This Week Vol. XXIiI, No. 23 | november 9, 2013
The PCPC 2013 Arts Festival presents a
Juried Art Show
November 9-17 10:00 am-6:00 pm daily PCPC Fellowship Foyer
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you
but to
do justice,
love kindness, and to walk humbly and to
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Women, don’t miss this month’s gathering of The Bridge. Let all our PCPC missionaries know we care during the holidays! Separated or divorced and dreading the holidays? Find help.
with your God?” —Micah 6:8
Understanding
Depression
What is depression? What are its causes? Is it a result of sin? How can it be treated? Free • All welcome • Questions? leslie.peacock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2683
Park Cities Presbyterian Church exists to extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in Dallas and to the world.
our family
events & announcements
births
everyone
urban ministries
cans for boxes of blessings
serve365 treasures of hope
Donate canned and other non-perishable food items through Monday, November 25 for our Christmas Boxes of Blessing event taking place Saturday, December 7, 9:00 am-1:00 pm. Donation boxes may be picked up and dropped off at locations around the church. Contact imelda.martinez@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520.
Come serve with Urban Ministries and Dallas Leadership Foundation at the annual Treasures of Hope Christmas Store, Friday, December 13, 6:00 pm. The store will be located at Plaza of the Americas in Downtown Dallas.
marriages
deaths
sympathies
pcpc 2013 arts festival
world missions
This year’s PCPC Art Festival is underway! Doors are thanksgiving potluck open daily, November 9-17, 10:00 am-6:00 pm. The with international students theme is Justice and Mercy, based on Micah 6:8: Live Bring your favorite holiday side dish and help our Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly with Your God. foreign friends celebrate an American Thanksgiving, Contact lawan.glasscock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2739. Friday, November 22, 6:00 pm, PCPC Fellowship Hall. Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or boxes of blessing 214-224-2528. Come join over 1,000 volunteers gathering to fill 7,000 boxes with enough food to feed a family of four for do mission work here in dallas several days over the holidays as we serve to extend Volunteers needed! Serve our Laotian congregation the Kingdom of Christ to our city, Saturday, December by mentoring a Laotian youth in the Christian faith 7, 9:00 am–1:00 pm, BCW Food Products Warehouse. or by teaching children’s Sunday School once a Contact imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520. month. Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.
paid childcare positions
PCPC offers paid positions for weekday childcare and preschool teachers. Contact gale.emerson@pcpc.org or 214-502-5204.
pcpc employment opportunities Full-time Female Middle School Youth Intern: PCPC has a full-time (40 hours a week) opening for a two-year, paid female Youth Ministry internship. Contact careers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714.
journey to the land of the bible
missionary link Would you like to be a Missionary Link to one of PCPC’s 40 supported missionaries? Find out more about a new ministry that matches PCPC missionaries with specific PCPC members—singles, couples, or families—for two years. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.
women circle 5 meeting
June 9-20, 2014 Circle 5 will meet at the home of Ruth Millis, Tuesday, Be prepared for the only trip that enriches the soul, November 19, 10:00 am, 8600 Skyline Dr Apt fills the mind, and thrills the heart. Watch your faith 1204, Dallas, TX 75243. Contact Peggy Skidmore, grow as Christ and His land come alive. Contact pete. pwskidmore@sbcglobal.net or 214-361-4704. deison@pcpc.org, 214-224-2739.
the bridge: what’s her story?
dallas marathon traffic Enjoy and connect with women of all ages and stages Plan to leave a bit early for church on December 8. The around dinner, and listen to Carey Gidden tell her story, MetroPCS Dallas Marathon will again close many streets Thursday, November 21, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm. Location to traffic around PCPC including Turtle Creek Blvd. will be online soon at www.pcpcwomen.org. Contact Nancy Snell, nancysnell@charter.net or 214-363-9914 Contact mark.harrison@pcpc.org or 214-224-2515. P C P C P R E - M A R R I AG E C O U R S E
“Art is a reflection of God’s creativity, an evidence that we are made in the image of God.” —Francis Schaeffer
UNIO ON
Wednesdays, January 29-March 19, 2014 Registration now open at www.pcpcweddings.org/union Course is open to engaged, seriously dating, and newly married couples.
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This Week November 9, 2013
the
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T hursday , N ovember 21 6:30-8:30 pm
november 3-25
Cans for Boxes of Blessing, 224-2520
8-17
PCPC 2013 Arts Festival, 10:00 am-6:00 pm daily, 224-2739
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DivorceCare: Surviving the Holidays, 7:00-8:30 pm, Room 263, 224-2520
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The Bridge, 6:30-8:30 pm, 363-9914
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Circle 5 Meeting, 10:00 am, 8600 Skyline Dr Apt 1204, 361-4704
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Counseling Services Luncheon, noon-1:15 pm, Room 262, 224-2683
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Boxes of Blessing, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, BCW Food Products Warehouse, 224-2520
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SERVE365 Treasures of Hope, 6:00 pm, Plaza of the Americas, 224-2520
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Savior of the Nations, Come Concert, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2633
Cans for Boxes of Blessing Bring canned goods to PCPC now until November
25
for our SERVE365 packing day on
Saturday, DECEMBER 7 9:00 am-1:00 pm
Y R A N O M ISSI INGS M AIL
Sunday, November 17 12:15 pm Fellowship Hall Join the PCPC family as we write letters to our church missionaries. Lunch and supplies provided. Feel free to stay for a little while or the whole time! Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.
I t ’s P oinsettia T ime !
Poinsettia Reservation Form
Each Christmas season we offer PCPC members the opportunity to purchase a poinsettia ($7.50 each) in memory of or in honor of a friend or family member. They will be in the Sanctuary Sunday, December 15, and there will be a bulletin insert that morning listing the names of the donor and the recipient. Our chancel area will be wreathed in these beautiful plants for our worship services on December 15 and December 22. You may take your plant with you following the Christmas Eve evening services if you wish to do so. Please fill out the form to the right (when ordering multiple plants, please write information on a separate sheet of paper and attach to the form) and mail it no later than November 28 to insure that your gift is listed in the bulletin insert.
Please reserve one plant ($7.50 per plant):
In HONOR of or In MEMORY of Given by Phone number of donor Please make check payable to PCPC and mail to: PCPC, Attention Jayne Bjork 4124 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas, TX 75219
Mail or hand deliver to be received by December 3, 2013. Please print clearly as you complete the form above. Forms received after December 3, 2013, will miss the insert printing deadline.
Park Cities p r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h ( PCA )
4124 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75219 214-224-2500 www.pcpc.org www.facebook.com/parkcitiespca www.twitter.com/pcpcnews bit.ly/pcpc-app sunday worship
8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am communion
Sundays, 8:00–9:00 am Wednesday Vespers, 5:30–6:00 pm 24/7 prayer hotline
214-224-2680 or 24/7prayer@pcpc.org general fund budget
2013/2014 operating budget
$12,800,000
July 1–October 27, 2013 budget
$3,120,159
July 1–October 27, 2013 giving
$2,981,635
Budget variance
($138,524)
november 9, 2013 This Week
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Baptisms
The root reason for the practice of baptizing is to please Jesus Christ our Lord. - J. I. Packer
Sunday Afternoon Fel lowship Sunday, November 10 4:30 pm • Fellowship Hall Everyone invited for praise and pizza Families, singles, children welcome! Free, but donations welcome. Questions? summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549
Sophia Ruth Bailey
Spencer George Bailey
Thomas Garrison Bailey
Surviving the Holidays
The holiday season is fast approaching, and facing a holiday after a separation or divorce can
Robert Walker Inman
Cortland Walker Lyles
Wynne Ruby Meyer
be more difficult than your friends and family members may realize. This special class will help you not only to survive the holidays, but to find strength, healing, and tools to move forward in your daily walk through these painful emotions. Contact divorcecare@pcpc.org or 214-224-2683.
Rachel Elizabeth Olles
Campbell Grace Shockey
Lane Ashcroft Williams
Wednesday, November 20 7:00-8:30 pm | Room263
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Vol. XXIIi, No. 23 | november 9, 2013
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