2015 sept newsletter

THE
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www.pennhillschamber.org
Volume 9 — Issue 14
SEPTEMBER, 2015
PINNACLE GROUP, LLC
INSURANCE SERVICES
Pinnacle Group, located on Route22
in Wilkins Township, is a full service
Independent Insurance Agency, serving
the insurance needs of families and
businesses in western PA.
As an Independent Insurance Agency,
Pinnacle represents many of the finest
companies in the industry. A strong
network of insurance companies
enables Pinnacle to deliver superior
insurance products, along with superior
service from a friendly and professional
staff.
Products offered by Pinnacle include
Auto, Home, Business, Workers
Compensation, Life, Annuities, Under
65 Health Insurance, and Over 65
Health Insurance.
Founding owners, Mark Allston and
Kirk Haldeman, are committed to
building professional relationships with
their clients and making sure that each
client’s needs are matched with the
best policies from quality companies.
Mark Allston, AAI
412-816-1000 • Fax: • 412- 816-0140
Email: mark@pinnacle4ins.com
3301 William Penn Highway • Pittsburgh, PA 15235
www.pinacle4ins.com
This Newsletter is being Sponsored By:
BRUCE HALL, CPA • AMBIT ENERGY
PRINT & COPY CENTER
A & M HEALTHCARE AGENCY, LLC
Bits & Pieces
Women in business
luncheon
GREEN OAKS COUNTRY CLUB
SPEAKER: Donna Benzenhoefer
S&T Bank, Plum Boro
DATE:
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
TIME: SEED AND WEED
FALL PARTY
Sara Werner
s.werner@pennhillschamber.org
Ray Luncher
r.luncher@pennhillschamber.org
This newsletter is being designed by
chamber member
Leo Priore of Priore Graphics and
reviewed by
members of the executive board.
Any comments about anything in the
newsletter should be directed to
Leo Priore by faxing to
412-704-5135, email to
leopriore@verizon.net or by phone
412-798-0462.
If any article is written by another
person, they will be acknowledged
in the article.
Permission is on file for all
copyrighted articles.
Deadline for the newsletter articles/
ads is the 15th of each month.
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I’m welcoming ALL MEMBERS of
the Penn Hills
Chamber of
Commerce, to help
me out with Articles
for the newsletter.
The Due Date for
OCTOBER Issue is
SEPTEMBER 15, 2015.
11:30AM
12013 Frankstown Road
Penn Hills, PA 15235
412-795-8741
412-795-7993 FAX
Web Address:
www.pennhillschamber.org
REQUEST FOR
ARTICLES OR ADS
The Fall Luncheon and Card
Party sponsored by the Seed
and Weed Garden Club will be
held on Saturday October 3
from 11:30 until 3:30 at
Palmieri’s Restaurant on
Old Frankstown Road.
Tickets are $25.
Contact Carol Casciato
for additional information,
412-793-8378, or
Nancy Dewalt for tickets,
412-795-2831.
There will be a bake sale,
auction items, baskets, 50/50
raffle, prizes, and much more.
A fun afternoon for the ladies,
and gents too!
Card playing optional.
We have a large amount of
members but a small of
responders to the newsletter.
Please help me fill this newsletter
with your articles.
Small or large will be appropriate.
I’m looking forward to hearing
from you soon, any questions call
me or the Chamber Office.
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“In Him” Ministries, Inc.
“In Him” Ministries, Inc.
e-mail: revinhim@verizon.net
A note from Pastor Jacqué’s desk
Matthew 7:7-8 (NLT)
"Ask, and what you are asking for will be given to you. Look, and what you are looking for
you will find. Knock, and the door you are knocking on will be opened to you. Everyone who
asks receives what he asks for. Everyone who looks finds what he is looking for. Everyone
who knocks has the door opened to him.”
Have you ever wandered what Jesus really meant when He made this statement to His
people? I have, and here is one explanation regarding spiritual looking, knocking and actually
finding.
But first, there is another Scripture that played a key part in my looking for and finding
the door to knock on that opens up to the answer!
James 1:5 (CEV)
“If you do not have wisdom, ask God for it. He is always ready to give it to you and will never
say you are wrong for asking.”
In both of these Scriptures Jesus and James, His brother, are talking about prayer: The
kind of prayer where we are asking God for something.
The very first thing to ask God for in prayer is His wisdom or His will in the matter.
There is nothing wrong with praying for the will of God to be done in any or every situation.
Jesus told us to pray, “Thy will be done”!
Ask for God’s wisdom, this begins the Search (Seek, Look) for God. When you find
Him, and you will, Knock on His Door. Find Him and His will and you have found your
answer!
Let us realize we need God to answer our prayers. He, Himself is the answer for our
lives! Ask, Seek, Knock and Find! It is in the finding of Him that cleanses, humbles and then
lifts us to the heights of His graciousness that truly answers every prayer! Let’s knock on God’s
Door, Jesus, by remembering what He did and how much it cost God to bring us to the throne of
grace where we find all our answers. It cost the blood of His only begotten Son to open the
Door.
The answers are all, every one of them, behind God’s Door just waiting for us to seek,
knock and find them!
Pastor Jacqué
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Three Rivers Assembly
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of
God
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Redeemer Lutheran School News
“Diakonia: Send Me” | “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to
serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many.” Mark 10:45
“Diakonia: Send me” is the
theme for the 2015-2016 school
year at Redeemer Lutheran
School. Our greatest teacher is
of course Jesus Christ, who lived
His life devoted to others, even
enduring death on the cross
to demonstrate His devotion
to us. RLS looks to Christ as
our example of how to serve
others. Here are just some of the
opportunities our students have
to follow Christ’s example to
serve others.
through monthly chapel offerings
which go to support a different
charity each month, and through
various senior projects such as a
blood drive, food drive, and sock
drive. High school students travel
to Concordia senior care homes for
a Christmas party complete with
gifts.
Redeemer students also reach
beyond our local community.
Younger students enjoyed a virtual
mission trip to Latvia while a high
school team traveled to Michigan
to work at a camp.
High school students marched
in the Right to Life March in
Washington DC. Packing and
sorting clothes for World Vision
plus a family dance to raise funds
for South East Asian Prayer Center
were other projects. At Christmas
the school families collect items
for military men and women
through Military Connections.
This year we ask for your prayers
for a safe and successful school
year. We thank God daily for the
community’s support so that we
can provide a learning setting
that goes well beyond academic
skills to grow strong men and
women ready to be “Sent.”
Diakonia-Send me.
Serving starts with our local
needs first. Our students learn
to serve by preparing lunch for
veterans on Veterans Day,
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Brookdale Senior Living
“Brookdale Penn Hills ( formally Sterling House )
Ribbon Cutting June 29, 2015”
At Brookdale we partner with each resident to create a personalized plan, tailored
for their specific needs. Senior Living in Pennsylvania has never been better.”
US FLAG FLIES IN HAVANA
The historic raising of the US flag over the American
Embassy in Havana on August 14, 2015 opened the
door to Cuba. A major American tour operator is now
licensed by the US Department of the Treasury, Office of
Foreign Assets Control, and authorized to provide tours
to participants who register in programs to visit Cuba
legally. Participants travel under a people-to-people
license with the purpose of educational exchange.
Eastern Cuba’s Hidden Gems, Cuba’s Charming Colonial
Cities & Havana, Cuba by Land & Sea, Grand Cuba from
Coast to Coast, and Cuba Discovery are the 9-17 day
tours offered. Tours do not include beaches. You are
invited to see the island nation shrouded in mystery for
50 years.
Jo Luncher
Anywhere Travel Service
jo@anywhere-travel.net
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Sunday, September 20th
11a.m. Morning Worship Service
Come Try Church Again!
• Do you ever feel disconnected and alone?
• Would you like to be a part of a real community of
friends who go through life together?
Then try us! Here you will find friendly people striving for a
better life, upbeat music and a focus on living life with a
purpose.
Join us and see what church has to offer!
www.newvisioncommunitychurch.com
https://twitter.com/NVCC_PennHills
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Thanks To The Following Members
Thanks to the following Members and Companies who contributed
Gifts to be raffled for the 2015 Golf Outing
3 Lakes Golf Course
Butler Golf Course
Creative Silk Screen
Dollar Bank, Rodi Road
Edgewood Country Club
Fedele Auto Service
Fiori’s Auto Service
Fit Golf, Monroeville
Green Oaks Country Club
Glengarry Golf Links
Hidden Valley
J&M Printing
Maiello Brungo, Maiello
Mohan’s Restaurant
Meadow Wink
Oakmont Country Club
Oakmont Golf Center
Oak Lake Golf Center
Penn Hills YMCA
Pine Grove
Pittsburgh National
Pittsburgh Pirates
PNC Bank, Rodi Road
Rolling Fields Golf Club
Sam’s Club, Monroeville
The Madison
The Links of Falls Church
Valley Green Golf Course
Village Green Golf Course
Jim Fitzgerald (Mazeroski Ball)
Thanks to the following Members who contributed items for the Golf Goodie Bags
Priore Graphics Donated The Bags
Chamber Choice, Bandaids
Fedele Insurance Services, LED Flashlights
Forbes Hospital
First National Bank Verona, Rulers
J&M Printing, Tablets
Rapp Funeral Home, Golf Towels
UPMC, Cooleeze
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2015 Green Oaks Golf Outing
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Thanks To The Following Sponsors
Thanks to the following Sponsors for the 2015 Golf Outing
EAGLE SPONSORS
HOLE IN ONE SPONSOR
GOLF BALL SPONSORS
Bruce Hall CPA
Comcast Business Class
Maiello, Maiello, Brungo
Spitzer Toyota, Monroeville
Iron Rooster Restaurant, Annapolis
Penn Hills Center
Republic Services
UMPC
Day Chevrolet, Monroeville
Senator Jay Costa
Ron’s Garage
Kier Ewing & Assoc., Ins.
William Gross Funeral Home
LUNCH SPONSORS
Allston Insurance Agency
Seneca Hills Village
Giant Eagle, Frankstown
Sterling House
Want to further your career or get started on a new career? Contact Community College of Allegheny County Boyce Campus and speak to our Admissions Staff so we can help you get started on the career you want. For further information please contact: Boyce Campus Admissions 595 Beatty Road Monroeville PA 15146 724-­‐325-­‐6614 THE BUSINESS TIMES
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