Purpose Profiling Seminar

Pastor John Stanko will host the Purpose Profiling Seminar on Saturday, June 16th from noon to 4:30pm in the 4AC building at Allegheny Center Alliance Church.

Cost is free but you must register by Tuesday, June 12th to at-tend. Register on the calendar page of the church's website (www.acac.net ) or call Cheryl 412-321-4333 x146.

This is open to friends and family.

Please bring your own lunch and arrive at 11:45am for sign-in. Refreshments will be available.

Update on John's father

Dr. Bourdakos (John's father)

UPDATE from a friend of John's : "Please pray for John Bourdakos' dad and his family. They just received bad news yesterday after his Dad aspirated the day before.  The Bourdakos' family was given two options: 1) tracheotomy; or 2)comfort care.  Dr. B is not yet strong enough to try the tracheotomy option yet, so please pray if this is the path the Lord wants, that Dr. B would get strong enough to have the procedure and then eventually get well enough to be weaned off the ventilator. As the doctor is giving Dr. B a couple of days to see how does. Thanks for praying.  John thanks you all for your prayers from the heart."

Update on Paul's sister Lorinda

Lorinda Robinson (Paul and Charlotte's sister)

UPDATE / PRAISE: Lorinda has been released from the hospital and will continue her treatments closer to home.  She is feeling somewhat better.  Thank you for your continued prayers.

Update on John's father

John Bourdakos' Dad

UPDATE / PRAISE: John's dad recently came through 2 surgeries, was on a ventilator which was removed recently, he also had pneumonia and they had a chest tube draining fluid from his lung that has also been removed recently.  Please continue to pray for him and his family.

Volunteering at the Pgh. Blues Festival

The Pittsburgh Blues Festival is from July 20th until the 22nd. We are planning on volunteering together on July 21st in the early afternoon. This event benefits the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The sign up page is now open and the slots fill up fast! So if you are interested in participating in this volunteer opportunity, go to http://www.pghblues.com/volunteer/ and you will be directed to the various jobs and available times. 

Not only do volunteers help the Food Bank, they also get something out of serving there: free admission to the event and the opportunity to watch the concerts after completing shift, $5 vouchers for food at the concession stand, and a coupon off of festival merchandise. There is also a volunteer tent where volunteers may go and get cold drinks and various snacks throughout the day.

Upcoming Activities

Friday, May 25th - Bible Discussion
7:30 p.m. in the Heritage Room.  Suzie will be leading us in a Bible Discussion based on one of Max Lucado's books.  Afterwards we will continue our fellowship at Gullifty's in Squirrel Hill.

Friday, June 1st - Join us for Volleyball, Ping Pong, and Board GamesSimpson Hall and Heritage Room
7:30 - 10:45 p.m.
Former King Bill has recaptured his title since King Ray went to Russia.  See if you can wrest it away from him before Ray returns :-)

Friday, June 8th - Pirate Game.
K. Bill is getting tickets this week.  Please let him know as soon as possible if you want a ticket.  Bill's email: bmccar5825@aol.com

Sunday, June 10th - Lunch Buddies
Lunch Buddies is held at Bistro to Go on E. Ohio St. http://www.bistro-togo.com/

Lunch Buddies is an informal gathering for all singles. Join us anytime between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Everyone buys their own lunches. There is a breakfast buffet for $10.

Questions? Contact Cathi jones@rmu.edu
Saturday, June 30th - Ohiopyle Bike Ride
Meet at Ohiopyle's Visitors Station at 10:30 a.m.  Bikers will ride to Confluence (about 11 miles - level path with only one small hill).
Lunch at Confluence followed by biking back.
Shower and changing facilities available at Ohiopyle.
Contact George if you have any questions: umawoofer@juno.com

Email Celebration Singles at celebrationsingles@gmail.com or check out the webpage (http://www.acac.net/celebration-singles) if you have any questions on any of these events

Man vs. Pancakes

Dave experiencing a post-pancake coma :-)  What you see is only 1/4 of the pancakes Dave received.  He did his best, but the pancakes won!

Prayer Requests

Please pray for Paul Robinson's sister Lorinda.  She is struggling with cancer.

John Bourdakos has asked for prayer for his father who is in the hospital in Cleveland.  He is having difficulty with his lungs.

Also, let's pray for Ray Wolfgang who will soon be on his way to Russia for his mission trip.

Adult Sports and Games Night this Friday

Join us for Volleyball, Ping Pong, and Board Games this Friday (5/18/12)
Simpson Hall and Heritage Room
7:30 - 10:45 p.m.
Warning: Former King Bill is officially back in action.

Get your Pirate Tickets before May 20th

We are going to the Friday, June 8th Pirate Game.  Please let K. Bill know how many tickets you want before May 20th.

Bill's email: bmccar5825@aol.com

Boys Town and Moi

We had a small, masculine crowd at Lunch Buddies.  The bonus was that there was a Mother's Day brunch in addition to the usual breakfast brunch :-)

Eleven volunteers braved the cold to help the food bank

Food Bank Service Project a Success!

It was 8:30 am on April 28th, temperatures were in the 30's. Eleven people from Celebration singles gathered in front of UPMC Mercy hospital on the South Side and awaited further direction from the volunteer coordinators. There were close to a hundred volunteers, coming from all around the Pittsburgh area, even some college students from Slippery Rock University. At first, we feared that there were too many volunteers, but soon we discovered there was plenty to do for everyone. Some of us were runners. They helped the clients by putting their food on dollys and wheeling the boxes to their cars. Some of us worked behind the tables, by passing out food or breaking down boxes, and one of us collected tickets from the nearly 700 clients who received food. Afterwards, eight of us continued on to enjoy some lunch and fellowship at Pizzeria Uno, at the Waterfront.