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Michael Wilson (PYS. D., Human Services, Inc.) will discuss the reality of male depression: its causes and the obstacles that often keep men from receiving the treatment they need. He will also explain how retirement and unemployment may trigger depressive episodes.

Monday, November 23, 2009
6:30-8PM
Trinity Presbyterian Church, Woodbury
2125 Tower Drive     651-738-0045
www.trinitywoodbury.org

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions or comments.

Peace,

Cindy Ray

Presbyfest 2009 Planning Team

(651)285-0813

Register for the 2009 Annual Tentmaking Conference:Doing Ministry With Muddy Feet will be held Oct. 30-Nov. 1, at the Center for Development in MinistryUniversity of Saint Mary’s of the Lake, 1000 East Maple Ave., Mundelein, Ill. Conference leaders include: Lea McCloud, MATS, President of Alternative Gifts International; Fr. Frantz Cole, Development Officer for the Episcopal Diocese of Haiti and Priest-in-Charge of multiple parishes; Rev. Dr. Linda Wygant, Planter/Founder of Grace Seeds Ministry. Sponsored by the Association of Presbyterian Tentmakers (APT). A tentmaker-minister is one who divides the week’s working hours between two or more positions, one in service as a minister of the Word and Sacrament and the other in a secular position where one also celebrates the presence of God and shares the Good News there. Registration costs start at $75-$375. For details, go to: www.pcusatentmakers.org .

A conference for pastors and all church members interested in having a thriving church. An opportunity to be in dialogue with church leaders who are on the cutting edge of today’s church. Keynote Speakers: Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator of the 218th General Assembly of the PC(USA); J. Andrew Dearman, has traveled extensively in the Middle East and is an experienced archaeological researcher; Carol Howard Merritt, author of Tribal Church: Ministering to the Missing Generation. Worship Leaders: Richard and Trish Bruxvoort Colligan, known throughout North America for their retreats and concerts which explore the depths of spiritual life through music, worship and theology. Registration Cost: $75.00 (Limited to 125 participants) Place: Presbyterian Clearwater Forest, Deerwood, Minnesota. More information will be coming.

Revitalize Worship at Your Church! Looking for opportunities to renew or revitalize the worship life of your congregation? Consider one of these two events at United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities in New Brighton:

Bringing Global Music into Worship
Thursdays, Oct. 22, 29; Nov. 5, 12, 19, 7:00-9:00 pm
Messiah United Methodist Church in Plymouth, Minn.
 
Please follow this link for course and instructor descriptions.
Fee: $175.00, Click here to register
Questions:rflesner@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6138

Creating Significant Worship through Design and Collaborative Planning
Saturday, Nov. 14, 9:00 AM-3:00 PM
Steckel Learning Center at United Theological Seminary
 
Please follow this link for course and instructor descriptions.

Group Fee: $190.00 for teams of 3-5(lunch included)
Individual Fee: $65.00 (lunch included), Click to register
Questions:rflesner@unitedseminary.edu or 651.255.6138

Jerene, an elementary school principal and founder of ‘Pennies for Peace’ will speak about her son’s ongoing efforts to combat terrorism through secular education at St. Luke Presbyterian Church on Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m.  All are welcome.

Mortenson’s non-profit foundation, the Central Asia Institute (ikat.org), has built 78 schools serving 28,000 students in remote, politically volatile pockets of Pakistan and Afghanistan, and it runs nearly 50 others in regional refugee camps.

St. Luke is located ½ mile west of hwy 494 on Minnetonka Boulevard just behind Groveland School.

For more information contact:
Pastor Gwin Pratt
952-473-7378
gwin@stluke.mn

There are more than 400 passages in the Bible (spanning over 3000 verses!) that encourage Christ-followers to serve and be in relationships with those living in poverty. “Ultimate Compassion: God, Poverty, and Actions that Make a Difference” will help equip you, whatever your economic status, to understand the impact of poverty and decide how to respond.  Keynote speakers Greg Boyd, Sandra Unger, Jin S. Kim (PTCA Moderator) and Efrem Smith and practitioners from around the Twin Cities will be sharing their experiences and ideas at both large group sessions and workshops. Scriptures, stories and statistics will help you understand the impact of poverty and decide how to respond.

Dean Seal. Photo Courtesy of Minnesota Public Radio.

We recieved the following email from the Rev. Dean Seal, who fell ill late last month:

“Thanks so much for your prayers and that of the PTCA. I am out of hospital and at home, sleeping about 18 hours a day.

I was in an induced coma for 8 days- I’m not surre of much else, but I’ll get you a more full report in about three weeks.”

Please continue to keep Dean in your prayers.

Over the past 20 years Bruce Reyes-Chow has had the privilege of serving at all levels of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). He has also had great opportunities to provide leadership at a variety of events and conferences. Bruce is currently the pastor of Mission Bay Community Church in San Francisco and is in the vanguard of helping the wider church use technology such as social media to effectively communicate the gospel in our postmodern age. To learn more about Bruce, visit his website at
www.mod.reyes-chow.com .
  Randolph Heights is located at 435 Hamline Ave. in St. Paul.

Registration and a continental breakfast begin at 8:30 a.m. and the class runs to about 3:00 p.m.

There is a $50.00 fee which includes lunch.

Please contact Sandy Gray at ssgray@peoplepc.com to register.

Level 1 training is given to all newly ordained pastors, pastors new to the Presbytery , as well as Candidates, Inquirers, elders, deacons, youth workers and church employees.