Upcoming Events
September 17 – Golf Outing, Pittsburgh National Golf Club
We are confirmed for Sept. 17th at Pittsburgh National Golf Club. We need a foursome to knock out Brennan and his hand-picked linksters from Sewickley Heights. Registration is from 12pm to 1pm, shotgun start at 1:30pm. Lunch, silent auction, driving range, and putting contest all available before tee off. Dinner, prizes following! Cost is $150 per golfer. Click here to view our brochure!
September 26 – White Fields & MGM Dinner to Promote Upcoming Mission Trips
Join us Sunday, September 26th, 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at Ascension Church (8225 Peebles Rd., PGH, 15237) for a nice spaghetti dinner, music from Kim Costanza, and testimonials from many who have been changed through their short-term mission experiences in the Dominican Republic. We will hear from high school age and college students as well as adult men and women who just won’t shut up about what God is doing in the D.R.! The upcoming trips are set for Jan. 22-29 for the White Fields week and March 5-12 for the College trip. This will be an open forum to get all your questions answered and objections overcome! Jesus said, “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Come hear about a special place where God’s Spirit is being poured out!
September 30 – Chris Tomlin Concert, Consol Energy Center
White Fields has purchased a large block of tickets to see Chris Tomlin in the brand new Consol Energy Center. The seats are located in the bowl area across from the stage that retail for close to $30 or more through Ticketmaster. We are putting together a couples/family night to remember by hosting a tailgate before the concert and enjoying a great night of Chris Tomlin’s worshipful music together! Tickets are $30 each and can be PURCHASED ONLINE BY CLICKING HERE. For more information or to purchase tickets go to our website, www.whitefieldsfoundation.org Checks should be made payable to White Fields Foundation and sent to 8225 Peebles Road, PGH, 15237. You don’t want to miss this great concert. Tickets will go very fast!
October 8 – One Family…13 Children…15 Instruments…In Harmony
We are so excited to have the Wissmann family come to Pittsburgh again this year on October 8th. The Wissmanns are a musically gifted, homeschooling family with 13 children (ages 3-27) that all play an instrument! Loren and Gloria Wissmann and their 13 children hail from Milford, Nebraska, but have spent much of the past few years traveling in family music and teaching ministry. With their 15 instruments, each song is a kaleidoscope of variety and depth. Drawing mostly from their bluegrass roots, they blend a mixture of southern gospel and smooth vocals to their numerous instruments. Featuring many original selections, beloved hymns, and gospel favorites, each concert is a musical experience filled with life, encouragement, and challenge from God’s Word. Since their family’s beginnings, they have sought the Lord specifically in the area of deepening their Christian walk and the principles of passing down a godly heritage to the next generation. Whether starting an industrial business, teaching home Bible studies, of ministering through music, their goal is to utilize God’s design for the family unit. Working together as a team, the Wissmanns share both the labor and joys of serving the Lord and investing in eternity. (II Cor. 4:18)
Please come and enjoy and consider making a contribution to their ministry. 6:30-8 pm free concert followed by a time of fellowship. Visit their website and check out their music ministry here. The concert will be at Ascension Lutheran Church; 8225 Peebles Rd., Pittsburgh, 15237, Friday evening, October 8, 2010 – Time: 6:30 pm w/ fellowship following. RSVP to Laurence Elizabeth Gaertner by email or call 412.369.7649 If you would like to bring a refreshment, please let us know when you RSVP… we would greatly appreciate it.
October 12 – Men’s Breakfast with Jon Kolb at Pamela’s in the Strip
Come join the White Fields crew for another great breakfast, this time featuring Steelers legend, Jon Kolb! This will be a great outreach breakfast in the middle of football season so grab a Steelers Fanatic to hear some great stories and Jon’s journey of faith. Jon is a member of the Steelers 75 Year Team,4-time Super Bowl Champion, and 2nd place finisher in the World Strong Man competition. More importantly for us Jon confesses with the apostle Paul, “Whatever was to my profit I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord..” Phillipians 3:7-8a
We will go from 7:00 am to 8:45 am ordering from the menu as usual. No charge for attendance just your breakfast & gratuity.
November 4 – White Fields Dinner with William Wilson, Vivo’s Restaurant, Bellevue
We are tentatively scheduled for Vivo’s in the private room downstairs to enjoy a private buffet and our good friend Fr. William. We will gather at approximately 6:30pm and began serving appetizers at 7pm with dinner following. Dinner cost TBA. Our special guest is William Wilson who was a Trappist Monk for over 25 years also serving as a missionary among the poorest of the poor in Cochabamba, Bolivia. He will share his unique and amazing story and how through our life of faith, with Jesus indwelling presence, we are enabled to be the body of Christ to a broken world! Make sure to get this one on your calendar as many of our brothers have been impacted in a powerful way by Will in past years.
December 21 – White Fields Christmas Breakfast-God is Speaking, are You Listening?
We will be gathering for our annual Christmas breakfast Tuesday December 21st at the Rivers Club downtown (1 Oxford Center, PGH, 15219, Suite 411) from 7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Cost for the buffet breakfast is $20. Kim Costanza will kick into 5th gear your Christmas spirit by playing some selections from his brand new CD on his saxophone! He will also bring the word along with Craig Whitlock who will be sharing some thoughts from his year-long service with Samaritan’s Purse in Mozambique. Our theme this year is: God is speaking, are you listening? The author of Hebrews tells us that “God has spoken to us by His Son, whom he appointed heir of all things and through whom he made the universe. The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word.” Hebrews 1:2-3 Please email Leo at leo@whitefieldsfoundation.org or call 412-445-8842 to confirm your attendance. This is important as seating is limited and for our breakfast count to the chef.
January 24 – January 31, 2011 Dominican Mission Week
February 18, 2011-White Fields Fundraiser at The Priory
March 5-12, 2011-College Student Break Trip to the Dominican
Our college student break trip is scheduled for March 5-12.. This is the week that several of the Pennsylvania schools are on break. Adult leaders are needed for this trip as well. The cost for these trips is $990 (all-inclusive) per person. Start praying and saving for one of these life-changing trips!
Past Events
Our 2nd Annual Steelers Camp Day at St. Vincent’s was a big hit. The 40 plus folks who went behind the ropes with the Steelers enjoyed the fellowship, Craig Wolfley’s post-practice “sermon on the hill”, and a great dinner at Geo’s! Guys brought sons, grandsons and daughters who braved the heat to enjoy the camaraderie and the inside look at the 2010 Steelers. Hines made a few one- handed grabs and Aaron Smith looked in top form “truckin” big Keomatu. After a tactical miscue we ended up this year at Geo’s Restaurant in Latrobe! The Lord was good to us in spite of a lack of planning and we were given a private room in the back! Our Hempfield football players chased down their sandwiches with a bottomless supply of steak fries and Tunch & Wolf joined us for dinner. There time with us was a blessing while sharing a few football stories as well.
Saxophonist Kim Costanza and over 60 of the White Fields tribe enjoyed a powerful night of music, fellowship, and teaching from God’s Word. Craig & Dayna Whitlock joined us after just returning from Mozambique! Craig brought a strong challenge for couples to serve God together in love and humility. We had a terrific buffet meal at the Royal Gatherings banquet hall @ Pittsburgh Mills.This was a special celebration for couples in many ways. Brennan brought an important word concerning how God meets us in our brokenness through the love of Christ and the embrace of the Cross. Experiencing the compassion and forgiveness from our brothers and sisters in Christ however requires our vulnerability. Kim played a series of songs, many from his new CD, around the theme of Jesus our Shepherd. His ministry in word focusing on Psalm 23 was a deep challenge and encouragement. His saxophone selections were powerful as well and received enthusiastically by everyone in attendance.
Over 50 White Fields men, family members, and athletes from Oliver HS enjoyed a beautiful night of tailgating and fellowship together! Great reviews were garnered on the brauts & burgers and especially the testimony offered from Bill Krahe and John Cullen. They spoke powerfully about their recent trips with Meeting God in Missions (MGM) to the Dominican. Mary Cullen’s chocolate chip cookies were a big hit along with Tabata’s 8th inning home run! We have officially begun building our team for our January 24-31, 2011 family trip!
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Breakfast May 25th at Pamela’s with Tunch Ilkin
We enjoyed another great breakfast at Pamela’s in the Strip on Tuesday, May 25. Our buddy, Tunch Ilkin, Steelers radio analyst, delivered in a big way! Guys commented on the great stories, his Bradshaw and uncle Ollie stories had us rolling, and the authentic manner of presenting his journey of faith. Tunch challenged men to demonstrate our hearts’ desire to be disciples in 4 key areas. We need a godly focus, godly obedience, godly training, and godly brothers in Christ! We had a number of new guys who were blown away by seeing men locking arms in their faith with one another. Once again were close to capacity in the back room at 65-70 people! Please help us to connect with our newcomers!
2nd Annual Men’s Retreat
Our 2nd annual White Fields Men’s retreat April 16-18th at the Jumonville Retreat Center was a time of great worship (John Cullen served as “eye candy” and lead vocalist!), solid teaching (Jon Kolb, Kim & others were a great blessing!), and warm fellowship. Our Saturday football game was fun as well even though some of us were saddled with Billy’s 3 INT’s! Young Riley was clearly the game MVP on offense and defense! Large amounts of Advil were needed by the senior group to regroup for our evening session! About 35 men from age 15 to 67 were on-hand for a special weekend away from work, school, deadlines, and expectations. Friday night kicked-off with pizza and Steelers trivia focusing on the 1969 draft (Team One Way led by Joe Petruska took the honors!). Our worship team led by Matt Helbling, Ben Lind, and John Cullen opened us with, “I Am a Friend of God.” Their lead in worship all weekend was appreciated by everyone! The extra “blanket of support” men offered to one another in fellowship was greatly appreciated given the weekend temperatures in the 30’s! Click here to keep reading more or see a video from the retreat below!
A “Night of Inspiration” with Joe Paterno
What an inspiration it was…even without our guest of honor! Joe Paterno came down with the flu on the day of the event and was unable to attend. At game time though we still had almost 400 people to support the ministry of White Fields Foundation at our fundraising dinner held at Heinz Field on February 13th. Click here to read more about this wonderful event
A Night of Inspiration by Teens for Teens – March 21
