4/2/2020 Redstone Presbytery eNews

Presbytery of Redstone eNews April 2, 2020

Let's Pray For United in Worship

----Pray for people infected (or possibly Physical Distance, But United in Worship (if your congregaon does not have infected, but undetected) by Covid-19 and are an online worship experience, why not join some of your fellow Presbyterians facing hospitalization or quarantine. in Redstone, this list is not exhausve)

--Pray for people at higher risk of developing LIVE STREAMS the disease. ~~First Presbyterian Church, Greensburg - 10:00 a.m. --Pray for health care workers (doctors, nurses, ~~Pleasant View Presbyterian Church - 11:00 a.m. technicians) and care givers in nursing homes. ~~Latrobe Presbyterian Church - 11:00 a.m. ~~Delmont Presbyterian Church - 9:30 a.m. --Pray for researchers responsible for fighting ~~Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Uniontown - 11:00 a.m. the disease, whether it is in the diagnosis, ~~Puckety Presbyterian Church - 10:00 a.m.; interacve live @ Zoom treatment or development of vaccines. ~~Westminster Presbyterian Church - 10:45 a.m. ~~First Presbyterian Church, Jeannee - 10:00 a.m. --Pray for civic leaders at all levels who are responsible for making decisions for the ~~New Hope Presbyterian Church - 10:30 a.m. common good regarding our response to the ~~Third Presbyterian Church - 8:45 a.m. coronavirus. ~~Rehoboth Presbyterian Church - 11:00 a.m. ~~Ebensburg Presbyterian Church - 10:45 a.m.; interacve live @ Zoom (joint Contact Us service with Colver Presbyterian Church) ~~Colver Presbyterian Church - 10:45 a.m.; interacve live @ Zoom (joint Rev. Skip Nozger service with Ebensburg Presbyterian Church) Execuve Presbyter/Stated Clerk blog address RECORDED/POSTED twier address ~~Reunion Presbyterian Church

~~Poke Run Presbyterian Church - Daily devoonal (Psalms) Bobbie Marn ~~Newlonsburg Presbyterian Church Administrave Assistant/ ~~Westmont Presbyterian Church Bookkeeper ~~Congruity Presbyterian Church - Devoonal ~~Level Green Presbyterian Church Communicate the Word... ~~Tyrone Presbyterian Church ~~McClellandtown Presbyterian Church Carry on the Work... ~~First Presbyterian Church, Murrysville Change the World... ~~Fort Burd United Presbyterian Church (daily devoonal) ~~Bethel United Presbyterian Church (wrien devoonal) Together ~~Bolivar Presbyterian Church (wrien devoonal) ~~Laurel Hill Presbyterian Church, Dunbar Redstone Presbytery Hours During ~~Revloc Presbyterian Church Coronavirus Social Distancing ~~Puckety Presbyterian Church As of right now, the Presbytery staff will be available for phone calls (724.837.6737) and OTHER WORSHIP SERVICES OPPORTUNITIES emails (Bobbie/Skip). Skip can also be reached on ~~Latrobe Presbyterian Church - 11:00 a.m. Radio - WCNS AM 1480 and 97.3 his cell phone (724.833.0340) unl further noce. LITE FM ~~Trinity United Presbyterian Church, Uniontown - 11:00 a.m. Radio - WMBS News from the Synod of the Trinity AM 590 and 101.1 FM ~~Pleasant View Presbyterian Church, Smock - 11:00 a.m. Drive-in Parking lot https://ui.constantcontact.com/rnavmap/emcf/email/view?flow=view&agent.uid=1134125040694 1/3 4/2/2020 Redstone Presbytery eNews With the changing nature of the coronavirus ~~First Presbyterian Church, Jeannee - 12:30 p.m. (previous Sunday sermon) situation, I have reconfigured how the Synod - Radio - WKFB AM 770 AM and 97.5 FM website is sharing information. The landing page for everything that we have has been changed to: Support During the Pandemic - by Rev. Jim Farrer, http://www.syntrinity.org/2020coronavirus/ Honorably Retired member of Redstone Presbytery

RESOURCES FOR CONGREGATIONS Biblical Resources during the Pandemic and Beyond In the midst of the 2020 coronavirus pandemic "nonessenal" groups have REDSTONE EMERGENCY GRANTS AND LOANS ceased from gathering. Most Chrisans have heeded the good advice from As we connue this need to adapt to doing ministry medical experts to "shelter" away from others. Yet, it is also the case that and mission during this season of change, many Chrisans can and sll have "tasted once for all the mighty spiritual resources congregaons may be wrestling with not only rapid of God's new created order" (Hebrews 6:5). changes in worship services and ministry programs, but also in the mission iniaves of the Prayers congregaon. In this Covid-19 pandemic, we are Our first prayer might be "Come, Lord Jesus!" Professor Oscar Cullmann (Early required AND have the opportunity to serve God in Chrisan Worship) stresses that the Aramaic language expression maranatha faithfulness in new ways. As a Presbytery, we is the oldest liturgical prayer of the Chrisan community (I Cor. 16:22, Rev. recognize that some of these transions to 22:20). "Deliver us" (from evil) in the Lord's Prayer mean "a strong tearing different ways of doing ministry are not without free or wrenching away," according to Raymond E. Brown (New Testament costs during this period of virtual worship and Essays). The commands of James 5 to pray are clear. The passage concludes potenal drop offs in regular support. with the assurance that the prayer of the righteous is powerful and effecve. Consequently, the Presbytery of Redstone will offer the following short term grant and loan programs Healing services in order to aid congregaons without sufficient Found among many denominaonal resources are Services for Healing and reserves to make some of these transions in Wholeness for a congregaon or an individual. ministry. Informaon Page-downloadable criteria/hard copy Holy Communion applicaon While some Chrisans receive the bread and the cup only irregularly, Applicaon--online partaking of the elements of the Lord's Supper deepens our relaonship with ------the ascended Lord Jesus. Presbyterian pioneer John Calvin called Holy Communion "medicine for the sick" (Instutes 4.17.42). CARES Act 2020 "Payroll Protecon" SBA LOAN

PROGRAM Silence (with possible loan forgiveness) In Psalm 46:6 while the naons are in an uproar and the kingdoms toer, the Redstone Presbytery informaon page on SBA Loan LORD of the armies of heaven is with us/in our midst. In verse 8 we must program come and behold or grasp the meaning of the works of the LORD. Verse 10 is As part of the smulus bill, non-profits were the familiar: "Be sll (be a receiver) and know (learn in depth) that I am included as eligible under the Small Business God." Administraon Disaster (Payroll Protecon)

program. You will need to contact your bank or one A li for the blues that is a SBA-approved lender for details about Years ago an OSU professor discovered that depression could be diminished both eligibility and the program. Addional temporarily by liing one's arms/hands overhead for a short me. This informaon from some of the resources listed posture was also used in early Chrisan prayer as a reminder of the believer's below. new standing connected to Christ. Prayers might also incorporate the ancient RESOURCES Hebrew festal shout found in Psalm 89:15. They may have shouted "The LORD PCUSA list of resources is king,"(Ps.93:1). hps://www.sba.gov

hps://covid19.arcchurches.com/ These and other Chrisan resources do not result in automac "success," but hps://www.vanderbloemen.com/blog/details-of- undergirding us are God's everlasng arms (Deut. 33:27). While everyone care-act searches for help in mes of crises, Alexander Schmemann (For the Life of the hp://www.capincrouse.com World) reminds us: "For Chrisanity, help is not the criterion. Truth is the ------criterion." BOARD OF PENSIONS

For congregaons struggling to meet their Board of Jim Farrer, Moderator of Presbytery of Redstone Healing Prayer Ministry Pensions dues obligaons, please contact the BOP Network, March 26, 2020 (full arcle-biblicalleadership.com) directly concerning possible opons in fulfilling the responsibilies. For emergency assistance Around Redstone and Beyond proposals for pastors, please contact the https://ui.constantcontact.com/rnavmap/emcf/email/view?flow=view&agent.uid=1134125040694 2/3 4/2/2020 Redstone Presbytery eNews presbytery. For those enrolled in the plans co-pays >>The Synod has received documentaon from the Department of Revenue and deducbles related to tesng of Coronavirus that is extending the Synod's Sales Tax Exempon Cerficate which includes are waived (see BOP website for more informaon. presbyteries and churches under its umbrella. They have been extended unl ------September 30th, 2020. A copy of the extension leer can be downloaded by PRESBYTERIAN FOUNDATION--ONLINE GIVING clicking here. You can use this unl we receive the new cerficates which will Handouts are available through the be emailed to the presbyteries once the Synod receives them. Presbytery website pages. To enroll or find out addional informaon, please refer to the Presbyterian Foundaon website.

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