Charleston Atlantic Presbytery

Winter 2019 Stated Presbytery Meeting

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The Winter 2019 Stated Meeting for Charleston Atlantic Presbytery will be held Saturday, February 23 at 9:30 am at Westminster Presbyterian Church.  An orientation for commissioners will be held at 9:00am.

Please register below by February 18 to help presbytery staff, strategy team, and the Westminster congregation plan for the meeting.

We will present a video of presbytery joys.  Please send pictures of your church at work and ministry and worship and mission and education and fellowship (along with a brief one-line description) to dblackwelder@capresbytery.org by Wednesday, February 20 to be included.

Download the HANDBOOK, and ensure your church sends your elder and minister commissioners or requests an excused absence (bburger@capresbytery.org).

Lunch Menu:

Ham and Cheese Croissants with Fixings
Pickle, Assorted Chips and Fruit Cup
Cookie
Tea, Water

*Vegetarian and Allergy Option: Salad Fixings, Fruit Cup, Chips, Etc. (If you need a vegetarian or allergy option, please indicate that on your registration form.)

If you need childcare, please contact Barbara Burger (bburger@capresbytery.org) with the names and ages of children by Monday, February 18.

REGISTRATION:

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Puerto Rico Mission Trip

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CHARLESTON ATLANTIC PRESBYTERY
PUERTO RICO MISSION TRIP
March 9 – 16, 2019

The mission team will be working with the Rev. Danilie Hillerio, Local Disaster Response Coordinator from the Northwest Presbytery of Puerto Rico. Many of the worksites will be directed toward church needs and home reconstruction. Work will more than likely include painting, debris removal, door/window replacement, roofing, and other construction-type skills; BUT also important is those with a ministry of presence and have experience working with children and youth.

The group will be hosted through a local Villa, apartments with kitchen, double beds, bunk beds, and sofa beds.

Participants do not need to speak Spanish.
Participants do not need a passport.
The trip is limited to 20 people.

Cost: $1,500 (includes supplies, airfare, lodging, transportation, food)
$100 deposit due by January 15th; balance due February 1st.
Participants are encouraged to seek financial support from their home congregation and presbytery neighborhoods.

If you have questions, please contact Jeff Taylor (jefftaylor1954@yahoo.com or 803-517-8472)

If you would like to join our mission team, please complete the form below by December 15, 2018.  $100 deposit is due January 15, 2019; balance is due February 1, 2019. Checks should be made out to Charleston Atlantic Presbytery with “Puerto Rico Mission Trip” in the memo line.  If you prefer to mail in your registration, please download the REGISTRATION FORM and mail it to:

Jeff Taylor
c/o Charleston Atlantic Presbytery
2421 Ashley River Road
Charleston, SC 29414

or fax to 843-766-2804

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STEPS 2018

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Thank you to all of the participants, leaders, and volunteers that made Saturday’s STEPS event a success.  There were approximately 280 attendees from 34 churches in our presbytery.  We even had several guests from other denominations and presbyteries. Three of our seminaries (Columbia, Union, and Johnson C. Smith) provided leaders (professors and presidents).  Leaders from around the southeast and within our presbytery bounds shared their passions and gifts. From Louisville, we were blessed with the presence of our Stated Clerk, J. Herbert Nelson and Presbyterian Publishing Corporation provided our book store with a wonderful selection of books and curricula.  Participants got to hear the stories of Montreat Conference Center, Thornwell, Hands of Christ, SC Inn at Montreat, Partners for Just Trade, and more as they visited displays.  Leanne Van Dyk delivered a powerful and meaningful message in morning worship (you can view it HERE), and Cecelia Armstrong officiated our closing worship as we sang spirituals and celebrated the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.  We are grateful to the Session and members of the Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church for hosting our event and the many volunteers that help make the day enjoyable.  A special thanks to the hard working 2018 STEPS Planning Team: Marilyn Muckenfuss (co-chair), Sue Mathews (co-chair), Liv Cappelmann, Pat Jones, Laurey Murphy, James Rogers, Julia Royall, Kim Trimboli, and Martha Trussell.  Your feedback is very helpful to our planning, so if you would like to share your thoughts and suggestion about this and future STEPS events, please email them to Pie Mikell, pmikell@capresbytery.org.  Also, if you are interested in serving on the 2019 STEPS Planning Team, let Pie know.  The planning team has about twelve meetings (mainly September to May, August) on weekday mornings.  Mark your calendars for STEPS 2019- August 24th as your presbytery will be Studying, Teaching, Equipping, Praying, and Serving together once again.