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Week of March 5, 2025
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Presbytery Calendar At-A-Glance |
- Prayer Calendar: Week of March 2 - Committee on Ministry and Moderator RE Carol Gesacion
- March 5, Ash Wednesday
- March 8, CRE Retreat, 1:00 p.m., Lake Milton
- March 11, Stated Gathering Eastminster Presbytery, 12:00 p.m., First Salem
- March 13, Resource Committee, 10:00 a.m., Zoom
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Congratulations to Champion Presbyterian Church & Rev. Alice Phillips | |
On Sunday, March 2, Champion Presbyterian Church welcomed members of the Presbytery, area ministers, congregants, friends, and family for the installation of Rev. Alice L. Phillips. A dinner celebration followed the ceremony. | |
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Eastminster Presbytery invites you to join us in praying for a particular congregation, committee, and validated ministry within the presbytery each week in 2025 that God may bless their ministry and that the grace of Jesus Christ might shine through them. This week, we lift up the presbytery's Committee on Ministry and Moderator RE Carol Gesacion in our prayers; and next week we will lift up the presbytery's Committee on Nominations & Representation and Moderator TE Larry Bowald.
March Calendar
- March 2 - Committee on Ministry, RE Carol Gesacion
- March 9 - Committee on Nominations & Representation, TE Larry Bowald
- March 16 - Committee on Preparation for Ministry, RE Ruth Cole & TE Kori Robbins
- March 23 - Covenant Presbyterian Church, TE David Black
- March 30 - Eastminster Presbytery & Synod of the Covenant Staff
The entire 2025 Prayer Calendar can be found on the home page of our website: eastminsterpresbytery.org
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Open Invitations to ALL around Eastminster Presbytery | |
Joint Ash Wednesday Service
Westminster, Boardman, will host a joint Ash Wednesday Service on March 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. Leaders from several of the Presbyterian Churches in the east area of the presbytery will lead the service, which will include scripture, prayer, a combined choir of participating churches, and imposition of ashes. ALL ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND!
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Upcoming Events at First Presbyterian Church, Youngstown
As we continue to celebrate 225 years of ministry in Youngstown and the Mahoning Valley, we are bringing back events and worship services we have enjoyed through the years. This includes a Taizé Worship, the annual Schaff Lecture, and our Labyrinth.
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House of Worship Security & Risk Management Training - Eastern Ohio
The Canfield Presbyterian Church(CPC),140 West Main St. Canfield, Ohio 44406, is pleased to host a House of Worship Security and Risk Management training on Thursday March 20 from 9 am – 3 pm.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED INCLUDE: Active Shooter/Threat, Physical Security, Personal Security, Youth Safety and Programs, Risk Management and Emergency Operations Planning, Financial Security, Electronic Data Security, Organizational Protocol, and CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) & Crime Prevention Strategies.
Registration cost is $65. (There are a few free registrations available to local police who attend.)
If you have any questions, please contact Kerry Pettit (Executive Director Canfield Presbyterian, execdir@canfieldpres.org or
John DiPietro (from OCPA), john.dipietro@OCPA-OH.org
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Administration Position Available
First Presbyterian Church in Barberton is seeking to fill a part-time Administrator. Complete details can be found HERE. Interested parties, please contact Derek Miller, mcreadm@aol.com.
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From Your Synod Executive... | Lent begins on Wednesday, so I've been thinking about what spiritual practice to take on this year, or what to give up. This season is a great opportunity to draw closer to Christ and to create a new pattern of life. | | | |
Emotional Intelligence: What's all the Buzz About? | For Commissioned Ruling Elders/Commissioned Pastors Emotional Intelligence: What's all the Buzz About? Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 9am-12pm, Rev. Kimberly Secrist Ashby, Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Saline, MI | | | |
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Cultivating the Gift of Preaching Initiative (CGPI)!
CGPI is a new ministry in the Synod (launched in 2024) focused on training lay preachers. It is funded by a $1.25m Lilly Compelling Preaching Grant. The goal of CGPI is to strengthen the witness of the Church to the good news of Jesus Christ, by identifying, training, and providing ongoing support to emerging preachers.
Something new that I am delighted to report is that we were able to adapt the terms of the grant, with the blessing of the Lilly Foundation, to open CGPI up to CREs!! So, if you are a CRE who wants to further develop your preaching skills, please apply!
There are lots more details about CGPI on the Synod webpage, as well as the application. But here are the basics:
• CGPI is an 18-month, cohort model program (we are currently recruiting for the second year which begins in June 2025 and runs to November 2026).
• Participants meet monthly online (for roughly two hours) with a cohort of 5-8 participants and a mentor (an experienced Teaching Elder from the Synod with extensive experience regularly preaching in a congregational setting).
• The program begins with a 5 day (Thursday evening – Monday morning) conference at Alma College in Alma, MI. This year that conference is June 12-16.
• There are four in-person meetings throughout the program, twice with everyone in CGPI at the Alma Conference each June, and twice with just your cohort.
• The cost of the program is $1,250; $250 to be paid by the individual and $1000 by your home church and/or presbytery. Scholarships are available as well as payment plans for the churches. The actual total cost is $11,000 per participant, the grant pays for the remainder. All travel and housing expenses, books, etc. are paid for by the grant.
• The emphasis of the program is on preaching. Participants will read and discuss various precaching styles and formats, principals of biblical interpretation, the basics of Reformed theology, as well as practice public speaking, reading scripture, and of course delivering sermons.
• Applications are due by April 15th, but we will continue to process applications on a rolling basis as long as there are open slots
If you have any questions, please do reach out to me via email, text, or phone:
matt@synodofthecovenant.org
609-712-4258
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One Great Hour of Sharing | One Great Hour of Sharing March 5-April 20, 2025 Ending hunger, repairing after disasters, and promoting the self-development of all people. Download the Leader's Guide The Leader's Guide contains everything you need to have a successful offering season. There is information about the offering itself, including what this offering supports, statistics, and the impact it has had in previous years. | | | |
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Ecopalms.org: Welcome to EcoPalms
Deadline to order - March 21
| Ecopalms is a premier supplier of palm branches for churches for use on palm sunday. Ecopalms.org helps support villages in central america by providing income for harvesting the palms. | | | |
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Christ Presbyterian Church -Canton, OH
Our sister church in Canton would like to invite you to several upcoming events they are offering.
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Legacy: Planning Wisely for the End of Life March 25, 2025 at 6:00 pm
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Poverty Simulator on March 30th (11:30 am - 2:00 pm)
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Prayer School with Pastor Brian Zahnd on April 25–26
Visit their website at Christ Presbyterian Church - Serving The Community of Canton, Ohio.to learn more about Christ Presbyterian Church, upcoming events and registration.
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Calling on OSU Alums or OSU Supporters
The Executive Presbyter from Scioto Valley Presbytery is looking for names of two (or more) people who are either OSU alums or OSU supporters who would be willing to join a Zoom conversation about our campus ministry. We are getting ready for a capital campaign and want to seek advice and input from the greater Ohio community.
If you are interested in participating in this Zoom conversation, please contact Rev. Kathy Nice at knice@psvonline.org
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