Presbytery Commissioners Prepare for General Assembly

The Des Moines Presbytery Commissioners and their assignments include:

• Elder Becky Diebold (Ottumwa, First) #09 Mission Coordination Committee
• Elder Maurice Dyer (Indianola, Trinity United) #12 Civil Union and Marriage Issues Committee
• Rev. Tiare Mathison (Newton, First) #10 Social Justice Issues A: The Promotion of Social Righteousness Committee
• Rev. Dennis Morey (Oskaloosa, First) #11 Social Justice Issues B: the Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the World Committee
• Young Adult Advisory Delegate Naomi Maxa (Lenox, United) #14 Middle East Peacemaking Issues Committee assignment.

Overture sponsors include: Rev. Stu Ritter (DM Westminster) and Elder Ted Coppock (DM Westminster) they will be following these overtures:

• 06-15 Overture #065 On Amending G-6.0106(b) of the Book of Order
  From the Presbytery of Des Moines. Concurrence: Presbytery of East Iowa.
• 12-08 Overture #066 On Adopting an Authoritative Interpretation of W-4.9000 to Uphold Session and Pastoral Discretion in Their Responsibility and Accountability for Worship
  From the Presbytery of Des Moines. Concurrence: Presbytery of East Iowa.

General Presbyter and Stated Clerk Rev. Phil Barrett will be helping coordinate the Office of Moderator for the new 219th GA Moderator once elected on Saturday, July 3. Director of Communications Kim Coulter (DM Westminster) will be reporting for various luncheons and the #10 Social Justice Issues A; The Promotion of Social Righteousness Committee activities. Office Manager Betty Dyer (Indianola, Trinity United) will be offering support for the Twin Cities Area Presbytery office in Minneapolis.

The 219th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) takes place at the Minneapolis Convention Center July 3-10 and there are many ways to take part and to help. The Committee on Local Arrangements is looking for opening worship choir members, ushers, communion servers, prayer partners, airport/hotel welcome crews, registration host, information booth, tour assistant, exhibit hall monitors and more. Check out the list at www.cola2010.com/. Those who want to find official GA information, such as committee moderators and vice moderators, committee membership and overtures to the Assembly, can find it at “General Assembly.”

If you are volunteering, please let the Des Moines Presbytery Office know at 515-276-4991 or pbycommunication@presbyteryofdesmoines.org.