Category: Notes From Pastor Hedden
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Thursday Morning Update–November 10, 2011
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Saturday at 11 a.m. is the Memorial Service for John Kuster. It will be held at the church and a private interment will follow at a later time. Please join me in upholding the Kuster family in prayer at this difficult time. Tomorrow is Veteran’s Day. Please…
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Sermon of November 6, 2011
Matthew 25:1-13 ‘Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. 2Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. 3When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; 4but the wise took flasks of oil with their lamps. 5As the…
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Weekly Update–First Week of November
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, Sunday morning we will have worship at 10:15 with the Sermon Lesson based on Matthew 25:1-13. The Sermon Title is “Overslept.” On Sunday evening we will meet at Gearhardt Farms for the Corn Maze, Hayride and Bonfire at 4:30. To go through the Corn Maze costs 5…
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Thursday Morning Update–October 27
Good morning friends of Emmanuel Church, Tomorrow night at 7 p.m. is an all-ages Halloween Party at the Church. Everyone is invited. We will begin with a short lesson in the sanctuary, then move on to games and snacks, end with apple bobbing. Everyone is invited to dress up for the costume parade and we…
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Thursday Update–October 22, 2011
Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are enjoying the beautiful colors of the autumn season. Saturday is the St. Vincent Gristmill/College tour. We will meet at church at 10 a.m. and car pool over to the college. Cost of the tour is a dollar per person. Lunch will be on your own at either the…
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Thursday Morning Update–October 6, 2011
Good Afternoon friends of Emmanuel Church, Saturday morning is the PA Cleanways–we will meet at the church parking lot at 9 a.m. to clean Hill’s Church Road from the church down to Old William Penn Highway. We should be finished by mid-morning. Sunday’s Worship at 10:15 deals with the parable of the Wedding Banquet, a…
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Thursday Update–September 8, 2011
Good Afternoon Friends of Emmanuel Church, A look at the Calendar for the Upcoming weeks: September 10–Please join me in wishing the best for our friends William Mountz and Danielle Gorbel, who will be married at Hill’s on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.! Sunday, September 11–Sunday morning’s worship is based on Exodus 14:19-31, the very famous…
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Thursday Morning Update–September 1
Good Morning Friends of Emmanuel Church, As we begin a new school year and end our summer vacations, we are gearing up here at church for some new experiences. On Sunday, September 4th, the sermon is entitled “No Harm, No Foul.” It is based on Matthew 18:15-20. The theme of the sermon is Forgiveness. After…
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Sermon of August 28, 2011–“Shaped, Not Sheltered”
Wow, there were a LOT of sources consulted on this one–conversations with friends, Karl Barth’s Romans and John Calvin’s Institutes of the Christian Relgion for starters. The information about honesty, giving, and trustworthiness comes from Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone. The information on possible causes for the London Riots came from a few sources–a couple of…
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Thursday Morning Update–August 11, 2011
Good morning friends of Emmanuel Church, Tonight is MOOK at 7 p.m. at the Lucas’ home. They are at 213 Linden Street in Vandergrift. We are going to be watch the Da Vinci Code–Trista is cooking Lasagne and you’re asked to bring drinks. If you have questions, call me at 412-956-5252. Sunday is worship at…
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