Celebrating Holidays Sustainably

Sustainable Holidays: Presbyterian Giving Opportunities & Participant Idea Exchange

The Presbyterian Giving Catalog celebrates it’s 10th Anniversary with the 2024-2025 issue.  No wrapping is needed for the 40+ gifts available through the catalog, not to mention no waste!  Generous gifts to the Presbyterian Giving Catalog are signs of our gratitude: feeding the hungry, comforting the brokenhearted and sharing our faith with young and old.  The catalog includes gifts that represent causes close to anyone’s heart, such as hygiene kits, cookstoves, teacher training, and beekeeping supplies.  Sy Hughes will be joining us to share ways we can use this program to give sustainably in honor or memory of family and friends during the holidays.  The webinar will include time for participants to share their own ideas for giving gifts and celebrating the upcoming Christmas holiday season in ways that do not negatively impact the earth.

Sy Hughes serves as a Ministry Engagement Advisor (MEA) for the PC(USA) in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern Region. In this role, Sy engages with individuals, congregations, presbyteries, and synods to support their mission and ministry efforts on behalf of partners in the Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Office of the General Assembly. Operating from a home office in Columbia, SC, Sy’s primary focus includes helping raise funds, excitement and awareness for the denominations Shared Mission Support, Churchwide Special Offerings, and Per Capita. Sy is dedicated to equipping and connecting Presbyterians with the resources of the wider church, engaging in God’s mission, and encouraging financial support for these efforts.

A 2001 graduate of Lander University with a Bachelor of Science in Political Science and an emphasis in Public Administration, Sy has over two decades of experience in nonprofit development. This experience spans higher education, affordable housing, overseeing capital campaigns for museums, and working with a nonprofit-focused technology startup. Since 2013, Sy has served the church in a development and fundraising capacity, starting with the Office of World Mission and evolving into the current role supporting two agencies of the denomination. Passionate about making a positive impact on the life of the church, Sy is always seeking supportive and positive ways to contribute.

Please send an email to presbyearthcare@gmail.com for the link to this webinar. Thank you.