DOUBLE CORRECTION - CARLA Meeting is Now TUESDAY again

Friends --

Can we go back to the CARLA meeting being on Tuesday next week at 9am?
Our UM brothers and Sisters have their Annual Conference on Wed an would need to miss.

I hope everyone can make it
New Pastor Patterson Lyle now at Kanawha United Presby will be joining us

This is the last change!

Sky

CARLA Meeting
Tues, June 5, at 9am
at Unity
Sky Kershner, hosting

http://unitywv.blogspot.com/
804 Myrtle Road
(corner of Bridge and Myrtle)
Charleston, WV 25314

This is our last meeting before the summer break

I have open slots for hosting Oct 2 and Nov 7
Please let me know

Sky

Thurs, Sept 6	Christ Church UM	Rev Randy Flanagan Rev Shauna Hyde
Tues, Oct 2
Wed, Nov 7
Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

An Invitation to Hear Army Veteran Matthew Pennington - From Jim Lewis

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From: <ejlchas@aol.com>
Date: Wed, May 16, 2012 at 12:22 PM
Subject: From Jim Lewis
To: skykershner@gmail.com


Hello, Sky.

I sure would appreciate it if you would post this on the CARLA network e-mail page, and circulate it among counselors.

Thanks!

Jim
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An Invitation to Hear Army Veteran Matthew Pennington

 

After growing up in Maine and Texas, Matthew Pennington joined the Army at age 17, where he served for six years with three tours of duty in Iraq and Afghanistan. At the age of 23, while driving a Humvee, a roadside bomb destroyed his left leg, shattered his right leg, and scorched his lungs. Honorably discharged from the army, he left Walter Reed Army Hospital Center after months of treatment and returned home to Maine. 

 

Medication and therapy did not relieve his anxiety. Perpetually angry, post-traumatic stress drove him deeper into his depression and alcohol, and threatened to end his marriage. But the story does not end there. He has emerged with a message of hope.

 

Mr. Pennington will be in Charleston to screen a short film in which he plays the role of a returning veteran home from war. It will be followed by his talk and conversation.

 

When: Thursday, May 24

Where: The Baptist Temple (Morris & Quarrier Streets in Charleston)

Time: 7:00 pm

 

You can read his story in a front-page New York Times article. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/02/us/acting-helps-soldier-cope-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder.html?pagewanted=all

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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CORRECTION - CARLA Meeting - Wednesday, June 6 at Unity

Whoops!
I fell out of synch with myself!
The June CARLA meeting will be on Wednesday June 6 at Unity
Sorry for the confusion!
Thanks Rose!

Sky

CARLA Meeting
Wed, June 6, at 9am
at Unity
Sky Kershner, hosting

http://unitywv.blogspot.com/
804 Myrtle Road
(corner of Bridge and Myrtle)
Charleston, WV 25314

This is our last meeting before the summer break

I have open slots for hosting Oct 2 and Nov 7
Please let me know

Sky

Thurs, Sept 6	Christ Church UM	Rev Randy Flanagan Rev Shauna Hyde
Tues, Oct 2
Wed, Nov 7
Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

--
Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

CARLA Meeting - Tues, June 5 at Unity

CARLA Meeting
Tues, June 5, at 9am
at Unity
Sky Kershner, hosting

http://unitywv.blogspot.com/
804 Myrtle Road
(corner of Bridge and Myrtle)
Charleston, WV 25314

This is our last meeting before the summer break

I have open slots for hosting Oct 2 and Nov 7
Please let me know

Sky

Thurs, Sept 6	Christ Church UM	Rev Randy Flanagan Rev Shauna Hyde
Tues, Oct 2
Wed, Nov 7
Thurs, Dec 6	WV Islamic Association	Imam Ehteshamul Haque

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

CRG News 3.19--Honorable Homecoming, Measure Twice, Out in Space

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From: Congregational Resource Guide <crgnews@alban.org>
Date: Tue, May 8, 2012 at 11:04 AM
Subject: CRG News 3.19--Honorable Homecoming, Measure Twice, Out in Space
To: sky@kpcc.com

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. You are receiving this because you have had a prior relationship with the Congregational Resource Guide. If you do not wish to receive this newsletter, you may unsubscribe by clicking here.  May 8, 2012 Issue 3.19   Conflict Ending, Homecomings Continuing President Obama's surprise announcement this past week that the U.S. is de-escalating in Afghanistan should be a wake up call to the reality that many service people have already returned home, and that more are on the way. That's good news. The bad news? Many of these vets--fully one-third by some estimates--are going to have an especially tough time making the transition from front lines to home front. And congregations are where many will turn for help. Fortunately, there are things that congregations can do to assist, and there are resources to guide them in their efforts. This week, prepare to welcome your service members home by revisiting our updated resource page for congregations wishing to help returning vets and their families.   Gaining and Keeping Effectiveness Q: Do you have a (preferably short) list of practices that promote effectiveness in congregations? A: Yup--Dig in! Numbers, Numbers, Numbers If you're in the United Methodist Church, you know that the term "metrics" has generated a lot of discussion of late. The good folks at the Lewis Center for Church Leadership have given this a lot of thought and produced a piece that will benefit not only the Methodist church, but any church that wants to do a better job of understanding how to be the church, better. Director's Blog "Community" is a term of much discussion in congregations. How one creates it is the subject of even more discussion. A run of resources and stories and a serendipitious phone call last week left the director wondering if we're overthinking this. "Authors have poured a great deal of time and energy into helping faith communities develop strategies and plans and programs to build community.... Valuable though these resources are, community is not a commodity that is easily analyzed, quantified, and programmatized. Rather, community is rooted within honest, human relationships." Read More New Resources The Right Start: Beginning Ministry in a New Setting This DVD resource—complete with videos and downloadable, printable files—offers a strategic approach to pastors leaving a congregation and beginning a new pastorate.   Disrupting Homelessness: Alternative Christian Approaches Ethicist Laura Stivers challenges Christian faith communities to examine the presumptions behind common responses to homelessness in America and to move beyond palliative answers to homelessness.   CRG 1,298 followers 2,256 tweets following 1,988 people follow CRG News is produced by the Congregational Resource Guide each Tuesday. The CRG is hosted by the Alban Institute and is offered as a gift to congregations by the Lilly Endowment Inc. All materials are copyright (C) 2010 by The Alban Institute. All rights reserved. Unsubscribe sky@kpcc.com from this list. Our mailing address is: Congregational Resource Guide c/o The Alban Institute 2121 Cooperative Way, Suite 100 Herndon, VA 20171 Add us to your address book Copyright (C) 2012 Congregational Resource Guide All rights reserved. Forward this email to a friend Update your profile

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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Monotheism: One God, Many Questions

On Tue, May 1, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Victor <charlestonrabbi@yahoo.com> wrote:

Hi Sky!

Could you pass the attachment along to the folks? Please help us distribute.

Thanks and sorry I missed this morning!

Shalom!

Victor

 

Hadassah - Charleston Chapter

Federated Jewish Charities of Charleston

West Virginia Humanities Council

presents

 

Leon Wurmser, M.D., PhD h.c.

Renowned author

Psychoanalyst and former Clinical Professor of Psychiatry

West Virginia University

 

"Monotheism:  One God, Many Questions"

Examining the introduction of monotheism (the belief in the existence of one God) in human history

 as it is intimately related to the Bible and Judaism.

 

The Culture Center

Capitol Complex

1900 Kanawha Boulevard, East

 

Monday, May 14, 2012

7:30 p.m.

 

Reception following presentation

Sponsored by Mrs. Betty Schoenbaum

 

Commemorating the 100^th Anniversary of Hadassah

 

 Program Co-Chairmen

 Dr. Steven Jubelirer

 Dr. Martin Kommor

      

Monotheism (the belief that there is but one God) takes its roots in Judaism.  The early Hebrew text speaks of a jealous and angry god.  There is, thus, a strong theme of violence.  In direct contradiction, Monotheism teaches the central importance of justice, love and regard for personal dignity and the value of the individual.

 

How can we make sense of this deep and troublesome contradiction?  How does it shape our culture and for that matter world events?  Psychoanalysis is a psychology that addresses the central importance of inner conflict.

 

Midrash is the exposition of the underlying significance of a Bible text, the study of the Jewish law – to expound, to interpret, to deduce and, specifically, to expound the precepts and ethical values of the Scriptures.

      

Rabbi James Cohn, B'nai Temple Israel:

"With affection for his subject and respect for generations of Jewish inquiry, Dr. Leon Wurmser addresses the tensions in monotheistic religion between primitivism and maturity, between conflict and coexistence, between violence and peace.  Dr. Wurmser sees a microcosm of these tensions in his own discipline of psychoanalysis, which seeks to reconcile these conflicts as the individual grown from unfettered desire toward responsible autonomy.  Listening to Dr. Wurmser, as he expounds his midrash with insight and compassion, is as enjoyable as it is enlightening.

 

Rabbi Victor H. Urecki, B'nai Jacob Synagogue:

"Dr. Wurmser is an internationally-known psychoanalyst and thinker.  With Dr. Wurmser, Hadassah is bringing to Charleston a scholar who offers wisdom and insight into complex ideas on a level that will appeal to all.  To have someone of his depth and knowledge in our community is a rare opportunity to understand more about Judaism's religious and cultural development.  Please do not miss this outstanding event!"

 

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

Charleston’s Black Ministerial Alliance Installs First Female President

CBMA NEWS …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 2012

Charleston's Black Ministerial Alliance Installs First Female President

The Charleston Black Ministerial Alliance, Inc. will sponsor an Installation Service
and Celebration of newly elected officers on Saturday, May 5, 4:00 p.m. at Grace Bible
Church, 600 Kanawha Boulevard W, where Rev. Matthew Watts is Pastor.

After four decades of service to the Charleston community and Greater Kanawha
Valley, this celebration marks a historic moment. Rev. Roberta Smith, Pastor of
Shaffer A.M.E. church will be installed as the Alliance's sixth President but the
first female pastor to hold this office. Member pastors, ministers and friends are
expected to honor the significance of this event by wearing their clerical attire. The
service is open to the public.

This event signals a significant milestone in the history of the CBMA. Rev. Paul
Gilmer, the Founding President of the CBMA from 1967-68, also served as
Charleston's first Black Fire Chief. His successor, Dr. James Perkins, initiated the
first Martin Luther King birthday celebration in the Kanawha Valley. His successor, Dr.
Braxton Broady, Pastor of Ebenezer Baptist on Charleston's Westside also served as its
elected representative on the City Council. When Rev. Emanuel Heyliger, Pastor of the
Ferguson Memorial Baptist in West Dunbar became CBMA's fourth President, he
initiated the Covenant Program in partnership with One Valley Bank (now BB&T) to
promote economic empowerment in the African-American community. It was also
during his tenure that the CBMA welcomed Rev. Roberta Smith and other women
ministers into the organization.

For the past eight years Rev. Dr. Lloyd Allan Hill has led the CBMA in responding to the
needs of youth in our community and has demonstrated vigilant passion to make
neighborhoods a safer place to live. As Rev. Hill passes the Presidential torch to Rev.
Roberta Smith, he commends the Alliance for it courageous choice of "the first woman
to lead the organization which speaks to the growth and maturity of the CBMA".

For further information contact: Rev. Lloyd Allan Hill, President (304) 421-1710
or Rev. Ron English, Publicity Coordinator (304) 766-7295

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Sky Kershner
Kanawha Pastoral Counseling
Charleston, WV
304-346-9689

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