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April 2010Volume Four, Issue Four
EMerge: Monthly
A Publication of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
Signing Up for GA
During the March 2010 Pres-bytery Meeting, Julie Flingai,left, the Project Assistant forthe Committee on Local Ar-rangements of the 219thGeneral Assembly, helps pro-spective volunteer register tohelp prepare for the upcom-ing meeting this summer inMinneapolis.
Report of the Moderator Presbytery Looks for New Treasurer
By Paula Sanders y Chaz
Ruark
The days towards General Assembly are getting shorter and shorter. In my role as ExecutiveCoordinator, I’ve been going around the Presbytery asking for volunteers to help before and dur-ing General Assembly. The response has been great! Thanks for all who have already signedup to participate.That said, I need to ask a favor: can we borrow your voice on July 4
th
?The Committee of Local Arrangements is in the beginning stages of putting together a
MASSCHOIR
for the Opening Worship service at the Minneapolis Convention Center on July 4
th
. Indi-viduals are welcome to be a part of the mass choir as well as entire church choirs. There will berehearsals prior to the event and we hope that church choirs will practice at home. Please checkthe COLA website (www.cola2010.org
) for details. Music has been chosen and will be avail-able to church choirs in two weeks, so stay tuned. If you’re interested in lending your voice,please contact COLA atga219cola@gmail.com.
Rev. Paula Sanders is the Executive Coordinator for the Committee on Local Arrangements of the 219
th
General Assembly in Minneapolis.
Inside Note
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Can we bor-row your voice on July 4
th
?
Plugging In Without Shorting Out
April 16-18, Des Moines, IA
Churches using new technology and social networking aregetting the upper hand on attracting members. Workshopspeakers will help congregations to embrace technology without blowing up the church! This three-day conference issponsored by the Transformation Team of the Des MoinesPresbytery and will be held at the Downtown Des MoinesMarriot. Cost is $150 if registering before March 15. Smalland rural church members are encouraged to attend. Go to www.presbyteryofdesmoines.orgfor information flier andregistration form.
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Read the highlights of theMarch 2010 PresbyteryMeeting in Roseville, MN.
Page Ten
Kara Root muses on being both aminister and a mother. Jin S. Kim, moderator for thePresbytery, shares his thoughts.Inside Note Page 2 Washington PC(USA) OfficeChooses Gets New LeaderPage 12Transitions Page 14Portland for GA-222; Over-ture on College MinistryPage 15Presbybriefs Page 17Positions Available Page 20Events Calendar Page 21
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Contents: April 2010
Page Eleven
Think St. Patrick’sDay is all about wearing green?Irishman NeilCraigan remindsus of the real St.Patrick and whathe means for thechurch.
Page Sixteen
The Presbyterian Women of the PTCAmeet for their SpringGathering on April24.
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