Laura Meengs, Field Coordinator for
Imagine No Malaria, will be joining us at both sessions. Laura
joins us from United Methodist Communications in Nashville, TN.
Later in the week she will be reaching out to you via email to share
more about the Imagine No Malaria ministry and the upcoming training
sessions. I hope that you will give her a warm welcome to Western
Pennsylvania!
As Christians, we are called to minister
to the least among us and as Methodists we are called to do all we
can, in all the places we can, to all the people we can. Please
prayerfully consider your church’s participation in the Imagine No
Malaria effort.
Together, we can accomplish amazing
things!
Blessings,
Rev. William Meekins
District Superintendent
Greensburg District, UMC
2010
Healthy Church Finance/Administrative Events
Who Should Attend?
- If you are serving your local
church as a treasurer, trustee, stewardship coordinator, finance
team member, statistician, member of Pastor/Staff Parish, or ANY
leadership role, YOU should attend.
Courses will include:
- TREASURERS - Learn about:
the new WPAUMC Finance and Administration website, Mission Share
interpretation; the updated Treasurer's Manual; and more. Leader:
Pat Morris -Conference Treasurer
- TRUSTEES - Find out
about: church safety issues through a Church Mutual audit, the
new parsonage policies, issues on inspection, the trustee guide,
and accessibility. Leaders: Bill Jacka of
WPAUMC Facilities, Church Mutual staff
- STEWARDSHIP - a
comprehensive look at what encourages and discourages giving
with practical suggestions to improve giving. Leaders:
Staff/board members, United Methodist Foundation of Western PA
- CREDIT SCORE - Know your
credit score, its affect on your financial well being, and how
to manage it. Leader:
Patti Columbe, CEO, Keystone United Methodist Federal Credit
Union
- STATISTICAL REPORTS -
Help is available on your church reports. Leaders: Jan
Owen, Washington District Administrative Assistant
- PENSIONS - Learn about
changes in health care, upcoming health care legislation, and
more. Leaders: members, Conference Board of Pensions
- RESOURCES - Emma Smith
will also have resources for review from the Conference Media
Resource Center.
Attend any of the ten
listed events, regardless of your district affiliation
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE FOR EACH EVENT:
6:15 PM - Registration -
Discover Why People Give Treasurer's Manual
6:30 PM - Opening Worship and a word from
District Superintendent
7:00 PM - Breakout Classes:
Treasurers
Trustees
Stewardship
Credit Score
Statistical Reporting
Pensions
CROSS Walk ~ the
Road to Calvary_______†
On April 3,
2010, which is the last Saturday before Easter, I and a few faithful
friends, will be taking up a ten foot cross of wood and walking @ 25
miles from Christ United Methodist in Youngwood to Calvary United
Methodist in McKeesport on “The Road to Calvary”.
Our route
winds through Youngwood, Middletown, Hempfield, Arona, Herminie,
North Huntingdon, White Oak, and into McKeesport.
Our
purpose of our walk is to raise awareness in these ways:
1)
The call of Christ to Unity
in the Church and in
His people,
2)
The critical need for supporting
the Local Mission effort,
3)
To spread the
Good News in and
of His love for us in Jesus Christ.
The funds
generated by this Walk on the Road to Calvary will be evenly
divided and given to
both Christ and Calvary United Methodist Church’s families to
support each of their efforts in Local Missions.
I pray you
will support this effort with your prayers and your giving.
Simply note “Cross Walk” on your check or envelope when you give.
For more information (or to donate), please contact us at
724-755-2220, or email us at onechurchmission@yahoo.com
Or please contact our Church Office at 724-925-2881
http://www.christumcyoungwood.org/
Thank you for praying for us and giving to God!
Bob Green, CUMCY
One Church Mission
Our Mission: Love God ~ Love People
Chile Earthquake
Outreach
CHILE: UMCOR RESPONDS TO 8.8
MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE
After the strongest earthquake in the
region in half a century struck central Chile early Saturday,
February 27, UMCOR responded with an initial emergency grant to its
partners in Chile to help them bring relief to survivors.
The $10,000 grant will help the
Methodist Church of Chile (IMECH) and its relief arm, the Methodist
Humanitarian Action Team (EMAH), conduct needs assessments and bring
water and food to survivors.
Last October, UMCOR dispatched an
international disaster response team to Chile to help the Methodist
Church there prepare for natural and human-made catastrophes.
Bishop Joel Martinez, interim general
secretary of the General Board of Global Ministries, called on “our
generous United Methodist constituents to join in the response to
the Chile Emergency Advance to strengthen UMCOR’s ability to be
fully present with resources.”
Please send your contribution and
mark Chile Emergency,
UMCOR Advance #3021178 on
the memo line. One hundred percent of gifts made to this advance
will help the people of Chile.
Give your offering through your local
church and your church treasurer will send it to the Conference
Center – or mail your check to the Conference Center (1204 Freedom
Road, PO Box 5002, Cranberry Township PA 16066-0002).
DISTRICT HAITI COLLECTION
UPDATE
A BIG “thank you” to all
of the churches who contributed to Haiti Relief. The district
collected $42,603.93 which was given to UMCOR. Also, various
churches within the district delivered 2439 kits to either the
Conference Center or Eastbrook Mission Barn. In addition, the
district drop-off delivered 1783 health kits, 97 school kit bags and
2 flood buckets to the Eastbrook Mission Barn. There are completed
school kits still needing to go to the Mission Barn in the near
future.
Mission Barn – correction and
needs
UMCOR has notified us that
not only Health Kits are needed in Haiti, but Birthing Kits and
Layette Kits are needed. (Women don’t stop having babies in a
disaster.) In addition, the Mission Barn is in need of hand towels
and finger nail clippers (or metal finger nail files) to complete
incomplete kits. Finally – when kits are verified at the Mission
Barn, they are packed into paper boxes – those boxes that hold reams
of paper in Staples or Office Max or places that use enough paper to
buy it by the box. If you can, donate some empty paper boxes with
your kits.
Flood/Cleaning Buckets needed
for possible Pittsburgh region flooding
From Fred Watts, Pittsburgh
District VIM Coordinator: While our attention is justifiably
focused on the disasters in Haiti and Chile, a little attention to
the local weather news suggests that we should be planning ahead for
the distinct potential for flooding. Allegheny County Emergency
Services Chief, Bob Full said recently "The rivers are going to
flood. It's just a question of where." (http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10058/1039054-258.stm)
The Eastbrook Mission Barn, the
Western PA Conference UMCOR distribution center, reports only 377
verified Cleaning Buckets. These will be disappearing quickly when
flooding occurs. So think about adding Cleaning Buckets to your
church’s goals in addition to the relief for Haiti and Chile.
Check out the latest Cleaning
Bucket Assembly Instructions from the UMCOR web site. http://new.gbgm-umc.org/umcor/getconnected/supplies/flood-bucket/
Haiti
For those of you who show
video clips in church the following sites provide 2-3 minute videos
to keep people informed about Haiti:
UMTV: Haiti Recovery
Volunteers: http://www.umc.org/site/apps/nlnet/content3.aspx?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2022489&ct=8023417&tr=y&auid=5995926
UMTV: Earthquake in Haiti: The
Church Responds:
Haiti Water Relief – Food
for Haiti – Gessner Paul: Haiti Church Leader – UMCast Finding a way
forward in Haiti – Kits for Haiti – Gesner Paul – Video slideshow
(photos from Paul Jeffrey) – and more…
http://www.umc.org/site/c.lwL4KnN1LtH/b.5719935/k.E27B/Earthquake_in_Haiti_The_Church_Responds.htm?tr=y&auid=5991169
Health Kits for
Haiti
Can you help out by providing
materials for a Health Kit that can be sent to Haiti? This would be
a good opportunity for you to personally assist in the disaster
response. If you can only provide a few items, the Mission Barn
will take the items without being in a kit.
Health Kit Items Value: $12
per kit
Place these items inside a resealable
one-gallon plastic bag.
- 1 hand towel (15" x 25" up to
17" x 27", No kitchen towels)
- 1 washcloth
- 1 comb (large and sturdy, not
pocket-sized)
- 1 nail file or fingernail
clippers (no emery boards or toenail clippers)
- 1 bath-size bar of soap (3 oz.
and up)
- 1 toothbrush (single brushes
only in original wrapper, No child-size brushes)
- 6 adhesive plastic strip sterile
bandages
- $1.00 to purchase toothpaste
(NOTE: UMCOR
Sager Brown is now purchasing toothpaste in bulk to be added to
health kits before shipping to ensure that the product does not
expire before they are sent.)
Important Kit Assembly Information
- All items included in kits must
be NEW items.
- All emergency kits are carefully
planned to make them usable in the greatest number of
situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into
international countries, it is important that kits contain only
the requested items-nothing more.
- Do NOT include any personal
notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things
must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.
BIRTHING KIT
Birthing Kit Items (Value:
$8 per kit)
Place these items inside a sealed
one-gallon plastic bag.
- 1 hotel-size bar of soap (1-3
oz.)
- 1 pair of clean latex gloves
- 1 square yard of clear 4 mil
plastic sheeting
- 3 pieces of clean string each
12” long (heavy thread like button hole thread or crochet
thread)
- 1 clean single edge razor blade
(carefully wrap the blade in paper or plastic to protect it and
keep it from causing injury)
- 2 flannelette receiving
blankets, each 1 square yard (light weight fabric, prefer solid
colors, may be standard size receiving blanket)
Important Kit Assembly Information
- Fold plastic sheet and receiving
blankets so they will lay flat when placed in gallon size
plastic bag. Place the kit items in a pile beginning with
plastic sheet on the bottom, then receiving blankets, gloves,
string, soap and finally the razor blade. Slide into plastic
bag and close bag.
- All items included in kits must
be NEW items.
- DO NOT include
any personal notes, money or additional materials in the kits.
These things must be painstakingly removed and will delay the
shipment.
Processing & Shipping Costs:
Please enclose an envelope containing at least $1 for each kit you
send.
Layette Kit Items Value: $35
per kit
- 6 cloth diapers
- 2 shirts or 2 one-piece body
suits
- 2 baby washcloths
- 2 gowns or sleepers
- 2 diaper pins
- 1 sweater open in the front
- 2 receiving blankets
Bundle the items inside one of the
receiving blankets and secure with the diaper pins.
Important Kit Assembly Information
- All items included in kits must
be NEW items.
- All emergency kits are carefully
planned to make them usable in the greatest number of
situations. Since strict rules often govern product entry into
international countries, it is important that kits contain only
the requested items-nothing more.
- Do NOT include any personal
notes, money or additional materials in the kits. These things
must be painstakingly removed and will delay the shipment.
- Processing & Shipping Costs:
Please enclose an envelope containing at least $1 for each kit
you send. This donation enables kits to be sent without delay to
areas in need. ,
The Eastbrook Mission Barn will accept
individual items for use in assembling kits at the Barn. For
example, donors could sew cloth bags for the School Kitswithout including
the other items.
Check us out on the web…
District events and dates
are now available on the Conference website! You can find them
listed at http://www.wpaumc.org/districts/detail/28 under
“Upcoming Events”, or by visiting the calendar at the conference
website, and narrowing the search by district (select Greensburg from
the drop-down menu).
The new WPA conference website
gives the District Offices more control and direct input. The
individual district websites are being phased out by the end of the
month. This will mean that all information, forms, district web
pages, and more will all be accessed from the Conference website (www.wpaumc.org),
in place of the old Greensburg District webpage.
Feel free to let us know if you
have any questions or suggestions. We are excited about these new
changes…so stay tuned!
The greensburgtrailblazers.org site
is no longer in use.
2009 Audit Forms:
Audit reports for
2009 were due at the District office by March 1, 2010. By
Discipline, all organizations, committees, church school classes,
youth groups, Methodist Men & Women, or any group that maintains a
checking, savings, or had income invested, must have their financial
records for 2009 audited. This includes back statements and
checkbooks.
FREE MONTHLY
FOOD DISTRIBUTION
TO THOSE
WHO QUALIFY
The Presbyterian,
United Church of Christ, United Methodist Churches in Manor and the
Primitive Methodist Church in Westmoreland City work in conjunction
with the Westmoreland County Food Bank to distribute free food once
a month to those who qualify. The food is distributed from the
Preston Building (in the parking lot of the First United Methodist
Church in Manor) on the corner of Atlantic and Cleveland Ave. This
distribution is free to all Westmoreland County families regardless
of zip code. You can, however, only go to one County food
distribution.
The distributions are held
10:00-11:30 on the second Tuesday of each month. Those who are
helping are asked to come early to help unpack the truck and set up.
Walk-ins are welcome, but to be assured of food you should register
in advance.
Please
bring boxes, laundry basket or bags to transport your food.
Questions: Ed Anthony 724-864-2670
If
you would like to donate your time please call Ed. If you would
like to donate money, please make the check payable to "Manor Food
Pantry" and give it to Ed, the pastor, or bring it to the Food
Distribution.
FOOD
DISTRIBUTION
SHOPPING
LIST
Please
bring the following items and put them in the container at the
entrance of the sanctuary.
April
13, 2010 – facial tissues (200+ per box)
May 11,
2010 – paper towels (2 roll pack)
June 8,
2010 - toilet tissue (4 roll pack)
July 13,
2010 - dish detergent (26+ oz.)
Aug. 10,
2010 - hand soap (4 bar package)
Sept.
14, 2010 - toothpaste (8 oz.)
Oct.
12, 2010 - facial tissues (200+ per box)
Nov. 9,
2010 - paper towels (2 roll pack)
Dec. 14,
2010 - toilet tissue (4 roll pack)
SCHEDULE -
PRESTON BUILDING
BIBLE STUDY- 2nd
and 4th Monday at 9:00 a.m.
YOUTH BIBLE STUDY- 2nd
and 4thWednesdays 7:00 p.m.
Call Cathy Heck
861-8147, John Bush 219-5225,
Missy Bush
217-4236 for more information
KING’S KIDS - Children’s
Choir, Thursdays 5:00-5:30 p.m.
Call Irene
Scheuerle 872-9142 for more information
INSTRUMENTAL GROUP - Thursdays
5:30-6:00 p.m.
Call Irene
Scheuerle 872-9142 for more information
ZOOM- Youth
- Thursdays 6:00-6:30 p.m. (On break)
Call Charlene
Schroder 864-5882 for more information
YOUTH FELLOWSHIP -
Sunday after worship.
Call John Bush
219-5225 or Missy Bush 217-4236
CHOIR -
Thursdays 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Call Nancy
Anthony (864-2670) for more information
SEWING GROUP - Thursdays
10:00-2:00 (on break)
Help make lap robes for
veterans and shut-ins
Call June Clem
724-863-4348 or Alma Patterson 724-835-1049
SCRAPBOOKING -
Friday nights - Saturdays
Call Susan Miller
at 724-864-5976 if you can come so that she can be sure
and allow
enough table space.
QUILTING CLASSES -
Basics and Beyond - Saturdays 9:00-2:00
Rail Fence Quilt -
for more information call Linda Tuccelli 724-863-7908
HOMEMAKERS -
3rd Wednesdays 7:00 p.m.
Call Sue Tibbens
for more information 724-864-7338
SCOUTS
Call Mark Shaffer
(863-3235) or Sue Tibbens (864-7338)
for more information
FOOD DISTRIBUTION -
2nd Tuesdays (10:00-11:30 a.m.)
Helpers come early
to help unload truck and unpack food.
Call Ed Anthony for
information 864-2670
