Dear Ones, I’m a fan of Adam Hamilton. I love his books. Over the years I have used two of his books in Lenten studies for Wednesday evenings. I don’t know who your favorite author is, but think how wonderful it would be not to have to go to a conference and wait in line to ask him a ques-tion about his books. Imagine having Adam Hamilton on speed dial so that if you got to a part of his book that you didn’t understand, you could call him and say, “Hey Adam, what did you mean by this?” Well, if you are a Christian, you have something far better. You have the author of the Bible, God’s Holy Spirit living inside you 24-7. As Je-sus promised in John 16:13, “When the Holy Spirit comes He will guide you into all truth.” This is one reason we refer to the Bible as a living Word, because we have the Spirit of our Living Lord in us, guiding us as we read it telling us how to apply its principles and precepts to our daily lives. Over the past few months I have had many members of the church tell me that they have begun to read their Bible daily. They shared with me the joy they have experienced learning about our Lord. What a blessing to hear these words from our members. Today, we need truth we can trust. We need something we can rely on because so many things in this fallen world are not trustworthy. This week I read about an interview with a navy diver. The diver told about times when he was so deep in and dark in the water that it was impossible to see. In fact, it made him feel disoriented and confused. He could literally not see his hand in front of his face. It got to the point where he didn’t know which way was up. The interviewer asked him what he did in times like that. He said, “I feel the bubbles. When its pitch black and I have no idea which way to go, I reach up with my hand and feel the bubbles. The bubbles always drift up to the surface. When I can’t trust my feelings or judgment, I know I can always trust the bub-bles to get me back to the top.” The Bible does that for those who are followers of Jesus. It is unchanging truth that tells us what is real and tells us which way to go when we are lost or confused. These are very confus-ing days but God has given us His truth in His Word. It is the place where you will find comfort in all this confusion. Spend some time daily reading God’s Word and experience the peace that He offers us.

A Publication of HUMC office@ligonierhumc.org www.ligonierhumc.org 724-238-2627 October 2020

Sunday Morning Worship Services Dear Ones,

Our attendance continues to rise in our Sunday morning services. We have about 25-30 people in the 8:30 service and about 50 people in our 10:45 service. We are allowed to use 50% of our seating capacity. We ask that people wear masks when they enter and exit the building but once you find your seat you can remove your mask because of physical distancing. When we sing songs we ask you to wear the mask. We have had new visitors almost weekly and some are planning to make this their church home. We are doing all that we can to keep you safe. If you have not been back yet, please consider trying it for one week. The bottom line is we miss you when you are not here. If you need a ride to church let us know. We will begin our van minis-try as it is needed. We want to assure you that the services will continue online for those who are watching at home. Blessings on You! Pastor Frank

World Communion Offering Oct. 3-4

On October 3 & 4, we will gather together to receive Holy Com-munion with Christians around the world. This special commun-ion helps us to remember that we are all connected by the blood of Jesus Christ. He did not

die for some of us; but for all of us.

We take time to reflect that the church has one mission – our mission is to love others and share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. One of the ways we live out this mission is to empower others to share the Gospel by nurturing their education.

United Methodist congregations join together to receive a special offering to help international and national students reach their full potential through scholarships, training and mentoring.

Special offering envelopes will be provided in the Saturday evening and Sunday morning bul-letins.

New Members Class Oct. 1st

A New Members Class will be held on Thursday, October 1st, 6 pm at the Parsonage (110 Mellon St., Ligo-nier). If you would like to join the Heritage Family, please contact the office or Pastor Frank.

Circle of Ruth Meets Oct. 1st

Circle of Ruth will be meeting on Thursday, Octo-ber 1st at 7:00 PM in the church lounge. We will be putting together shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child and planning the refreshments for the Church Dedication Open House. We will also continue our Bible study on Twelve More Women of the Bible with Esther: Letting God Be in Control by Courtney Joseph. Louise Wagner will be leading the Bible study and Ellen Yeskey will be bringing a dessert to share. Please join us for fellowship, fun, and dessert!

The Church Library Opens October 1st The church library will officially reo-pen on October 1st, 2020. Covid precautions will be required for pa-trons, include social distancing, wearing masks, and returning items into appropriate day-of-week plastic bins. More information is posted on the bulletin board.

October, 2020 Library Acquisitions

Books: 1. Edna Barth: Witches, Pumpkins and Grin-ning Ghosts: The Story of the Halloween Symbols 2. Lillian Hoban: Arthur’s Halloween Costume 3. Washington Irving, condensed and adapted by W. T. Robinson and Kathryn Knight: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow / Rip Van Winkle / The Spectre Bride-groom 4. George MacDonald: Lilith 5. Stanley Menking, editor: 200 Years of American Methodism: An Illustrated History Compact Disks: 1. Just As I Am and Other Favorite Hymns of Billy Graham performed by Wintley Phipps 2. A Tribute to Mrs. Marilyn Bright performed by Leah Wagner and Bekki Sherry 3. Franz Liszt: Missa Choralis / Zoltan Kodaly: Agnus Dei from MISSA BREVIS; Psalm 114; Psalm 121 4. Fanny Mendelssohn Helsel: Oratorio / Lili Boulan-ger: Psaumes 114 and 121 5. Annie Original Broadway Cast Recording Digital Versatile Disks: 1. The Dark Crystal 2. The Doris Day Collection feature films including Midnight Lace, Pillow Talk, & Send Me No Flowers 3. How To Train Your Dragon 2 4. Little Women (2019) 5. Mr. Holmes

Fellowship Class Resumes Oct. 4th

The Fellowship Class will resume between ser-vices on Sunday, October 4th upstairs in the Mul-tipurpose Room. For questions, contact Bob Win-ters at 724-238-2431.

Life Chain Silent Prayer Oct. 4th

Life Chain would like to invite you to join them on the Diamond on Sunday, October 4th from 2-3 pm for a time of silent prayer for the unborn. Feel free to bring a chair, and masks are optional. More information is available on the bulletin board.

Operation Christmas Child

The shoe boxes are coming! Shoe boxes from Samaritans Purse will be available beginning October 4th in the sanctuary and in the office. The boxes will con-tain an envelope and directions for packing. Each of these simple gifts is an opportunity to share the gospel with a precious boy or girl.

Rummage Sale & Bake Sale Planned October 9th & 10th

The Outreach Committee is planning to hold a Rum-mage Sale & Bake Sale on Friday & Saturday, Octo-ber 9th – 10th. The hours will be 8 AM – 4 PM on Friday and 8 AM – 2 PM on Saturday. In addition, a light lunch will be available both days. All proceeds support local and global mission projects.

Donations of good, clean, usable clothing and house-hold items are needed. NOTE! We no longer accept televisions! If you need assistance getting your dona-tions to the church, call Chuck Shaffer at 724-593-7343.

Donations of individually wrapped baked goods (cookies, brownies, fudge, pies, etc.) will be needed. If you can supply some delicious treats for the bake sale, please sign up on the bulletin board.

Your help is needed! On Wednesday we will move rummage into the Fellowship Hall at 9AM, and begin to arrange sale items at 10 AM. We will complete arranging the tables at 9 AM Thursday. The sale will begin at 8 AM Friday & Saturday. Additional help is needed at 2:15 PM on Saturday to pack up and clean-up. Sign up on the bulletin board at the top of the stairwell.

Chicken BBQ at Camp Allegheny

Camp Allegheny is sponsoring a Chick-en Barbeque Picnic on Sunday, October 11th from 11 AM – 2 PM (or until the supply of chicken is exhausted). The dinner consists of ½ of a chicken, home-made noodles and a homemade Gob for $10. You can get take-out or eat at one of the picnic tables in the Grove.

Circle One Meets Oct. 12th

Circle One will meet on Monday, October 12th at 2 pm in the Lounge. For more information, con-tact Betty Winters.

Fortified Survivors Note: 3rd Thursday (Oct. 15th)

The Women’s Cancer Support Group will be preparing our scarecrow for the contest on the diamond. Our goal is to spread the word about early cancer de-tection and our support group. Our group is open to any woman who is now or ever has gone through any type of cancer. If you know a woman with cancer, please share this with them. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, so wear your pink and check out our scarecrow.

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Ladies will meet in the Fellowship Hall on Thursday, October 15th, from 1 – 5 PM to prepare blankets for distribution and/or knot crib quilts. You are invited to join the fellowship, assist with the preparation of blankets and/or get supplies. If you cannot help all afternoon, come when you are able.

You can pick up blankets and yarn, or drop off completed blankets any time the church is open. A cabinet has been set up in the coat room at the back of the sanctuary.

Building Committee News Dedication Weekend Oct. 17th-18th

We will dedicate our newly ren-ovated Community Building on October 17th-18th with a por-tion of each service over the weekend devoted to the dedica-tion and a special emphasis giv-en at the 10:45 service Sunday,

October 18. Former pastors and wives have been invited. An Open House will then be held from 12-5pm on Sunday for members of the congregation and the community to tour the Community Build-ing and the Fellowship Hall at their convenience and to allow individuals and small groups to walk through without fear of crowding. Masks are ex-pected to be worn. Slides will be shown continu-ously on the various electronic screens throughout the building depicting the various stages of demo-lition and construction as we progressed from commencement in August 2019 to completion in June 2020.

A commemorative Dedication Booklet is being created by the Worship Committee for the occa-sion and the Circle of Ruth is providing light re-freshments for the Open House. The members of the Capital Campaign Committee and the Building Committee will be recognized in the booklet for their long hours and hard work that fueled our pro-ject’s success. We are so blessed to have these dedicated people as part of our church. Of course, we must thank you, the contributing members, for your extreme generosity in supporting this cam-paign with your personal donations and pledges. It is only through these efforts that we are able to dedicate this new $1.4 M renovation debt-free. Thank you all, it was our pleasure to serve as co-chairmen.

The only remaining work to be accomplished in October is the Lounge Kitchen, which is expected to be completed by the dedication, except for pos-sibly the granite countertops. The kitchen will nonetheless be open for tours.

We hope this building will be well-used by all or-ganizations that strive to improve the quality of life in the Ligonier Valley even as we strive to make disciples of Jesus Christ to all who visit us. May it be a beacon in the community for many genera-tions to come. The Building Committee Co-Chairmen: Ron Wagner and Tom Shearer

CROP WALK OCT. 18TH

The Crop Walk will be held on Sunday,

October 18th, 2 pm at St. James Evan-

gelical Lutheran Church. If you would

like to participate, please contact Rita

Horrell at 724-238-4089.

Celebration of Life Service

for John Dominick October 23rd

All are welcome to join us for a Celebration of Life Service remembering John Dominick, who passed away May 5th, 2020. Due to Covid re-strictions, a private memorial and burial was held at that time and now we want to in-vite our friends and family to celebrate his life on Friday,

October 23rd, 11 am in the Heritage sanctuary. Looking forward to seeing you, Susan Dominick

Heritage Sponsoring Blood Drive

American Red Cross blood drive on October 23rd. Do-nations will be received from 2 to 7 PM in the Fel-lowship Hall. Whole blood and Power Red donations are being taken.

Schedule an appointment on line at www.redcrossblood.org or call 1-800-733-2767 today. It only takes 15 minutes to make a life sustaining donation.

Nationally, we are in a critical blood short-age!!!! We have had members and friends who have used many units of blood and/or plasma during their time of illness. This is an opportunity for our church to show appreci-ation for and to pay back the gift of life or additional time, given to our members. We never know when we ourselves will need the use of whole blood in our time of need, just like John, Joan Kistler, Ron Bash and others. Please help by donating in memory or honor of our dear church family.

PRAYER BOX ADDED

A drive-through prayer box has been installed in the alley. Prayer re-quests can be dropped off there and we will collect them daily and place them in our pray-er room. The box is not just for the mem-bers of the church. It is for the whole communi-ty. Spread the good news about the drive-through prayer box with your friends. It is just one of the ways we want to show kindness to the people of the community.

And a reminder that the Prayer Room is available during office hours and anytime the church is open.

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Moms Helping Moms Diaper Drive

The coronavirus has caused increased unemploy-ment and poverty. Many mothers living in poverty cannot afford to purchase an adequate supply of dia-pers for their infants or toddlers. Some must choose whether to buy diapers or food or medications. This is further complicated by the fact that diapers cannot be purchased with food stamps or WIC.

An inadequate supply raises health concerns for the little ones. Furthermore, it makes it very difficult for a parent to work because most daycares require the parents to provide an adequate supply of dispos-able diapers.

The Western PA Diaper Bank is the only regional nonprofit organization focused solely on the distri-bution of diapers to families of low-income or pov-erty level Westmoreland and surrounding counties. Community diaper drives are essential to supply an adequate number of diapers.

Heritage Church will hold a diaper drive throughout the month of October. We will be collecting pack-ages of disposable diapers (any size, any brand) and/or wipes to help supply the emergency. A receptacle is located at the top of the stairwell to receive your donations.

Ben and Mona are Back! Ben & Mona McKee are back in Ligonier! They are now residing at the Ligonier Gardens and would love to hear from you! They will be under quarantine until the week of October 4th, but after that they would LOVE a visit! Call the activity di-rector, Amanda, at 724-238-3517, to schedule a visit on Tuesdays or Thursdays beginning October 6th. Welcome home, Ben & Mona!

It’s Almost Mitten Tree Time!

Just a reminder that items for the Mitten Tree will be need-ed soon, so please start col-lecting them. Hats, gloves, mittens and scarves will be collected through the first week of December then do-

nated to the Salvation Army for distribution to those in need. Thanks!

Our condolences to the family and friends of Joan Kistler, who passed away on Sep-tember 3rd.

Blessing of the Pets Oct. 18th St. Michael’s of the Valley and St. James Evangeli-cal Lutheran Churches invite you and your pet (or a picture) to a pet blessing on Sunday, October 18th at 1 pm in Mellon Park. A good-will offering will be taken to benefit Action for Animals and

Healthy Hearts and Healing Tails Animal Rescue. To ensure the well-being of all participants, pets must be on a leash or in a pet carrier.

Thank You Notes Received Dear Chuck and the Missions Committee,

Thank you for your continued support. Your generous do-nation [$1000.00 to Clean Water Kenya] will help bring clean water to 40 more fami-lies for the next 5 years. Our next distribution will be in November.

Sincerely, Ken & Judy Clark CWK Cofounders

To the People of Heritage UMC,

I want to personally congratulate and thank your congregation for demonstrating your faithfulness to our United Methodist connection by paying 100% of your apportionment covenant in 2019. By fulfilling your commitment, the WPAUMC again was able to pay 100% of our jurisdictional and general church ministry shares. Through sacrifice and commitment, with God’s grace, our annual conference makes a difference in people’s lives and demonstrates Jesus’ love locally and around the world.

Blessings, Cynthia Moore-Koikoi

Resident Bishop

Thank you so much to all the volunteers who helped out in the Serrv Shop this summer. We appreciate you so much!

October 2020 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10 am Pastor’s

Bible Study in

Lounge

6 pm New Member

Class at Parsonage

7 pm Circle of Ruth

Mtg. in Lounge

Library Opens

2 3

4 World Commun-

ion Sunday

10:40 am Pastor’s

SHAPE Class in

Lounge

10:40 am Fellow-

ship Class Begins

5 7 pm Monday

Night Bible Study in

Lounge

6 6:30 pm Prayer

Class in Lounge

6:30 DAR Mtg. in

Fellowship Hall

7 6 pm PPRC Mtg.

in Lounge

9 am Moving & Set-

Up for Rummage

10 am -? Sorting

Rummage

8 10 am Pastor’s

Bible Study in

Lounge

9 am Sorting Rum-

mage

9 8 am—4 pm

Rummage Sale

10 8 am—2 pm

Rummage Sale

1110:40 am Pas-

tor’s SHAPE Class in

Lounge

11 am Camp Alle-

gheny BBQ Chicken

12 NO PRAYER &

PRAISE MTG.

2 pm Circle #1 Mtg.

in Lounge

7 pm Monday Night

Bible Study in

Lounge

13 6:30 pm Pray-

er Class in Lounge 14 1510 am Pastor’s

Bible Study in

Lounge 6 pm Women’s Cancer

Support Group Mtg. in

Lounge

1-5 pm Linus Blan-

ket Mtg. in Fellow-

ship Hall

16 17

18 Bldg. Dedica-

tion both services 10:40 am Pastor’s

SHAPE Class 12-5

Open House

1 pm Pet Blessing

at Mellon Park

2 pm CROP Walk at

St. James

19 7 pm Monday

Night Bible Study in

Lounge

20 6 pm Finance

Mtg. in Multipur-

pose Rm.

6:30 pm Prayer

Class in Lounge

21 6 pm Trustees

Mtg. in Lounge

2210 am Pastor’s

Bible Study in

Lounge

7 pm Church Coun-

cil Mtg. in Lounge

23 11 am Celebra-

tion of Life Service for

John Dominick’

2-7 pm Red Cross

Blood Drive in Fel-

lowship Hall

6 pm Rehearsal

1 pm Newsletter

Deadline

24 12 pm Ru-

pert/Penn Wdg.

2510:40 am Pas-

tor’s SHAPE Class in

Lounge

26 7 pm Monday

Night Bible Study in

Lounge

276:30 pm Prayer

Class in Lounge 28 2910 am Pastor’s

Bible Study in

Lounge

6:30 pm Education

Mtg. in Lounge

30 31

October Birthdays 1

st Sydney Thomas

2nd

Beth Scott 3

rd Jane Flowers

3rd

Janet Formato 4

th Molly Farrell

4th Stone Brunton

5th Sherry Clark

7th Jack Scott

10th Leah Wagner

13th Wendy Watson

14th Noah Fisher

17th Ridge Brunton

18th Hailey Umbaugh

19th Harry Marker

20th Maggie Hildebrand

20th Christina Orban

26th Gary Weaver

27th Madison Clise

27th Elisabeth Harbert

29th Greta Nicodemus

30th Kelsey Sherbondy

Happy Anniversary! Pastor John & Lynne Flower, Oct 18

th

Don & Dawn Gilbert,Oct. 23rd

Regular and Weekly Meetings Sunday 8:30 & 10:45 am Worship Services Monday 10:00 am Prayer & Praise Mtg. at Maranatha House Tuesday 7:00 pm Cub Scout Mtg. in Fellowship Hall Weds 8:00 pm AA Mtg. 6:00 pm Contemp. Worship Service

Sunday Nursing Home Services (if open): Closed through October 9:00 am Barnes Place (Latrobe) 9:30 & 10:15 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)

10:00 am The Grove (Latrobe) 10:30 am Mountain View (Greensburg) 9:30 & 10:15 am Walden’s View

Community Bldg. Dedica-tion Services

both days