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Thursday, October 21, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
September thoughts
I write to you today in the midst of a wonderfully exciting time for The Way. I hope this message finds you well. As summer ends and everyone settles into a fall schedule, The Way gears up for a time of celebration as we approach our first significant mile-marker as a church-family, our one-year-anniversary! Can you believe it...? We will be celebrating this important accomplishment on Sunday, September 19th. We have some special plans in the works to help make this service a special occassion. We hope that you'll make every effort to attend.
A few other important items of note are as follows:
1) Wednesday, September 8th we will be joining Latrobe First Church of God at their facility by the McDonald's on Jefferson St. in Latrobe for an evening of prayer through music led by Artist David Nevue. This event is one of a kind and free of charge. Mark your calendars!
2) Our food bank ministry has officially kicked off and is in full swing. Our distribution times are Thursday evenings from 5pm-6pm at The Mozart House. This ministry is still in need of helping hands to adequately serve the hungry of our city. Are you interested in assisting with these efforts? If so, please contact Karen Hough at karhough@comcast.net for more information.
3) We are currently working diligently building partnerships in our community to establish regular sources of food to distribute on Thursdays going forward. We are excited about the way these conversations are developing to date, but in the meantime we are in need of your personal assistance to build up our food bank inventory. In short, we are asking everyone to check their own pantries for excess non-perishable food items that they may be able to donate to The Way. Also, we are being blessed by some friends of The Way who are holding food drives at their schools and places of business to help with this effort. Could you assist in that manner? Could you simply buy a bag of groceries and bring it to our worship gathering this Sunday? Every little bit helps. The items most needed are canned fruits, canned veggies, and canned meats.
Thanks so much for your continued prayer and generosity to this ministry. God is doing powerful things in our midst, and certainly the best is yet to come. I look forward to seeing you soon.
Grace and Peace be with you.
A few other important items of note are as follows:
1) Wednesday, September 8th we will be joining Latrobe First Church of God at their facility by the McDonald's on Jefferson St. in Latrobe for an evening of prayer through music led by Artist David Nevue. This event is one of a kind and free of charge. Mark your calendars!
2) Our food bank ministry has officially kicked off and is in full swing. Our distribution times are Thursday evenings from 5pm-6pm at The Mozart House. This ministry is still in need of helping hands to adequately serve the hungry of our city. Are you interested in assisting with these efforts? If so, please contact Karen Hough at karhough@comcast.net for more information.
3) We are currently working diligently building partnerships in our community to establish regular sources of food to distribute on Thursdays going forward. We are excited about the way these conversations are developing to date, but in the meantime we are in need of your personal assistance to build up our food bank inventory. In short, we are asking everyone to check their own pantries for excess non-perishable food items that they may be able to donate to The Way. Also, we are being blessed by some friends of The Way who are holding food drives at their schools and places of business to help with this effort. Could you assist in that manner? Could you simply buy a bag of groceries and bring it to our worship gathering this Sunday? Every little bit helps. The items most needed are canned fruits, canned veggies, and canned meats.
Thanks so much for your continued prayer and generosity to this ministry. God is doing powerful things in our midst, and certainly the best is yet to come. I look forward to seeing you soon.
Grace and Peace be with you.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
Baptism service
Hello all,
The week has come! We are officially worshipping off-site this weekend. We will be worshipping at the Biddle's home this Sunday morning and baptizing several of our friends from The Way. It is going to be a wonderful gathering! Also, we're potlucking lunch together at the conclusion of the baptisms. The Way will be providing drinks, and we're asking everyone who feels inclined to bring a dish to share.
Once again, we will not be hosting our worship gathering at The Mozart House this Sunday. It will be at the Biddle's house at 10:30am.
The Biddle's address is:
156 Frosty Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
Directions are as follows:
From Greensburg and West:
Take Route 30 East to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Make a right at the light onto Route 981. Go to red light. Make left onto Arnold Palmer Drive. Follow to stop sign. (You will pass Latrobe Country Club on your right and the High School on your left before reaching stop sign). Go straight. Come to red light. Go straight. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From Ligonier and East:
Take Route 30 West to The Youngstown/Route 982 South exit. Follow to Red light. (You will see Rainbow Inn to your right) Make left at light onto Main Street. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From New Alexandria and North:
Take Route 981 South into Latrobe and follow to Route 30. Cross Route 30 (see Airport on right when you cross). Go to red light. Make left onto Arnold Palmer Drive. Follow to stop sign. (You will pass Latrobe Country Club on your right and the High School on your left before reaching stop sign). Go straight. Come to red light. Go straight. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From Mt Pleasant and South:
Take Route 31 to Route 119 North and follow to Route 30 East. Follow directions from Greensburg
or
Take Rout 31 to Route 982 North ( See Bells Steak and Sea House on your right as you make the turn). Follow 982 North quite a few miles through Baggaley and to the Red light in Youngstown. (Tin Lizzy will be on your left, Rainbow Inn will be caddy corner to your left) Make a Right onto Main Street. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again watch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
We hope to see you there. It is going to be a wonderful time of celebrating the sacrament and fellowship. And, friendly reminder, POTLUCK!
Grace and Peace be with you.
The week has come! We are officially worshipping off-site this weekend. We will be worshipping at the Biddle's home this Sunday morning and baptizing several of our friends from The Way. It is going to be a wonderful gathering! Also, we're potlucking lunch together at the conclusion of the baptisms. The Way will be providing drinks, and we're asking everyone who feels inclined to bring a dish to share.
Once again, we will not be hosting our worship gathering at The Mozart House this Sunday. It will be at the Biddle's house at 10:30am.
The Biddle's address is:
156 Frosty Road
Latrobe, PA 15650
Directions are as follows:
From Greensburg and West:
Take Route 30 East to Arnold Palmer Regional Airport. Make a right at the light onto Route 981. Go to red light. Make left onto Arnold Palmer Drive. Follow to stop sign. (You will pass Latrobe Country Club on your right and the High School on your left before reaching stop sign). Go straight. Come to red light. Go straight. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From Ligonier and East:
Take Route 30 West to The Youngstown/Route 982 South exit. Follow to Red light. (You will see Rainbow Inn to your right) Make left at light onto Main Street. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From New Alexandria and North:
Take Route 981 South into Latrobe and follow to Route 30. Cross Route 30 (see Airport on right when you cross). Go to red light. Make left onto Arnold Palmer Drive. Follow to stop sign. (You will pass Latrobe Country Club on your right and the High School on your left before reaching stop sign). Go straight. Come to red light. Go straight. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again whatch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
From Mt Pleasant and South:
Take Route 31 to Route 119 North and follow to Route 30 East. Follow directions from Greensburg
or
Take Rout 31 to Route 982 North ( See Bells Steak and Sea House on your right as you make the turn). Follow 982 North quite a few miles through Baggaley and to the Red light in Youngstown. (Tin Lizzy will be on your left, Rainbow Inn will be caddy corner to your left) Make a Right onto Main Street. You will come to a stop sign that is at a Y intersection. (Sacred Heart Church sits at the Y). Bear to the right onto Youngstown Ridge Road. Go approx 1/4 mile and bear right at the log cabin onto Solomen Temple Road. Follow approx 2 1/2 miles to Frosty Road on the Right. Once you reach the top of the ridge and it is flat road again watch for the a white farm house with a blue steel roof. This house has 3 monkeys carved out of trees in the front yard. Frosty Road is to your Right just past this house. We are 5 houses back on the right hand side. Stone and white vinyl siding.
We hope to see you there. It is going to be a wonderful time of celebrating the sacrament and fellowship. And, friendly reminder, POTLUCK!
Grace and Peace be with you.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
An exciting time
It's SUCH an exciting time for The Way! Our worship gatherings have been full of people and the presence of God. Our leadership is hard at work behind the scenes making great strides on items like renovating our kitchen, opening our soup kitchen, formalizing our prayer ministry, among several other things. In addition to those things happening behind the scenes, our calendar is filling up in the coming weeks with some unique experiences for The Way.
This Sunday night June 6th at 7pm is our very first all praise and worship gathering. Come out and adore the King with us as our worship band does what they do best!
Also, next Friday night June 11th The Way will be hosting a fundraiser event to fund scholarships for people to attend the Creation Music Festival. This event starts at 7pm and costs $5 at the door. God has already done a wonderful work in making this event a success for us as the Christian rock band HARLEND has waived their normal honorarium and will be headlining the evening on our behalf (FYI - HARLEND usually charges around $2,000 for an event like this...waiving their fee means that all of the proceeds of the evening go straight to our fundraising efforts...please join me in praising God for this HUGE blessing). We will open the doors of the mozart house at 6:30pm. Please plan on coming out and bringing some friends with you. It's gonna be a great night!
And finally, I'd like to encourage you to do your very best to be in attendance at our Sunday morning worship gathering this weekend. In the message this Sunday, we will be taking some time as a congregation to clarify some very important items and philosophies of ministry to consider as we continue to grow into this calling that God has given us to live the way of Jesus here in our city. It will help you better understand who we are as a church,what goals and priorities we have set for both the short term and the long term, and help you to see the Biblical reasons behind these items. I hope to see you in attendance. Have a great week!
Grace and Peace be with you.
This Sunday night June 6th at 7pm is our very first all praise and worship gathering. Come out and adore the King with us as our worship band does what they do best!
Also, next Friday night June 11th The Way will be hosting a fundraiser event to fund scholarships for people to attend the Creation Music Festival. This event starts at 7pm and costs $5 at the door. God has already done a wonderful work in making this event a success for us as the Christian rock band HARLEND has waived their normal honorarium and will be headlining the evening on our behalf (FYI - HARLEND usually charges around $2,000 for an event like this...waiving their fee means that all of the proceeds of the evening go straight to our fundraising efforts...please join me in praising God for this HUGE blessing). We will open the doors of the mozart house at 6:30pm. Please plan on coming out and bringing some friends with you. It's gonna be a great night!
And finally, I'd like to encourage you to do your very best to be in attendance at our Sunday morning worship gathering this weekend. In the message this Sunday, we will be taking some time as a congregation to clarify some very important items and philosophies of ministry to consider as we continue to grow into this calling that God has given us to live the way of Jesus here in our city. It will help you better understand who we are as a church,what goals and priorities we have set for both the short term and the long term, and help you to see the Biblical reasons behind these items. I hope to see you in attendance. Have a great week!
Grace and Peace be with you.
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
A news segment on The Way
This was done by a local high school student for the school's news program.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Moving in
How exciting!?!
That's all I can think as I reflect back on the previous week. The move in and clean up efforts over at The Mozart House have been filled with smiles and laughter. I'm so thankful for the way that everyone is pitching in and helping out. And what an awesome first worship gathering!!! There's just nothing like having members from our church family approach the mic and share of how God is moving in their lives. I can honestly say that I've never felt more of a bond with my church family.
Looking ahead, there are a few items of note.
-You can expect coffee to be served at the bar every Sunday morning from now on
-Friday night fellowship will be at The Mozart House every week until further notice as we will spend our fellowship time after dinner cleaning our new home.
-Teresa Barber has stepped up to organize child care during our worship gatherings. Please contact her if you are interested in helping out with this. 724-640-9981
-We are looking to organize a food rotation for Sunday mornings to serve muffins or other small breakfast items going forward. Would you be willing to oversee this? Would you be willing to contribute one week of the month? If so, let me know.
-The plumbing issues should be completely repaired today. We should have functional bathrooms and sinks as early as this afternoon!
Thank you all for your willingness to serve and for your flexibility as we settle in to our new home. Please continue coming forward with your ideas and suggestions, and don't forget to bring some guests with you to our worship gatherings. There's no better time than now to show your friends who The Way is and what we're all about.
Grace and Peace be with you.
That's all I can think as I reflect back on the previous week. The move in and clean up efforts over at The Mozart House have been filled with smiles and laughter. I'm so thankful for the way that everyone is pitching in and helping out. And what an awesome first worship gathering!!! There's just nothing like having members from our church family approach the mic and share of how God is moving in their lives. I can honestly say that I've never felt more of a bond with my church family.
Looking ahead, there are a few items of note.
-You can expect coffee to be served at the bar every Sunday morning from now on
-Friday night fellowship will be at The Mozart House every week until further notice as we will spend our fellowship time after dinner cleaning our new home.
-Teresa Barber has stepped up to organize child care during our worship gatherings. Please contact her if you are interested in helping out with this. 724-640-9981
-We are looking to organize a food rotation for Sunday mornings to serve muffins or other small breakfast items going forward. Would you be willing to oversee this? Would you be willing to contribute one week of the month? If so, let me know.
-The plumbing issues should be completely repaired today. We should have functional bathrooms and sinks as early as this afternoon!
Thank you all for your willingness to serve and for your flexibility as we settle in to our new home. Please continue coming forward with your ideas and suggestions, and don't forget to bring some guests with you to our worship gatherings. There's no better time than now to show your friends who The Way is and what we're all about.
Grace and Peace be with you.
Saturday, April 24, 2010
An important note about tomorrow
Hello friends,
What a huge and busy week this has been for The Way. Tomorrow's worship gathering is going to be wonderful! The teams of people who have given of their time to help with clean up and preparations for Sunday morning have done a phenomenal job. Layers of dust are gone, and the fresh smell of spring cleaning is in the air. Please make arrangements to be there tomorrow, and bring your friends. Our first days in our new home is going to be a huge success!
And one important note, there is a minor plumbing issue that is currently being corrected. Unfortunately, it may not be completed prior to tomorrow's gathering. Therefore, it is important for you and yours to use the restroom prior to coming to church. We may not have running water. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding with this matter.
Grace and Peace be with you.
What a huge and busy week this has been for The Way. Tomorrow's worship gathering is going to be wonderful! The teams of people who have given of their time to help with clean up and preparations for Sunday morning have done a phenomenal job. Layers of dust are gone, and the fresh smell of spring cleaning is in the air. Please make arrangements to be there tomorrow, and bring your friends. Our first days in our new home is going to be a huge success!
And one important note, there is a minor plumbing issue that is currently being corrected. Unfortunately, it may not be completed prior to tomorrow's gathering. Therefore, it is important for you and yours to use the restroom prior to coming to church. We may not have running water. Thanks so much for your patience and understanding with this matter.
Grace and Peace be with you.
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