Post-GA bulletin inserts available
2016 “What happened at General Assembly?” post-GA bulletin inserts
May 13, 2016 by The Presbyterian Outlook
What will they hear? Who will tell them?
Give your church members a fast, accurate and fair account of what happened at the General Assembly. We’ll explain how the assembly voted on the most significant issues – from new denominational leadership to the world’s concerns.
You can provide them with a summary of the news in a bulletin insert the day after the assembly adjourns prepared by the award-winning Presbyterian Outlook news team. Download it and print as many as you need.
The PDF is just $20 for congregations with less than 250-members and $30 for congregations greater than 250-members.
Also available:
Assembly in Brief - 222nd General Assembly (2016)
Assembly in Brief, the popular bulletin insert-size summary of the 222nd General Assembly (2016) is now available as a free download. The insert is chock-full of information about the Assembly, complete with color photographs. Assembly in Brief is a partnership between PNS and the Office of the General Assembly. It relies heavily on the writing and photography staff of the General Assembly Communications Center.
Contents:
- “The Hope in Our Calling”
- History2: Two women elected Co-Moderators
- Belhar added to Book of Confessions
- ‘A new Directory for Worship
- Commission created to deal with PC(USA) structural issues
- Move to divest from fossil fuel companies defeated
- Two-state solution for Israel-Palestine reaffirmed
- With an apology, assembly vows to keep children safe
- ‘Regret’ expressed for harm to LGBTQ/Q members
- “Teaching Elder” out, “Minister of Word and Sacrament” back in
- Decision to reduce number of synods reversed
- Commitment to peacemaking reaffirmed
- Gradye Parsons honored
The bulletin insert may be downloaded below or you may:
- get 1/2 page readable order (6.3mb)
- or in a lo-res readable order (552kb)
Assembly in Brief (free downloadable bulletin insert from the Office of the General Assembly)
More links:
Read assembly reports & recommendations
Seattle Presbytery's GA commissioners:
Ruling Elder Steve Aeshbacher, Bellevue
Ruling Elder Pattie Holt, St. Andrew
Teaching Elder Doug Early, commissioner
Teaching Elder Chris Pritchett, commissioner
Riley Drinkwine, Young Adult Advisory Delegate
Just for fun:
The Rap on GA - "No Sleep Till Portland"
