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Holy Week and Easter Schedule
Good morning Friends of Emmanuel Church, Tonight is Maundy Thursday. The word Maundy comes from the Latin for command and refers to Jesus’ final command to his disciples that we “love one another.” As part of that last command, we will remember the last meal of Jesus’ life with a simple soup and bread supper…
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Weekly Message–March 15, 2013
Good morning friends and members of Emmanuel Church, This Sunday Bill Dulaney will be preaching and his message is “The Main Thing.” The Cluster Choir will practice on Sunday from 2-4, for Wednesday the 20th of March. Next Week: Choir is Monday Night. Tuesday is Bible Study at 10 a.m. Wednesday is the last of…
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Weekly Update–February 14, 2013
Dear friends and members of Hills Church, We received word yesterday that Don ‘Jack’ Forgie passed away in Ohio after a fall last week. We know that the funeral service will be here at Wolfe-vonGeis on Saturday, February 23rd and there will be a time of fellowship afterwards in the church. We do not yet…
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Weekly Update–January 17, 2013
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Reformed Church, This weekend is worship at 10:15 a.m. Our theme is taken from Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, Chapter 12:1-11. The sermon title is “Spiritual Struggles.” I hope you will come to worship to hear about the ways in which you can respond to the Spirit of…
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In Memoriam–Bill Davenport
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, On Sunday, January 13th, Bill Davenport passed away at Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh. Bill was very active in the Murrysville/Export Community and the Masons. Please remember his family in your prayers. A funeral service will be on Thursday, January 17th at 11 a.m. at Hart Funeral Home. Hours…
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Weekly Update–January 4, 2013
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, I hope you are all having a good new year and getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. The 12 Days of Christmas ends this Sunday, January 6th, with Epiphany Sunday. Epiphany Sunday recalls the arrival of the Wise Men to worship the new born…
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Sermon of December 30–“God’s Mileage Marker”
Luke 2:41-52 41 Now every year his parents went to Jerusalem for the festival of the Passover. 42 And when he was twelve years old, they went up as usual for the festival. 43 When the festival was ended and they started to return, the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem, but his parents did…
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Weekly Update–“December 28, 2012”
Good day friends and members of Emmanuel Church, First, a note about the weather. If we have bad weather on Sunday and you feel you cannot make it to worship, please be safe. That is our #1 priority–your safety and well being. So, prayers from us to you. Second, this Sunday’s sermon is: God’s Mileage…
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Weekly Update–December 21, 2012
Dear Friends and Members of Emmanuel Church, First off this morning, I want to thank everyone for your enthusiastic support (financial and otherwise) of the recent Christmas letter that we sent out. I want you to know that we are working very hard here in the office and on consistory to be faithful stewards of…
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Weekly Update–December 13, 2012
Hello Friends of Emmanuel Reformed Church, Christmastime is almost here and we are counting down the days to remembering our Lord’s birth! On Saturday, December 15th, we will gather at the church at 10:30 a.m. to go Christmas Caroling to our retirement home members and shut ins. We should be out no more than 2…