 The Presbyttery Office will be closed on Monday, May 27th, 2013 in observance of Memorial Day.Presbytery staff sends best wishes for a safe Memorial Day and a restful summer.
Wendy, Paul, Ilene and Cathie
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The next Stated Meeting of Presbytery will be held on Tuesday, June 11, 2013 at the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville, 2688 Main Street, Lawrenceville, NJ
Meeting, Mission Fair and Dinner
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NEW! BE A PART OF THE PRESBYTERY COMMUNION SUNDAY CLERGY EXCHANGE
The Presbytery of New Brunswick's first Presbytery Communion Sunday Clergy Exchange is slated for Sunday, October 13. Sponsored by the Presbytery Council's Communications and Connections Team, Presbytery Communion Sunday is designed to extend to the Presbytery of New Brunswick the sense of Christian unity that will be celebrated around the world on World Communion Sunday, which will be Sunday, October 6.
For Presbytery Communion Sunday, congregations are invited to host a visiting Presbytery of New Brunswick parish clergyperson to preach and/or a visiting Presbytery of New Brunswick specialized clergyperson to give a minute for mission about one of the many ministries undertaken within the presbytery. Parish clergy are invited to preach in another Presbytery of New Brunswick church, while specialized clergy are invited to travel to a Presbytery of New Brunswick congregation to share more about their own various ministries.
The Communications and Connections will help facilitate the exchange by matching interested host congregations with interested parish and specialized clergy. Hopefully, Presbytery Communion Sunday will help the congregations and clergy of the presbytery build new and stronger relationships that will help the whole presbytery cultivate a more unified witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in Central New Jersey.
Will you be a part? Clergy can click here and congregations can click here by August 1 to sign up. Matches will be made by August 15.
Want more information? Please email the Communications and Connections Team at presbyterycommunion@gmail.com.
(No honoraria for visiting clergy are expected: the program anticipates that all clergy participating in Presbytery Communion Sunday will be compensated as they usually are for their pastoral services, with mileage to their host congregations being paid by the organization that normally reimburses for mileage to presbytery-related events.)
A memorial service for Rev. Carolyn Nicholson, Dean of Students Emeriti at Princeton Theological Seminary and long time member of New Brunswick Presbytery who passed away this past April 8, 2013, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 26 at Nassau Presbyterian Church with a reception following the service.
The Presbytery Office is now located at 820 Silvia Street in Ewing, NJ 08628. Our phone numbers are 609/882-9521, 609/882-9522, and 609/882-9523. Our fax number is 609/882-9524. Our website has remained the same and staff emails have remained the same.
Please click here for a printable map to the new office. It is off the beaten path a bit, so this map may be useful to anyone who is heading to the office.
WELCOME TO THE PRESBYTERY OF NEW BRUNSWICK
We greet you in the name of Christ inviting you to browse our website and to contact us if you have any questions. Our historic presbytery was organized in 1738 and has been a vibrant member of the Presbyterian family for more than two centuries with the oldest of our organized churches being founded in 1688. The forty one churches that make up our presbytery are located in urban, suburban, and rural areas and each congregation is involved in mission and ministry throughout their communities, our state, and world.
We affirm in our Corporate Mission That:
God calls us to be a joyful discerning community of faith
engaged in the transforming ministry of Jesus Christ in the world.
In our Vision we strive to be:
An exciting learning community of congregations and other ministries
keeping alive and telling the stories of our faith
discerning and acting upon our spiritual gifts seeking and celebrating diversity
with
A contagious sense of the Holy Spirit working in and through
individuals, congregations, communities and society
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PRESBYTERY OF NEW BRUNSWICK SANDY RECOVERY TEAM -
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BAYARD STREET COMMUNITY FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM
22A Joyce Kilmer Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
732-247-0384
A lot is going on at Bayard Street Presbyterian Church – There are five other congregations sharing their space to spread the good News of Jesus Christ. They are blessed to be able to feed about 150 people in the New Brunswick community every month! This started with the Holy Spirit speaking to Bayard Street Presbyterian Church Pastor, Rev. Bodnar saying they should fulfill the need of hungry families and individuals in New Brunswick. That was two years ago with about 30 people attending, well fast-forward to 2013 and they have about 150 people attending the last Saturday of the month BAYARD STREET COMMUNITY FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM. Those volunteering for this feel it is truly is a blessing to be able to provide this service to the community under the auspices of the Presbyterian Church but bittersweet as it seems the demand for food and assistance grows every month. About 15 volunteers work passionately everyday of every month to help those in the community.
Bayard Street Church is looking for donations of food and gently used clothing from our brother and sister Churches in the New Brunswick Presbytery?
Please click on the link below for Bayard Street Presbyterian Church Newsletter: http://bayardstreetpc.com/newsletter/.
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Please click here to read about updates. Click here to read a prayer from Walter Brueggemann's book, Prayers for a Privileged People."
Please click here to read the latest report and to view pictures of supplies being given to the refugees.
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The vision for the Bethany House of Hospitality (BHOH) Community Garden became a reality through partnerships between the Urban Mission Cabinet Inc., The Crisis Ministry, and Isles. In addition, volunteer efforts from urban and suburban congregations, businesses, and a number of supporting organizations played a central role in the success of this garden project.
Please click on the link below for information about the Kickstarter Project for the Bethany House:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/500126796/bhoh-bethany-house-of-hospitality-community-garden
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HAITI MISSION To download information about the Presbytery of New Brunswick Mission Committee's recent trip to Haiti and ways you can become a part of this mission, please click here.*******
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Quick Links
Click here to download the Church Treasurer's Manual compiled by the Churchwide Fiscal Officers Meeting PCUSA
The 2013 Per Capita is $28.22.
The breakdown is as follows:
General Assembly = $6.87
Synod = $3.90
Presbytery = $17.45
The mileage rate for business miles as of January 1, 2013 is 56.5 cents per mile, according to the IRS.
Click here to download the Holiday Schedules observed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick Office for 2013 and 2014
Click here to download the Current Plan of Presbytery (November 8, 2011)
Click here to download the Administrative Manual for New Brunswick Presbytery (as of September 2011)
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