Join us this Sunday as we welcome Pastor Arlene Collins as our guest preacher at both services. Join us for Sunday school or coffee hour starting at 9:30 a.m. 

Emails sent after today will not be returned until July 1. Any phone messages left from Thursday afternoon to June 30 will also be returned on July 1st.

Don’t forget to sign up your children and grandchildren for VBS! Encourage them to invite a friend for a week of fun. VBS will run from July 8 – July 12.

Thank you to everyone who took the VBS snack tags yesterday! Please bring non-perishable items by July 3 and perishable items by July 7; if you have any questions, please contact Ashley. 

Reminder! If you want to order blueberries, please place your order and pay by tomorrow, June 18. To place an order, please call or fill out this online form.

Due to vacation, the church office will not be staffed from June 24-28. Calls and emails received during that week will not be returned until at least July 1. If you have a pastoral emergency, please contact Wendy Lucas (Chair of the Church Council). If you want her phone number, please let Jill know.

Blessing of the Pets will take place on Sunday, June 30 at 3:30 p.m. All friendly, leashed, caged pets are welcome. If you are uncomfortable bringing your pet, you can bring a photo of him or her. The blessing will take place at the 2nd Street lot.

VBS and Rise Up Camp are now accepting registrations. Both activities are open to children aged four (potty trained) through fifth grade. For questions about VBS, contact Ashley, and for questions about Rise Up Camp, reach out to Pastor Brian.

Save the date!

• The Altoona Community Band will perform here on Sunday, July 14, at 3:00 p.m.
• Our next combined service will be Sunday, August 18th, which will also be our Blessing of the Backpacks.
• The Block Party will take place on Saturday, August 24, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. 

Thank you for understanding yesterday’s closure due to a power outage. It appears that Penelec completed all of their work on Thursday, so the church office will be open as planned on Monday. 

A reminder that tomorrow, Saturday, June 15, the Ladies Breakfast will begin at 8:00 a.m. at Eat N Park, followed by our monthly luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

If you want to, you can hear two different messages on Sunday!

At 8:15, Pastor Brian will deliver the message “We Witness Boldly” from Acts 3:1-10, continuing the sermon series “Why Global Methodist?”. 

At 10:45, we will be blessed to hear Rodney Cornelius’ testimony. 

We invite you to both services if you are able!

Sunday school is held from 9:30 – 10:30, and Jr. Church is held at 10:45 for children in grades 4-5. (Please keep in mind that there is no staffed nursery during the summer months, but an adult may bring a child aged 3 or younger if necessary, no one under the age of 18 is permitted to be alone with a child in the nursery.). 

Blueberry order forms will be available on Sunday, with orders and payments due no later than Tuesday, June 18.

A reminder, this coming week the office will be open normal office hours, however the office will be closed the week of June 24-28 as several staff members are on vacation. Wendy Lucas (chair of Church Council) will be the emergency contact for any urgent needs. If you need her phone number, please let Jill know .

Thursday Bible study has been moved to Wednesday this week.

The office will be closed Thursday 6/13 for a planned power-outage from 7:30-3:30. We have been made aware that if they cannot complete the work, they will be finishing it, and therefore we will have no power, on Monday, 6/17. We will keep you updated.

This Saturday is our Soup & Sandwich Luncheon, it is free and all are welcome. 11:30 AM-1 PM. Our Hope Chest will also be open as well at this time for free children’s clothing

Sunday, 6/16 is Father’s Day–we will have a small gift for all the dads, grandfathers, uncles, and other special men in your life. The gifts will be in the Gathering Place in a basket

Please take note: the office will be closed the week of June 24-28. Wendy Lucas will be your contact for any pastoral emergencies (she will contact the on call pastor). Any phone messages and emails will be returned the week of July 1st. 

Vacation Bible School will be here before we know it. We are less than a month away! Please consider donating snack items that are listed on the board in the Elevation Room by the registration table. VBS would not be possible without volunteers and donations…we THANK YOU in advance! Please reach out to Ashley with any questions ashelymiller1228@gmail.com

We hope you’ll join us. Sunday will feature the second message in our “Why Global Methodist?” series. We love extravagantly (Mark 14:1-11). Services start at 8:15/10:45 a.m. If you haven’t already started attending a Sunday School class, we invite you to do so, or come to the Gathering Place for Coffee Hour and fellowship! 

Saturate Altoona will take place on Sunday in Heritage Plaza downtown. Join us for a time of fellowship and blessings from 5:30 p.m. -6:30 p.m., followed by worship at 6:30 p.m. Please bring a lawn chair. 

Next Saturday, June 15, there will be a Ladies Breakfast at Eat N Park at 8:00 a.m., followed by the Soup & Sandwich Luncheon here at the church from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

We are hosting Team Effort for dinner on Tuesday, June 18. We need volunteers to help prepare and serve; clearances are required. See Pastor Brian for more information.

The church office will be closed June 24-28 for vacation. Please contact Wendy Lucas with any pastoral emergencies during this time, and she will notify the on-call pastor. 

VBS is just a little more than a month away. Registration is open for children aged four to entering fifth grade; Ashley is also looking for some Youth age volunteers; please contact her for more information! VBS is in need of snack donations, which are listed on the bulletin board in the Elevation Room. If you want to donate any of the items, please take a tag (or two or three!).

The Youth Group appreciates everyone’s help with their car wash and bake sale. They managed to raise over $450! 

The 2nd Ave Kids need drinks (juice bags, small water bottles, etc.) for Jr. Church. Items may be dropped off on Sundays or during office hours. 

Our June Soup & Sandwich Luncheon will be held on Saturday, June 15, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Everyone is welcome!

The Ladies Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 15 at 8:00 a.m. at Eat N Park. Ladies of any age are welcome.

**Sunday Reminders**

• The nursery is not staffed during the months of June, July, and August; however, the nursery will be open as a cry room for a parent/guardian to take their child 3 and under if necessary.
• The air conditioning is set for the summer months; please bring a sweater or jacket if you are prone to being cold.

We hope you will join us on Sunday as we begin our new sermon series, “Why Global Methodist?”. We will celebrate Holy Communion and recognize our graduates at 8:15 and 10:45 a.m. 

The Youth Group carwash fundraiser is tomorrow, Saturday, June 1 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at Advance Auto Parts. The event will also include a bake sale. Come on out to support the group and their summer mission trip!

Tomorrow is also the Men’s Breakfast at Eat N Park at 8:00 a.m.

The Ladies Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 15 at Eat N Park beginning at 8:00 a.m. 

Vacation Bible School will be held from July 8 to 12, 6:00 p.m. -8:00 p.m., for children aged 4 (must be potty trained) to entering fifth grade. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Ashley.

**Reminder, the church office will be open 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Monday-Thursday for the months of June, July, and August.**

This week, Jill will only be in the office from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday and Wednesday. Beginning next Monday, office hours will be 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, with email access available until 4:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. (Jill is also available most Sundays for any of your needs.) 

This Friday is our Food Pantry day; we need a few extra volunteers because it falls on Altoona’s graduation day, and some volunteers will be unavailable. If you plan to help, please arrive at the Narnia Room (inside the glass doors) by 9:45 a.m.

Our Youth Group will hold a car wash fundraiser at Advance Auto Parts this Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. All proceeds benefit the Youth Mission Trip, with a suggested donation of $5.00 or more.

On Sunday, June 2, we will celebrate our graduates at the 8:15 and 10:45 services, as well as Holy Communion. 

We had a fantastic combined service and luncheon yesterday. Thank you to Karen and Riann for the special music, to our staff, and to everyone who helped prepare the hall for our luncheon and brought food. It was a great day! Our next combined service will be August 18th. 

Please take note that the office will be closed and staff will be off on Monday, May 27, and I will be off on Thursday, May. 

If you haven’t signed up for our text message reminders yet, we recommend that you do so! So far, the response has been overwhelmingly positive. We will not spam you with messages; it is simply another way to communicate and disseminate information. You can text us at 833-768-9112, and we will add you. Also, make sure you add us to your contacts! Encourage those who do not use Facebook or check their emails to sign up for texts!

As a reminder, the ROCK is done for the 23-24 school year, but there are a lot of exciting things coming up for kids here at 2nd Ave! VBS will be held July 8-12, Rise Up Camp is July 15-19 and the Youth Mission Trip is July 22-26. Please keep all these ministries in prayer! If you know a child who may be interested in VBS or Rise Up Camp, please encourage them to contact us to sign up. 

We hope you can join us on Sunday for our 10:00 a.m. combined service, followed by a potluck lunch. We will celebrate Pentecost Sunday (wear red!) with Holy Communion, baptism, and special music prior to the service. There will be no Sunday school; however, there will be a staffed nursery and Junior Church. 

The nursery will not be staffed in June, July, or August; however, it will be open as a cry room for children aged three and under who are accompanied by a parent or guardian. 

The Men’s Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 1 at Eat N Park at 8:00 a.m.

The Ladies’ Breakfast will be held on Saturday, June 18 at 8:00 a.m. at Eat N Park.

Save the date! The church’s Block Party will be held on Saturday, August 24.

On Monday, the office will close around 12:15 p.m. so that Jill can attend her daughter’s school event. Messages and emails will be returned on Tuesday.