This Week Vol. XXIV, No. 9 | April 26, 2014
Don’t miss a single pitch.
Restore Retreat
Rough Riders Baseball Outing
Sunday, May 4, 2:00 pm Dr. Pepper Ballpark
June 9-12, 9:00 am-noon PCPC
a quiet opportunity to meditate on God and His Word
Friday, May 2-Saturday, May 3 Montserrat Retreat Center Register at www.pcpc.org/women
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PCPC SENIORS ROAD TRIP! Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art • Bentonville, Arkansas May 13–15
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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
student ministries
register to vote
trans:parenting
• William Moses McFarland, son of
Molly and Matt McFarland, on March 13, 2014
• John “Jake” Gooddall Taylor, son of
Courtney and Daniel Taylor, on April 15, 2014 marriages
• Garland Gene Hopkins and Matthew Allen Sepulveda on April 5, 2014 sympathies
• Janet and Kevin Yancey (CC#09) on the loss of her mother; Sarah, Kevin Jr., and Kathryn Yancy (CC#09) on the loss of their grandmother, Janet Wallace, on March 12, 2014 • Kristen and Wilson Vick (CC#22) on the loss of his grandmother, Ann Vick, on April 6, 2014 • Elizabeth and Martin Peck (CC#22) on the loss of her mother; Alex Ann and Chappy Peck (CC#22) on the loss of their grandmother, Elizabeth J. Haughton, on April 12, 2014 • Elaine and Jack Lewis (CC#12) on the loss of his mother, Charlotte Lewis, on April 17, 2014
Voter registration will be available Sunday, April 27, after all three services, PCPC Main Hallway. Applications must be submitted 30 days before the upcoming primary elections in order to vote. Christians should be good stewards of civic privileges as we should not be of the world but should be engaged in it for influence. Contact Marty Forte’, martyforte@sbcglobal.net.
nursery volunteers needed We have lots of new babies! The Nursery Ministry needs to open an overflow room for June through August and would love your help once a month. (We can help arrange trades for your summer travel dates!) Contact gale.emerson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2566.
help the lao presbyterian fellowship They are in need of a refrigerator, large or small. Contact marzena.dunham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2523.
administrative assistant to children’s ministry opening
Ashley Ariail, a LPC Clinical Therapist at Children’s Medical Center, will share important information for parents regarding eating disorders in youth Sunday, May 4, 11:00 am–noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room. Contact mike.haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2717.
women restore retreat A quiet opportunity to meditate on God and His Word in a beautiful setting just 45 minutes north of Dallas May 2–3, Montserrat Retreat Center. You will have your own private room and encouraging fellowship during mealtimes. Register online at www.pcpc.org/ women. Cost is $100, assistance available. Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.
prayer on the porch
Join PCPC women for its monthly meeting of prayer on a peaceful back porch, Monday, May 5, 9:00 am, 3601 Administrative Assistant to Children’s Ministry (birth Centenary Ave. Group prayer begins at 9:00 am, but through fourth grade) provides exceptional support feel free to stop by at any time during the day for dropfor the ministry’s leadership team and will purposefully in prayer. Come as you are, have a cup of coffee, and engage in the life of the ministry with a keen sense share the concerns of your heart. Questions? Contact of calling and love for children. Contact jamie. phyllismabus@me.com, 214-363-1588. tanner@pcpc.org or 214-224-2712.
director of children’s ministry opening
senior adults
The director’s primary purpose is to prayerfully lead, direct, and oversee a healthy, Gospel-centered ministry trip to crystal bridges that will nurture the spiritual growth of children through museum of american art fourth grade and equip them to be life-long followers According to extensively traveled museum enthusiasts, of Jesus Christ. Contact heather.squibb@pcpc.org or Crystal Bridges ranks with the best! The architecture is unique and inspired, and the museum is nestled on 214-224-2679. acres of natural Arkansas beauty with nature trails, water features, and lush landscape. There is no cost young families to view the Museum’s permanent collection. There are special exhibits which cost extra, and those options are spring training at the rough riders your choice. We will travel via charter bus to Bentonville, The VBS Home Run Derby is coming soon, so join us Ark., and spend two nights at 21C Hotel, May 13-15. The for a little pre-season fun with a Frisco Rough Riders trip costs $179 (plus taxes) per night per room plus your ballgame Sunday, May 4. First pitch at 2:00 pm; meals. Bus seats are limited, so sign up today! Contact gates open at 1:00 pm. Tickets are $10. Price includes jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771. unlimited grab-n-go food and drinks from 1:00-3:30 pm. Parking passes are $5 in advance, $10 on gameday. Registration is open online and closes Monday, April urban missions 28. Contact heather.holmes@pcpc.org or 214-224-2780.
“When men are projecting the church’s ruin, God is preparing for its salvation.” —Matthew Henry
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This Week April 26, 2014
vbs 2014: home run derby
act is hiring
Advocates for Community Transformation, a Urban Registration is open online for “players” (age five by Ministry partner organization, has job openings for the September 1, 2014 through rising fourth graders) and following positions: Community Advocate Coordinator, “trainers” (volunteers) for our game, June 9–12, 9:00 Community Advocate, Director of Development, am-noon! VBS Training Camp (birth to age four) is and Staff Attorney. Visit www.ACTdallas.org for more provided for volunteers’ children. General questions, information. Contact Reid Porter, 214-951-9151. contact vbs@pcpc.org. Registration questions, contact heather.squibb@pcpc.org or 214-224-2679.
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Missionary Mailings, 12:15-1:15 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551
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may 2-3
Restore Retreat, Montserrat Retreat Center, 224-2722
Florida Trip, Panama City Beach, Fla., 224-2762
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Trans:parenting, 11:00 am-noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room, 224-2717
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Spring Training at the Rough Riders, 2:00 pm, Dr. Pepper Ballpark, 224-2780
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Prayer on the Porch, 9:00 am, 3601 Centenary Ave, 363-1588
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Walk with ACT, 9:00-11:00 am, 2215 Canada Dr, 951-9151
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International Student Welcome Party, 6:00-7:30 pm, Burleson Park, 224-2528
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Erika’s luncheon, 12:15 pm, Oak Lawn West Main Meeting Room, 224-2551 VBS: Home Run Derby, PCPC, 224-2679 Curt Dobbs retirement lunch, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551
Senior Adults trip to Crystal Bridges Museum, Bentonville, Ark., 224-2771
world missions international student welcome party Join us for a family-friendly, casual evening as we seek to practice Leviticus 19:34 by welcoming a new group of international students to our neighborhood Thursday, May 15, 6:00–7:30 pm, Burleson Park. We would love help providing food and drinks for the party; please RSVP, and we’ll let you know how you can contribute! Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.
senegal business as mission trip PCPC’s Gospel-centered business-as-mission program, in partnership with Videre, has a need for three to five team members for the second phase of the training program, May 23-June 1, empowering church members to not only better support their families but also sustain the local church. Some business knowledge is helpful. For more information please contact amanda.brack@ pcpc.org or 214-224-2510.
Sunday, April 27 12:15 pm Fellowship Hall Come one, come all! Send handwritten notes and cards to our missionaries. Enjoy lunch, fellowship, and a time to bless those serving around the world. Families welcome. Supplies provided. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 224-2551
japan short-term mission trip
We need two to three more team members for our erika’s luncheon Join us for a lunch reception for one of our own, Erika, Japan mission trip this summer, June 12-22. Join the who serves in East Asia Sunday, June 8, 12:15 pm, short-term team and minister to the Chiba community Oak Lawn West Main Meeting Room. Please RSVP in partnership with a young church-plant. This highly by noon, Friday, June 6, to cindy.rhea@pcpc.org relational mission trip is a wonderful opportunity to make connections and share stories of faith with or 214-224-2551. those who may have never heard the Gospel. Contact amanda.brack@pcpc.org or 214-224-2510. toys needed for cambodia Support our Cambodia women’s mission team by donating small toys for ages 0-5. Toys without little pieces and that do not require batteries are preferred. community news They will go to children of girls and women who have been trafficked and are now under the care of passionate marriages: celebrating Daughters of Cambodia, an organization that supports god’s gift of sexual intimacy victims of trafficking. Donations may be dropped at This professional workshop hosted by CAPS will the World Missions office in Oak Lawn West. Contact provide a model for enhancing and restoring healthy amanda.brack@pcpc.org or 214-224-2510. sexual intimacy Saturday, May 10, 8:30 am-1:00 pm, Fellowship Hall. Open to anyone interested. Contact leslie.peacock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2683 to register.
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–April 13, 2014 budget
$10,575,019
July 1–April 13, 2014 giving
$10,822,943
Budget variance
$247,924
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