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To Leaders in the Presbytery of the Pacific:
From a mayor’s press conference to an immigration forum, from a faith-based homeless summit to a prayer vigil, it has been a busy summer.
The Holy Spirit continues to call us forth to a bold mission witness on in this time and place. What a privilege it is to serve with all of you in Pacific Presbytery.
Grace and Peace to you,
Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, Mission Catalyst, Pacific Presbytery
For Such A Time As This: Join Us in Prayer for Pastor Noe Saturday and Monday 10am-12pm downtown Los Angeles
Our Matthew 25 churches and immigration and refugee task force in the Presbytery of the Pacific invite you to participate in:
Prayer Vigil for Pastor Noe
10am-12pm
Los Angeles Federal Building-USCIS
300 Los Angeles St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Why are we praying? Pastor Noe Carias Mayorga, a Latino evangelical pastor in South Los Angeles at a thriving Assembly of God church, was detained by ICE officers last week at a routine check-in for his immigration status. He is slated for deportation but remains in the detention center downtown.
We want to bring this injustice into deep prayer and faith-rooted action. Please join faith leaders throughout the city in a prayer vigil for two days, Saturday and Sunday, August 5th and 7th, from 10am-12pm as we pray for the release of this colleague and brother in Christ. It is within the power of ICE officers to not deport him.
Please RSVP to: Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble: heidi@pacificpresbytery.org
Days of Compassion: Preach It!
“Collective faith and energy for community transformation is what Los Angeles, and our nation, needs right now. We can only be successful in addressing stubborn challenges like homelessness through active faith engagement and civic partnership. That is the spirit of Days of Compassion,” Mayor Eric Garcetti
Last week, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti brought together faith leaders from throughout the city and county to launch his Days of Compassion campaign, and to challenge the faith community to be a moral force from the pulpit and in our congregations to preach a spirit of welcome for our brothers and sisters in neighborhoods who are moving from the streets into permanent supportive housing, with the passage of Measures H and HHH,
All kinds of fun mission projects for your church HERE as part of Days of Compassion, including Welcome Home Kits for formerly homeless individuals who are moving into housing! Pacific Presbytery was represented by a great delegation of pastors, look at the fun they had!
September 23, 2017 Mission-Focused Presbytery Meeting Featuring Global Missional Church Leader Alan Hirsch
Our church is dwindling in membership. Can we grow again?
What does missional mean and how could it help my church?
How can my church witness to the Gospel effectively in today’s context?
Embracing God’s Mission:
Sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and Building Up the Church
September 23, 2017
St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church
26825 Rolling Hills Rd
Rolling Hills Estates, CA 90274
9am-12:30pm
Registration 8am
Australian global thought-leader in the missional church movement, Alan Hirsch, will engage us in a morning of thought-provoking insights and challenges on evangelism and the missional church. Join us for our annual mission-focused presbytery meeting! Click HERE for the flyer.
The Matthew 25 Movement is a growing national movement churches who have committed to protect and defend vulnerable communities and to renew the prophetic mission witness of the church. We have four Matthew 25 churches in Pacific Presbytery so far, and many others in the process of discernment! Culver City Presbyterian Church, First Presbyterian Church of Santa Monica, St. Luke’s Presbyterian Church and Immanuel Presbyterian Church. We have many more churches discerning. Here is the link to sign the pledge, visit the website, and follow the Matthew 25/Mateo 25 Facebook Page.
You and your church can join the Matthew 25 Movement! Click HERE to become involved, as an individual or as a church, or contact your Mission Catalyst, Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, at heidi@pacificpresbytery.org
Habitat Build Update in Culver City
Building is expected to begin in the Fall of 2017 for ten units of Habitat housing on Globe Avenue across from Culver City Presbyterian Church. Our Presbytery has now raised over $180,000 for this build so far. That’s fantastic!!
Presbytery of the Pacific is now considered a corporate donor, which means that we will be given one Saturday per month for approximately 18 months.
As we get closer to the actual start of the build, the Habitat Presbytery Team will be contacting you, asking for a “Habitat Lead” person from each church in the Presbytery to begin coordinating a monthly build day Presbytery-wide. So stay tuned, and we will be contacting you soon!
Questions? Contact Habitat Co-Leaders Rev. Dr. Frances Rosenau: fwrosenau@culvercitypres.org and Elder Judith Wong: <judithw@ucla.edu>
The Presbytery of the Pacific is Forming a Homelessness and Housing Task Force
Since the passage of Measures H and HHH, and the unique opportunities it offers for partnership to better resource and permanently house the homeless who seek help from our churches, we are creating a homelessness and housing task force in the Presbytery.
If you are interested, please contact Rev. Heidi Worthen Gamble, heidi@pacificpresbytery.org.
Pictures from LA County’s Homeless Summit in June, with over 20 churches from Pacific Presbytery attending.
| Upcoming Events:
What: Leadership and Anxiety in the Church: A Family Systems Perspective When: Wednesday, September 27, 2017 Where: St. Luke Lutheran Church, Woodland Hills, CA (Los Angeles area) The one-day workshop looks at the challenge presented by the rising levels of anxiety being experienced in churches today, as well as the role that self-differentiated leadership can play in calming such anxiety. More info. HERE.
International Peacemaker here in Los Angeles September 22-26, 2017: Paola Schellenbaum, International Peacemaker for Refugees and Unaccompanied Minors, Waldensian Church of Italy  Paola Schellenbaum is an internationally-recognized peacemaker from Italy, working with the refugee services from the Waldensian Church. She is a leader in a church-wide effort to provide safe passages for refugees and asylum seekers. Italy registered 186,000 immigrants last year and that number is expected to rise to 200,000 this year. Paola is going to be visiting the Los Angeles area September 22-26, 2017, thanks to our neighboring presbyteries of San Gabriel and San Fernando who are hosting her that week through Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. She still has a few time slots left if you would like to host her for a coffee or educational forum at your church. Contact heidi@pacificpresbytery.org. Read more about Paola HERE.
Mission Quote: “To be effective in our ministry to migrants, we need to halt the waves of nationalistic xenophobia poisoning our political debate in Italy.” -Paola Schellenbaum, Waldensian Church of Italy |
Scripture Quote:
“This is what the Lord Almighty said: ‘Administer true justice; show mercy and compassion to one another. -Zechariah 7:9-10