EVERYONE PCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY VOLUNTEERS Did you know General Assembly is being held in Dallas this summer? The North Texas Presbytery is honored and privileged to host this annual event at the Hilton Anatole, June 25-28. We want to give Commissioners and their families a big Texas welcome, but we need volunteers to make it happen! Please go online to pcaac.org/general-assembly/ (under Resources tab) to see opportunities and sign up to serve. Also, be sure to save the date for the following events taking place at the Hilton Anatole Hotel in Dallas during General Assembly: • Prayer Service | Tuesday, June 25, 7:30 p.m. 2019 PCA GENERAL ASSEMBLY Hilton Anatole in Dallas, June 25-28
WWW.PCAAC.ORG/GENERAL-ASSEMBLY/
• Worship Service | Wednesday, June 26, 1:30 p.m. • Worship Service | Thursday, June 27, 7:00 p.m. • Worship Service | Friday, June 28, 8:00 a.m.
melissa.hecht@pcpc.org or 214-224-2679
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OFFICER RECOMMENDATIONS The Session has approved the dates May 1-31 for members to submit recommendations for the offices of deacon and elder, Class of 2024. A screening committee composed of elders, deacons, and laity will interview all men who are recommended and consider their qualifications before submitting a list of potential officer candidates to the session for approval. Recommendation guidelines: • You must be a member in good standing of PCPC in order to recommend an individual for an officer position. • Please do not recommend anyone who is related to you by blood or marriage. • Please seek his permission before submitting someone’s name as a candidate. • You may recommend men who have previously served as deacon or elder. • At the time of recommendation, an officer candidate must have been a member in good standing of PCPC for the past two years.
To make your confidential recommendations, you may go online to recommendations.pcpc.org. sally.rogers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2775
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On Sunday, May 19, we will celebrate the Lord’s Table in all three services: 8:00, 9:30, & 11:00 a.m.
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Every Thought Captive is a brief, captivating devotional that reinforces our shared worship on Sundays. This weekly written piece gives us space to reflect on what the Lord is teaching us and to apply His Word to our lives. As a church family, we want to remember the sweetness of being gathered together on Sunday and embrace the calling to live as His people as we are scattered during the week. Visit etcdevo.org to read and subscribe if you would like to receive it to your email inbox every Friday. tricia.cothran@pcpc.org or 214-224-2619
OUR FAMILY
A Bold Investment
marriages • Alyssa Kay Smith and James Matthew Bondy on January 19, 2019. • Lauren Anne Carrozza and Samuel Ray Huffines Jr. on January 26, 2019. • Molly Ann Hohfeler and Jack Calvin Vaughn III on February 2, 2019. • Mary Elizabeth Burgher and Richard William Mogk on February 9, 2019. • Carolyn Taylor Miller and Alexander Reames Turner on March 30, 2019. • Meredith Louise Smith and David Seth Donnell on April 27, 2019.
McKenzie is an amazing young woman. She is bright, beautiful, and has a bold vision for her future.
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McKenzie is a resident of a community in which staff from Behind Every Door have the privilege of investing. Her mom is amazing, raising three children and volunteering her time in the community center we operate. She coaches a basketball team for some of the kids in the community who voiced a desire to start a team. McKenzie’s mom brought the basketball team idea to our staff, and we are thrilled to rally behind her. As I said, she is amazing!
• Julia A. Berry (CC#19), wife of Richard Berry (CC#19) on Friday, April 19, 2019.
sympathies • Jeff & Deb LaFayette (CC#04) on the loss of her mother; Lena & Daniel LaFayette (CC#04) on the loss of their grandmother, Shirley K. Pemberton, on April 20, 2019.
Her daughter is walking in her mother’s footsteps. Like her mom, she has a big heart, and like all of us, she has hopes and dreams. She wants to be a model and veterinarian.
Care Clusters – pcpc.org/care/care-clusters/
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Recently, McKenzie was bullied to a breaking point. We won’t discuss the details, but since I know those details, I think many of us would have felt a similar way. Hearing “you aren’t valuable,� repeatedly, eventually becomes a narrative you believe about yourself.
—Will Dowell, PCPC member and Executive Director of PCPC Ministry Partner, Behind Every Door, behindeverydoor.org
July 1—April 28, 2019 budget
$11,769,350
July 1—April 28, 2019 giving
$10,960,662 -$808,688
UPCOMING EVENTS SPRING SONG & STORY Friday, May 17 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. | Oak Lawn West
WEST DALLAS PRAYER WALK
Saturday, May 18 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. | Mercy Street
Photographer: Carlos Vincent
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$13,500,000
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4TH TO 5TH GRADE TRANSITION
Sunday, May 19 | 9:15 & 11:00 a.m. | Room 104/106
WOMEN'S MAYMESTER BIBLE STUDY Wednesdays, May 15, 22, 29 & June 5 | 10:00–11:00 a.m. | Oak Lawn West
MEN'S TUESDAY MORNING SUMMER BIBLE STUDY
Tuesdays, June 4, 11, 18, 25 | 7:00–8:15 a.m. | Fellowship Hall
TACKLING FEAR & WORRY – A SUMMER STUDY Wednesdays, June 12, 19, 26 and July 10, 17, 24 7:00–8:30 p.m. | Oak Lawn West