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SOPA UP-COMING EVENTS
August 2026
Tuesday, August 11, 2026 Stewards Commission, Zoom, 6:30 PM
Wednesday, August 13, 2026 District Executive Committee Meeting, Zoom, 7:00 PM
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Ministry Commission Meeting, Carlisle COB, 6:30 PM
September 2026
Monday, September 7, 2026 Labor Day—District Office Closed
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Eastern / Central Zone Pastors Meeting, Newville COB, 9:00 AM Learning
Session – SVMC, lunch planned after training, please RSVP to the District Office
Wednesday, September 9, 2026 Senior Day – Camp Eder, “Music with Monte”, 9:30 AM, See flyer pg. 7
Sunday, September 13, 2026 COB Mission Offering & National Grandparents Day
Friday & Saturday, September 18 & 19, 2026, SOPA District Conference, Chambersburg COB, see pg. 6
for flyer. Contact the District Office with any questions. See you at District Conference!
Saturday, September 19, 2026 Peacefest, Lititz COB, 300 W. Orange St., 11:00—4:00, see flyer pg 13
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 First Day of Autumn
Friday & Saturday, September 25 & 26, 2026 Brethren Disaster Relief Auction, Lebanon Valley Expo
Center, Lebanon, PA. See brethrenauction.org; or call 717-823-2745
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 Young Center, Elizabethtown College, Making It Plain: Why We Need
Anabaptism and the Black Church – Guest Lecture, 7:00 PM – Bucher Meetinghouse
October 2026
Thursday, October 1, 2026 Eastern Zone Pastors Meeting – TBD, 12:00 PM
Sunday, October 4, 2026 World Communion Sunday
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Central Zone Pastors Meeting, Carlisle COB, 9:00 AM
Saturday, October 10, 2026 District Board Meeting, Faith Community COB, 8:30 Danish/Beverage, 9:00
Meeting, Meet in Nicarry Meeting House – The Brethren Home.
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Saturday, October 10, 2026 Young Center, Elizabethtown College, Open House, 40 Anniversary Event
1:00-4:00, Butcher Meetinghouse
Sunday, October 11, 2026 Pastor Appreciation Day
Saturday, October 17, 2026 Camp Eder, Fall Fest, 10:00 – 4:00, Auction at 10:30, Live Music, Food, Crafts
Friday & Saturday, October 23 & 24, 2026 Mid-Atlantic Pastor’s Retreat, Shepherd’s Spring Retreat
Center, Sharpsburg, MD, on-line registration: https://forms.office.com/r/st1e8aP2Yd
Sunday, October 25, 2026 Reformation Sunday
Friday, October 30, 2026 *Save the Date*, Camp Eder Bountiful Blessings Benefit, “Gathering Gratitude,
Giving with a Purpose”, 5:30 PM – 8:00 PM
