Eastminster Presbytery

E-News
for the Week of February 20, 2019
For correspondence mailing, please use the appropriate mailing address:
General Presbyter & Stated Clerk
1201 E Market St #427
Akron, OH
479.461.4042
Business Administrator
P.O. Box 14439
Poland, OH 44514
330.505.2167
Business Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9am-3pm
Presbytery Calendar at a Glance

  • West Area Clergy Lunch, February 27th, Panera, Stow, 1:00 p.m.
  • Presbytery, March 5th, Oak Hill Presbyterian Church

Stated Meeting of Eastminster Presbytery

March 5, 2019

1:45 p.m. Pre-Presbytery Presentation: Solar Under the Sun by TE Tom Ulrich
2:30 p.m. Registration
3:00 p.m. Meeting Convenes


Dinner cost is $8.00 - Menu: Lasagna (meat and vegetarian options), salad, beverage and pie.

Presbytery Clergy, Officers, and Commissioners who are unable to attend the meeting
Please notify Eastminster >>>> Excuse Request

WiFi is available at Oak Hill Church but it is best if you download the packet prior to the meeting

Calling All Youth! It is time to get READY for the 2019 Presbyterian Youth Triennium (PYT)– a gathering for high school age youth (entering 9th grade through graduated 12th grade) from the Presbyterian Church (USA). This year's Registrar for Eastminster is Erika Carcelli from Poland Presbyterian Church. Erika will will be at the March 5th Presbytery meeting with additional information or you may contact Erika at Poland Presbyterian Church (330.757.1547).
Attention! Attention! Attention!

Hugh and Charlotte Gunn Holy Land Grant Fund . Eastminster Presbytery administers a grant fund which provides for ministers, with at least one year of experience, up to $5,000 of support for a trip to the Holy Land. To apply for this grant, named in honor of Hugh and Charlotte Gunn, an applicant must fill out an application which is posted on the Presbytery’s web site. The grant will be awarded by a grant committee made up of members of the family of Hugh and Charlotte Gunn. If you have questions about the grant, please contact John Pogue, Chair of the Administrative Ministry Committee at Jpogue@hhmlaw.com .
Mediation Skills Training Institute for Church Leaders (MSTI)

When:    May 13-17, 2019
Where:   Utica United Methodist Church in Sterling Heights, MI
Who:      Clergy and lay leaders who are interested in learning skills to help deal more effectively with interpersonal, congregational, and other forms of group conflict
 
Please note that the deadline by which to register and receive a $200 tuition discount is April 12, 2019.
 
Please join us for this exceptional interdenominational workshop, and discover for yourself why a previous participant once described MSTI as “the Golden Globe winner of conflict resolution programs”! Even if you cannot participate, we would appreciate it if you would be so kind as to forward this message to colleagues who you believe might benefit from this training, or post an ad on a denominational website or in a regional newsletter.
 
For complete details, please consult this brochure .
To register online, go to Brown Paper Tickets .
For more information about the mission and programs of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, we invite you to visit our website at www.LMPeaceCenter.or g.
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A New Program!!

Healthy Pastors Healthy Congregations is now being offered for pastors serving in the PC (USA) by the Board of Pensions. This program brings together pastors and congregational leadership to work toward financial sustainability by providing financial education, consultation, and theological reflection to help all build a brighter future financial together. A one-time grant of up to $10,000 is available to eligible pastors after the pastor and congregational leaders have completed an educational seminar, and the pastor has completed online educational modules, as well as financial counseling through Ernst and Young. The program is paid for by the Board of Pensions and a Lilly Grant. The grant can be used for debt reduction or for retirement savings. For more details please go to www.pensions.org  and look under the heading “Healthy Pastors, Healthy Congregations” to check the eligibility requirements for this program.
The Rev. Dr. Douglas Portz, Senior Church Consultant for the Board of Pensions will conduct a seminar (one of the required components of the program) within the bounds of the presbytery in the near future. Time and place to be announced depending upon which pastors and congregations sign up. Pastors and key leadership interested in this program are welcome to attend. Please feel free to contact Dportz@pensions.org if you have questions.

If you are interested please call the Eastminster Presbytery office at   (330) 505-2167  if you want to attend the seminar when Doug Portz is in your presbytery. Pastors are required to bring with them key congregational leaders (e.g. a number of elders of session, and/or members of the Personnel Committee, etc.) to the seminar.  
Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) international placements open until March 1 st ! 
APPLY  to a transformational year of service in  South Korea, Zambia, Columbia, Scotland, Peru & the Philippines by March 1 st  - or encourage young adults (ages 19-30) you know to consider! More info online at  youngadultvolunteers.org . National sites open until June 1 st .
Around Eastminster Presbytery....

  • Several of our east area churches are coming together for a joint Ash Wednesday Service on March 6th, 7:00 p.m. at Heritage Church (1951 Mathews Road, Poland). The east area The churches that are participating include Heritage, Canfield, Christ, First (Youngstown), Poland, and Wickliffe. All area welcome to attend!

  • Meta and Steve Cramer are planning a pilgrimage to Holy Britain, scheduled for October 20-29. The tour will include 9 cathedrals, 4 castles, 1 very famous Abbey, 1 Holy Island, 1 Scottish palace, and more. The cost will be $4448 for double-occupancy, inclusive of airfare, 4-star hotels, breakfasts, ground travel, admissions, and 5 dinners. Please let us know of your interest as soon as possible at metacramer@aol.com, and we’ll be glad to send you an itinerary. 
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