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disenfranchised. If you read

Luke’s gospel and his record

of the Acts of the Apostles,

you will be amazed at the

frequency and intensity of

Jesus’ ministry to the poor

and the marginalized.

Last week a few of us were

in Florida meeting with a

man who understands better

than most the centrality of

Jesus’ ministry to “the least,

and the last, and the lost.”

Indeed, the entire Gos-

pel, good news of the

kingdom of God is that

Jesus came to reveal

the wonder of His love

and grace to those who

know their plight. And

that should come as no

surprise, for He’s abso-

lutely clear in His mis-

sion statement found in

Luke 4:18-19:

“The Spirit of the Lord is

upon me, because He has

anointed me to proclaim

good news to the poor. He

has sent me to proclaim lib-

erty to the captives and re-

covery of sight to the blind,

to set at liberty those who

are oppressed, to proclaim

the year of the Lord’s favor.”

Think of the message here.

(Continued on page 2)

A close friend tells this story

of Peyton Manning, the

quarterback of the Denver

Broncos. It is after the sea-

son and Peyton and some

friends are in Florida to

play some golf. They are

on the East Coast, near

Palm Beach, eating dinner,

when a middle-aged

woman from New York ap-

proaches and says in a loud

voice, “Eli, Eli Manning, my

son would kill me if he knew

I had eaten in the same

restaurant as Eli Man-

ning and not gotten his

autograph. Eli, could

you please sign this

piece of paper so I can

give it to my son when I

get back home?”

Peyton smiles and takes

the paper from her

hand and asks, “What’s

your son’s name?” And

when she tells him, he writes

him a note and signs Eli’s

name. As he returns the

paper to the woman, he

asks her, “Say, have you

ever seen his brother play?”

The woman frowns and

says, “I never knew that he

had a brother!”

When it comes to Jesus,

there are so many of us who

mistake the real Jesus for

the Jesus of our own imagi-

nation. For some, He’s the

One who came to speak

truth to power. For others,

He’s the One who will give

them exactly what they

want, provided they are

good enough. For others,

He’s the God of prosperity

who guarantees those who

follow Him a life of peace

and accumulation. But how

many of us think of the Real

Jesus; the One who always

sides with the “least of

these.”

When I was first in seminary

I took a class entitled, “The

Rich/Poor Theme in Luke/

Acts.” The thesis of the

course was that, more than

any other gospel writer, Dr.

Luke presents Jesus as the

One who’s come to seek

and to save the poor and

As I View It Doug Rehberg

Volume 16 Issue 5

Our Staff

Doug Rehberg Senior Pastor

Tim Williams Affiliate Pastor

Jerry Zeilstra Director of College/Young Adult/Christian Education

Jerry Rowland Director of Youth Ministry

Barrett Hendrickson Worship/Web Leader

Lois Walz Executive Assistant

Janet Mitlo Administrative Assistant

Sarah Miller Treasurer/Office Assistant

Amy Warner Music Director

Carrie Hendrickson Youth Ministry/

Multi Media

Ellen Dillard Director of Children’s

Ministry

Ethel Keim Secretary/Organist

Steff Knabe Women’s Ministry

Coordinator

Robert Geminetti Facility Manager

Natalie Wissman Childcare Supervisor

“Who is the real Eli Manning?”

Wherever there are the

poor, the captives, the

blind, the oppressed you

will find the Holy Spirit at

work. That’s where He will

lead and equip the follow-

ers of Christ to go. That’s

where He will call all of us

to serve.

Over the past few years we

have seen Him doing that at

Hebron. We have seen

(Continued from page 1) scores of you grow in your

love and passion for Jesus

as you have gone beyond

your normal routine and

reached out to those Jesus

reaches to. Whether it’s

The Blessing Board,

P.R.I.S.M., The Pittsburgh

Project, YoungLives, etc., the

Lord is clearly leading us to

engage ourselves whole-

heartedly in the work Jesus

is doing among the least,

the last, and the lost. No

wonder He begins the be-

As I View It, cont.

A4 Place is becoming a

distant memory as we an-

ticipate a parking lot being

constructed in its place. But,

many of us wonder, as we

drive by week after week,

why is nothing happening?

The answer is that the next

stage requires lots of

“behind the scenes” work.

The lot must be surveyed—

which has been done. Site

plans needed to be drawn

by R.F. Mitall, then re-

drawn—which has been

done. (And they may need

to be drawn again.) The site

plans then go to the Penn

Hills Planning Committee for

approval—which is in pro-

gress. There will then be a

couple of meetings to work

through all the code re-

quirements before final ap-

proval is obtained from

Penn Hills. After all that is

accomplished, we will need

to receive a Highway Occu-

pancy Permit from Penn Dot

so we can install sidewalks

and curbs. After that, we

will be able to solicit bids

for the sidewalks, landscap-

ing, and pavement.

We are also waiting on the

required paperwork to haul

the contaminated soil that

was removed from around

the gasoline tanks to a suit-

able landfill. This should

happen in the next few

weeks. (Although, we have

heard that before!) Once

that soil is gone and the site

plan has been approved,

we can grade the site for a

parking lot. It will also take

time to put together the

final reports and have the

DEP close the site perma-

nently.

Don’t forget that all of

these steps have costs asso-

ciated with them. We’ve

tried unsuccessfully to get

people to do the work for

free, but most of us don’t

atitudes with, “Blessed are

the poor in spirit, for theirs

is the kingdom of heaven.”

Jesus consistently calls us to

go where He goes. There’s

no greater joy than to an-

swer that call and go where

He goes.

A4 Place Update Jerry Zeilstra

want to work for free ei-

ther.

Most of you see the blue

envelope entitled “Capital

Contributions” among your

other offering envelopes or

offered as an option on E-

giving. If each of us gave a

little, the need would be

met. Money placed in that

envelope is earmarked for

Capital Projects which will

be used for developing the

parking lot and future re-

modeling and expansion of

the Barclay Building. The

Vision/Building Committee

appreciates your support

and patience.

Vision Committee Members:

Jerry Zeilstra, Gordon

Slippy, Craig Rea, Eric Al-

bert, Rod Herrmann, Bob

Riesmeyer, Rosanne Patter-

son, Keith Balkey, Adam

Miller, Mike Chirieleison,

and Jack Dillard.

When I think of summer, the first thing

that comes to my mind is vacation. A

time to get away, rest, relax, and be

refreshed. Our summer schedule at

Hebron is about to begin. That means

most of our Groves are at rest.

Rest is God’s healthy starting point for

us. Resting in God, abiding in His pres-

ence, is the key to fruit bearing.

God created the vast array of the

heavens and earth in six days and on

the seventh day He rested from His

work of creating. One day after they

were created, Adam and Eve then had

a whole day to spend time with God.

After a day of rest in God’s presence

their work began. They worked out of

their rest.

Spiritual growth occurs when people

are immersed in the study of God’s

Word followed by periods of reflec-

tion and rest. We must grow before

we can bear fruit. Take body building

for instance; it’s important to work a

certain muscle group on a given day

and then give it a day of rest. It is

during the day of rest that growth

takes place. If you would work the

muscle group every day, which would

cause persistent stress, the muscle

would actually deteriorate. Spiritually,

the same principles apply. When we

study God’s Word, then rest, or abide

in God’s presence, we tend to grow

more closely to the Lord. Our head

knowledge becomes heart knowledge

and our lives are then changed.

The purpose of our Grove ministry is to

make disciples of Jesus Christ who will

grow more deeply in love with Jesus,

grow more strongly connected with

others, and bear fruit while serving the

world. We see this happening at Heb-

ron. Summer is here. Now is the start

of our time to rest, abide in Him, and

become refreshed. You might consider

using the time you would spend on your

Bible Study lesson, to read a new

book, listen to your favorite music, gar-

den, cook a new recipe, connect with a

friend over iced tea, explore a re-

freshing website or be encouraged by

a daily devotion. I find great joy

abiding in Him by being still and listen-

ing to the sounds of summer after sun-

down or even an early morning walk

when the world is still sleeping.

We thought you might enjoy seeing

some of the ways those of us on the

staff will embrace our time of rest this

summer. Be encouraged. We are all

in this together…..rest, grow, bear

fruit, be pruned, rest, grow, bear fruit,

be pruned ….

Jerry Rowland: Book - The Mortifica-

tion of Sin, John Owen; Ipod: The

Apache Relay; Website: youthgroup-

collective.com

Tim Williams: Book: “He Lives”, Austin

Pardue. Listening to southern gospel

music.

Amy Warner: Book - The Last Anniver-

sary, Liane Moriarty (fun beach read);

Website: Onceamonthmeals.com-

freezer cooking ideas for busy soccer

days; Blog: jaymitlo.com

Barrett Hendrickson: Books - Love

Does, Bob Goff, Deep and Wide, Andy

Stanley; Listening to Brave Combo

(rock polka), Louie Giglio sermons and

the Tony Kornheiser show; Website:

whoateallthepies.tv

Sarah Miller: Book - Divergent; Web-

site: Sustainabletraditions.com; Music:

“Do you want to build a snowman?”

“Boys Round Here”, Blake Shelton

Lois Walz: Books - Tattoos on the Heart,

Gregory Boyle, The Distant Hours, Kate

Morton; Websites: truthforlife.org,

coastalliving.com

Jan Mitlo: Book - 1000 Gifts, Ann Vos-

kamp; Music: “Oceans”, Hillsong

United, David Gray; Websites: thein-

spiredroom.net, aholyexperience.com

Carrie Hendrickson: Book—Love Does,

Bob Goff; Ipod: Passion 2014; Website/

blog: Instagram

Steff Knabe: Books: Becoming More than

a Good Bible Study Girl, Lysa Terkeurst,

The Secret Holocaust Diaries, Nonna

Bannister (great beach read); Devotion-

als: Jesus Calling, Streams in the Desert

Jerry Zeilstra: Books - I Am Changes Who

I Am, Gregg Matte, A Praying Life, Paul

Miller; Websites: [email protected],

youth [email protected],

[email protected]

Ellen Dillard: Book - Playing for Keeps,

Joiner, Ivy, Hansen; Magazines: Southern

Living, Cuisine at Home; Devotionals:

Praying the Scriptures for Your Children,

My Utmost for His Highest

Doug Rehberg: Books - The Day the

World Came to Town 9/11, Jim Defede,

How Starbucks Saved My Life, Michael

Gates Gill, Generous Justice, Tim Keller,

the works of Brennan Manning; Website:

Redeemercitytocity.com

Bobby Geminetti: Book - The Lost Books

of the Odyssey, Zachary Mason

Ethel Keim: Books - Fifteen Minutes, Karen

Kingsbury, also books by Dee Henderson;

Music: “Thank You Lord”, Don Moen &

Amy Grant, KLove & WORD; Devotional:

Seasons of Life

Summer’s Coming! Steff Knabe I am the true vine, and my Father

is the vinedresser. Every branch in me

that does not bear fruit he takes away,

and every branch that does bear fruit

he prunes, that it may bear more

fruit. Already you are clean because of

the word that I have spoken to

you. Abide in me, and I in you. As the

branch cannot bear fruit by itself,

unless it abides in the vine, neither

can you, unless you abide in me.

John 15:1-4

Ellen Dillard

Clementine Groves (0-5 year olds)

8:15 Infant/Toddler Care Room 201


3-5 year olds Room 202




Orange Groves (K-5th Grade)

8:15 K-5th Grade Worship with Families

9:30 K-5th Grade Worship with Families

11:00 K-3rd Grade Room 306

4th/5th Grade Worship with Families

VBS Contest!

Our Vacation Bible School programs are

just around the corner and it’s time

to pre-register your child at

www.hebronkidz.org

All Preschool and Elementary children

pre-registered by Friday, June 13, will be entered to win one of

3 prizes. Children’s names will be drawn on Sunday, June 15.

Your child could win!!!

Pre-register today! You MUST play to

win. Winners will be contacted.

There are Adult and Teen ministry opportunities available at both VBS Programs.

Contact Ellen Dillard for more information: [email protected] or 412-371-2307 x17

VBS—Adult Training (for both programs)

June 11—Main Building, Fellowship Hall—7:00 to 9:00 pm

June 22—Main Building, Fellowship Hall—12:30 pm—Lunch Served

Care is provided for children of adults serving at VBS, if they are too young (or too old) to

attend the program where their parents are serving.

VBS—Teen Training (for both programs)

Teens MUST attend one of the trainings to serve at either of the VBS programs.

June 1—Main Building, Room 104—5:30 to 7:00 pm—Pizza

June 4—Main Building, Room 104—5:00 to 6:30 pm—Pizza

VBS Snack Donation Requests: Individual Vanilla Pudding cups (any brand). Please place

them in the Barclay or Fellowship Hall kitchens and label “VBS”. Thank you!

Date: June 23-27, 2014 Who: K-5th Graders (Just

Completed) K-5th Grade Special Needs Class Time: 9:00 am to 12:15 pm Location: Barclay Building/Hebron Campus

Date: July 21-23, 2014 Who: 3, 4 and 5 Year-Olds (by 9/1/13) & Diaper Free Time: 9:30 am to Noon Location: Fellowship Hall/Main Building

Children’s Summer Sunday Morning Schedule

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Mission Spotlight: The Blessing Board

You have no idea the

wealth of blessings your

support of The Blessing

Board (TBB) provides to so

many. Every “Day of Bless-

ing” twenty or more families

come, expecting little and

surprised by much. Some

have literally nothing, and

they leave with a truckload

full of furniture, dishes, ap-

pliances, lamps, linens, and

more. But, it’s not really

about the furniture, it’s

about the love—sharing the

love of Christ. Here, TBB

volunteers share a few of

the stories that were shared

with them.

*****

A man named Gus, a re-

tired Army Special Forces

with four mostly adult chil-

dren, was referred to TBB

by the VA. His two oldest

sons are also soldiers who

were both injured in com-

bat—one in Iraq and the

other in Afghanistan. Both

are still disabled and con-

tinuing to do rehab. He is

recently divorced, and his

two teenaged children

chose to live with him. His

wife received the house and

furnishings in the settlement,

so Gus is starting over in

Pittsburgh. The VA helped

him get a home and he re-

cently landed a job, but he

has no furniture or house-

hold items. Thankfully, we

were able to meet nearly

all of his immediate needs

of beds, couches, chairs,

lamps, dishware, and other

kitchen items. It was awe-

some that TBB was able to

share the Good News with

him and to thank him for all

he has done for us.

*****

Lashia came to TBB with her

young adult son. Just a few

weeks before, she had bur-

ied her other son who was

shot during a robbery at-

tempt at their former home.

In the year prior to that, she

had buried her mother, sis-

ter, and aunt. She was

moving to another apart-

ment complex and she was

in need of most of the ba-

sics. Despite all she had

been through she had a

peaceful attitude. She said

the only way she keeps go-

ing is because of her faith in

Jesus. Thankfully, we were

able to take care of her

furniture needs, but she said

the most important thing she

got that day was the

prayer time she had with

two of the volunteers and

the testimony she heard

from the morning’s speaker.

*****

They arrived at 3:50 for

their 4:00 pm appointment

at TBB. Good thing – it

took ten minutes to get

Anna from the truck to a

seat merely 15 yards

away. Anna is elderly. She

has Parkinson’s disease.

And she has been sleeping

on the floor. Anna came to

TBB with her grandson, An-

drew. “She’s been my care

giver for 19 years,” An-

drew said. “It’s my turn to

take care of her now.” He

made his declaration while

looking me straight in the

eye as if to punctuate his

resolve. Anna sat with her

head held high as she lis-

tened to her grandson. Her

expression conveyed hints

of affection, resilience, and

pain. “He’s all I have now.

God is good.” I was wit-

nessing a sweet exchange

of appreciation between

two souls who have been

battered by the world, and

are prevailing in the strug-

gle. I came that day to TBB

knowing that I would meet

Anna. I went with the ex-

pectation of serving her.

Instead, by allowing me the

privilege of entering into

her world, she served me a

fresh dose of humility and

compassion.

[The names of the individuals

mentioned in this article have

been changed.]

HUPW News and Notes

On May 1 from 9:00 am to

2:00 pm we hosted six stu-

dents and one teacher from

Trinity Christian School.

Much thanks goes out to Ken

Collier and Dave Tedrick

for their guidance and hard

work.

Thankfully the rain held off

and we were even blessed

with a bit of sunshine.

These were our accomplish-

ments:

Weeded and trimmed

the tower garden

Weeded the beds

Picked up trash and

debris around the pe-

rimeter of the grounds

Emptied the blue trash

barrel

Leveled and seeded 3

gravesites

Wiped down all the

chairs in the main room

of the Barclay Building

Touched up the nicks,

scratches and gouges

on most of the interior

doors of the Barclay

Building

Picked rocks out of the

dirt below the gravel

driveway behind the

Barclay Building

It was a joy to work with

these young Christians. We

can be proud of what was

accomplished as we worked

to maintain and improve the

Lord’s house.

Trinity Teens Accomplish Much George Snyder

The Ministry of Presby-

terian Women in the

Pittsburgh Presbytery

Women from churches in the

Pittsburgh Presbytery met

at Third Church on April 26

for their Spring Gathering.

The mission project, “Little

Dresses for Africa,” ex-

ceeded all expectations

with approximately 1,000

dresses sewn and donated.

Hebron was a part of this,

thanks to the efforts of

Mary Jane Drum. Kudos to

our outgoing Moderator,

Carol MacDonald, for initi-

ating this project.

Rev. Sharon Stewart gave

the meditation, “Clothed

with Love”, which left us

feeling just that. Mary Ellen

Kirby was installed as our

new Moderator. We were

graced with the operatic

voice of Andrey Nemzer,

who left us speechless. He

has performed with the

Metropolitan Opera as well

as the Pittsburgh Symphony

and many venues through-

out his native Russia. Mr.

Nemzer is the principal so-

loist with the Mendelssohn

Choir of Pittsburgh and a

member of the Third Pres-

byterian Church Choir.

Presbyterian Women in

the Synod of the Trinity

The mission project for

2013-14 is “Hands Across

the Street” in Columbia, PA.

All proceeds from the New-

To-You Bake Sale will go to

this organization and be

dedicated at the Synod

Gathering at Waynesburg

in June.

Presbyterian Women in

the Hebron Congrega-

tion

Our most sincere thanks to

all who gave to the

Mother’s Day Offering.

We received a generous

donation of over $1,237.

REMEMBER—New-To-You

sorting starts on May 27

and the Sale is on June 4

and 5. Details are in last

month’s Hebron Herald and

on the PW Bulletin Board.

We need all the help we

can get.

Looking Ahead:

The Women’s Fall Gather-

ing at Hebron is scheduled

for Monday evening, Sep-

tember 29, in Fellowship

Hall.

New-To-You Sale

Barclay Building

Wednesday, June 4

6 to 9 pm

Concession Stand

open at 5 pm

Thursday, June 5

Bag Sale

10 am to 2 pm

Happy Birthday

to You...

Wishing Birthday Blessings

to the following

“over 80 years young”

members.

Elizabeth Moxon—6/1

Ann McKee—6/2

Wyonne Smith—6/10

June Huffman—6/16

Clifford Fair—6/25

Dorothy Holmes—6/27

Shirley Johnston—6/27

James Sable—7/6

Josephine Rakotis—7/13

Barbara Baker—7/28

Nancy Wareham—7/31

Robert Watson—8/2

Dorothy Matthews—8/5

Dorothy York—8/22

Cathie DeLuca—8/23

Arthur Rowley—8/28

Thank You…

Thank you for the beautiful cards and prayers. ~ Mrs. Shirley Ross

Our family and friends were deeply touched by your display of love that celebrated Dad’s life. Thank

you for your attention to every detail that made the service and lunch a memory to cherish. We will

continue to pray for Hebron Church and the vital role God has given you in the community.

~Love Always, Bill Mulkerin’s Family

Add These Dates to Your Calendar:

June 4 & 5—New-To-You Sale

June 9 to 18—South Dakota (9th Graders)

June 23 to 27—Vacation Bible School (K-5th)

July 14 to 18—High School Work Camp—Pigeon Forge, TN

July 16—Girls Night Out

July 21 to 23—Vacation Bible School (3, 4, 5 year-olds)

July 27 to August 1—Surf City (Jr. High)

August 9—All-Church Picnic

August 15 to 17—Franklin Graham Crusade

August 16—Sara Wally’s 5K Walk for the Homeless

September 29—Women’s Fall Gathering

October—Beyond—Give, Gather, Serve

October 5—Holly Alm Golf Celebration

October 17 to 19—Women’s Retreat

December 12-13—Bethlehem

Deadline for the

September

Hebron Herald

is August 15.

Hebron Operating Fund

as of 4/30/14

Revenue—$356,763

(under budget by $13,446)

Expenses—$361,378

(under budget by $8,831)

Deficit—$4,615

10460 Frankstown Road

Pittsburgh, PA 15235

Phone: 412-371-2307

Fax: 412-371-0146

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Our June sermon series corresponds to the theme for June’s Vacation Bible

School. Each Sunday morning we will focus on the greatest treasure of all—

more precious than gold, more lasting than diamonds—God’s love.

See inside for details on this summer’s Vacation Bible School.

June 1— “Born of the Son”

June 8— “Healed by the Son”

June 15— “Known by the Son”

June 22— “Forgiven by the Son”

June 29— “Loved by the Son”

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