TO: Clerks of Session, Minister Members, Elder Commissioners and Other Presbyters

FROM: Richard E. Coffelt, Stated Clerk

DATE: May 24, 2008

The Presbytery of Grand Canyon is hereby called to meet for its Stated Meeting on Saturday, June 7, 2008 at Christ Presbyterian Church in Goodyear, Arizona. Registration is scheduled to begin at 8:00 AM with the meeting to begin promptly at 9:00 AM.

New Beginnings is the theme for this Stated Meeting and a preview of highlights as reflected on the Agenda are the following:

• Welcome by Christ Presbyterian Church of Goodyear
• Service of Worship and Celebration of the Lord's Supper
• Commissioning of Commissioners and YAD to the 218th General Assembly (2008)
• Immigration - Nation, State and Church - Rev. Trina Zelle
• Enrollment of Candidate from Inquirer, Christopher Harrison
• Examination for Ordination of Linda Worsnop, Called as Pastor to Winslow Presbyterian Church
• Report of the Associate Executive Presbyter, Rev. José Olagues
• Report of the Administrative Commission to John Calvin Presbyterian Church
• Report of the Synod of the Southwest Meetings

We look forward to your participation in the June Stated Meeting and the opportunity it provides to re-connect with one another, to celebrate community and to joyfully offer ourselves to God and be equipped for God's service in the world through Worship.

Please Note:
Cost for lunch: will be $6.00 per person.

Childcare: Available by request, in advance of the meeting, call by June 5th 623-882-0721.

Housing Available: A limited number of host families are available for Friday evening (if requested by June 2nd.) 623-882-0721

For Questions Regarding Disability Accommodations: Call 623-882-0721

For an excused absence: you will need to send a letter to the Stated Clerk, or you may send an e-mail to the following address at the Presbytery office: click6@aol.com

Announcements: Individuals who wish to lift up items for the attention of the presbytery as a whole are asked to provide the announcement in a brief written form in advance of the meeting to Linda Bailey at click6@aol.com or by fax at 602-468-3824 in order that they may be included in a printed announcements sheet in the packet. Following the meeting, this announcement sheet will also be available on the news page of the Presbytery Website. (Announcements must be received by Tuesday, June 3rd.)

Call Materials for the June 2008 Stated Meeting One Click Option: One Click - All Call Materials in Package When downloading the one click option, it works best to "right click" on the link and then select "save target as" and save to the desktop, once the download is complete you can open the file from the icon that appears on the desktop. Call Letter Tentative Agenda Directions and Accommodations C-1 Procedural Motions C-2 Consent Agenda C-3 Statement of Faith, Linda Worsnop

2008 Stated Presbytery Meetings
June 7, 2008	Christ Presbyterian Church, Goodyear
September 12-13, 2008	Federated Community Presbyterian Church, Flagstaff
November 8, 2008	Memorial Presbyterian Church, Phoenix

General Assembly Council

• General Assembly Council Report - Spring 2008

Special Meetings Minutes

• Feb. 2008

Stated Meeting Minutes

• March 2008
• Jan. 2008
• Nov. 2007
• Sept. 2007
• March 2007
  
• Annual Meeting - January 2007

Executive Presbyter's Report at Stated Meetings

• January 2008
• November 2007
  
• September 2007
• March 2007

Presbytery of Grand Canyon Stated Meeting of June 9, 2007, Stated Clerk Verbal Report. Click here for the Advice from the Stated Clerk on the Matter of the Adoption by the 217th General Assembly of Amended Recommendation #5 of the Report of the Theological Task Force on the Peace, Unity and Purity of the Church and the Overture from the Session of Kingman Presbyterian Church.

A View From the Clerk's Table - Revisited - "Where in the World is the PCUSA?" - click on the following link for the Report of the Stated Clerk given at the September 15-16, 2006 Presbytery Meeting at Community Presbyterian Church, Pinetop.

Theological Student Advisory Delegate's Report of the 217th General Assembly (2006)

Orientation to Presbytery Meetings - Given by former Presbytery Moderator, Rev. Gale Watkins

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