Join us for the last AMOS before summer.

Wednesday May, 22



AMOS nights are our way of creating an atmosphere of fellowship and hospitality for families and all members of our church. We will be sharing a meal together and then breaking off for a time of learning. AMOS nights will take place once a month at 6pm.

Breaking News!!! - Spring Food Drive

Our Spring Food Drive for the Northside Common Ministries Food Pantry will take place from:

Sunday, May 12th through Sunday, May 26th

Seeking the following items in particular (Regular Size, No Glass Containers):

           Peanut Butter   Pasta Sauce     Soup (Condensed or Hearty 

           Any Canned Or Boxed Non-Perishable Items

           Laundry detergent       Paper Towels        Bathroom tissue



And, of course:

           Monetary Donations

            (Cash or Checks; Mark for “NCM Food Pantry”; Checks payable to “Northmont UPC”)

Bags will be handed out on Sunday, May 12th and Sunday, May 19th.

The items can be placed in the Library across from the office through Sunday May 26th.

With the cost of food escalating so quickly, the lines at the pantry are the longest in recent memory, so the items you contribute have never been more welcome.

THANK YOU for your support of this mission.

Women’s Bible Study

Women’s Bible Study welcomes all Northmont women and friends. Lessons are from the Horizons Series, Sacred Encounters: The Power and Presence of Jesus Christ in Luke-Acts. Women enjoy fellowship and study led by Melody Hannegan in the Berean Room.

Schedule for the remaining lessons of the Series:

June – Tuesday, June 4 at 1:00 pm

A new Study Series begins in September.

Clef Notes

By: Stephen Schall

May 16, 2024

Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen, indeed! Alleluia! This Sunday is Pentecost, the final day of Easter. The season of Easter extends for 50 days, ending on Pentecost, hence the name. 

And what a glorious Easter celebration we’ve had this year! From the great brass quintet on Easter Sunday to last week’s cantata, we’ve really been rejoicing in the Lamb. 

This week we welcome the Holy Spirit with some quieter musical fare. Our introit is Thomas Tallis’s beloved, If ye love me. The anthem is a lovely setting of the George Herbert text, Listen, sweet Dove, by American contemporary composer, Katherin Burk. Dr Burk (b. 1990) is Canon for Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. It’s a lovely piece, which is based upon the tune of the ancient Pentecost hymn, Veni Creator Spiritus (Come, Creator Spirit).

The text of the anthem is well worth some consideration. Here’s an explanation:

Listen, sweet dove, unto my song And spread Thy golden wings in me,

Hatching my tender heart so long Till it get wing and fly away with Thee.

The poet addresses the Holy Spirit as a dove, asking Her to listen to his song. He compares his heart to an egg, asking the Holy Spirit to hatch this egg, so his heart can take wing and fly away with the Spirit.

The sun, which once did shine alone, Hung down his head and wished for night

When he beheld twelve suns for one, Going about the world and giving light.

The sun once ruled the sky alone, but the flames on the twelve apostles’ heads outshone the sun, so that the sun was ashamed. The apostles brought light as great as the sun into the world as they went forth proclaiming the Gospel.

Such glorious gifts Thou didst bestow That the earth did like a heaven appear;

The stars were coming down to know If they might mend their wages and serve here.

On Pentecost the Holy Spirit gave such gifts to people that earth seemed like heaven. The shining from the tongues of flame on the apostles’ heads was so glorious that the stars in the heavens wanted to improve their job by coming down to be a part of life on earth.

Lord, though we change Thou art the same, The same sweet God of love and light;

Restore this day for Thy great Name, Unto His ancient and miraculous right.

We change, but the God of love and light does not. On this Pentecost Day, restore this same miraculous power to us as was given on the first day of Pentecost, so that we may be suns, going about the world and giving light to all we encounter, to the glory of God’s name.

Confirmation Gathers:

5/19 - Celebration during Fellowship Time

Any questions? Contact Ben

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Longvue Acres Garden Club Perennial Plant Sale,

 Saturday, May 18, 2024 – CASH ONLY

Savvy gardeners have already marked their calendars for the May 18th Longvue Acres Garden Club’s perennial plant sale. The sale is a favorite with North Hills residents and held each year the Saturday after Mother’s Day from 9:00 to Noon – rain or shine – in the lower parking lot.

The CASH ONLY sale will feature more than 600 perennial plants including highly valued Pennsylvania natives and pollinators. Since the plants are grown in members’ gardens and donated for the sale, it’s always a surprise to see the variety of plants available from year to year. Avid gardeners will arrive early to snag the most sought-after plants that sell in the first hour. Club members, some of whom are Penn State Master Gardeners, will be available to answer gardening questions and to help with plant selections.

Plant-sale proceeds generously fund monthly educational programs for the public and support the maintenance of the UPMC Passavant chapel garden. Additionally, funds raised in the plant sale support not only the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy, Botanic Gardens of Western Pennsylvania, and North Area Environmental Council, but also local community gardens in McCandless and Ross Township. Longvue Acres Garden Club meets at 7:00 p.m. the fourth Tuesday of the month at Northmont. For more information about the plant sale or Longvue Acres Garden club, please contact longvueacresgardenclub1950@gmail.com.