Mission & Ministry (M&M) Teams
As the congregations of the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse begin to live into the new way of equipping churches to create, develop, perform, evaluate and fund Mission and Ministry, there will be a continually up-dated list of what teams have "bubbled up", how they are forming and whom to contact for details. This list may be found in publications of the Presbytery, at the Presbytery Office and on the website: presbycs.org
"OFFICIAL" M&M TEAMS
(13 have registered with Presbytery Coordinating Council - 12 are still active)
Circle of Wholeness
(Park Central PC, Skaneateles FPC)
To sponsor a monthly gathering of eight active clergy for creating community and restoring our souls.
Contact person is the Rev. Diana Brawley, home- 315 475-0489 or dbrawley@hotmail.com
Civil Rights Connection
(Park Central PC, Cazenovia FPC, Westminster PC Auburn)
To instill in young people the ideas of personal growth and humility. To teach them the values of nonviolence, patience, and determination which guided the civil rights activists and have them incorporate those qualities into their own lives. To have them acquire an awareness of the role that faith played in sustaining the Civil Rights Movement and give them a sense of how faith can bring comfort and direction to their own lives. To have them share the lessons of the Civil Rights Connection with their friends, fellow students, and other young people, thereby creating a kinder, more tolerant environment in their schools and communities. The Service Project, such as our Gulf Coast clean up, will bring a sense of satisfaction from physical work as part of a team for a noble cause and will instill in them a profound realization of their own many blessings.
Contact person is Nancy Laraine Hoffmann (Park Central Church), office- 315-443-4900 or crconnection@yahoo.com
Good Grief Groups
The purpose of this team is to help those suffering through loss and grief by providing an ongoing discussion group with a faith-based perspective on finding hope.
For further information or to join the Team, contact the Rev. Debra Thomas at 834-9212 or weedsportfpc@yahoo.com
Iona Mission Journey: August 5-13, 2006
(United Church of Fayetteville, Pebble Hill)
To take a group of adults to the Iona Community off the west coast of Scotland, where they will stay at the Abbey, a Benedictine Monastery from the 13th Century. The theme of discussions will be "What price politics?"
Contact: John Oldfield (Pebble Hill PC) h- 315-475-6251 or: johno@twcny.rr.com
See the website about the Iona Community: www.iona.org.uk
Korean Partnership
(Morrisville Community Church, The First United Church of Fulton, Fayetteville United, Mexico FPC, The Korean Church of Syracuse, Liverpool FPC, Sennett Federated Church, Baldwinsville FPC, Westminster PC Auburn)
To continue the international partnership with Pyongyang Presbytery, South Korea, in order to expand knowledge of evangelism and spirituality within the congregations of our presbytery; and to partner in mission projects around the world.
Contact persons are Steering Committee Co-Chairs: Linda Russell o- 315-253-3331 or LSRuss@aol.com (Westminster PC Auburn) , Robert Chambers (Mexico FPC) 315-625-4416 (no e-mail), and Jean Harshaw (Baldwinsville FPC & The Korean Church) cell- 315-383-0366 or h- 315-635-5189 or JLHarshaw1@aol.com
LAMP (Latin American Mission Project)
(Northminster, Park Central, Pebble Hill, Onondaga Valley, South, Robinson Memorial, Parish-Hastings, Fayetteville United, King Ferry)
Has had three mission trips to Campeche Presbytery, Mexico, since February 2004, for construction work, to teach Vacation Bible School, to supply theological books for a seminary, and to build relationships. A delegation from Campeche visited here in September 2004. Along with Southern Comfort M&M, a joint mission project with Campeche members was sponsored in Gautier, Mississippi in Feb. 2006. Afterwards, several Campechanos returned to Syracuse and Old Forge for a few days in order to experience winter. Exchanges will continue.
Contacts are: Dave Hoover (Northminster PC) h- eves. 315-458-8812 or e-mail: HooverFl@AOL.COM and Sandi Yingling (Park Central PC) h- 315-457-2259 or: slyingling@msn.com
Visit our web site: http://www.presbylamp.org
Older Adult Ministry
(Fulton, Robinson Memorial, Jamesville, Baldwinsville, Pebble Hill, LaFayette, Westminster PC Auburn)
Provides opportunities for: mission and fellowship among seniors; for seniors to deepen their spiritual life; for mutual support and networking among seniors as they deal with issues related to their next 30 years of life: retirement, care giving, health, sense of worth, end of life decisions, etc.; and to assist churches in developing older adult ministries. Since November, 2003, there have been two Fun Days and Retreats and work camp at Vanderkamp Center for seniors and interested others.
Contact: Enabler, Rita Hooper, (First United Church of Fulton), home 315-564-7107 or: twohoops2@juno.com
Presbyterian Southern Comfort
(King Ferry PC, South PC, Onondaga Valley PC, Park Central PC, Westminster PC Auburn)
To provide aid in the form of work teams to Mississippi in areas devastated by Hurricane Katrina. Other churches that are interested to-date are Marcellus FPC, PC of Otisco, and Baldwinsville FPC. Members of Campeche Presbytery, Mexico, helped in a joint mission of re-building during the February school break 2006. Another trip is being planned, probably in September 2006.
Contact person is Sandi Yingling (Park Central PC) h- 315-457-2259 or slyingling@msn.com
PYC Youth Ministry (Presbyterian Youth Connection)
(Presbytery-wide)
To promote youth ministry in our presbytery by organizing and offering two or more presbytery-wide youth events each year. Traditionally, youth retreats have been sponsored at Vanderkamp Center over Columbus Day Weekend and Martin Luther King Weekend.
Contact: Cyndi Fowler (Onondaga Hill PC), o- 315-492-2692 or: cmarblefow@twcny.rr.com and Karen Wolff (Pebble Hill PC) o- 315-446-0960 or: karenphp@twcny.rr.com
REACH (Reading Education at Church and Home)
(South, Onondaga Valley, Pebble Hill, FPCU Syracuse)
Provides academic enrichment after school and in the summer for children (grades 1-6), hosted at South PC during the academic year and Onondaga Valley PC during the summer. The theme is that REACH "opens a world of opportunities."
Contact: Evelyn Williams 315-445-9422.
Team for Inclusive Church (MMIC)
(Onondaga Valley PC, South PC)
To move toward an inclusive church: to study PC (U.S.A.) documents, policies and resources; and to examine models of churches in other presbyteries that implement the principles of the Covenant Network; to utilize tools within the community to implement dialogue groups between congregations and clergy of our presbytery and the greater community to further understanding of different experiences and views of diversity and inclusiveness; to advocate through the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse and the General Assembly for policies which will reflect the inclusive nature of God.
Contact person is Rev. Dr. Kathleen Waters (Fayetteville United Church), home- 315-488-7095 or revkaw@aol.com
Triennium Planning '07
(Weedsport, Onondaga Valley, Elmwood, Marcellus, Pebble Hill,
Auburn)
To assess, plan, facilitate, administer plans and activities for the Presbyterian Youth Triennium '07, to be held at Purdue University, Indiana.
Contact: Wendy Vanderstouw (Weedsport FPC) o- 315-834-9212 or wenavan@twcny.rr.com
Youth Abstinence and Family Values
(LaFayette, Chittenango)
To explore existing, or develop new: materials, programs, leadership training in order to promote abstinence among youth; and to encourage and support family values to counteract cultural and peer pressure that damages our young people. Churches or groups may ask for a brief presentation (10-12 minutes) which covers 1) why there is a need for such a team in the presbytery; 2) how the groups was formed and approved by the presbytery; and 3) the substantial progress so far in bringing this vital subject to the attention of the youth (and their parents) of our presbytery. A workshop was well received at the PYC Fall Retreat at Vanderkamp. A training for Clergy and Christian Educators, entitled "Christianity, Sex and Youth", will be held Apr. 27, 2006 for them to learn how to teach on the topic of sexual education/abstinence.
Contact person is Knowlton Foote, Ph.D. (LaFayette Columbian PC) h- 315-677-9029 or: kfoote1@twcny.rr.com He is co-chair along with Rev. John Kloepfer (LaFayette Columbian PC), 315-677-3293 or: Kloepfer@igc.org
[Revised 11/15/2007]
