This Week: January 17, 2015

This Week VOL. XXV, NO. 2 | JANUARY 17, 2015

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WHERE IS

GOD IN MY PAIN

VESPERS

An intimate communion service

Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, Chapel summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org, 214-224-2549

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7th-12th graders march 6-10 register online cassie.rawson@pcpc.org 214-224-2762

Wednesdays at PCPC • see page 2

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

• Hailey Grace Hovitz, daughter of Abigail and Charles Hovitz, on January 4, 2015 marriages

• Rebecca Michelle Brame and Craig Callaway Carpenter on December 20, 2014 • Rachel Hall and Abraham Denn on January 3, 2015 deaths

• John Beasley (CC#15), husband of Jane Beasley (CC#15), on December 30, 2014 • Charles “Charlie” E. Phillips (CC#14), husband of Nella Phillips (CC#14), on January 1, 2015 sympathies

• Ruth and Stephen Meek (CC#01) on the loss of his mother; Austin Meek (CC#01) on the loss of his grandmother; Langley Meek (out-of-town member) on the loss of her grandmother; Anna-Louise and Nick Deaver (out-of-town members) on the loss of her grandmother; Rachel and Lawson Hopkins (CC#02) on the loss of her grandmother, Barbara J. Meek, on November 27, 2014 • Katherine Hartnett (CC#03) on the loss of her step-mother, Ruth M. Hartnett, on January 3, 2015

memorial service volunteers

We need volunteers to usher or serve as host/hostess for our memorial services. Services are held during working hours Monday through Friday. Helping these Come join us as Dr. Derek Thomas takes us through a study of the book of Job, January 25–27, Sanctuary, families during times of loss means so much! Contact looking at questions that face us all: Does life give you wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742. more questions than answers? Does your life have more sorrow than joy? Where is God when you need Him pcpc employment opportunities most? Dr. Thomas will teach four sessions: We have the following open positions at the church: • Sunday, January 25, worship services • Coordinator of Short-term Missions (full time) • Elementary Program Coordinator (full time) When the ground gives way—What then? (Job 1-2) • Administrative Assistant to PCPC Foundation and • Sunday, January 25, 7:00 pm Pete Deison (full time) Darkness descends—Can a believer sink this low?

• Administrative Assistant to Nursey and Childcare (Job 3) (full time) • Monday, January 26, 7:00 pm Full job descriptions may be found at jobsatpcpc.

Pain and bad counseling (Job 3-37) org. E-mail resumes to jobs@pcpc.org; please include • Tuesday, January 27, 7:00 pm position title in e-mail subject line. Contact john.

What in the world has a hippopotamus to do with primrose@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714. my pain? (Job 38-42) This series is free and open to the public. Childcare is provided by reservation for children birth through age five by calling 214-224-2600 by Friday, January WORLD MISSIONS 23, noon. Learn more about Thomas and listen to his sermons, visit www.firstprescolumbia.org. Contact ladies’ missionary luncheon frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633.

Join us for food and fellowship as we hear from and pray for PCPC women serving around the world Thursday, February 5, noon-1:30 pm, Fellowship Hall. pray for the city: The World Justice Shoppe will be open (we accept movement day greater dallas The big event is coming Thursday, January 22, 8:30 credit card, cash, and check). Please RSVP by Monday, am-8:30 pm, Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center. February 2, noon, to cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224Movement Day Greater Dallas’ goal is to bring about 2551. Childcare is available for children birth through measurable change against the greatest spiritual, age five by calling 214-224-2600 by Monday, February social, and humanitarian challenges of our time 2, noon. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551. through Christian communities working together. It is a partnership between the marketplace, the church, and 2015 short term missions the community. Please pray for this special movement, Extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom and please attend. Contact tracy.deboer@pcpc.org or to the world through a short-term mission trip to the 214-224-2520 to sign up with a group rate or if you U.S./Mexico border, Cuba, the Bahamas, West Africa, need financial help to attend. There is a list of prayer Tanzania, India, Thailand, Cambodia, East Asia, or Japan. requests in the PCPC literature racks, and PCPC has Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551. committed to pray on the sixth of each month. For more information, visit www.movementdaygreaterdallas.org. cars needed for missionaries Several missionaries will be in town for different lengths of time in 2015, and we could use your help. If you have midweek Join us weekly for dinner, fellowship, and study an extra car that you could loan to a missionary family Wednesdays, through April 15, 5:30-8:30 pm, PCPC. when they are in Dallas, contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org Two marriage classes and Grief Share are new additions or 214-224-2551. to this semester’s lineup. View complete schedule online.

Please register for classes and childcare online, and call 214-224-2826 for weekly dinner reservations by 4:00 URBAN MISSIONS pm, Mondays. Contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549. thrive women’s clinic internship Interested in openings for paid college student interns for spring or summer terms? Contact Jeleah Roth, male volunteers needed Our Middle School Ministry keeps growing! We have jroth@thrivewomensclinic.com or 214-343-9263. young guys that need men from generations ahead to invest in their spiritual lives. We are looking for small group leaders who are able to commit to co-leading a small group of guys for an hour or two each week.

Contact christen.nutter@pcpc.org or 214-224-2802.

wintergrace: where is god in my pain?

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“Nothing sets a person so much out of the devil’s reach as humility.”

— Jonathan Edwards

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Musikgarten classes begin, various times, Room 109, 224-2633

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Ladies’ Missionary Luncheon, noon-1:30 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551

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Tuesday Morning Men’s Bible Study, 7:00 am, Fellowship Hall, 224-2549

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Adkins and Nielson, 5:00 pm & 7:00 pm, Cambridge Hall, 224-2633

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Young Adult’s Bible Study, 7:00-9:00 pm, Oak Lawn East, 224-2584

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The Bridge, 6:30-8:30 pm, 4331 Lorraine Ave, 224-2722

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Midweek, 5:30-8:30 pm, PCPC, 224-2549

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Women’s Lenten Prayer, noon, Chapel, 224-2722

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WinterGrace, Sanctuary, 224-2633

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A Morning with Dr. Derek Thomas, 9:30-11:00 am, Oak Lawn West, 224-2771

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Silent Saturday, 7:30-11:30 am, Lakeside Park, 224-2722

MEN

SENIOR ADULTS

tuesday morning bible study

a morning with dr. derek thomas

Chad Scruggs and Paul Goebel will spend 12 weeks teaching on the life of Moses, a man who grew to know God intimately through moments of trauma and triumph and who struggled to live out his faith publicly as a leader of God’s people Tuesdays, through April 15, 7:00 am, Fellowship Hall. This study is a wonderful opportunity to grow in fellowship with other men as we strive to live together in the grace of Jesus Christ. Coffee, donuts, sausage rolls, and fruit will be provided. Register online. Contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549.

We will sit back and enjoy what the Lord has for us through our guest speaker Dr. Derek Thomas as we enjoy coffee, juice, and a continental breakfast Monday, January 26, 9:30–11:00 am, Oak Lawn West. Please RSVP to jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771.

WOMEN spring bible studies

It’s not too late! Spring studies kicked off on January 13, but we have plenty of room for more. Learn about our various studies and register online. Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.

circle 5 meeting We will meet for fellowship and Bible study to kick off the new year Tuesday, January 20, 10:00 am, 7215 Stefani Dr. Contact Peggy Skidmore, 214-361-4704.

silent saturday

YOUNG FAMILIES vbs 2015 Save the date for this summer’s Vacation Bible School June 8-11 for children who will be five years old by September 1, 2015, through rising fourth graders.

Contract Barrett Ball, vbs@pcpc.org or 214-224-2825.

PERFORMING ARTS adkins and nielson, cello and piano Treasured PCPC artists Christopher Adkins, Dallas Symphony Orchestra Principal Cello, and Stephen Nielson, Steinway Artist, return for their annual chamber concert featuring Rachmaninoff’s Sonata in G minor, Opus 19 Sunday, February 8, 5:00 and 7:00 pm, Cambridge Hall. Contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633.

A few morning hours set aside for you to spend time listening to and being with God Saturday, January ARTS ACADEMY 31, 7:30–11:30 am, Lakeside Park (Lakeside Dr. and Lexington Ave.). Coffee and devotional provided. musikgarten classes Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.

Sign up today for these group music sessions designed to establish a solid musical foundation in a fun family the bridge: what’s her story of rescue atmosphere Mondays, January 19-May 11, Room 109.

Come have dinner with other women and listen to Ashley, Multiple classes available for children birth through who serves in Asia, share the story of God’s work and age five. Class descriptions, schedules, and registration call in her life Tuesday, February 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, 4331 available online. Contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or Lorraine Ave. Dinner is $5. Bring a friend! Contact Abigail 214-224-2633.

Powell, abigailppowell@gmail.com.

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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

2014/2015 operating budget

$13,100,000

July 1–January 4, 2015 budget*

$7,537,935

July 1–January 4, 2015 giving*

$7,099,702

Budget variance*

($438,232)

*We are still processing some December contributions which are not included in the current update.

JANUARY 17, 2015 THIS WEEK

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VOL. XXV, NO. 2 | JANUARY 17, 2015 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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Tuesday, February 10 6:30—8:30 pm

the What’s HER story of RESCUE?

bridge:

January brings a new semester of learning opportunities and worship participation for singers Kindergarten through grade 12. see page 3 JANUARY 31, 7:30-11:30 AM Lakeside Park Coffee and devotional provided speak to Him and hear Him speak to you through His Word

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SILENT SATURDAY