Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Who leaves the pine-tree, leaves his friend,
Unnerves his strength, invites his end.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson, "Woodnotes"

Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines

 
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The annual mission of First Presbyterian Church of Little Destiny comes to a culmination on this Thanksgiving with their basket give away to the homeless. Gourmet coffee, capers, sardines and slightly ...
Ann
Ann
Ummm, of course it's a parody. But, unfortunately it's really all too true. if you haven't had the experience of folks who give the food bank the stuff they didn't like in the first place, you're in a different world than I am, Joe.
Yesterday at 3:15pm
Joe Sayre
Joe Sayre
I am gathering the canned salmon and carrots as we speak.
Yesterday at 3:46pm
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Even though they are one of the founding members of the Altoon’s annual Thanksgiving parade members of First Presbyterian Church of Altoon have found themselves sitting on lawn chairs this year. ...
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Because of last year’s fire that consumed half of First Presbyterian Church of Leanander’s Educational wing the Volunteer fire department will be attending this year’s Thanksgiving dinner. ...
Ann
Ann
Fire in our church was SUPPOSEDLY caused by short in an electric pencil sharpener. We know the REAL cause was the elders who went through the wine line for communion at the Presbytery meeting the evening before.
Tue at 6:08am
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Did he go through multiple times?
Yesterday at 4:57am
Ann
Ann
Actually there were four of us who went through once which, I guess, counts for multiple times!
Yesterday at 5:38am
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It is with great pride that the Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines endorses one of it’s own as candidate for Moderator of the General Assembly. Elder Cynthia Bolbach was approved by the presbytery by a unanimous vote on tuesday evening.
Peg Weissbrod
Peg Weissbrod
LOL It sounds like you are having some grammar issues!
November 20 at 10:03am
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Peg~

I am always having grammar issues. ;-)
November 20 at 10:18am
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As we enter into autumn we here at PSWP are always trying to help our Presbyterian friends look smarter. So, once a year we publish a list of books that should be displayed prominently on your shelf. This ...
Christina Berry
Christina Berry
Thank you, PSWP. I'm always searching for ways to look smarter.
November 16 at 3:10pm
Charlotte
Charlotte
Read it. Read it. Read it. Read it. Never heard of it. Better get 2666.
November 16 at 3:32pm
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Clem Ditters, PSWP’s chair of the Historical Committee made a breathtaking find when he went through the archives of the Presbytery’s records. There is one more church on the roles than anyone knew existed in the mountains of North Carolina. ...
Robin
Robin
I suspect - based on past experience - that this church is not alone...
November 16 at 5:14am
Ann
Ann
Nothing ever really changes!
November 16 at 6:58am
Andrew Foster Davis
Andrew Foster Davis
Yes, but I hear this lost church does use PowerPoint and is drawing the young people in. Because young people like PowerPoint, at least young people in the lost mountains of NC.
November 16 at 8:40am
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Ann
Ann
And employees always paid minimum wage with no benefits!! Not to mention the mission support for all those kids in sweat shops in Asia! Great idea!
November 14 at 1:52pm
Sam
Sam
The volunteers...what about all the volunteers?
November 14 at 3:29pm
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After running through words like developmental, transformational, emergent and missional the Presbytery’s Church Development Committee is taking advice for what should be their new buzzword.
Charlotte
Charlotte
iCclesia
November 14 at 6:15pm
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Historic First Presbyterian Church of New Valley Point has a new minister. Former First Associate Pastor Lou Bigger is the new pastor of the 200 year old church.
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Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen
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As unemployment inches higher many Pastor’s in the Presbyterian Church are finding that their budgets are beginning to tighten. Their churches are coming up with creative ways to deal with this crisis without giving more to the church.
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Elder Mabel Johnson claims this will revolutionize the church. It is the Stratocast 250. She and the session at First Presbyterian Church of Innovation Plains are installing one immediately in their sanctuary.
Ann
Ann
Wouldn't it have been cheaper to just add a big screen TV and watch the Hour of Power?
November 12 at 5:55am
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First Presbyterian Church of Shallow Brook has dedicated its new early childhood space. What may look to many like a slab of concrete is “hopscotch and foursquare when chalk is added.” Pastor Frank Service. ...
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines
Andrew & John, We used to wake up 2 hours before we went to bed. Licked our house clean and had to work in the coal mines. And we liked it. (ala monty python)
November 12 at 4:50am
Annette Brown Vawter
Annette Brown Vawter
Uphill in the snow both ways, right?
November 12 at 2:49pm
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The Presbytery of Silly Walks is proud to announce that it will be receiving the donation of a new to us computer system from First Presbyterian Church of Central City as they upgrade to their first New equipment in 20 years.
Ann
Ann
Sounda like the presbytery is being dragged kicking and screaming into the TWENTIETH century!
November 11 at 7:14am
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Presbytery of Silly Walks in the Pines We are back and as relevant as the Women's Christian Temperance Union!

November 11 at 5:41am
Susan
Susan
And blissed out.
November 11 at 5:52am
Fred Guevara
Fred Guevara
Wow. That's amazing! I never saw you as being THAT relevant.
November 11 at 6:50am
Martha
Martha
Lordy!
November 11 at 3:06pm