by Rev. Beth Illingworth | October 14, 2019 | | Blog
One of my favorite ways of exploring the essential nature of things is to study the origins of significant words. For instance, when I accepted the position of Temporary Chaplain for the Presbytery, I researched the etymology of the word “chaplain”. I was enlightened... Read more
by Rev. Alexandra Lusak, HR | October 14, 2019 | | Blog
Throughout July, August, and much of September 2019, I was preparing for sale the home in Troy where I have lived for 19 years. Needing to cull much of what I accumulated during 28 years of ordained ministry and 75 years of life, I wanted to undertake the project in a... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | October 13, 2019 | | Blog
Caught in the spiral of a gymnast’s ribbon, generosity and gratitude dance ever closer to the Image of God. Generosity begets generosity and it elicits gratitude. September’s meeting invited us into gratitude’s and generosity’s dance. Open Spaces introduced the Small... Read more
by Rev. Paul Randall, HR | September 4, 2019 | | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
“Can these bones live?” (Ezek. 37:3) may be THE most urgent question for the future of planet earth in the coming decade. The question reflects the accelerated extinction of plant and animal species, including humans, from the earth – especially extinction caused by... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | September 1, 2019 | creation care | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
In January of this year, the Peacemaking Task Force presented a document to the Presbytery, “A Way Forward for Creation Care”, which was well received. The document opened with twelve brief statements of belief followed with a lifting up of the four key areas of the... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Office | August 28, 2019 | Youth | Blog, Youth
Among the nearly two dozen recipients of Campership funds for summer 2019 were this group of five teens from First United Presbyterian Church in Troy, New York, who all attended Camp Fowler in the Adirondacks. Each year, Albany Presbytery sets aside funds to help... Read more
by Charlotte Hasselbarth | August 26, 2019 | Presbyterian Women | Blog
Churchwide Presbyterian Women, through their Together in Service mission program, have pledged their support to Presbyterian Women in the Synod of Puerto Rico’s longterm recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane María. Hamilton Union’s Presbyterian... Read more
by Christy D'Ambrosio | July 27, 2019 | TrienniumYouth | Blog
On Monday, July 15, 2019, eighteen delegates boarded a bus at the New Covenant Presbyterian Church in Albany and drove overnight to Purdue University in Indiana to attend PYT (Presbyterian Youth Triennium). Youth delegates included: Matthew Taylor (Trinity); Sierra... Read more
