by Rev. Dr. Scott DeBlock | April 10, 2019 | | Blog
Dear Friends of Albany Presbytery, I want to thank you all for your friendship and care in my brief yet enjoyable 4-year sojourn in Albany Presbytery. As I write this, I am unpacking boxes in our new home in Scarborough, Maine as my wife Heidi is working at one of... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | April 10, 2019 | | Blog
Please share this information with all those interested in the work and opportunities happening in the Albany Presbytery. You may use the following URL to embed directly into your communications: https://albanypresbytery.org/march-26-presbytery-meeting/ The 322nd... Read more
by Rev. Ted Wright, HR | April 5, 2019 | | Blog
God works to change young lives through summer camps. Albany Presbytery is now accepting electronic applications for $150 grants. These grants will go directly to Christian summer camps in the names of, and toward the accounts of, eligible student attendees.... Read more
by Rev. Michael Burkley | March 13, 2019 | | Blog
Do you like to eat homemade bread? (Hot, right out of the oven with butter, or maybe toasted – yum!) If you do, you’d probably love to learn how to make homemade bread. It’s easy to do, and it doesn’t take all the much time in preparation (though you have to have... Read more
by Rev. Larry Deyss, HR | March 13, 2019 | | Blog, Peacemaking Task Force
The Season of Lent leads us into introspection on our relationship with God and neighbor. Scripture tells us that we are to love God with all our heart, soul, mind and strength and we are to love our neighbor as ourselves. In that commandment we find the context for... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | March 6, 2019 | | Blog
Standing in the grocery line, a cart full of food, she feels a chill. Patting her pocket, then pockets, she realizes, she doesn’t have her wallet. With a silent expletive she steps out of line. Deep breath, just breathe. Exhale. Her mind frantically rehearses, where... Read more
by Rev. Kathy Gorman-Coombs | March 5, 2019 | | Blog
The first time I travelled to Guatemala in 2007—with 11 other folks from Albany Presbytery—was a life-changing, amazing week. When it ended, I assumed that was it—a once in a lifetime trip. 12 years and 15 (I think—I may have lost count) trips later, it is clear that... Read more
by Rev. Beth Illingworth | March 5, 2019 | | Blog
Over the years I’ve had many occasions to think about the experience of compassion, an emotion we highly value as Christians. In that time I’ve come to believe our Western, American culture doesn’t truly understand how compassion works. We think compassion is... Read more
