Tuesday, November 24, 2009

2010 Group Schedule

Weeks in 2010 for mission groups to travel to Chiapas to work with Pablo & Jan are filling up fast! Please note the following reservations received to date:

1/9/2010 Salem Presbytery Medical Caravan (multi-state participants)
1/16/2010 Salem Presbytery Medical Caravan (multi-state participants)
Other Jan weeks Open
February, 2010 Open
3/20/2010 Westover Hills Presbyterian (AR)
Other March weeks Open
April, 2010 Open
5/02/2010 Open
5/09/2010 Open
5/16/2010 Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community (PA)
5/23/2010 OPEN
5/30/2010 2nd Presbyterian, Bloomington, IL
6/06/2010 OPEN
6/13/2010 OPEN
6/20/2010 River Forest Presbyterian (IL)
6/26/2010 Salem Presbytery (NC)
7/04/2010 Salem Presbytery (NC)
7/11/2010 Maumee Presbyterian (OH)
7/18/2010 Presbytery of Eastern VA (VA)
7/25/2010 First Presbyterian of Virginia Beach (VA)
7/25/2010 River Glen Presbyterian (IL)
8/02/2010 Pastor's Course in Ocosingo

Proposed Extended Stay Missionaries: Alan Desjardins (April - September), Maggie Mills (several weeks, not yet defined).

For more information about scheduling mission trips, applying for internships or orientation information, please email jgmills@att.net.

Saturday, November 07, 2009

Pablo & Jan's Itinerary



Pablo & Jan in the US ~
Fall, 2009 Itinerary

AS OF: 7:38 Saturday, Nov. 7th

Wow! Pablo & Jan's itinerary is CRAZY!!! At this point, we have requests from about 20 churches, organizations and individuals to arrange for them to visit in 8 states during 6 weeks. Whew! This is gonna be tough.

So, please consider this your resource for the most up-to-date information about confirmed and tentatively scheduled appearances by Pablo & Jan.

If you have received an email from me proposing specific dates, please get back in touch with me ASAP to express your regrets or confirm your plans to welcome Pablo & Jan to your group. Use this blog entry as your source of the most current information about their availability!

Red = confirmed engagement
Green = open for now but invitations extended
Orange = probable but not confirmed

  • October 8th: Arrival at the Piedmont Triad International Airport, Greensboro, NC
  • October 9 - 10th: Open but awaiting confirmations from several NC churches
  • October 11th: Oak Ridge Presbyterian, Oak Ridge, NC
  • October 12th-13th: Open
  • October 14th: Millbrook Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC
  • October 15th-17th: Open but awaiting confirmations from several NC churches
  • October 18th: Speedwell Presbyterian Church, NC
  • October 18th in the afternoon: POSSIBLE Hebron USA Board Meeting
  • October 19th: Open
  • October 20th: Salem Presbytery meeting, NC
  • October 21-24th: PCUSA World Mission Celebration, Cincinnati, OH
  • Octover 23-25th for Jan: Women's Retreat, Maumee, OH then on to Detroit
  • October 25-27th: Twin Oaks Christian Church, Detroit area
  • October 28th: Orchard Lake Presbyterian, Orchard Lake, MI
  • October 29th - 31st: The Village Presbyterian, Northbrook, Illinois
  • November 1st: Worship at 2nd Presbyterian, Bloomington, Illinois
  • November 2nd & 3rd: River Glen Presbyterian, Naperville, Illinois
  • November 4th-6th: Virginia Beach, VA
  • November 7th: Hebron USA Chiapas Mission Conference, Winston-Salem, NC
  • November 7th in the evening: POSSIBLE Hebron USA Board Meeting
  • November 8th: Open but awaiting confirmations from PA and NC churches
  • November 9th-10th: Gladden United Presbyterian, PA and others in the P'burgh area
  • November 11th-12th: Pittsburgh Theological Seminary
  • November 13th - 15th: Pittsburgh, PA (including worship at Hot Metal Bridge Faith Community on Sunday). Other details to follow.
  • November 16th: Travel Day, Pittsburgh => Greensboro, NC
  • November 17th: Curriculum Planning Meeting, Oak Ridge Pres., 3:30 pm
  • November 18th-19th: Open but awaiting confirmations from GA and NC churches
  • November 20th-23rd: Arkansas Presbytery, preaching at Westover Presbyterian on Sunday
  • November 25th-30th: Reserved for family time in Grand Rapids with Jan's family but may consider requests to appear in Michigan
  • December 1st: Tentative return to Chiapas. May extend their stay if there have been substantial requests for appearances that have not yet been fulfilled.

HOST FAMILIES confirmed:

  • While in NC: Brad & Melinda Morton, Greensboro, NC
  • While in Northbrook, IL: Carolyn Vogel
  • While in VA: Randy & Leslie DuVall, Virginia Beach, VA
  • While visiting Gladden UPC, Elizabeth Broschart
  • While visiting PTS: Don Dawson
  • While visiting Hot Metal Bridge: Sonja Van Dijk
  • While in Arkansas: Liz and Bill Branch

Email all confirmations, regrets, questions and details about host families to: jgmills@att.net



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