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Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon is a church alive, a Christian family excited about being a part of what God is doing in the community and in the world. We invite you to join us as we experience the life-giving spirit of Jesus Christ in our worship, study, fellowship and mission. Come visit our friendly family at Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon...where something exciting happens every day! Welcome! Explore this page and the links below to learn about church activities

Summer Worship Hours - One Service at 10 AM We will worship in the sanctuary through June. Service will be held in Fellowship Hall the months of July and August. CHILDREN’S WORSHIP CLASS ...will be held in Classroom A for kids throughout the summer following Children’s Time. The class will be taught by a rotation of teachers. ALL GRADUATES Please call or e-mail the church office with graduating information and addresses so that you may be recognized for your achievements. More News from the Weekly Magazine...

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Weekly Magazine - June 7, 2009
from Sunday's bulletin

THANK YOU to all in the church who offered your comfort and care, time and talents, to respond to the Croft family in Christian love upon the death of Helen Croft.

PRAYER AND BIBLE STUDY GROUP
will meet this Wednesday, May 27, 9:30 - 10:45 AM. The lectionary passages for the week are: Isa. 6:1-8; Ps. 29; Rom. 8:12-17; John 3:1-17. All CPCBA members and friends are welcome.

CHILDREN’S WORSHIP CLASS will be held in Classroom A for kids ages —- throughout the summer following Children’s Time. The class will be taught by a rotation of teachers.

ALL GRADUATES
Please call or e-mail the church office with graduating information and addresses so that you may be recognized for your achievements.

LOOK FOR NEW PRAYER REQUEST PEW CARDS
Beginning in June, you may request that your prayers be placed in the weekly church bulletin and/or in Revelations.

BAKED POTATO BAR AND YOUTH AUCTION
Following the service on June 14, please join the youth in the Fellowship Hall to enjoy a Baked Potato Bar and to bid on tasty desserts and services (babysitting, yard work, etc.) auctioned by the youth.

CELL PHONE RECYCLING
Recycle your old cell phones by placing them in the designated box in the narthex. Funds earned will benefit the youth summer trips.

OPPORTUNITY TO HELP
Jan Bruno is holding a moving sale on Saturday, June 13, and Sunday, June 14. Please support the moving sale, if possible.

THANK YOU to everyone who donated books to support the North Hills Youth Ministry annual book sale. The sale runs June 8-12 at the Clayton Center, Memorial Park Presbyterian Church. Volunteers are needed 4:30-6:45 PM or 6:45-9:15 PM on June 10. Sign up sheet is on the desk in the narthex.

WOODEN LADDER PRESCHOOL, a program of the Community Presbyterian Church of Ben Avon, is now enrolling students for the 2009-2010 school year. The preschool accepts children ages 18 months to 5 years. If interested, please call Louise Sonnet, Wooden Ladder Preschool Program
Director, at (412) 761-9195.

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL
VBS will be held for all ages the week of July 13-17, 2009 at the church. A light dinner will begin at 6:00 PM in Fellowship Hall followed by an opening program for all.
Classes for adults and children will begin at 6:45 PM and continue until 8:30 PM. Come grow in faith and fellowship together and have fun as a church family.

Pastor Page L.D. Creach 412.367.8908 (home) 412.761.1233 ext 12 (office) pcreach@comcast.net

Other Staff

• David Anderson, Music Director - wavydavy@comcast.net
• Barbara McKelway, Organist - Bmckelway@aol.com
• Mike Mullin, Youth Director - 412.761.1233 ext 14 - mike-mullin@hotmail.com
• Linda Williams, Christian Education Director - 412.761.1233 ext 13
• Joyce Grater, Clerk of Session

Church Directory

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General Information

Use the following links to learn about Community Presbyterian Church.

Chapel	The Chapel is open on 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. daily for prayer and meditation.
Malawi Mission	Community Church helps support a Presbyterian mission in Africa.
Photo Galleries	View photos of the active life of Community Church.
Pomeroy Library	Pomeroy Library offers Christian resources to Community Church.
Revelations Newsletter	Revelations provides all the news that's fit to print about Community Church. Take this link to read online.
Church Information Form	The Church Information Form has been developed by the Pastoral Nominating Committee to aid in our search for a new pastor and is now online.

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Programs and Events

Take the following links to learn more about the many programs and events going on at CPCBA.

Adult Education	Learn about the Adult Education opportunities here at Community Presbyterian.
Christian Education	Take this link to find out about the children's Christian Education program supervised by Melanie Hughes-Holcomb. Volunteers for teaching are needed!
Book Club	The Book Club meets Tuesday evenings. Click the link to find out what they're reading.
Community Players	The Community Players put on an annual show.
Music	The Chancel Choir, the Junior Choir, and the Handbell Choir offer a variety of opportunities for musical expression at Community Church.
Study and Prayer Group	Take this link to learn about the Community Church Prayer Group.
Youth Activities	Community Church has many active junior and senior high youth. Take the link to find out what they're up to.
Wooden Ladder Preschool	The Wooden Ladder is Community Church's preschool program.

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Officers and Committees

Officers of the Church
Christian Education		Planning Committee
Fellowship and Evangelism		Property Committee
Nominating Committee		Stewardship and Finance
Outreach Committee		Worship Committee
Personnel Committee		Pastoral Nominating Committee

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Miscellaneous

Music Survey Results	You can now view the 2005 Music Survey Results online. However, to view the file you will need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. If it isn't already on your computer, you can download it here here for free.
Member Spotlights	Learn more about Community Church members!
Recipes	Share you recipes with us and see what other members are cooking.
Online Registration	For website testing only.

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External Links of Interest

Take the following links to learn more about the Presbyterian Church and find other spiritual information.

Tour the Sistine Chapel and view the works of Michelangelo online!

Presbyterian Church USA	Click here to go to the web site for the national Presbyterian church.
Pittsburgh Presbytery	Click here to go to the web site for the Pittsburgh area Presbytery.
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary	Learn about this educational center.
bible.org	Cllick here to go to a searchable online Bible. Note that the views on bible.org are not endorsed one way or another by www.cpcba.com, but we recommend it as an easy way to search the Bible online.
Sistine Chapel

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Submissions to this Web Page

If you are a member of a group within CPCBA and would like to post information to this web page, please use one of the following routes:

• Email or contact Martin or Susan Houser at gandycat@comcast.net
• Drop information in the Webmaster mailbox in the church office.

If you have photos to submit, put them in the webmaster mailbox. Please include captions, and your name so we can return the photos after scanning. Note that unless your request is urgent, it will probably be a week or so before we can scan the photos. If there are a large number of photos, we may select a representative group for scanning.

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