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Northwood Presbyterian Church, 2875 State Road 580, Clearwater, FL (Phone: 727-796-8090) has an organist position available for two Sunday services, 8:15 AM and 11:00 AM in addition to a choir rehearsal on Wednesday evenings. Contact Stephanie Carson, Director of Music, at the above phone number for more information. (The organ at NPC is an Allen Renaissance, III manual). To see a full job description, click here.

Who's Who & Where to Find Them

Who's Who and Where
The information below is gleaned from the minutes of the Committee on Ministry monthly meeting. We hope you will find this information useful in figuring out Who's Who and Where to find them.

Bulletin Board

Presbytery Accepting Applications For

Commissioned Lay Pastor (CLP) Program

After two years of prayer, planning, design and gathering resources, the Presbytery of Tampa Bay is ready to begin a program for training Commissioned Lay Pastors (CLP).

A Commissioned Lay Pastor is an elder of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) who is granted a local commission by the presbytery to serve for a particular church for a specific amount of time. Depending on the person and the church, the Committee on Ministry can give that person authority to “lead worship, preach the gospel, watch over the people and provide for their nurture and service.” (Book of Order G-14.0560)

Applications for those who would like to be considered for the program should be e-mailed to Reg Dickey, Chair of the Commissioned Lay Pastor Oversight Team, or “Claypots”. His e-mail address is: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Potential applicants need to download several items. Overview information is available here. The recommended resource list is here. Get the application and covenant information here.

The Oversight Team is especially pleased with the person they have recruited to oversee the training. His name is Charles Willard and he brings excellent credentials to the program. An honorably retired Presbyterian pastor, he served as the librarian at Harvard Divinity School and Princeton Theological Seminary, as well as a teaching assistant at Yale Divinity School. He has also served as a member of the accreditation teams for the Association of Theological Schools.

As coordinator of the CLP program, he will be responsible for recruiting teachers, scheduling the classes and administering the program.

February 2009

February 2009 Newsletter (click here to download PDF)
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Swap Shop / Barter Board

Swaps and bartering are a way of life with the staff of the presbytery. We offer the following ooportunities for those choosing this method of acquisition and disposal. Please feel free to submit your needs and cast-offs into our mix.

The Westminster Church in New Port Richey has 14 pews, in good condition, each of which seats 6 persons.

They also have about 150 Presbyterian Hymnals, never been used.

There are also many tables that can seat 6-8 people.

All of these items are available - you pick up! Please contact the Rev. Paul Richards, 727-849-4905 to arrange pick up.

Prayer Joys and Concerns

On Tuesdays, the staff of the Presbyery of Tampa Bay meets for their weekly staff meeting and begins with a time of prayer. We pray for specific churches in our presbytery on a rotating basis as well as staff at the Louisville denominational offices. We include those minister members of presbytery celebrating birthdays, as well as prayer concerns of which we are made aware for those in our worshipping community. We also set aside time on other mornings to pray together. If you have or know of a need, let us know and we'll include it in our prayer time. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

March 2009

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