Register Today for Pre-Assembly Workshops (PAW) 2010
This year, PAW will take place at Union Presbyterian Church and Camp MacLeod in Albert Bridge, Cape Breton on Saturday, June 5. Join with other Presbyterian elders from across Canada for a day of workshops, worship, lunch and refreshments, and receive a specially made pew cushion (homemade by AMS members). This year's theme is hospitality ministry.

Register before April 1 to take advantage of the early-bird special. If you register early, the cost is only $65 (a $10 savings). Groups of six or more from the same church receive an additional discount! Phone Kathleen toll-free at 1-866-794-8888 if you want to register as a group. There will be a prize for the congregation that has the most registrants at PAW 2010. For more information and to register, visit www.eldersinstitute.ca or phone Kathleen toll-free at 1-866-794-8888 (Vancouver: 604-882-0071).

Bursaries available for Pilgrimage 2010!
The Elders' Institute is pleased to announce that we have been approved for financial support from the Ewart Endowment for Theological Education for Pilgrimage 2010, from Noyon to Iona: Exploring the Reformed Heritage. We are therefore able to offer a limited number of bursaries to ruling elders with demonstrated financial need who register. Enrich your faith and ministry in the leadership of the church by joining in this pilgrimage. We will begin in Paris, France, on September 30, stop in Germany and Switzerland and conclude our pilgrimage in Glasgow, Scotland on October 16.

Detailed information and a registration form are available on the Elders' Institute website.
Cost: $3,195 CDN plus taxes (based on double occupancy). Price is subject to fluctuations in international currency rates. If you have questions, phone Kathleen toll-free at 1-866-794-8888 (or 604-822-0071 in Vancouver).

Practical Presbyterian Polity
Sign up for the online course Practical Presbyterian Polity written by Tony Plomp and taught by Hans Kouwenberg. Suitable for elders or M. Div. students, this course offers a practical and interactive approach for learning about Presbyterian polity and develops the necessary skills to apply it to church life. Topics include effective session meetings, term service, ordination for life and many other subjects. It runs May 17 to June 25. Contact Stephen Farris re M. Div. credit. For more information about online courses or to register, visit our website: www.eldersinstitute.ca.