NOTE: The Parish Papers are provided by COM for Albany Presbytery. Churches may copy an appropriate number for distribution to their congregation per the following from the editor:

Albany Presbytery ’s purchase of a subscription to The Parish Paper includes:

--Permission to provide copies to your staff and to the congregations within Albany Presbytery in any of the following ways: E-mail, Postal, newspaper, newsletter, meetings, training events and our Web site.

--Permission for each congregation within Albany Presbytery to (a) photocopy or electronically distribute for local use as many copies as it needs, (b) post them on its Web site, and (c) quote sentences and paragraphs.

Your congregation does NOT have permission (a) to delete the copyright notice on page 2; (b) to re-write, paraphrase, or change the wording of sentences and paragraphs; or (c) to give ANY THIRD PARTY—other than your staff and constituents—permission to photocopy or reprint (in any quantity, no matter how small, whether for free distribution or for sale).