This Week: July 3, 2021

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THISWEEK@PCPC VOL. XXXII, NO. 13 | JULY 3, 2021

Park Cities Presbyterian Church exists to extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in Dallas and to the world.

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SUMMER BIBLE CONFERENCE Thursdays, July 8-29 | 10:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. | Fellowship Hall Join us for the Summer Bible Conference hosted by the Senior Adults Ministry where we will study the Bible’s teaching about the Abrahamic faith of Genesis. Ron Williams will teach, music will be provided by Stephen Nielson, and a delicious Festive Kitchen lunch will follow the study, but you will need to make a reservation. jane.beasley@pcpc.org

POP & PLAY Wednesdays | July 7 & 21 | 2:30-4:30 p.m.

The PCPC Kids Ministry invites young parents and kids to beat the heat this summer by connecting with one another in our gym and indoor playground.

Bring friends to enjoy bounce houses and basketball with your preschool and elementary students. Invitation is open to all young parents, and no RSVP is necessary. pcpc.org/events

FIRST FRIDAY: PARENT’S NIGHT OUT INFO MEETING Sunday | July 18 | 12:15 p.m. | Kids Chapel PCPC Family Ministry is launching First Friday: Parent’s Night Out for our PCPC member families with children with disability. Each child with disability and each of their siblings ages 3-18 will be paired with a buddy for the evening and enjoy special activities and programming. Please join us for an informational meeting about this launch on Sunday, July 18th immediately following the 11:00 service. Please join us if you are a member who would be served by this ministry or a person who would like to volunteer to serve with us. Details to follow. jeanie.cox@pcpc.org

HELPING HANDS Saturday | August 7 | 8:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m.

Be the hands and feet of Jesus and join the deacons and other volunteers to help single moms, widows/ers, senior adults, and those with chronic illness by doing odd jobs (light repairs, maintenance, and minor jobs) around their homes. We will meet at PCPC in the Oak Lawn West. Register to volunteer online. pcpc.org/events

EXTEND CHRIST July 12-15 | Casa Del Lago Attention all Middle Schoolers! Mission Dallas is back this summer! We will serve with Casa Del Lago and help lead a VBS-style camp in the afternoons. We will do day trips this summer. Students will meet in the morning to carpool to Casa Del Lago, and there will be some fellowship activities each afternoon. Email Will Washington to sign up or for more information! will.washington@pcpc.org

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VOL. XXXII, NO. 13 | JULY 3, 2021

WEST DALLAS COMMUNITY SCHOOL CLEAN-UP DAY Saturday | August 7 | 8:30-11:30 a.m.

Join City Missions in serving West Dallas Community School! Volunteers of all ages are needed to clean, garden, help with teacher projects, and other tasks. Breakfast will be provided. RSVP to Jenna Tenpenny. jenna.tenpenny@pcpc.org

BAPTISMS

June 20, 2021

OUR FAMILY MARRIAGES

• Melanie Joy Simmer and James H. Power on June 12, 2021.

DEATHS Kyle Gauthier Ball Son of Monet and George Ball

Trevor Nelson Hunt Son of Brittany and Nelson Hunt

• Ruth Sowell Millis on June 14, 2021.

What does it mean to have victory? To be a winner?

Does it mean being the fastest, smartest, or most popular? On June 8-11, PCPC welcomed 355 “players” to Vacation Bible School’s Home Run Derby to discover what it really means to be victorious. These “All-Stars” learned that eternal life with Jesus is the only true victory!

Home Run Derby centered on 1 Corinthians 15:57, “But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Utilizing the visual metaphor of a baseball diamond, we learned that the path to this victory. We learned that God comes FIRST and deserves all the glory. Next, we learned that we steal God’s glory and place Him SECOND in our lives, but that Jesus made the ultimate sacrifice by dying on the cross to pay the penalty for our sins. We learned that after He died on the cross, Jesus rose again on the THIRD day. The final day of VBS brought us HOME. Pointing to Christ’s ascension in Acts 1:1-11, we learned that we have hope in heaven with Jesus.

The VBS leadership team was an impressive squad of 150 adult and 90 youth volunteers. The church opened its doors to nearly 600 people every day—a wonderful inaugural VBS in our beautiful new space.

During craft time, each All-Star created a baseball jersey, a team pennant, and a trading card. Our hope is that these keepsakes will serve as reminders that we put on Christ’s righteousness just like a team jersey.

Music time provided an opportunity for worship and fun. Through song, our children were reminded every day of the “V-I-C-T-O-R-Y” they have in Jesus. Our students also became friends with Home Run Derby veterans Big Red and Skittles, played by Zach Baker and Emma Darley. Every morning, Big Red and Skittles recapped daily lessons and Scriptures, presented a fun daily video, and guided the rookies toward Jesus.

The Missions team wowed our All-Stars as they taught them how to “pitch the gospel” and introduced them to various PCPC Missionaries. Through a series of awesome Sports Desk interviews, the children heard about Global Missions, shortterm missions, and serving exactly where they are through City Missions. The players heard an extra special message from friends at Mercy Street about the work they are doing in West Dallas. All VBS participants had an opportunity to participate in the missions project by making donations—including gifts of baseball equipment—for Mercy Street Sports.

By the grace of God, our week at the Home Run Derby was…..well, a Home Run! We praise God for the children in attendance and for the MANY wonderful and gifted volunteers. Please continue to pray that the children fondly recall this very special week. Above all, we pray that all who visited the Home Run Derby—both young and not-so-young—will remember that true Victory comes only through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Go ahead and save the date for 2022 VBS next June 7-10!

– Heather Squibb

• Donald “Don” H. Relyea, Sr. (Park Cities Hyer Elementary Parish), husband of Pam Relyea (Park Cities Hyer Elementary Parish) on May 25, 2021.

SYMPATHIES

• Leslie Echols (Oak Lawn - Design District Parish) on the loss of her father, Sam G. Echols, on May 30, 2021.

Emma Caroline Jolesch Daughter of Anne-Kyle and Drew Jolesch

Elizabeth Anne Thompson Daughter of Katie and James Thompson

• Roy & Janis Coffee (Park Cites UP Elementary Parish) on the loss of his brother, Robert F. “Bob” Coffee, on June 3, 2021.

• Bob & Alison Farrow (Park Cities Bradfield Elementary Parish) on the loss of her father; Brannon, Elizabeth, & Robert Farrow (Park Cities Bradfield Elementary Parish) on the loss of their grandfather, Robert “Bob” Pickens, on June 11, 2021.

• Will & Brittany Bridges (Northeast Dallas Parish) on the loss of his father, Samuel B. “Sam” Bridges, on June 16, 2021.

• Nick & Caroline Thicksten (Park Cities Bradfield Elementary Parish) on the loss of his brother; Charlie & Finley Thicksten (Park Cities Bradfield Elementary Parish) on the loss of their uncle, Zachery Thicksten, on June 18, 2021.

• Flora & Tom Neuhoff, Jr. (Park Cities Hyer Elementary Parish) on the loss of his sister-in-law; Hudson, Mary, Thomas, & Will Neuhoff (Park Cities Hyer Elementary Parish) on the loss of their aunt, Amanda Neuhoff, on June 19, 2021.

• Stan & Deanna Sanders (West Region Parish) on the loss of her father; Jared Sanders (West Region Parish) & Caleb Sanders (West Region Parish) on the loss of their grandfather, Hugh L. Wickham, on June 22, 2021.

general fund

budget

2020/2021 operating budget July 1, 2020—June 20, 2021 budget July 1, 2020—June 20, 2021 giving Budget Variance

$13,500,000 $13,271,344 $12,477,010 –$794,334