Presbytery of Lackawanna, Pennsylvania: About Us

Presbytery of Lackawanna
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Update on Bbll McSwegin

Bill says he is reasonably well, all things considered. Cough is being helped with medications. He was able to participate in his nephew's wedding. He has had radiation & chemo treatments, which for the first time caused pain, which was controlled by medication. Bill thinks pain is one of the least favorite side effects. Now having a month off from treatments. Had CTscan on April 15th and then will see what is next. Bill thanks everyone for their thoughts, prayers, cards and e-mails.
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Cluster Meeting Material

Each congregation has been sent a packet of information for you to consider before the spring cluster presbytery meeting. Some of the information sent out can be found by going to the "links" page on this web site. Under the category of "Demographics," look for those documents that are marked, "cluster."
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Per Capita2008

Budget and Per capita Approved Dear Commissioners, Pastors, and Clerks of Session: At the Nov. meeting the budget for Presbytery and the per capita amount were approved. Per capita for 2008 is $26.00 with $18.31 designated for Presbytery, $2.00 designated for Synod-unchanged from 2007 and $5.79 designated for General Assembly Please remember that this does not cover all the work done by Presbytery, Synod or General Assembly but is a minimum amount asked from each member. This along with other mission giving makes possible all the support work for mission and care for congregations. As you prayerfully prepared and consider your own budgets, we are grateful for your generosity and support.
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2008 Minimum Terms of Call

For sessions preparing their budget for 2008,the minimum terms of call for full time ministers was approved by Presbytery in September.
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COM Separation Ethics Document

As reported at Presbytery, COM has approved a guideline document for use when a pastor leaves for retirement or service in another congregation. It is available for your study and reference.
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Welcome to our Web site! We hope this site provides information that's useful to you. If there is something you can't find or you have questions or comments, either sign our Guest Book to the left or go to the Contact Us page.

For a directory of the Churches in the Presbytery and links to specific churches, go to the Directory of Churches page and for a directory of ministers, to the Ministers Directory page. For churches in the Presbytery needing assistance with pulpit supply, go to the Pulpit Supply page. Presbytery committees and committee chairs are listed on the Committees page.

For news and events in the Presbytery, go the Presbytery News page. Go to the Camp Lackawanna page for information the Presbytery's camp mission.

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