This Week: February 1, 2020

EVERYONE TOPPING OUT SUNDAY

On Sunday, February 9, we will celebrate the topping out of the steel structure for the new Children’s building and grand foyer. Beginning at 10:45 a.m. after the 9:30 a.m. service ends, we can go out into the future courtyard area and sign the final beam that will be placed on the top of the structure. Opportunities for signing the beam will continue throughout the morning including during our all-church lunch together after the worship services. cassie.rawson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2737

ALL-CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING COMMUNITY

Join us for a special Sunday Morning Community on Sunday, March 1, 9:30 or 11:00 a.m. followed by lunch, Fellowship Hall, with Dr. Richard Pratt, who is a theologian, author, and founder and President of Third Millennium Ministries.

Dr. Pratt will challenge us to continue to think about our call to Extend.

9:30 & 11:00 a.m. SMC - What is this New City Promised?

12:30 p.m. Luncheon - In Step with the Spirit: Strategic Issues and World Missions Today blake.schwarz@pcpc.org or 214-224-2803

WOMEN Come worship and pray with us as we prepare our hearts in remembrance of the cross and resurrection of our amazing Savior, Jesus! Led by Elizabeth Robinson. "Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles, their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion, and coming together regularly for prayer" Acts 2:42. Join us on Wednesday, February 26, 12:00-12:45 p.m., Chapel. Childcare for children birth - k is available by reservation only by noon, Monday, February 24. leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722

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COME TO THE TABLE

We are thrilled to be hosting our 5th Come to the Table event and delighted the Lord continues to make this evening about connection with Him and each other as we serve, rejoice, and enjoy a meal. We hope you will join us and bring a friend on Friday, March 6, 5:30-10:00 p.m., Fellowship Hall! RSVP to Faith Jennings for dinner. More details at pcpc.org/women/. faith.jennings@pcpc.org or 214-224-2526

YOUNG FAMILIES ELEMENTARY DESSERT WARS: MOTHER/SON VALENTINE PARTY

Join us for a fun and interactive Mother/Son Valentine Party on Sunday, February 9, 3:30–5:00 p.m., Oak Lawn West. There is no cost, however every family needs to bring two dozen cupcakes, three containers of frosting, and a box of food coloring. There will be team-building activities, prizes, and games.

This event is for 1st through 4th grade aged boys and their moms, and it is open to non-PCPC families too. Register at pcpc.org/events. matthew.statham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2545

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LENTEN PRAYER

Come sing songs, listen to stories, and have an exciting time on Friday, February 21, 10:00–11:00 a.m., Oak Lawn West! Iced tea and water will be provided to parents. Please park behind Oak Lawn West and NOT the Shops of Highland Park. No RSVP is necessary. matthew.statham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2545

VBS 2020 AT PCPC

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VBS is coming home this summer! Don’t miss School of Rock at our very own construction site. VBS will be June 9-12 for children age 5 by 9/1/20 - rising 4th grade. Registration begins on Monday, March 9. See pcpc.org/vbs for details.

BAPTISMS

Did you know that Texas consistently ranks in the bottom 10 on the state trends in child well-being scale? This scale is determined by measuring health, education, and family and community factors.

January 19, 2020

OUR FAMILY

births • Bradley Ann Malloy, daughter of George & Lindsey Malloy (CC#22) on January 9, 2020.

Part of the City Missions vision is to bring a new level of awareness to issues faced in the City of Dallas. However, we realize PCPC cannot address every area of need, so we decided to begin where our members are already actively working. For years, PCPC has consistently sought to address the issue of life.

We have partnered with Thrive Women’s Clinic for over two decades and many of our members are involved in organizations like Council for Life and BraveLove, serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) for children, and have given children a “forever home.”

sympathies • Catherine Akridge (CC#22) on the loss of her mother, LaVada Mary Akridge, on January 7, 2020.

Building upon this long-term commitment to fighting for life, City Missions created a strategic workgroup to discuss the ways in which PCPC is uniquely called to address this issue. The conversation was broadened to not only include the unborn, but also foster care, adoption, and caring for young moms. During 2020, their focus will remain specifically on foster care.

Charlotte Leigh Snell daughter of Samantha and Jimmy Snell

Dockery Preston Ulrich son of LeeAnne and Preston Ulrich

Some sobering statistics about foster care in Texas:

• J.C. & Amy Derrick (CC#06) on the loss of her father; Rowan & Eli Derrick (CC#06) on the loss of their grandfather, Frederick “Mike” Bell, on January 12, 2020.

• Tom & Carla Gale (CC#12) on the loss of her father; Grayson & Burton Gale (CC#12) on the loss of their grandfather, Buddy Burton, on January 12, 2020.

• Sonny & Susy Denn (CC#20) on the loss of her mother, Jeanie Rogers, on January 18, 2020.

• In 2017, more than 690,000 children spent time in U.S. foster care.

• In 2017, more than 17,000 youth aged out of foster care without permanent families, leaving them susceptible to homelessness, unemployment, and incarceration.

• The average reading level of 17-18 year-olds in foster care is 7th grade.

• Data for the month of May 2019 reported 3,773 children in the foster care system in North Texas, 1,475 of whom were in Dallas County.

• Data forecasts that 2,232 children in Dallas will need a foster home.

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

(statistics sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Texas Department of Family & Protective Services.)

How do children end up in foster care? Contributing factors include, but are not limited to, poverty, chronic unemployment or homelessness, lack of education, various forms of abuse, and multi-generational dysfunction, including parents who were in foster care as a child.

GENERAL FUND

budget

Given this information, what can PCPC do? Some families will be called to receive children into their home. Others can provide respite care or babysitting, donate supplies for families who receive emergency placements, be a mentor, support a specific foster family’s needs, or serve as a Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA).

The American church often acts as if missional and sacrificial living can only be carried out on the overseas mission field. But what if we took seriously the call to be missionaries in our own homes? To be faithful stewards of the Gospel and love these young image-bearers? Please pray about how the Lord might be calling you, and PCPC as a whole, to care for these children in our city. You can learn more at the Foster Care Orientation and training on February 29.

— Jenna Tenpenny jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org 214-224-2501

2019/2020 operating budget July 1—January 19, 2020 budget

$8,145,643

July 1—January 19, 2020 giving

$8,120,603

Budget Variance

SAVE THE DATE HIGH SCHOOL FLORIDA TRIP

All incoming 9th-12th graders—Join us in Panama City Beach, Florida, for an incredible week of fun, sun, worship, and teaching from May 30 – June 5. Registration for PCPC members opens Wednesday, February 19 and non-PCPC members opens Monday, February 24.

NATHAN DAVY ORGAN CONCERT

Sunday, February 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Sanctuary

PRESCHOOL POP & PLAY

Monday, March 2 | 10:00 a.m.–Noon | 9201 Forest Lane

YOUNG ADULTS ALPHA

Mondays, March 2–May 5 | 7:00–9:00 p.m. | 3700 McKinney Avenue

SNACKS OF BLESSING

Saturday, March 7 | 9:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. | Oak Lawn West

MISSIONARY MAILINGS

Sunday, March 8 | 12:30–200 p.m. | Fellowship Hall

$13,500,000

–$25,040