News for the Network
Prayer for Peace in Gaza
The following statement was released Dec. 30 by Bruce Reyes-Chow, moderator, Gradye Parsons, stated clerk, and Linda Valentine, executive director, General Assembly Council:
Even as we celebrate the birth of the Prince of Peace, we are anguished by stories of violence and conflict once again in Gaza. Citizens and soldiers, young people and old are wounded and killed. We see how violence begets violence, as an eye for an eye leads not to peace, but to deeper blindness. We pray fervently for peace, for a New Year marked by a willingness and commitment to put violence aside and a desire and dedication to seek new relationships of peace. We pray that governments and leaders here and there and around the world will use whatever
influence they may have as peacemakers, and that we, too will have courage and faith to pray without ceasing and to be agents of justice and peace for all.
Terri Bate to head funds development ministry for General
Assembly Council
Terri Bate has joined the staff of the General Assembly Council (GAC) as the director of the funds development ministry. Bate, a member of Christ Presbyterian Church in Canton, Ohio, brings extensive experience to the position; she has served Outward Bound as national director for individual giving, as well as Habitat for Humanity International as senior director for major gifts, following nine years as executive director for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Canton.
Bate began her service with the GAC in mid-November and immediately joined a delegation to Guatemala and Nicaragua with Hunter Farrell, director of World Mission, and Karen Schmidt, deputy executive director for Communications and Funds Development for GAC, to see first-hand the impact of Presbyterian mission around the world, and to connect with
mission co-workers.
Bate will be based in Canton and will oversee the work leading to, and the implementation of, a comprehensive funds development plan to support the World Mission work of the GAC.
PC(USA) Mission Yearbook launched in new formats
21st century
tools provide access to 117-year-old publication
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mission Yearbook for Prayer & Study, which dates back to 1892, is now available in formats never dreamed of by our Presbyterian ancestors. In addition to the traditional printed version, the 2009 yearbook is now also available as a podcast, through a Web site, through an RSS feed or by email.
“We’ve taken the heritage of the book and shaped it for new generations,” said Billie Healy, editor.
Access the Mission Yearbook in these new ways — see daily readings online, subscribe to receive readings by email or get information on
downloading podcasts or subscribing to an RSS feed (Really Simple Syndication).
Visitors to the Web site can view that day’s reading or access readings for any other day of the year. The online readings include links to presbyteries and email addresses for individuals appearing on prayer lists.
The printed version of the yearbook and the Children’s Mission Yearbook (available only in print) can be ordered through Presbyterian Distribution Services by calling (800) 524-2612, or by visiting the Mission Yearbook Web site.
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