Inprint-Summer 2013

InPrint
a publication of the presbytery of the twin cities area
Summer 2013
The PTCA Is...
Thoughts on the Identity and Future of the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area
Words from the Editor
InPrint
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In This Issue
6.13
In:Focus The PTCA Is...
In:Focus
The PTCA Is...
21
In:Spire
Our Spiritual Walk
10
In:sights
Views on Mission and Ministry
29
In:Form
News and Resources
14
In:Volve
Missional Stories
In:Focus
The PTCA Is...

In:Focus
Whats the Identity of the Presbytery of the Twin Cites Area?
In:Focus
Photo courtesy of iStockPhoto.
Connectionalism: The Presbyterian Way
In:Focus

Remembering Presbyfest
The PTCA isan Opportunity
In:Focus
Many Members...One Body
In:Focus
Called to Live Out our Mission
The PTCA at a Glance

26,500 26,000 25,500 25,000
24,500 Total Membership
24,000
23,500
23,000
22,500
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
In:Sights-Views on Mission and Ministry
Well done, good and
Remembering Mr. PTCA, Ward Sessing
d faithful servant
My friends, thank you for allowing me to walk with you on this journey. My prayer and Chargeis for your continued leadership and example of building unity in community. May God bless you and keep you always. Amen.
Ward Sessing, Final Address as Moderator of Synod of Lakes and Prairies -January 2009
The Story Behind Our Quiet Room
Gentle But Clear

The History of the PTCAs Disability Concerns Ministry
Disability Concerns Webpage Updated
In:Volve-Missional Stories
Westminster-Minneapolis Helps Break the Cycle of Homelessness
Nicollet Square.
Three PTCA Leaders Named Collegeville Institute Fellows
From left to right: Megan Gage-Finn, Joann Lee and Lucy Mungai.
NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX
PTCA Pix
Three PTCA Churches Plan Hospitality Houses to Open in 14
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1. At May Stated Meeting: Ruling Elder and Moderator Barbara Lutter congratulates Teaching Elder Betty Raitt for five years of perfect Presbytery Meeting attendance. 2. Also during the meeting, PCUSA Mission Worker Kurt Esslinger speaks to the Presbytery about mission, the Young Adult Volunteer program and his up coming move with his family to South Korea. 3. Teaching Elder Paul Moore participates in Ice Cream eating contest. 4. At the May Stated Meeting, Ruling Elder Barbara Van Loenen looks on while Ruling Elder Barbara Lutter speaks to the Presbytery. 5. Participants converse at Wired Church Forum at Bryn Mawr PC in Minneapolis. 6. People take part in Wednesday evening Summer Service at WestminsterMinneapolis.
Photo by Tom Northenscold
From gardens to pantries
Presbyterians Unite to Grow Vegetables for Food Shelves at First, South St. Paul
The brother-sister duo wanted to create an organization that helps children learn how to become fit and stay that way for life. At the same time, the children hoped to help the under-served in the community and throughout the US by providing humanitarian aid in the form of medical funding, sports equipment funding, and by providing swimming lessons to those children who could not otherwise afford them.
Tri To Change the World

One father + Two kids + One Triatholon = Helping kids near and far.
By Susan Moody
After participating in two youth triathlons that summer, Rob and Emma realized something: triathlons are fun.
About Tri to Change the World
In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk
Youth Ministry Does not exist
Our youth rooms, youth camps, youth services, youth directors and youth outreaches all show that we have been more than willing to prop up this madeup cultural category called adolescence. The church is not only guilty for helping legitimate this cultural category but also for helping create it in the first place. You could say that the church is to blame.
What might happen if we (the church) included them (youth) as adults, expected them to act and participate as adults? If our local congregations began (even if it was only on Wednesday nights and Sunday mornings) treating young people as adults, it might have huge ramifications on the rest of society.
Pain.
Dayton Avenue has a Messy Church

(And thats okay.)

Laying a Foundation with Gods Love: Building Schools and Changing Lives
Children in Niger prepare for school.
Presbyterian Women Meet in Rochester for Spring Gathering
School bags were given out at PW Spring Gathering.
In:Form-News and Resources
Presbytery SDOP Committee Looking for Racial-Ethnic Members
Around the presbytery
Presbyterians Join in Critical Conversations about Sex Trafficking

Upcoming Events
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Love God. Love neighbor. Let God take care of the rest.
This is the heart of Christs message and good news for the church today. Come to the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)s Big Tent event and discover for yourself how putting Gods first things first can bring rebirth and renewal to your church. For more information go to: www.presbyterianmission.org/ministries/bigtent

In the Resource Center
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Transitions
5-Year Ordination Anniversaries
Taize Cross Available for Worship
In:Deed-Final Thoughts
An Unusual (But Holy) Sunday Morning
In:Deed-Final Thoughts Meet the 2013-14 PTCA Moderator and Vice Moderator
The Rev. Dr. David Colby Moderator Thomas J. Ruter Vice-Moderator
Upcoming Events
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InPrint

a publication of the presbytery of the twin cities area

The PTCA Is...

Words from the Editor

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 2

Our Spiritual Walk

News and Resources

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 3

The PTCA Is...

Whats the Identity of the Presbytery of the Twin Cites Area?

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 5

Photo courtesy of iStockPhoto.

Connectionalism: The Presbyterian Way

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 6

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 7

The PTCA isan Opportunity

Many Members...One Body

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 8

Called to Live Out our Mission

The PTCA at a Glance

2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 9

In:Sights-Views on Mission and Ministry

Well done, good and

Remembering Mr. PTCA, Ward Sessing

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 10

In:Sights-Views on Mission and Ministry

In:Sights-Views on Mission and Ministry

The Story Behind Our Quiet Room

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 12

In:Sights-Views on Mission and Ministry

Gentle But Clear

Disability Concerns Webpage Updated

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 13

Westminster-Minneapolis Helps Break the Cycle of Homelessness

Three PTCA Leaders Named Collegeville Institute Fellows

inprint/presbytery of the twin cities area/ summer 2013 14

NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX

Three PTCA Churches Plan Hospitality Houses to Open in 14

Photo by Tom Northenscold

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From gardens to pantries

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NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX

Tri To Change the World

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About Tri to Change the World

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In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

NEWSLETTER TITLE Spring/Fall 20XX

Youth Ministry Does not exist

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In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

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In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

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In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

Dayton Avenue has a Messy Church

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In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk

In:Spire-Our Spiritual Walk