Presbytery of New Brunswick

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Congregations interested in sending financial relief for Haiti may submit their contributions payable to the Presbytery of New Brunswick, please make sure you include the following number DR000064 and indicate it is for the Haiti Relief on the check and send it to the Presbytery Office, 939 Parkside Avenue, Trenton, NJ 08618.

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PLEASE CHECK THIS WEBSITE BEFORE YOU LEAVE FOR THE STATED MEETING AT PRINCETON THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY DUE TO RECENT WEATHER REPORTS, WE MAY NEED TO ADDRESS WEATHER CONDITION PREDICTIONS.

The Next Stated Meeting of Presbytery will be on Tuesday, February 9, 2010 at Princeton Theological Seminary in the Mackay Dining Hall Lounge. The meeting will begin at 6:45 p.m.

There will be no dinner served for this meeting, a light dessert will be provided with coffee.

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Dockets for stated meetings will be mailed to only those who request them. Call Cathie at 609-392-8866 to receive a docket through the mail.

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Click here to download the press releases regarding the Administrative Commission information for the First Presbyterian Church of Ewing

Click here to read an open letter (December 4, 2009) from the Administrative Commission of the First Presbyterian Church of Ewing.

Click here to read an open letter (December 22, 2009) from the Administrative Commission of the First Presbyterian Church of Ewing.

Click here to read an open letter (January 20, 2010) from the Administrative Commission of the First Presbyterian Church of Ewing

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Check out the Presbytery of New Brunswick's new blog at http://nbpresbytery.blogspot.com/

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Welcome to the Presbytery of New Brunswick's Website

Read about an exciting trip to Turkey and Greece! Go to the "Worship and Other Events" page.

Please go to the Missions page to read a letter from GA Moderator, Stated Clerk and GA Mission Council Executive Director about the Fort Hood crisis and Tropical Storm Ida.

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The report of the "What Have We Learned?" Administrative Commission, studying the congregational dissolutions at Imani and Reaville, is now available.

Please find it at www.presbynewbrunswick.org by clicking on the "useful documents" tab at the left of the webpage.

If you would like a paper copy of the report mailed to you from the Presbytery office, please contact Cathie Volz at 392-8866 or cvolz@presbynewbrunswick.org.

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The Newsletter of the Presbytery of New Brunswick Social Witness

The Social Witness Committee bears witness to God's gift of love in Jesus Christ by signifying the peace, justice, light and love of the Kingdom of God that Christ proclaimed. The Committee seeks to fulfill one of the great ends of the church by promoting social justice righteousness through (1)focusing the attention, education and efforts of the Presbytery on one or two particular social justice issues at any given time - to enable the Presbytery to work together in its expression of social witness - and (2) encouraging, assisting and networking individuals and congregations within the Presbytery in their work for justice and peace. Please click here to read the latest Newsletter, "It's Not JUST-US" from the committee.

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If you would like to receive Monday in Ministry, our weekly e-newsletter, please send an email to iblack@presbynewbrunswick.org and your email address will be added to the list.

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Quick Links

The 2010 Per Capita is $28.09

The breakdown is as follows:

General Assembly = $6.15

Synod = $3.85

Presbytery = $18.09

The mileage rate for business miles as of January 1, 2010 is 50 cents per mile.

Click here to download the 2009 and 2010 holidays observed by the Presbytery of New Brunswick Office

Click here to download the Plan of Presbytery, October 2008