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This Week:  May 15- 2;00 PM Budget & Finance Committee, Presbytery Office 7:00 PM Survey Webinar, New Wilmington PC May 17- 12:30 PM Preparation for Ministry, Presbytery Office May 19- 7:00 PM Survey Listening Session, Trinity, Mercer May 20- 7:00 PM Survey Listening Session, Calvin, Ellwood City May 21- 7:00 PM Committee on Ministry, Neshannock, NWContinue reading “eLink News”

David Dawson Announces Retirement Date Joan and I have decided that it is time to announce a retirement date.  It will be March 1, 2014.  I will be 67 years old at that time and nearing the end of my 22nd year as Executive Presbyter of Shenango Presbytery. This is the right time for theContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

Register NOW for the Spring Pastor Retreat! This is the last week to register for the June 3-4, 2013 Pastor Retreat with Russ Crabtree of Holy Cow! Consulting.  If you have already sent in your registration via the form in the February packet or by email, you do not need to click on the linkContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

This Week:  April 23- 7:00 PM Committee on Ministry, Neshannock, NW April 24- 8:30 AM Security System Installation, Presbytery Office 7:00 PM Mercer County Session Records Review, Bethany April 25- 1:30 PM Evangelism Committee, Presbytery Office 7:00 PM Lawrence County Session Records Review, Northminster April 30- 6:30 PM Presbytery Meeting, New Wilmington (NOTE: Council MinutesContinue reading “eLink News”

The next stated meeting of Shenango Presbytery will be held on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at New Wilmington Presbyterian Church.  Important Items Before Presbytery Include: Hearing from Jacob & Aliamma George, missionaries to South Sudan Retirment ceremony for Aland Smith, pastor at Hillside, Greenville Report of the Bills & Overtures Committee, with vote Get theContinue reading “Official Call to the April 30, 2013 Meeting of Shenango Presbytery”

Survey Listening Sessions The following dates and places have been selected for Listening Sessions where all are invited to reflect on the results of the Presbytery survey which will be reviewed on May 15 at the New Wilmington Church at 7:00 pm.  Almost 500 persons have completed the survey as of today. •           Sunday, MayContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

Prayers We have received word that Harry Wood (Hon. Retired) has died.   Calling hours will be at the Loutzenhiser-Jordan Funeral Home  at 366 S. Main Street, Greenville from 5-8 PM on Friday.  The funeral will take place at First Presbyterian Church of Greenville on Saturday at 11:00 AM.

Presbytery Survey of Elders Launched All ruling elders (active and inactive) as well as all teaching elders and commissioned ruling elders are asked to NOW complete the survey at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/shenangopresbyterysurvey You can also access the online survey by clicking on the small red button that reads “Take the Elder Survey” on our homepage,Continue reading “eLink News”

Accessing the Elder Survey Several elders have contacted us this morning reporting problems accessing the survey using the link provided in the letter.  We aren’t sure why it works for some, but not others.  To make it easier for everyone to access the survey, there is now a button on our homepage http://www.shenango.org that willContinue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”

Presbytery Survey of Elders Launched All ruling elders (active and inactive) as well as all teaching elders and commissioned ruling elders are asked to NOW complete the survey at this link: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/shenangopresbyterysurvey Please alert all ruling elders that NOW is the time to complete the survey.  The survey will end at midnight on April 30.Continue reading “eLink News – EXTRA!”