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 Updates from the Presbytery
NEW – Treasurers Information: The July 2010 year-to-date giving recaps of Per Capita and General Mission / Special Offerings are now available for review on the Presbytery website under “Documents” and then “Treasurer’s Information”. You can also copy and paste the following link into your internet browser to review the recaps: Link to Treasurer’s Information Going forward, the giving recaps will be updated and uploaded onto the Presbytery web site on a monthly basis. Each month, the Treasurer should review the information to ensure they are in agreement with the latest remittance figures. If there is a discrepancy, please contact Howard Dunbar as soon as possible (732-446-7605, ext. 12). Please note that giving recaps will no longer be emailed or mailed to the Treasurers, Clerks of Session or Ministers.
Church on the Hill in Ocean has invited the presbytery to a dinner on Wednesday, August 18 to meet and greet PC(USA) mission co-workers Christi and Jeff Boyd. Please remember to R.S.V.P.the church office with the total number of attendees from your church.
Please remember to send Terms of Call and Annual Reports to Monmouth Presbytery, PO Box 369, 446 Tennent Road, Tennent, NJ 07763-0369
Please e-mail announcements, upcoming events, and classified ads to Barbara
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 Christi and Jeff Boyd, Presbyterian Church (USA) Mission Workers in Cameroon, will visit Monmouth Presbytery in August. You are invited to share in the ministry of Christi and Jeff in worship, at a special event for Youth, over food, in the garden, and more. If your congregation doesn’t have a connection with a PC(USA) mission worker, this is a great opportunity to hear about the amazing things happening around the world through World Mission!
- Sunday, August 15 at 9:15 a.m. – Worship at First PC, 4 East River Road, Rumson
- Tuesday, August 17 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. “Sandwich Seminar” at Plumsted Presbyterian Church, 14 Front Street, New Egypt
- Tuesday, August 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. – “Eat and Greet” at Allentown Crossroads Youth Center – pizza, ice cream, post-Triennium conversation, and “The Africa Game”
- Wednesday, August 18, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. Supper and Sharing at Church on the Hill, 10 Cold Indian Springs Road, Ocean – supper and sharing are free, but please R.S.V.P. by Sunday, August 8
- Saturday, August 21, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Westminster PC Garden, 94 Tindall Road, Middletown – tour the new PAR (Plant a Row for the Hungry) Garden, visit with representatives from Rutgers University Master Gardeners of Monmouth County, meet and greet Christ and Jeff Boyd, hear from Westminster’s Garden Team about how to start a garden at your church, learn what’s happening with the Food Sovereignty initiative in Cameroon.
- Sunday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. – Worship at Church on the Hill, Ocean
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Calendar of Events
Note: for regularly scheduled meetings of committees and other groups, please go to the Calendar page of the presbytery’s website
August 8, 2010 – Homelessness/Affordable Housing Sunday
Aug. 10, 2010 – Jump Start Your Fall Planning - 6:30pm – 8:30pm – Presbytery of Monmouth
August 13-22, 2010 – PC(USA) missionaries Jeff and Christi Boyd from Cameroon will visit Monmouth Presbytery
- Sunday, August 15 at 9:15 a.m. - Worship at First PC, 4 East River Road, Rumson
- Tuesday, August 17 from 12:30 to 2 p.m. “Sandwich Seminar” at Plumsted Presbyterian Church, 14 Front Street, New Egypt
- Tuesday, August 17 from 5 to 7 p.m. – “Eat and Greet” at Allentown Crossroads Youth Center – pizza, ice cream, post-Triennium conversation, and “The Africa Game”
- Wednesday, August 18, 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. – Presbytery Dinner – Supper and Sharing at Church on the Hill, 10 Cold Indian Springs Road, Ocean – supper and sharing are free, but please R.S.V.P. by Sunday, August 8
- Saturday, August 21, 10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. at Westminster PC Garden, 94 Tindall Road, Middletown – tour the new PAR (Plant a Row for the Hungry) Garden, visit with representatives from Rutgers University Master Gardeners of Monmouth County, meet and greet Christ and Jeff Boyd, hear from Westminster’s Garden Team about how to start a garden at your church, learn what’s happening with the Food Sovereignty initiative in Cameroon.
- Sunday, August 22 at 10:00 a.m. – Worship at Church on the Hill, Ocean
Aug. 27, 2010 - Benefit Concert – ‘Friends Of Susan Lisle’ - Hope Presbyterian Church, 1189 Hope Rd. Tinton Falls, NJ 07724 – 7 pm with Reception to follow.
Wednesday, September 15, 7-8:30 p.m. Forum on Ocean County homelessness – Date and Location TBA
Saturday, October 2, 2010 at First PC, Matawan – Spaghetti for the Soul – a conference for women
Saturday, October 16, 2010 at Hope Presbyterian Church, Tinton Falls – Presbyterian Women of Monmouth Fall Gathering
Sunday, Nov. 14 – Watchung Ave. Presbyterian Church, N. Plainfield and Monday, Nov. 15 – Drew Theological School, Madison – Ground for Hope-New Jersey – Environmental Education and Leadership for Clergy, Laity, Seminarians, and Seminaries
April 8 – 10, 2011 – Women’s Retreat – Camp Johnsonburg Presbyterian Center
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