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2008 Diversity Champion
FPC member, Rosy Latimore, will be honored as
our 2008 Diversity Champion at The Birmingham
Community House on April 17, 2008. Her many
activities at FPC and throughout our whole
denomination have built bridges of understanding and
reconciliation. Rosy, an elder, was trained at
Columbia University NYC as a multicultural
facilitator. She presently serves on the Committee
of Ministry at the Presbytery of Detroit, as Pastor
Search chair. As an elder, Rosy has been elected to
serve as a commissioner to the national General
Assembly. She is a member of the FPC Evangelism
Committee and serves on the Peace, Mission and
Justice planning committee. Rosy has worked
tirelessly to build a more inclusive and diverse
community throughout the Greater Detroit Community.
She served as co-chair of the Multi-Cultural Task
Force within the Presbytery of Detroit and as a
member of the Anti-Racism and Reconciliation Team.
She has served as VP of the Michigan Black
Presbyterian Caucus, where she is current Membership
chair, and she chairs the Cross Cultural Alliance
Ministry (CCAM). Rosy not only works effectively
within the systems of the church and through many
committees, she also finds time to give individual
tutoring to children in need at Alcott Elementary
School in Pontiac. Rosy is an inspiration and a
model for all in the arena of inclusiveness, always
inviting people to experience and grow in God’s
Beloved Community.
The Diversity
Champion Breakfast, sponsored by the Race Relations
and Diversity Task Force, will be held at 8:00 a.m.
April 17, 2008 at The Community House, 380 South
Bates Street, Birmingham, MI 48009. Advance
reservations are required. Cost is $25. If you
would like to join with us in celebration of Rosy
please contact Tom Thoresen before April 8, 2008 at
248-643-8373 or
thoresen@aol.com.
New Church Photo Directory
We are
excited to announce that a new photo directory of
our First Presbyterian Church family is being
created. The directory will be available in
a traditional binder at no cost to members. It
will enable us to better connect names and faces. It
is essential that all participate. A variety of
dates and times are available beginning March 27.
Please signup now:
Photo Directory Signup.
Our
search for a new pastor / head of staff...
At this time, the
Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC):
- Completed
the Church Information Form (CIF) for the
candidate search,
- Posted the
CIF on the Presbytery pastor search site,
- Actively
reviewing pastor candidate resumes received,
- Currently
drafting advertisements & classified ads and
selecting publications for placement, and
- Continue to
meet on a regular weekly basis.
Congregation
members may recommend candidates by sending a resume
to:
fpcpnc@gmail.com.
Congregation
members affiliated with a Presbyterian Seminary are
encouraged to inform the seminary of our pastor
search.
Peace & Grace
from Dan Reeves, Chairman; Amy Clark; Lindsey Currin;
Linda Erickson; Don Howe; Bazil Hunt; Kyle Jones;
Joan Palleschi
