Volunteer
or Mission Opportunity
Presbyterian Homes and Family Services provides residential services
for adults with intellectual disabilities and for children and teenagers
in need. The organization fills a gap where governmental organizations or
other nonprofit are unable to help. If you are looking for a different place
to volunteer or serve in mission, contact Liz Spewak to talk about how
you and your group can serve. Contact Liz: lspewak@phfs.org.
Website Design Class Set
The Communications Committee has set Saturday, March 13 as the
date for the first website design class for 2010. Class instructor, Patrick
Lanaghan, will begin the class with basic principles using Microsoft Front
Page 2003 as the model. Registration begins at 8:30am and class begins at
9:00am. A light lunch is provided and the afternoon session will conclude
around 2:00pm.
To register, contact Patrick at patrick@lanaghan.com.
Time to Order Books
To order Books for church officers, committees and other groups, download
the form online at www.shenpres.org/forms.html
, complete it and return it WITH YOUR PAYMENT to the presbytery office
no later than April 30th. These include Book of Order, Book of Confessions,
Mission Yearbook and Children's Mission Yearbook, and Planning Calendars.
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Register NOW for
2010 Baja Mission Trip
Registration is open for the 2010 Baja Mission Trip - July 25-31,
2010. This will be the 11th year teams from Shenandoah have gone to Baja
to build houses for the Oaxacan native people. Although the trip is organized and planned under
the oversight of the Highland Augusta Mission Community, this trip is
OPEN TO THE WHOLE PRESBYTERY.
Plan now to get a group together from your church
and sign up to go to Baja in July. Registration DEADLINE is April 1,
2010.
Registration forms, Frequently Asked Questions, and
Trip Reports from past years are online at www.shenpres.org/mc/mce1.html
Professional Development
Grants
The Professional Development Committee is now accepting applications for
Grants for the 2010 year. The deadline is April 15, 2010. The application
form is online under the Forms/Scholarships link on the home page of the
website.
Applications are also being accepted for
the West Virginia Fund. The application and Guidelines are also available
at the same link above. Application deadlines for this Grant is April 16,
2010.
Strong Ministers Program
Grants
Applications are now being accepted for the Strong Ministers Program Grants.
Download the application at www.shenpres.org/StrongMin.html.
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It's Souper Bowl Time for
2010!
Although the big game is over, contributions continue to grow as churches
and groups report the results of their campaigns. Check the latest amount
out at www.souperbowl.org.
It's a youth event for hunger and they want to change
the world and make sure everyone gets enough to eat.
Camp & Conference Scholarships
Applications for Camp and Conference Scholarships for 2010 are now being
accepted by the Funds Administration Committee. Download the form under the
Scholarship/Grant link on the home page of the presbytery website. Application
deadline is May 15, 2010.
Moffett Grant Applications
Open
The Moffett Grant Fund Committee is now accepting applications for the 2011
year programs. The application deadline is October 1, 2010. Download the
form from the presbytery website under the Scholarship/Grants link.
Next Presbytery Meeting
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Cooks Creek Church
Harrisonburg, VA
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