This Week: January 31, 2015

This Week VOL. XXV, NO. 3 | JANUARY 31, 2015

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Ladies’ Missionary Luncheon

with the World Justice Shoppe

Thursday, February 5 noon-1:30 pm Fellowship Hall

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What’s HER story of RESCUE? Tuesday, February 10 6:30—8:30 pm see page 3

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

marriages

EVERYONE

• Hannah Joy Jarrett and Thomas Arthur Obenchain, Jr. on January 10, 2015 deaths

• Barbara D. Cole (CC#01), mother of Allison (and Tal) Hicks III (CC#01), grandmother of Brooke and Talmadge Hicks IV (CC#01), on January 11, 2015 sympathies

• Kelly and Steve Valenta (CC#11) on the loss of his grandmother; Tom and Hank Valenta (CC#11) on the loss of their greatgrandmother, Lois D. Moore, on January 9, 2015 • Jody and Bill Bowers (CC#18) on the loss of his father, Edwin J. Bowers, on January 14, 2015 • Jennifer and George Hanson (CC#05) on the loss of his sister; Haley, Laine, and Chase Hanson (CC#05) on the loss of their aunt, Lori Pearce, on January 15, 2015 • Drew Caruth (CC#15) on the loss of his grandmother, Wanda Caruth, on January 18, 2015

midweek Join us weekly for dinner, fellowship, and study Wednesdays, through April 15, 5:30-8:30 pm, PCPC. View complete schedule online. Please register for classes and childcare online, and call 214-224-2826 for weekly dinner reservations by 4:00 pm, Mondays.

Contact summer.steinfeld@pcpc.org or 214-224-2549.

male volunteers needed

— A.W. Tozer

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This full-time position coordinates member and staff participation in short-term mission trips; assists the Senior Director of Missions & Church Planting with coordination, administrative, budgetary, and clerical duties for short-term mission trips. Requires five years administration/coordination experience and four years of managing projects/events preferably in non-profit environment and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Arena database preferred but not required. Prefer college degree, experience in mission work, PCPC membership, and a heart to serve. Contact john.primrose@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714.

Our Middle School Ministry keeps growing! We have young guys who 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 *If qualified for a position, please e-mail resume’ to careers@ a small group of guys for an hour or two each week. pcpc.org. Full job descriptions at www.jobsatpcpc.org.

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

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 families during times of loss means so much! Contact wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742.

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, PCPC EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES Cambridge Hall. Concert is free and open to the public.

Doors open 15 minutes prior to each concert. We expect a full house at 5:00 pm, so we encourage you to elementary program coordinator* attend the 7:00 concert if possible. An offering will be This full-time role coordinates the Elementary Ministry as an integral part of the overall Children’s Ministry. taken to support future PCPC Performing Arts events.

Coordinator will partner with parents and leaders to Contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633. coordinate a healthy, Gospel-centered ministry to disciple elementary-age children; develop and oversee ron block, guitar programs with an active presence; and assist in building After braving the ice storm of March 2014, Ron Block, effective teams of passionate adults/parents who will veteran of Grammy-winning Alison Krauss & Union put the vision of the Elementary Ministry into action. station, returns for an encore of bluegrass and roots College degree required. Prefer three years’ experience music Sunday, March 1, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary. Contact in a children’s ministry or on a church staff, including frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633. recruiting and training, and PCPC membership. Contact jamie.tanner@pcpc. org or 214-224-2712.

administrative assistant to nursery and childcare*

“God wants us to worship Him. He doesn’t need us, for He couldn’t be a self-sufficient God and need anything or anybody, but He wants us.

When Adam sinned, it was not he who cried, ‘God, where art Thou.’

It was God who cried, ‘Adam, where art thou?”

coordinator of short-term missions*

This part-time position supports the Nursery and Childcare Ministry leader for 16-20 hours a week (Monday through Friday) helping to provide a safe and godly environment for children in our care (birth through age age) in preparation for Sunday morning and non-Sunday morning programs and events. Responsibilities include administrative support, classroom preparation and setup, and assisting in overseeing weekday childcare. Prefer college degree, two to five years of experience working in children’s ministry in non-profit organization or equivalent, nursery and childcare experience, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and PCPC membership. Contact john. primrose@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714.

WORLD MISSIONS

ladies’ missionary luncheon 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.

The World Justice Shoppe will be open (we accept credit card, cash, and check). Please RSVP by Monday, February 2, noon, to cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-2242551. Childcare is available for children birth through age five by calling 214-224-2600 by Monday, February 2, noon. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.

missionary luncheon for bill rhea Join us to hear from PCPC Missionary Bill Rhea about his family’s life and ministry in Cambodia Sunday, February 15, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall. Lunch provided; donations appreciate. Please RSVP to cindy.rhea@pcpc. org or 214-224-2551 by Friday, February 13, noon.

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

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Women’s Prayer, 9:00 am, 3620 Centenary Ave, 224-2722

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

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

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

cars needed for missionaries

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Missionary Luncheon for Bill Rhea, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551

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

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Snacks of Blessing, 10:00 am, 6100 Cedar Springs, 224-2501

the bridge: what’s her story of rescue

If you have a car that you could loan to a missionary Come have dinner with other women and listen to Ashley, family while in Dallas this year, we would love your help. who serves in Asia, share the story of God’s work and Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551. call in her life Tuesday, February 10, 6:30-8:30 pm, 4331 Lorraine Ave. Dinner is $5. Bring a friend! Contact Abigail Powell, abigailppowell@gmail.com.

URBAN MISSIONS

lenten prayer

sanctity of life sunday A worship service designed to prepare our hearts PCPC will be celebrating Sanctity of Life Sunday on for the Easter season Wednesday, February 18, February 1. Thrive Women’s Clinic is a justice and mercy noon, Chapel. Additional details coming. Contact ministry that empowers women and their partners leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722. considering abortion to choose life for their unborn children and life in Christ for themselves. Men and women from PCPC have volunteered at Thrive over the STUDENT MINISTRIES years as lay counselors, nurses, sonographers, board members, committee members, and administrative snacks of blessing support, and Thrive needs more people to serve on Attention all youth! Come fill snack bags to bless the frontlines. Training is required, and serving is families in the Dallas area Saturday, February 21, rewarding as you watch God touch hearts and move 10:00 am, BCW Warehouse, 6100 Cedar Springs. families forward. To learn more about training and Lunch provided. Contact jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org or volunteering, please contact Earlene Jones at ejones@ 214-224-2501.

ThriveWomensclinic.com or 214-905-9068. To learn more about Thrive, visit www.ThriveWomensClinic.com/ austin city project support and use the password “Isaiah44:4”.

7th–12th graders are invited to join us over spring break in serving the city of Austin by teaming up with ministries, churches, and outreach organizations thrive women’s clinic internship Interested in openings for paid college student interns March 6–10, TBarM Sports Camp. We will also enjoy for spring or summer terms? Contact Jeleah Roth, fun activities and great teaching times. We will stay at TbarM Sports Camp in New Braunfels, Texas, and go jroth@thrivewomensclinic.com or 214-343-9263. to Austin each day for various service opportunities.

Register online. Cost is $260 through February 1, $300 after February 1. Contact cassie.rawson@pcpc.org or WOMEN 214-224-2762. silent saturday

Set aside few morning hours for you to spend time listening to and being with God Saturday, January YOUNG FAMILIES 31, 7:30–11:30 am, Lakeside Park (Lakeside Dr. and Lexington Ave.). Coffee and devotional provided. vbs 2015 Contact leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.

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. women’s prayer We meet the first Monday of every month to pray for Registration opens online Friday, March 6. This year’s our church, Dallas, and the world. Join us Monday, theme is W.I.L.D. Kingdom: What Is the Lord Doing?

February 2, 9:00 am, 3620 Centenary Ave. Contact based on Colossians 1:13-14. Contract Barrett Ball, vbs@ pcpc.org or 214-224-2825.

Allison Dowell, allisontdowell@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 18, 2015 budget

$8,038,506

July 1–January 18, 2015 budget

$7,837,421

Budget variance

($201,085)

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VOL. XXV, NO. 3 | JANUARY 31, 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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daughter of Amanda and Patrick

Leighton Grace Kelly

daughter of Emily and Warren

Elizabeth Adele Lee

daughter of Lizza and Michael

Isabelle Leigh Bowen

son of Christine and Brendan

Hagen James Morris

daughter of Lizza and Michael

Kathryn Roseberry Bowen

son of Sarah and Travis

Braden Michael Stenseth

son of Lizza and Michael

Thomas Bennett Bowen

son of Amanda and Logan

Kyle Felton Williamson

son of Elisabeth and Matt

Wyatt Byron Davis

Baptisms January 18, 2015