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2026 Summer Retreat/Gathering
The PW in the Synod of the Trinity will hold its Summer Retreat/Gathering on July 16-18 at Antiochian Village Retreat and Conference Center in Ligonier, PA.
This year’s theme is “Finding Joy in the Journey” based on Galatians 5:22. The guest speaker will be CeCe Armstrong, the co-moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Join the Synod PW for lively worship, special workshops, great food, inspirational small-group time, spirituality walk, toe-tapping music, a silent auction, games, crafts, mission opportunities and more.
For more information and a flyer, click here.
To register, use one of these two forms:
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2026 Mission Project
The Mulanje Mission College of Nursing and Midwifery (MMCNM), a member of the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), is owned by the Church of Central African Presbyterian (CCAP), Blantyre Synod. It was established in 1930 by Scottish Missionaries.
Our one-time giving will provide the resources needed to purchase critical equipment for the current skills laboratory to ensure proper training. It allows students to gain hands-on experience in a simulated clinical environment.
The skills laboratory is a replica of the hospital where skills demonstration takes place and students take time to perfect their nursing and midwifery skills before they are allocated to the hospitals. The current skills laboratory equipment required by standards includes mannequins that students would use for various skills practice, such as wound dressing, bed bathing, feeding, cannulation, oxygenation, resuscitation, a pregnant mannequin for antenatal, labor delivery and postpartum skills. Equipment will be purchased with our giving.
Mortality rates in Sub-Saharan Africa are high, with a recent estimated Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) of 381 per 100,000 live births. The most common causes of these maternal deaths are preventable and are attributed to inequalities in access to quality health services. According to the World Bank report (2022), 82.02 percent of people in Malawi live in rural areas where access to quality health care is a challenge. (Click here for more information.)
Donations should be sent to your PW treasurer.
Thank you for your support to enhance the learning experiences for the students.
Gratefully,
Suzanne Herger, Missions
Synod of the Trinity PW
Suzanne.herger@verizon.net
267-471-0832
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PW Synod Racial Equity Dialogue (RED) Team Update
Members of the RED Team met via zoom in Feb. 23. Our RED Team selected to listen to an episode of the October 27th Podcast – Audrey.
October 27th is a podcast that tells the story of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue shooting through the voices of the local community. Each episode introduces us to the story of a person who experienced the synagogue shooting and its aftermath: survivors and family members of those who were killed, Jewish community members and their non-Jewish neighbors. October 27th is adapted from Meanings of October 27th, an oral history project that interviewed over 100 Pittsburghers about their life stories and reflections on the shooting.
Audrey Glickman is a member of the Tree of Life Congregation and a survivor of the Oct. 27, 2018 synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh. In this episode, she shares about growing up Jewish in Pittsburgh and her experience of surviving the attack and its aftermath. This interview is adapted from an oral history interview conducted by Aliza Becker with Audrey on Dec. 9, 2019 for the “Meanings of October 27th” oral history project.
If you are interested in joining the RED Team, please contact Karen Haas (814-397-1619). We are particularly looking for women from the Pittsburgh, Northumberland, Donegal and Lehigh/Lackawanna Presbyteries (the new Mountain Laurel Presbytery). We would like representatives from all of the presbyteries in our Synod.
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PDF version of the Presbyterian Women’s Administrative Team available by clicking here.
