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Yesterday’s presbytery meeting was encouraging.  I was encouraged by the welcome that the presbytery gave to me, I was encouraged by the members of the Niagara PNC who came to the meeting by their presence and words, I was encouraged by the opportunities to fellowship with people I had met previously as well as by getting to know people I had not met.  It seems to me that this should be one of the primarily purposes of presbytery because it is one of the primary purposes of the church.

It is important that we not neglect to meet together regularly to encourage one another and to worship together.  It would be somewhat hypocritical of me not to attend presbytery since it is the church to which I belong (pastors are not members of the local church where they serve) and I am always encouraging others to come to church.  It would be hypocritical for me to encourage people to serve on committees or other teams of the church if I am not willing to serve on a presbytery committee or other team.

The installation is coming up and that is a worship service of the presbytery.  So you have an opportunity coming to participate in such worship.  I hope that you come, it will be a great encouragement to me.