Summer Office Hours

The summer office hours will be Wednesdays from 10 AM until 2 PM.  Feel free to stop in any time during these hours if you need anything….or just want to say hi!   If you need anything on other days feel free to call Susan at 704-2495.  If you need to get into the church on other days we can make arrangements.  There will be certain weeks where the hours may change.  During these weeks an email will be sent out to let everyone know.

Worship in the Park--August 10

Sunday, August 10th, 10:30 AM

DeWitt Recreation Area

Cedar Street, Batavia

Pavilion 2

Our annual Worship in the Park will be held on Sunday, August 10th at our usual worship time of 10:30 AM.  The service will be led by members of the congregation and a picnic will follow.  Please note that the location for this year’s service has changed—we will be at DeWitt Recreation Area on Cedar Street in Batavia (Pavilion 2).  There are many things to do there including a play area for kids, fishing and walking trails so we hope that you will come and plan to spend the day.  We have the pavilion reserved until 5 PM.

We will be providing hotdogs & hamburgers for everyone.  Please bring lawn chairs, a dish to share & your own paper products and drinks.  If you have any outdoor games please bring those as well.  There will be some organized games for kids of all ages!

Feel free to invite friends and family to join us.  We know that summer is a busy time but this is a great opportunity to enjoy the great weather and spend time with your church family.  Hope to see everyone at the park!!  If you need any additional information please contact Susan at 344-2931 or 704-2495.

Golfing & Picnic

Sunday, July 13th (Raindate July 20th)

Sweetland Pines Golf Course (Par 3, 9 Holes)

The Men & Boys Group would like to invite everyone—Men, ladies, boys, girls and guests—to join them for an afternoon of fun and fellowship!

Schedule:

3 PM—Golfing

 (No greens fees courtesy of the Mens Group, scramble teams & prizes)

4:30 PM—Picnic

Please bring lawn chairs and a dish to pass & beverage.  

Meat (red & white hots, sausages, hamburgers) and dessert will be provided.

5:15 PM—Sharing of Memories

After the picnic several members of the congregation will share their memories from years past.

For more information contact Bob Carlsen at 343-8072.  This was a fun event last year and we hope that even more people will decide to join us this year!  

Congregational Identity Worship--August 13 & 14

The Session invites the entire congregation to participate in “Telling Stories Around a Campfire” identity workshops Aug. 13 and 14 from 6 pm to 9 pm.

Join us as we take an important first step on our journey to finding a new pastor. On consecutive evenings, Rev. Dr. Carson Mouser will be leading us in an abbreviated process to determine “who we are” and whom we are seeking as pastor.  This is your opportunity to actively participate in determining the future of our church, so we need you to commit to attending both evenings. 

Reverend Mouser, recently installed as the pastor at Summerville Presbyterian Church, has special training in the area of interim ministry and will engage us in a conversational approach during the workshops.  He will be joined by Elder Anne Bishop, our liaison from the Committee on Ministry of the Presbytery, who will help facilitate the discussion.

Please join us for this critical conversation.  A light dinner will be provided each evening beginning at 5:30. 

Please RSVP to:  Cassandra Carlsen at derrickmnt@frontiernet.net or 356-4851 by Sunday, August 10^th. 

We look forward to seeing you at this important church event.

Best to all,

The Session 

Muckdogs Game--July 18th

Friday, July 18th

Picnic begins at 6 PM with game at 7:05 PM

FIREWORKS FOLLOWING THE GAME!!

$20/adult, $13/child (Ages 4-12), Kids 3 and under are FREE

Members and friends of the East Bethany Presbyterian Church are invited for a night of fun at the Batavia Muckdogs Stadium (Dwyer Stadium).  We will be enjoying a picnic and a Muckdogs game vs. the Lowell Spinners.

We will have our own tent with an all-you-can-eat picnic of char-grilled Zwiegle’s hotdogs, hamburgers & cheeseburgers, watermelon, potato chips, pasta salad, potato salad and soda.

We need a final count and payment in advance so we need RSVPs by Wednesday, July 9th. We need to include children 3 and under in our count as well, even though they are free.

Spring Clean-Up Day--June 8th

On Sunday, June 8th, we will be having a Spring Clean-Up day following the Worship service.  We really need everyone to pitch in and help us as many hands make light work.  Please come to church in casual clothes and plan to stay and help out.  Lunch will be provided.  The worship service on that day will be shortened to allow us to get an early start with the cleaning.  There are jobs that everyone can do!  Show your pride in your church by helping your church family to take care of our building.  Thanks in advance for your help!

Spring Fling 2014

SPRING FLING CRAFT & VENDOR SHOW

Saturday, May 3rd

9:00 AM-3:00 PM

We are excited to once again be holding our Spring Fling event!  We hope that our church family will come out and support this event and enjoy a day of springtime fun!  Once again there will be shopping with many vendors, a Chinese Auction, a bake sale and breakfast/lunch available.

We are currently collecting donations for our Chinese Auction.   If you are able to make a donation or would be willing to help us collect donations from local businesses that would be greatly appreciated!

We will also be soliciting donations for the bake sale and the kitchen when the date gets closer.  We hope that we can count on the generosity of our church family once again.

If you are interested in having a table at Spring Fling or know of someone who is, please contact Susan Boyle at 704-2495.

This year’s fundraiser will be going to support the general budget of EBPC so hopefully we can make it our best one yet!