Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

Here's my "3-2-1" for this week...

3 EPC Happenings

1. THIS WEEK! Please see pictures below from our gender blessing service, EPC Faith + Family + Fun, and the Back to School Fair at York High School. So many wonderful things happening this past week! 

2.  Blessing of the Backpacks -- This Sunday! Please invite your friends and neighbors who are students, teachers, and school administration to come have their backpacks blessed!  

3. Leadership Sunday -- Sunday, August 21 -- We will ordain and install new Elders and Deacons and say thank you to those who are rotating off. 

2 Interesting Links

1. THIS is the book I read this past Sunday on gender and friendship.

2. THIS one is also excellent! 

1 Thought 

“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
― Jack Canfield

There you have it! Our 3-2-1 for the week. See you Sunday! 

It's not the same without you there, 

Can you believe it's time for back to school? All are welcome to join us this Sunday for our Blessing of the Backpacks service! Students of ALL ages, teachers, administrators are all invited to bring their backpacks to receive a special blessing. Join us! 

Our all church picnic is just around the corner! Join us after worship on Sunday, September 11th for some food & fun. All are welcome. 

Next Sunday, August 21, is leadership Sunday. We'll be ordaining and installing new elders and deacons as well as saying THANK YOU to those who are rotating off. Join us for this celebratory day!

We will be kicking off a new sermon series in September called Faith Stories featuring members of our congregation being interviewed by other members about their faith story. We are looking for folks who might be interested in being interviewed OR being an interviewer. Folks of ALL ages are welcome – Contact Pastor Traci for more info. 

Vegetable harvesting has begun!  Please bring in your plastic fruit and tomato containers to use for packaging and delivery to the food pantry.  We'll collect them in a box in the Nelson-White room.  Thank you from the garden team!

NEW SIGN UP! The worship team has a new way to sign up to be a liturgist or usher for Sunday mornings.  Please use this link which will take you to an online sign up form. All are welcome to volunteer. Unable to access the form for some reason or need help? Contact Carol Ewert or Cheryl Turek to sign up. 

Did you know our presbytery, the Presbytery of Chicago, has an email list that you can subscribe to? Presbytery Connect shares upcoming events, timely news, and resources for your community. Be sure to sign up so you know what's happening! Click here.

Be sure you check out the Earth Care display in the Nelson-White Room to learn more about what we can do to help our earth and all of creation! It's a great way to get some resources to something practical in conjunction with our sermon series on creation! 

Please visit our website and update your directory listing! You can visit the directory by following the instructions above or use this direct link.

There will be Sunday School downstairs this Sunday! All kids are welcome to join us for a time of learning and fellowship. Tuning in online? A Zoom Link will be sent out Sunday Morning.

10:30 Sunday Worship Livestream - Click Here!

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