Putting wholesome food on the table that your family will enjoy doesn’t have to take hours to prepare. Registered dietitian and author, Felicia Stoler, offers some simple recipes and tips on how to add more flavor and nutrition into your meals, making meal prep stress-free and fun for the family.

•Keep your pantry stocked and plan ahead. A pasta meal typically takes less than 30 minutes to make. Ragú Old World Style Traditional pasta sauce now has a new, thicker recipe with two servings of vegetables in every half cup. Add some pre-cut fresh, frozen or canned greens as a side dish, and you have a veggie-packed meal.

No Frying Chicken Parmesan

by Cornelius R. Stam
For New Pittsburgh Courier

More than 1,900 years ago St. Paul wrote to a young man named Timothy: “From a child you have known the holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise unto salvation, through faith which is in Christ Jesus” (II Tim. 3:15).

Timothy was a fortunate young man. His father was not a believer, but his godly mother made up for the lack, and her mother helped as, day after day, from his earliest childhood, they taught him the Word of God. As a result he came to know Christ as his Savior at an early age, and later became Paul’s faithful co-worker and closest associate in making known the wonderful “gospel of the grace of God.” In his very last letter the Apostle recalls Timothy’s “unfeigned faith... which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice” (II Tim. 1:5).

Pastor Jerome Stevenson said he is grateful for the privilege to serve as the moderator of The Allegheny Union Baptist Association.

“I am very excited about the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead of this association,” Rev. Stevenson said to an adoring crowd at his inaugural ceremony at Morning Star Baptist Church in Clairton where he serves as pastor. “We want to build better relationships with God first and with each other. We want to build excitement and enthusiasm about the work the Lord has for the AUBA. We want to build paths of accountability so everyone connected with the association will know what is going on in the association.”

REV. JEROME STEVENSON

On Aug. 31, a private home located at 7127 Vassar St., Pittsburgh, next door to Bethel Church of God In Christ. caught fire. The result of this three- alarm fire caused devastating damage to the church. The Pittsburgh Fire Department condemned the adjacent building where the fire originated but did not condemn the church property or building.

As a result of the fire the Bethel church family is facing the responsibility of repairing the major damages and replacement of church properties and contents that were lost or damaged in the fire. The estimated loss exceeds $150,000 in repairs and replacements and is not covered by insurance.