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Sponsored by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)'s Office of Governing Body Relations, with the Synod of Lakes and Prairies as host, author Phyllis Tickle will lead a free workshop Monday, July 5, during the 219th General Assembly in Minneapolis.

Lynn Miller, a member of First Presbyterian Church, St. Cloud, MN, recently wrote about Synod School in the Synod of Lakes and Prairies. She and her daughter, Amanda, have been consistent attendees of Synod School for the past four years. Writing in the April edition of “The Valley Bridge,” the newsletter of the Presbytery of Minnesota Valleys, Miller noted, “Intellectual family church camp – that was how a friend described Synod School to me the first year that my daughter and I ventured to Storm Lake, IA, to find out what Synod School was all about.

Billed as "an experiential conference on border issues confronting the church and the world," the Crossing Borders event is open for registration offering a bi-national, bilingual (English-Spanish) experience with workshops for the church ranging from "Creating Hispanic Community in the Midwest" to "Middle Eastern Migration and Israel/Palestine Issues." A pre-event option includes a trip across the border with a Presbyterian mission co-worker.