As churches prepare for the fall, many are thinking about stewardship and wondering how to encourage generosity in this year of disruption. If you’d like an experienced, trained expert to offer advice and help to churches in your presbytery or
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2020/2021 Planning Calendars
Presbytery still has plenty of planning calendars! If you placed an order or would like to, please contact Tammy to make arrangements for pick up. Cost is $10 each.
New Blog available from Sid Burgess
Sid Burgess, honorably retired, has launched a blog: storytimerevisited.com, with Sid and the Rev Ralph. Sid says, “The purpose of the blog is to provide some distraction in the midst of this distressful pandemic and some light-hearted reading during the heat
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Project Empathy/Medical Debt
Medical debt is another burden on the poor. A Sunday School class at Southminster Presbyterian Church got the idea of trying to alleviate medical debt by raising money for RIP Medical Debt (ripmedicaldebt.org), a charity that forgives medical debt. The
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Update from Living River
While Living River is not able to have summer camp sessions this year, we welcome individuals and families who are looking for a day-trip or overnight adventure. Of course, everyone will follow state or county guidelines in place regarding COVID19. Living
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Pentecost Canpaign 2020
The Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley will have the Pentecost Canpaign again this year. Because of the COVID-19 virus and social distancing, we will be doing it a little differently this year. Churches that participate in the Pentecost Canpaign collect
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Habitat 2020
This year, 2020, the Presbytery will not be sponsoring a Habitat for Humanity house in the Birmingham area. Covid-19 has disrupted this year’s project. Habitat for Humanity-Birmingham will be doing some construction work in June and July. There is a
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Becoming a Matthew 25 Church
Matthew 25 Presbytery We currently know of three of our churches that have become a Matthew 25 church. If you have recently become a Matthew 25 church, would you please let the Presbytery office know? You may email Tammy to
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Matthew 25 Power Point Presentation
Below is the link for the Matthew 25 Power Point Presentation that Diane Moffett presented at our last Presbytery meeting.
Matthew 25 Presentation
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“Please read this statement from the Anti-Racism Committee of the presbytery in response to the murder of George Floyd.”
A Proclamation Renouncing the Murder of George Floyd Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley Presbyterian Church USA The Anti-Racism Committee of the Presbytery of Sheppards and Lapsley, Presbyterian Church USA, stands in the truth of society’s ills and the disease
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