May 2013 Meeting Highlights
Seattle Presbytery
At the May meeting the Presbytery:
- examined and commissioned Margaret Redman as Commissioned Ruling Elder at Mercer Island Presbyterian Church
- conducted the candidacy exam for Tom Chuang
- discussed the proposed Affiliate Membership proposal
- received the 2012 Necrology report, and offered prayers for these saints
- received a sermon from Mark Zimmerly (watch it here)
- heard a report on the recent Vietnam Mission trip from participant Lauren Houston
- celebrated the chartering of First Taiwanese Presbyterian Church (listen to Pastor Roger Wu)
- offered prayer for the participants in the 2013 Triennium
- heard from Mark Frey, Board of Pensions regional representative, about proposed changes to the benefits plan
- voted to approve all proposed amendments to the Book of Order, including the Heidelberg Catechism.
- 21 churches participated in the Session records reading; another opportunity for this will take place at the September 2013 meeting