May 23, 2010 – Revive! It’s even for Presbyterians

In This Issue Revive! It’s even for Presbyterians! Monmouth Presbytery Reminders News from our congregations More news at the Mission Cafe Upcoming Events Revive! June 11th – 13th Revive is a gathering and celebration for followers of Jesus, taking place over the course of one weekend this June. Those who heard Rev. Marcia MacKillop speak at our March meeting came away excited about the event. IT’S GETTING VERY CLOSE – REGISTER NOW! NOTE: Registration is by donation, rather than a registration fee (suggested donation for the entire weekend, including meals, is $99). However, scholarship assistance is available, so if you feel you need financial assistance, please  e-mail or call Phyllis Zoon at 201-910-7047. The Revive weekend will be a time for people who are tired of fighting the culture war, of letting our differences – theology, class, race, denomination – get in the way of our yearning to be a beloved community marked by unity, not uniformity. The events begin on  Friday evening and end with a celebration on Sunday afternoon. More about Revive! Quick Links Monmouth Presbytery Main Website Mission Cafe Monmouth Presbytery Clerk’s Corner Hunger Action and Advocacy Monmouth Presbytery e-News May 23, 2010 Pentecost Greetings! We’ve changed to a new format for the newsletter that we hope will be helpful to you (and easier for us). Other changes include a new look for the Mission Cafe. Watch for more changes as we work with this! Please send suggestions and comments to the Communications Team. Visit the Mission Cafe for the latest information. Monmouth Presbytery Reminders Terms of Call – Please mail them to Monmouth Presbytery, Attention: Barbara, P.O. Box 369, Tennent, NJ 07763-0369 or you may send them to Barbara via email. Annual Reports – Please mail them to Monmouth Presbytery, Attention: Barbara, P.O. Box 369, Tennent, NJ 07763-0369. Announcements, Upcoming Events,Classified Ads, or stories about your congregation – If you have any that you would like posted on our Website or inserted in our Newsletter, please email them to Barbara. Please note that we need the information you want posted (with or without pictures) in in the e-mail orin a Microsoft Word document. However, we cannot post PDFs on the Mission Cafe (only links to them) New at the Clerk’s Corner Check your church’s wireless microphones News and events from our congregations New York pianist/composer/vocalist Deanna Witkowski leads her trio in sacred jazz performances at First Presbyterian Church of Rumson on Sunday, 6 June at 9:45 am (worship service) and 2 pm (concert) This summer learn and practice Christian meditation at Lakehurst – 2nd and 4th Wednesday in June, July, and August Strawberry Festival – Saturday, June 5 from 4 to 8 p.m. in Cranbury Trinity Presbyterian Church and GreenFaith Co-sponsor Environmental Justice Bus Tour featuring visits to local area contaminated sites plus an intro to environmental health concerns News from the wider church at the Mission Cafe Evangelism = making Christ visible – it’s not that complicated – coming in June Presbyterians Today World Mission Updates: New mission co-worker commissioning; PW assists ministry to children in Iraq; Shenandoah Presbytery raising $2/member for world mission; 500 Korean “house churches” serving Korean Christian Federation; Columbia accompaniment program Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Updates: Call for Volunteers in Georgia; Tennessee Flooding; Call for Gift of the Heart Kits; Gulf Coast Oil Spill; and PDA on Facebook! Updates from the Peacemaking Program: Human rights in the Philippines, Standing with sisters and brothers in Iraq and more “Healthy Women Healthy Families” program helps church partners provide health education, preventive health service and medical care to women and children in Africa Digital technology is rapidly changing the way we communicate – it it all seems overwhelming, check out regional training opportunities from the Presbyterian Communicators Network – coming in October Following up on last year’s “Out of Africa” event – Publish What You Pay campaign makes the Huffington Post May newsletter from mission co-workers Bob and Kristi Rice in Congo Upcoming events See more dates Note: for regularly scheduled meetings of committees and other groups, please go to the Calendar page of the presbytery’s website May 27-30, 2010 – Multicultural Church Conference Revive! Justice Revival-June 11, 12, and 13 in Trenton, NJ. An exciting interfaith event inspired by the EnVision conference of June 2008 and the Sojourner Community’s call for national “Justice Revivals.” Speakers include Shane Claiborne (invited), Bart Campolo, Cornell West, and more. Saturday, June 5 – all day – Strawberry Festival at Cranbury Sunday, June 6 at 2 p.m. in Rumson – Deanna Witkowski Trio – also at  9:45 a.m. worship Saturday, June 19 - Ecumenical Family Picnic sponsored by NJ Council of Churches Tuesday, June 22, 5:30-6:30 p.m. (PRE-Presbytery meeting) at South Amboy – Fact Finding Forum Food for Thought – “A Ride Back Home“