Pine Street VOLUME 31 | ISSUE 9
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
SEPTEMBER 1, 2011
Education Matters by Ron Poorman
INSIDE THIS ISSUE
The Adult Education and Spiritual Formation Committee has worked over the summer to plan educational events for adults to experience in their continuing spiritual journey. Here is a sketch of some of the planned events. BAGELS AND BELIEF will continue this year beginning on October 2, 2010, at 9:40 a.m. It will continue on the first Sunday of each month, except for December. This year we will take a fresh look at some of Jesus’ key parables using J. Ellsworth Kalas’ book Parables from the Backside. A listing of topics and presenters is on page 2. You may want to order a copy of the book in October. You may also order your own copy at www.cokesbury.com for $9.25. LUNCH AND LEARN with Mark Englund-Krieger on Sunday, October 9th at 12:30 p.m. will consider the new changes to the Book of Order. The Book of Order is the governing document of the Presbyterian Church(USA), and amendments to the Book
of Order were approved by the General Assembly in 2010. Those amendments were then voted on by all Presbyteries of the denomination. Of particular interest are Amendment 10-1, which proposed a new form of government for the church; and Amendment 10- A, which removed the language about ordination “…live either in fidelity within the covenant of marriage between a man and woman…or chastity in singleness.” As you might guess, this latter amendment is a hot topic of conversation in many of our churches. Following a light lunch, our Executive Presbyter will talk about the implications of these amendments for local churches. BIBLE STUDY IN HOMES DURING LENT A Lenten study of See Education on page 2
Encounter: a New Adult Education Experience By Pastors Russell Sullivan and Alex Lang
Interested in an encounter with the Christian faith that helps you grow in knowledge and belief? Or maybe you are seeking a fresh encounter with the Christian faith? Pastors Alex and Russell want to invite you to a new Sunday morning class and an experience that will help to foster that kind of encounter. See Encounter on page 2
Session Notes. . . . . . . . . . . 2 DDB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 September Calendar. . . . . . 5 September Scripture. . . . . . 6
SEPTEMBER at a Glance Rally Day . . . . . . . . . . . . Sep 11 All Church Picnic. . . . . . Sep 11 Bible Study begins . . . . Sep 21
PSL Deadline Change for Next Month Articles, photos and items of interest for the October issue of Pine Street Life are due by September 13, 2011. Please e-mail to Sue Black at BL3COL@aol.com Dealine will return to the 15th for the November issue