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/november-13-presbytery-meeting/ The 320th Stated Meeting of the Albany Presbytery was held on November 13, 2018 at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, Albany. Below are a … [Read more...]
The Committee on Representation & Nominations Needs Your Help by Jerry McKinney
October 15, 2018 by
The Committee on Representation & Nominations (CRN) is working diligently to complete our work so that we can present a full slate of nominations to our committees. As we looked at our current committee membership, we learned that only 25% of our congregations are represented on Presbytery committees. That’s why we need your help! We need suggestions of folks who might be willing to … [Read more...]
Reflections from the September 15 Presbytery Meeting at Brunswick Church
September 25, 2018 by
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/september-15-presbytery-meeting The 319th Stated Meeting of the Albany Presbytery was held on September 15, 2018 at the Brunswick Church. Below are a few … [Read more...]
Report from the 2018 Synod Assembly by Bill Henderson
September 22, 2018 by
This was my first experience as a Commissioner to the Synod of the Northeast’s Biennial Conference. During the 2016 Synod, a New Way Forward had been revealed. The reality of the changes made was a whole new way of doing the work of the Synod. The two-day agenda was built around worship, with the theme taken from Esther ‘For such a time as this’ (Esther 4:14). This overall format worked extremely … [Read more...]
#GA223: The Church is Alive! by Bill Hasselbarth
June 22, 2018 by
As a first time attendee (Observer) of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, I have been moved by this experience. It was made very clear here that we are a connectional Church! I met Presbyterians from all over the country, including teaching elders, ruling elders, national staff, and Synod and Presbytery representatives. The young adult presence here at the Assembly was impressive. I … [Read more...]
#GA223: Reflections by Charlotte Hasselbarth
June 22, 2018 by
Friday Afternoon Plenary Session of #GA223. The commissioners and the advisory delegates are acting on the overtures presented by the Committee on Environmental Issues which is the Committee Commissioner Charlotte Hasselbarth serves on. This is my first experience of being at the General Assembly. I will mention two of the many things that have impressed me. Parliamentary Procedure has … [Read more...]
#GA223: Reflections by Larry Greenwold
June 22, 2018 by
Wednesday Blog - June 20th, 2018 Here we are at the middle of the week and the midpoint in our General Assembly (GA) schedule. We began on Saturday with an awesome worship service. On Sunday we had the opportunity to attend Sunday worship at a local area church. Charlotte, Bill, and I went to First Presbyterian Church in Kirkwood, MO, a larger suburb west of downtown St. Louis. We were greeted … [Read more...]
#GA223: Reflections from a YAAD by Maxine Quaye
June 20, 2018 by
My experience here at GA has exceeded my expectations. I was expecting to be unengaged and mostly bored. However! That is not the case at all. The YAADs (Young Adult Advisory Delegates) arrived in St Louis a day earlier than the commissioners where we were given an orientation on the parliamentary workings of the GA as well as the infamous Robert’s Rules. I’m serving on Committee 02 – Bills and … [Read more...]
#GA223: Ah, Yes – Committee Work!! by Laura Rogers
June 20, 2018 by
My role at GA is as an Overture Advocate. All business presented to the Assembly first goes to a committee for discussion and hopefully recommendation to the Assembly as a whole for final action. The fascinating piece of this is that an action which goes to the Assembly, therefore the entire denomination, for a decision always comes through: An overture from a presbytery or a synod, with … [Read more...]
Reflections from the June 5 Presbytery Meeting at Rensselaerville
June 13, 2018 by
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/june-5-presbytery-meeting/ The 318th Stated Meeting of the Albany Presbytery was held on June 5, 2018 at the Rensselaerville Presbyterian Church. Below are a few … [Read more...]
