Come join us…

As the autumn season approaches and more people rejoin “normal life” sans summer vacation days, would you consider joining in OIF’s mercy ministry — to care for refugees living in Pittsburgh (specifically, in Green Tree)?

Here’s how you can get involved this month:

Community Night  - THIS FRIDAY, August 20, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Volunteers would arrive at 6:30 p.m. to help set up some “stations.” These are various tables with specific functions such as games and crafts or English conversational practice, as starting points to engage with the refugees. Some of the people you’d meet are fairly new to the area; others who’ve been here for more than a year would still like to practice their English.

The purpose of this once-a-month gathering is to establish a first point of contact between the refugees and us, an opportunity to start becoming friends as we aim to become more deeply and genuinely connected in each other’s lives.

Interactions with the refugees during Community Night usually end around 9:30pm, and we’re usually done with clean up around 10pm.

Where: Calvary Chapel of Pittsburgh

Those who receive [OIF News] emails from Pastor Ed would already have the essential information of what/where/when’s to the two official gatherings of our mercy ministry this month. We need volunteers more than ever who want to care for refugees living in Pittsburgh (specifically, in Green Tree), as our usual reliance upon the regular service of small groups is less predictable during the summer.

Without further ado, two major ways you can get involved this month:

Community Night  - THIS FRIDAY, June 18, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Volunteers would arrive at 6:30 p.m. to help set up some “stations.” These are just tables with specific functions such as games and crafts or English conversational practice, as starting points to engage with the refugees. Some are fairly new to the area; others who’ve been here for more than a year would still like to practice their English. Our hope for Community Night is that it can serve as a first point of contact between the refugees and us, an opportunity for us to start becoming friends.

Interactions with the refugees during Community Night usually end around 9:30pm, and we’re usually done with clean up around 10pm.

Where: Calvary Chapel of Pittsburgh (meeting place near refugees’ places of residence.)

REMEMBER
Church clean up is Saturday, May 22! Let’s join together in taking care of the building God has blessed us with during our spring cleaning event. Please contact your Small Group leaders for more details as we will be dividing the jobs.

“Natural Law vs. The Me.”

Dr Uwe Siemon-Netto
Noon, Monday, April 12, 2010
UPitt Room:Benedum G31
FREE

We set aside one month out of the year to focus or refocus our hearts on missions. What does this have to do with us if we are not missionaries? A lot actually because God gives each believer the mission of telling others about Jesus, whether it’s across the ocean or to our next door neighbor. We need the reminder of how important this mission is and how each of us has a part . During Missions Month, we’ll have the chance to see what God is doing through our church’s missionaries around the world and better learn how we can be a part of God’s plan right here in Pittsburgh.

Join us Saturday, April 17th at 6:00pm for our Internationl Dinner and guest speaker, David Sorteberg. More details will follow.

“It is too small a thing for you to be my servant to restore the tribes of Jacob and bring back those of Israel I have kept. I will also make you a light for the Gentiles, that you may bring my salvation to the ends of the earth.” Isaiah 49:6

This Sunday, we will spend a section of our worship time to pray for the victims, their families, as well as the aid workers who are working so hard right now to bring relief to Haiti. Many humanitarian organizations have mentioned that the best way to help at this moment is to make monetary donations. While that is certainly the case from a certain perspective, we trust in the sovereignty and goodness of our God, who alone is in control and listens to our prayers. And our prayer is that help be sent to Haiti as swiftly and effectively as possible.

To make it convenient for you to make donations to trusted aid organizations, below are a few links and directions you can follow.

American Red Cross

(http://www.redcross.org/)

Please note that the donation page on Red Cross has a long list of different funds. If you only intend to donate for the Haiti earthquake, make sure to select that fund.

You may also donate $10 to the American Red Cross by texting “HAITI” to 90999. For details visit http://www.redcross.org

World Vision

(http://www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/egift-haiti-quake-relief?open)

Food for the Poor

(http://www.foodforthepoor.org/)

Deep Spring International

Deep Spring International is an organization based in Grove City. Their primary focus right now with regard to the earthquake is to get clean water into the hands of the quake victims. You can make donations and find out more about them through their website: (http://deepspringsinternational.org/).