SeaPres Update: May 17, 2019
Seattle Presbytery
April 30, 2019 Seattle Presbytery Meeting draft minutes available online.
From April 30, 2019 Presbytery meeting: The Stated Clerk proposed a standing rule for approving minutes since the two decision making bodies of the presbytery meet quarterly and their minutes are required to execute approved actions. Waiting until until the minutes are approved at the next meeting creates an inconvenience.
The presbytery APPROVED the following resolution, “Resolved, That the following standing rule be adopted regarding the minutes of the Executive Board and the presbytery: The Stated Clerk will draft the minutes and distribute them, in the case of the presbytery, to the continuing members and the churches, in the case of the Executive Board, its members, for review and suggested additions, corrections or deletions. Ten days after the distribution and after reviewing any suggestions, the moderator, vice moderator and immediate past moderator may approve the minutes.”
Contact Stated Clerk Dean Strong with suggested corrections.
Seattle Presbytery Boundary Training
Boundary training is required for all minister members of Seattle Presbytery. If unable to attend a presbytery sponsored training, ministers must submit a copy of his/her boundary training completion certificate every three years to the stated clerk.
The following online training option will fulfill the training requirement in 2019 (through December 31 only): https://www.keepingoursacredtrust.org/Default. Email a completion certificate to: clerk@seattlepresbytery.org.
In-person training options will be offered in 2020.
Presbyterian Youth Triennium 2019
Please pray for our Seattle Presbytery Triennium delegation, who will travel to Indiana July 16-20, 2019:
Christine Stratton (Chaperone), Southminster PC
Rev. Ken Onstot (Chaperone), Southminster PC
Jessica Cedergreen, Southminster PC
Emma LaRochelle, Southminster PC
Linda Engen (Chaperone), Overlake Park PC
Erik Engen, Overlake Park PC
Carissa Bartlow, Bethany PC (Inland NW Presbytery)