May 2-3 - Vacation (Chip) May 7-8 - Alma College Board Meeting (Chip) May 10 - Preach at the Presbyterian Church of Traverse City (MI)—Mackinac Presbytery (Chip) May 12 - Miami Valley Presbytery Meeting—Bellbrook (OH) Church (Ruth-Aimée) May 13-15 - Princeton Theological Seminary Board Meeting (Chip) May 14 - Mackinac Presbytery Meeting—Zoom (Ruth-Aimée) May 19 - Scioto Valley Presbytery Meeting—Circleville (OH) Church (Ruth-Aimée) May 19 - Maumee Valley Presbytery Meeting—Fi

As I write this, our third annual preaching conference is just over a month away! So, we are busy finalizing schedules, booking housing, making reservations, so that everything runs smoothly. We are excited to welcome back our 24 current emerging preachers who will complete the program at the end of this calendar year. In addition to lots of in-person fellowship and attending our lectures on preaching and worship by our keynote lecture, the Rev. Dr. Catherine Williams, these

Greetings Co-Workers in Christ The Ordination Task Force has just released its report and recommendations for the 2026 General Assembly this Summer. The task force included representation from our very own Synod: Mary Lloyd (Ruling Elder, Detroit Presbytery) and Lance Wiesmann (Ruling Elder, Maumee Valley Presbytery)! Here is the link to the full report, with a number of recommended changes for the ordination process for Ministers of Word and Sacrament, for example an alt