• The Story of the Bible
  Facilitator: John Oliff
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• The Church within the Church: Cultivating Biblical Family
  Faciliatators: Patti Pearson, Todd Hiestand
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Mug Club
We’re going to reduce our use of paper goods by switching from paper cups to mugs. Bring your own mug and we’ll have a space for you to hang it on the wall when you’re not using it. We’ll have a “Clean Your Own Mug” policy and spare mugs for visitors. If you want to help out, talk to Shanna Cummings.

Welcome Lunch
If you are new to The Well and would like to know more about what we are doing and what we believe, you are invited to have lunch with the leadership on September 26.

Triads
We believe that we need each other as we walk through life “work out our sal- vation with fear and trembling.” Triads are groups of three men or three women committed to meeting regularly in order to confess sin, define repentance, speak truth in love, and pray for strength. We encourage you to find two close friends to journey with in this way. If you need di- rection or help, talk to Shanna or Todd.

Knitting Night
Women meet at in various homes at 7:30pm on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month to knit and talk. Contact: Melanie, meljayh@gmail.com

Music Class for Kids and Parents
Melanie Hiestand and Michelle Kelly lead a Friday morning music class at 9:45am for kids of all ages. Contact: meljayh@ gmail.com

Partnerships

• Lemonade International
  Lemonade International is an organization that focuses on educating and em- powering the people of La Limonada, the largest slum in Central America where about 80,000 people live in extreme pov- erty. Read more on their web site: www.lemonadeinternational.org.
• Ecclesia Network
  We are members of and partners with the Ecclesia Network. This is a network that plants and supports churches throughout the US and beyond. www.ecclesianet.org
• Redemption Church of Bristol
  We financially and relationally support Redemption, our first church plant as of the fall of 2009. They meet on Sunday nights at 5:05pm in the parish house of St. James Episcopal Church at 225 Walnut Street in Bristol. More info: www.redemptionbristol.org

Pints and Ponderings
Tuesday night at Manny Browns (in Neshaminy Mall) at 7:30pm. Questions, contact Todd (toddh @ thewellpa.com)

Thrift Store Volunteer Day (This Thursday!)
On Thursday, August 26th from 2-9pm we’ll be helping out by sorting clothes. Come any time, dinner will be provided. Kids 7 and older are welcome.

Online Giving
If you’d like to give to The Well online, you can do so: http://give.thewellpa. com

Welcome Lunch
If you are new to The Well and would like to know more about what we are doing and what we believe, you are invited to have lunch with the leadership on Sep- tember 12.

Online Formation Resources

• Sacred Space: www.sacredspace.ie “We invite you to make a ‘Sacred Space’ in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day.”
• Explore Faith: www.explorefaith.org/ This is a web site that has a lot of good resources for personal reflection, study and prayer.

This Week

Wednesday – Book Study
We are studying the book, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society by Lesslie Newbigin on Wednesday nights. This book explores the truth of the gospel in a post-chrsi- tian, post-modern world. We will meet at Starbucks in Feasterville at 7:30pm to 9:00pm on Wednesday nights. This group is open to anyone!

Thursday – Film Screening: The New Metropolis
Thursday, July 22, 7-9 pm at Redemption Church of Bristol. “The New Metropolis” is an hour-long documentary film about the rising challenges to older subur- ban communities and how one commu- nity chose to adapt. We will follow the screening with a community discussion on the challenges of Lower Bucks County and our hope for the area. Location: St. James Episcopal Church – 225 Walnut St, Bristol, PA 19007

Friday – Music Class for Kids
Melanie Hiestand and Michelle Kelly lead a Friday morning music class for kids of all ages. Class starts at 9:45am. Ques- tions: meljayh@gmail.com
Pints and Ponderings
An open discussion on some topic of the- ology at Manny Brown’s at Neshaminy Mall. Open to anyone over the age of 21. Next meeting is Tuesday, August 3rd at 7:30pm. The topic will be Evangelism.

Other News

Todd in LA this Week
Todd has been working for a day a week for The Ecclesia Network (the church network we are part of) by working with churches and leadership teams and also in helping lead the global partnership of the network. This week he’ll be in Los Angeles working with a church there. If you have pastoral needs this week, please contact Shanna Cummings or Phil Wood.

Knitting Knight
Women meet to on the 2nd and 4th Mon- days of the month, at 7:30pm, in various homes to knit and talk. Find out location, contact Melanie: meljayh@gmail.com

Annual Church Camping Trip
August 13-15th. French Creek State Park. $40/adult; $5/child over 2 years of age. Contact Ryan Kelly: rkelly@cbsd.org or sign up on the back table.

Bilingual Worship Gathering: August 22
We will be having a bilingual service with two local Hispanic churches on Sunday, August 22nd, at The Well. This gathering will be followed by a lunch with the best Latino food you could ever imagine.

Online Resources Formation Resources
Sacred Space: www.sacredspace.ie
“We invite you to make a ‘Sacred Space’ in your day, and spend ten minutes, praying here and now, as you sit at your computer, with the help of on-screen guidance and scripture chosen specially every day.”

Explore Faith: www.explorefaith.org/
This is a web site that has a lot of good resources for personal reflection, study and prayer.

Here are some quotes to get you thinking. We also encourage you to reflect on our texts for the week which Acts 2:42-47 and Romans 12:1-2.

“If the book we are reading does not wake us, as with a fist hammering on our skull, why the do we read it?”
-Kafka

“The opening page of the Christian text for living, the Bible, tells us that the entire cosmos and every living creature was brought into being by words. St. John selects the term “Word” to account, first and last, for what is most characteristic about Jesus, the person at the revealed and revealing center of the Christian story. Language, spoken and written, is the primary means for getting us in on what is, on what God is and is doing. But it is language of a certain stripe, not words external to our lives, the sort used in grocery lists, computer manuals, French grammars, and basketball rulebooks. These are words intended, whether confrontationally or obliquely, to get inside us, to deal with our souls, to form a life that is congruent with the world that God has created.”
- Eugene Peterson, Eat This Book: A Conversation In The Art Of Spiritual reading.

News & Notes

Prayer: Bob Wood, Phil and Woody’s dad, is having open heart surgery today (Friday) to remove some blockage the doctor’s found earlier this week. Please be in prayer for the surgery and the recovery.

Todd Preaching at Bristol on Sunday: Todd Hiestand is preaching at our church plant in Bristol this evening. If you haven’t visited this community, or want to again, tonight is a great opportunity. If you need directions or info just talk to Todd.

Pints and Ponderings Next Tuesday
An open discussion on some topic of theology at Manny Brown’s at Neshaminy Mall. Open to anyone over the age of 21. Next meeting is THIS WEEK Tuesday, July 13 at 7:30pm. Questions? Contact toddh@thewellpa.com

Wednesday Night Book Group
We’re reading through Lesslie Newbigin’s book, The Gospel in a Pluralist Society.  It’s not too late to join us!  We meet at the Starbucks in Feasterville (on Street Road) at 7:30pm on Wednesday Nights.

Current Sermon Series – Formation for Mission
We are in the middle of a sermon series called Formation for Mission.  This week Shanna will be preaching on Personal Formation.  Be sure to check out Todd’s overview/intro to this series, Matt’s sermon on Missional Formation and Scott’s sermon on Liturgical Formation.

Lemonade International in Guatemala
Even if you didn’t go to Guatemala with our missions team, there are still ways to help! Sponsor a child or a teacher on Lemonade International’s Website.  You can read more about that organization on their website or their blog.

Pints and Ponderings
Our next meeting will be Tuesday, July 6th at 7:30pm at Manny Brown’s in the Neshaminy Mall (the restaurant right next to the movie theater). Our topic will be on the different “Stages of Faith” that you can read about on this blog post by one of the church planters we support: http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2010/06/23/stages-of-faith/ Read this blog post and come with your thoughts, ideas, questions, concerns, etc. We’ll be using this topic as the starting point to our conversation.

The topic for this Sunday’s service is Missional Formation. The sermon texts are John 17:11, 13-26 and Ephesians 4:1-16. I encourage you to read of those passages before the service. As you do, note any correlations that you see between them (e.g., the theme of unity). Here are some questions to stimulate your thinking as you prepare for this Sunday’s service: We often talk about being formed for mission, but how have you been formed through mission? In what ways are you “in the world”? What has your growth in Christ looked like over the past few months and what role did your participation in mission play in that growth? – Matt Warren (preacher this weekend).

Events This Weekend

Fundraiser Concert Tomorrow Night
6 Bands will be playing at The Well from 6:00pm – 10:00pm. Suggested donation is $10 and all proceeds go to The Well’s trip to Guatemala. Bands: Cate Obert, Tommy Mosca, Justin Phillippi, Latebloom, Counter Riot, The Violent Tone.

The Caperelli Pub Night
If you don’t plan to attend the concert, please consider visiting the Caperellis’ Pub Night in Doylestown. This is a fundraiser for Vince’s airfare to Guatemala (he’s shooting video for Lemonade International as part of our missions trip). Suggested donation is $10 per person. Open house style. Rsvp preferred. Kids welcome before 8:30. Call BJ and Vince with questions or for directions: 215-489-2082.

All are welcome!

Date: June 6, 2010 at 1:00pm
Location: Northampton Municipal Park

Please feel free to bring picnic type snacks to share. Hot dogs, burgers and drinks will be provided.

Register your team or as a player here.

Art Hanging Day / Needed: Your Art!!
We will be hanging art after church on Sun- day, May 16th. If you have art you would like to display on our walls, bring it to The Well that day and we’ll get this place deco- rated! We also have a lot of art up above the classrooms to put on the walls as well. Pizza will be provided for those who stay to help decorate.

Pints and Ponderings
An open discussion on some topic of theology at Manny Brown’s at Neshaminy Mall. Open to anyone over the age of 21. First meeting is June 8 at 7:30pm. Questions? Contact toddh@thewellpa.com

Financial Accountability group
This group will talk about how finances, debt and specifically about fostering relationships that help us keep our finances under the reign of God. Meetings: June 30 & July 14 at 7:30pm (Childcare will be provided) Info contact: splatt20@hotmail.com

Service Time Change and Classes
We will be changing the start of our service time to 10:00 am beginning on June 6. The service will go from 10:00 to 11:30. We will offer our first educational classes on the first sunday of September.

Other Regular Events

Monday Night Knitting Night
Women meet to on the 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month, at 7:30pm, in various homes to knit and talk. To find out the next location, contact Melanie: meljayh@gmail. com

Wednesday Night Romans Bible Study
Scott Jones leads a discussion based Bible study on Wednesdays. This group meets at the Feasterville Starbucks and discusses the sermon text in Romans for the upcoming Sunday. The study goes from 7:30pm to 9:00pm

Friday Morning Music Class For Kids!
Melanie Hiestand and Michelle Kelly lead a Friday morning music class for kids of all ages. First class starts on Friday April 9th at 9:45am. Questions: meljayh@gmail.com

Keynote Speaker: Pastor Henry Covington, of My Brother’s Keeper Ministry in Detroit and whose life story is featured in Mitch Albom’s newest book Have a Little Faith.

Special Guest: Brandt Russo of the PBS film about homelessness and faith: Adopt a Jesus, by Bob Wilkinson with Brandt Russo

Bucks County Community College – Gateway Auditorium
275 Swamp Rd., Newtown, PA 18940
8:00 AM-5:00 PM

You are welcome to join us for this powerful day. The event is open to all.

More information & registration ($10.includes lunch) at www.crossingumc.org .

For more information contact Rosemary at Kensingtonoutreach@gmail.com