Wedding Invitation

The congregation of Tenth Church is warmly invited to attend David Wynne and Hayley Shumacher’s wedding ceremony in our sanctuary on Saturday, August 4, at 1:00 pm.

The Road Wrongly Traveled

Proverbs 7:6-15

6 For at the window of my house
I have looked out through my lattice,
7 and I have seen among the simple,
I have perceived among the youths,
a young man lacking sense,

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Unpacking God's work

God has been working through the Summer Medical Institute in Philadelphia!

The team gathered in Philadelphia just over two weeks ago, on Saturday, July 7. Since that time, they have shadowed physicians at Esperanza Health Center, learned from medical professionals, and walked door-to-door in Hunting Park and Kensington, offering medical screenings.

If you have not already, check out their blog entries at http://smiphilly.wordpress.com. In the blog, students unpack what God has been doing in and through their teams. Reading their entries will encourage and strengthen your faith and witness!

Sunday Alerts

(Thanks to Bob Timms for these alerts for Sunday).

DRPA says the Ben Franklin Bridge will be closed to motor vehicles from 6:45am to 8:30am this Sunday to facilitate the annual Tour de Shore bike ride. 

Also note that the ongoing water/gas main repairs have South Street closed at 21st Street, so people who use the South Street Bridge to get into Tenth should turn on 22nd Street then on Pine.

The Best Intimate Friend

Proverbs 7:1-5

1 My son, keep my words
and treasure up my commandments with you;
2 keep my commandments and live;
keep my teaching as the apple of your eye;

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TCF Weekly Prayer Request

Please pray for our welcome month activities both in the church and on campuses. This includes meeting new students at information tables, connecting students to small groups, and holding welcome lunches and events. Please also pray for the TCF retreat in late September, which will be the grand finale of the welcome month activities.  

Sunday Services 7/29/2012

Join us this Sunday for our services.
AM (9 & 11): Dr. Liam Goligher preaching, “Don’t You Just Love the Church! The House of God” (1 Peter 2:4–8). Hymns: I Sing the Almighty Power of God; God Is Known among His People; Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken.
PM (6:30): Dr. Liam Goligher preaching, “Making a Drama out of a Crisis” (Ezekiel 4–7). Hymns: Stand Up and Bless the Lord; God Is Our Strength and Refuge; A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.

Looking for Housing

Newly married Christian couple needs housing for the 2012 school year. The husband will be finishing his last year at Westminster Theological Seminary while the wife works (Lord willing!). They will arrive in Philadelphia at the end of August, but are more than willing to start paying rent a couple of weeks before then! Looking to live in University City but really anywhere between Glenside and University City or Chestnut Hill area would be wonderful! Please contact Anna Coppedge at (706) 338-9721 or e-mail at abcoppedge@gmail.com with any leads! Thank you so much!

Female Roommate Needed

Three women are seeking an additional female roommate to share a four-bedroom house in the Spruce Hill neighborhood (near University City) beginning September 1. For more information, please email Bethany Brooks.

Free Piano

Upright piano for free! The O'Briens have a 15 year old piano, in very good condition. They want someone at Tenth to have it. We just need you to pick it up. Email or call Chris, 215-805-8054.

Lacking Sense

Proverbs 6:25-35

25 Do not desire her beauty in your heart,
and do not let her capture you with her eyelashes;
26 for the price of a prostitute is only a loaf of bread,
but a married woman hunts down a precious life.

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Alpha Pregnancy Services job posting

Alpha Pregnancy Services in Philadelphia is looking to fill an Administrative Assistant Position.  Details and how to apply are below. 

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Welcome, Hannah Grace!

Doug and Amy Potts are pleased to announce the birth of Hannah Grace, born yesterday, July 23.

Ruth Floyd at Barnes

Ruth Naomi Floyd at The Barnes Foundation Lecture Series!
YOU ARE INVITED! Connecting Music Art!

Ruth will lecture and present photographic images and share original music compositions from her body of work, "The Veil Series." 

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Red Cross Blood Drive at Tenth

Tenth will host a blood drive on Thursday, July 26, 1:00–6:00 pm, in Reception Hall. The American Red Cross is experiencing a significant shortfall of blood, with a critical need for type O positive, O negative, B negative, and A negative blood. Summer months typically mean a decline in blood donations. Sign up online at redcrossblood.org using sponsor code 0223460, or call 215.451.4971.

Robert's Rules

We had a staff luncheon today to say farewell to Robert Polen, who does not like farewells, at least sentimental farewells. So we did something a bit unique. Robert likes to have a signature quote on the end of his emails. We collected them and then voted for the best one. The top three were:
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The Teachings of Parents

Proverbs 6:20-24

20 My son, keep your father's commandment,
and forsake not your mother's teaching.
21 Bind them on your heart always;
tie them around your neck.

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Inviting Neighbors

Several Tenth members went to Rittenhouse Square Sunday afternoon to invite people to the Music@theGates event held last night. Here is a report from one volunteer:
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How Dry?

Sent from one drought state in the country: How dry is it?

IT'S SO DRY IN Virginia that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians are giving rain checks, and the Catholics are praying for the wine to turn back into water!

Deacon Training for all Churches

LEARN TO BE PROACTIVE is the theme of the next Diaconal Ministry Training, October 6 and 27, at Westminster Seminary. For more information, email dapple@tenth.org.

Abomination

Proverbs 6:16-19

16 There are six things that the LORD hates,
seven that are an abomination to him:

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