Enhanced Enforcement of Traffic Laws

Beginning  June 3, the Philadelphia Police Dept. will be committing police officers on foot and on bike to educate and enforce traffic laws in Center City. This is the latest effort from the City's "Give Respect, Get Respect" campaign, which began in the summer of 2011, when the City distributed 3 different educational brochures separately addressing the rights and responsibilities of all street users (i.e.,  motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians), and the police conducted approximately 1,600 stops.
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Apartment Needed

Needed: 2 bedroom apartment for 2 female Grove City College graduates preferably south of Drexel's medical campus at 2900 Queen Lane, Phila. (within 15 min. or so to Drexel) Move in around June 19. 1 year, possibly more. Contact Tiina.

Best Laid Plans

Proverbs 16:1

The plans of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

The mystery of how this truth takes place is deep, beyond our understanding. Our question is not how this can be, but why we are being told. What message is God conveying to us?
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PCRT Audio Available

PCRT audio recordings are now available. Order them here.

Sunday Services 6/2/2013

Join us this Sunday for our services.
AM (9 & 11): Dr. Liam Goligher preaching, “His Appearing and Kingdom” (2 Timothy 4:1). Hymns: Crown Him with Many Crowns; All Glory, Laud, and Honor; Lo! He Comes with Clouds Descending; Here, O My Lord, I See Thee Face to Face.
Parish 5 will worship together in the Catacombs during the 11:00 service.
PM (Soli Deo Gloria 6:15): Gideon Whitehead, classical guitar.
(6:30): Dr. Liam Goligher preaching, “Dire Straits” (Ruth 1:1–5). Hymns: The God of Abraham Praise; Savior, like a Shepherd Lead Us; Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah.

Seeking Web Management Support

I am seeking to hire someone to help me manage and update my professional website. Please contact Maxine at 610 353-6008 or myoungaudATcomcast.net.

Fear and Humility

Proverbs 15:33

The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom,
and humility comes before honor.

"The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge" (1:7). Listening to and reading the words of wise men and women will make you wiser. The keener you observe and learn from the experts in their fields, the more you will grown in knowledge and the more skillful you will become. But until you understand what it is to fear the Lord, you will never achieve true wisdom. Without fear of the Lord, you will never know true humility; and without fear and humility you will never know what it is to be honored by the Lord.
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MCO Healthcare Lunch this Sunday!

All allied healthcare professionals and students are warmly invited to Medical Campus Outreach's next healthcare luncheon, this Sunday, June 2, 12:45-2:00 pm in Fellowship Hall West. Alpha Pregnancy Services will be speaking about preserving life in Philadelphia.

Hosts for Hospitals

HOSTS for HOSPITALS (HfH) is a non-profit agency providing free lodging and caring support in private homes for patient-families coming to Greater Philadelphia for specialized medical care.  (www.hostsforhospitals.org).  

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Closing Book Sale

Sometime this summer the church bookstore will close down. The original purpose of the store - to provide access to sound Christian and Reformed books that were not easily accessible - is no longer the need it once was with the accessibility of the internet. The church library will expand into the presence space, providing more resources and still allowing browsers the opportunity to view books they may want to buy.

Anyhow, this is a long way of saying that the bookstore has books on sale. It is open following each worship service.

Job Opportunity

Tenth member Becky Holloway sent in an employment opportunity with her company Revitas in Center City. Check the posting here. You can contact her through email if you are interested.

Despising Oneself

Proverbs 15:32

Whoever ignores instruction despises himself,
but he who listens to reproof gains intelligence.

This proverb states what every teacher has said sometime to his students, "If you don't study/if you cheat, you are only hurting yourself." The fool thinks he is cleverly getting away with something by "outfoxing" the teacher or the system, not realizing that he is only keeping himself ignorant and, indeed, is falling behind others who are gaining knowledge. He also is losing out on sharpening his ability to listen well and to think clearly. In short, he is acting like a person who despises himself, who is keeping himself from advancing.
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Looking for a Roommate

Hello, I am Jennifer. I am 31 years old, counselor/therapist by trade in the city and I am looking for Christian roommates to share a house and part of life with in the city. I currently attend Liberti Fairmount church and have been a Christian for about three years. Sharing and building each other’s faith is important to me in a living situation, as well as being there for each other. I have lived in Philadelphia for about 8 years in different parts of the city and am open to where I move, although my preference is CC/S. Philadelphia.
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Safe Families luncheon

Bethany Christian Services offers an alternative to foster care where children of parents in crisis are hosted temporarily.  Its Safe Families PLUS connects foster youth aging out of the system to caring adults.  Please consider contributing your time and talents as a host family or family friend.  Contact Cindy Park to attend an informational lunch on June 30 directly after the 11 AM service.  RSVP to TenthSafeFamilies@gmail.com.

Listening Ear

Proverbs 15:31

The ear that listens to life-giving reproof
will dwell among the wise.

Here is the key to wisdom - simple as most deep truths are. One grows in wisdom as one is able to listen well and heed correction. All scientists know that the road to knowledge is paved with mistakes and then learning from those mistakes. So it is with wisdom. We are all born sinful; all born ignorant; what distinguishes the person who grows in wisdom from the one who grows in folly is this disposition to hearing and valuing reproof.
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TCF Connection

Are you a professor, dean, administrator, or graduate student working with students in one of Philadelphia's higher ed. institutions? Do you know any Christians who are? Are you studying or working to be in academia in the future? Please contact me to make connections! Email your name, school, and position to jcanavan@tenth.org. Thanks!