Vol. XXII, No. 24 | november 24, 2012 An image from PCPC’s stained glass windows
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Do you know how to pronounce poinsettia? Well, at least you can reserve one. Look right. Feliz Navidad! Find out what’s happening at PCPC this Christmas season. Want to be a blessing this holiday season? Boxes of Blessing is your answer.
It’s poinsettia time!
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ach Christmas season we offer PCPC members the opportunity to purchase a poinsettia ($7.50 each) in memory of or in honor of a friend or family member. They will be in the Sanctuary, Sunday, December 11, and there will be a bulletin insert that morning listing the names of the donor and the recipient. Our chancel area will be wreathed in these beautiful plants for our worship services on December 16 and December 23. You may take your plant with you following the Christmas Eve evening services if you wish to do so. Please fill out the form below. When ordering multiple plants, please write information on a separate sheet of paper and attach to the form. Mail it no later than November 28 to insure that your gift is listed in the bulletin insert.
Please print CLEARLY as you complete the form.
Sunday, December 16 7:00 pm, Sanctuary See page 2 for details
Advent
At Park Cities Presby terian Church
Advent Sundays December 2, 9, 16, & 23 Advent Memorial Service Wednesday, December 12, 5:30 pm, Chapel Christmas Eve Family Service Monday, December 24, 5:00 pm, Sanctuary Christmas Eve Candlelight Service Monday, December 24, 10:00 pm, Sanctuary
Requests received later than December 3, 2012, will miss the insert printing deadline.
Poinsettia reservation form Please reserve one plant ($7.50 per plant): In HONOR of or In MEMORY of Given by Phone number of donor Please make check payable to PCPC and mail to: PCPC, Attention Jayne Bjork 4124 Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX 75219.
Mail or hand deliver to be received by December 3, 2012.
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
• Eloise Grace Park, daughter of Carrie
and Billy Park, on November 14, 2012 marriages
• Jennifer Louise Jarrett and Jared Kent Fuson, on September 15, 2012 • Cherie Lynn Parker and Robert Len Williams, on November 3, 2012 • Marisa Anne Dillahunty and Moky Cheung, on November 10, 2012 deaths
• Louisa Jordan (CC#06), mother of Anne Logan (CC#09); mother of Chris (and Carole) Jordan (CC#10); grandmother of George, Jr. and Claire Jordan (CC#10), on November 8, 2012 • William “Billy” Rudd III (CC#09), husband of Nancy Rudd (CC#09); father of Margo Rudd (CC#09); father of Kristen (and Sterling) Hillman (CC#22); grandfather of Will and Hunt Hillman (CC#22), on November 16, 2012 sympathy
• Carolyne and Stephen Nielson (CC#05), on the loss of her mother; Christiana and Caroline Nielson (CC#05) on the loss of their grandmother, Gladys Crismier, on November 3, 2012 • Stephanie and Mark Krog (CC#07), on the loss of his mother; Olivia, Julia, Virginia, and Sarah Grace Krog (CC#07) on the loss of their grandmother, Marylin Krog, on November 11, 2012
“Preoccupied with ourselves, we have lost the grace of being thankful. It is sad to live in a world where there is no one to thank because we have ourselves become the cause and source of all good things.” — John Hannah
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This Week November 24, 2012
urban ministries
old-fashioned hymn sing
dprc cookies with santa party
Do you love the old hymns? Then don’t miss this hour as we sing hymns joyously to the Lord, Sunday, November 25, 11:00 am, Room 259. Everyone is invited. Contact elaine.montague@pcpc.org or 214-224-2736.
Dallas Pregnancy Resource Center needs your help by volunteering to help with the Cookies with Santa party Saturday, December 1, 2:00–3:30 pm, Fellowship Bible Church. Help is needed with set-up, participation in the craft tables, and clean-up. Contact Tiffany Feagin, tfeagin@dallasprc.com or 214-343-9263.
art+spirit
On selected Tuesdays, this fall, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, explore, express, and encourage at Art+Spirit: A spiritual study for creative minds. Schedule: November 27: Ginger Geyer, porcelain artist, will be speaking on “Humor and Heresy, Hope, and Redemption.” December 11: Lyle Novinski, artist, architect, and professor, will be speaking on “The Art of Visualizing Advent.” Register at www.pcpc.org. Contact lawan.glasscock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2739.
a festival of lessons and carols
treasures of hope 2012 Calling all volunteers: cashiers, sales clerks, greeters, servers, and more; we need your help, December 13–19. This is a Christmas store, social agencies fair, complimentary Christmas Food Boxes of Blessing, and more. Contact showard@dlftx.org, 214-777-5520 or imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org, 214-224-2520.
esl needs spring volunteers ESL needs evening volunteers for the spring semester, January 8–May 8, 2013. Contact elizabeth.cunningham @pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.
Always a seasonal highlight, this year’s Christmas concert features the beloved readings of Lessons and Carols. The adult, youth, and children’s choirs will be joined by symphony orchestra to present this get involved with equip poignant evening, including the traditional candlelit The EQUIP program through PCPC seeks to prevent finale, Sunday, December 16, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary. financial despair that leads to hopelessness by not RSVP for Childcare (birth–five-year-olds) by calling only meeting the immediate monetary need but 214-706-2797 by Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm. by providing weekly mentoring and spiritual and For more information, contact frances.cope@pcpc.org emotional support to those who have nowhere else to or 214-224-2633. turn. Join us as we help others and call upon the name of the Lord. Contact Linda Wells, lwells2145@gmail.com or 214-632-2088. need counseling help? Then contact the PCPC Counseling Ministry. Our counseling services are fee-based. We continue to offer a complimentary consultation for those interested in Women external counseling referrals or for those who need to discuss a reduced fee. Visit counseling.pcpc.org to subjects: pivotal parenting view a special introductory video. If you would like to Kay Wyma, author of Cleaning House: A mom’s set up an appointment with one of our counselors, or 12-month experiment to rid her home of youth have questions, please contact Jeff White, counseling@ entitlements, will lead a discussion concerning pcpc.org or 214-224-2693. parenting, Sunday, December 9, 11:00 am–noon, Room 259. Contact mary.haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2725. pcpc employment opportunity Youth Ministry job opening: PCPC has a full-time opening for a two-year paid internship to learn and effectively develop the skills needed to minister to 5th–6th grade middle school students. Student • Sermons ministry activities include: Sunday School; small group • Videos Bible studies; intentional, relational ministry (one-on• Events one contact time). This position requires a college and more degree—a biblical and reformed theology education is preferred. If you are interested and qualified, or know Download the someone who is, please forward a resume to sarah. PCPC mobile app! palmer@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762.
stories of rescue and more You can now enjoy all of PCPC’s videos online, including the Stories of Rescue and much more at www.vimeo.com/pcpc.
Now available on Apple and Android platforms
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Old-fashioned hymn sing, 11:00 am, Room 259, 224-2736
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Art+Spirit, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2739
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Advent prayer, 7:00–8:30 pm, 3814 Potomac, 224-2725
Subjects, 11:00 am–noon, Room 259, 224-2725
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Art+Spirit, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2739
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Advent Memorial Service, 5:30 pm, Chapel, 224-2632
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DPRC Cookies with Santa, 2:00–3:30 pm, Fellowship Bible Church, 343-9263
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Trans:parenting, 11:00 am–noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room, 224-2762
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Christmas missionary mailings, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551
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Boxes of Blessing, 9:00 am–1:00 pm, 6100 Cedar Springs, 224-2520
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Dallas Marathon traffic changes, 8:00–11:45 am, 224-2515
Student Ministries
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Treasures of Hope, 777-5520
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Lessons & Carols, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632
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Christmas Eve family service, 5:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632
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Christmas Eve candlelight service, 10:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632
urgent east asia mission trip
trans:parenting Parents of fifth-eighth grade students are invited to attend Trans:parenting—a panel discussion led by parents, Sunday, December 2, 11:00 am–noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room. Contact sarah.palmer@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762.
There is an urgent need for seven people to serve on a short-term mission trip to East Asia, January 28–February 10, 2013. Contact Jill Spicer, spicerfamily@att.net or 817-233-9840.
community news dallas marathon traffic
world missions christmas missionary mailings Come enjoy a meal and fellowship while helping to bless our missionaries around the world this holiday season, Sunday, December 2, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall. Contact anna.graber@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.
Leave for church a little earlier on Sunday, December 9, 8:00–11:45 am. The Dallas Marathon will again close many streets to traffic around PCPC, including Lakeside and Turtle Creek. There is no access to the church from Central Expressway south of Mockingbird. Contact mark.harrison@pcpc.org or 214-224-2515.
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Park Cities
p r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h ( PCA )
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
Thursday, November 29 7:00–8:30 pm 3814 Potomac
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
Women, don’t miss this time of prayer and worship as we celebrate the coming King. Contact mary.haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2725
budget
2012/2013 operating budget
$12,200,000
July 1–November 11, 2012 budget
$3,475,656
July 1–November 11, 2012 giving
$3,086,792
Budget variance
($388,863)
November 24, 2012 This Week
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Vol. XXII, No. 24 | november 24, 2012 Park Cities Presbyterian Church JD Lemming, editor 4124 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219-3152 214-224-2711 • fax 214-224-2711 www.pcpc.org
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Please drop canned items in the boxes located throughout the church (no glass containers please).
until Sunday, December 2 for Christmas Boxes of Blessing
Questions? Contact Imelda.martinez@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520
Spread some joy this Christmas season. Saturday, December 8 9:00 am–1:00 pm 6100 Cedar Springs
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