Electric Heights UMC News

Cheryl Nelis Scholarship

Rob — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 21:55:10 +0000

The forms necessary to apply for the Cheryl Nelis Scholarship have been added to the website and can be obtained by following this link.

The Cheryl Nelis Scholarship aims to provide assistance to college bound students whose lives have been adversely affected by cancer.

Island Chicken Dinner Feast

Susie — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 20:01:45 +0000

Join us on Saturday, February 3rd from 4-7 PM as we take a trip to the tropics, right here in Turtle Creek, with an Island Chicken Dinner and related festivities.

A full dinner is only $6.50 and can be eaten in or taken out. Very local delivery will also be available. Call the church at 412-824-3303 after 2:00 PM that day to place your takeout order.

A full dinner consists of: a tropical fruit cup, boneless island chicken breast, rice, vegetable, drink, and choice of dessert. Bring your friends and family and get in out of the cold! Hawaiian shirts welcome, but not required.

Corporation Meeting

Rob — Sun, 07 Jan 2007 04:42:20 +0000

There is an Electric Heights Corporation meeting scheduled for Sunday, January 28th. This will be a brief meeting immediately after Sunday service.

The Electric Heights Corporation consists of all members of the church conference and it is required to meet at least once per year. The corporation assists in exempting church members and officers from legal liability for debts or other obligations of the local church.

The trustees and/or corporation must give public notice before holding a corporation meeting (which is why this posting is being made several weeks ahead of time).

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Catching Up with Newsletters

Rob — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 01:02:22 +0000

We had once again gotten behind in posting newsletters on the website. Last night I finally posted the August and September 2006 newsletters and this evening I added October and November. You can access the newsletters on the communications page where there is a link to the newsletter archives.

School Supplies Shipped to Uganda

Rob — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 01:16:40 +0000

From Janet:

An enormous THANK YOU to all who donated notebooks, pens, pencils, etc. for our mission outreach to Uganda. We shipped an incredible 195 pounds of material to our friend Sarah, who will certainly put it to good use. Electric Heights truly is a special place that knows that the love of God reaches far beyond geographical boundaries.

Also, we were informed that the website address for the UMC Church in Nakuru (another church visited by Janet while she was in Africa) has changed from nakuruumc.org to umckenya.org. Reverend Josam in Nakuru has mentioned that several people have connected with him through our website. We are excited to be of help and pray that it continues.

Global Links

Rob — Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:39:10 +0000

A group of us volunteered to help out at Global Links yesterday. Global Links is an organization that takes quality discarded medical supplies and sends them to places where they can be used. Often, the supplies are discarded because a hospital changes vendor or because our standards and regulations are above and beyond those of other countries. Some hospitals that receive help have a shortage of supplies as basic as surgical gloves and soap. We helped sort some supplies and prepare them for shipment. We only spent two hours of our time but we hope we can feel good about helping people in several poor countries - people who badly need the help.

Here is a picture of the group that volunteered (along with Jennifer - the Global Links representative). (Click on the picture for a larger version.)

Skyblast Videos

Rob — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 21:10:48 +0000

I took a bunch of short videos of the fireworks from Skyblast last night. I’ll convert them and make smaller versions available but for now here are the raw movies from the digital camera. Some of these are kind of large but if you have a fast connection and/or time to let it download they might be worthwhile.

UM Night at the Ball Game

Rob — Sat, 26 Aug 2006 05:18:25 +0000

A group from Electric Heights joined others from around the Western PA Conference tonight at the Pirates game. The Pirates lost but we enjoyed ourselves. The game was followed by a huge fireworks show that everyone enjoyed. We took a few pictures while we were there to share with everyone. Enjoy.

Bedtime Prayers

Rob — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:07:42 +0000

Thanks to Sharon for sending this picture to a bunch of people. There are countless stories about a boy and his dog but this cute picture of a dog at bedside prayers with his boy is great. I think the dog may actually know what he’s doing in this picture.

Kenya Sewing Project

Rob — Sun, 30 Jul 2006 02:07:13 +0000

When our pastor, Janet Lord, visited Uganda and Kenya on a mission trip, one of the things that she helped put in motion was a sewing project. Some of the women who have taken part in the project sent along a picture to share with us. We are glad to hear from them and thrilled that the project is going well. We share the picture here with you: