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March 29, 2024: E-News Updates

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Scriptures: Isaiah 25:6-9 & John 20:1-18
Sermon Title: Threatened with Resurrection
"Amenazado de Resurreccion" by Julia Esquivel
Guest Preacher: Rev. Scott Matheney

Scott is the Chaplain and Dean of Religious Life Elmhurst University, 1997 to Present. He is a native of San Diego, California with deep roots in New York City. Scott is a graduate of Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, with degrees in Political Science and Sociology, and a graduate of Princeton Theological Seminary with postgraduate study at the University of Capetown, South Africa. He is ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA, 1982, with standing in the United Church of Christ since 1984. Previous positions include serving at Columbia University/Barnard College, New York City, 1982-1997 as Director of Religious Life/University Chaplain for the University, and Presbyterian/UCC Chaplain of Columbia University.


 

All are invited to attend our 2024 Easter Sunday worship service on this SundayMarch 31st at 10:30 AM.

Rev. Scott Matheney will be wrapping up this Holy Week and delivering the Easter Sermon this year, so be sure to attend. Don't forget to stick around after for our Easter Egg Hunt!


 
 

Please be aware that the church office will be closed this Monday, April 1st for the Easter weekend. 
We will reopen for our regularly scheduled hours Tuesday, April 2nd at 9 AM.


 

Mark your calendars for Saturday, June 22nd as we get ready for PrideFest 2024. As always, we're partnering with Elmhurst Pride Collective to make this event possible, but we need YOUR help!

Interested in volunteering? CLICK HERE to learn more and apply.


 

EPC will be hosting a kids' tent at Art in Wilder Park on May 4th and 5th, and we need YOU to help make it a success! Please consider signing up for a 2-hour time slot to represent our church and guide children through a handprint painting activity.

The Faith Formation team will have all of the materials and instructions ready to go. No art experience necessary!

Volunteer Sign Up


  

We're collecting clothes for Out of the Closet. To learn more about their mission, CLICK HERE to visit their website. Check out this list of items they're looking for. Donations can be dropped off in the dropbox located in the Nelson White Room.


 

EPC is currently considering getting some EPC and Matthew 25 t-shirts. If you think this is something you'd be interested in purchasing, let us know by filling out and submitting the form below.

Please note, if EPC decides to get these t-shirts, each individual must pay for their own. 

EPC T-Shirt Form


 

 

We’ll be handing out fish banks again to save money for the One Great Hour of Sharing offering which serves individuals and communities in need. So grab a fish bank, decorate it, and start saving over the next few weeks!


 

Help us as we continually collect clothes for ICDI and the newly arriving immigrants. CLICK HERE to view their list of items they are currently in need of. 

Have donations? Contact Sarah from ICDI to schedule a drop off time.


 

Check out THIS video slideshow from the Annual Meeting! What a wonderful celebration of our ministry over the last year and of Pastor Traci's time with us. 

Click Here to Read The Annual Report


 

Due to a severe allergy, EPC is now a NUT-FREE campus. Please be aware of this as you are bringing food into the church. We appreciate your willingness to be hospitable to those with severe allergies!  


 

Get ready for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Easter Sunday after worship!

Baskets will be provided. This event will take place by the EPC garden as ages 0-13 are invited to participate! If weather conditions are less than favorable, we will move the hunt indoors.


 
 
 

10:30 Sunday Worship Livestream - Click Here!

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Elmhurst Presbyterian Church
367 S Spring Road 
Elmhurst, IL 60126-3805
elmhurstpresbyterianoffice@gmail.com
630-834-7750

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