Bulletin Board

Dear Glacier Pastors and Glacier Presbytery
Leadership:

Below is an email I received from a director of youth and children's minister from Oregon seeking a mission opportunity in Glacier presbytery. Please take a look and get in touch with Beth Keys if you have such a need in your church or community.

Peace, Scott

Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:27:32 -0800
Subject: Youth Summer Mission Trip
From: Beth Keys <bethk@laurelpres.org>
To: jscottanthony@yahoo.com

Dear Mr. Patterson and Rev: Anthony

I was recently given your names by George Goodrich.
He was suggesting I contact you about any possibilities for a Youth Summer Mission Trip in your area.

My name is Beth Keys and I am the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministry at the Presbyterian Church of Laurelhurst in Portland, Oregon. PCL is a small urban church that has been taking our youth on Summer Mission Trips for the last 20 years. For the second year we will be making this trip in conjunction with Aurora Presbyterian Church, a small semi-rural church about 30 miles south of Portland. I am now in search of our work site for summer 2008.  

Would there be a work project or a community program in your Presbytery that might be in need of help from a group of youth – middle school and senior high age – and their chaperones for a week this summer? We have scheduled this year's trip for July 26 through August 3 including travel. We have served churches and communities throughout the west, from Central California to British Columbia, from the Pacific coast to western Montana, Nevada and New Mexico. Two years ago we took our group to the Katrina ravaged Mississippi Gulf Coast where we worked on homes and a church in various stages of reconstruction.  We are used to sleeping on the floor at a church and preparing all our own meals.

This year we are interested in serving a church or community similarly in need of our help but a bit closer to home. The youth wish to do manual labor type work that might include painting projects, minor repair work, demolition, or yard work.

I would really appreciate knowing of any projects, communities or congregations that you think we might serve. What would the specific project be and where would it be located.I make a number of contacts to gather project possibilities and then allow the youth to choose the one for which they feel they are most needed and best suited.  I hope to present the possibilities from which they may choose at a gathering of the youth from both churches on March 9.
 
I can be reached at:
Email: bethk@laurelpres.org
Phone: 503-232-9129 (CH), 503-620-9308 (H),
503-351-7726 (Cell)  

Thank you for you assistance.
Beth Keys

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3rd Annual Glacier Men's Conference April 19, 2008 Glacier Camp 8:00 a.m to 2:30 p.m. God's Men Praising Him Through Worship,Deeds, and Love

Session Speakers Reverend Kirk Kestler Pastor First Presbyterian Church Conrad, MT B.S. Bethany College, Santa Cruz, CA M. Div. Fuller Theological Seminary Th.M: Princeton Theological Seminary Reverend Brian Marsh Co-Pastor First Presbyterian Church Missoula, MT M. Div. Princeton Theological Seminary Worship and Music Reverend Scott Anthony Pastor Mountain Lakes Presbyterian Church Seeley Lake, MT B.S. Biola University M. Div. Fuller Theological Seminary Conference Objectives To look at the times in men’s lives when they need to learn to forgive themselves and others; Times that challenge men to show grace and forgiveness to those who are offensive; Times when someone asks for and deserves our forgiveness; Times when someone does not know that they have offended and needs our forgiveness; Times when someone offends us and does not want our forgiveness; To show how barriers between you and others are also barriers between you and God’s love and grace.

Conference Schedule Morning 8:00-9:00 Registration, breakfast and fellowship Reverend Anthony 9:00-9:20 Worship Service     SESSION 1 9:20-10:30 Reverend Kestler Showing grace and mercy to those who ask for forgiveness 10:30-10:45 Break/ Fellowship     SESSION 2 10:45-11:55 Reverend Marsh Forgiving those who don’t know they have offended you. 11:55-12:50 Lunch and Fellowship     AFTERNOON SESSION 3 12:50-2:00 Reverend Kestler Forgiving those who do not want your forgiveness. 2:00-2:30 Reverend Anthony Worship and Communion Each session includes time for small group study and corporate discussion of session materials. Bring your bible. COST $30.00 Includes breakfast, lunch, facility use fees and all conference materials (overnight accommodations are available at the lodge at additional cost). Registration Deadline; April 9, 2008 CONTACT: Francis Davidson Tel: (406)883-1651 Email: francisd@centurytel.net