Blessing of the Bikes 2006


Murrysville Alliance Church info
Blessing of the Bikes Murrysville Alliance Church 10th Anniversary pin.

More photos from Doug & Bonnie Matthews from Murrysville Volunteer Fire Co.

Aerial View...
View from up in the boom of the Murrysville fire truck.

Getting ready to go to Murrysville Alliance Church...

Gathering at Molnar's Lounge.   Dewey and his famous "Dewey Cam".   John joined us for the ride.   Jim & Claudia getting ready.   Let's ride!

Leaving Molnar's Lounge.   On Rt. 48 near Round Hill Park.   At Rt. 30...check out the gas prices!!!   Meeting up with some more of Mon Valley members and friends.   Jamie ringing his bell as he rides like the wind.

Arriving at the church...

Arriving early at Murrysville Alliance Church.   There's the Blessing of the Bikes sign.   Stacey, Tim & Sandy pulling into the church.   Bikers coming in.   Gretchen & Merle and their new bike.

Gretchen, Claudia, Jack & Sue.   The upper parking lot getting filled up.

Gas Bag parking the bikes.   Michelle Hobbs handing out the pins.   Dewey Cam checking out the scenery.   Bikes..   More bikes...   And more bikes...

More bikes...   More bikes...   More bikes...   Stacey poseing with more bikes...

Bikes in the lower lot.   Bikes in lower lot.   More bikes...   More bikes with boom in background.   Look at the flags on his bike!!!! NICE!

Tom keeping company with the Police...and he don't even have on hand cuffs! ;)   The airplane doing a fly by.   Pastor Dan and Sue.   Pastor Dan's vest.

Getting ready to go up in the bucket...

The bucket in the sky.  Murrysville Fire Truck.   The Blessing sign.  

Getting the flag ready for the ceremony...

Rick getting the flag out for the ceremony.   Some of the Firemen and Firewomen.   Getting the flag ready to attach to the bucket.   Firemen holding the flag as it raises into the air in the bucket.

Up we go!!!!!

On my first ride up in the bucket. Starting to go up in the bucket.   A view to my right as we go up.   View to my left.   Looking down on the firetruck from in the bucket.   View below me.

      Up we go!!!!!!!   View of the Church and the lower parking lot.   View of the upper side parking lot.   Murrysville Firemen attaching the flag.   What a view!!! I love it up here!

The flag ceremony begins.   The Service is starting.   They did a great job singing!   Check out these clouds above the Church!   Pastor Dan and the Mayor of Murrysville.

Pastor Dan starting his sermon.   Sue up in the bucket truck with the bikes below her.   The flag blowing in the wind from high up on the bucket truck.   Fireman Doug gazing out over the highway.   Look at all the people and bikes!!!

Bowing our heads in prayer.   Listen to her sing!   The Mayor speaks.

Aerial View.   Another aerial view.

The Blessing of the Bikes is over...time to go...

Taking the flag down after the ceremony.   Folding the flag up.   Sue thanking the Murrysville Firemen for the honor of going up in the bucket.   Doug did a great job at trying to keep the bucket steady in all the wind.   The Blessing is over.   Time to leave.

Waiting at Sheets for everyone...

Sandy, Tom, Claudia & Tim.   Hanging around waiting for everyone to show up.   Some of the bikes..   Some of the gang is here.   Dick & Barb and Dewey setting up Dewey cam.   Where are we going Tom?

Lets roll....

Somewhere near Latrobe.   Dewey Cam and Kim.   Mirror shot.   At Arnold Palmer Airport.

At the Fireside in Donegal...

Tim figuring out his camera at the Fireside Inn at Donegal.   Let's go eat!   Barb & Sandy enjoying a cocktail.   Tom's hungry!

At Linn State Park and Beam Rocks...

Entering Linn Run State Park.   Beam Rocks Trail.   Barb, Dick, Greg & Stacey on the cliffs at Beam Rocks.   Dick, Barb, Sue & Greg on Beam Rock Cliffs.   A beautiful sunset at the end of a perfect day.

Lots more photos will be up later....

 

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