Presbytery News
Beaver-Butler
All-Church Gathering
Beaver-Butler Presbytery is organizing an All-Church Gathering titled “Now Thank We All Our God” on Sunday, Oct. 4, at 3 p.m. at Park Presbyterian Church in Beaver.
This all-church gathering will celebrate the faithfulness of those who came before and honor our nation’s 250th anniversary. Singers are invited to sing with the joint choir. Giving thanks with song and historical perspective will lead us to look to the future with hope.
A joint choir rehearsal will be held at 2 p.m. Refreshments will follow the service.
More information is available through a bulletin insert that is available by clicking here.
Beaver-Butler Presbytery Events
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Carlisle
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.
Donegal
Fall Pastors Retreat
The Presbytery of Donegal will hold a Fall Pastors Retreat on Sept. 27-29 at The Welcoming Place in Akron. All Presbytery of Donegal Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Commissioned Ruling Elder Pastors – whether actively serving or retired – are invited to join colleagues for a time of refreshment, fellowship and learning.
For more information, click here. To register, click here.
Lake Erie
Happenings Around Lake Erie
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Mountain Laurel
Mountain Laurel Presbytery Calendar
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Philadelphia
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
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
See “Joshua” at Sight & Sounds
Redstone Goes Trips and Tours, a program of Redstone Presbyterian SeniorCare, is hosting a trip to Sight and Sound Theater to see Joshua on Tuesday, Aug. 18. The story of Joshua is one of the most redemptive stories of the Bible. The production promises to take the audience on a miraculous journey from the banks of the River Jordan to the towering walls of Jericho for an unforgettable look at this famous Bible story.
As always, Sight and Sound will incorporate special effects, live animals and powerful music in this production. This trip is being offered as a one-day opportunity. The bus will depart the Clubhouse on the Redstone North Huntingdon campus at 7 a.m., make a brief rest stop halfway, and then arrive at Bird-in-Hand for the lunch buffet and some shopping. It’ll then make its way to the theater for the 3 p.m. show, where the seats are orchestra level in the middle of the theater. At the conclusion of the show, the bus will make its way back to Redstone, stopping at the Sideling Hill Service Plaza on the way home to get something to eat on your own. We anticipate arriving back to Redstone by around 10:30 p.m.
The cost for this full day, including motorcoach, driver gratuity, smorgasbord lunch and premiere level orchestra level show ticket is $250 per person. Proceeds will benefit charitable care programs at Redstone. To save your spot for this trip, call the reservation line at 724-832-8401 x 3378 and leave a message. Someone will call you back within a day. All are welcome to join us for this trip.
Redstone Presbytery Calendar
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Upper Ohio Valley
Prayer Retreat
The Upper Ohio Valley Presbyterian Women and Friends will hold its annual Prayer Retreat on Saturday, Aug. 29, at the Seeds of Hope Farm and Retreat Center in Adena, OH.
To RSVP, call 740-312-9295. A suggested donation is $10.
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].
Know Your Boundaries
Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery will hold ethics and boundary training for clergy and ruling elders Sept. 26 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church in Wheeling, WV. Titled “Know Your Boundaries,” the presenter will be Bryan Bass-Riley, a Pennsylvania licensed professional counselor and a certified Training Supervisor-Educator through Clinical Pastoral Education International.
This three-hour training will cover:
-Ethics and professional ethics (why we do what we do),
-Boundaries and boundary violations (what we’re not allowed to do),
-Aspirational boundaries (what we ought to do).
Lunch will be provided afterward. For more information, click here or contact the UOV Presbytery office at (304) 232-3490.
Washington
Washington Presbytery Upcoming Events
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West Virginia
- Friday, Aug. 7, at First Presbyterian Church, Clarksburg, from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 8, at Beckley Presbyterian Church from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
- Saturday, Aug. 8, at Edgewood Presbyterian Church, Lewisburg, from 3-6 p.m.
- Sunday, Aug. 9, at First Presbyterian Church, St. Albans, from 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Listening Workshops
The Presbytery of West Virginia’s Leadership Team will hold “Listening Workshops” during the weekend of Aug. 7-9. Rev. Dr. Ayana Teter, from the Center for Healthy Churches and Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, will serve as a listening trainer for the presbytery.
Ayana will spend the weekend in West Virginia, traveling with presbytery staff to four distinct locations to offer a workshop on deep listening. The same workshop will be offered in all four locations.
Register for this free event by clicking here by Aug. 1. For questions or more information, contact Sarah Sanderson-Doughty, Connectional Presbyter, at connectionalpresbyter@wvpresbytery.org.
Advent and Christmas Season Workshop for Preachers
An Advent and Christmas Season Workshop for Preachers hosted by the Presbytery of West Virginia will be held Oct. 4-5 at John XXIII Pastoral Center in Charleston, WV.
Looking for ways to breathe new life into your Advent and Christmas season preaching? Join the presbytery for this workshop with Anna Carter Florence and Jake Myers from Columbia Theological Seminary, as the upcoming lectionary texts are explored together. Discover some new strategies for reading scripture that are easy to grasp and easy to adapt to your context.
Move from text to sermon, as we consider what the familiar stories might have to say to us this year. And roundtable conversations will be shared about how the light of the world might be illuminating in congregations and our own lives as preachers.
For more information, click here.