9am	Join us each Sunday as we gather as a community to experience worship in a new and relaxed setting at 9am in Founders Hall.   Plan to be here for this special time, stay for Sunday school and then we can gather again at our Service at 11am.

Soup and shortbread

Sunday, February 12 following 11:00 service. Please join us for lunch and our usual shortbread as we celebrate our Presbyterian heritage and the installation of Reverend Caleb Clarke as EPC's pastor. Lunch will be provided but we do need volunteers to bring shortbread. Shortbread recipe is available in the office.

With Love - Valentine Boxes

Eastminster wishes to demonstrate how deeply we care for our college students, young adult missionaries and seminarians with Valentine's Day boxes filled with numerous surprises. Donations of candy, granola bars, microwave popcorn, cocoa mix, cheese and/or peanut butter crackers, pencils, pens, post it notes, highlighters, index cards, etc. are requested. Please bring them no later than Sunday, February 5 and deposit them in designated containers located in the narthex, church office, and preschool entrance. We will pack 50 shoe boxes on Wednesday, February 8 at 9:30 a.m. Please come and assist if you are available.

Available

The 2012 Offering Envelopes are in the narthex located on the fireplace hearth. If you have not already picked up your contribution envelopes, we are requesting that you do so to save the mailing expense. Thank you so much for your assistance.

Your Pictorial Directory is available for pick up in the Church Office kitchen. Your name is on the outside cover - one per member family.

Confirmation Class

A confirmation class is forming for the spring and we want to invite all 7th graders to sign up and participate! The class will begin on Sunday, February 5th at 9:45 a.m. and will end on Sunday, May 20th with Confirmation during the 11 o’clock service. We will go on a Confirmation retreat to the Calvin Center on March 16-18 so plan to attend! The cost of the retreat will be $90. Mark Sauls will be leading the class so please let him know soon if you are planning on participating so we will have enough books!

Mexico Mission Trip

Sign-up for the 2012 Mexico Mission Trip July 14-21, 2012 is happening now!
The deadline to submit your name and a $100 deposit (made payable to EPC) is Tuesday, January 31. Total tuition remains at $700 per person for a life-altering experience you will never forget. This tuition covers registration, transportation, lodging and meals (except on Saturday-travel-days). Participants must be 16 years old unless accompanied by a parent. The only required skill is your willingness to serve Him. Not familiar with this trip? If you'd like more details, there are 202 missionaries who have made the trip with EPC - names happily provided! At the January 25 Wednesday night program, you'll be able to see a video from the 2011 mission trip and hear from some previous years' participants. The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. (after dinner). Or, you may call or email Pam Hohenstreet at (404) 660-9622 or p.hohenstreet@att.net.

Caring Tree

The 2011 "Caring Tree" in a nutshell: EXCEPTIONAL!!! Each year our "Caring Tree" project seems to take on a life of its own. We have learned from past experiences to expect the unexpected. This year was no different. God has blessed Eastminster with people who give generously with their time, talents, and finances. We served 126 individuals (nursing home residents, family members, and even two infants to be born in January and March). Our gym was filled with numerous volunteers interacting with one another joyfully serving others by wrapping, sorting, packing, preparing lunch, and delivering gifts. Once again, thank you for reaching out to the families in our community and bringing the light of God's love into their lives this Christmas season. Outreach Committee

2012 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women  

The Stephen Ministers provides one-on-one care giving to members of a congregation and community. They are equipped to deal with situations and people which include terminal illness, grief, divorce, hospitalization, depression, and aging, among others.

If you would like to talk to a Stephen Minister, please contact Robert Thomson 770-381-6033 or Mary Clarke 404-255-8019.

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