Please keep up all the GREAT work of your ongoing support of canned goods and staples for the Mt. Carmel food pantry. There is always a need for basic food staples: peanut butter, spaghetti sauce, pasta, canned tuna & chicken, etc. Receptacles are in the foyer. Thank you all for your generosity!! We are continually amazed that the food collection containers fill up at least every 2 weeks!! The organizers of the Mt. Carmel Food Pantry have continually been showing their appreciation for our support of their pantry ministry!...
Looking for an easy way to help out the church in a big way?
We are having a collection for our Church Kitchen:
foil, window cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, Swiffer & supplies, Clorox wipes, dish soap, hand soap, etc. The collection receptacle is located in the foyer!...
Collection for Community of Caring (community shelter and pantry ministries):
Currently focusing on paper products – paper plates, napkins, paper towels, disposable drinking cups & coffee cups, disposable soup bowls; etc. The collection receptacle is located in the church foyer!
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Upper Northern Presbytery and Presbytery of Lake Erie Partnership
The year 2020 is the tenth anniversary of the Upper Northern Presbytery and Lake Erie Presbytery’s Partnership.
Sunday, February 9th - Come and hear Doug Ebert talk about his recent experience in Ghana during our regular worship service at 11:00 am.
Some History: The initial groundwork for the Ghana Mission Partnership began to be laid ten years ago this month – February, 2010. An initial delegation traveled from Lake Erie Presbytery to northern Ghana. In the months that followed it was the sense that God was leading Presbyterian leaders in both countries to establish a Partnership through which relationships in Christ could be built and a larger understanding of the global Christian Church could be encouraged.
Current activity: In October, 2019 a total of six people traveled to Ghana to continue the Partnership between the Upper Northern Presbytery, the Presbytery of Lake Erie and Chosen International Medical Assistance (ChosenIMA) of Erie. Lake Erie Presbytery...
Sunday Funday Kid's Easter Egg Hunt
12:15 pm Easter Day at Belle Valley Church, weather permitting
Event Link: https://presbyteriannetwork.com/bellevalleychurch/events/kids-easter-egg-hunt/
All children are welcome!! Use this as an opportunity to invite friends, co-workers, neighbors to our 11am Service of the Resurrection and share that all kids can stay a few minutes after worship to hunt for treat-filled eggs (we will also be handing out kids meal vouchers from Texas Roadhouse for the holiday). If you'd like to donate a bag of smallest sized chocolate candy and hard candies (like Jolly Ranchers), please bring it with you to church this Sunday, 4/14/2019, morning for worship so we can prepare the eggs for the hunt. You can just leave those candy donations on the foyer table to the left when you enter our facility....
Presbytery of Lake Erie 2017 Work Mission Trip Our team is heading to West Virginia in July 2017 to work with the WVMAW to aid with flood recovery efforts. The WVMAW - West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy & Workcamps is a long term recovery response arm of the Presbytery of West Virginia. Our Presbytery’s Work Mission Trip departs the morning of Sunday, July 16 and returns the evening of Saturday, July 22, 2017. Volunteers of all ages (14 and up) and all abilities are encouraged to join our volunteer team. No previous experience or expertise required. Space is limited to 20 participants. Registrations accepted on a first come, first served basis along with a $50 non-refundable deposit. Cost is $300 per person and includes meals, housing and transportation. If you have questions, please contact Pastor Jamie Fowler at 814-673-0874 or fowler676@gmail.com. Doug Ebert (and possibly others from BVPC) are planning to attend!...
The Mission & Outreach Committee encourages these giving projects:
The One Great Hour of Sharing all-church offering was received last Sunday (Easter), but it’s not too late to turn your donation in for this historic offering that provides assistance to those in need around the world (war-torn refugees, poverty created by natural disaster, assistance to help some generate small businesses to support entire villages, etc.). We thank all who’ve already given to this important offering as we’ve collected $366.00 so far!
Continue to bring in canned goods and staples for our food pantry collections @ Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and the City Mission! Receptacles in the foyer!...