This Week Vol. XXIV, No. 5 | march 1, 2014
with sierra hull and mark fain sunday, march 2 6:00 pm pcpc sanctuary
calling all young artists!
Registration opens online March 15
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Officer Recommendations |
The Session has approved the month of March for members to submit recommendations for the offices of deacon and elder. A screening committee led by Ruling Elder Randy Wood and composed of elders, deacons, and laity will interview all men who are recommended and consider their qualifications before submitting a list of potential officer candidates to the Session for approval. The men approved by the Session will undergo a year of training in classes on the Bible, The Westminster Confession of Faith (Ground School), The Book of Church Order, and officerspecific books, then stand for election by the congregation in early June, 2015. Please reflect on the following verses regarding leadership as you consider your recommendations: I Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9, and I Peter 5:1-4. As men are evaluated by the Screening Committee, the following sections of the Book of Church Order are considered: • Qualifications of an Elder (BCO 8-2, 3): He that fills this office should possess a competency of human learning and be blameless in life, sound in the faith and apt to teach. He should exhibit a sobriety and holiness of life becoming the Gospel. He should rule his own house well and should have a good report of them that are outside the church. (The elder is) to watch diligently over the flock, that no corruption of doctrine or of morals enter therein.
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•Q ualifications of a Deacon (BCO 9-2, 3): It is the duty of deacons to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress. To the office of deacon, which is spiritual in nature, shall be chosen men of spiritual character, honest repute, exemplary lives, brotherly spirit, warm sympathies, and sound judgment.
Below are brief guidelines for you and those you recommend: • You must be a member in good standing of PCPC in order to recommend an individual for an officer position. • Please seek permission before submitting someone’s name as a candidate. • You may recommend men who have previously served as deacon or elder. • At the time of recommendation, an officer candidate must have been a member in good standing of PCPC for the past two years. • Please do not recommend a man who is related to you by blood or marriage. To make your confidential recommendations, go to the link at www.pcpc.org or pick up recommendation forms in the literature racks throughout the church. Please return completed recommendations by March 31 to Sally Rogers by one of the following methods: • Scan and e-mail to sally.rogers@pcpc.org • Place in the red boxes by the Information Desk • Mail to PCPC, c/o Sally Rogers, 4124 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas,TX 75219 • Confidential fax to 214-224-2759
Please contact sally.rogers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2775 with questions.
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
• Winifred Penelope Januszewski, daughter of Ashley and Joe Januszewski, on November 12, 2013 • Gwendolyn Louise Smith, daughter of Carolyn and Bobby Smith, on February 10, 2014 marriages
• Lindsay Jones Lamberth and William Andrew Weidig on February 8, 2014
communion sunday
Our New Friends New Life children’s program is in need Join the PCPC body this Sunday as we celebrate the of five basketballs, five soccer balls and three kick balls. Lord’s Supper March 2, 8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am. The children are blessed with a playground but could Contact jayne.bjork@pcpc.org or 214-224-2632. use some new play balls for their Wednesday night program. Please feel free to drop off equipment at Oak ron block banjo and guitar Lawn West offices. Contact jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org Two-decade veteran of Grammy-winning Alison Krauss or 214-224-2501. & Union Station, prolific songwriter of both the sacred and secular, singer, banjo and guitar player, Ron Block pcpc employment opportunities brings his passion for bluegrass and roots music to Full-time Male and Female High School Youth Interns: PCPC for an unforgettable evening Sunday, March 2, PCPC has two full-time openings for two-year, paid 6:00 pm, Sanctuary. Joining him for the evening are internships—one male and one female—to be hired in musicians Sierra Hull and Mark Fain. The concert is May 2014. This role will learn and effectively develop free and open to anyone! Parking map available online. the skills needed to minister to high school students. Register for childcare by calling 214-224-2600 by Contact cassie.rawson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762. Friday, February 28. Contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633.
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midweek Join us on Wednesdays for an evening of worship, dinner, fellowship, and teaching January 29–May 7, Wednesdays, 5:30–8:30 pm. Vespers is at 5:30 pm, Chapel; dinner at 5:30 pm, Fellowship Hall; adult classes following dinner. Don’t forget to RSVP for dinner at 214224-2826 by 4:00 pm on Mondays and for childcare for birth to five-year-olds at 214-224-2600. Contact debbie.blanton@pcpc.org or 214-224-2744.
helping hands
and before whom we humble ourselves without despair.” —Blaise Pascal
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graber missionary lunch
On Sunday, March 2, 12:15 pm, Oak Lawn West, come hear from Anna and Ben Graber, PCPC missionaries going to Berlin, Germany. Lunch provided. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.
urban ministries serve365 project workday
Bring your gardening gloves and spades as we will be planting flowers, painting apartments, and organizing donation closets for Exodus Ministries, Saturday, March 1, 7:30 am–noon, 4630 Munger Ave #110. We also need two lawn mowers and four gas or electric weed eaters. This service project is open for all families to join! Light breakfast and lunch will be served. Contact imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520.
help the lao presbyterian fellowship feel right at home
visual arts
pcpc adoption assistance program
whom we approach without pride,
world missions
Can you change a light bulb, organize a closet, rake leaves, fix a running commode, clean a refrigerator, show loving concern? Please join with your deacons to extend your helping hands to our single moms, widows/ ers, senior adults, and those with chronic illness who have asked for assistance around their homes, Saturday, March 22, 8:00 am–1:00 pm, Room 263. Contact wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742.
Our PCPC Lao Presbyterian Fellowship is nesting into their new room—Room 430 in Oak Lawn East—and they are in need of a TV (larger than 36 inches), a small or medium refrigerator, and some area rugs (one approximately 8 ft by 19 ft and another 8 ft by 18 ft, can be smaller). Contact marzena.dunham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2523.
“Jesus Christ is a God
new friends new life needs sport equipment
Did you know that PCPC has an Adoption Assistance Program for our members? The objective is to glorify God through providing financial help to qualified married couples wishing to adopt a child. If you are in the adoption process and in need of financial assistance, this could be an answer to prayer for you. Contact debbie.blanton@pcpc.org or 214-224-2744.
justice & mercy jr. art show
Calling all young artists! The theme is Justice and Mercy, based on Micah 6:8: Live Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly with Your God, and the show is open to children age five-16. Register online March 15-28, and show dates are April 12-20. Contact lawan.glasscock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2739.
don’t forget to spring forward Daylight Saving Time begins Sunday, March 9 at 2:00 am
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Serve365, 7:30 am-noon, 4630 Munger Ave #110, 224-2520
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Praying for our servicemen and women, 12:15 pm, Room 262, 224-2711
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Communion Sunday, 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am, 224-2632
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Helping Hands Event, 8:00 am-1:00 pm, Room 263, 224-2742
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Graber Missionary Lunch, 12:15 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2551
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THE JUST RUN, 6:30 pm, 6400 Park St, 224-2722
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Ron Block, Banjo and Guitar, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2633
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Passion and Resurrection concert, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2633
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Prayer on the Porch, 9:00 am, 3601 Centenary, 363-1588
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Lent: Rest Stop for the Soul, 12:15 pm, Chapel, 224-2722
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Justice & Mercy Jr. Art Show, PCPC, 224-2739
Austin City Project, Austin, Texas, 224-2762 Daylight Saving Time starts, 2:00 am
senior adult community
young families
pcpc homebound ministry
vbs 2014: home run derby
If you know of someone who is no longer able to attend church or get out, we would love to minister to them. Help us be the arms and feet of Christ by loving the homebound. Contact jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771.
Start warming up because soon we’ll recruit “players” (age 5 by September 1, 2014 through rising fourth graders) for Vacation Bible School’s Home Run Derby, June 9–12. Registration opens Friday, March 7. We’re also looking for “trainers” (a.k.a. volunteers) for our game! VBS Training Camp (birth to age four) is provided for volunteers’ children. General questions, contact vbs@pcpc.org. Registration questions, contact heather.squibb@pcpc.org or 214-224-2679.
aging with grace series Our final meeting covers dementia and Alzheimer’s, taught by Dr. Frank Webster, Sunday, March 2, 11:00 am-noon, Chapel. Contact jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771.
women
student ministries florida trip 2014
prayer on the porch Kick off the summer getting sand in your shoes, Please join PCPC women on the first Monday of every May 31–June 6, with our high school beach trip. PCPC month for a time of prayer. Come as you are, have a members may register online now; open registration cup of coffee, and share the concerns of your heart, for anyone begins Wednesday, March 5, 6:00 am. Monday, March 3, 9:00 am, 3601 Centenary. Contact The trip is open to current eighth- through eleventhPhyllis Mabus, phyllismabus@me.com or 214-363-1588. graders and sells out quickly so register today! Contact cassie.rawson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762. lent: rest stop for the soul
“When I wake up on Easter morning, how will I be different?” Join us to begin the Lenten season in worship and prayer, Wednesday, March 5, 12:15 pm, Chapel. A guide to preparing your heart for Easter for the next six weeks will be introduced. Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.
the just run Save the date for this fun run/walk supporting the Daughters of Cambodia! Women of every age, bring your friends to hear about a great cause and the gospel while enjoying food and a fun run or walk, Thursday, March 27, 6:30 pm, Williams Park. More details to to come. Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.
community news rock ‘n’ roll half marathon impacts traffic and parking
On Sunday, March 23, there is no access to PCPC from I-75 south of Mockingbird. The recommended route is to exit Mockingbird, go west to Preston, then south to Oak Lawn. The Oak Lawn exit at I-35 will be available for access from the west. Map available online. Contact mark.harrison@pcpc.org or 214-224-2515.
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–February 16, 2014 budget
$8,857,406
July 1–February 16, 2014 giving
$9,081,125
Budget variance
$223,720
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Vol. XXIv, No. 5 | march 1, 2014 Park Cities Presbyterian Church Sarah Palmer, editor 4124 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219-3152 214-224-2711 • fax 214-224-2711 www.pcpc.org
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