E-News
for the Week of July 11, 2018
Eastminster Presbytery Business Hours:
P.O. Box 14439 Tuesday-Friday
Poland, OH 44514 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
330-505-2167
Upcoming Event
Mark Your Calendars! 
 DiscipleFest 2018 will be on Saturday, October 20, 2018 at Northminster Presbyterian Church in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. The keynote speaker is Rev. Jason Storbakken. Jason is a pastor at Manhattan Mennonite Fellowship Church. Watch for more information on Jason and DiscipleFest 2018 in coming months!
Planning Calendars
The 2018-2019 planning calendars are in. Diane is contacting the church offices/pastors to arrange for delivery or pick up. Any questions can be emailed to: diane@eastminsterpresbytery.org .
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Attention Clerks of Session
The Committee on Ministry (COM) is planning two days for clerks of session (and pastors) to attend a meeting for review of session minutes for the year 2017.

* Saturday, September 22, 10 a.m., Mineral Ridge Presbyterian Church
* Sunday, September 23, 2 p.m., Firestone Park Presbyterian Church

Please print and fill in the checklist prior to meeting >> Checklist for Review
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Continuing Education Opportunities
The Leadership Institute of Union Presbyterian Seminary is offering continuing education opportunities for church administrators, clergy, and Christian Educators. All courses are online and are tailor-made for church members, pastors, educators, those preparing to become Commissioned Ruling Elders/Commissioned Pastors, and anyone else who is interested in learning more.Opportunities are available on campus and online! More information and registration can be found at: Union Seminary Institute
Excellent worship resource for congregations... . Dr. Marcia McFee  will be leading a Worship Design Studio Planning Retreat for congregational worship teams from September 9-12, 2018 at the Lake Junaluska Conference Center in western North Carolina. This retreat is a unique opportunity for pastors and congregations to outline their worship services for a full year as well as to equip their worship teams.
  For detailed information and to register: Planning Retreat

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Save the Date:

Presbytery Stated Meeting
September 4, 2018
Vienna Presbyterian Church
5:00 p.m.
ONE CHURCH, ONE BOOK: We are invited to read the Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis’ book, Always with Us? What Jesus Really Said about the Poor. This book seeks to challenge our understandings of poverty and provide a theological undergirding for anti-poverty work. The book is available for purchase on   Amazon.com . We plan to discuss the book at our September Presbytery meeting.
 





B OARD OF PENSIONS UPDATE: Rev. Doug Portz, our Regional Rep., will offer a pre-presbytery presentation at our September meeting to inform us of updates and changes in BOP.
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Around Eastminster Presbytery....
Band Concert:  Liberty Presbyterian Church invites you to a Parking Lot Band Concert on Thursday, July 12th at 7:00 p.m. [rain date: Thursday, July 26 at 7:00 pm] For more information and to print a flyer >>> FLYER

Family Fun!: Tuesday, July 31st at 5:30 p.m. Lake Milton Church (942 Granview Road) is hosting Jungle Terry and his wild animals. The event is free for everyone! For more information about Jungle Terri, visit >>> jungleterryandhisfriends.com
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Presbytery Staff & Officers: