Happening around the Presbytery

Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery

907 National Road

Wheeling, WV  26003

304-232-3490

www.uovpresby.org

Office Hours: Mon–Fri, 9:00 am–3:00 pm.

The office will be closed Friday, July 3 for the Holiday.

In an emergency after office hours, call 304-266-8154.

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“Praise the Lord. Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; his love endures forever.” Psalm 106.1

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 Gary Nylund Debbie Hale Dave Roberts Judy Walton

Matt Camlin R. H. “Mac” McCuen Cherilyn Bown Joe Hendricks David Brocklehurst Dr. Lew & Ruth Stevens

Dakota Partnership Melanie Blount Domasi Partnership All Service men & women

Pray for those sick with the corona virus, first responders, nurses, doctors, and the families who lost loved ones.
Pray for our presbyters, family members, and friends who are ill, hospitalized or in nursing homes.
Please pray for our Churches and those who minister.

Please pray for our school administrators, parents/guardians, teachers and students as they navigate new realities of school during the pandemic.

Please keep us updated of any prayer concerns you may have

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WEEKLY PRAYER FOR UOVP PASTORS. Select one of these pastors and remember him/her in your prayers this week: David Demarest, Nancy DeStefano, Lorraine Dill, Pam Duncan, and Brenda Dunlap.

CONGREGATION PRAYERS for First Presbyterian Church in Dillonvale and long term pastors Dee Kovach and Howard Monroe, and Calcutta, East Liverpool (Congregational prayers can also be found in the Spotlight and Calendar on the website)

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STAY AT HOME AND ATTEND A CONFERENCE – Noted authors and educators Brenda Salter McNeil and Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove will headline this fall’s World Mission Initiative Conference, an online series October 7,14, 21, and 28. Lectures, Q & A, and facilitated discussions for your small group FREE! https://www.pts.edu/wmi-conference

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INFORMAL PRESBYTERY ZOOM MEETING AUGUST 11-PLEASE REGISTER

The UOVP Presbytery is hosting another “Informal” Presbytery meeting via zoom.

August 11, 2020 at 6:00 pm via Zoom. The intent for this informal get-together is to refine methods for voting and speaking in preparation of future digital Presbytery meetings and will be recorded so we can review what needs to be adjusted for our Zoom Presbytery meeting on September 8.If you were not involved with the previous informal Presbytery meeting, please register with Christine.

If your church would like an email invitation sent to different commissioners, please send that information to Christine in our Presbytery Office at Christine@uovpresby.org

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IS GOD CALLING YOU TO FURTHER MINISTRY?

If you are a Ruling Elder, God might be calling you to preach or become more involved in pastoral service.  Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery, with four neighboring presbyteries, will be continuing the Inter-Presbytery Leadership Formation (IPLF) training program for the preparation of possible "Commissioned Pastors" for the future. New students may begin in the fall of 2020. The program includes both classroom and hands-on experiences, and you will receive training and mentorship that will help you grow as a leader in Christ's Church.  If interested, please contact Dee Kovach deekovach@att.net.

The 2020 Fall Online Course will be Biblical Literacy for five sessions.

The workshops for the Fall 2020 include Proclaiming the Word, Polity, Ethics and Boundaries, Transforming Congregational Mission and Pastoral Care.

Workshops and descriptions, and application booklet for the program can be found under Items of Interest on our website. These classes are also great for continuing education as well.

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UPPER OHIO VALLEY PEACEMAKING SUBCOMMITTEE STATEMENT

We of the Upper Ohio Valley Peacemaking subcommittee support that all adults should wear masks or facial cover-ups not for ourselves, but for others.

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SEPTEMBER 8 PRESBYTERY MEETING WILL BE ON ZOOM.

We are making written reports mandatory for previewing before the meeting in our docket packet. We are requesting that your reports for the docket packet be separated by items for information and items for action. NO ORAL REPORTS WILL BE GIVEN AT THIS MEETING to keep to time restraints. A more detailed email was sent out last week about this meeting. A more detailed email went out to committee chairs went out today, please contact the office if you did not receive it.

Written committee reports are due in the Presbytery office by

1 p.m. Monday, August 17^th.

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24^th POGO TOURNAMENT RECAP what a beautiful day on the golf course! Monday was the 24th Annual POGO Tournament at Spring Hills Golf Club. The largest tournament yet! 14 teams enjoyed the beautiful day! One of the First Westminster teams won! Congrats to Peter Parikakis, Brian Krager, Ryan Nemeth, & Jack Hinerman. Proceeds benefited the Cancer Dietary Initiative ($750.00 was Collected) A special thank you to Spring Hills Golf Club! A great big thank you to George Kuntupis for donating the items that were raffled. A great big thank you to the First Westminster Presbyterian Women for all their work in providing a delicious meal and safely serving all the golfers! Amy R Parikakis

OFFICE ANNOUNCEMENTS. The Office is open 9-3, M-F.

If your congregation would like to share what you are doing to grow the Kingdom please send us a blurb! Summer Newsletters for Presbyterian Older Adult Ministries, Presbyterian Women’s Quarterly, Peacemaking Brief, and Presbyterian World Missions News have been linked on our website and may be found under Spotlight.

HAPPENINGS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE UNDER ITEMS OF INTEREST. Each issue will be posted for three weeks. Updates or News Items are due by 9 am Wednesday for the Happening of the Week.

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August 9 Kay Day mkayday@gmail.com

August 11 Robert Gracey rwgracey@comcast.net

Christine O’Neil

Office Administrator
Upper Ohio Valley Presbytery
304-232-3490

9:00-3:00 p.m. Monday- Friday
christine@uovpresby.org
www.uovpresby.org