Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

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

3 EPC Happenings
1. Leadership Sunday -- THIS SUNDAY! Join us as we say thank you to those Elders and Deacons who are finishing their service. We will also ordain and install new Elders and Deacons to service. It will be a joyous service of hope and celebration. Please plan to be there to support our lay leadership. 

2. Blessing of the Animals. Saturday, October 8 at 4pm. Plan to be here as we bless all of our pets and animal friends. We will have a special moment of remembrance for pets who have died as well. If you'd like your pet to be included in the remembrance prayer, please reach out to Pastor Traci. All of our pet friends must be on leashes or in cages, please. The blessing will be at the circle drive. Friends are welcome as well. 

3. All Church Picnic! -- Mark Your Calendars for September 11th after worship and see the notice below! 

2 Interesting Links
1. I'm very excited to share with you the release of a book I've been wanting to see in the world for a long time. It's called Little Prayers for Everyday Life and you can learn more about it HERE. 
2. I was captivated by the passion of one man (Kevin Kelly, founder of WIRED magazine) has for Asia and his 40 year passion project to document it by producing a three volume work called Vanishing Asia. You can learn more HERE. 

1 Thought 
If you feel like there’s something out there that you’re supposed to be doing, if you have a passion for it, then stop wishing and just do it.
-- Wanda Sykes

There you have it! Our 3-2-1 for the week. See you Sunday! 
It's not the same without you there, 

This Sunday is Leadership Sunday! We will be taking time during worship to say thank you to the Elders and Deacons who are completing their service as well as ordaining and installing new elders and deacons. Join us for this joyous service to support our lay leadership!

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

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.

Join the mission team in supporting Cooper Roberts, the 8-year-old boy left paralyzed after the Highland Park Shooting. More information can be found on the mission board at church! 

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!

Save the Date! We will be having a Blessing of the Animals service on SATURDAY, October 8 at 4:00PM. We will have a special time of remembrance for pets who have died as well. More information can be found above in Pastor Traci's 3-2-1! 

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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