Welcome, Madeleine!

Andy and Sarah McInnes are pleased to announce the birth of Madeleine Grace, Wednesday, February 27, at 7:22 a.m. For the full scoop go to www.425wellington.blogspot.com.

For men and boys

All men, teens, and boys are invited to a breakfast event on Saturday, March 15, 2008, in Fellowship Hall 8:45–11am. We will enjoy a hearty breakfast and the cost is $5 per family or $3 per person. Our speaker will be Dr. Paul S. Jones, Tenth’s Music director. Our activity will be creating and then launching an Air Force. Please pre-register for this event. Reduced parking rates are available at the South Street garage with validated tickets. Metered parking is available around the church.

Furniture Needed

Tenth member,Jeffrey Porter, has recently moved into a new apartment. He needs living room, bedroom, and kitchen furniture. Can you help? Please contact Jeffrey at 215-609-6709.

Old Furniture Needed

The students at CCA are holding a special event in March to raise money for schools in Uganda. Part of the evening will include an auction of student made art work. CCA needs donations of old wooden furniture that will be hand painted by students. If you have any furniture you’d like to donate please contact call me (Joe Sinagra) at CCA (215-731-1930) or email (josephsinagra@gmail.com) me to let me know. Thank you for your support.

Thanks for your help,
Joe Sinagra (CCA Art Teacher)

Girl Friday

Check out this news report on Amy "Girl Friday" Carpenter.

A Theology of Caring

I received this encouraging email today from a member of a Maryland church: I was searching the net and came across your article, "A Theology of Caring," and I wanted to tell you how much I appreciated it. I appreciated it so much I have passed it on to numerous people in my church. The timing is interesting as we are just starting a Caring Committee. It is also interesting because I have read about 20 books in the past few years on Mercy ministry and somehow you have distilled them all down into one article. To read the article click here.

Our Girl Friday

Amy Carpenter and her Girl Friday business will be featured on Action News tonight at 11 pm.

Prayer for the Capital Campaign

I'm stopping by to encourage you to head over to the capital campaign blog and check out the most recent post on items for prayer and a Band of Gideons update. Click here to view the post. See you there! Sarah

Mercy Ministry Orientation

All those interested in ministering to homeless persons, those incarcerated and their children, or nursing home residents are invited to attend a 1-hour orientation meeting Sunday, March 2 at 1:00pm in the Catacombs. To register, contact David Apple at dapple@tenth.org or 215-735-7688.

How to Deal Wisely with Homeless People

Many men and women have shared with me how they been taken in by con artists/homeless persons. They are not alone as I also have been "taken" by the best of them. Because of that I have written an article I believe is helpful. Other churches have copied it for the use of their own congregants. Click here to read it.

To the Air!

All men, teens and boys are invited to a breakfast event on Saturday, March 15, 2008 in Fellowship Hall from 8:45- 11am. We will enjoy a hearty breakfast and the cost is $5 per family or $3 per person. Our speaker will be Dr. Paul S. Jones, Tenth’s Music director. Our activity will be creating and then launching an Air Force (yes, you read that correctly). Please pre-register for this event by calling Jim or Dori Baggs at 215.844.3912 or email baggsend@juno.com. Reduced parking rates are available at the South Street garage with validated tickets. Metered parking is available around the church.

Apologetic Keller

Westminster Bookstore, in partnership with Westminster Theological Seminary’s Gospel and Culture Project and Dutton Books, is pleased to present two opportunities to see and hear Rev. Tim Keller, author of The Reason for God: Belief in an Age of Skepticism.

Tuesday, March 11, 10:10-11:20 a.m. - Westminster Theological Seminary
Rev. Keller and the Westminster Theological Seminary Apologetics Department in a conversation on apologetic method. Van Til Hall - Rust Auditorium. No reservations needed, but seating is limited. 2960 Church Road, Glenside, PA 19038. Map

Tuesday, March 11, 7:30-9:00 p.m. - Penn Museum, University of PennsylvaniaRev. Keller will speak about his book The Reason for God and will then answer questions from the audience. The public is invited, and no reservations or tickets are needed. Penn Museum, Harrison Auditorium (2nd Floor), 3260 South Street, Philadelphia, PA. Map

For more information on these events, email info@wtsbooks.com.

Probable Engagement

Unnamed sources have informed me that they have probable cause to believe that Bob Yang has proposed to Jessie Bible and that it is likely she accepted.

Sitt'in in an Airport Station...

Ginger and I are sitting at the Philadelphia airport. Our plane to Florida, scheduled to leave at 11:10 am never arrived. The airline company hopes to get another plane here sometime around 4:00 pm. We are determined to get to Florida. I ended up in the hospital Friday morning after a brutal night of symptoms that should not be put on the internet. Came home Saturday night, recuperated yesterday, and determined to fly today. Am beginning a two-week study leave. And yes, I do work. My last two study leaves, I produced the Speaking the Truth in Love and the What Matters documents. This year, I am working on support materials for primarily for elders, but should be useful to anyone involved in ministry.