There are two more webinars in the Faith Formation in the Future series.

Formation for Christian Living in a New World Tuesday, August 24, 2021 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (Eastern Time) Presenter: John Roberto- We form people in the practices of the Christian way of life by drawing upon the wisdom of the Bible and Christian tradition, and connecting the practices to the “signs of the times” – the struggles, joys, needs, and hungers of people and communities today, and equipping people with the skills and ways to live the practice in their daily life. The webinar will present the vision and tools for designs for designing Christian practices formation programs. There will examples of curriculum approaches, program designs, and learning activities that churches can use. John Roberto is president of Lifelong Faith Associates and has spent a lifetime working in faith formation— teaching, writing, researching, and consulting. He founded Lifelong Faith Associates in 2006 to continue his work. His latest publications include Faith Formation with a New Generation, Families at the Center of Faith Formation, Seasons of Adult Faith Formation, Reimagining Faith Formation for the 21st Century, and Generations Together. His website is www.LifelongFaith.com. 

Planning for 2022 and Beyond: A Faith Formation Planning Clinic Tuesday, September 28, 2021 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm (Eastern Time) Presenter: Catherine (Catzel) LaVecchia This webinar is in the form of a clinic to guide churches in developing a plan for post-pandemic faith formation using the ideas and strategies presented in the webinars. The goal is to help each church build a plan, build capacity for implementing the plan (support systems, resources, people, etc.), and develop the strategies for implementing the plan. Catherine (Catzel) LaVecchia is the Director of Lifelong Learning at Church of the Presentation, Upper Saddle River, NJ. She has served in various ministry capacities for the past 30 years, including youth ministry, family faith formation, and lifelong faith formation. Catzel is most passionate about parish ministries, ministering to the differently-abled, and creating effective and meaningful faith formation opportunities for all ages. She has also taught theology and spirituality to college students for many years. She has a Masters Degrees in Pastoral Ministry and Religious Education and a Certificate in Church Management from Villanova’s Center for Church Management.

To register go here 

Sponsored by the Presbyteries of South Carolina and the South Atlantic Puerto Rico region of APCE

Since 1988, Savannah Presbytery has offered the J. Richard Bass School of the Laity, a specialty program that has strengthened the faith and equipped the leadership of more than  320 graduates throughout our presbytery (and beyond). Over the past few years, courses have been opened to persons who would like to engage in single classes as well as to those who commit to the full, two-year program. During the pandemic, we moved this program online, and NOW- NEW FOR OCTOBER 2021 - 
we are offering a Hybrid Program where registrants can CHOOSE to participate IN-PERSON OR ONLINE!                                                                                          

In-person classes will be held at St. Simons Presbyterian Church and Online participants will engage through Zoom but ALL will experience the best of SOL. We invite you to join us! Learn more and register HERE.

Peace At All Times in All Ways (I Thessalonians 3:16)

This is the theme for the 2021 Peace and Global Witness Special Offering taken on World Communion Sunday (the first Sunday in October).  The promotional period for this offering is September 5-October 3.  If you have not received a packet of resources, call 800-533-4371or go to HERE. 

The Village at Summerville will be hosting an Older Adult Recognition High Tea on Friday, October 1, 2021 at 3:30 PM at The Village of Summerville. We are inviting congregations, to select and submit a name of someone, or a couple, 65 and over, who have made or continues to make significant contributions to the life of their church and/or their community.

We will invite them, along with one of the Pastoral Staff and up to two family members to join them at this recognition.  We recognize that Older Adults continue to be the life-blood of most of our congregations.  As Simeon and Anna in Luke’s Gospel were honored by the gospel writer, we wish to honor these older adults who quite often are the prayer support, if not the visionaries of the church, bringing forward the ancient history and hopes of the past into the present, and even projecting prophetically what God will do.  

You can read the full letter, along with the required recognition form, HERE. Please be sure we have your submission no later than August 31.  

The National Presbyterian Older Adult Ministry Network (POAMN) Conference for 2021 is going VIRTUAL! SAVE THE DATE: October 26-28th, 2021 The conference theme is: Vibrant and Faithful Aging: Legacies Across Generations. This conference is featuring our longtime friends Donna and Dennis Haines from Kansas, leading our music and worship. The Keynote Speaker is Missy Buchanan, from Texas. Seven Workshop leaders bring a wealth of knowledge, wisdom, and experience in addressing the many aspects associated with aging. They include Richard Morgan, Kendra Oglesbee, Jim Kirk, Carolyn Mitchell, Mary Currie, Stephanie Fritz, and others. More about our leaders and their workshop titles will be posted on the POAMN website soon. A theme in these workshops is Story Telling and its importance in cultural healing and across generations. Please watch our website www.poamn.org for updates. The total cost for three days is only $75.00, and if your time is limited you will be able to use the passcode issued only to paid registrants to go back and watch them at your leisure.