Archive for November 2014

This week, I was reminded how important it is for everyone to have someone they can turn to in their time of need.  It was hard to watch the pain in the eyes of many teenagers and their mentors as they mourned the young life taken too soon.  Even as a teenager, the pain from…

The Thanksgiving Feast will be Sunday, November 23rd at Pine Valley.  Please bring table service in addition to any food you have signed up for.  We are honored to have the Life Transformation Church as our guests. The Hospitality team only has three official members, and one of them is attending the Peace Rally in…

Pine Valley was well represented for the Gala at Camp Tawakoni.  We had a table of nine.  Pine Valley youth Michael and Tiffany, also attended the Gala volunteering as servers.  Highlights of the Gala included the Silent Auction, the ground-breaking ceremony for the new chapel and the Auction which featured a trip to Florida, flight…

Thanksgiving Offering You’ve probably heard of Lauren Hill, the college freshman basketball player with terminal brain cancer, but have you heard the story of the opposing team? They’re one of ours, a Disciples college—Hiram College in Hiram, Ohio. Hiram College is part of “a movement for wholeness in a fragmented world.” This is the kind…

Thanks to everyone who helped make the 20th annual Alternative Gift Market (AGM) at Grace Presbyterian Church a success as they raised nearly $26,000 to fund a variety of charitable projects designed to assist people all over the world. We appreciate everyone who staffed our booths and made the ornaments; we couldn’t have done it…