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This Week: August 12 – 1:00 PM Christian Education Committee, Presbytery Office 7:00 PM COM Area Chairs, Presbytery Office August 13- 12:00 PM MCS Committee, New Wilmington PC 1:30 PM Sudan Team, New Wilmington PC   EP Activity This Month Our Executive Presbyter, Ralph Hawkins, preached at Faith church in Hermitage (Aug 9) and will preachContinue reading “eLink News”

This Week: July 28 – EP Nominating Committee Cookout, the Hawkins’ home   Joys Glenn and Jeanne Hink are pleased to announce the birth of their newest grandson, Brixton Faukes Hink on July 14th.   EP Activity This Month Our Executive Presbyter, Ralph Hawkins will be attending the PCUSA Big Tent Conference in Knoxville, TN (July 29-31).  Ralph welcomesContinue reading “eLink News”

Prayers Rev. Bill Hudson (Honorably Retired) passed away on Monday, 7/20/15, following frontal lobe dementia, and ALS.  Visitation will be at McGonigle’s Funeral Home in Sharon, Thursday, 5-8PM.  Service will be at 1st Sharon Friday, 11AM. Bill grew up in Hermitage, and graduated from Westminster College.  He got his MDiv and DMin from PTS, servedContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

This Week: July 18-25 – New Wilmington Mission Conference, Westminster College Campus   EP Activity This Month During the New Wilmington Mission Conference (July 18-25), Our Executive Presbyter, Ralph Hawkins will be hosting two pastors from the Iglesia Evangelica Dominicana (in the Dominican Republic) who will be Conference participants.  He will be attending the PCUSA Big TentContinue reading “eLink News”

NWMC starts Saturday! The 110th Annual New Wilmington Mission Conference will take place July 18-25 at Westminster College.  Get more information on speakers at http://www.nwmcmission.org.  For a printable schedule of events for the week, click here. Office Hours Limited During NWMC As always, office staff will be attending portions of Conference.  If you don’t find us atContinue reading “eLink News – Special NWMC Edition”

JOIN DR. FREDDY FOR LUNCH Interested in medical missions, the Middle East, or Christian-Muslim relations?  Join us this Monday as we host Dr. Freddy S. El-Baiady, director of the Salam Medical Center in the Qanatir area of Egypt.  Salam Medical Center is a place where people of all backgrounds and faiths can come for high quality medical care atContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

This Week: July 9- 1:30 PM Sudan Team, New Wilmington PC July 13, 15, and 17 – Annual Audit – The Conference Room will NOT available for meetings.   EP Activity This Month Our Executive Presbyter, Ralph Hawkins, will be preaching this month at Moravia (July 12).  He will be the chaplain for a week ofContinue reading “eLink News”

Rev. Malcolm S. Vandevort, Jr., 93, honorably retired member of our Shenango Presbytery, died on Thursday after a bout with cancer.  A long time Presbyterian missionary in Ethiopia, he also served several churches here in western PA and was known by many in our presbytery.  One of Malcolm’s daughters is Rachel Weller, also serving in Ethiopia and,Continue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

This Week: July 3- OFFICE CLOSED   EP Activity This Month Our Executive Presbyter, Ralph Hawkins, will be preaching this month at Coolspring (July 5) and Moravia (July 12).  He will be the chaplain for a week of camp at Westminster Highlands (July 6-10) and will be participating in the annual Carpenter’s Project in Ellwood CityContinue reading “eLink News”