This Week: April 13, 2019

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VOL. XXX, NO .06 | APRIL 13, 2019 PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH TRICIA COTHRAN, EDITOR 4124 OAK LAWN AVENUE DALLAS, TX 75219-3152

Write handwritten notes of encouragement to our missionaries around the world on Sunday, April 28, 12:15–1:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall. Lunch and children’s supplies provided. Donations for lunch appreciated. PCPC shuttle service will be extended to 2:00 p.m. Please RSVP. cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551

CITY MISSIONS PRAYER FOR LIFE: FOSTER CARE Continuing our series of City Missions Life Prayer Gatherings, come pray for the 1700 children in the Dallas foster care system, and for the Kingdom to be advanced through a holistic response from the Church in Dallas. The gathering will feature an informative discussion on the issue of foster care, followed by a time of prayer on Sunday, April 28, 7:30–9:00 p.m., 4416 Druid Lane. Desserts and coffee will be provided. jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org or 214-224-2501

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Our rhythm of rest and worship during Holy Week helps clear away the debris of distraction and helps remind us how central and significant the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are.

Palm Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m.

Weekday Services Noon–12:35 p.m. (lunch following) Maundy Thursday Communion Service 7:00–8:30 p.m.

Easter Sunday Services 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. (identical services; Nursery and Preschool programs are offered at 9:30 and 11:00 a.m. Elementary-aged children are encouraged to attend worship with their parents.) pcpc.org/holyweek At PCPC our desire is for people to know and live the Word of God and pray bold and dependent prayers. Our new Easter 2019 Daily Prayer Guide is now available. pcpc.org/resources.

Join us for this six-week study, Rising! God's Design in Disturbing Times, taught by Neatice Warner on Wednesdays, May 8–June 5, 7:00–8:15 a.m., Fellowship Hall.

Teaching will be followed by a small group discussion around tables each week. leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722

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MAYMESTER BIBLE STUDY Join us Wednesdays, May 15–June 5, 10:00–11:00 a.m., Oak Lawn West, for Rising!

God's Design in Disturbing Times, led by Neatice Warner. Each lesson stands on its own so join in when you can. leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722

CANDIDATES FOR THE CLASS OF 2023 Election to be held Sunday, May 5 10:40 a.m.

ELDERS

“How do you read it?” That’s what Jesus asked a lawyer who brought Him a question about eternal life. “What is written in the Law?” Jesus replied, “How do you read it?” (Luke 10:26).

The Psalms have been a beloved portion of Scripture for around 3,000 years, but how do we read them? Perhaps a better question is: How did Jesus read them? Imagine Jesus rising early in the morning nearly 2,000 years ago. He finds a remote spot to sit by the Sea of Galilee. He unrolls a scroll with the Psalms and begins to read and pray to His Father.

If we had the opportunity to interrupt and ask, “Jesus, how do You read it?”, what would He say?

are the Psalms of the Savior, inspired, lived, and fulfilled by Him. Now He invites His people to enter in, to read and pray and sing these songs in and through and to Him. How do we read the Psalms? Do we see Jesus as the blessed man who doesn’t walk in the counsel of the wicked, or stand in the way of sinners, or sit in the seat of scoffers; “but His delight is in the law of the LORD, and on His law He meditates day and night” (Psalm 1:1-2)? Can we rejoice that we could never be that person, but Jesus has lived that blessed life in our place, and now He wants to live His life through us? During Holy Week, the Psalms of the Savior open a window into the darkest moments of Jesus’ Passion. But as we walk with Jesus through the darkness of His apparent defeat, the radiant brilliance of His ultimate victory shines all the more. Weeping may last for the night, but joy comes in the morning (Psalm 30:5). And if you read the Psalms, you know that the coming joy is beyond our wildest imagination. King Jesus is leading all of creation in a hymn of praise to our God (Psalms 146-150). Have you joined the choir? “Let everything that has breath praise the LORD!” (Psalm 150:6).

The scene is remarkable in so many ways. The Word of God is reading, praying, and singing the Word of God. The Son of David is walking through Psalms where the King David looms large. The Good Shepherd is whispering the words, “The LORD is my shepherd.” What would Jesus think when He reads, “The kings of the earth set themselves…against the LORD and against His Anointed” (Psalm 2:2)? Where would His mind run when He reads, “Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted his heel against me” (Psalm 41:9)? When He reads “Your wrath lies heavy upon me” (Psalm 88:7), would He imagine a hill —Robby Higginbottom outside Jerusalem? When He reads “My God, my God, why have You forsaken me” (Psalm 22:1), would He imagine a cross? When He reads “For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol” (Psalm 16:10), would He imagine an empty tomb and a stone rolled away?

APRIL 14 | PALM SUNDAY SERVICES 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. After His resurrection, Jesus tells His disciples how He reads the Psalms. He reminds them of what He had been teaching APRIL 15-19 | NOON WEEKDAY SERVICES them, “that everything written about [Him] in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled” NOON-12:35 P.M. (Luke 24:44). The Psalms are indeed historical. They give us a window into the life and kingdom of David. As we read the (lunch following; childcare 11:30-1:30 p.m. no reservation) Psalms, we enter into the praise, thanksgiving, and lament APRIL 18 | MAUNDY THURSDAY of God’s people. They are the Psalms of Israel. But if we COMMUNION SERVICE | 7:00 P.M. only read the Psalms this way, we’re left with unanswered questions. How do we achieve a standard of righteousness (childcare by reservation at pcpc.org/holyweek) that seems impossible (e.g. Psalms 1 and 24)? How do we relate to depths of suffering that seem unimaginable (e.g.

APRIL 21 | EASTER SUNDAY SERVICES Psalms 22 and 69)? The Psalms cry out for a king like David, 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 A.M. for a righteous sufferer, for a lead worshiper. We begin to see that the Psalms are also messianic and eschatological.

In His coming, living, dying, rising again, ascending, and Find more information about services and parking at returning, Jesus Christ fulfills the Psalms. Ultimately, they pcpc.org/holyweek

JIM MADDEN

Wife: Margaret Children: Berkeley Litton, Rev. James Madden (PCA) 1991 – Charter Member Occupation: Financial Advisor Pastime: Being with family, watching grandchildren play sports, fishing.

Passion: Teaching Sunday School and encouraging people in their walk with Jesus.

MIKE MCMAHON

Wife: Linda 1991 – Charter Member Occupation: Reformatting (old English translation: retired) Pastime: Grandkids, ministry, fellowship – golf, hunting, etc.

Passion: Being available for the various roles in which the Lord wants to use me as a shepherd.

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KIRK POGOLOFF

Wife: Carrie Jane Children: Sarah & Jared Pogoloff, Morgan & Seth Pogoloff 1991 – Charter Member Occupation: Oil & Gas Pastime: Playing with our grandchildren.

Passion: Small group ministry and working with young married couples – they are the future of our church.

PETER TIPPEN

Wife: Cathy Children: Marshall, Brendan, and Ellie 2008 – Member Occupation: Real Estate Pastime: Fly fishing, hunting, spending time with my family.

Passion: City Missions.– EXTEND; building community and growing in faith together through Sunday morning communities, Bible studies, serving others.

OUR FAMILY

births • Ruth Anne Henry, daughter of Wes & Lindsay Henry (CC#03) on February 5, 2019.

• Lucca Paige Leaverton, daughter of Grant & Angela Leaverton (CC#04) on March 9, 2019.

• May Young Cheung, daughter of Moky & Marisa Cheung (CC#18) on March 28, 2019.

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sympathies TOMMY OBENCHAIN Wife: Hannah 2001 – Member Occupation: Consultant Pastime: Travel.

Passion: Missions and discipleship, that in this we can (together) know Christ more and abide in Him.

SPENCER MOSS

Wife: Whitney Children: Margaret, McCoy, and Spence 2015 – Member Occupation: Ecommerce Pastime: Spending time with my family and golf.

Passion: I want to help continue to establish PCPC as a church community where we take care of each other and serve each other well while also living out the gospel to those around us.

• Bond & Nancy Beams (CC#03) on the loss of his brother; Cary & Betsy Newman (CC#11) on the loss of her brother; Martin Newman (CC#22) on the of his uncle; Jess Newman (CC#11) on the of his uncle; Grace Newman (CC#18) on the loss of her uncle, Drew Beams, on February 10, 2019.

• Paul & Emily Ponder (CC#15) on the loss of her mother; Hayden & Claire Ponder (CC#15) on the loss of their grandmother, Marjoree Bryant, on March 26, 2019.

Care Clusters – pcpc.org/care/care-clusters/ GENERAL FUND

budget

2018/2019 operating budget

$13,500,000

July 1—March 31, 2019 budget

$10,843,551

July 1—March 31, 2019 giving

$9,921,614

Budget deficit

-$921,937