We welcome you to The Harrisville United Methodist Church's website!
Located approximately 1hr 15 minutes north of Pittsburgh and 1 hr 10 minutes south of Erie, Harrisville UMC is striving to fulfill the commission of Jesus Christ to make disciples of all nations.
On this site, you will see a schedule of events, news of the Church and pictures of all of the Church's happenings throughout the year.
We welcome you to take a look at our site and we welcome you to worship with us on Sunday morning! May the Lord bless you always!
Harrisville United Methodist Church is a "Safe Sanctuary" for our children and our community.
Welcome everyone! I am glad you have taken a moment to visit the website. I hope this website will help guide you to the information which you need.
The problem with a website however is that it isn't warm, loving and caring. These are words that I would use to describe the congregation of Harrisville United Methodist Church. If these are characteristics you would like to see in action, I encourage you to come and spend some time at the church. I believe at Harrisville United Methodist Church you will find individuals who will seek to show you that the Spirit and love of Christ is alive and well and just waiting to be poured out and shared with others.
Come on out and be a part of the body of Christ!
WELCOME!!!
Summer is here and it is now time to be outdoors and soak up some of the warmth of the sun's rays. During this summer I hope to be able to work some in the yard and in the garden and watch the beauty of God's creation right before my eyes. While that sounds so simple, sometimes it just doesn't work that same way.
In our newsletter, the Breadbasket, I wrote to you about how excited I was to plant my garden. I wrote about tilling and preparing the soil, and that to get the soil just right I infused it with some fragrant manure. Well, what I am finding now is that while fertile soil is great for my vegetables, it is also great for my weeds. I looked into the garden last night and suddenly realized that within the last week weeds had sprung up everywhere.
Now for some people this could be a real problem, but I have three sons who just started summer vacation and need a good project for the summer. But the point is this. Just as we have come to a strong point in our faith during the fall, winter and spring through attendance at Sunday School and worship; if we are too carefree with our summer, the weeds may come in and begin to take over. Faith, like a garden takes maintenance.
While it is a joy to have the boys to weed the garden, it is also a concern. Sometimes the zeal to pull out the weeds involves damage to the good plants as well. One must use tender care in removing that which is a problem while preserving that which is good. In fact if weeded properly, this process can aerate the soil and actually improve the plants left behind. Eventually, through a lot of good work throughout the summer, we will eat some great beans, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, and yes even brussel sprouts. But that harvest will not happen unless we do our proper maintenance throughout the summer.
Are you maintaining your faith this summer? Are you taking some time to pray? Are you reading and reflecting upon scripture from the Bible? If you aren't you may suddenly find yourself surrounded by weeds trying to choke out your growth. As Jesus warned us in Mark 4:18-19, "Still others, like seed thrown among thorns, hear the word; but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come in and choke the word, making it unfruitful." This is not where any of us want to be.
Please come and join with us as we tend the soil around our roots and feet. Come pray, worship, sing, and study about Jesus Christ and prepare to go on to the harvest. Jesus desires us to grow, just like we desire the plants in our garden to grow. This is why Jesus continues on and tells the disciples in Mark, "Others, like seed sown on good soil, hear the word, accept it, and produce a crop - thirty, sixty or even a hundred times what was sown."
Come and be part of this harvest and celebrate God's creation of everlasting life!
Rev. Bill and Joanna Hastings
HUMC's Pastor
The 2008 Revival is Almost Here.
REVIVAL
September 13-15, 2008
A Time For Change and Renewal In Our Lives
At Harrisville UMC
301 S. Main Street Rt.8
Harrisville, PA
We are in the process of finalizing our preachers and performing groups for this years revival. This year we are moving back indoors in order to avoid the weather being a major issue in the life of our revival.
We have already begun praying for the speakers and groups as well as those whom God will lead to attend this revival. Maybe this is the year in which you will be drawn closer to Christ during this special time. Please mark it on your calendar.
Revival will begin at 7 p.m. each night Love Offering Will Be Taken
Our Vacation Bible School will be held June 23rd - June 27th. Last year our children became cowpoke while we went on an adventure to Avalanche Ranch. This year we are going to have one BIG BEACH PARTY complete with surfing lessons, great beach music, beach combing advetrues and so much more fun. So all of you dudes and duddettes from age 3 (MUST be Potty-Trained) to grade 6 get ready for a week of "Fun in the SON".
Our planning team has begun to make their plans and are prepared and ready for any children in the community who would like to attend. If you are interested in having your children or grandchildren participate in VBS at Harrisville UMC, please call the church office @ 724-735-4671 so we can get them registered.
We look forward to meeting you and your children as we seek to teach and learn about Christ!
High quality food at low cost. Only $30 per box, regardless of income.
Harrisville United MethodistChurch
301 South Main Street P.O. Box 424 Harrisville , PA 16038 724-735-4671 www.harrisvilleumc.org
To celebrate God’s presence and magnify His Name; to bring Jesus to the people and to incorporate them into God’s family; to build discipleship by teaching God’s Word and Christ-like behavior fostering God’s love for all .
Rev. Bill and Joanna Hastings
Sunday School 9:30 AM
Fellowship 10:30 AM
Worship Services 11:00 AM
Greetings,
Independence Day is always a fun day to celebrate. Being from West Virginia I also relate to Independence Day as the motto of West Virginia is “Mountaineers are always Free.” We so many times desire to be independent and free, yet we live in a world and community that requires us to live with other people. In fact, in tough economic times like these with gas prices soaring, vegetable prices climbing, and concerns of unemployment and underemployment all around us, it is hard to see ourselves as independent.
The fact is that we all can achieve our freedom and independence only through our reliance and dependence on Christ. It is only through the actions of Jesus Christ that we have the opportunity to be released from our bondage to sin and death. Only through faith in Christ do we have the opportunity to transcend this world around us, and the trappings of this world to reach true freedom.In Christ,
Pastor Bill Hastings
Menu
JULY 2008
(1) 40 oz. Marie Callendar’s Family Crock Pot Dinner (Meat included) (1) 1.5 lb. Bone-less Pork Filet
(1) 5 lb. Breaded Chicken Chunks
(1) 1.5 lb. Meaty Beef Ribs
(1) 28 oz. Meat-loaf and Gravy
(1) 1 lb. Beef Fajitas
(1) 1 lb. Fully Cooked Meatballs
(1) 1 lb. All Meat Hot Dogs
(1) 1 lb. Broccoli
(1) 16 oz. Peas and Carrots
(1) 28 oz. Pasta Sauce
(1) 1 lb. Pasta
(1) 12ct. Corn Tortillas
(1) 32 oz. Borden 2% Reduced Fat Shelf-Stable Milk
(1) 32 oz. Hawaiian Punch
(1) 7 oz. Blue-berry Muffin Mix
(1) Dozen Eggs
(1) Dessert Item
*I.Q.F. - Individually Quick Frozen ALL THIS FOR THE LOW COST OF JUST $30.00
NOTE:
Angel Food Ministries Reserves the right to replace items on the menu due to availability.
Any unwanted items may be donated to the “Feed My Sheep Food Pantry” by placing them in the designated box on distribution day.
Monthly Specials
There is a limit of (2) specials per regular box of food ordered.
Special 1: 7 lb. Assorted Meat Grill Box- $20.00 (2) 12 oz. New York Strip Steaks; (1) 2.5 lb. Boneless Netted Boston Butt Roast;
You must bring your receipt to pick-up your order on the day of distribution!
Please remit full payment on or before 10:30 am the 8th day of July or your order can not be placed.
Sign-up dates
Saturday, June 21, 9 – 11:00 AM
Saturday, July 5, 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Tuesday July 8, 9:00 – 10:30 AM
(please call or email if you cannot make one of the above times and still wish to place an order)
Last day to place orders
Tuesday July 8th - 10:30am - this allows processing time
Distribution Day
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Between 9:00 – 11:00 AM
Our volunteers and their families ask that you please observe the above schedule.
What to bring
Receipt
A laundry basket, box or cooler
Next months order/payment
Please Take Note
There will be NO refunds or credits if your order is not picked up on the Saturday Distribution Date.Any unclaimed orders (including specials) may be donated to a local food cupboard.
JULY ORDER FORM
*Name:
*Address:
*Phone:
Email:
Regular Box: X $30.00=$
MAXIMUM OF 2 SPECIALS PER REGULAR BOX ORDERED
Special 1:$20.00= $.001 – 7 lb. Assorted Meat Grill Box
Special 2:$20.00= $.001 – 4.5 lbSteak & Chicken Combo Box
Special 3:$18.00= $.001 –10 lb. Breaded Chicken Breast Tenders Box
Special 4:$16.00= $.001 –Fresh Fruit and Veggie Box
TOTAL: $.00
Is this your first AFM order? Yes or No
(please circle)
Must pay when placing order by:
ØCASH
ØMONEY ORDER
ØFOOD STAMPS
*No personal checks or credit cards can be accepted.Sorry, no exceptions.*
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