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Synod Snaps is a weekly electronic news source from your Synod of Alaska-Northwest staff. Through Synod Snaps, our mission is to help presbyteries and congregations stay connected with news of events and opportunities in ministry throughout the Synod. This resource offers a place to share our joys and concerns through prayer, outreach to those in need, and reflection on God's Word. We'd like to encourage you to be an active participant in this resource! If you have anything you'd like to contribute, please contact Sarah Peniston at speniston@synodnw.org.

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Second World Mission Challenge is Bigger Than First Friday, June 26, 2009 (8 reads) 150 presbyteries agree to host mission speakers this fall by Pat Cole Mission Communications Associate LOUISVILLE — At least 150 presbyteries of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) will be hosting mission speakers this fall through World Mission Challenge, a second of its kind effort to connect Presbyterian congregations across the country with their denomination’s mission personnel. Read More

Presbyteries of Sierra Blanca and Santa Fe Seek Shared Staff Friday, June 26, 2009 (7 reads) Synod of the Southwest has three employment opportunities in the presbyteries of Sierra Blanca and Santa Fe. Their are seeking to share the following positions: • Regional Presbyter/Stated Clerk  • Associate Clerk/Office Manager • Administrative Assistant For more information, CLICK HERE! Read More

First Cambodian Presbyterian Ministry Receives Grant Friday, June 26, 2009 (9 reads) The Mission Development Resources Committee of the Presbyterian Church (USA) has awarded Mission Program Grants totaling $820,000 to 19 congregations and church-related projects across the United States. The Mission Program Grants fund new church developments, transformation of existing congregations and congregational-based ministries of compassion and justice. Funds for the grants come from endowments, individuals and congregational gifts. The grants will be disbursed over a period of three to seven years. This year, the First Cambodian Presbyterian Ministry of Tacoma, WA (Olympia Presbytery) is one of those receiving a grant! They received a $100,000 grant to proclaim the Gospel of Jesus Christ by reaching out to the Cambodian population in the greater Tacoma, Seattle and Olympia areas, in celebrations and gatherings that draw the Cambodian community together. CONGRATULATIONS! Read More

Certificate in Lay Ministry at Whitworth University Friday, June 26, 2009 (11 reads) Sept. 2009-June 2010 The Certificate in Lay Ministry Program at Whitworth University is designed to help train, equip, and support men and women to serve more effectively as commissioned lay pastors, Christian-education directors, lay-ministry coordinators, youth leaders, church administrators, church elders and deacons, and church-office managers, as well as in a variety of other paid and unpaid leadership positions in local congregations. Read More

New Resources from the Office of Vocation Friday, June 26, 2009 (2 reads) Three new publications are now available through the Office of Vocation, a shared ministry of the General Assembly Council and the Office of the General Assembly. On Calling a Pastor and Calling to Educational Ministries may be ordered at a modest cost through the Presbyterian Marketplace. The third resource, a new, updated version of Discerning Your Call and Your Gifts For Ministry of Word and Sacrament is now available for download. Also housed in the area of Vocation is the office for Financial Aid for Studies, which posted on its Web site last week new information about the Mariners Family Ministry Grant. Also of interest to Presbyterian students who may be seeking financial assistance to attend one of our PC(USA)-related colleges is the National Presbyterian College Scholarship, which will be available in the fall for rising freshmen.