The session has called a congregational meeting of the Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church on November 14th, 2010 after the 11:00 AM Contemporary service to elect an elder to fill the vacant Finance Trustee position.
The Rev. Dr. David Antonson
Dear Friends in Christ,
With great joy, we introduce Rev. Dr. David Antonson as our Interim Senior Pastor starting November 1, 2010. Dr. Antonson will be formally introduced to the congregation during the worship services November 7th and then will preach his first sermon at PHCPC the following Sunday, November 14th.
Dr. Antonson has served Presbyterian congregations in Georgia, Alabama, Michigan and the Pittsburgh area. For 22 years, he was the Senior Pastor at Northmont United Presbyterian Church in the North Hills. More recently, he has served as the Interim Pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Bakerstown, PA and then Bethany Presbyterian church in Bridgeville, PA, where he served for 22 months.
Dr. Antonson has been trained as an interim pastor and is a member of the Association of Presbyterian Interim Ministry Specialists. He graduated from the University of Minnesota and also has degrees from both Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia and McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Antonson was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota. He is married to Judy, whom he first met in elementary school. She is a substitute teacher in the North Allegheny School District and they have four married sons and five grandchildren spread across the country in New York, Colorado and California. His hobbies include skiing, sailing, tennis, swimming and reading.
David says, “I am humbled and feel very honored to be asked by the Interim Pastor Search Team and the Session to be the Interim Senior Pastor at Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church. Pleasant Hills Church has a wonderful reputation of leadership and service in the Pittsburgh area and throughout the country. I look forward to working with the Session and staff of the church. PHCPC has a wonderful history to build on, and I know God is doing great things through this congregation all over the world and will continue to do so.”
As the Interim Senior Pastor, Dr. Antonson will assist our congregation in respecting our history, discovering a renewed vision for our future and preparing for new leadership. Let’s join together in welcoming Dr. Antonson to our congregation and discovering the wonderful plans God has for us.
In His Service,
The Session – Steve Ament, Jean Crane, Deac Dressing, John Healy, Ralph Johnston, Tami Licht, Blanche McManus, Gary Molinaro, Eileen Nola, Jean Simpson, Linda Stout, Cindy Virgin, Peg Whitehouse and Barb Yogan
From 11:00 AM until they are done, Unselfish Beggars will be collecting gently used clothing and non-perishable unexpired food items from around Pleasant Hills, bringing these items to Fellowship Hall, sorting the items and packing them. A lot of help is needed—if you can help, please stop by and lend a hand to this ministry of Pleasant Hills Community Presbyterian Church!
We will be taking over 100 middle school and senior high students on fall retreats this year. Each year we hear testimonies on how this retreat has proven to be life-changing and has led to true transformation for Christ in many students lives.
The cost of the trip is $130, so many families need partial or full scholarships to get their child there. If you are able to help partial or fully scholarship a student, please let us know by contacting Debbie at 412-655-2000 x131 or Tim at x130. You would be making an eternal difference.
Note: Both the middle school & senior high retreats will be at Laurelville this year.
Laurelville Retreat Dates:
Women & Girls of All Ages:
Advent Lunch and Children’s Workshop
“The Wonder of God’s Abundant Love”
Saturday, December 4th – 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Ticket sales: November 7th after church services
Reservation Deadline: November 28th
Cost: $10 for girls 10 and over, $5 under 10 (including nursery— reservations are required)
Guest Speaker: Cathy Lueers,
Music: Led by Kerry Kleinhans
Children’s Workshop: Led by Sharon Stewart, Jayme Bauer and Walt Kivala
Girls age 10 (5th grade) and over will meet in the Sanctuary to enjoy a time of music and worship
Younger ladies (ages 4-9) will go off to enjoy a Children’s Workshop adventure through Nazareth to Bethlehem with Mary and Joseph.
The littlest tikes (girls and boys under 4) will have their own fun time in the nursery!
Everyone over 4 will meet up in the Great Room for a wonderful luncheon. Following the meal will be a focus on the mission project for the event, a crafty time, and festive music to end the program.
4 and under: A light snack will be provided for the nursery–Moms should pack a lunch for their children.
To celebrate the abundance and outrageous lavishness of God’s love, look for your fanciest Christmas clothes and most colorful costume jewelry!
If you want to hand out a flyer to your friends or know of somewhere it can be posted, you can use the following PDF:
Contact: Diane McGuirk (phone number available from church office or use the following form:
We are planning a 1 week mission trip to Gulfport MS for April 3rd through April 9th, 2011. More information will be coming later, but we are posting this information now for those who will need to plan a vacation to attend this mission trip. Applications will be available in January 2011.
Please consider taking a one-day mission trip on Saturday, November 6th to work on the Storehouse of God in Morgantown. Children are permitted to go as long as they have parental guidance doing the trip.
Our car pool will meet in the parking lot on Audrey Drive at 7:00 AM with a scheduled departure of 7:15 AM. Return by 5:00 PM. See the website for photos of the Storehouse. For more information, contact Wayne Wicks.
Mothers Of PreSchoolers (MOPS) is now selling “Enjoy” books for $27. The Enjoy book has discounts for restaurants, car washes, dry cleaners, sporting events and more. Interested? See Donna Morgan in the church office!
Here is the PDF version of the bulletin:
Interfaith Hospitality Network
PHCPC will be hosting families for IHN from Nov. 28-Dec. 5, 2010 and will need volunteers to drive the van, cook meals and stay overnight with the families. The signup board will be in Fellowship Hall after the first service and the Great Room Lobby after the second service and throughout the week. Please help out!
