News

Please tell the Church office when you have news. The Church attempts to include it in the Good News or the Sunday bulletin. Contact Mary Cullison at the Church office or via if you have something you'd like to submit for the Good News or a Sunday Bulletin.
Deadlines:

Sunday Bulletins: Noon Tuesday before the Sunday you'd like it to be included.
Please submit materials by the first Monday of the month prior to publication. The Good News is not published in July or August.

Sunday Worship Schedule
Join us on Sunday mornings as the Southminster community of faith gathers for fellowship, education and worship. All are welcome!

    8:00 a.m. -     Morning Light Worship in the Chapel
    8:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.   - Café is open in Rec Hall
    9:00 a.m. -     Crossings Worship in Fellowship Hall
    10:00 a.m. -    Church School for ALL Ages!
    11:00 a.m. -    Celebration of Worship in the Sanctuary

Hunger Offering Received Sunday, January 8
Through our involvement with Family Promise (formerly Interfaith Hospitality Network) we are able to provide support and hope to families struggling through a time of homelessness. Our Hunger Offering will be received on Sunday, January 8, and will help defray food costs of this important ministry.

Coming January 8, 2012: FORMATION FOR FAITHFUL FAMILY LIVING
Join us on Sunday mornings at 10:00 a.m. in the Chapel for the Adult Seminar series, Formation for Faithful Family Living. This series of classes is designed to help people who are in the midst of becoming married, raising children, saying good-bye to older children and dealing with the complexities of family living. In other words it is for everyone! Click here for more information

Community Bible Study - Mondays at 7:00 PM

An in-depth Study of 1&2 Peter
Apply Scriptural Truths to daily life
Classes for all age groups from 3rd grade and up
Register now or just show up!!

All are welcome. For more information see our class website at www.pittsburghsouthevecbs.org

South Hills Food Pantry Food Item of the Week:
Please place regular sizes of this week’s item (no glass jars) in the bin by the elevator or in the Narthex. Thank you! Week of:
    December 25 - Cans of Chef Boyardee type pasta
    January 1 - Paper towels or Kleenex
    January 8 - Cans of tomatoes or tomato sauce

Presbyterian Women News
Click here to read the latest news from the Presbyterian Women of Southminster. All women of Southminster are invited to join the fun as we gather on Saturday morning, December 3rd to create costumes for the Brookline Boulevard Presbyterian Church children’s Christmas play.

Congregation approves new structure of Southminster.
On September 25, the Congregation approved the revised Corporate and Congregational Bylaws of the church. Click here to read the approved Resolutions and Exhibits A - M.

State of Southminster Presentation
On February 22, 2011, Pastor Dan Merry presented "The State of Southminster" at Tuesday NIght Live. If you missed this presentation, click here to learn about the amazing ways God is working through the ministry and mission of Southminster Presbyterian Church.

Structure Task Force Presentation to Session
Click here to view the presentation made to Session in February 2011 by the Structure Task Force.

Year of the Bible Online
A website has been created to support the Year of the Bible: http://theyearofthebible.blogspot.com
Daily readings are posted and links to the passages are available.
If you have questions or comments on the readings, please feel free to leave them in the comments section.

Text Message Alert System
A Text Message Alert System has been added as an additional way to learn more about what's happening at Southminster. Click here to complete a form to receive a text message about a variety of activities and announcements.

Christian Education Programs
Adult Christian Education - We encourage all adults to join us at 9:50 a.m. Sunday mornings in the class that best suits your spiritual needs.

Sell Bible Class
The Sell Bible Class is a welcoming group that enjoys a weekly Bible study and fellowship. The Sell class meets in Southminster House and is led by Pastor Ken White and Fred Barnes, along with others.

Adult Discipleship/Spiritual Growth class is led by Pastor Dan, Pastor Ken, Pastor Debbie, and Fred Barnes. We are reading through the Year of the Bible! We hope you are reading along as we are committing ourselves to becoming re-acquainted with the Bible and with one another. Our Sunday morning class is an interactive discussion led by one of our pastors pertaining to the week’s readings. Join us for this life-changing experience.

Adult Interest Center (AIC)
What is AIC? AIC offers entertainment, information, fellowship, and a delicious meal for older adults in the greater South Hills community. Programs are held on Fridays (September through June), begin at 11:00 a.m., and are free and open to all. Lunch is served at noon (cost is $6.00 for lunch, no reservations necessary), followed by games and cards at 1:00 p.m. For further information, contact AIC Director Carla Campbell at 412-343-8900 Ext. 311.

SOUTHMINSTER RECYCLES! Bright green and yellow containers - called Abitibi Paper Retrievers® - are now located in the Southminster Parking Lot. In an effort to lessen the load on our landfills and to be good stewards of God’s beautiful creation, we are inviting you to join us in paper recycling. Please collect your magazines, shopping catalogs, newspaper, office and school papers and mail and get in the habit of dropping them off in the bins on Sunday mornings or when you visit the church or library. Additional information and recycling guidelines are available online at the following links: Southminster program details How paper recycling works.

Go to top

THE GOOD NEWS
You must have Adobe Reader on your computer to read The Good News. Click here to get a free copy of Adobe Reader. The files are large (as large as 3-5 MB) so the download could take a long time if you have a dialup connection.

Date

January 2012

December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
September 2011
June 2011
May 2011
April 2011
March 2011
February 2011

Go to top

Page last updated:12/27/11