by Albany Presbytery Communications | February 11, 2021 | | Blog, Mission, News
Dear Colleagues of the Albany Presbytery, I have been a member, with you, since my joining in 2013. Since then, there have been many changes to the Presbytery: painful departures, joyful arrivals, seasons of challenge, seasons of celebration. I am grateful for this... Read more
by Bill Henderson | January 6, 2021 | | Blog, News
To Friends Who Share the Journey, We are both horrified and saddened by the violence and the blatant challenge to our democracy that we have seen at the Capitol today, this day that Christians celebrate as Epiphany. The story of Jesus’ birth and the story of Epiphany... Read more
by Judy Hartley | December 3, 2020 | | moderator, News
Moderator’s Monthly Musings: CHANGE: ALL DAY, EVERY DAY! When/how will we acclimate to so much change? A November 17 Presbytery meeting seems so far behind us. Yes, I know we met, conducted business, held worship, and installed new leadership. I was there. That is... Read more
by Rev. Kate Kotfila | December 3, 2020 | | Advent, Blog, COVID19, News
Advent Prayer*: “I offer you, O Lord, my heart, promptly and sincerely.” We have a vaccine! Word is several companies have vaccines ready for FDA approval We’ve been assured that the FDA process for emergency use will be strenuous and fast tracked. And that... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Office | September 2, 2020 | MissionRMM | Blog, Mission, News
Your presbytery Mission Committee wants to lift up a request from one of our six Mission Partners. Rural and Migrant Ministry (RMM) needs re-usable face masks. Here is a simple, non-financial way to support our partner – and in the process, to learn about their good... Read more
by Bill Henderson | June 12, 2020 | BLMLovingKindnessRacialEquality | Blog, News, Racial Justice
The last few weeks have seen a huge outpouring of support for the safety of and respect of people of color in light of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. In Albany Presbytery, which is mostly white, many of our ministers and church members lamented that the... Read more
by Rev. Lynn Horan | January 22, 2020 | | Blog, News
On January 1, 2020, the Rev. Lynn Horan became the first installed female pastor of St. Peter’s Presbyterian Church in Spencertown, since its founding in 1760. After an extensive search process, the congregation voted unanimously in November 2020 to call Rev. Horan as... Read more
by Rev. Michael Burkley | November 22, 2019 | | Blog, News
At the November 19 Presbytery Meeting at Schoharie United Presbyterian Church, Kate Kotfila and I were given a matching task—not the same task but matching in the way that two pieces of a jigsaw puzzle fit together as a part of a greater whole. Our two pieces were... Read more
