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May 2011

Welcome to First Presbyterian, Wooster, OH

May 27, 2011

A fifth congregation recently affirmed the Call to Covenant Community in time to be featured in the summer edition of the Covenant Connection, along with the four most recent Covenant Congregations we welcomed in May.

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PCUSA Leaders Address the Church on the Approval of Amendment 10-A

May 12, 2011

“It is Jesus Christ who calls individuals to ordained ministries, and all those who are called to ordained office continue to acknowledge Jesus as Lord of all and Head of the church. It is this same Jesus Christ who is the foundation of our faith and to whom we cling.”

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25 Former G.A. Moderators Issue Letter to the Church

May 12, 2011

“Some of us have worked and prayed for this change to happen, and some of us have worked and prayed that the current wording in the Book of Order would hold firm. But all of us fervently hope that the church will move forward as a unified and missional expression of the Body of Christ.”

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Gratitude for the Passage of Amendment 10-A

May 10, 2011

As of May 10, 2011, the amendment to G-6.0106b proposed by the 219th General Assembly (2010) has received the affirmative votes of a majority of the presbyteries. The Covenant Network Board of Directors has issued a statement.

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Nancy Enderle Named as Covenant Network’s Interim Executive Director

May 5, 2011

The Rev. Nancy Hutchison Enderle has been named Interim Executive Director of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians. She will begin her service in June, following the retirement of Founding Executive Director Pam Byers.

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Tearing Down the Walls: More Than Tolerance

May 5, 2011

“Jesus showed us that you can bring who you are, all that makes you different, distinct, and unique, … all of your ‘particularity,’ bring it all into the household of God.” (from this sermon by the Rev. Dr. Kenneth E. Kovacs, Catonsville Presbyterian Church.)

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