Hamilton, Hopewell-Frostburg, Valier United Methodist Charge

10/25/2024

The Western PA Conference is excited to formally welcome Bishop Sandra Steiner Ball to our Conference this Sunday, October 27. If you are unable to join us in person, find a link to the service livestream at www.wpaumc.org/bishop-welcome. We look forward to celebrating our new episcopal leader!

07/25/2023

And they’re off! Pray for safe travels for the 35 WPA youth and adults on their way to Youth 2023 in Daytona.

07/01/2023

PLEASE NOTE CHANGES STARTING JULY 1ST

Cross Town United Methodist Ministries - United by Grace

Beginning July 1st we will be a 5 point charge with Pastor Ed Bach as our pastor.
The churches on the charge will are:
Frostburg/Hopewell
Grace
Hamilton
Woodland Avenue
Valier

THE NEW WORSHIP TIMES JULY 1 ARE:
Hamilton & Woodland Ave at 9:00am
Grace at 10:00am
Frostburg & Valier at 11:15am

Pastor Ed will have office hours weekly:
Mondays 9:00am - Noon at Grace
Thursdays 9:00am - Noon at Woodland

Contact: Grace 814-938-4030 or Woodland Ave 814-938-8160

06/20/2023

06/18/2023

"Heavenly Father, Teach us to rest in you with the same lightness that our children rest in our arms. They still and soothe the heart when they are in our presence and cry in despair in our absence. Help us to depend on you like this, for there is no Father who takes care of us like you. You never sleep, you never get tired, you never stop welcoming us in your loving arms. In the name of your Son we pray. Amen!" ojeanfrancesco

Liz Valente is a liturgical artist, wife and mother of 4 children; she has a master's degree in architecture and urbanism and is a professor of drawing for training architects at higher education levels. She works on several artistic fronts, such as theatre, visual arts and music, having created the album “Pipa Amarela”, released in 2013. She has worked with teenagers and young people at the Presbyterian Church of Viçosa, where her husband serves as a pastor. In her spare time, she writes prayers with accompanying art images and shares them on Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/donalizvalente/

06/15/2023

The Western Pennsylvania Conference of the United Methodist Church ratified the disaffiliation agreements for 298 churches during a special session in Erie, PA on June 14, 2023.

The body overwhelmingly affirmed all the disaffiliations before joining together in worship, for the last time for many.

Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi led the body in litanies of confession and forgiveness before urging everyone to leave the special session with a spirit of peace while blessing one other. Those remaining in the UMC and those departing were asked to turn to one another and speak in unison the following blessing: “May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you always. Amen.”

Read more at https://www.wpaumc.org/newsdetail/conference-ratifies-disaffiliation-agreements-17456374

06/09/2023

Since its launch in 1987, Disciple Bible Study has drawn more than 3 million participants.

06/06/2023

Quote of the Week:

“Love isn’t a state of perfect caring. It is an active noun like struggle. To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now. When I say it’s you I like, I’m talking about that part of you that knows that life is far more than anything you can ever see or hear or touch. That deep part of you that allows you to stand for those things without which humankind cannot survive. Love that conquers hate, peace that rises triumphant over war, and justice that proves more powerful than greed.”

Fred, commonly know as ‘Mister Rogers’, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001.

I paint him here opening a door for the viewer. Welcoming them in just as they are.

Prints and Prayer Candles: kellylatimoreicons.com

06/02/2023