Two-Hour Delay at HUMC, Noah’s Ark Preschool on Dec. 21

HUMC’s office and programs will be on a two-hour delay tomorrow, Dec. 21. The office will open at 11 a.m. because Hempfield School District is on a two-hour delay. Noah’s Ark’s Preschool & Rainbow Tots will be on a modified schedule. We will be opening at 10:30 a.m. All preschool staff should be at the [...]

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Roadside signs

Our Burma Shave-style roadside signs advertising Boycott Xmas got the attention of another Sunday News columnist, Peggy Schmidt: Caught up in the frenzy of Christmas, I was brought up short one day while driving past Hempfield United Methodist Church, where there is posted a series of signs, much like the Burma Shave signs of old, [...]

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A culture gone crazy

Sunday News columnist Gil Smart references our Boycott Xmas campaign in his column today entitled “Confessions of a techno-Luddite.” On Marietta Pike at Stony Battery Road is Hempfield United Methodist Church, where a big sign out on the lawn calls for a boycott of Christmas. The idea, according to the church Web site, is that [...]

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All activities for Dec. 20 canceled

From Pastor John Longmire: Hello Everyone. I have decided to cancel all services for Sunday morning. SHOUT is also canceled for Sunday evening. NOAA says that we are to get 12-16 inches and then it will start to blow. The snow will not taper off until Sunday morning. It is very rare that I will ever [...]

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A tree that gives

Pastor John has been encouraging us during this Advent season to open up our circle of Christmas giving to include others not in our immediate family or zip code. While our Boycott Xmas Celebrate Christ focus has been on our brothers and sisters of Hope UMC in Kenya, the circle has also been widened for [...]

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