The Calling- March to May 2014

March, April, and May 2014
The Calling
Confession At Jonah’s
Call: Better Than
Facebook
Our Home for Easter:
The Homewood
Chapel
By Matthew Whipple
e are excited to announce that our Good
Friday and Easter Services will be held at
the Homewood Cemetery Chapel in Squirrel Hill on South Dallas (between Forbes and Penn).
Located at 1599 S. Dallas Ave, Pittsburgh, PA
15217, the space will afford us room to have wonderful hospitality, a great space for a nursery and
plenty of parking.
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s someone who was
baptized in the Roman
Catholic Church, who
was confirmed in the Anglican Church, and who went
to a Pentecostal, Evangelical
High School, I have seen how
Catholics and Protestants
view various sacraments.
Baptism – A-OK, but maybe not babies. Communion – we’ll do it, but some with grape juice and only
on special occasions. Confession, though? Among
Protestants, that can make us uneasy.
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Holy Week
Palm Sunday
From Hosanna to Crucify
April 13th at 5:00 p.m.
4729 Ellsworth Avenue
The Hollywood image is of a somber looking man
walking into a cramped, candlelit room. He kneels
on a well-worn cushion, clammy hands grasping a
brass railing. A small, screened window opens; an
obscured face just beyond asks him to speak. “Bless
me Father, for I have sinned,” the man whispers,
anticipating expiation after a series of Our Fathers
and Hail Marys. For many, this is entirely foreign,
intimidating, and seemingly unnecessary.
What’s interesting to me, however, is that we have
become a confessional culture – Posting on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Google Plus, Myspace,
and that Geocities website you created in middle
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Confession At Jonah’s Call:
Better Than Facebook
Our Home for Easter: The Homewood
Chapel
school, where you totally proved that the Backstreet
Boys were better than N’Sync. So many of us are
willing to share TMI behind the Internet veil, but
the thought of going to a Pastor or Priest to do the
same doesn’t enter our mind. Good Friday
The Cry of the Congregation
Written around the old Spiritual, Where You There
When They Crucified My Lord, The Cry of the Congregation takes us through the passion of Christ
using the narrative of Scripture, song, and a barren
cross. A nursery will be provided.
April 18th at 7:00 p.m.
1599 S. Dallas Ave. 15217
In fact, the Bible implores us to confess sins to one
another. The Book of James asks us to confess and
pray for one another, so that we might be healed.
Kind David, one of the great figures in the Old Testament, spends Psalm after Psalm writing down his
latest failing and asking for forgiveness. I’d wager
the vast majority of us have carried a burden – a
hurt, a mistake, a secret – that as soon as we told
someone else, it was lifted.
There’s no special magic in doing so to a Priest (at
least, in my view). You can confess to a friend, a
spouse, or a mentor, if you choose. But my challenge to you is: when was the last time you actually
did that? When were you last honest with someone
else about the ways you are falling short?
In the Anglican Church, and at Jonah’s Call in
particular, the season of Lent – the 40 days before
Easter – is traditionally a yearly reminder that if
you have not confessed lately, now is a good time to
do so. And the Office of Confession, in which you
speak to a Priest, makes sure that someone is there
to listen to you, to counsel you, to pray with you,
and to create a safe, confidential space.
There are no confessional screens or incense at Jonah’s Call. There is, however, hope and healing. If
you are carrying a burden this Lent, I would encourage you to attend Confession with Jay. It’s much
better than Facebook.
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Easter Sunday 2014
From Silence to Celebration
With beautiful colors and sounds that announce the
resurrection of Jesus, we will celebrate Easter in a
new space. An Easter buffet will follow the service.
Please bring a bell to ad to the joy! An Easter Egg
Hunt will follow the service. Nursery will be provided. Older children will participate in the service.
April 20th at 10:00 a.m.
1599 S. Dallas Ave. 15217
Three Wishes
By Jay Slocum
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hat if God gave
me three wishes
for Jonah’s Call.
What do you
think I would wish for? Money? Property? Reputation? I do
have three wishes. Well, they
are prayers. I shared them at
our annual meeting in January. As I have reflected
on the great work that God has done to make us
a dynamic church in the city of Pittsburgh, I have
come to realize three things. First, as a church, we
truly embody the Gospel in our day to day lives. We
are a people who have been evangelized. We have
received the Good News and are living it out in the
ways that we live in our jobs, homes, and in church.
We are not perfect, but we are Gospel people rather
than merely religious people. Second, we care deeply
for those within our own circles of influence. We love
our small group. We pray for our friends. We are
kind and thoughtful towards those within our circles
of influence, whether as singles, or young moms, or
university students. Third, we have a definite sense
of calling and purpose in our individual vocations
as we serve the city day in and day out. At Jonah’s
Call, lawyers see themselves as problem solvers
worshiping God in their vocations, moms see themselves as crafters-of-souls, worshiping God in the
home. Students see themselves as faithful Stewards
of their minds, equipping themselves for service to
God through the worship they offer in academia. Of
course this is not 100% the case, but it is more the
case than it is not. So, are we a complete church?
Have we arrived at becoming all that God wants us
to become? What do we lack?
OK. Here is where my wishes come out. I believe
that we lack three things. First, though we have
been evangelized, we do not evangelize. Yes, there
are folks coming to Christ at Jonah’s Call as a result
of hearing the Gospel. But it is in dribs and drabs.
Imagine 100 new converts to Christ at Jonah’s Call.
Imagine what would happen if we were loose lipped
about how God has saved us? I assure you there is
no greater joy that a Christian can experience than
seeing a person destined for hell and living a life in
darkness receive eternal life and begin a life of salvation in the light of God. That is my first wish for
Jonah’s Call; that we would become an evangelizing church.
Second, I believe that we need to develop an ability
to care for those outside of our circles of influence
within the church. There are folks who have come to
our church and are presently not in a small group.
They are not known. And, because of that they are
not properly cared for. So, we must become more
intentional, not about how we care for those we
know, but how we care for those who are not known.
My second wish is that we become a church
that cares for all whom God sends through our
doors in a way that prevents anyone from slipping through the cracks.
Thirdly, I believe that as a Church, we need to work
corporately to serve the city in a way that makes us
utterly indispensable to Pittsburgh. We certainly
serve privately, but what kind of collective action do
we need to engage in that will make us truly useful
to the common life of the city? On the last Saturday
in August, we are truly vital to the city. If our Big
Sale did not take place each year, surely the city
would be the worse for it. But, is that all that God
wants from us? I am certain that all of us working
together at some yet unknown endeavor, could bring
flourishing Pittsburgh in a way that no other Church
could. So, that is my third wish; that we would
serve the city in a way that is vital to its life
and health.
In the coming months, these prayers will continue
to be presented to the Lord. I invite you to join me in
praying for these three wishes to come true and to
respond if the Lord places upon your heart ways to
make thesw wishes realities.
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Jubilee Pro Report
By James Bohnhoff
F
irst: some background.
Sarah and I have been
at Jonah’s call for a
little over a year, in Pittsburgh
for a year and a half. We’re not
pillars of the Christian community here. Or the business
community: she’s a nanny, I’m
a medical student. So while
we were excited to be invited
to Jubilee Professional, we were also unsure of what
to expect. We imagined advice on how to structure a
business to better serve Christ, and wondered how
we would apply this to our own, smaller niches.
We were right and wrong about Jubilee Pro. The
conference indeed was about serving Christ, about
the central question “What does it mean to work for
God.” The conference wasn’t just about businesses,
and it wasn’t about easy answers and advice. Each
speaker, case study, and video came from a different
profession and saw service in a slightly different
light.
Then, at the end of the conference we were introduced to books (so many books) debating and exploring the topic. In all, the conference was more about
asking a question together than about answering
it, and by the time we left, I still wasn’t sure how
I would work for God in my life and career. But I
was convinced that the question was important, and
inspired to pursue the question through prayer and
careful research. Maybe just as important, I left
Jubilee Pro emboldened by the other Christians I
saw there, on stage and off, who like me were seeking a better answer to, “What does it mean to work
for God.” It’s nice to face the difficult
questions in good company.
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I left Jubilee Pro emboldened
by the other Christians I saw
there, on stage and off, who
like me were seeking a better
answer to, “What does it
mean to work for God?”
Editor’s note: Jubilee Professional is a one-day
opportunity to learn from practitioners, professionals
and Christian thought leaders on how to apply biblical truth to your work and professional life. There
were a dozen folks from Jonah’s Call who attended
this year’s event, which was held at The Westin Convention Center on February 14th, 2014.
A Must Read for 2014
Andy Crouch was the keynote speaker at this year’s
Jubilee Professional. His new book, Playing God, is
a “must read” for 2104. You can get a copy at our
favorite Bookstore, Hearts and Minds Book Store.
Find them at heartsandmindsbooks.com
jonahscall.com
Jubilee Pro Q&A
With Sammy Dhaliwal
What were your expectations going into Jubilee?
I do not know that I had any
clear expectations going into
Jubilee Pro. That may have
been part of why it influenced
me so deeply. I went in with
an open mind, without preconceptions of how the conference
“should” change me. I think I put aside some of the
jadedness that accompanies being a graduate student – it can be easy to fall into the trap of “this is all
well-and-good for others, but it won’t apply to my life”.
Through being mindful of keeping my own stereotypes
to a minimum, I think I heard a broader message of
consistency of action in the workplace.
What did you most enjoy about Jubilee?
Jubilee Pro was an invaluable experience because
it brought together leaders not only from our community, but from the larger Christian body. I think
that it was extremely formative to see, firsthand,
how individuals integrate their faith into their professional lives. The CEO of Mars (Jay Jakub) made a
great impression on me because of his willingness to
discuss how ethics are incorporated into the context of
research and development. Often times one observes
a divide between science/technology and the faith
community. He discussed how social cohesion, trust,
and a capacity for action explain success in a professional macro-system. In my work, we study traits like
social cohesion and integration. While religion has
been said to breed greater cohesion, I did not think
about its relationship to trust or to how it relates to
the ability to enact change. His discussion of failures
in the business world helped me to re-conceptualize
my own work; as he equated them to healthy risk-taking. Hearing from someone who is at the top of his
field, who further attributes his success to the ability
to integrate faith into practice, let me know that these
notions really can become a reality.
Each speaker also had concrete examples of how
their work was influenced by the work of God, or
evidenced leaders becoming their own personal Gods.
Andy Crouch shared the story of Steve Jobs, and I
think I related to this most because of how it related to the field I practice. He shared how Jobs may
well have had an eating disorder, through trying to
control the food environment around him and attempting to cure himself of cancer by treating it with
alternative food-related approaches. In treating those
with eating disorders myself, I see a drive for control,
but never thought of it as someone attempting to
become their own God, or as food becoming an icon.
Jubilee helped me to think of these behaviors in a
different way, and in a way that I hope can ultimately help the patients I see in the future.
Was there anything that challenged you at Jubilee? What are you taking away from Jubilee?
As a clinical and health psychology doctoral student, I often feel that I’m not able to bring up faith
in the context of seeing patients. One thing I took
away from each presenter, namely those in fields
that do not directly relate to spreading the Word,
is that we act as witnesses throughout each of our
vocations, and that we lead by examples through our
actions. As trite as this may sound, one message I
internalized from the conferences relates to daily
interactions. Often times, our actions speak so loud
that others may not hear a word we say. Therefore,
although we are not proclaiming Him from our lips,
through our behaviors and the way we treat our
colleagues alongside our clients, we send a clear
message. I wrote down a quote Steve Garber stated
in his talk, that “vocation is integral, not incidental,
to the mission of God.” I think these words sum up
the conference – that we are expressing the skills and
“creative energy” endowed unto us by the Lord, in the
service of others. To remember this on a daily basis
will be to carry with me the message behind Jubilee
Pro, and to serve as the witness
each of us were intended to be.
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Teen Apprentice Series
Update
We are looking forward to our spring gatherings:
March 7th
7:00 pm
Ross Park Mall
Focus: Navigating World Views
April 4th
8:00 pm
Allegheny Observatory
Focus: Using Technology to Increase Human Dignity
May 3rd
8:30 am
Fred Rodgers Statue, North Shore
Focus: Building Healthy Relationships.
By Catherine Slocum
I
n February, Jonah’s Call teens pursued a fuller
understanding of what it means to cultivate a rich
inner life (spiritual growth). Using the metaphor of
plant growth at Phipps Conservatory two virtues were
explored. In the desert room we discussed temperance
– being able to endure in the midst of suffering. As we
admired the amazing bonsai tree exhibit we reflected
on the virtue of prudence – the ability to make wise
choices by following the lead of God’s Spirit. The take
home challenge questions were:
1. How much of our life includes being guided or
formed by the Word of God?
2. How could we arrange our lives
in a way that allowed us to depend
more deeply upon the Word of God?
3. How often do we rely upon prayer
as a family?
4. In what ways could we arrange
the life of our family so that we rely
upon prayer to
develop deeper
spiritual lives?
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June 6th
7:00 pm
Henry Clay Frick House
First Fridays Concert Series
Focus: Creating Flourishing for the “Common Good”
with our passions.
For more information contact:
Catherine Slocum
[email protected].
A Reflection on the
Prayer Ministry at
Jonah’s Call
Linda has also provided us with similar prayers
that we read before we pray over the written prayer
needs that have been submitted by church members
in the offering plate. When I submit a written
prayer need – I take comfort in knowing that
there are so many others in the congregation
praying for my concerns.
By Jill King
Even as shared worship and
liturgy bind us together as a
body, so too does the act of
offering and receiving prayer
in which we acknowledge our
reliance on God and our need
to be transparent and rely on
one another.
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n the church I attended as a child I was not
aware of members of the congregation being
available during the service to pray with or for
you; nor did there seem to be a mechanism by which
a prayer request could be submitted to those who
have a ministry of praying for others. From what I
saw in life around me prayer was the last option in
any situation.
I am grateful for the vision of Linda Stewart who
has provided the leadership for the prayer ministry
at Jonah’s Call and also to belong to a church where
prayer is usually the first option, not the last. If you
have not come up to ask for prayer you may wonder
why some do. For myself, asking for prayer at church
helps me to remind myself that I’m not on my own
in facing problems and should not be independently
directing my own life. It is also a way of being honest
about weaknesses with members of the congregation.
I ask for prayer for any number of issues: anxiety,
difficulty with relationships, physical healing and
quite often for other people in my life that have a
problem. I suspect that it is not really healthy for
members of a Christian community to always “put
on a brave face”. Sometimes in our own thoughts it
may be hard to hear the Lord among all the noises of
our mind, but we can hear inspiration, concern and
encouragement in the words of the prayer ministers.
Even as shared worship and liturgy bind us together
as a body, so too does the act of offering and receiving prayer in which we acknowledge our reliance on
God and our need to be transparent and rely on one
another. One of the questions raised at the town
meeting was how can we be more present with each
other while not at church. Although, I believe the
question was meant to address a physical presence, I
would suggest that as we pray throughout the week
for each other, it is a way of being present with each
other, although we are “absent one from the other.”
Because I am also one of the many prayer ministers
at Jonah’s Call – I can tell you that the first thing we
do when we go to the front prior to receiving people
asking for prayer is to pray with each other, asking
in prayer that our words be inspired by the Holy
Spirit and that any unforgiveness or sin that would
hinder our prayers be removed from us.
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Dear Beloved Members
of Jonah’s Call
For I consider that the sufferings of the present time…
are not worthy to be compared with the
glory that is to be revealed to us. – Romans 8:18
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hank you so much for assisting us in such a beautiful way to celebrate Karis’ life. The frame and
flowers were even more beautiful than we had
imagined they could be.
Grateful for your love for Karis, and hers for you,
Debbie and Dave Kornfield
A Icon of Karis
S
everal year ago, Karis Kornfield suffered a round
of sickness that was so severe it included last
rights and full funeral plans. But, miraculously, she recovered, again. We went on loving her and
she the whole world. A deep desire of Karis was to
share flowers with all who would eventually attend
her funeral. She wanted us to achieve this by having
everyone offer a flower to an empty frame in order to
build together a picture of beauty. We chose the frame
of a vanity mirror (minus the mirror) to symbolize how
outwardly focused Karis’ life was. The word Icon means
true image. The flowers Karis desired at her funeral
were an icon of her life. We will miss our sister.
Thanks to Linda Stewart and Kill King for making 400
flowers beautifully appear on the day of Karis’ funeral,
February 15, 2014. And, thanks to all who helped to
underwrite the cost of this gift.
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Welcoming the
Newest Members of
Our Family
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God, you have taught us through your blessed Son that whoever receives a little child
in the name of Christ receives Christ himself: We give you thanks for the blessing you have
bestowed upon this family in giving them a child.
Confirm their joy by a lively sense of your presence
with them, and give them calm strength and patient
wisdom as they seek to
bring this child to love all that is true and noble, just
and pure, lovable and gracious, excellent and admirable, following the example of our Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ. (From The Book of Common Prayer,
1979, p.443)
Welcoming the Newly
Baptized
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n February 23, 2014, Selah and Liam McGinley and Brendan and Noah Musser were baptized at Jonah’s Call. Together, we remembered that “It is therefore in obedience to Christ’s
command that we ourselves have been baptized and
that Selah and Liam McGinley and Brendan and
Noah Musser will
be baptized today.
So, let us thank the
Lord for our baptism
and pray for these
children as they enter into baptism.
Emmaline
Noelle Croce was
born on January
3, 2014. She
weighed 6 pounds
14 ounces and was
21 inches long.
Phoebe Grace
Harding was born
on January 17,
2014. She weighed
8 pounds 3 ounces
and was 20 inches
long.
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Gatherings
Join Us at the Need to
Know Gathering
Wednesday, March 12th
7:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
O
ur hope is all who make Jonah’s Call their
home church will participate in one of these
meetings. Come and catch the vision of what
Jonah’s Call is all about, learn how to get more involved and what elements comprise dynamic membership.
To sign up please email
Catherine Slocum
[email protected]
Vocational Infusion
Class: Breaking from
Bad Vocational Habits
Wednesday, March 19th
7:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
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his class will offer an opportunity for friends
and members of Jonah’s Call to learn more
about how each of us can discover God’s plan
for our lives, be infused with the joy of knowing what
God made us for and how we can live out our work
in ways that bring him glory and do us good. In the
class, we will explore how we can move from job to
calling, discover spiritual and natural gifts that apply
to our whole life, and ways of unearthing our greatness in the work we do every day.
To sign up please email
Catherine Slocum
[email protected].
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Home Group
Consider Joining a
Jonah’s Call Home
Group this Spring
B
eing in a small group is really helpful in that
it creates time outside of corporate worship for
Jonah’s Call folks to get to know one another
better, share ideas, grow spiritually and pray for one
another. Here is the current list, please know you are
most welcome to attend.
East Liberty Intentional Community is studying
the book of Titus during Thursdays in Lent at Bryan
and Sarah Perry’s home, 7:00 p.m. (we will not meet
the first Thursday’s of the month: 3/6 and 4/3).
For more information contact:
Bryan and Sarah Perry
[email protected].
Mount Lebanon home group is studying the book
of Nehemiah. We meet the first and third Thursday
evenings, 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the Bubenheim or Brandensteins’ home in Mount Lebanon/South Hills area.
We share a potluck dinner and are kid friendly.
For more information contact:
Jen Brandenstein
[email protected].
Oakland Old School Bible Study meeting on
Tuesdays in the JC Offices at 7:00 p.m. on March
18th and 25th and April 1st and 8th. Then we will
be using the FLOW (For the Love of the World) DVD
series as a study, beginning on Wednesday April
30th at 7:00 p.m.. This course will run for 7 weeks
(on Wednesday nights) until June 11th.
For more information contact:
Jay Slocum
[email protected].
Regent Square home group meets on Monday nights from 7 – 9 p.m. March 17th is Testimony
Monday. Join us for a time of sharing as a way to
get to know each other. We will be starting a 9-week
study on the 23rd Psalm on March 24th.
For more information contact:
Hilary Warner
[email protected] / 585-506-8451
Lisa Jaeger
[email protected] / 716-225-3446
Squirrel Hill home group is using a 6-week
DVD series called: “Poverty Cure– Because It’s
Time to
Rethink Poverty.” We will meet on the following
Fridays at the Slocum’s home at 7:00 p.m. Feb. 28,
March 14, March 21, April 11, May 2 and May 9.
You are welcome to join us for any one or all of these
sessions. For more information contact:
Catherine Slocum
[email protected].
Swissvale home group meets on Wednesday
evenings at 6:45 p.m. We are currently doing a “Q
ideas” DVD called “Being Countercultural” and are
meeting at the Wilson’s home in Wilkinsburg. After
three weeks we will begin a new study and resume
meeting at the Croce’s home in Swissvale.
For more information contact:
Lara Croce
[email protected].
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For the Life of the
World DVD Series
A
moment of honesty for Christians out there:
have you ever wondered what your Salvation is actually FOR? Is it just to get to
heaven? Is it so we can have a “friend in Jesus”? Is
it even just about us? “For the Life of the World:
Letters to Exiles” is an invitation to explore the
scandalous and beautiful story of God’s plan for the
whole world. It starts with this key question: what
is our Salvation FOR? How does it affect every part
of our existence? With a supreme cast of thinkers
and doers, including Stephen Grabill, Amy Sherman, Anthony Bradley, Makoto Fujimura, Dr. John
Perkins and original music by Jars of Clay, “For the
Life of the World: Letters to Exiles” paints a bigger,
more captivating picture of Christianity’s role in
the world. If you love your church - or even if you’ve
given up on it - this series is for you.
This course will begin on April 30th at 7:00 p.m.
and will run for 7 weeks (on Wednesday nights) until
June 11th.
For more information contact:
Jay Slocum
[email protected].
April 30th
Exile: A New Perspective
In a culture increasingly uninterested and hostile
to Christianity, how is a Christian to participate
effectively in the world of family, work, the market
economy, politics, education, and art? In short, how
are we to be fruitful in this world? The answer is
oikonomia.
May 7th
The Economy of Love
In a world where the concept of family is under siege,
we ought to be concerned that, oftentimes, the family
looks no different inside the church than outside it.
But saying “yes” to a flourishing society means first
of all saying “yes” to family.
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May 14th
The Economy of Creative Service
By its nature, work is not toil for the sole purpose of
sustenance; it is instead creative service, the opportunity to enact one’s creative agency on the world
that one might cultivate the life of the world through
service to others.
May 21st The Economy of
Order
Government has a
role to help maintain
the harmony and
order of society. However, societal order
depends upon a clear
notion of natural,
delegated authority
by God. Christians
play a crucial role in
maintaining societal
order that is often
overlooked. Want to
know what that role
is?
May 28th
The Economy of Wisdom
Unlike all other material creation, humankind has
been gifted with intellect and understanding. Why?
Find out how your creative thinking could bring
extraordinary benefits to the human race.
June 4th
The Economy of Wonder
A culture of consumerism and narcissism has robbed
humankind of a sense of wonder. However, godly activities like art and play, contemplation and Sabbath
keeping, allow us to recover the wonder for which we
were made. We were made for beauty.
June 11th
Church and Faithful Presence
A summary of previous episodes, this session show
the wonder and miracle of the church as an icon or
true image of what Jesus will someday reveal as his
Kingdom.
Catching the Vision
I
n the dawning days of Spring, 2011, the newly
formed Jonah’s Call vestry held its first weekend vestry retreat. Our work included capturing the hopes and dreams of Jonah’s Call. It was
a powerful time in which the leaders of Jonah’s
Call, some new to our life, some seasoned members of our launch team, looked into the future and
dared to dream about what our city, our lives, and
our church might become. Out of that weekend
emerged a long and wonderful list of God-given
hopes and dreams for us and the city we love.
The vision for Jonah’s Call Anglican Church serves
as the guide for the way that we order our life together as a Church. Under our vision, we make all
of our major and minor decisions as a Church.
Joining in a Gospel movement that brings
flourishing to the city as we worship God,
love our neighbors and shape culture.
our ability to know and be known by our neighbors.
Therefore, we seek to be a church that offers forgiveness to those who have harmed us, sacrificial
love to everyone we encounter, and generous hospitality to all who come into our homes, work places
and church. As a Church, we strive to live out our
life together by offering permanence to transients,
deep roots to established families and belonging in
worship and service to others.
Shaping Culture
The regenerative nature of the Gospel (God is
actively engaged in renewing every square inch of
our world from the way it is to the way it is intended to be) is so pervasive that it makes every
aspect of our daily life an important part of God’s
renewal of all things. Therefore, both corporately
and individually, Jonah’s Call is passionate about
partnering with others to bring about justice to the
oppressed, cultural renewal to our city, and beauty
to God’s creation.
Worshipping God
The transforming power of the Gospel (God generously pours out His love for us in the redemptive
work of Christ who gives all of himself for all of the
world) is so beautiful that it compels us to respond
by offering all of our life as worship unto Him.
Therefore, in corporate worship our sinful hearts
are converted and our life together is restored as
we hear transformational Gospel sermons, receive
the sacraments, sing and pray together, and develop relationships through generous hospitality. Further, in our daily individual worship, our relationship with God is renewed and the world around us
is restored as we devote ourselves to God’s Word,
offer Him our prayers, and live out the Gospel in
every area of our lives.
Loving Our Neighbors
The inclusivity of the Gospel (God fully accepts
us as his children because of the atoning work of
Christ on the cross) is so intimate that it restores
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Bishop Duncan Will
Confirm New
Anglicans in May
Titus: The Good Life
Sermon Series
O
ur Prayer Book (The Book of
Common Prayer)
describes confirmation in this way: “Confirmation is the rite in which we express a mature
commitment to Christ, and receive strength from
the Holy Spirit through prayer and the laying on of
hands by a
bishop. It is required of those to be confirmed that
they have been
baptized, are sufficiently instructed in the Christian
Faith, are penitent for their sins, and are ready to
affirm their confession of Jesus Christ
as Savior and Lord.
If you have not been
confirmed, consider signing up for
confirmation classes
held at Jonah’s Call
on March 26, April
2 and April 9. On
Sunday, May 11th,
our Bishop the Most
Rev. Robert Duncan will confirm or
receive candidates
from Jonah’s Call.
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O
ne might say that the theme of Titus is, “We
are better now that He is with us.” For the
early church, the incarnation of Jesus, His
presence with them, was the foundation of their
morality. The book is not about modeling goodness,
though it talks a great deal about goodness; being
good leaders having good doctrine, doing good deeds.
At its center, it is a book more about the profound
realization that one has upon realizing that he or she
is loved by a very good person (Jesus Christ) and the
consequent life that comes out of that love- The Good
Life. Join us as we explore a book as beautiful in doctrine as it is in a call to right action. And, as always,
invite a friend.
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3-16-14
3-23-14
3-30-14
4-6-14
Eternity
Titus 1:1-4
Home
Titus 1:5-9
Truth
Titus 1:10-16
Grace
Titus 2:1-15
Work
Titus 3:1-11
F.L.O.W. - For the Life of the World
May 4th
Exile: A New Perspective
May 11th
The Economy of Love
May 18th
The Economy of Creative
Service
T
his Spring, Jonah’s Call will complete a
sermon series focusing on the ways we can
live faithfully as Christians who are in exilestrangers in a strange land. How can we be in the
world but not of the world? How do we uphold Christian virtues without alienating ourselves from our
neighbors? How do we best care for the life that God
has asked us to steward? What is the role of truth
and beauty in a world full of lies and distortion? In
this seven part series, we will answer these questions while raising new ones. By using clips from a
new DVD series produced by the Acton Institute, we
will discover new ways to be faithful Christians who
serve Jesus “For the Life of the World.”
May 25th
The Economy of Order
June 1st
The Economy of Wisdom
June 8th
The Economy of Wonder
June 15th
Church and Faithful
Presence
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Coming Up at Jonah’s Call
March 12th
Need to Know – A Guide to becoming a Dynamic
Member of Jonah’s Call
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
March 13th
F.L.O.W. Informational Meetings
Noon • Lunch at The Union Project or
5:00 pm • Happy Hour at Pittsburgh Leadership
Foundation Office
March 19th
Vocational Infusion Class
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
March 20th
Jonah’s Call Annual Teacher Training
7:00 – 9:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
March 26th
Confirmation Class (Session 1)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
March 28th – 29th
Vestry Overnight Retreat
6:00 p.m. Fri. – 3:00 p.m. Sat. Laurel Highlands
April 2nd
Confirmation Class (Session 2)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
April 15th
Vestry Meeting
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
April 18th
Good Friday
7:00 p.m. Worship
The Homewood Cemetery Chapel
April 20th
Easter
10:00 a.m. Worship
The Homewood Cemetery Chapel
April 30th
FLOW 7-week DVD series begins
7:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
May 1st
Team Leaders Planning Meeting
7:30 – 9:00 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
May 3rd
Teen Apprentice: Building Healthy Relationships
8:30 a.m.
Fred Rodgers Statue- North Shore
May 11th
Confirmation
Mother’s Day
April 4th
Teen Apprentice: Using Technology to Increase
Human Dignity
8:00 – 10:00 p.m. Allegh. Observatory
May 20th
Vestry Meeting
6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
April 9th
Confirmation Class (Session 3)
7:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Jonah’s Call Office
NOTE: March 30th, April 27th and May 5th
Potluck Sunday at Jonah’s Call
Bring a Dish to Share!
April 13th Palm Sunday
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Jonah’s Call Office
Serving in Worship
03/09/14
03/16/14
03/23/14
03/30/14
Welcoming Ushers
Jay and Rachel
Roszman
Keith and Beth
Ann Brednich
Maggie Mizah
Robert Park
Bea and Ian
Thomas
Scripture
Titus 1:1-4
Titus 1:5-9
Titus 1:10-16
Titus 2:1-15
Reader
Bryan Perry
Francois Guilleux
Laura Morett
Karl Thomas
Sermon
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Guest
Jay Slocum
Communion Celebrant
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Communion Assistance
(first listed is set-up)
Jay Gilmer
Catherine Slocum
Francois Guilleux
Cas Pellegrini
Zach Wilson
Catherine Slocum
Cas Pellegrini
Karl Thomas
Announcements
Sarah Perry
Aaron Bubenheim
TBD
Kyle Irwin
Prayer - Liturgy
Sarah Perry
Francois Guilleux
Bryan Perry
Matthew Whipple
Prayer - Ministry
Beth Pellegrini
Linda Stewart
Jill King
Bryan Perry
Karl Thomas
Linda Stewart
Jill King
Linda Stewart
Music Leader
Josh Moyer
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
Josh Moyer
Powerpoint
Hannah Thyberg
Lisa Jaeger
Larry Mutschler
Liz Delgado
Verger
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Kids Club Teaching
John and Lindsey
Gilkes
Catherine Slocum
Kyle Irwin
Emma Slocum
Evelyn Mann
Pre-K Club Teaching
Emma Slocum
Gaea Thompson
Elisabeth Moyer
Ashley Savisky
Nursery
Sue Myers
Lisa Jaeger
Sue Myers
Rachel Roszman
Sue Myers
Kaylynn DeFusco
Sue Myers
Rachel Roszman
Vestry Counters
Mark Dahl
Jay Roszman
Zach Wilson
Keith Brednich
Mark Dahl
John Gilkes
Bea Thomas
Lindsey Gilkes
Hospitality Shopping
Joy Guilleux
Lisa Jaeger
Kaylynn DeFusco
Potluck
Hospitality Cooking
Rebecca Antal
Rachel Myers
Hannah Thyberg
Rachel Evans
Lisa Jaeger
Kaylynn DeFusco
Beth Pellegrini
Greg Rhodes
Rachel Myers
Potluck
Hospitality Set-Up (Drinks Larry Mutschler
& Tables/Centerpieces) Jill King
Mark Dahl
Jill King
Steve McGinley
Jill King
Peter Koronaios
Jill King
Hospitality Clean-Up
Jay and Rachel
Roszman
Laura Morett
Rachel Evans
James and Sarah
Bohnhoff
Phil, Gaea, and
Kaden Thompson
Kaylynn DeFusco
Rachel Myers
Peter Koronaios
Blaine and Sue
Myers
Jay Gilmer
Rex Coughenger
Frank Schmunk
Hilary Warner
Karl, Bea, and Ian
Thomas
Bryan and Sarah
Perry
John Archer
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Serving in Worship
04/06/14
04/13/14
04/20/14
04/27/14
Welcoming
Ushers
Robert Park
Sammy Dhaliwal
Keith and Beth Ann Hilary Warner
Brednich
Maggie Mizah
Bea and Ian
Thomas
Scripture
Titus 3:1-11
Matthew 27:32-44
Matthew 28:1-20
TBD
Reader
Bryan Perry
Laura Morett
Matthew Whipple
Liz Delgado
Sermon
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Guest
Communion
Celebrant
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Gaea Thompson
Communion
Assistance
Kyle Irwin
Zack Wilson
Jay Gilmer
Glen Richards
Francois Guilleux
Catherine Slocum
Cas Pellegrini
Karl Thomos
Announcements Aaron Bubenheim Glen Richards
Jay Slocum
Sarah Perry
Prayer - Liturgy
Aaron Bubenheim Catherine Slocum
Matthew Whipple
Sarah Perry
Prayer - Ministry
Jay Gilmer
Linda Stewart
Karl Thomas
Linda Stewart
N/A
Beth Pellegrini
Bryan Perry
Music Leader
Mark Williams
Josh Moyer
Josh Moyer
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
Powerpoint
Larry Mutschler
Ian Thomas
Kyle Irwin
Glen Richards
Verger
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Kids Club
Teaching
Catherine Slocum
Kyle Irwin
Emma Slocum
N/A
John and Lindsey
Gilkes
Pre-K Club
Teaching
Emma Slocum
Gaea Thompson
Combined
Elisabeth Moyer
Nursery
Sue Myers
Ian Thomas
Sue Myers
TBD
Bryce Brandenstein
Lisa Jaeger
Hannah Thyberg
Vestry Counters
Karl Thomas
Zach Wilson
Mark Dahl
Keith Brednich
John Gilkes
Zach Wilson
Hospitality
Shopping
Mark Dahl
Keith and Beth Ann Linda Stewart
Brednich
Potluck
Hospitality
Cooking
Mark Dahl
James and Sarah
Bohnhoff
Beth Pellegrini
Rachel Evans
Kaylynn DeFusco
Linda Stewart
Easter Team
Potluck
Hospitality
Set-Up
Kaylynn DeFusco
Jill King
Lisa Jaeger
Jill King
Kyle Irwin
Jill King
Peter Koronaios
Jill King
Hospitality
Clean-Up
Cas, Beth, Thad,
and Mia Pellegrini
Keith and Beth
Ann Brednich
Jill King
Bill, Jen Bryce, and
Holden
Brandenstein
John and Lindsey
Gilkes
Maggie Mizah
Jay and Rachel
Roszman
Laura Morett
Rachel Evans
James and Sarah
Bohnhoff
Karl, Bea, and Ian
Thomas
Bryan and Sarah
Perry
John Archer
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Kaylynn DeFusco
Pam Bubenheim
05/04/14
05/11/14
05/18/14
05/25/14
Welcoming Ushers
Maggie Mizah
Robert Park
Hilary Warner
Sammi Dhaliwal
Jay and Rachel
Roszman
Keith and Beth
Ann Brednich
Scripture
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD
Reader
Karl Thomas
Bryan Perry
Francois Guilleux
Matthew Whipple
Sermon
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Communion Celebrant
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Jay Slocum
Communion Assistance
(first listed is set-up)
Glen Richards
Karl Thomas
Zach Wilson
Cas Pellegrini
Francois Guilleux
Jay Gilmer
Glen Richards
TBD
Announcements
Glen Richards
Sarah Perry
Glen Richards
Aaron Bubenheim
Prayer - Liturgy
Bryan Perry
Aaron Bubenheim
Catherin Slocum
Matthew Whipple
Prayer - Ministry
Jay Gilmer
Linda Stewart
Beth Pellegrini
Linda Stewart
Karl Thomas
Linda Stewart
Jill King
Linda Stewart
Music Leader
Josh Moyer
Josh Moyer
Mark Williams
Mark Williams
Powerpoint
Hannah Thyberg
Steve McGinley
Larry Mutschler
Liz Delgado
Verger
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Michael Van Ness
Kids Club Teaching
Phil Thompson
Catherine Slocum
John and LIndsey
Gilkes
Phil Thompson
Pre-K Club Teaching
Emma Slocum
Elisabeth Moyer
Elisabeth Moyer
Gaea Thompson
Nursery
Sue Myers
Ian Thomas
Sue Myers
Rachel Roszman
Sue Myers
Hilary Warner
Bryce Brandenstein Kaylynn DeFusco
Vestry Counters
Lindsey Gilkes
Bea Thomas
Jay Roszman
John Gilkes
Mark Dahl
Zach Wilson
Kaylynn DeFusco
Pam Bubenheim
Hospitality Shopping
Joy Guilleux
Lisa Jaeger
Kaylynn DeFusco
Potluck
Hospitality Cooking
Lisa Jaeger
Hilary Warner
Beth Pellegrini
Jackie Bissonette
Rachel Myers
Kaylynn DeFusco
Keith and Beth
Ann Brednich
Rebecca Antal
Potluck
Hospitality Set-Up (Drinks Mark Dahl
& Tables/Centerpieces) Jill King
Steve McGinley
Jill King
Larry Mutschler
Jill King
Lisa Jaeger
Jill King
Hospitality Clean-Up
Blaine and Sue
Myers
Jay Gilmer
Rex Coughenger
Frank Schmunk
Hilary Warner
Cas, Beth, Thad,
and Mia Pellegrini
Keith and Beth
Ann Brednich
Jill King
Bill, Jen, Bryce,
and Holden
Brandenstein
John and Lindsey
Gilkes
Maggie Mizah
Phil, Gaea, and
Kaden Thompson
Kaylynn DeFusco
Rachel Myers
Peter Koronaios
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jonahscall.com
Jonah’s Call
4729 Ellsworth Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15213
jonahscall.com
jonahs411.blogspot.com
412-977-7751
Worship with us weekly
Sundays at 5:00 p.m.
Nursery available for infants to 2
Pre-K Club for ages 3-5
Kid’s Club for ages 6-12
Enjoy dinner after the service
Invite a friend!
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