The document contains announcements for Penn Valley Church regarding various upcoming events and activities in April 2014. These include:
1) An Africa Relief Response Plan to provide food and tools in the Central African Republic from January to September 2014.
2) Welcoming visitors from Willow Valley GBC who are church appointees to Stuttgart, Germany.
3) Upcoming sermon series and meals on Wednesday nights.
4) Several Three-Fold Communion services at the Telford and Bux-Mont campuses on April 27th.
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In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
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Slide 1: Title: Exploring the Mindfulness: Understanding Its Benefits
Slide 2: Introduction to Mindfulness
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Slide 6: Mindfulness Techniques and Practices
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Slide 7: Incorporating Mindfulness into Daily Life
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Mindfulness can bring numerous benefits for physical and mental health.
Regular mindfulness practice can help achieve a fuller and more satisfying life.
Mindfulness has the power to change our perspective and way of perceiving the world, leading to deeper se
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5. Africa Relief Response Plan
Purpose is to provide food and gardening tools for a
family in the C.A.R. Objective is to provide 1 million
pounds of food at $50 per sack. Project Duration
will be January – September 2014. Visit
www.encompassworldpartners.org for more info.
6. We welcome to the
Telford Campus today
Chad and Amy Sensenig
from Willow Valley GBC
Appointees
to Stuttgart, Germany
9. July 22-27, 2014
Wheaton College
CHICAGO
INFO:
pennvalleychurch.org
or brochure kiosk
Transportation
Registration Deadline:
4/15
10. RSVP by 4/20 via Registrations at pennvalleychurch.org
Saturday, April 26th – 9AM to 12 Noon
Cost: $15/couple; $10/person.
Includes continental breakfast and
lunch to go.
Childcare is provided.
12. Three-Fold Communion
TELFORD
Sunday, April 27th
during morning worship.
Parents are who feel your
children are ready may
participate. There will be NO
NUTS but we will provide
Nursery and Children’s Church.
Love Feast provided.
14. Three-Fold Communion
BUX-MONT
Sunday, April 27th
during morning worship.
Parents are who feel your
children are ready may
participate. We will provide
Nursery and Children’s Church.
Please bring a bag lunch
for the Love Feast.
15. Luca’s Night Fundraiser
We will be having a
fundraiser at Luca’s Pizza
in Telford from 3pm-close on
Tuesday, April 15th.
Be sure to bring your flyer so
GCS gets credit for the sale.
Flyers are at the
information center.
Fundraiser
16. SPRING AUCTION
The results are in!
$19,000 was raised
during the
2014 Spring Auction!
Many thanks to all who
participated!
17. Giant A+ Rewards Program
Support GCS by using your
Giant A+ Reward Card. Visit
www.giantfoodstores.com/
aplus/ - you just need your
store card and our school
number: 03582
It’s that easy!
Fundraiser
18. GCS Paper Retriever
Support Grace
Christian School with
your recycling! The
Retriever is located at
the far corner of the
parking lot of the
Telford Campus.
19. Youth Fundraiser
The Youth are selling
pizza and hoagie
certificates as they
prepare to attend
Momentum this summer.
A $5 coupon gets you a pizza or hoagie
from any Landis Supermarket Deli!
21. Do you have the gift of service? We serve
throughout the year for various functions.
Help us be the hands and feet of Christ at a
time when our church family needs you.
Contact Kim Walton at 215-801-0975 if you
would like to be added to our call list.
Hospitality Committee
Opportunity
22. The Telford Campus Nursery is where the
gather. If you’d like to help in the Nursery,
contact coordinators Stephanie Shaw
(215-256-8316/267-254-8134) or
Deb Zender (215-256-6824/267-342-1671).
23. July 17 – 21 at the Omni Shoreham Hotel,
Washington, D.C. Register at www.fellowshift.org
24. See bulletin and flyer in foyer mailboxes for more
information on how to receive the discount and for
registration information.
25.
26. Online Church Directory
Would you like to…
…have your family added to the directory?
…change your address or phone number?
…have an updated family picture taken?
Contact the church office or e-mail us at
directory@pennvalleychurch.org
Get the Instant Church Directory smartphone app or download the PDF from the website.
27.
28. Tuesdays at 10AM in the Telford Campus Coffee House
We invite ALL women – young or not as young, with kids of all
ages or no kids, to come join us for study & fellowship.
We’re studying Gabe Lyons
The Next Christians
Childcare & refreshments provided.
See Judi Orme for details: 215-721-1459|pedal.pusher7@gmail.com
29. Babysitters Needed!
Babysitters are needed for the ADORN Women’s Bible Study
on Tuesday mornings at 10AM. If you would be willing to
help – even once a month – your help would be greatly
appreciated! Please contact Judi Orme.
30.
31. Volunteer sign-ups
are now open!
Visit the
Community Fair page
at
pennvalleychurch.org
or pick up a sign-up
sheet
at the Welcome Center.
32. Sponsor sheets
are now available
at the Welcome Ctr
or pennvalleychurch.org
Help us recruit business
sponsors as we raise funds
to support the Keystone
Opportunity Center,
Telford Fire Company
& Indian Valley Public Library.
We are also adding FIREWORKS Saturday, 6/14!
33. Volunteer T-Shirts
If you need a new shirt for
this year, please sign up at
the Welcome Center or via
the Community Fair page at
www.pennvalleychurch.org
by April 28th to ensure we
order your size. You can
use last year’s shirt again
since the design will
be the same.
36. EMAIL invitations
were sent to access
the HUGE RightNow
Media Library.
If you did not receive an
invitation, please contact
the church office.
37. There’s a lot of life
going on at Penn Valley.
Help us share it with each
other – and our community –
by sending us your photos
from ministry activities.
Here’s how…
39. •Do you enjoy using
computers?
•Have you used
Power Point for
School or work
Presentations?
•Do you have a desire to
help lead people into
worship using technology?
•Are you searching for an
area that you can serve?
Penn Valley Tech Crew
Using Technology to help edify
and establish the Church
See Dean Stoneback
with any questions!
40. Telford Campus Women’s Prayer Project
Each Sunday, the women of the Telford
Campus gather for a few minutes after the
morning worship service to pray for the
requests left in the prayer box at the
Welcome Center. Please add your
requests and join us to pray.
41. YOUTH
Please remember to keep
the ministry of GO2 in your prayers:
- Pray for the Circles of Grace project, that
many would commit to pray for the U.S.
- Pray for GO2 Cares Hurricane Relief efforts.
- Pray for the Grounds4Good venture.
- Pray as the new Training feature takes off.
-Pray for the staff – Pastor Tim, Jim, Michelle,
Arnold, Kenn, Dru, Scott, Steve, Michel &
Mike.
Thank you!
42. Join our faithful
prayer warriors
for a time
of intercessory prayer.
Meet in the Telford
Campus Coffee House.
Intercessory
Prayer
9AM
every 1st & 3rd
Wednesday
44. Sermon Series Hashtags
Tweet your thoughts & key points
using the designated hashtag.
Telford & Bux-Mont: #PVCHope
Quakertown: #PVC4G
Follow us @PennValleyChrch
