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October 4, 2024

Information in this Issue:

• Hurricane Helene

• Staff on the Road

• 2025 Compensation Information

• Podcast recommendation

• Korean Community Survey

• Save the Date Stated Meeting on Tuesday Oct 29th

• General Assembly updates

• One Parish One Prisoner Office Hours

• Job Board

• Help with Online meetings and Directory

As you all are aware, Hurricane Helene has had a devastating impact on Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. In particular, Helene wreaked havoc in North Carolina which is home to the Montreat Conference Center, a beloved PCUSA ministry. Additionally, many PCUSA friends, colleagues, and their family members lost their homes and continue to be without their basic needs. Please keep all those affected in your prayers.

If you would like to provide financial assistance to aid victims of this disaster, please consider a donation to: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance

O Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayers.

Staff on the Road ~ Oct 8-10

Next week I am looking forward to taking a road trip with our newest staff member, Rev. Taeler Morgan. She is serving in a part-time PCUSA grant-funded role as our Missional Cultivator.

We’re heading to Spokane to meet with Inland Northwest Presbytery staff, deliver archival resources from OlyPres to the archives at Whitworth University, and learn about Feast World Kitchen. We can’t wait to tell you about our adventures at the upcoming meeting on Oct 29th.

~ Shari

Compensation Information

Click HERE to view the 2025 Minimum Salary set by COM & COLA recommendations.

Recently Pastor Deanna had the opportunity to join Dexter Kearny from Underground Ministries on the SeaPres podcast, a space for resourceful conversations and relevant discussions on important topics facing the presbyterian church, and the church at-large. Hosted by Co-Executive Presbyter, Eliana Maxim, the conversation delves into an inspiring dialogue about faith, community, and the transformative work both Hagar’s CC and One Parish/One Prisoner are engaged in. 

Give the episode a listen, and consider sharing with a friend or pastor who you think should be engaged in our work. 

Listen Here

General Assembly Updates

Summaries of the proposed amendments to the Book of Order recommended by the General Assembly, are available by clicking the following links.
English
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Please help us with the PC(USA) Korean Community Survey, started by the Office of the General Assembly in 2022. It’s a 15-minute survey to hear from the Korean community and understand their needs. The survey is available in both English and Korean, and all responses are confidential.

Survey links:

• Korean

• English

Feel free to share this with your Korean community. If you have any questions, reach out to Sean Payne (sean.payne@pcusa.org, (502) 569-5139) or Josh Park (josh.park@pcusa.org, (502) 977-9236).

Have you ever pondered Jesus’ words about visiting and freeing the prisoners? How do we as disciples faithfully follow those calls to action? One Parish One Prisoner offers a two year journey of relationship with one person coming home from prison. As this relationship brings us closer to the world of prisons, we glimpse resurrection. Join us for our quarterly Zoom Office Hours to ask questions and learn more: Wednesday, November 13 at 5pm! Join here: qrco.de/OFFICEhrs