This Week VOL. XXIV, NO. 17 | AUGUST 16, 2014
WOMEN’S FALL BIBLE STUDIES Tuesday Studies Begin September 9
A Mother’s Heart 9:50-11:30 am • Room 107/109 Book: Calm My Anxious Heart by Linda Dillow Cost: $30
Precepts (am & pm) 9:30-11:30 am • Room 107/109 6:30-8:30 pm • 4025 Marquette St Book: The Gospel of Luke (Part 1) Cost: $27
Wednesday Studies
Even the smartest phone cannot replace YOU! Our Children’s Ministry needs
400+
volunteers, and there’s no app for that! Sign up at www.pcpc.org or scan this QR code with your smartphone or tablet.
begin September 10
Wednesday Watchmen (am & pm) 9:30-11:30 am • Room 107/109 6:30-8:30 pm • 3717 Marquette St Book: To Live Is Christ: The Life and Ministry of Paul by Beth Moore Cost: $30
Focus (formerly WWW) 6:30-8:30 pm • Room 107/109 Book: The Gospel of Matthew Cost: $30 (dinner available for purchase)
Young Women’s Bible Study 6:45-8:45 pm • location tbd Cost: $25, includes weekly dinner
Thursday Studies begin September 11
Thursday Morning Bible Study 10:00 am-noon • Room 107/109 Book: The Gospel of Matthew Cost: $30
Contact gale.emerson@pcpc.org for Nursery, kiki.pennington@pcpc.org for Preschool, and heather.squibb@pcpc.org for Elementary
BIG CITY. BIG CHURCH. SMALL COMMUNITIES.
GROW TOGETHER.
SUNDAY MORNING COMMUNITY REFRESH
Find your Sunday Morning Community, and grow with others at PCPC this fall. Stop by our table Sunday, August 24, Main Hallway, to learn more about PCPC’s 17 adult communities and get connected.
register today at www . pcpc . org / women For study details, visit pcpc.org/women, check the literature racks around PCPC, or see the Women Ministry table in the Fellowship Hall Hallway. Reservations for childcare birth-kindergarten must be made at www.pcpc.org/women by noon, Tuesday, September 2. For Focus, please call 214-224-2600 at least 48 hours in advance of each week’s session to reserve childcare birth-age 5. Questions? Contact Leslie Newman or 214-224-2722
www.pcpccommunities.org • elaine.montague@pcpc.org • 214-224-2736
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
marriages
EVERYONE
• Alexandra Caroline Figari and Coleman Carver Easley on July 12, 2014 • Virginia Barclay Hawkins and Gordon Carl Maxwell Scharf on July 19, 2014 • Rachel Shen-Chi Li and Stephen Alexander McDonald on July 26, 2014 • Grace Ann Hobin and Blake Arrington Staley on August 1, 2014 deaths
• Anne Chenoweth (CC#04), wife of Jim Chenoweth (CC#04); mother of Steve Chenoweth (CC#17), on August 4, 2014 • Lois Crosland (CC#11), mother of Grady (and Melodye) Crosland (out-of-town members); grandmother of Weatherly (and John) Hulsey (out-of-town members); grandmother of Leslie (and Mathew) Williams (out-of-town members); grandmother of Ivey, John, and Garrett Crosland (out-of-town members), on August 7, 2014 • Anthony G. “Tony” Riddlesperger (CC#13), husband of Jane Riddlesperger (CC#13), father of Dan and John Riddlesperger (CC#17), on August 7, 2014 sympathies
• Betsy and Angus McKay (CC#08) on the loss of her father; Wills McKay (CC#08) on the loss of his grandfather, Richard J. Field, Jr., on July 22, 2014 • James Pennington (CC#17) on the loss of his mother, Jean M. Pennington, on July 28, 2014 • Morgan and Seth Pogoloff (CC#22) on the loss of her grandfather, Bruce Byron Bartley, on August 1, 2014 • Claire Acree (CC#22) on the loss of her grandmother, E. Mae Lee, on August 5, 2014
“Without some suffering, we should scarce remember that we are not proprietors here, but only tenants at will, liable to lose all we have at a moment’s warning.” —John Wesley
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THIS WEEK AUGUST 16, 2014
join the pastoral care team
The Pastoral Care Ministry is in need of someone with a caring heart to send note/cards of encouragement Join with your deacons to extend helping hands to to those who are hospitalized, in rehab, grieving, or those who have asked for assistance around their homebound. We provide the cards, the postage, and homes Saturday, August 16, 8:00 am–1:00 pm, Room you can do it from the comfort of your own home. 263. Contact wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742. Contact wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742.
helping hands
caregiver support lunch
pcpc employment opportunities
Are you caring for a loved one? Would you like a PCPC is hiring the following positions: Director of support group? Join us for a light lunch and a time of Children’s Ministry (full time), Elementary Coordinator networking, fellowship, and prayer Tuesday, August (part time), and Administrative Assistant to Missions & 19, noon–2:00 pm, Oak Lawn West Conference Room. Church Planting Ministry (full time). View descriptions Contact jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771. at jobsatpcpc.org. E-mail resumes to careers@pcpc.org.
divorce care
redeemer seminary counseling class
This weekly support group covers topics such as healing, anger, and new relationships. Class meets Wednesdays, September 3-December 10, 7:00-8:30 pm, Room 263. Open to the community and taught by Patty and Jim Moody. Call 214-224-2683 or e-mail divorcecare@pcpc.org.
PTC 211 Biblical Counseling will be offered at PCPC Sundays, September 7–November 23, 6:45–8:50 pm, Oak Lawn West. Learn more and register at redeemer. edu. Contact pat.hobin@pcpc.org or 214-612-9911.
new member class
Register online by Friday, September 5, noon. Learn about PCPC’s vision, purpose, ministries, service and fellowship opportunities, membership, and more Sundays, September 7–October 26, 9:30–10:30 am, Room 302/304. Contact debbie.blanton@pcpc.org or 214-224-2744.
focus
YOUNG FAMILIES promotion sunday We are excited to have your child with us for the new year! Parents with children age 0 through fourth grade will be receiving information the week before Promotion Sunday, August 24, 9:30 am, with room assignment information. Contact gale.emerson@ pcpc.org for Nursery, kiki.pennington@pcpc.org for Preschool, and heather.squibb@pcpc.org for Elementary.
Join men and women of all ages and stages and take an in-depth look into the book of Matthew Wednesdays, September 10–November 19, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room 107/109. Women and men meet separately in small WOMEN groups then gather for a lecture. Kay Gabrysch and Chad Scruggs will alternate teaching. Register online. women’s prayer Contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549. Please come to share the concerns of your heart and the thankful spirit that abides at PCPC in praying together at Lori Turpin’s home September 8, 9:00 union PCPC’s pre-marriage course meets Wednesdays, am, 3620 Centenary. This group meets the first September 10-October 29, 6:30-8:00 pm, Oak Lawn Monday of every month through May 2015. Contact West. The course is $60 and open to engaged, seriously leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722. dating, and newly married couples. Register online. Contact amy.tassos@pcpc.org or 214-224-2740. circle #6 We meet the third Thursday of the month, SeptemberMay, 6:00 pm, at a member’s house. Study led by paid weekday childcare positions Worker and teacher positions are available for Tuesday Lynnora Ratliff, ratliffl114@yahoo.com. Contact Sally and Thursday mornings beginning Tuesday, September Rogers, smtrogers@yahoo.com or 214-793-0185. 9. Contact gale.emerson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2566.
student ministry opportunity Invest in the next generation of spiritual leaders by volunteering for a variety of roles including small group leaders, host homes, welcome team, and prayer warriors for students ages 10-18. We would love have you at our volunteer training session Saturday, August 23, 9:30 am-3:00 pm, High School room. Contact christen.nutter@pcpc.org or 214-224-2802.
fall gathering: behold
Speaker Nancy Guthrie is known for her compassion for people who are hurting and her passion for applying God’s Word to real life. When we get together for fellowship and encouragement Monday, October 6, 7:00-9:00 pm, or Tuesday, October 7, noon-1:30 pm, PCPC, we will hear from Nancy on the book of Isaiah. Sign up begins Monday, September 1. Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.
august 16
Helping Hands event, 8:00 am-1:00 pm, Room 263, 224-2742
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Women’s Prayer, 9:00 am, 3620 Centenary Blvd, 224-2722
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Update on Ukraine, 11:00 am-noon, Room 300, 224-2551
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The Presence of a Man, 7:00-8:30 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2549
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Youth volunteer training, 9:30 am-3:00 pm, High School Room, 224-2802
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Women fall Bible studies begin, 224-2722
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Promotion Sunday, 9:30 am, 224-2566
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Midweek begins, PCPC, 224-2549
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Sunday Morning Community Refresh, 9:30-noon, Main Hallway, 224-2736
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Union begins, 6:30-8:00 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2740
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Hymn Sing, 11:00 am-noon, Chapel, 224-2736
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Focus begins, 6:30-8:30 pm, Room 107/109, 224-2549
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International Students Welcome Party, 6:30-8:00 pm, Curtis Park, 224-2528
september 7
New Member class begins, 9:30-10:30 am, Room 302/304, 224-2633
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Men’s Tuesday Bible study begins, 7:00-8:30 am, Fellowship Hall, 224-2549
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Communion Sunday, 8:00, 9:30 & 11:00 am, Sanctuary, 224-2632
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Snacks of Blessing, 9:30 am-1:30 pm, 6000 Denton Dr, 224-2501
ARTS ACADEMY
senegal business-as-mission trip: phase 3
free musikgarten demo class PCPC, in partnership with Videre, is preparing for the Interested in early musical training for your child, third trip September 19-28 that seeks to establish ages birth-five? Come to our demonstration of the a long-term and strategic micro-finance program in Musikgarten program at the PCPC Arts Academy Senegal through the local church. We need two or Monday, August 18, 10:30am, Room 109. You and your three more team members committed by mid-August child will get to experience our classes first-hand and for the final stage of this year’s program as business see if they are right for you. For parents and children. plans are finalized and loans are given. Contact RSVP to frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633. amanda.brack@pcpc.org or 214-224-2510. musical theater classes
pcpc needs esl teachers
Our fun classes build confidence, public speaking skills, and teamwork through acting, vocal, and improvisational techniques for children 2nd-6th grade September 16–November 13, Tuesdays and Thursdays, multiple classes, Cambridge Hall. Visit pcpc.org/ arts-academy for specific class details and to register. Contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633. Classes are filling up fast so register today!
Love the Lord and love your neighbor by teaching English this year. Volunteer one morning or evening a week September-May. No experience or special skills are required; if you speak English and believe the Gospel, you qualify. Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.
fall musikgarten classes
friendship partners needed Have an international impact right here in Dallas by befriending an SMU international student! Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.
Musikgarten classes host children birth-age five and their parents September 8, 2014–January 19, 2015, Mondays, multiple classes, Room 109. The group music sessions are designed to help establish a solid YOUNG ADULTS musical foundation in a fun family atmosphere. Visit SINGLES • COUPLES • FAMILIES pcpc.org/arts-academy/musikgarten for specific class times and descriptions as well as to register. Contact young singles tuesday night bible study frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633. TNBS is studying Philippians this fall Tuesdays, 7:009:00 pm, Oak Lawn East. Come all singles. It’s free! Contact erin.patrick@pcpc.org or 214-224-2728.
WORLD MISSIONS update on ukraine
The SOS Sunday Community invites you to hear how God is working through the church. Doug and Masha Shepherd, PCPC missionaries who serve in L’viv, Ukraine, will be speaking Sunday, August 17, 11:00 am, Room 300. All are welcome. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.
URBAN MINISTRIES
starts Wednesday, September 10 watch for more information in the mail
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
snacks of blessing
2014/2015 operating budget
$13,100,000
Attention all youth! Come fill snack bags at the BCW Warehouse to bless families in the Dallas area Saturday, September 20, 9:30 am-1:30 pm, 6000 Denton Dr. Lunch provided. Contact jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org or 214-224-2501.
July 1–August 3, 2014 budget
$859,036
July 1–August 3, 2014 giving
$1,008,272
Budget variance
$149,236
AUGUST 16, 2014 THIS WEEK
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CHILDREN’S and
YOUTH CHOIRS
THE PRESENCE OF A MAN
have a place for
A GATHERING OF MEN
YOU!
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 7:00—8:30 PM, SANCTUARY
four choirs kindergarten-grade 12
JOIN US AS WE UNVEIL OUR PLANS FOR PCPC MEN THIS FALL. contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or
214-224-2549
BACK-TO-SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL STUDENT
WELCOME PARTY
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 6:30-8:00 PM • CURTIS PARK (DICKENS AVE @ LOVERS LN) Welcome a new group of international students, and reconnect with old friends at this casual and low key, family-friendly and relational event. RSVP to elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528 to find out how you can help.
contact lynda.fray@pcpc.org or 214-224-2636
GENTLEMEN... T uesday M orning B ible S tudy Begins September 16 7:00-8:30 AM, Fellowship Hall
REGISTER ONLINE Contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549
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