The Love Gift Offering
is a unique offering only given by PW in Redstone
Presbytery to support mission trips of individuals or groups, particularly the
youth, from Redstone Presbytery. All of the women in the local PW groups
give generously once a year at the Spring Gathering in April.
Any member of Redstone Presbytery, going on a mission trip, individually or with
a group, is eligible to apply for funding. Applications are to be submitted to
the PW Moderator by March 1st. The application can be downloaded
here. (click here for
application)
At the Spring Gathering, after the offering is collected and the sum determined, the Financial Committee (Moderator, Treasurer, & Mission Interpretation Coordinator) meets to discuss applicants and decide on the amounts to be awarded. If offering is sent in later in the year, a late applicant may be considered.
If possible, PW of
Redstone would like some kind of report or presentation about the mission trip
when the recipient has returned, usually at the next Spring Gathering.
2008 Recipients of Love Gift Offering
Avonmore Mission Group- $1000 Beth Watkins will lead a group of 13 from Avonmore, New Alexandria, Community and Congruity, West Newton, Newlonsburg, and Westminster to New Orleans to work the PDA in April.
Uniontown, Third Youth Group -$300 A group of 15 will go to Cincinnati to join the Group Workcamps for a “Week of Hope” project led by Lisa Buckingham.
Past Recipients of the Love Gift Offering
2007 - 24 Redstone Presbytery Delegates to Youth Triennium at Purdue University in July. Cheryl Rhea. $1000.
3-4 Youth in 2 mission groups from Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown to Katrina Relief in June. Marilyn Fitzsimmons. $300.
2006 - Puckety PC Youth- Group of 8 to New Orleans for Katrina Disaster
mission work for 10 days in June. Roseann Swartz and Tiffancy
Nicastro.
$1000
Alison White (Newlonsburg) to serve one year in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Young
Adult Volunteers, helping various age groups in the inner city. $200
Meghan Mattern (Ligonier, Covenant) to Tanzania with Calvin College group for a semester. $100.
2007 - 24 Redstone Presbytery Delegates to Youth Triennium at Purdue University in July. Cheryl Rhea. $1000.
3-4 Youth in 2 mission groups from Third Presbyterian Church in Uniontown to Katrina Relief in June. Marilyn Fitzsimmons. $300.
2005 –April Lease, Pittsburgh Theological Student, to Haiti thru the school’s World Mission Initiative. $500.
Rev. Sylvia Carlson & Rev. Donna Havrisko to Sudan with Redstone Presbytery’s Mission Group. $937.
2004 -32 Youth Triennium Delegates to Purdue University. Mike Shepard. $1500.
2003 - Emily Kowalik (Level Green) on a Medical Mission trip thru by Grove City College to Dominican Republic. $750.
Johnstown, 1st Youth to Frontera de Cristo Border Ministry in Mexico. Rev. Bruce Cadenhead. $750.
2002 - 12 Youth and 3 Adults to the Bi-National Mission Camp in Mexico thru Frontera de Cristo Border Mission. Rev. Mark Juengel. $1200.