Category: Notes From Pastor Hedden
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Thursday Update–February 2, 2012
Good afternoon friends and members of Emmanuel Church, Last Sunday we were blessed with a powerful worship experience and an expansion of our fellowship! God has been very good to us. This week the good news continues as we welcome the Cub Scouts from Pack 213 to worship. They will lead us in worship by…
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Sermon of January 29–“Jam & Jelly”
I love this passage from Deuteronomy. It lays out very clearly how we can tell what comes from God and what doesn’t. Knowing God’s Word to us in our everyday context is not an easy task in today’s word (if it ever was). In Chapter 18, Moses lays down 2 criteria for knowing the truth…
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Weekly Update–January 26, 2012
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, Sunday is a really busy day! At 10:15 worship, we will welcome 5 new members into Hill’s Church Fellowship. The sermon on Sunday morning is entitled “Jam and Jelly” and is based on Deuteronomy 18:15-20–see below. So come and join your friends and neighbors–there might be a…
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January 12, 2012–Weekly Update
Good morning Friends and Members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, This Sunday is the kick off for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. We will be doing a couple of things to commemorate the week. First, several of the prayers and worship materials on Sunday come from our partner church, the United Church of Christ…
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Sermon for Sunday January 8–“Throw the Book At Them!”
Sunday’s worship was very powerful. We began with the Ordination and Installation of the New Consistory members. We then had a re-affirmation of Baptism based on the New Year’s Covenant Service of John Wesley. We ended the service with a celebration of the Lord’s Supper. Baptism was the theme around which the sermon was crafted.…
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John Wesley’s Covenant Service–January 8th at 10:15 a.m.
Want to start the New Year off right? Tired of making New Year’s resolutions only to have broken them by January 13th? Well, John Wesley, the 18th Century Founder of Methodism, created a service to re-dedicate ourselves to God at the beginning of the New Year. I n his journal, Wesley wrote this: “I mentioned…
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day in Export, PA
Christmas Eve & Christmas Day In Export: 7 p.m. & 11 p.m. Services of worship with communion and candlelight Christmas Day: 10:15 a.m. Informal Hymn Sing at worship–come dressed casual.
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Weekly Upate–December 15, 2011
Hello friends and members of Emmanuel Reformed, This Sunday is a busy one for everyone at the church. The choir cantata, entitled “Rejoice Believers!” is the main part of the program for 10:15 a.m. worship. The children will be collecting their “Joyful Noise Collection” for Living Waters. Following worship is the Congregational Meeting to elect…
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Weekly Upate–December 2, 2011
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, Tonight is the Murrysville Night of Lights! There will be events at the Town Square in Murrysville, across the street from Ferri’s Supermarket, from 6 to 8 p.m. Events include: crafts for the kids, a visit from St. Nicholas, caroling, Santa’s arrival, lighting the town tree and…
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Weekly Update–Thursday, November 17, 2011
Hello Friends of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Tomorrow night is a Family Friendly Movie Night at the church at 7 p.m. The movie we are watching will be “Soul Surfer” and snacks will be provided. So, come on over to the church and kick your shoes off and relax. Thanks to everyone who has been bringing…
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