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We are called to live Resurrection with passion and partnership. As we live this calling together, we offer various resources that engage us in this mission.

Our 50th Anniversary was celebrated at the January 25, 2011 Presbytery meeting. The celebration service bulletin may be found below:

      
 
50th Anniversary Worship Service

 (hrp_50th_worship.pdf, 226kb)



Kenda Creasy Dean joined us at the September 2010 Presbytery meeting -- challenging us with themes from her book Almost Christian: What the Faith of our Teenagers is Telling the American Church. Handouts from her talk are available below:

      
 
Findings from the National Study of Youth and Religion

 (nysr_findings.doc, 39kb)


      
 
Exemplary Youth Ministry

 (exemplary_youth_min.doc, 87kb)


      
 
Mature Faith in our Youth

 (mature_faith.doc, 84kb)


      
 
Signs of Highly Devoted Teens

 (highly_devoted_handout.doc, 75kb)



NEW-Vember -- our HRP educational and enrichment opportunity on November 8. 2008 -- featured the dynamic and thought-provoking Rodger Nishioka, Professor of Christian Education at Columbia Theological Seminary in Atlanta, GA. The Power Point from his talk, "Living, Dying, Rising," is available below.

      
 
Presentation by Rodger Nishioka

 (living_dying_rising.ppt, 692kb)



The September, 2008 presbytery meeting will feature a presentation by Victoria Curtiss, a member of the Task Force on the Peace, Unity, and Purity of the Church. Vicki has compiled a booklet, available through the PCUSA entitled Guidelines for Communal Discernment. Reproduction of the booklet is permitted, and a pdf version is available here.

      
 
Guidelines for Communal Discernment

 (curtiss_discernment.pdf, 1.27MB)



The Rick Barger address, from the March Presbytery Meeting, continues to be available here. Both Powerpoint (.ppt) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) formats are offered, please use the download links below:

      
 
HRP Address by Rick Barger

 (rick_barger_presentation.ppt, 518kb)


      
 
HRP Address by Rick Barger

 (rick_barger_presentation.pdf, 187kb)


You can find Rick's Book, A New and Right Spirit, at:
Amazon.com - A New and Right Spirit
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