Hi EPC Friends and Members, 

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

3 EPC Happenings

1. Leadership Breakfast - Come one, come all to the first leadership breakfast of the year! Not serving a committee but curious about how you might serve EPC in the coming year? Come at 9:30 to learn and discern where your time, talent, and treasure might be used. All are welcome! 

2. Annual Meeting - Our annual meeting is THIS SUNDAY after worship. Please plan on staying as we attend to the important business of the church. The 2022 annual report can be found HERE or is also linked below. 

3. Ash Wednesday - Ash Wednesday is February 22, 2023! Join us at 7:00 PM as we mark the beginning of this sacred season with prayer, song, and the imposition of ashes. 

2 Interesting Links

1. Elmhurst Presbyterian Church is officially a MATTHEW 25 congregation. Learn more about this exciting national initiative HERE. 

2. I was moved by THIS STORY about a man who is making deliberate choices with the end of his life. 

1 Thought 

The only calibration that counts is how much heart people invest, how much they ignore their fears of being hurt or caught out or humiliated. And the only thing people regret is that they didn't live boldly enough, that they didn't invest enough heart, didn't love enough. Nothing else really counts at all.-- Ted Hughes, Letters of Ted Hughes

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

It's not the same without you there, 

Our Annual Congregational Meeting at EPC is THIS SUNDAY following the worship service. Please plan on staying as we attend to the important business of the church. During our meeting, we will have the opportunity to give thanks to God for God's goodness and mercy in 2022 and we'll look forward to the year to come. All members have a vote! The meeting will be livestreamed, but you must be in person to vote. Please click the link below to read the 2022 annual report. 

2022 Annual Report

Our first Leadership Breakfast for 2023 is THIS Sunday at 9:30 AM!  All committees and teams are meeting. If you're not on a ministry team (committee) but are curious about how you might serve the church in this way, please plan to come to the meeting at 9:30 to learn and discern where you might use your gifts to serve EPC in 2023! All are welcome. 

Join us this Sunday as we continue our new sermon series, Refocus. This sermon series will help get ourselves focused, grounded, and re-energized for a new year as we enter into 2023. This Sunday's message is titled, Changing Direction. 

Attention parents of teenagers! Join us for a supportive time of conversation community and reflection as we gather around the joyful and challenging stage of parenting teens! We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month at Brewpoint Craft at 9:30 - 10:30 am. All are welcome. Advance registration encouraged -- please click HERE. 

Youth Ministry is looking for volunteers to assist on Sunday mornings with classroom management and general assistance. Tasks would include supporting students and assisting with games and art projects! No planning or curriculum building necessary, Emerson will provide you with everything you need to know. Please contact Emerson if you are interested! 

Are you interested in becoming a member of EPC? Join us on any one of these dates after worship in the Tallman Room to learn more about our church and what it means to be a member. 

This past Sunday, we rolled out our new name tags which will have a place for you to put your pronouns! Why is this important? It's a way to make everyone in our community feel welcome. Still have questions? Check out more HERE. 

One of our partners in ministry and mission is the New Deliverance Church Diaper Ministry. Want to learn more about it? Check out THIS video. 

Planning for Elmhurst Pride Fest is underway and we are looking for volunteers. Are you interesting in supporting this wonderful community event? Sign up HERE. 

10:30 Sunday Worship Livestream - Click Here!

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