Educator Fellowship 

The Educator Fellowship provides support and nurture for anyone involved in educational ministry in the presbytery.   Please join us for our next event.

On Tuesday, November 9, 2010, we will gather with the PALMS group (Presbyterian Association of Lake Michigan Secretaries) at First Church in Jackson.  We will meet at 10:30 a.m.  Rev. Bill Fuerstenau will talk with us about "Keeping the Holidays Holy."  Lunch will be at 12:30 p.m., for which there will be a free will offering.

On Thursday, January 13, 2011, we will meet at the presbytery office in Portage from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Jane McGookey, the communications coordinator for the presbytery, will talk about what is new in communications and technology and the ethical implications for families and young people.  Lunch will be provided, with a free will offering.

In the spring, we will have a retreat called "A Taste of Sabbath"  for educators and clergy, beginning on Thurdsay evening, May 5 and continuing through the day on Friday, May 6 at the St. Francis Retreat Center in DeWitt.  More information will be available soon.

  
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The Educator Fellowship Planning Team is Kathy Banghart, Eileen Best, Zoe Kimmel, and Jenni Whitford.

Important Dates:

GLAPCE (Great Lakes Association of Presbyterian Church Educators) is having a conference on October 26 to 28, 2010 in Adrian, MI.  Joyce MacKichan Walker is the leaders and the topic is "Go...Preach...Teach:  Adult Education Transformed."

Click here to see a copy of the GLAPCE Breeze newsletter.  The registration form for the October event is on pages 3 and 4 of the newsletter.

APCE (The Association of Presbyterian Church Educators) will hold its Annual Event on February 2 to 5, 2011 in Albuquerque, NM.  The theme is "Walking in Balance."  Information on both events can be found at www.apcenet.org.

In April we gathered at Pennfield Church in Battle Creek to learn about growing outdoor disciples.  Below are some pictures of that gathering as well as our previous gathering!