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Mother's Day

Session Meeting Downtown 6:00p.m.

Graduation Sunday

Memorial Day

Office Closed

Again, as last summer, we are holding an intergenerational VBS experience with a shared meal, worship, and activities. Our theme is Backyard VBS: Old Testament Favorites. We’ll meet downstairs at West Campus from 6:00p.m. to 7:45p.m., June 1, 8, 15, and 22. 

Connie Jobe: connie_jobe00@hotmail.com

Amanda Gutierrez: flick25_2000@yahoo.com

Amanda Cunningham: amandajcunningham@yahoo.com

And on the seventh day God finished the work that God had done, and God rested on the seventh day … _{(Genesis 2:2)} 

… therefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day and consecrated it. _{(Exodus 20:11)}

While Pastor Phyl is away, here’s a brief spotlight of what this month holds for our pastor’s sabbatical plan. You can find Pastor Phyl’s full proposal / plan here Click Here For Sabbatical Plan.



Heart – spend Mother’s Day with Annora; visit family in Arkansas;

Soul – disengage from day-to-day tasks of EPC; pray; read;

Strength – stay tuned for June!

Mind – participate in a week-long retreat on Burnout (book by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski) with colleagues from the United Church of Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, and Cooperative Baptist Fellowship, with particular emphasis on estimated post-COVID clergy attrition rates of up to 40% and ways we can both sustain our own ministries/sense of call and encourage colleagues beyond our cohort who may be experiencing burnout in this season of their ministries.

As a member of our church family, what Sabbatical Steps have you taken this month? How have you fulfilled God’s commandment to rest, loving the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, strength, and mind? Where is the Holy Spirit leading you in the month ahead? For ways to cultivate sabbath keeping in your life this month, follow the current Sabbatical Step listed in Sunday’s bulletin or contact the church office to see where we are on our collective sabbatical journey.

Y’all! What a wonderful send-off for sabbatical at the conclusion of our Easter worship service on Sunday, April 17. My heart overflows (and I got a little teary) from all the messages of love and support you shared, and I hear you loud and clear – rest and renew! We all know this particular goal could prove challenging for me, but with your blessing (and strong encouragement), I’m going to give it my best effort. Extra Thank Yous, too, for the goodies, National Parks information, book recommendations, mugs for all the tea I will leisurely enjoy as I hold y’all in prayer, your prayers for safe travels as Team Stutzman gallivants around God’s great creation, and, of course, for my fabulous new wardrobe (see below).

The strength, vitality, spirit, heart, and love of Christ y’all exude make me sure that this season will be one of renewal for us all. I appreciate each and every person who has stepped up to lead while I am on sabbatical. I know y’all will continue to worship together, serve together, and be the phenomenal church family you are together in creative and compassionate ways over the next 3 months. And to answer one Frequently Asked Question I had not anticipated for last month’s FAQ Sheet – YES! You can still talk to me when we bump into each other around town (please don’t run away!). 

The One Great Hour of Sharing offering is collected each Easter by Presbyterians and ecumenical partners around the world. This special offering aids neighbors who are hungry, hurting, or in need. Throughout the Season of Lent, we added our mites (little bits) to our fish banks (symbols of the church and small gestures making a huge impact), praying that this act of sharing together would help us focus more on God and enable Christ’s work in the world. This year’s Easter basket was overflowing – and some of the fish were absolutely bursting! – with our OGHS offering totaling: $559.27.

To see how OGHS gifts are bringing aid and relief to neighbors near and far through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, the Presbyterian Hunger Program, and Self-Development of People click here

and tap on the map to learn more about dozens of projects enabled by the very fish we filled and shared on Easter.

May Friendship Day, May 6, 8:30a.m., at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church Parish Hall, 101 Exchange Street, Emporia.

$5 Breakfast at 8:30a.m.

Program following breakfast, "Agree to Differ."

1.     As of the end of March, 13 Sundays (or 25.0% of the calendar year) have passed.

2.    Pledges received in March totaled $20,245.00. Loose offering received was $5,443.98.

3.    Operating expenses for March totaled $41,182.32.

4.    We received a check from Wells Fargo for $7,728.28.

5.    Utility cost for March were $6,039.44. Hopefully, warmer weather will help lower this cost.

6.    Through the Third month of the year, here are the percentages of budget expended (see the Budget Comparison report for dollar figures).