Presbytery News
Synod of the Trinity
Presbyterian Women Summer Retreat/Gathering
The Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the Trinity will hold its Summer Retreat/Gathering on July 16-18 at Antiochian Village Retreat and Conference Center in Ligonier, PA.
This year’s theme is “Finding Joy in the Journey” based on Galatians 5:22. The guest speaker will be CeCe Armstrong, the co-moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
Join the Synod PW for lively worship, special workshops, great food, inspirational small-group time, spirituality walk, toe-tapping music, a silent auction, games, crafts, mission opportunities and more.
For more information and a flyer, click here.
To register, use one of these two forms:
Beaver-Butler
- interested in carpooling and/or
- willing to drive others.
Pittsburgh Pirates Baseball Game Trip
Beaver-Butler Presbytery will cheer on the Pittsburgh Pirates as they play the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday, July 11. Game time is 4:05 p.m. The first 20,000 will receive a cowboy hat for Country Weekend.
Drivers are needed. Please indicate on the registration form if you are:
Tickets are $25 with a $5 credit for food, beverage or merchandise.
Send checks to: Beaver-Butler Presbytery Office, P.O. Box 279, Zelienople, PA 16063
Deadline for sending payment and to register is Sunday, June 7.
To register, click here. A flyer is available by clicking here.
Beaver-Butler Presbytery Events
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Carlisle
Weave Week
Weave Week – a first-of-its-kind for the area – is an overnight youth conference coming to the Presbytery of Carlisle on July 7-11.
The plan is to weave through Central Pennsylvania learning what it means to be a missional church in these times that we find ourselves. Scheduled are great speakers, excellent mission projects to work on, time for worship and fellowship, and mostly a whole lot of fun.
There is room for rising 9-12 graders to come and join in the fun. Registration is now open for the week by clicking here. Registration will run through April 30, but spots are limited. Consider registering as the Spirit blows through the Presbytery of Carlisle doing a new thing.
The overnight gathering will take place around Harrisburg, Gettysburg, and Hersheypark as it weaves around Central Pennsylvania. The cost for the week is $25 per participant. For more information, reach out to Jamie!
Many Voices, One Song
The Presbytery of Carlisle will hold a “Many Voices, One Song” event Sunday, Aug. 30, at 4 p.m. at Second Presbyterian Church in Carlisle. Worship will be followed by food and fun together.
“Many Voices” promises to be the largest local gathering of Presbyterians in years because it’s being designed to include all ages, congregations and new worshiping communities, and parishioners (not just pastors and other leaders).
The gathering will bring together vocalists and bell ringers from across the presbytery. There’ll even be a youth choir, and worship will close with everyone singing the Hallelujah! Chorus together. The guest preacher will be the Rev. Cece Armstrong, co-moderator of General Assembly for 2025-26.
Also involved will be specialty foods from the area as part of the fellowship time after worship.
To learn more and to sign up, click here.
A flyer is available by clicking here.
Lake Erie
- Tuesday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., location TBD
- Saturday, July 11, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Corry First
- Thursday, July 16, 4:30-8:30 p.m., presbytery office
Boundary Training
Boundary Training dates for 2026 have been set for the Presbytery of Lake Erie. Registration will be open soon online. Reminder that Boundary Training is required every three years for all clergy, active session members and anyone in the congregation working with children.
Happenings Around Lake Erie
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Mountain Laurel
Mountain Laurel Presbytery Calendar
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Philadelphia
Commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States
Join the Presbytery of Philadelphia for a special day of worship, reflection, fellowship and shared ministry on Saturday, July 25, at its Stated Meeting at Salt & Light Church / The Common Place (5736 Chester Ave., Philadelphia, PA 19143). The day will begin at 10:30 a.m. with a special address by the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Lee Walton, President of Princeton Theological Seminary, titled “A Fragile Experiment, An Enduring Faith,” commemorating the nation’s 250th anniversary.
Following the address, the presbytery will gather for worship, lunch and the business meeting of the presbytery. The presbytery hopes you will join it for this meaningful day in the life of the church as it reflects on the shared history, celebrate God’s faithfulness and look ahead in hope and faith together.
Presbytery Night at the Ballpark
The Presbytery of Philadelphia is heading to Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday, Aug. 4, to see the Philadelphia Phillies take on the Washington Nationals at 6:40 p.m. Join the presbytery for an evening of home runs, hot dogs and great fellowship.
Tickets are $50. To reserve your spot, contact the Presbytery Office or reach out to Rev. Brenton Thompson at bthompson@presbyphl.org.
Presbytery of Philadelphia Calendar
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Pittsburgh
Lunch and Learn
Pittsburgh Presbytery is partnering with the Presbyterian Foundation to hold two Lunch and Learn sessions. The topic for these lunches will be Asset Based Stewardship: For the Small Membership Church. This seminar will show you how to stop apologizing for your size, break free from scarcity thinking, and build a bold, homegrown stewardship strategy that activates the gifts already in your pews.
Dates for these gatherings are June 23, noon-1:15 p.m., location TBD; and June 25, noon-1:15 p.m. at Glenshaw Presbyterian Church.
To register, click here.
October Racial Justice Pilgrimage
Pittsburgh Presbytery Stated Clerk Carla Campbell and the Rev. Ralph Lowe are excited to announce that this fall they hope to facilitate a Racial Justice Pilgrimage to Atlanta, GA, and Montgomery and Birmingham, AL, for the presbytery. The tentative dates for this trip are Sunday, Oct. 4, to Saturday, Oct. 10.
Travel arrangements and cost are still to be determined. Please let Carla or Ralph know as soon as possible if you are interested in this opportunity.
For more information, click here.
Pittsburgh Presbytery Calendar
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Redstone
Redstone Presbytery Calendar
For a calendar of events occurring around the Presbytery of Redstone, click here.
Shenango
Dr. Anne Zaki to visit
Dr. Anne Zaki, professor of preaching and practical theology at the Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo (ETSC), Egypt, will be visiting Western PA in July. In an informal setting, she will be discussing Egypt and her ministry at the seminary, the effects of the changes to world mission to this, how to connect with her and the church in Egypt and beyond.
Anne is a long time friend of the Dr. Kenneth Bailey family and continues his legacy. One of the things the board of Dr. Bailey’s foundation of middle eastern Christianity is trying to do is to endow a chair at ETSC to continue the work of Drs. Bailey and Zaki. If you would like to hear more about the global church, mission partnerships, Egypt or specifically the seminary in Cairo, mark your calendars and share these dates:
Pastoral Leaders will have lunch at noon on July 14 at New Wilmington Presbyterian Church in New Wilmington, PA. RSVP strongly recommended by Monday the 13 to advancement@shenango.org
Missional leaders: anyone clergy or laity who are interested in her story and work are invited to coffee and dessert reception Wednesday night the 15th of July at 7 p.m. at Trinity Presbyterian Church in Mercer, PA.
More formally, Anne is in Western PA in order to be the keynote speaker at the New Wilmington Mission Conference.
Upper Ohio Valley
Trip to Sight & Sound in Lancaster, PA
A bus from Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery will travel to Lancaster, PA, for an overnight trip that will include a stop at Sight & Sound to see the performance of “Joshua.”
The bus will leave from the parking lot of the Ohio Valley Mall at 7 a.m. on Sept. 15. Lunch will be at the Kitchen Kettle Village in Lancaster followed by a stop at Elva’s Barnyard Studio for a presentation of Patriotic Chalk Talk. The day concludes with a stop at Rachel’s Summer Kitchen for an authentic Amish dinner.
On Sept. 16, a buffet breakfast at the hotel will be followed by a stop at Sight & Sounds to see “Joshua.” After the show, lunch will be at Miller’s Smorgasbord before the return trip home.
Cost per person varies from $619 for a single occupancy room to $489 for a quad room. A $50 deposit is required when reserving a spot. Final balance is due Aug. 1.
For more information and to register, contact Sherry Stratton [(740) 633-2044 or e-mail to slstrat@comcast.net, 71290 Ohio AVE, Martins Ferry, OH 43935].
Washington
Washington Presbytery Upcoming Events
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West Virginia
CP/ALP Retreat
The Presbytery of West Virginia’s Commissioned Pastors & Authorized Lay Preachers Retreat will be in Jackson’s Mill, WV, on July 24-25. The presenter will be Matthew L. Skinner, the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, this summer.
For more information, click here.
Registration forms are available by clicking here.
