We are resuming Sunday School on October 1st at 9:45am. Please sign up in the foyer.
We are also starting a new communicant’s class. Please see RE Joe Williams for information!
Sunday School and Communicant’s Class
Preaching Schedule for October 2023
Here is the preaching schedule for October of 2023:
- October 1st: Rev Ron Rice
- October 8th: Rev Ruffin Alphin
- October 15th: Rev Gary Roest
- October 22nd: Rev David Zavadil
- October 29th: Rev Fred Showers
Food Distribution Thursday August 24, 2023 4-6pm
Food Distribution Thursday August 24, 2023, from 4pm – 6pm. Please share with those who could use help and consider coming out to help if you’re able.
Fellowship Dinner after church Sunday August 27, 2023
The Eastminster family invites you to join us for dinner after church on Sunday August 24, 2023. The theme is summer foods. The church is supplying hotdogs and hamburgers. You’re invited to bring your favorite side dish or dessert that you would enjoy during the summer.
See you there!
Birthday gifts due Thursday morning August 24, 2023
If you’ve signed up for a birthday gift this month, they are due to the office by the morning of Thursday August 24, 2023.
Thank you to those who have generously stepped up to provide gifts!
Session and Diaconate Meeting – Sunday August 20, 2023
The Eastminster Session and Diaconate are meeting Sunday August 20, 2023, at 12:30pm in room 104 at the church. If you have business for them, please contact the office to be added to the agenda. You are also invited to attend in-person.
The Eastminster Future Committee
On Sunday July 30, 2023, the session called a congregational meeting to announce the creation of the Eastminster Future Committee. The session presented the idea of the committee to the congregation and then elaborated on it during the Corn and Watermelon dinner.
The presentation recapped what has happened and what we need to do to move forward, i.e., we need to come together to decide where the Lord is leading EPC. An information update and survey were handed out to everyone in attendance. If you haven’t already, can you fill one out? There are copies in the narthex and foyer.
We need your input! Please consider participating in the Eastminster Future Committee!!!
Indian River Assisted Living Birthday List for August is out
The birthday list for IRAL is out and on the table in the foyer. Please check out the list and sign-up to support one of our friends at IRAL. The presents are due to be turned into the church by Thursday morning August 24th.
This really is a wonderful opportunity and a real blessing! Please join us if you are able.
Congregational Meeting Sunday July 30, 2023
There will be a congregational meeting after services on Sunday July 30, 2023.
Additional Apps
On my first page, I left out some video related apps that I have also found useful and want to recommend.
RightNow – RightNow is a a video collection similar to Netflix or Hulu but for the Church. It has conference videos, Bible Study videos, and Christian Children’s videos (including Veggie Tales and some of the Superbook series). If you are a member of EPC or a friend of the Church, contact the office for a free login information.
https://www.rightnowmedia.org/us/mission
The Chosen Series – The Chosen Series is a TV series based upon the gospels. You download an app for your smartphone to cast the program to your smartTV or you can watch via the website. The series is crowd funded by the viewers “paying it forward,” by paying for 10 other families to view the episodes of the series. While they are using English and some modern phrases, a very serious attempt to maintain the vision of the culture of the day and fidelity to the Scriptures. While not a relatively direct translation like the “Jesus Movie,” this series does a great job developing the characters of the gospels in ways you can identify with very easily. In the first episode you are introduced to Mary Magdalene, Nicodemus, Peter and Matthew. In the following episodes you see each character develop into the person you read about in the gospels.