developing cultural sensitivity, understanding how people learn a language, and special teaching techniques. This workshop addresses all of these issues. $50 per person, $75 per couple in the same household. Find out more in the brochure.
AFRICAN AMERICAN LECTIONARY PREACHING INSTITUTE: The African American Lectionary Preaching Institute is taking place in Charlotte at St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church, May 13-15. The institute is open to everyone who would like to continue development of their preaching. The instructors are well respected scholars and preachers. Only 200 spots are available. For more information, and to register, visit the website.
UPCOMING MONTREAT CONFERENCES:
Associate Pastors Conference - April 12-15, 2010 - This conferences is designed to assist and encourage Associate Pastors.
Arts & Sabbath Conference - April 18-23, 2010 - This conference is for anyone seeking Sabbath time to explore an art form. The spring retreat is set aside for pottery and photography.
EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE SEASON OF LENT:
Lenten Bible Studies (First Presbyterian, Kannapolis)
Tuesdays, 2pm (in Church Parlor) & Wednesdays, 6:30pm (in Drummond Bible Classroom)
Contact Kris Edscorn for more information, and to obtain Bible Study books - 704-938-4623, ext. 2.
"Sharing Our Faith Journey" Lenten Studies (First United Presbyterian, Charlotte)
Six-week series, beginning February 21st, Sundays from 10:45-11:45am. Click here for detailed schedule.
Ecumenical Lenten Series (hosted by Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian, Charlotte)
Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church is the venue for an ecumenical Lenten series. Each Wednesday at 12:00pm, a brief worship service will be followed, at 12:40pm, by an optional $5 lunch of soup from neighborhood restaurants, with all proceeds benefitting Friendship Trays and the Community Culinary School of Charlotte. Caldwell Memorial is at 1609 E. 5th St. (between Hawthorne Lane and Travis). Free parking is available behind the church on Park Dr., as well as the lot across from the front of the church on E. 5th St. Schedule is as follows:
| February 24 - Rev. Eric Guthrie, chaplain at Carolinas Medical Center - Mercy; Customshop will provide a soup for lunch.
March 3 - Hawthorne Lane United Methodist Church and Rev. Andrew Brown; Anderson's will provide a vegetarian soup.
March 10 - Presbyterian Healthcare Chaplaincy Services and Chaplain Darryl Jefferson; Crisp will provide the soup.
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March 17 (St. Patrick's Day) - St. John's Baptist Church (Cooperative Baptist Fellowship); Carpe Diem will provide the soup.
March 24 - St. Martin's Episcopal Church and Rev. Sally Brower, Ph.D.; Community Culinary School of Charlotte will provide a vegetarian soup.
March 31 (during Holy Week and Passover) - Caldwell Memorial Presbyterian Church and Veronica Rogers, Intern in Ministry; Common House will provide the soup.
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SPANISH CLASSES are being offered again by the Latino Mission Christ Saviour, starting this spring semester, Thursday, March 4. The classes are being done through the Latino Mission Christ Saviour, but taking place at Bethpage Presbyterian Church (8701 Mooresville Rd., Concord). The classes (beginner level) are mainly for adults but they can also be for teenagers. Please contact Pastor Sergio Schmidt for questions by e-mail or at 704-723-4988. There is an enrollment fee of 30 dollars. That is the only fee, so come and enjoy spanish clases and coffee - on Thursdays from 6:00pm-7:30pm. Please add this opportunity to your church announcements and bulletins!
GATHERING WITH LEE HINSON-HASTY (OFFICE OF THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION- PCUSA): You are cordially invited to a gathering with Lee Hinson-Hasty, Coordinator for the Office of Theological Education of the Presbyterian Church (USA). In addition to meeting people for fellowship, Lee would like to give some up-dates from his office and the Theological Education Fund. He would also like to share two recent reports which are being discussed in the denomination. One is "A Study of Commissioned Pastor Preparation" by Barbara G. Wheeler, and the other is "Raising Up Leaders for the Mission of God" by the Joint Committee on Leadership Needs." Both of these documents can be found at Lee's blog: http://presbyterian.typepad.com/seminaries/.
This gathering will be Tuesday, March 23 from 2:30-4:30pm in the Fellowship Hall at Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. If you plan to attend, please respond to Jennifer Kroitor at the Presbytery Office, so that we can assess the attendance. Thank you for your service to Christ and the Church.
WORSHIP & PRAISE INSPIRATIONAL MASS CHOIR: The Bethpage Presbyterian Church - Concord will present the North Carolina Central University Worship and Praise Inspirational Mass Choir (The "WPI") of Durham, NC on Friday, March 26 at 7:00pm. We are inviting everyone, but especially any alumni of NC Central to come and support this choir. So please pass the word around and come out for a evening of pure delight in the worship of music! For more information, please contact the church office at 704-782-3673. The church is located at 8701 Mooresville Road, Concord, NC and Alexander Porter is the pastor.
ANNUAL COALITION GOLF TOURNAMENT: The Coalition of Presbyterians for Racial Harmony is holding their annual golf tournament on Saturday, April 10, at the Tradition Golf Club. Join them for fun, fellowship, diversity, and a "little" competition. For more information, view the flyer. Sign up by April 1. Questions? Contact Calvin Lewers, 704-599-0828.
BULK ORDERS FOR PRESBYTERIAN PLANNING CALENDARS are due March 31. Order these calendars now for just $7 each. (Calendars cover June 2010-December 2011.) Click here for order form.
TECHNOLOGY IN MINISTRY - NEW BOOK & SEMINAR: The Twitter and Facebook and Blogs, oh my! At the Center for Ministry and Leadership Development (CMLD) at Union-PSCE, Director of Program Development Stan Hargraves is merging the worlds of technology and ministry to help leaders in the church make sense of how to effectively employ the latest tools in technology for communicating the gospel. In his new book, Telling the Story: The Gospel in a Technological Age, published by Smyth & Helwys, Hargraves explores ways in which the story has been told over the ages and suggests biblical and theological themes related to the use of technology for communicating the gospel today. He addresses important questions: What challenges does this technological age bring to the proclamation of the gospel? What can the traditions of the church teach us about effectively using new communication tools? How can the gospel be communicated most effectively in this technological age?
Hargraves will also lead a seminar at The CMLD, April 26-28 on Sharing the Gospel in a Technological Age to examine these questions: http://www.union-psce.edu/prodev/workshops/index.php.
To learn more about issues on using technology in ministry, check out Hargraves’ blog, http://www.stanhargraves.wordpress.com.
IDEAS! FOR CHURCH LEADERS is a PC(USA) publication that provides congregations and church leaders with fresh ideas and information to strengthen their ministries. The Winter 2009-2010 issue addresses the topic "Christian Leadership," and what true, effective leadership encompasses, along with many other topics, such as children in leadership, and what is holy about the holidays. Click here to get your ideas!
FTE FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2010-2011: The Fund for Theological Education (FTE) has announced that it will provide $1.5 million for the 2010-2011 academic year to theological students across the U.S. and Canada who aspire to be pastoral leaders and professors. The FTE Fellowships support talented students who are preparing for pastoral ministry and doctoral students from underrepresented racial/ethnic groups who plan to teach religion, theology or biblical studies. Find out more.
FREE TAX PREP FOR LOW- TO MID- INCOME EARNERS: Goodwill is partnering with the Internal Revenue Service and the Family Financial Literacy Coalition (FFLC) to offer Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) in Charlotte. This will provide free tax preparation for workers who earn low to moderate incomes and individuals with disabilities, among others. Goodwill is among 15 sites hosting free income tax assistance in Mecklenburg County in partnership with the FFLC. Through its VITA sites and financial literacy programs, Goodwill promotes the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC). The EITC may provide tax breaks to working families who earn up to $48,000 and provides up to $5,657 in refunds for some. From January 25 to April 15, Goodwill will operate its VITA site at the agency’s Career Development Center at 2122 Freedom Drive in Charlotte. The service will be open on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday from 6pm to 9pm by appointment and on Saturday from 9am to 2pm for walk-ins. Find out more.
SCHOLARSHIPS IN PASTORAL CARE: Desert Ministries, Inc. (www.desmin.org) is currently offering scholarship assistance to Presbyterian Ministers who are interested in advancing their skill in Pastoral Care. The Mission of DMI, founded by Rev. Dick Cromie, a member of the Presbytery of Charlotte, is to help bring the Living Water of Jesus Christ to those who live in the "deserts" of human life. The website shows the range of published materials and conferences which have helped to fulfill the Mission. The Awards range from $2500 to $5000 per annum. Checks are made out to the college or seminary or approved continuing education conference where the study takes place. For further information, please contact DMI at 704-849-0901, or DesertminInc@aol.com, or call Dr. Cromie directly at 704-846-1530. |