FORT LIGONIER DAYS OCT. 9-11 - Heritage United Methodist Church

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October is Pastor Appreciation Month!
Don’t
forget to give our wonderful Pastor a hug or a handshake this month to thank him for all he does.
We are so blessed to have you, Pastor John!
FORT LIGONIER DAYS OCT. 9-11
Whether you’re a die-hard Fort Days
fan or an avoid it at all costs kind of
Ligonierian, the Fort Ligonier Days
festival is almost here! There will be
over 150 craft booths, tons of great
food, a parade at 11 am on Saturday, sidewalk
sales, live entertainment and lots and lots of
people beginning October 9th through the 11th.
Let the fun begin!!!
FORT DAYS PANCAKE BREAKFAST
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Fort Ligonier Days are coming upon us
fast and we need volunteers to help
with our annual (and very popular, I
might add) Pancake Breakfast. Helpers
are need for both Friday and Saturday
(Oct. 9 & 10) from 6:30 am – 1:00 pm. If you can
help, please sign up on the bulletin board or contact
Rick Goswick. Any help you can give would be appreciated. We are also looking for someone to help
coordinate the Pancake Breakfast in the future. Call
Rick at 724-238-5206 if interested.
FORT DAYS COMBINED 10 am SERVICE
Due to the parking issues and general craziness of
Fort Ligonier Days, there will be one combined service on Sunday, October 12th at 10:00 a.m. and no
Sunday School that day.
SAVE THE DATE!!
ALL CHURCH NIGHT OCTOBER 15TH!!!
This promises to be a really nice way to bring our three
worship services together in fellowship. We will begin
with a covered dish dinner at 5:30P.M. Chicken, tea, coffee, water, and table service will be provided by the
Church. Feel free to bring whatever dish pleases you to
share. Whereas this is early for some returning from
work, your seats can be saved and the food line will still
be open for when you do arrive. As dinner winds down
we will spend some special moments saying farewell to
several persons moving away into new life adventur es.
Kay & Jerry Blank, Ruth DiGiambattista and Janet
Formato are all moving to Florida, while Matt Barany will
be moving to Georgia. Please sign up on the bulletin
board if you can attend.
Following these moments we will
move to the sanctuary, near 7PM, to
be entertained by Brent Vernon &
“Sam”. Br ent is a singer , songwr iter ,
ventriloquist, and children’s author
who has been highly recommended by
those already hosting him. Bring friends, don’t forget the
kids! Reser vations ar e r equir ed for the dinner due to
seating (limited to 140). Those who cannot make the dinner due to time or seating are still encouraged to come
at 7:00 for the entertainment, and we hope you will! :)
www.ligonierheritageumc.org
724-238-2627
October 2015
HERITAGE STAFF CHANGES IN THE WIND....
Two members of our church staff have just
given notice to the Pastor Parish Committee
that they will be leaving Heritage for new adventures. Matthew Barany is excited to return
to school in Georgia for training in missions
and evangelism. He plans his last Sunday to be
December 6th. The Staff Parish Committee is making plans
to continue the work of Director of Education.
Janet Formato is retiring and moving to
Florida to be near her daughter. She plans her
last Sunday to be November 1st. The Pastor
Parish Committee has named Muriel Slade as
interim director of music while they conduct
the search for candidates. Muriel directs our
bell choir, sings in the voice choir, and has already served
as director during times of Janet’s absence. We will be
remembering them during ALL CHURCH NIGHT on October
15th, and during their last Sundays of service.
Positions Open: place letter of interest with resume to the
church office:
Director of Christian Education – faith based position to
develop new programs for adult and youth education, and to
strengthen existing programs.
Director of Music – faith based position to direct vocal and
bell choirs, arrange for and schedule regular offerings of
special music, and to develop new musical expressions of
spiritual faith and growth.
New Members Classes Start Soon!
Come join the church! Two New
Members Classes will begin this
month. One will begin for Saturday nighters on Saturday, October
24th following the 6:00 p.m. contemporary worship and the second will begin on Sunday, October 25th at 9:50 am in the Lounge. The classes will run for 5 weeks, with joining the church on November 21st and 22nd. Contact the office at [email protected] or 724-238-2627 if you are interested in joining our membership, or would like more
information about doing so. Hope to see you there!
Are your youth restless in worship? Our nursery can
only be attended by those five years of age and younger,
due to safety concerns. Not long ago we were asked by
some families if we could provide a ministry time for
older children that would spur them towards spiritual
growth and character. Our Education Committee has
been working on this request, and has already put a partial program into place, where the children will leave the
sanctuary following the children’s message for any of the
following:
Children’s Church –from Thanksgiving through Christmas and again during
Lent, the youth will meet with teams of
parents and Sunday School staff for
faith based age appropriate learning.
This program could be rapidly expanded into more weeks
as more parents become willing to help on a rotating
basis. See Ellen Yeskey or Matt Barany for information.
Heritage Happenings page 2
More Opportunities for our Youth…
Bible Mentoring - the third Sunday
monthly – youth grades third and up, an
inspirational time with several of our lay
teachers, such as Diana Neideheiser, Rick
Goswick, and Brenda Sherbondy. Additional mentors are welcome!
Acolyting – for youth fourth grade and older
who aspire to serve in worship by tending to
the flame of worship. See Pastor John or
Colette Jackman for information.
PowerPoint and Sound System teams and lay liturgist
– is for all youth and adults who would like
to learn and be mentored into these positions.
New beginners are always paired with experienced team members until there is a comfort
level for solo work. Most persons have never
done this before - we will teach all you need to know. This
is an excellent opportunity to strengthen skill sets needed for
High School, College, and/or employment. See Lynne
Flower for power point and Ron Wagner or Gary Black for
sound system, Pastor John for liturgist.
CHRISTIAN ADVENTURE
STARTS SEPT. 30TH
Hey kids! Be sure to sign up for
Christian Adventure!!! It starts September 30th and runs every
Wednesday through Oct. 28th from
4:10 - 6:00 pm. Christian Adventure
is free for all youth in K-5th grade and transportation is
provided from RK Mellon Elementary. Please pick up
a registration form on the table in the sanctuary and be
sure to drop it off at the office as soon as possible. If
you would like to help with CA and have your clearances, please contact Matt at [email protected].
Women’s Ministries
Circle of Ruth Meets Oct. 1st
The Circle of Ruth will meet on
Thurs., Oct. 1st at 7:00 pm in the
lounge. We will be wrapping shoe
boxes for Operation Christmas Child,
so bring your scissors and tape. We
will also begin our study of "One Thousand Gifts"
by Ann Voskamp. Ellen Yeskey will bring dessert.
TAKING STEPS AGAINST BREAST CANCER
Please consider making a donation and/or
walking on October 3, 2015. Westmoreland Walks, Inc., Taking Steps
Against Breast Cancer, will hold their thirteenth annual walk at 11:00 AM at Pavilion #7 at Twin Lakes Park in Greensburg. For more information, pick up a registration form in the literature rack, call Cheryl
McMullen at 724-593-7277 or visit www. westmorelandwalks.org.
UMW FALL MEETING OCT. 3RD
Latrobe Bethany UMC invites
all women to join them on Saturday, Oct. 3rd from 9 am – 1
pm for their annual UMW Fall
Meeting. Guest speaker will be Pastor Johnathan Fehl
and a continental breakfast and lunch will be served. If
you would like to attend, please call Ruth King at 724537-3054 by Mon., Sept. 28th.
Circle #1 Meeting/Baby Shower Oct. 12th
Circle #1 will meet at 2:00 pm on Monday, Oct. 12th. We will vote at that
meeting on the time for future meetings.
There will also be a newborn baby
shower for the layettes at this meeting.
We are in need of receiving blankets,
onesies, sleepers, diapers, socks, bibs and hats. A
collection box for these items is located in the vestibule for your donations as well.
Update on the Church Renovation Project
As you may know, our building has been a growing
concern to those who use or would like to use it. There
are structural issues that should be corrected, sooner rather than later, both electrical and moisture problems, and
we have long desired to meet the American Accessibility
Act so that new people as well as current members and
guests may enter the church, change levels within the
church, and have use of the restrooms. To correct these
problems we will also need to meet current building codes.
It is a challenge to accomplish all this without losing functional space to the new requirements.
On May 28th, 2015, the members of our Church Council
with 48 church members in attendance voted unanimously
to proceed to refine proposed architectural drawings, to
continue the research on what is required to strengthen
our facility for the ministry before us, and to begin the capital funds campaign. Since then the Trustees have continued to meet diligently and have completed test borings to
determine the strength of our foundation. The architectural
drawings are coming in. The Greensburg District Committee, a necessary step, has approved our plan of renovation, and will meet again to provide a second and necessary level of approval once we have secured our funding.
Pastor John has been preaching a historical series reviewing the founding and identity of the Heritage Church, and
after Fort Days will look at scriptures that provide a foundational concept of stewardship, resource management, and
ministry. A capital funds committee has been newly
formed, and we are exploring the advisement of a capital
funds leader. In October and November we will be launching the campaign to seek congregational and community
funding of the renovations, which are estimated to be
about 1.8 million dollars.
At this time we are extending the invitation for a few
persons who have the means to provide a “leadership
gift” to contact the pastor or Tom Shearer for more information. We envision a leadership gift to be in the range of
six or seven figures, whether cash, stock, realty, or other
holdings. Such gifts, pledged early in the process, serves
as an encouragement to those more numerous gifts that
shall follow, and by showing a belief in the future ministry
of the Heritage United Methodist Church. We encourage
all our members and friends to be active in continuous
prayer at all meetings as well as in personal prayer,
that we may continue to seek God’s will for this project
and the future ministry of Heritage Church.
SAVE THE DATE! COMBINED WORSHIP NOV. 1st
Sunday, November 1st will be a combined worship service at 10AM followed by a sanctuary presentation for
all members and friends regarding the
renovation and future of the church,
followed by an all church luncheon in our fellowship
hall. This will coincide with All Saints Day.
Heritage Happenings page 3
Outreach Auction November 7th at 1 pm
The Outreach Committee is
having their bi-annual auction
on November 7th at 1 pm. It
will be different this year. Instead of being in the evening
with a dinner, it will be held in the afternoon and
will be opened to the public. Though we have
many items culled from the rummage sales, we
are looking for more items of good quality. Take
a look around the house and ask yourself "What
can I live without?” and “That will add good money to the coffers of the Outreach Committee." We are looking for items that are either antique, collectible or usable with a meaningful purpose. Any questions, ask Bob Winters (724-2382431). Also please remember the Outreach
Committee in your prayers!!!
Could you use more money? Or think you
could better manage what you have? Lear n to
become an expert on home and personal money
management through the nationally known and
popular FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY. We
will offer this, open to church members AND
COMMUNITY, in January. We are announcing it
now to give you time to decide you want this positive change in your life, and because it requires a
small investment on your part for the student
books, which we will need to pre-order. Check it
out on the website for Financial Peace University,
and then sign up on our bulletin board if you are
interested. See Tom Shearer or Pastor John for
more information.
10th Annual Blessing of the Pets
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox collection is back!! We invite all adults and families
to participate in this mission program where we
fill shoe-boxes for children/teens ages 2-4, 5-9,
or 10-14. All shoe-boxes must include a $7
check written out to Samaritan's purse. Shoeboxes will be need to be dropped off at the
church by Sunday, November 8th. Please continue to pray for this ministry and consider blessing
a young life. Any questions please contact Matt
Barany at the office, 724-238-2627 or by email at
[email protected]
Mitten Tree Donations
Attention bargain shoppers! Circle
# 1 will begin collecting gloves, mittens, hats and scarves for the Mitten Tree after Thanksgiving. A tree
will be set up in the vestibule for
your donations. Beth Caldwell will
be taking the donations to the Salvation Army in early December for distribution.
Thanks!
Charge Conference December 1st
Save the date – this year’s
Charge Conference is the evening
of Tuesday, December 1st.
If
you have the spiritual gifts that
whet your interest for any of our
positions, either as chair or as
committee member, please contact the office. The leadership
openings to be filled for this year include: Vice
Chair of Council, Representative to the Association
of Churches, Chair of Education, Chair of membership Care, Chair of Pastor Parish, Chair of Trustees.
In addition there is the normal rotation off all committees, making openings on all committees as
members of committee, including the Church
Council, finance committee, outreach committee,
and church auditor of the books. For questions
about church leadership, see Pastor John, Rich
Ziegenfus, or any church leader.
Bring Fido, Fluffy and even
Tweety out to Mellon Park on
Sunday, October 4th at 1 pm
for the annual Blessing of the
Pets!
Sponsored by St.
Michael’s and St. James, Four
Paws will benefit from the proceeds of a goodwill offering. Pets must be leashed or in a carrier, and if you aren’t able to bring your pet,
bring a picture instead. The Blessing will take
place rain or shine.
WorshipFest 2015 Oct. 17th
WorshipFest 2015 will be held on Saturday, October 17th from 9 am - 4 pm at First UMC in
Greensburg. This event is for laity and clergy
and will feature many workshops to choose
from, including “Using Drama in Worship,” “The
Sacraments in Worship,” “Creative Preaching”
and more! Please register online at wpaumc.org/
register or contact the Greensburg District Office at 724-863-5673.
CROP WALK Oct. 18th
The annual Crop Walk will
be held on Oct. 18th, 2 pm
at St. James. If you would
like to be the Heritage coordinator for this event to
end world hunger, please contact the office
at 724-238-2627.
EVANGELISM CLASS OCT. 24th
A Small Group Evangelism Class
will be held on Saturday, October
24 from 9 am—3 pm at HarmonyZelienople UMC. The first 100 registrants will receive two free books
by Garry Poole (Seeker Small
Groups & The Complete Book of
Questions).
Cost is $30/person
which includes lunch. Register online at
wpaumc.org/ClinicOnEvangelism2015.
Heritage Happenings page 4
Miracles from Maggie 5K Oct. 31st
Join us for a fun and challenging event! Miracles
from Maggie 5K Trail
Run and Miracle Mile Fun Run will take
place on Saturday, October 31st at Antiochian Village. Registration begins at 7:30
am with a balloon release at 8:45 am. Race
begins at 9 am. Register online at www.
miracles frommaggie.org.
Our condolences to the family and
friends of Bud Carnahan, who passed
away at the age of 85 at the Ligonier
Gardens. Bud’s viewing will take place
at Snyder’s Funeral Home on Sunday,
September 27th from 2-8 pm. The funeral service will be held at Heritage
on Monday at 11 am with a luncheon following.
CONTEMPORARY WORSHIP NEWS
Please come and join us every
Saturday at 6 pm for Faith, Hope
and Music! Here’s our list of upcoming speakers: October 3rd
Chuck Shaffer; October 10th Andrew Flower; October 17th Matt
Barany; October 24th Dick Markle; October 21st Ardi Hill. “Come and you will
see.” John 1:39.
Youth receive Bibles on Rally Day
The Fellowship Class would like to thank everyone who
donated almost 200 jars of jelly to food bank. We were able
to give every family a jar at the September distribution. Remember to keep bringing in food for the Ligonier
food pantry in the form of canned goods and dried goods
(cereal, rice, noodles, etc.).
Thank you for the kind donation to the Ligonier Library in memory of Barbara Hughes, and for all of
your care and concern during our time of loss.
Best Regards, David, Smokey and Tammie Hughes
Pastor John, Bible Mentor Class teacher Diana Neiderhiser and Education Coordinator Matt Barany recently presented several of Heritage’s youth with age
appropriate Bibles during our Rally Day celebration
on September 13th. The youth included (from front
left) Elizabeth Schaetzle, Sydney Thomas, Brooke
Thomas, Stone Brunton, Isaac Wagner, and our newest little guy, Nathaniel Schaetzle (in back row with
mom, Raven).
Dear Pastor John, Ron & Friends at Heritage, We
thoroughly enjoyed our visit with you this month.
What a treasure your church family is! Thank you for
your faithful support as we seek to see God’s Kingdom grow and flourish across the globe. May you see
God’s abundance.
Love, Becca, Chris, Safran, Jubilee & Salem.
Dear John, Beth, Matt, Ken, Ron and the Heritage
UMC Members, Your thoughtfulness and prayers are
greatly appreciated at this difficult time. Thank you
for the beautiful card, kind words and prayers of comfort.
Celena Valentine & Family
Greetings! To Rev. John and Heritage Church. Bonnie
and I want to thank you all so much for inviting us to
the Arbutus/Heritage Luncheon last week. We loved
seeing the many friends from Ligonier. As members
there for almost 30 years, we have so many fond
memories from Heritage and we miss your wonderful
choir! Thanks also for the flower you dropped off at
our home. Thanks so much and God Bless,
Roger & Bonnie Luther
Dear Heritage Family,
Thank you for all the prayers, concern, calls and
cards. They were much appreciated and very
thoughtful. With much love, Beth A. Caldwell
Rally Day Balloon Launch
Heritage’s youth got together on September 13th to
celebrate the kick-off of Sunday School with a balloon launch. The balloons had special messages
from the children attached. In years past, we’ve received kind letters from those residents who have
come across our balloons.
David slays Goliath! Cole Brunton and Quade Jackman, along with other youth and adults from the congregation, re-enacted scenes from the Bible during
services on September 13th. Thank to everyone who
took part!
October 2015
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1 7 pm Circle of 2
3 11 am West-
Ruth Mtg. in Lounge
moreland Walks for
Breast Cancer at
Twin Lakes
LVSD Homecoming
4 World Commun- 5 4 pm Fresh Ex- 6 10 am Bible Study 7 11 am Clergy
ion Sunday
press at St.
Michael’s
at Ligonier Gardens
6 pm BPW Mtg. in the
Lounge
7 pm Worship Committee Mtg. in the Old
Nursery
7 pm Cub Scouts in
Fellowship Hall
1 pm Blessing of the
Pets at Mellon Park
8
Mtg. in Lounge
4:10 pm Christian
Adventure
14 9:30 am MOW 15 5:30 All
bined Worship Service
Mtg. in Lounge
6 pm Outreach Mtg.
in Lounge
7 pm Cub Scouts in
Fellowship Hall
18 10:45 am
19 6 pm Educa- 20
Bible Mentor Class
tion Mtg. in Old
Nursery
2 pm Crop Walk at
St. James
25 9:50 am New 26
4:10 pm Christian
Adventure
7 pm District Lay
Leader Mtg. in
Lounge
21
28
29
1st
2nd
3rd
3rd
4th
4th
7th
10th
13th
14th
16th
17th
18th
20th
20th
25th
26th
26th
27th
27th
30th
Pancake Breakfast
16
17 2 pm Jack-
23
son/Steiner Wedding
9 am—4 pm WorshipFest at First
UMC
24 9 am—3 pm
Small Group Evangelism at HarmonyZelienople UMC
7 pm New Members
Class in Lounge
305 pm Merchant 31 9 am Miracles
Trick or Treating on
Diamond
7 pm Cub Scouts in
Fellowship Hall
from Maggie 5K Trail
Run at Antiochian
Village
7 pm New Members
Class in Lounge
October Birthdays
Sydney Thomas
Beth Yeskey
Jane Flowers
Janet Formato
Molly Farrell
Stone Brunton
Jack Scott
Leah Wagner
Wendy Watson
Noah Fisher
Roberta Leslie
Ridge Brunton
Hailey Umbaugh
Maggie Hildebrand
Christina Orban
Vivian Perian
Lois Verner
Gary Weaver
Madison Clise
Elisabeth Harbert
Kelsey Sherbondy
22
4:10 pm
6:30 Lay Leadership Christian Adventure
Mtg. in Lounge
10:45 am Bell Choir
6:30 am—1 pm
Pancake Breakfast
5 pm Wedding
Church Covered Dish Rehearsal
Dinner in Fellowship
Hall
7 pm Coffeehouse at
The Barn
7 pm Entertainment
in the Sanctuary
4:10 pm Chris6:30 pm Linus
6:30 Lay Leadership tian Adventure
Blanket Mtg. in Old
Mtg. in Lounge
Nursery
7 pm Trustees Mtg.
7 pm Cub Scouts in
Fellowship Hall
27
Members Class
begins in the Lounge
106:30 am—1 pm
5:30 pm Worship
Prep Mtg. in Lounge
11 10 am Com- 12 2 pm Circle #1 13
Mtg. in Lounge
9 Office Closed
4th
18th
25th
October Greeters
8:30 a.m.
10:45 a.m.
Lee & Birdie Roehrig
Floyd & Dot McConnaughey
Don & Sherry Smith
Harry & Libby Marker
Bob & Betty Winters
Ron & Carol Bash
Regular and Weekly Meetings
Sunday
8:30 & 10:45 am Worship Services
9:40 am Sunday School
Monday 10:00 am Pastor’s Bible Study
7:00 pm Monday Night Bible Study
Tuesday 10:00 am Ladies Bible Study
Weds
6:15 pm Bell Choir Rehearsal
7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal
8:00 pm AA Meeting
Friday
8:00 pm AA Meeting
Saturday 6:00 pm Contemporary Worship Service
th
Oct 18 Pastor John &
Lynne Flower
Oct. 23rd Don & Dawn
Gilbert
Sunday Satellite Services:
9:00 am Barnes Place (Latrobe)
9:30 am Greensburg Care Center
9:30 am Loyalhanna Care Center (Latrobe)
9:30 am Loyalhanna Senior Suites (Latrobe)
9:30 am Brookdale Senior Living (Latrobe)
10:30 am Nature Park Commons (Greensburg)