About this Issue:
Approaching the World as a Presbyterian
 So,
what does it mean to be Presbyterian? And how does that affect
the way we approach the world around us? Or does it affect it
at all?
Being part of Presbyterian Women means knowing more than the
PW Purpose. Much of what drives, inspires and guides the organization
is related to the first half of PW's name-being Presbyterian.
Scattered throughout this issue are responses from a variety
of women, reflecting on what it means to be Presbyterian. The
responses are as varied as the women we interviewed, as diverse
as our denomination. Likewise, the articles in this issue offer
some insight into how Presbyterians approach this world, at least
on paper.
It is difficult to capture what it means to be Presbyterian,
because, as almost any member will tell you, we are reformed
and always reforming-from the first creeds and confessions to
the most recent overture sent to the 2002 General Assembly. However,
the heart of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) does not change-our
respect for education, our devotion to mission, our search for
peace and justice, our attempt to do things decently and in order
and our insistence to remain open to the guidance of the Holy
Spirit.
In Our Next Issue
Living at the Edge
--Finding Comfort in Mother God-after the death of her mother,
one woman finds comfort while exploring feminine images of God
--Surviving and Thriving-a medical mission worker tells the stories
of her sisters from Bangladesh
--How Suffering Yields Transformation-the life of Marion Laird
--A Land of Contrasts-a look at the lives of women in Guatemala
--One Person's Promised Land-a former mission volunteer writes
about her evacuation from the Middle East
--Recipients of the 2002 Thank Offering (Including Health Ministries)
--Getting to Know You-using the 2002 Horizons Bible study to
learn more about the Bible, yourself and the women around you
and much more!
How to Use This Magazine
Horizons is the magazine of Presbyterian Women. It is planned
and designed for individuals and PW circles,newcomers and longtime
participants in the organization. You'll notice resources are
scattered throughout the magazine---in sidebars, boxes and sometimes
entire articles---because Presbyterian Women is made up of leaders,
both current leaders and women with leadership potential. Participants
in Presbyterian Women are also active---in their congregation,
community and world-so we work to include ways you can respond
to what you read in Horizons.
The purpose of Horizons magazine is the same as the purpose
of our publisher, Presbyterian Women:
· to nurture our faith through prayer and Bible
study
· to support the mission of the church worldwide
· to work for justice and peace
· to build an inclusive, caring community of women
that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and witnesses
to the promise of God's kingdom
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
1. Title of
publication: Horizons.
2. Publication number: 0127-500
3. Date of filing: September 12, 2001
4. Frequency of issue: bimonthly plus annual Bible study
in April.
5. Number of issues published annually: 7
6. Annual subscription price: 1 year, $15; 2 years, $28;
3 years, $41.
7. Location of known office of publication: 100 Witherspoon
Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396.
8. Publisher: Presbyterian Women as an organization of
the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Office: 100 Witherspoon Street,
Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Presbyterian Women Communications
Coordinator: Susan Jackson Dowd
9. Owner: Presbyterian Women as an organization of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Office: 100 Witherspoon Street,
Louisville, KY 40202-1396.
10. Known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders
owning or holding 1 % or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages
or other securities: none
11. Horizons is a nonprofit publication authorized
to mail at second-class rates.
12. Average number of copies of each issue printed during
the preceding 12 months: 27,333. Actual number of copies single
issue published nearest to filing date: 26,000 (Sept/Oct 2001
issue). Paid and/or requested circulation (dealers, carriers,
street vendors, counter sales), average each issue: -0-. Sept/Oct
issue: 0. Paid or requested mail subscriptions each issue: 24,252.
Sept/Oct issue: 19,341. Total paid and/or requested circulation,
average each issue: 24,252. Sept/Oct issue: 19,341. Free distribution
by mail average each issue:-0-. Sept/Oct issue: -0-. Total distribution,
average each issue: 24,345. Sept/Oct: 19,415. Copies not distributed,
average each issue: 2,988. Sept/Oct issue: 6,585. Total average
each issue: 27,333. Sept/Oct: 26,000. Percent paid and/or requested
circulation average each issue: 99 %. Sept/Oct issue: 99 %.
I certify that the statements made by me above
are correct and complete.
Theresa McGuire Slaiman,
Presbyterian Women Business Associate
Susan Jackson Dowd,
Presbyterian Women Communications Coordinator
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