Boston Presbytery Newsletter for March 18

Notice of the Stated Meeting
of the Presbytery of Boston

Date/Time: Thursday March 18 at 7:00 PM
Location: Zoom Meeting

To receive the link to enter this meeting, you must register online in advance of the meeting. The link to register is available on our website here. That page also includes instructions for participating in the meeting through Zoom.

The meeting packet is now available you can find it on our website here. You can also click this link to access it directly.

Worship Offering
Our worship offering will be directed Martin Luther King Presbyterian Church
located in Springfield, MA. This congregation experienced a devastating fire
recently. Funds will help with the process of rebuilding. The order of worship is available on our website where you access the meeting packet. You can also click here to access it directly.

All teaching elders and ruling elders with the privilege of vote are expected to attend all presbytery meetings. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Stated Clerk, T. J. DeMarco at statedclerk@presbyteryofboston.org or 401-523-7417

Innovation Fund Grants

Do you have a creative new project that is creative, innovative and entrepreneurial? Does it mobilize the Presbyterian community to engage with its neighbors and the needs of the world in a way that will bring a fresh experience of Christ’s love to both the local and Presbyterian communities?

The Innovation Fund of the Synod of the Northeast provides funding to projects within our bounds in the Presbyterian Church (USA) in the Synod of the Northeast and seeks to fund projects that are particularly innovative and move the church forward.

The deadline for the Innovation Grant is quickly approaching - April 2, 2021. The applications will be reviewed at the May meeting of the Synod of the Northeast Mission and Ministries Commission. For the application and more information please visit: https://www.synodne.org/innovation-intro.

New! Resources for Re-Gathering

Links to the recordings of two webinars co-hosted by the Presbyteries of Boston and New England to help you think about your congregation's return to in-person worship are now available:

Vaccine and Regathering Part 1
provided information on the vaccine, herd immunity, and big picture questions to frame your community's discussion of returning to in-person worship inside a building.

Vaccine and Regathering Part 2
featured stories about different plans for return to worship from a wide variety of churches, framed by recommendations from the Wisconsin Council of Churches.

We will be offering a webinar after Easter to help churches think through the metrics and benchmarks they want to use to guide their return to in-person worship.

Seeking Stated Supply Pastor or CRE: During the past 12 months the Presbyterian church at Litchfield has experienced redevelopment in nearly all areas of congregational life. We are now ready and eager to go forward with a stated supply pastor who can give us 15 hours per week.

To apply contact the Clerk of Session: Joan Franklin, (603) 275-6806, weenywitch2@gmail.com. For more information or questions contact Session Moderator, Dr. David Pierce, (904) 772-4726, drdpierce@att.net.

Connect Throughout the Week: We have two opportunities during the week to connect for support and encouragement. The login information can be found in the Presbytery calendar on the website.

Mondays at 10:00 am
Tuesdays at 3:00 pm

Presbyterian Women Updates: The February 2021 issue of The Lighthouse is now available. Click here to read it.

The Presbyterian Women Churchwide Gathering for 2021 has been canceled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The 2021 Gathering Team is at work preparing an online national program and worship service. For more information please visit this website.

Note for all Clergy: Rev. Susan DeHoff has written a letter to clergy in the Presbytery regarding what pastors can do to help the Presbytery handle the financial stress it is facing. Click here to read the letter. Individual pledge forms related to the call in the letter can be found on our website here.