Message Title: ‘Digging Up Traditions'

Sermon Text: Psalm 16:6

With Reverend Doug Brandt

November 10, 2024 at 11:00am

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Our Mission Team is organizing the Angel Tree to provide gifts for refugee and foster children in the Mt. Lebanon district.

Choose a tag from the tree in the narthex or use the emailed “needs” list. Gifts are due unwrapped by Sunday, December 10th (please label each with the recipient’s name). Clothing gifts should include a gift receipt if possible. The Mission Team will wrap and deliver all items.

If you’d prefer, you may donate to help purchase gifts or gift cards; please mark envelopes as November / December MOM (Angel Tree). Thank you for sharing joy with these children!

Sunday, November 10th

Please bring your home-baked goods to the Narthex on the second Sunday of each month.

If you prefer to make a financial donation, please mark the mission on your envelope or check memo and deposit in the box provided or in the collection basket.

Fall/Winter News & Updates

This Fall we have some exciting updates and changes in Children’s Ministry!

Sunday School  at 9:45 am

Our Sunday school curriculum for 2024/2025 is called DWELL and is published by Faith Alive. DWELL invites children to live into God’s story of creation, fall, redemption, and restoration. It encourages children to live out God’s story every day as they respond to God’s call. Each DWELL session provides fun, interactive ways for children to learn and explore as together they find their place in God’s Big Story. Preschool children will be using Faith Alive’s “God Loves Me” curriculum this year.

Events & Coming Attractions

Please stay tuned for dates and times for some very exciting opportunities for your children to grow in their faith in the Lord. Below is a small sample of what is coming this fall!

• Wednesday Renewal— resuming Sept 25 through Nov 14 at 4:00 pm After School Children’s Choir, Story Time, Crafts & Games followed by All Church Family Dinner and Bible Study
• Advent Adventure—Friday November 22, 5:00-
  8:00 pm Grade School kids will enjoy dinner & games and prepare a project to use with their Advent devotionals through the month of December

PCEPC is initiating a Men’s Fellowship for the purpose of learning and growing as disciples of Christ and building up the brotherhood of believers in His name. To this end, the Men’s Fellowship will meet each Tuesday morning from 9:00 am to 10:00 am in Foundation Hall to explore and discuss various topics.

Starting Tuesday, September 3rd, we will initiate our group by looking at Max Lucado’s book entitled, “God Never Gives Up on You: What Jacob's Story Teaches Us About Grace, Mercy, and God's Relentless Love.” This is an easy-to-read book that focuses on God’s perfect plan to use imperfect people to do great things by exploring how God used Jacob—the misbehaving patriarch who was strong on savvy but weak on conscience—simply because God chose to use Jacob. His story invites us to believe in a God who sticks with the unworthy until we are safely at home.

This book will encourage us in our walk with Christ as He turns brokenness into blessings through His grace, mercy, and relentless love. Books will be available in the narthex or church office starting on or about Sunday, August 18th.

This Fellowship is open to men of all ages including members, non-members, and friends. We look forward to seeing you on September 3rd as we kick off this Fellowship. Please contact either Bruce Thomas (bruce@piersonandscott.com) or Carl Maronde (cnmaronde@comcast.net) if you have any questions.

Next meeting: Thursday, November 7th

Time: 10:00 am

Join us for a study of 1, 2, and 3 John using the "ABIDE" video and workbook by Jen Wilkin. Meetings start on September 19th and will be held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm in Foundation Hall. To learn more or join, contact Susan Prosser at esprosser@verizon.net or Mary Wolling at mary.wolling@gmail.com.