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HEARD
updates about the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Board of
Pensions from regional rep Ernesto Badillo.
LEARNED about the ministries of Kathleen Andress-Angi
and Joseph Angi, PCUSA mission workers in Hungary and
Lebanon.
WELCOMED Sandra "Sandy" Phillips to the presbytery
office staff. She is serving as Administration and
Finance Coordinator.
APPROVED three proposed amendments to the Book of
Order: 06-D -- Opening the Committee on Ministry to
Access by Commissioned Lay Pastors; 06-E -- Clarifying
Voting Rights of Members of the Synod; and
06-F -- Naming Certified Christian Educators as Mandated
Reporters of Child Abuse.
ELECTED
people to serve on presbytery committees.
RECEIVED a proposed policy for background checks of
ministers, commissioned lay pastors, presbytery staff,
and Christian educators. Action on the policy will be
taken at the January presbytery meeting.
HEARD
an update about the presbytery's Young Adult Volunteer
program and reflections from YAVs Eleanor Held (serving
at Norwood Church) and Mary Blacklock (serving at
Kennedy Heights Church).
CELEBRATED signs of transformation in the ministry of
Carmel Church: an annual health fair with over 3500
participants; a cooperative effort with Children's
Hospital providing outreach to young, first-time
mothers; and an increase in the number of community
children and youth who participate in the life of the
church.
APPROVED changes in calls:
Mary Ann Banning from Associate Pastor, Mt.
Washington to Pastor,
Mishawaka, IN
Susan Duker from at-large to Interim Associate Pastor, Mt.
Washington
Ronald Fritts from the Presbytery of Donegal to Interim Pastor,
Wyoming
Jean Holmes from at-large to Honorably Retired
J. Lance Jones from the Presbytery of Arkansas to Pastor, Venice
L. P. Jones from the Presbytery of Detroit to Pastor, Mt.
Washington
John Muntz from Interim Pastor, Mt. Washington to Honorably Retired
Charles Myser from at-large to Hospice Staff Chaplain, St.
Elizabeth
Medical Center
CELEBRATED the ministry of Patricia Linnemann (former
pastor, Calvary and Fairfax) upon her retirement.
WORSHIPED through a Taize prayer service, lifting up
joys & concerns and giving thanks for elders and
ministers whose earthly lives ended during the past
year. The offering was collected for hunger ministries
designated by Beecher Church and by West Chester Church.
CELEBRATED signs of transformation in the ministry of
Christ Church: improving facilities that better welcome
visitors and surpassing goals set to increase
membership, worship attendance, and church school
attendance.
APPROVED the 2007 Budget.
DISMISSED the administrative commission that installed
the Rev. Allan Lane as Pastor, Batavia First Church.
AUTHORIZED the celebration of the Lord's Supper at the
December meeting of Presbyterian Women of the
Presbytery.
RECEIVED a report from Anita Reed (Reading-Lockland) on
behalf of the commissioners to the most recent Synod
Assembly.
REFERRED a motion from James Carroll (Pleasant Run) to
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