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m ission s a nd m i ni st ry St. Petersburg 2017 Terry spoke at the Annual Russian Pastor's Conference in St. Petersburg, Russia on Sept. 26-28, 2017, along with Geoffrey Thomas (retired minister), Tony Lane (Professor at London School of Theology), and Dewey Roberts (Pastor, Cornerstone Presbyterian Church, PCA, Destin, FL). The conference this year was entitled "Quincentary of the Protestant Reformation" in celebration of the 500th year anniversary of the Protestant Reformation. Terry's topics included: “The Bible, Theology and Worship,” “Reading and Preaching and Praying Scripture,” and “Singing and Administering the Sacraments.” You may also drop off your completed shoeboxes at the Atrium table. If you would prefer to donate toward shipping costs for the boxes, please make your check payable to Independent Presbyterian Church, noting OCC on the memo line. Please return your boxes to the church by November 15. They do prefer the plastic, Tupperware type shoe boxes that both seal and are durable (And reusable for the recipient). The cost to ship them is 9 dollars per box (which can include a package tracker so you can actually see where the box goes). And here is a link that provides instructions/ suggestions, as well as acceptable and unacceptables for packing: https://www.samaritanspurse.org. MESSENGER OCTOBER 2017 PAGE 9