Sunday, October 28, 2012
2pm
Pittsburgh Mennonite Church, Pittsburgh, PA

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Many will gather from a multitude of communities to celebrate and commission a church planting endeavor in Oakland (Pittsburgh) (learn more about the vision for this new community at http://goo.gl/ormsR). You are people who have already influenced what this community is becoming. We would like to invite you to join us in person or in spirit for this commissioning and licensing.

In addition, we invite you to consider offering a gift with which to bless this new community, an Ebeneezer if you will, that reflects God’s faithfulness to you or your community. This could be a passage of Scripture, song, artwork, icon, poem, essay, practice, book, vestment, prayer, recipe or anything else that has shaped you and your community.

We will have a space for you to share your contribution during the commissioning, if you are so inclined. If it is something that you need setup for, i.e. a song, please let us know ahead of time. In the event that we run out of time for everyone to share aloud during the service, please bring something in material form by which we can remember your contribution (i.e. a lyric sheet, the verses written out, etc.) and write a bit of why it has been so instrumental to you and your community.

We will gather for a potluck around 12:30, followed by the commissioning and licensing of the church plant, and a prayer walk in Oakland. Please plan to attend any and all that you can.

As many of you know, I’m a part of the House of St Michael the Archangel, a community of people dedicated to total conversion to the life of Jesus Christ. The work of the community in prayer, reading of scripture, and reading of early church writings has been one of the most transforming experiences of my life. It’s because of this that I’m inviting you to our annual devotional conference. It’s likely to be very different from anything you’ve experienced and will definitely be challenging, but I’m confident you will find the experience deeply worthwhile.

I hope you will consider coming!

If you are coming from outside of Pittsburgh, you will definitely have a place to stay.  Just let me know.

Here’s some more information about the conference:

Too many Christians aren’t impressed with Jesus, at least not enough. The annual House of St Michael the Archangel Devotional Conference is committed to entering into greater awe and reverence for the Lord Jesus Christ. The focus of this year’s conference will be on devotion to the name of Jesus. And through worship and the witness of the ancient Church, the Devotional Conference will call people to desire Jesus Christ with ever greater conviction.

Dates: Friday-Saturday, January 13-14, 2012

Times: Friday, 6pm-10pm; Saturday, 8:30am-4:30pm

Cost: $30 (covers food)

Order tickets via Eventbrite:
http://devotionalconference-efbevent.eventbrite.com/

Where: Oakmont Presbyterian Church, 415 Pennsylvania Ave, Oakmont, PA

There will also be optional vigil from 10pm on Friday through 8am on Saturday. The vigil will involve the reading of the Acts of the Apostles and the singing of the Jesus Prayer. People are welcome to participate in the vigil as much as they’re able – which could be for one hour, two hours, four hours, the whole thing, or not at all. People who participate in the vigil will also be welcome to sleep in the church when they’re not holding vigil.