Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery
907 National Road
Wheeling, WV 26003
304-232-3490
Office Hours: Monday through Thursday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
In an emergency after office hours: Call 740-359-1813
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The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. -R. Tagore
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PLEASE CONTINUE TO KEEP IN YOUR PRAYERS:
Mike Lenno
Gene Toot Susan McMannis Linda Turner Vickie Whinnery Homer Harden Donna Todd |
Karen Edwards
Susan Lehosky Philip Keevil David Schoolcraft Gary Nylund Debbie Hale Dave Roberts |
Matt Camlin
R. H. “Mac” McCuen Sharon Willits Cherilyn Bown Joe Hendricks Mike O’Neil |
David Brocklehurst
Dr. Lew & Ruth Stevens Dakota Partnership Melanie Blount Domasi Partnership All Service men & women |
Pray for those sick with covid-19, first responders, nurses, doctors, and the families who lost loved ones.
Pray for our presbyters, family members, and friends hospitalized or in nursing homes.
Pray for peace and an end to violence and hatred.
Please keep us informed of any prayer concerns you may have.
Pray for our presbyters, family members, and friends hospitalized or in nursing homes.
Pray for peace and an end to violence and hatred.
Please keep us informed of any prayer concerns you may have.
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PRAYER FOR UOVP PASTORS. Select one of these pastors and remember him/her in your prayers this week: Darrin Jones, Richard Kantz, Philip Keevil, Christina Kestner, Larry Kline.
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FIRST Presbyterian Church, Mt. Pleasant, OH, online services: http://www.facebook.com\PresbyterianMtPleasant.
FIRST Presbyterian Church, Dillonvale, OH, online worship: https://www.facebook.com/Dillonvale-Presbyterian-Church-102126444588051/
FIRST Presbyterian Church, Mingo Junction, OH, online worship: https://www.facebook.com/MingoFirstUP/
FIRST UNITED Presbyterian Church, Brilliant, OH, online worship: https://www.facebook.com/Brilliant-Presbyterian-Church-Community-822626217846341/
CALVARY Presbyterian Church, St. Clairsville, OH, online worship: https://www.facebook.com/St.CCalvaryPresbyterianChurch/
FIRST Presbyterian Church, Wheeling, online worship: https://www.facebook.com/groups/206510266778061/?ref=share
OAK RIDGE/YELLOW CREEK Presbyterian Churches worship link is through the Yellow Creek Presbyterian Facebook page. There will be worship for Sundays, and a Bible Study on Thursday evenings.
STONE Presbyterian Church’s video worship service: https://m.facebook.com/StonePresbyterianChurch.Wheeling.WV/videos/266562911141212/
CADIZ Presbyterian Church will provide recorded videos of our Sunday sermons on our Facebook page and YouTube channel.
FIRST WESTMINSTER Presbyterian Church, Steubenville, Sunday morning worship services on Facebook Live at 10:45 a.m. Click here https://www.facebook.com/First-Westminster-Presbyterian-Church.
VANCE Memorial Presbyterian Church’s Sunday worship service is broadcast at 10:00 a.m. on the radio at WKWK-FM 97.3. We will be delayed broadcast on Facebook www.facebook.com/Vance-Presbyterian-Church. The service will also be archived on our YouTube page Vance Memorial Presbyterian Church.
GRACE Presbyterian Church, Martins Ferry, broadcasts our 10:30 a.m. Sunday worship live over the Internet: www.gracechurchmartinsferry.org. The second tab says, ‘grace live worship.’ This will bring you to our live broadcast.
LONG’S RUN TRINITY Presbyterian Church, East Liverpool, worship services are online. Sunday mornings at 11:00 a.m., find the link to each service at: https://www.facebook.com/LongsRunTrinity/ and on the church website; http://www.longsruntrinitypresbychurch.org/ under the “Worship Services” tab. Join us during the week for online devotions and Bible Study. We have a lively group of folk that meet at 11am Monday through Friday for prayer time, and then Wednesday for Bible Study. You can find the link to get into the group on the church website and Facebook page.
COVE Presbyterian Church, Weirton, WV, posts weekly sermons at YouTube (Cove Church WV) and our new Facebook page Cove Presbyterian Church Weirton WV. Please like both our YouTube channel and Facebook page to continue receiving notifications related to the church. Contact the church at our new e-mail covechurchwv@gmail.com or phone 304-748-5980.
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PRESBYTERIAN PEACE and Justice Newsletter April, 2020, “Calling for justice addressing COVID-19 and more,” control+click here.
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PRESBYTERIAN OLDER ADULT MINISTRIES NETWORK 2020 Spring Newsletter Click here,
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NEWS FROM PRESBYTERIAN WORLD MISSION. All mission co-workers are safe in the US or are sheltering in place. When it comes to keeping mission co-workers safe in the face of a global pandemic, there is no one-size-fits-all decision. Each situation is different, and each decision is individual. Read more →
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PRESBYTERAIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY. May 17th is Presbyterian Heritage Sunday. Americans celebrated the first Earth Day 50 years ago this spring. That same year, the United Presbyterian Council on Church and Society undertook a study on threats facing human survival on an increasingly crowded and polluted planet. The study culminated in the 1971 UPCUSA General Assembly adopting the council’s still influential report, 'Christian Responsibility for Environmental Renewal.' Download this year's full Heritage Sunday church bulletin insert or past inserts for virtual use by your congregation. Explore and share other PHS resources--including the Timeline of Presbyterian History and Presbyterian Family Tree--on our History Online page.
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PRESBYTERIAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSICIANS. As all of our congregations have had to adapt to worshiping differently amid the Covid-19 pandemic, The Presbyterian Association of Musicians has had to do the same with our annual Worship and Music Conference. For the past 50 years we have gathered at Montreat Conference Center to worship, learn, make music, and fellowship together – but this year, we have modified our conference into an online conference to be held June 21 – 26. While so many other events this summer had to be cancelled, we are excited to bring you our conference – even in this new format. Our faculty have worked hard to make changes to their courses and tailor them to fit the current issues facing churches during this time and we are joyful to be able to bring these programs to you. You can find a daily schedule of our course offerings at www.presbymusic.org/2020conference-schedule. There are several advantages to this new online format. First: we have lowered the conference rates to encourage more folks to be able to participate with us (not to mention saving money on travel and lodging!). Second, all of our programs will be recorded so you can participate in as many of the classes as you’d like at your own pace. All the recordings will be made available long after the live webcast of the conference has ended. Finally, we’re excited to bring the most beloved parts of Montreat Conference Center to you digitally – including various “Montreat Moments” throughout the day filmed on location, as well as Ice Cream Conversations at The Huckleberry Café! Here are a few extra items of note:
· If you register for the conference by May 15th, you will receive a hard copy of our Conference Book. If you order on or after May 16th, you will receive a PDF of the conference book.
· All of our Conference information can be found by going to www.presbymusic.org/2020conference. Registration rates are $175 for PAM members, $250 for non-members, and $100 for children/youth.
· As always, we have program offerings for ALL AGES. Musicians, pastors, Christian Educators, congregants, families, and volunteers – there’s something for everyone!
All are welcome! We invite you to learn more about our conference and invite others to join us from every time and place in “The Great Cloud of Witnesses” this summer! For questions or any additional materials from the PAM Office, e-mail Andrew.Perkins@pcusa.org.
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FROM PRESBYTERIAN MEDIA MISSION. Doing Worship/Church in God's World Today! My how the world has changed, and so must we all in order to survive and thrive! We will need to embrace a "new normal." Think of ways you can adjust your ministry and mission to get back open, while being safe. Timing is critical here. How do you handle social distancing, staffing issues, marketing, adjusting hours, being locally oriented, helping your community, keeping all of your workers, guests and members safe? How does the church show leadership in caring for the community? These are just a few issues that you'll need to think about and tailor to your church being open to members and the community.
Is your facility clean and how will you make sure it stays that way? Will those who come feel safe? Don't forget the messaging from your employees and volunteers towards members and visitors; it needs to be welcoming, upbeat and sincere. Make sure they know how to listen. In the sanctuary, does your seating design show social distancing? Do you have ushers and greeters stationed at a safe distance and allow for people to pick-up their own bulletin or use screens in the worship center to guide folks through the service (or both).
Ushers can escort members and visitors to their seats. Pews can be roped off to allow designation for safe distancing. Always have your staff and volunteers think about their health, as much as your members and guests, respecting each other’s space. Do you have a plan for people leaving the sanctuary and a spaced out in orderly fashion? Possibly released by an usher row by row similar to what happens after weddings or funerals. How will you let people know you are open? About your changes? (emails, Facebook, twitter, & the postal service).
Do you have hand sanitizers available for people to use? Can you provide more open space to make people more comfortable? Can you adjust your restrooms for single use or have an assigned attendant to keep everything clean and sanitized? Providing a safe environment will have people appreciate their coming to worship and church then feel good about returning. We need people to return in the weeks and months ahead. The most important things that will get people back are to show how you support your community during difficult times and how you take care of your guests and members.
Highlight the fact that quality of service and care in having people see that your facility is safe and open is most important now than ever before! If I can be of any help just let me know. I didn't think of everything here for every situation but wanted to set a context for phasing people back into the worship space/church building from having been on FaceBook live, Zoom video conferencing, drive-in church, or Youtube presentations during the critical phase of this pandemic that we hopefully seem to be coming out of and moving into a phase of caution and some openness. These are some tips adapted from consulting with congregations for over 20 years on being welcoming and hospital via our Blueprints for Congregation Out Reach & Media Designs at PMM. -Gregg Hartung, Director of Presbyterian Media Mission
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PCUSA STORE. Discover an engaging way to talk about the world with new picture books! So often, the children in our lives have questions about the world and we're not always sure how to answer. These new picture books can help. And they're not only for kids either. All across the world we've been dealing with a frightening new reality of illness and figuring out new ways to connect with each other. These stories can help all of us come to terms with what's going on and they make great intergenerational material and sermon prompts. Keep reading to learn about some of these new books and ways to save with picture book subscriptions and bundles.
· Binkle's Time to Fly not only shows how scary it is to interact in the world for someone who's medically fragile, but also displays the importance of community and friendship. You can find two free downloadable activities at www.flyawaybooks.com/resources.
· Babbit and Joan, a Rabbit and a Phone wonderfully balances the amazing experiences both of technology and the wider world.
· Crocodile's Crossing shows what it's like to be a refugee searching for a home. Additionally, a downloadable discussion guide is available at www.flyawaybooks.com/resources.
Save More with Our Picture Book Subscription. Order a picture book subscription today and receive each new children’s book published by Flyaway Books, upon release, at 40% off! For more information, or to subscribe, call 1.800.533.4371.
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