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To the Congregations in Denver Presbytery and the Presbytery of Plains and Peaks, 

Greetings from Highlands! As fall begins, we are busy thinking forward to next summerr and how we can partner in ministry together.

As you may know, Highlands has been involved in Partnership Day Camps with congregations in both Denver & Plains and Peaks Presbyteries for the past several years, working together to create Vacation Bible School programs with some added Highlands’ pizzazz. This has proved to be a successful program for both Highlands and the partner churches, encouraging the Christian partnerships that have already been established, and creating new relationships with every child that walks through the door.

In 2017, we partnered with 15 churches from Colorado to Nebraska. Each week, three Highlands staff members joined leadership and volunteers from the partner congregations to provide fun-filled weeks of learning about God for the children of the church and community. We had a great time serving churches large and small, demonstrating the love of God and having fun in Christian community!

With strong support from Denver Presbytery and our donors, we are looking forward to partnering with 16 congregations in the summer of 2018!

If your congregation might be a good fit for the Highlands Day Camp Program for Summer 2018, please fill out application below and return it to Highlands no later than January 15, 2018. You will also find information regarding the Day Camp partner requirements that outline specific details you will provide to assist in the program. You will also be able to have access to these documents online at www.highlandscamp.org.

After applications have been submitted and processed, our partner churches will be selected and a representative will be required to attend a meeting in the spring to share more specific expectations, requirements, program content information and to clearly outline how the Day Camp Program runs.

If you are interested in being a part of this program, but would still like more details, I invite you to call or email me with any questions or concerns. I look forward to hearing from you and sharing in another summer of Day Camp Partnerships! 

Maria Shupe

Executive Director
303-747-2888
 

Application for New Partners
Applications for Returning Partners

The Stated Clerk of Presbyterian Church (USA) visits Denver

The Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, Stated Clerk of the Presbyterian Church (USA) addressed members of Denver and Plains & Peaks Presbyteries on Sunday, September 17th at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church.  

He shared is experience with evanlegism and how it can really help our churches and community.  Watch the video people of his address.

The Office of the General Assembly Needs Your Help!

Attention Pastors, Educators, Youth Directors and Volunteers

The 222nd General Assembly (2016) created a Special Committee to Study the Reformed Perspective of Christian Education in the 21st Century to report to the 223rd General Assembly (2018). The work of this committee is to include the perspectives of a diverse sampling of churches as well as paid staff and volunteers. We would like to know how faith formation is happening in your context! Please respond to the survey by October 1st and share it widely with others that are serving in faith formation ministries.

If you would like to talk more about the work of this committee, you can contact Stephanie Fritz (moderator and staff at Central Presbyterian) at stephanie@centraldenver.com

Click here to complete this important survey on Christian Education in our churches.

August 19, 2017 Stated Assembly Meeting - Fairplay, CO

The August 19th Stated Assembly Meeting was held at the South Park Community Church in Fairplay, Colorado. Thank you to Rev. Kenny Shaw, Ruling Elder Georgia Comstack and all the volunteers that made this meeting wonderful. The breakfast and snack lunch were wonderful!

Thank you to Rev. Kenny Shaw and all the wonderful volunteers at South Park that made this meeting possible! Couldn't have done it without your help!

Posted by The Presbytery of Denver on Monday, August 28, 2017

All proposed constitutional amendments have been ratified

The hard copy of the Book of Order is not available for shipping at this time, but there is a PDF version can be found here. This incorporates the changes approved by the 222nd General Assembly and ratified by the Presbytery.  

Click here to order your copy of the 2017-2019 Book of Order.

An excerpt explains the changes that are included: 
 
The 222nd General Assembly (2016) approved and the presbyteries took action to replace the Directory for Worship with a new Directory for Worship. The assembly also approved and the presbyteries took action to replace the following terms as follows: “teaching elder” with “minister” or “minister of the Word and Sacrament”; “ruling elder commissioned to pastoral service” with “commissioned pastor (also known as commissioned ruling elder)”. The amendments to the Form of Government, Directory for Worship, and Rules of Discipline, proposed to the presbyteries by the 222nd General Assembly (2016) and approved by a majority of the presbyteries, are included in this volume. Words that have been stricken are omitted from the text. New wording appears in boldface within the appropriate paragraph. These amendments take effect on June 25, 2017. Amendments have been made in the following places:
 
Book of Order Minutes, 2016 Book of Order Minutes, 2016 F-3.0202 49, 51, 359 G-3.0109 49, 50, 354 G-1.0304 62, 65, 556 G-3.0307 49, 51, 360 G-2.0102 49, 51, 359 G-2.0301 49, 51, 359 G-2.05 & G-2.0501 49, 51, 359–60 Directory for Worship 15, 17–19, 978ff G-2.0509 49, 50, 51, 365 D-10.0401 49, 50, 51, 365 G-2.0701 49, 51, 360 Ordered Ministry Titles 49, 51, 360 G-2.1101 49, 52, 376 G-3.0106 32, 34, 290–91 June 2017 J. Herbert Nelson, II Stated Clerk of the General Assembly Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

Click here to read the news on PC(USA).org.
 
If you have questions about the changes to the Book of Order, please contact our Stated Clerk, Olivia Hudson Smith.