Capital Campaign News

The Committee’s focus since Janu-ary has been on area charitable insti-tutions and Foundations. The com-mittee has worked very hard to put together a series of Informational

Forums and the first was held on January 23, the second on February 7 and the most recent, April 5 and April 13.

Attending our third forum on April 5 was the Allegheny Foundation (Scaife Foundation) and Commercial Bank. On April 13, we hosted Westmoreland Community Action (American Architectural Salvage) and representatives from the Westmoreland County Planning Department/CDBG, who distribute federal HUD funds in the county through Community Development Block Grants. We are hopeful that our efforts will be rewarded with future grants from these organizations but we will not know for some time.

Our goal is to have Foundation grants and community contributions bridge the gap between our $500K congre-gational goal and the $800K challenge grant level which triggers the $200K grant from the RKM Foundation.

We have already begun preparations for our summer fund-raising events with the planning committees having met for the Dinner in White to be held Saturday, July 15 and the Golf Outing, Monday, August 14, to be held at Ligonier Country Club, plus the 5K Family Fun Run/Walk - Satur-day, November 18 – to be held in scenic Rector.

Our current total net raised/pledged as of the end of March is $468,646! Please continue to contribute monthly via the blue envelopes and help support our fund-raising events in 2017.

Sincerely, The Capital Campaign Committee: Tom

Shearer, Chair, Bill Dickson, Pastor John Flower, Dan

Fritz, Ryan & Barbara Glista, Maggie & Rick Hilde-

brand, Dick Markle, Bill Pritts, Ron Wagner, Leah Wag-

ner and Diana Neiderhiser.

DISTRICT CONFERENCE APRIL 30 This annual gathering of the people of the dis-

trict will be held on Sunday, April 30 at 4 p.m. at

Heritage UMC. Everyone is welcome to par-

ticipate in worship, in celebration of our collec-

tive ministry in the district, and to conduct some

business related to work of the church. We are

looking forward to being with you on this im-

portant day.

Meet Craig Wolfley at The Barn! Join us on April 30

th, 7 pm

at The Barn to hear a faith witness from Craig Wolfley, former offensive lineman for the Steelers. The event is free and will feature area church choirs. It promises to be an uplifting event and

we hope to see you there!

A Publication of HUMC office@ligonierhumc.org www.ligonierhumc.org 724-238-2627 May 2017

HONORING OUR MOTHERS If you would like to make a donation in honor or memory of your Mother or Grandmother this Mother’s Day, please fill out and return a form that you’ll find on the table in the sanctuary, along with your donation (earmarked Mother’s Day) to the church office by Sunday, May 7th. No dona-tion is too big or too small. Your loved one’s name will appear in our special Mother’s Day bul-letin on May 14th. Your donation will help to send our youth to summer camp at Camps Allegheny, Jumonville and Wesley Woods.

Sign up for Summer Camp

Summer is almost here and camps are filling up fast! There is still room for additional campers in a

number of the camping events being held at Camp Al-legheny, Jumonville, and Wesley Woods. Go online to wpaumc.org/camping to register. Once you are regis-tered for an event, be sure to notify the Church Office. Heritage will cover 75% of the cost of the camp, but we can’t cover that cost unless we know your child is registered.

SERRV SHOP VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Please see the sign-up sheet on the bulletin board to volunteer for a shift or two (or more) to help out in the Serrv Shop. Marge Burns has vol-unteered to do the reminder calls so be sure to put your phone number on the sheet. Anyone who is unable to work their shift needs to find a replacement. The Serrv Shop opens Sat., May 6th and the shifts are 10 am-1 pm &1 pm-4 pm.

LADIES NIGHT OUT MONDAY, MAY 1ST Enjoy dinner catered by Carol & Dave’s Roadhouse and entertain-ment by Patsy Cline impersonator, Cathi Rhodes. Dinner starts at

6:00 pm in the Fellowship Hall. $14/adults; $5/3-12 yrs.; under 3 free. Please sign up on the bulletin board asap if you can come and be sure to invite your friends! Checks made payable to Circle #1.

YOUTH GAME NIGHT MAY 1st Game Night will be held Mon., May 1

st in the Youth

Room for pizza, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Board Games and more.

National Day of Prayer, Thursday, May 4th

Join us for a delicious Prayer Breakfast at The Barn at 7:30 a.m. $7/person with checks made payable to LVAC. Please pick up your ticket at the office asap. There will al-

so be a Hymn Sing at the Ligonier Gardens from 11 am to noon. Hope to see you at one of these special events!

FREE MUSEUM DAY SUNDAY, MAY 7th

! Be sure to check out the Com-pass Inn, Fort Ligonier, Lincoln Highway Experience, Ligonier Rail Road Museum, Southern Allegheny Museum of Art and Antiochian Village Museum on

Sunday, May 7th from 10 am to 4 pm for FREE! Visit three museums that day and get registered to win $250 gift certificate to spend in the Ligonier Valley.

BEN MCKEE’S 90TH

BIRTHDAY Ben & Mona plan to be in church with us on May 7

th, but

rather than having cake follow-ing the service, they would ap-preciate your good wishes that morning, and they especially love cards. Please mail cards to Ben at 33 Wesley Dr., Johnstown PA 15904. Thanks!

Many mothers living in poverty cannot afford to purchase an adequate supply of diapers for their in-fants or toddlers. First, an inadequate supply raises health concerns for the little ones. In addition it makes it very difficult for a parent to work since most daycares require the parents to provide a suffi-cient supply of disposable diapers. This is further complicated by the fact that diapers cannot be pur-chased with food stamps or WIC. Mothers, who cannot afford an adequate supply of disposable dia-pers, turn to the Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau for assistance.

Heritage Church will be collecting packages of dis-posable diapers (any size, any brand) through Moth-ers’ Day (May 14) to help build an emergency bank of diapers at the Westmoreland County Children’s Bureau. A receptacle is located at the top of the stairwell to receive your donations. Thank you in

advance for your generosity.

For those of you who place flowers on the altar for Easter and have no-where to plant the bulbs after they bloom, I would be glad to plant them on the church grounds. Each year that flowers are left at the church, you will see them bloom the follow-ing year around the bulletin board,

by the glass doors and on the corner of the Dia-mond in front of the bulletin board.

Others plant and care for the flowers around the two trees near the main entrance. The trus-tees have always given approval and have thanked me many times for my donations of the mulch, plants and their care.

Submitted by Ina Mae Smithley * We believe we were shorted at least 18 tulips this year. If you ordered but didn’t get your tulip, please let the office know. We are working with Giant Eagle to fix the issue.

If there are graduates from Heritage Church (high school or college), please let the office know by Monday, May 15th. We need to know what school you are graduating from, your degree, and any future plans. Email us at office@ligonierhumc.org or call 724-238-2627. Graduates will be recognized on Sun-day, May 28th. Please let us know which service you plan to attend. Thanks!

Active Shooting Seminar

On Saturday, June 10th from 8 am to 12 pm, Her-itage UMC will present to the Ligonier Commu-nity a seminar on “How to Prepare for an Active Shooter Situation.” The Early Bird ticket price is $30 (by May 12th), or $40 after until tickets are sold out. Tickets may be purchased online at https://survival-humc.eventbrite. com or in the church office.

This hands-on seminar will better equip you should you be in a building during an active shooter incident. Whether you are a “sheepdog,” who is prepared to defend yourself and others, or you are someone who wants to have a better un-derstanding of how to get yourself and others to safety if you hear shots fired, this program could be a game changer. During this fast-paced and highly informative program you will:

Review strategies recommended by Home-land Security

Move from condition white (oblivious) to condition yellow (aware)

Discuss the numerous response considera-tions and how to choose the most appropri-ate option for your scenario

Run multiple drills in a controlled environ-ment that will build muscle memory

Develop a survival mindset

Tickets are limited and we expect a large turnout so mark your calendars now and get your tickets asap. The training is brought to you by the Capozzi Group.

Be sure to check out Heritage UMC’s giving for 2016 on the attached page. Thank you to everyone who gave so generously and encour-aged the church’s many missions.

Heritage Happenings page 2

May 2017 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 5-7:30 pm Youth

Game Night

6 pm Ladies Night Out

Dinner

7 pm LVAC Mtg. at

Calvary UMC

2 10 am Bible

Study at Ligonier

Gardens

6 pm BPW in Lounge

7 pm Cub Scouts in Fellowship Hall

3 11 am Clergy

Mtg. in Lounge

5:30 pm Worship

Prep Mtg.

4 7:30 am NDP Prayer

Breakfast at the Barn

11 am Hymn Sing at

Ligonier Gardens

7 pm Circle of Ruth in

Lounge

5 6 pm Wdg. Re-

hearsal

6 2:30 pm Miller/

Self Wdg.

7 Holy Communion

GE Gift Cards on

Sale

8 2 pm Circle #1

Mtg. in Lounge

6 pm Membership

Mtg.

97 pm Cub Scouts in

Fellowship Hall

10 11 12 6:30 pm Wdg.

Rehearsal

6:30 pm LV Prom

13 2 pm Foschia/

Shannon Wdg.

14 15 167 pm Cub Scouts

in Fellowship Hall

17 6 pm Finance

Mtg. in Lounge

18 6:30 pm Linus

Blanket Mtg.

7 pm Church Council

Mtg. in Lounge

19 7 pm Coffee-

house at The Barn

20 8 am Ligonier

Country Market

Opens

2-6 pm Camp Alle-

gheny Open House

21 22 6:30 Open

Hands Mtg.

23 6 pm Outreach

Mtg. in Old Nursery

24 25 6:30 pm Trus-

tees Mtg.

26 LV Graduation 27

28 Graduation

Sunday

7 pm Concerts on

the Diamond

29 Tour de Park at

Idlewild

Office Closed

30 7 pm Cub

Scouts in Fellowship

Hall

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May Birthdays 1st Willa Keim Birdie Roehrig 3rd Lynn Keegan 3rd Bradley Neiderhiser 4th Ethan Neiderhiser 7th Donnie Gilbert 9th Saylor Clise 10th Scott Watson 11th Shawn Cavallo 12th Chuck Shaffer 16th Sarah Zimmerman 19th Phoebe Kelley 22nd Bernetha Pritts 24th Emily Daugherty 24th Julie Goswick 26th Brooke Thomas 27th Don Gilbert, Sr. 27th Katherine Burson 28th Dennis Rising Sherry Smith 29th Ruth Burdick Gertrude Shaffer 30th Brenda George

May Anniversary 25th Bethanie Orban & Keith Gough

Regular and Weekly Meetings Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 am Worship Services 9:40 am Sunday School/Youth Group Monday 10:00 am Pastor’s Bible Study 7:00 pm Monday Night Bible Study Weds 6:15 pm Bell Choir Rehearsal 7:30 pm Chancel Choir Rehearsal 8:00 pm AA Meeting Friday 8:00 pm AA Meeting Saturday 6:00 pm Contemporary Worship Service Sunday Satellite Services: 9:00 am Barnes Place (Latrobe) 9:30 am Greensburg Care Center 9:30 am Loyalhanna Care Center (Latrobe) 9:30 am Loyalhanna Senior Suites (Latrobe) 9:30 am Brookdale Senior Living (Latrobe) 9:30 & 10:15 am Walden’s View Sr Living (N. Huntingdon)

10:00 am Latrobe Health & Rehab 10:30 am Nature Park Commons (Greensburg)

Soul Shift Studies Mondays 10 am & 7 pm

Tuesdays 5:30 pm & 7 pm Thursdays 10 am & 2:30 pm (Bethlen)

Saturdays 7:30 pm (class is full)

May Greeters 8:30 a.m. 10:45 a.m. 7th Linda Shaver & Ashley Berkebile Skip & Carolyn Shafer 14th John James & Bernetha Pritts Bill & Pam Stablein 21st Lee & Birdie Roehrig The Glista Family 28th Harry & Libby Marker Dave & Brenda Sherbondy