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Volunteers are needed to help with
lighting candles each Sunday during
Advent and to assist behind the scenes
for our Christmas Tableaux. The
Tableaux is scheduled for the 10:45
service on Sunday, Dec 18th. Children and
adult volunteers must be available for a
rehearsal on Wed. Dec. 14th at 6:30 pm.
Advent and Tableaux Help Needed
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November 13, 2016
ANNOUNCEMENTS
WELCOME ! If you are a visitor or new to Mt. Lebanon
United Methodist Church—we’re glad you’re here. Please sign the
attendance sheet in the pew. Worship at our church is a joyful,
prayerful, music-filled, traditional experience. We worship to
glorify God and build up the community of believers to live in
this world as followers of Jesus Christ.
The 8:30 am service meets in Sanner Chapel, immediately inside
the front entrance of the church, and the 10: 45 am service is in our beautiful
sanctuary. Kids Praise, a special worship service for ages 3 through 3rd grade, takes
place during our 10:45 Sunday service. For more information:
www.mlumc.org or 412-531-7131.
CELEBRATION OF MINISTRIES
after 10:45 Worship
How have over 100 ministries impacted our church? Come to a celebration of ministries at a
potluck lunch today, Sunday, November 13th after the 10:45 service. Our church's 100
ministries have touched the lives of many of our own members. At our celebration lunch next
Sunday, we will hear the personal stories of Matt Baker, Rachel Dale, JJ and Sara Knabb,
Bonnie Lawson and Nancy Lutz. Don't miss this opportunity to be uplifted by
inspirational comments from our fellow church members.
TODAY!
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Koinonia Circle, under the umbrella of UMW,
will be meeting, Wednesday, November 16 at
7 pm, in the Welcome Center. We will be
wrapping the nativity figures to be
distributed to the congregation's children in
December. Come join us, have some fun, learn
about the long tradition of gifting the figures
to children of the church. Paulette Colonna
will be guiding us so we won’t make any mistakes. Email Betsy Harkins, [email protected],
with questions.
Code Change The code to open the doors to the church and education building is changing on
November 14. If you or your ministry need after hours access, contact the office for
more information.
ACHTUNG! ACHTUNG! German Class to Begin
Starting on Monday, November 14, a beginner's German class taught by Deanna
Baird will start and continue thru Monday, January 30. We will meet from 7-8:15 in the
Welcome Center. This first term will focus on the basics (numbers, family,
weather, foods, leisure activities, etc.) and on typical beginning conversation/
questions. We will also focus on sounds so that those going to Zwickau can sing the
songs. Although priority will be given to those going to Zwickau, others may also join
this class. There will be a $35 fee, which will go to the Mission Fund to help fund that
trip.
Please sign up with Deanna Baird ([email protected]), 412-606-4719, by
November 7; there will be a maximum number to the class. Beginning in March
there will be a second term that will go beyond the basics; people with basic
knowledge may wish to sign up for that.
Wrapping Nativity Gifts
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11-13 Youth Choir, 4:30 pm
Youth Group, 5-7 pm “Chopped”
Cooking Competition
11-20 Youth Choir, 4:30 pm
Youth Group, 5-7 pm, attend
contemporary worship at 6
Youth Group Events
Volunteers Needed!
Would you and your family like to be
greeters once in a while? Call Marda
Katshire at 412-343-6175 and leave your
name and number. She will call you and
get you on the schedule.
Parent's Night Out
Youth Group Babysitting Event
Saturday, December 3rd 4:-8 p.m.
Bring your children to the church
and enjoy a night to yourselves!
For potty-trained children ages 3 and up
RSVP by November 27
Free will offering will be accepted
Acolytes provide a wonderful ministry to
Mt. Lebanon United Methodist Church
by being worship leaders and helping the
pastors. Acolyting involves lighting the
altar candles, pew candles at Christmas,
cross bearing at Easter, helping with
baptisms and generally assisting the
pastors as needed during the service.
Anyone who might be interested in the
Acolyte Ministry will be provided with
training and supplied with an Acolyte
manual for reference.
Please contact Kim Rhoton at
[email protected] or Lynne Young at
[email protected] if you’d like
to join the group or have any questions.
New Acolytes will be added to the schedule
starting in February 2017 for the
remainder of the school year.
Call for
Acolytes
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Adult Sunday School Classes 9:30—10:30 am
Mixers—Balcony Classroom
11-13 The Chautauqua Movement Pt. 1,
Dr. Francie Robb
11-20 The Chautauqua Movement Pt. 2,
Dr. Francie Robb
Kerygma - Balcony Library
November - “Half Truths: God Helps
Those Who Help Themselves and Other
Things the Bible Doesn’t Say,” Adam
Hamilton.
Network—Room 105
11-13 Veterans’ Day presentation
Ward Home Angels Ward Home Angels are appearing
on our Narthax Christmas tree
this week. The Angels are waiting
for church goers to pluck them off
the tree, purchase a gift card and
fulfill the holiday wish of a Ward Home
participant. Ward Home, a long time
partner of the United Methodist Church
Union family, works with at-risk teens
and young adults, providing them with
safe, nurturing, home environments. The
counselors use the gift cards from the
Angel tree to help teach budgeting and
money management skills to the youth.
The gift cards for the youth are to be for
$25, for various stores in the area.
Directions for returning the cards to the
Ward Home are included with the Angels.
A whole-hearted thank you to all the rummage sale
volunteers who donated goods, effort and energy to
the November 5th rummage sale. From the food
workers, shoppers, workers, organizers, and drivers—
everyone’s time and enthusiasm is appreciated.
Because of your work, our church mission committee
made approximately $7,600, and will be able to extend
a helping hand to our needy brothers and sisters here
and abroad. Thank you.
A Rummage Sale Thank You
Boy scouts, Terrific Tuesday regulars and volunteers
sorted the rummage the Tuesday evening before the sale.
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Come
worship at a
contemporary
service led by
Pastor Tom
and B.J. Collins
with Christian
musicians, including church member
Keith Moorhouse.
B.J. Collins, a Bethel Park resident, formed
a Christian rock band, “70x7” in 1996. He
plays regularly with Tara Park, a singer
who was at Christ United Methodist for
years and is now in Butler serving with
her husband Rev. Eric Park. B.J. also plays
at the United Methodist church in New
Stanton on Sunday mornings. Anyone
who has attended Annual Conference at
Grove City has heard B.J. leading the
contemporary service.
Contemporary Service
Sunday, November 20
6 pm Sanner Chapel
“From joyful and jubilant worship to reflective
and soul-searching power ballads” Tate Publishing
You Are Invited to a
Town Hall Meeting with
Horizons Stewardship
Our congregation will be having a Town
Hall meeting with Scott McKenzie from
Horizons Stewardship on Wednesday,
November 16th, at 7:30 pm in Asbury
Center. All are invited to attend. Light
refreshments and beverages will be
provided.
As explained in a recent letter to the
congregation, Horizons Stewardship has
been contracted to help us identify ways
to increase engagement among both active
and inactive Church members, whether it
be attendance at worship, participation in
ministries, or on-going financial support.
Scott McKenzie, a principal at Horizons, at
one time was on the staff of the Western
PA Conference and is very familiar with
our Church. In addition to the Town Hall
meeting, Scott will be conducting
meetings with staff, committees, and
individuals during his time with us. Our
hope is that Scott can assist us in
developing a strategy to reinvigorate our
congregation for 2017 and beyond.
The Town Hall meeting will provide a
forum for us not only to hear Scott’s
perspectives on our Church’s
opportunities and challenges but also to
engage in direction discussion with him.
It promises to be time well spent for all
who attend. Please make a point to put it
on your calendar.
Church Council Meeting
The next meeting of the MLUMC Church
Council will be held Thursday, November
17 at 6 pm in the Welcome Center. Scott
McKenzie from Horizons Stewardship will
be the guest. All are invited.
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Thanksgiving Day
Meal Prep & Delivery Ministry Our 34th year of delivering meals to
homeless, lonely and homebound
community members.
Turkeys, kitchen
workers, drivers and
clean-team volunteers
are needed for the
annual Thanksgiving
Day meal. We need:
Donated turkeys—60
cooked turkeys and 15
cooked turkey breasts,
dressing, pies and
cans of sweet potatoes
Kitchen workers—20 day workers to work
with and assemble meals
Drivers—approximately 50 drivers to help
deliver Thanksgiving meals
Clean-team volunteers—15 kitchen
cleanup workers arriving at 3 pm.
The dine-in portion of the meal is held at
Bethany Lutheran Church on West Liberty,
from 1 to 5 pm on Thursday, November
24. The delivery portion of the meal is held
at our church in Asbury Center. Delivery
drivers report to our church , not Bethany
Lutheran.
The sign-up sheet is on the main bulletin
board on the 1st floor of the education
wing. For more info, contact
Sandy Waters, 412.833.3702 ,
Bonnie Lawson, 412.343.3498,
WORLD THANK OFFERING
The United Methodist
Women have been collecting
a Thank Offering every year
since 1881 for the benefit of
our women and children’s
projects around the world.
The United Methodist Board
of Global Ministries relies on Thank
Offering money to help cover
administrative costs and to support
missionaries already in the field. A high
standard of stewardship and very low
administrative costs enable more of each
mission dollar to be spent in the field than
any other dollar one might give to charity.
Because of this, all other funds donated,
for example, disaster relief money sent to
UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on
Relief), go directly to the afflicted or
targeted area.
I hope you will take this opportunity to
express, with a generous gift, your
gratitude to the God from whom flows the
bounty with which we are blessed.
Please make your check out to United
Methodist Women with “World Thank
Offering” noted in the memo section. You
may put your contribution in the enclosed
envelope and leave it in the offering plate
at church on NOVEMBER 20th or mail
your check directly to the church.
Yours in Christ,
Joanne Dempe,
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Christmas Cookie Sale
& British Tea Room
Iced cutout sugar cookies, buttery
shortbread, spicy gingerbread people,
chewy peanut butter cookies, old-
fashioned chocolate chip cookies, nutty
almond crescents, melt-in-your mouth
ginger crinkles, delicate, sugary lady
locks….
These are just a few of the types of
homemade cookies the UMW will be
selling by the pound as part of this year’s
Christmas Cookie Sale & British Tea Room
event. Mark your calendars now:
Saturday, December 10
from 9 AM.– noon at the church.
Please plan to arrive early for a premium
selection of cookies.
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Calling all cookie bakers
Cookie bakers are needed for this year’s
Christmas Cookie Sale sponsored by
members of the United Methodist
Women.
1. Bake a batch of your favorite
Christmas cookies.
2. Bring the cookies to the church
kitchen on Thursday, Dec. 8 between
9 a.m. and 8 p.m. or on Friday, Dec. 9
before noon. Please include with your
cookies the name of the cookie and a list of
ingredients as a courtesy for people with
allergies.
For more information, please contact
Sandy Waters at 412.833.3702 or
After you’ve shopped, drop into our
British tearoom for a hot cup of tea and a
buttery scone with jam and cream served
by one of our teens from the Dames In
Action (DIA) circle. Hot soup will also be
available. The DIA girls will also be selling
raffle tickets for gift baskets, which will be
on display.
All proceeds will benefit UMW projects
and missions.