Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow will speak Saturday evening at the New Wilmington Mission Conference (held July 18-25: see http://nwmcmission.org/ for details). Reyes-Chow is currently serving as PC(USA) Moderator. An ordained minister since 1995, he is a California native and the founding pastor of Mission Bay Community Church, a new church development of San Francisco Presbytery. He graduated from San Francisco State University with a special major in Asian American Studies, Sociology, and Religion and from San Francisco Theological Seminary. Bruce has served the PC(USA) over the years as a preacher, worship leader, and keynoter.
Bruce is "firmly convicted that life is just chaotic and that the key to finding security amidst the chaos is not to put life in a rigidly controlled box, but to embrace and claim God's presence in the ambiguity-a difficult way to live, but a way that honors the authenticity of our lives and strengthens our relationship with God." Bruce is a prolific blogger and has a large social networking presence.
P.S. Not only is Bruce Reyes-Chow a 'social networking presence,' but so is Sixth! If you're on Facebook, check out the Friends of Sixth Church group.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Lazarus Fund Suspends Applications
An update from Presbytery:
By God's grace at the June 8 meeting, the Lazarus Fund Ministry Team distributed $200 grants totaling nearly $10,000 to help local families pay their rent and utility bills. This will not happen in July because the fund is out of money and the ministry team has stopped accepting applications. As a result, a vital ministry in nearly 20 churches has been suspended at a time of crisis for many households.
The team thanks everyone for their past generosity, especially most recently on Lazarus Sunday in March, which has kept the fund going thus far. They are now asking for your prayer and your contributions. If you want to support the Lazarus Fund ministry, checks can be sent to Pittsburgh Presbytery, 901 Allegheny Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15233, with "Lazarus Fund" noted on the memo line. For more information on the fund go to
http://www.pghpresbytery.org/justice/lazarus_fund.htm
Friday, June 5, 2009
EECM Off-to-College Kit
EECM expects to have 15 students who are heading off to college this fall and who will need a little TLC in the way of school/dorm supplies. The C+C Committee has agreed to be a sponsoring congregation for one of the students; Margaret Miller and Louise Ford have graciously volunteered to organize the contributions!
Priority items include: towels & washcloths, plastic shower caddy, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, twin extra long sheets, laundry basket, mesh laundry bag, and plastic clothes hangers. Other items needed include a 1" three-ring binder, stapler and staples, dry-erase board for door (with markers), highlighters, mechanical pencils, pens, sharpies, planner/organizer, spiral bound notebooks, and pocket folders.
Miscellaneous items that would be nice to include: tissues, liquid hand soap, roll of quarters, and a $25 calling card.
Congregations are asked to collect and present the items to EECM in the laundry basket (of whatever appropriate size) by June 30th, if possible.
Priority items include: towels & washcloths, plastic shower caddy, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, twin extra long sheets, laundry basket, mesh laundry bag, and plastic clothes hangers. Other items needed include a 1" three-ring binder, stapler and staples, dry-erase board for door (with markers), highlighters, mechanical pencils, pens, sharpies, planner/organizer, spiral bound notebooks, and pocket folders.
Miscellaneous items that would be nice to include: tissues, liquid hand soap, roll of quarters, and a $25 calling card.
Congregations are asked to collect and present the items to EECM in the laundry basket (of whatever appropriate size) by June 30th, if possible.
Tie the Knot
Margaret Miller told us about this great awareness program that is so very timely with all of the news about legislation regarding same-sex marriages and partnerships. The program is called Tie the Knot and is symbolized by white ribbons with a single knot tied in the middle - a simple but meaningful way to say that everyone should have the right to tie the knot. Here's a link to the website with more great information about it:
We'll be having white ribbons of our own to give out at the Sixth Church booth at PrideFest this year! Thanks Margaret !!!
Fred (always a groomsman, never a groom ...)
Monday, June 1, 2009
Sixth Church: Affirming our Unity – More Light Sunday 2009
Our Sixth Church More Light Sunday is fast approaching and promises to be a great one! All in one jam-packed day of excitement we’ll have our More Light Sunday Worship Service, a team of Sixth Church folks marching in the Pride Parade, and a Sixth Church booth at PrideFest. For you calendars, we have:
Sunday, June 14th --
The parade and booth will feature banners, signs, new Sixth Church More Light t-shirts, refrigerator magnets and ribbons in support of same-sex marriage legislation. We’ll also be showing off one of our two new More Light flags.
The parade starts at from Grant St at 1st Ave, moves onto the Boulevard of the Allies, down to Stanwix St, and turning onto Liberty Avenue finishing at the stage at PrideFest on Liberty Ave at 7th St. BEST PARKING NOTE: First Avenue Parking Garage
The booth will be near the corner of 9th St at Liberty avenue and is a chance for us to share with Pittsburgh all of the great things a welcoming More Light Church like Sixth has to offer! The festival runs from 1:00 to 6:00 PM and is free to all. We’ll have t-shirts, a slide show, information about Sixth and the More Light Presbyterians movement, refrigerator magnets, candy, music and more fun than the bumper cars at Kennywood. If you’d like to be part of the booth team for a short shift, please contact Fred. BEST PARKING NOTE: Ninth and Penn Parking garage
More to come -- stay posted!!
Sunday, June 14th --
- More Light Sunday Worship service at 10:00 AM at Sixth Church (note summer start time!)
- Pride Awareness parade at Noon from Grant St at 1st Ave to Liberty Ave at 7th St
- Sixth Church booth at PrideFest from 1:00 until 6:00 PM near the corner of 9th St and Liberty Ave
The parade and booth will feature banners, signs, new Sixth Church More Light t-shirts, refrigerator magnets and ribbons in support of same-sex marriage legislation. We’ll also be showing off one of our two new More Light flags.
The parade starts at from Grant St at 1st Ave, moves onto the Boulevard of the Allies, down to Stanwix St, and turning onto Liberty Avenue finishing at the stage at PrideFest on Liberty Ave at 7th St. BEST PARKING NOTE: First Avenue Parking Garage
The booth will be near the corner of 9th St at Liberty avenue and is a chance for us to share with Pittsburgh all of the great things a welcoming More Light Church like Sixth has to offer! The festival runs from 1:00 to 6:00 PM and is free to all. We’ll have t-shirts, a slide show, information about Sixth and the More Light Presbyterians movement, refrigerator magnets, candy, music and more fun than the bumper cars at Kennywood. If you’d like to be part of the booth team for a short shift, please contact Fred. BEST PARKING NOTE: Ninth and Penn Parking garage
More to come -- stay posted!!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Church and Community meeting this Sunday May 31
The Church and Community committe will meet this Sunday May 31 in the Parlor after Worship and after the reception for Mr. Hughes. We'll plan to get started around 12:30. Please see the e-mail Kit sent around for the agenda and topics for discussion. Lots of exciting things going on with our committee these days !!
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Support for Healthcare Reform
At the 218th meeting of General Assembly (June 2008), Presbyterians adopted a recommendation supporting national health care reform, calling for advocacy and education that pursues “the goal of obtaining legislation that enacts single-payer, universal national health insurance as the program that best responds to the moral imperative of the gospel.”
As part of that work toward advocacy and education, Sixth Church is a proud sponsor of Healthcare: Human Right and Moral Imperative, a regional conference organized by the Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare. The conference will be held on Sunday, June 14th, from 1 PM till 5 PM at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in East Liberty/Highland Park.
The conference is free; a light lunch will be served at 1:00, with the program beginning at 2:00. This is one of ten regional conferences around the country being supported by the Presbyterian Church USA. More information and online registration are available at http://www.wpasinglepayer.org/ConferenceAnnouncement.html .
As part of that work toward advocacy and education, Sixth Church is a proud sponsor of Healthcare: Human Right and Moral Imperative, a regional conference organized by the Western PA Coalition for Single Payer Healthcare. The conference will be held on Sunday, June 14th, from 1 PM till 5 PM at the Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in East Liberty/Highland Park.
The conference is free; a light lunch will be served at 1:00, with the program beginning at 2:00. This is one of ten regional conferences around the country being supported by the Presbyterian Church USA. More information and online registration are available at http://www.wpasinglepayer.org/ConferenceAnnouncement.html .
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