This Friday is our Food Pantry. If you would like to donate any non-perishable items, please stop by during office hours (Monday – Th 8:00 am – 1:00 pm). The pantry is open to any Blair County residents in need. It begins at 11:00 am. If you’d like to help out at the pantry, please arrive around 9:45 am to the Narnia Room (inside the glass doors). 

Upcoming dates to note:

• The church office will be closed Monday, July 3 & Tuesday, July 4
• Spray Park night for 2nd Ave families and friends will be Thursday, July 6 from 6:00 pm – 8 pm. Admission is free. The Spray park is located at 209 W 12th Ave, Altoona (Juniata) 
• VBS will be July 10 – July 14 for kids age 4 through entering 5^th grade, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm 
• Spaghetti Dinner fundraiser will be held Saturday, July 22. Tickets need to be purchase ahead of time in the church office. If you’d like to volunteer at the dinner, please plan to attend a brief meeting after 10:45 service, this coming Sunday.
• Community Indoor Yard Sale here at 2nd Ave, Saturday, August 5. Rent a table for $20, call the church office to sign up or for more information

Join us Sunday as we continue our sermon series “Pray Without Ceasing” with this week’s message on the Lord’s Prayer entitled The Model of Prayer.  

Please note: the 2nd Ave Kids Sunday School class will not meet this week

Sunday will be the final Saturate Altoona of the summer. Blessing Booths will be open 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm and the service in Heritage Plaza begins at 6:30 pm. 

Tomorrow morning is the Pancake Breakfast from 7:00 am – 9:30 am; proceeds benefit Ben Blessed and the 2nd Ave Food Pantry. All are welcome! $8/over 12   $5/under 12

VBS is looking for snack donations! Visit the bulletin board located next to the VBS table; taking a shooting star and return the item to Ashley on Sunday or during office hours. 

Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser! Saturday, July 22 4:00 pm – 7:00 pm Tickets must be purchased in advance and are $5 for kids under 12 and $10 for ages 12-up. Available during office hours or on Sundays (see Jill to purchase). 

Upcoming here at 2nd Ave:

• Food Pantry June 30, 11:00 am
• The Church office will be closed July 3 & July 4
• Spray Park night July 6, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
• VBS July 10 -July 14
• Rise Up Camp July 24 – July 28

This coming Saturday we are hosting a pancake breakfast benefitting the Food Pantry here at 2nd Ave and the Ben Blessed Ministry. Breakfast will be served from 7:00 am – 10:00 am and is $5 for kids under 12 and $8 for ages 12-adult.  All are welcome! 

Save the date! We are hosting an indoor yard sale and vendor event on Saturday, August 5. Rent a table for $20 to sell your items (you are responsible for handling of cash as well as set up, tear down and haul away of any items you do not sell). Please call the church office to reserve a spot! 

The Church office will be closed Monday July 3 and Tuesday July 4.

VBS is July 10 – July 14, 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for all kids age 4 to entering 5th grade in the fall (no other events will be going on here at the church that week during the evening)

Spaghetti Dinner benefitting disaffiliation costs will be held on Saturday, July 22. Tickets are available now in the office.

Rise Up Camp is being held July 24 – July 28, register your kids online now! Rise Up Camp registration form

Join us this Sunday at 8:15 and 10:45 for the next message in our series “Pray Without Ceasing”  Pray With Childlike Faith James 5:13-20.

We will have bagels (toasters, cream cheese and butter available), donuts, some fruit, orange and apple juice, and coffee available to make, for our Father’s Day celebration. Join us in the Gathering Place from 9:15 am – 10:30 am. All are welcome! 

Sunday is the last day to turn in blueberry orders and pay for orders you may have placed online. Order forms are available here at the church. 

Next Saturday we will host a Pancake Breakfast benefitting Ben Blessed and the 2nd Ave Food Pantry. Join us from 7:00 am – 9:30 am!  Kids under 12/$5, 12-adult/$8

VBS is going to be here in just a few weeks! Ashley is still in need of 26, $10 sponsors to be able to provide a t-shirt to each child. Envelopes are available at the church or you can place your sponsorship in any envelope and just make sure to write “VBS t-shirt” on it

2nd Ave Spray Park Night will be Thursday, July 6 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm at Juniata Memorial Spray Park.  Admission is free for 2nd Ave families!

Join us!Rise Up Camp will be held July 24 – July 28 9:00 am – 12:00 pm at Highland Park. Kids age 4 (must be potty trained) to age 12 welcome! Camp is just $5 and scholarships are available. Please see Pastor Brian for more information.

Saturday is our monthly free luncheon.  Dine in or take out from 11:30 am – 1:00 pm. 

Blueberry orders are due with payment no later than next Sunday, June 18. Order form attached here!

Next Sunday, we will celebrate all the fathers here at 2nd Ave between services from 9:15 am – 10:30 am with pastries and beverages in the Gathering Place. All are welcome (not just the dads)!

VBS is a month away! All kids age 4 through entering 5th grade this fall are welcome July 10 – July 14 from 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm for an “Out of this world” time! Ashley could still use a few more adult volunteers, so please reach out to her at ashleymiller1228@gmail.com if you’re interested in helping or have any questions.

Saturday, June 24 we will host a Pancake Breakfast benefitting Ben Blessed and the 2nd Ave Food Pantry.  Breakfast will be served from 7:00 am – 9:30 am. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for kids under 12. 

If you have anything for the July newsletter, please have it to Jill by Thursday at 9:00 am. 

Join us Sunday as we begin our new sermon series “Pray Without Ceasing” with this week’s message “Prayer is Not a Show.” We will celebrate Holy Communion at both services. 

Next Sunday, June 18 we will celebrate all the fathers here at 2nd Ave with pastries and beverages in the Gathering Place from 9:15 am – 10:30 am. Everyone is welcome!

VBS is about a month away! Ashley still looking for a few more adult volunteers (please reach out to Ashely, if you’d like to help ashleymiller1228@gmail.com). All kids age 4 through those who are entering 5^th grade in the fall are welcome 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm July 10 – 14. Register now using this link! If you’d like to donate snacks, there is a bulletin board in the Elevation Room with items needed. If you’d like to make a financial donation to help purchase T-shirts, please use an envelope available in the sanctuary (or your own and write VBS t shirts on it).  

Blueberry order forms are available in the sanctuary and are due with payment by next Sunday, June 18. This is the main fundraiser for the Altoona HUB. 

**Meeting reminder** Church Council will meet Tuesday, June 13 at 6:00 pm

Pastor Brian is away this week, if you should have a pastoral emergency, please contact the church office.

June and July offering envelopes seem to be missing in the mail. We’ve reached out to the envelope company and they are looking into it.  Please just use a plain envelope or an offering envelope at the church and write your name and number on it (if you know the number) We are looking to switching companies in the near future, so hopefully these issues will not continue.

Blueberry orders are due on Sunday, June 18 for anyone who would like to place an order.  

Save the Date! We will host an indoor neighborhood yard sale on Saturday, August 5.  It’s $20 to rent a table, make your reservations and payment by July 29. (Sorry, no refunds) See attached flyer for more information. CLICK HERE FOR FLYER

Join us Sunday as we welcome guest preacher, Pastor Matt Plott, to share his message “The Value of Church Unity.” Services at 8:15/10:45 (Communion will be held next Sunday)

Beginning Monday, summer office hours will be Monday – Thursday 8:00 am – 1:00 pm and available by email until 4:00 pm Monday – Friday.

Jr. Church is in need of snacks, small waters & juice pouches.  Donations can be brought in on Sundays or during office hours.  With over 20 kids most weeks, we go through a lot of snacks and your donations are appreciated!

Sunday, June 18, we will honor and celebrate the dads here at 2nd Ave with pastries and beverages in the Gathering Place between services!  All are welcome to stop and get something!

Blueberry order forms were sent out via email this week and there will be paper copies of the form in the sanctuary.  Orders are due with payment, no later than Sunday, June 18.

Each Sunday in June, everyone is welcome to Saturate Altoona worship and fellowship in Heritage Plaza.  Begins at 5:30 pm and worship begins at 6:30 pm.  Bring a chair!

SAVE THE DATE!

• Pancake Breakfast June 24 7:00 – 9:30 am ($8/adults, $5/kids under 12)

• Spray Park night July 6 at 6:00 pm, at Juniata Memorial Spray Park. Admission will be free for 2nd Ave families

• VBS July 10 -July 14 6:00 – 8:00 PM for kids age 4 through entering 5^th grade in the fall

• Rise Up Camp July 24 – July 28 (see Pastor Brian for more info)

Even though we have left the UMC, we are still going to continue our relationship and support of the Altoona Mission Central HUB.  

Blueberries are available to order (due by June 18) and will arrive July 6th (time TBA).  You can print the order form by clicking HERE or order online and pay at the church by clicking HERE.

(Details: orders due by June 18. The blueberries will arrive July 6 time TBA

$32 for approx. 13 1/2 pints)

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Church, 

 It was announced on Sunday May 21, 2023 that the result of our congregational vote was to become a Global Methodist Church. This will be our next chapter as believers who worship at Second Ave. Thank you to everyone who prayed, dialogued, and voted. Here are a few things to pay close attention to in the next few weeks.

1) Annual Conference did approve our disaffiliation. The next step is settlement sometime during the month of June. After the settlement as a church we will no longer be United Methodists. If you have any questions about the timing or anything related to the settlement please reach out to me directly. 

2) Paperwork has been filed with both the state and the denomination to become a Global Methodist Congregation. It is the leadership’s intention to update you frequently along the way

3) You may share on social media, share with family and friends, and share openly the result of the church’s vote to become a Global Methodist Congregation.

4) Ad Council will have a meeting to discuss membership and to iron out a few details needed to be discussed in the short term. Please submit to the church office any questions you may have during this time. If an answer is available someone will update you with an answer.

5) Please continue to pray for our church, other churches that have disaffiliated, as well as pray for those who will remain United Methodist. All human beings are loved by God, redeemed by the blood of Jesus, and as a church it is my hope that we continue to treat everyone with love, respect, and a desire to encourage all to repent of their sin and live into the newness of the life Jesus wants for all of God’s sons and daughters.

6) It is my intention as your pastor to continue to guide, lead worship, share life with you, pray for you and with you, and be present with everyone in our church’s next chapter. We are just getting started on the amazing ministries the Holy Spirit has for us, Church.

Thank you for being faithful. Thank you for being generous. Thank you for being the church. You are the great hope of this world.

Blessings, Pastor B