Synod of the Northeast

Looking for something fresh and exciting for your youth to do this summer? The Presbytery of Genesee Valley is hosting a Youth Conference at Watson Retreat Center. Please click the link below for more information.

Youth Conference @ Watson Retreat Center Contact Rev. Michelle Allen, [email protected]. Please complete these 2 forms to register for the conference–and return to Michelle Allen, [email protected] NOTE: checks should be made…

Most happiest of birthday's to the Synod's Stated Clerk - Rev. Nancy Talbot. 🥳🍭🎉

Need a little "pick me up?" Join us for noon-day prayer led by the Synod's Discernment Team. https://us02web.zoom.us/.../tZMsduqopzsiH9OtUoQ5y7LO8pJbm...

Join Us for a Time of Prayer

Feeling the need for spiritual connection and peace? Join us for a special time of prayer. All are welcome to experience the power of prayer and the presence of God's love. Your community is here for you. Let’s lift each other up in prayer and embrace the grace, love, and peace that God offers. 🙏❤️
Please click the following link to join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsduqopzsiH9OtUoQ5y7LO8pJbmzKTQkEQ

Join Us for a Time of Prayer

Feeling the need for spiritual connection and peace? Join us for a special time of prayer. All are welcome to experience the power of prayer and the presence of God's love. Your community is here for you. Let’s lift each other up in prayer and embrace the grace, love, and peace that God offers. 🙏❤️
Please click the following link to join us: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMsduqopzsiH9OtUoQ5y7LO8pJbmzKTQkEQ

General Assembly 2024

African American Mid-Council Leaders Meeting and Luncheon - General Assembly 2024.

Congratulations to the Rev. CeCe Armstrong and the Rev. Tony Larson, the newly elected co-moderators of the 226th General Assembly!

Please join us in congratulating the Rev. Jihyun Oh, who has been elected as the Stated Clerk of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A)!

https://www.pcusa.org/news/2024/7/1/be-part-of-the-change-you-want-to-be-even-if-the-t/

Be part of the change you want to be, even if the table is not ready for you African American Mid Council Leaders hold a two-day retreat ahead of GA226

Position: Grants Coordinator
Location: Synod of the Northeast

Summary:

The Synod seeks to hire a part time Grants Coordinator available to work up to 15 hours per week. The coordinator will have the following responsibilities.

Act as the synod point of contact for Innovation Grants, Campus Ministries Grants, Emerging Gospel Communities Grants and Youth Leadership Development Grants.

Answer questions of those wishing to apply and provide advice including but not limited to applying online, deadlines, selection criteria, ways to make an application stronger, and ways to make sure the budget matches the described program.

Become conversant with the grant software, Foundant, the software all applicants use to apply for the grants named above and to create their progress reports. Being conversant means being able to: (1) create new applications, (2) make necessary changes to existing application (3) answer Foundant questions of people applying, and (4) send out letters that have been prepared by the Mission Working Group Convener to successful and unsuccessful applicants through Foundant.

Place all applications in One Hub and Teams for review by the Synod’s Mission Working Group and staff two weeks before the date of the commission meeting.

Notify the Mission Working Group of the applications submitted and with the Mission Working Group Convener assign applications to particular people for review.

One week before commission meetings check in with Mission Working Group members to see if they have questions concerning a particular application. If so, contact the applicant to find the answer and share with all Mission Working Group members.

Create a list for discussion at commission meeting.

At the commission meeting be available to answer questions for the Mission Working Group about each application, its strength and weaknesses.

Remind grantees of required reports. Track these reports and place in One Hub and Teams for Mission Working Group Review.

Train members of the Synod commission how to review applications within the Foundant software.

Attend annual leadership and quarterly planning retreats.

Required Skills:

Attention to detail in one’s work

Ability to work easily with many different people

Ability to understand and work with new software easily

Ability to meet deadlines

Preferred skills:

Previous work with grant reviews is a plus.

Previous work with grants software or software in a related field is a plus.

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Reflections on Juneteenth A Juneteenth Message     Reflections on Juneteenth     Shadow work involves confronting the aspects of ourselves or our society that we prefer to keep hidden. When applied to a nation, such as acknowl

Pictures from 2024 Early Ministry Institute: Silver Bay YMCA Conference Center.

Below are valuable video resources from the Matthew 25 Summit that PMA is generously sharing for wider distribution. These presentations offer insightful perspectives on the principles of Matthew 25:
Rev. Dr. William Yoo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ltvW2MONb8&t=44s
Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDHsvT77wXE&t=20s
Rev. Dr. Mitri Raheb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgoCltsSeTY&t=29s

Rev. Prof. Mitri Raheb — Matthew 25 Summit Keynote The first Matthew 25 Summit was held January 16-18, 2024 at New Life Presbyterian Church in Atlanta, GA. This historic event was the first in-person gatherin...

Our 2023 Annual Report

Annual Report 2023

Transitional Synod Leader attends Martin Luther King Community Church, Springfield, MA Rebuilding Gala.

Don't forget to mark your calendars to to join us for the NEW Small Church Residency information session on Thursday, 2/22/24, at 10a.

Small Church Residency Informational We've got a lot to share with you. Details inside.     Small Church Residency Informational Meeting   You are invited to attend the Small Church Residency Program Informational Meeting via Zoom Inform

Come to our Small Church Residency Informational on Thursday!

Small Church Residency Informational We've got a lot to share with you. Details inside.     Small Church Residency Informational Meeting   You are invited to attend the Small Church Residency Program Informational Meeting via Zoom Inform

Your contribution towards the Indigenous Mission Day Offering scheduled for this coming Sunday, February 18, 2024, will directly support our upcoming Mission Day projects for the Seneca, Shinnecock, and Ramapough-Lenape tribes, scheduled for September 28, 2024. Together, let's make a lasting difference in the lives of these communities and honor their cultural heritage!

Every Tuesday is at the Synod of the Northeast! Support our numerous giving options including but not limited to the Small Church Residency Program, the Native American Church Initiative, and the Indigenous People's Day Offering. Give back today and Support your Synod

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CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH With the Synod of the Northeast and the PCUSA

Join our webinar Wednesday, January 24, 2024 | Church Leap Overview with John Fong

Register Here https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUvde-vpjwvHtYY-dwZFxgBrtogM_KSQmAI

Join Our Webinar!!!

The Risk of Being Woke | Webinar RSVP for our Book Study Webinar   Book Study Webinar The Risk of Being Woke Book Study with the Author Mr. Curtis Paul DeYoung Don't Forget To Bring Your Copy of "The Risk of Being Woke" (Links to Pur