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No Lead Article this week. ======A Calendar of Prayer for our Presbytery July: 3 Gilbertsville 1st Mark Piedmonte, Pastor Garrattsville 10 Margaretville/ Shirley Davis, Commissioned Lay Pastor New Kingston 17 Owego 1st Union Lisa Heckman, Interim Pastor 24 Christian Nurture Team 31 Walton United Lisa Ruth Mays, Pastor Prayers: Prayers for honorably retired pastor, Al Sunderwirth who had a stroke earlier this month. He returned home on, Friday, June 17. He is making a good recovery from the stroke and will continue Physical Therapy. His address is: 779 Ivory Foster Road, Owego, NY 13827 Condolences: Prayers to Judi Gage, on the loss of her mother, Ina Cathy. Calling hour will be held 11 a.m. at Lippincott Funeral Home, 92 Main St., Chester, NY, with a memorial service following at 12 noon on Saturday, July 9th. Burial will be held at the convenience of the family in Chester Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Association at Sidney Senior Village, 200 Fox St., Sidney, NY 13838 or to American Legion Orange Blossom Post #1167, 81 Main St., Chester, NY 10918. Arrangements by Lippincott Funeral Home, Inc. 469-4134 or www.ocfuneralhomes.com. Her address is: 320 Main Street, Otego, NY 13825.

Prayers to Pam Allen, on the loss of her mother earlier this month. Her address is: 207 Crowe St. Hancock, NY 13783. Please contact Committee on Ministry co-chairs, Pat Raube and Bea Mooney if you have a pastoral care concern or need. ======Other News

Our hearts, prayers and thoughts go out to the people of West Virginia in the wake of catastrophic flooding. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has deployed the National Response Team to support the

Presbytery of West Virginia and Synod of the Trinity as they begin outreach to those affected. Please give by clicking here. You’ll be taken to our web site to donate securely and quickly. If you prefer to mail a check, you may send it to: Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) PO Box 643700 Pittsburgh, PA, 15264-3700 You may also call us Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (ET), at 1-800-872-3283 and donate by phone. ======Hartwick Seminary Summer Institute of Theology (HSIT) in Oneonta The 26th Annual Hartwick Seminary Summer Institute of Theology (HSIT) is a series of courses and seminars that will be held on the campus of Hartwick College from Sunday, July 24th through Friday, July 29, 2016. The Institute is open to all laity and clergy for personal enrichment and continuing education. It is sponsored by the area Lutherans

Two types of classes are offered:  Courses are for one hour each morning Monday - Friday (Monday -Thursday in some cases)  Seminars are for 2-1/2 hours each Monday-Thursday (afternoons and evenings) Instructors come from several faith traditions including Lutheran, Orthodox Church in America, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic. TE Emrys Tyler has taught at HSIT the last two years and thoroughly enjoyed himself. ALP Fred Downs attended HSIT last year and had a blast! He plans to return this year. CLP Janet Schwengber (and perhaps others) have also participated in HSIT in the past. Cynthia Walton-Leavitt will return to lead two seminars, namely:  At 6:30 PM on Monday 7/25 – “Preparing for the World Week of Prayer for Peace in Palestine and Israel” which will be September 18-24th.  At 6:30 PM on Tuesday 7/26 – “Women in Ministry: Global Perspectives” with a friend Bev Banyay from Pittsburgh Attached are: 1) HSIT Brochure with courses and seminars listed Click HERE 2) HSIT Registration form Click HERE Please look over the list of offerings to see if there is something that peaks your interest. Our Committee on Lay Preaching encourages everyone in church leadership to consider continuing education opportunities. For more info. about possible scholarships, please contact CoLP Co-chairs Patty Wolff at (607) 604-4337 or [email protected] or Bob Heinle at (607) 692-2564 or [email protected] For details about HSIT, please contact Paul Messner, Pastor of the Otsego County Lutheran Parish, and Administrator of the Hartwick Seminary Institute of Theology at (607) 431-4599 or [email protected] May God bless our ministries of education and faith formation. ======Call For Comment on Revised Personnel Policy Dear Presbyters: The Cabinet plans to present a revised Personnel Policy for the Presbytery for a first reading and questions on the floor at our September 17th Assembly, with the intention of voting on the Policy at our November Assembly. In order better to receive your suggestions--and perhaps speed up time on the floor on November 17th--we would like your comments and questions early. Please peruse the two following documents--our existing Personnel Policy, and the draft with revisions--and send questions and comments to me, Emrys Tyler, at [email protected]. Or you may call me for a conversation at 607.621.2204. The papers are posted on the website under: http://www.susvalpresby.org/events-listing/assembly You must log in to see the papers. ======Chris Walker, Evangelism Coach, Will Offer Free Workshop in Endicott At our September Assembly in 2014, Evangelism Coach Chris Walker offered us a few hours of learning and training in evangelism. He is returning to our area--to Endicott--on Saturday, September 10th, for a full-day FREE workshop. If you would like to avail yourself of this excellent opportunity, click here: https://www.evangelismcoach.org/2016/conference-personal-evangelism-for-ordinary-people- september-10-2016/ This is a great blessing for anyone wanting to offer the gospel to others and to increase the harvest for God's Church! emrys tyler Cabinet Chair 2016 ======

Faith for a Fair NY 2016 Conference - September 25-27, Syracuse New Yorkers of all faiths are compelled by our traditions to seek justice. How do we do so faithfully and effectively in a time of increasing inequality, poverty and ideological division? The New York State Council of Churches, in partnership with Faith for a Fair New York, invites you on September 25- 27 to join people of faith from across New York as we learn and reflect together on how to organize, educate, advocate, and agitate for economic and racial justice in our state. Over three days of presentations, workshops, and small group reflection, we will help local churches with their pastors make justice work and advocacy a stronger part of their ministry through:

 Networking with other justice-seeking New Yorkers from different regions and faiths.

 Building knowledge of issues and movements through a mooral/faith-rooted lens.

 Learning skills about how to be an effective advocate ffor justice in your community and on the state and national level.

 Being energized and inspired to continue working for juustice - or to get involved for the first time. If you have questions, please contact The Reverend Peter Cook at 508-380-8289 or [email protected] (Click below to register through the Labor-Religion Coalition.) Click here to learn more and to register. ======

The 2018 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women will be held August 2–5, 2018 in Louisville, Kentucky.

 2018 is also the year that PW celebrates its 30th anniversary!

 This fourth email lands in your inbox 26 months from opening plenary (give or take a few days)!

 Each month until the Gathering, you will receive an email like this one to help you prepare, promote and plan for the 2018 Gathering. Connect with Presbyterian Women! PW is connectional, that’s who we are! There are many ways to connect to PW! In person, of course, but also through gatherings (congregational, presbytery, synod and Churchwide), Horizons magazine, Bible study, subscribing to (and sharing!) emails like this one, and through social media—Facebook, PW blogs, Twitter, Pinterest! ======Greater Chenango Cares IRT: Free medical services return to Norwich! IRT (Innovative Readiness Training) is a military training exercise to provide real world training opportunities for our service members. Free medical, dental, optometry, and veterinary services will be provided to residents of Chenango and surrounding counties. Volunteers are needed from Friday, July 15th through Sunday, July 24th for a variety of duties to make this event possible. Volunteer Registration is open now thru July 1st. For more info. contact Chenango United Way at (607) 334-8815 or http://volunteer.chenangouw.org/aem/general/event/?doc_id=2917 Please share this information widely in your community with both those in need of services and potential volunteers. There is a wide variety of opportunities for service. Go to this link for Greater Chenango Cares IRT - general info. flyer: 2016 IRT Greater Chenango Cares poster rev51 Go to this link for Volunteer Information flyer: 2016 IRT Greater Chenango Cares Volunteer Flyer1 Go to this link for “What is Greater Chenango Cares?” -- Flyer with detailed information about services being offered: 2016 IRT Greater Chenango Cares scheduling flyer1 Submitted by Cynthia Walton-Leavitt, Pastor at the “Red Door” Church, Oneonta, NY ======The Summer Feeding Program (SFP) in Oneonta will provide free lunches for children through 18 years AND adults accompanying them. Lunches will be served from 12 Noon to 1:00 PM weekdays from Tuesday, July 5th through Friday, August 26th in Neahwa Park. Volunteers are needed to prepare the lunches in our church kitchen, transport coolers, set up the large pavilion, offer the meal, and clean-up afterwards. All those who interact with the public MUST attend a training session (again!) beforehand from 3:00 to 5:00 PM on Thursday, June 30th or July 28th in our social hall. For more info, contact SFP Volunteer Coordinator Nadine Stenson at (607) 432-6680 or [email protected] Catholic Charities of Delaware/Otsego/Schoharie Counties seeking a Coordinator for Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) to help purchase groceries, keep the count(s), be sure volunteers adhere to the federal regulations for the SFSP in Oneonta, NY (see above). It would help if could also help lift food coolers into vehicles. Must be 18 years of age; have valid driver’s license and vehicle. (15 hour per week, $10 per hour). For more info. contact Christy Houck at Catholic Charities at (607) 432-2061 Applications are available from the church office or Catholic Charities.

Submitted by Cynthia Walton-Leavitt, Pastor at the “Red Door” Church, Oneonta, NY ======New Hours for our Bookkeeper Paula Lamberson We have new hours for our shared bookkeeper, Paula Lamberson. The hours are: Monday & Tuesday 9:00-4:00. If you are in need of her services, the best way to contact her is by email ([email protected]). This will also give her time to look into your request. Please remember she is taking care of two presbyteries.

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