Special Events
Presbyfest 2007
Saturday, September 29 - 9:15-3:30
North Como Presbyterian Church
Presbyfest is a day that provides church officers,
teachers and volunteers with support, learning and fun.
Diana Butler Bass, an expert in American religion, who
works as an author, speaker and independent speaker will
give the keynote address: Christianity for the Rest
of Us: A Transforming Pilgrimage.
Childcare is available for birth through elementary age children at a cost of $5 per child. Youth grades 6 through confirmation also have an awesome program which includes meeting and playing with the drum group, Sheltered Reality. The cost for youth is $10 per person. Scholarships are available to cover the cost for all interested adults. Please call the church office to register.
International
Peacemakers Discussion
Come and be engaged by David Andrews and Yody Moran,
International Peacemakers from Peru who are part of the
Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Mr. Andrews and Ms.
Moran have been involved in social justice in Peru and
work with Joining Hands Against Hunger. They will be
speaking about the history of political violence in Peru
between 1980 and 2000, the fair trade group of artisans
which Ms. Moran helped start, and poverty and the
Peruvian foreign debt crisis.
St.
Luke's Presbyterian Church in Wayzata is hosting Mr.
Andrews and Ms. Moran during their week long visit and
we are honored to have them come to Valley to share
their story with us.