This Week: December 7, 2019

EVERYONE ADVENT & CHRISTMAS DAILY PRAYER GUIDE

We invite you to join us in reading Scripture and praying together now through January 4. Our readings will be from the Psalms and various passages in the Old and New Testaments that outline the unfolding work of God’s grace in redeeming a people for Himself. These passages establish our need for a Messiah and celebrate Jesus Christ as our Redeemer and King. May the story of God’s Word fill us with a vibrant hope in Jesus Christ this Advent & Christmas season. Our Daily Prayer Guide is available on the free PCPC App (search “PCPC” for Apple and Google mobile devices) and in a limited supply of books. shawn.davis@pcpc.org or 214-224-2710 Always a favorite, PCPC’s annual candlelight concert features the children’s, youth, and adult choirs with symphony orchestra on Sunday, December 15, at both 4:30 & 7:30 p.m., in the Sanctuary. Tickets are all gone, but please join our waitlist! We expect tickets to become available and you must have one for entry. If you find that you are not able to use all of your reserved tickets, please contact us. If you have mobility issues and/or require special assistance while at the concert, please contact us before reserving your ticket(s). We are in need of volunteers to help with assorted concert roles.

Volunteers will receive a ticket to the concert of their choice and reserved seating! Please consider helping out even if you already have a ticket. To volunteer, join the waitlist, or find parking information, please go to pcpc.org/ events. An offering will be taken to benefit local PCPC-supported ministries. performingarts@pcpc.org or 214-224-2631

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DALLAS MARATHON ROAD CLOSINGS

Leave for church a little earlier on Sunday, December 15! The 2019 Dallas Marathon route will be blocked off, so traffic will be re-routed. Please plan accordingly before heading to church. Lakeside, Turtle Creek, Armstrong, Fitzhugh, and Wycliff will be closed to traffic. A parking map is available at pcpc.org/events. Please use Mockingbird, Preston, and Oak Lawn and take advantage of our Irving Garage shuttle.

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES

Celebrate the coming of Emmanuel and His marvelous light in worship this Christmas Eve with our Family Celebration Service at 4:00 p.m. and the Candlelight Service at 8:00 p.m. Please note the new time! daniel.tillman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2632

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REJOICE! CHRISTMAS CONCERT

In order to comply with IRS regulations, Tuesday, December 31, is the deadline for donations to be receipted for 2019. Other than offerings given in worship or online, you may mail checks postmarked by Tuesday, December 31. Since church offices will be closed on the 31st, any hand-delivered contributions should be placed in the offering plate during regular worship services on Sunday. For stock donation instructions, contact Cheli Conejo by noon, Friday, December 27.

Please note that mutual fund donations can take up to one month to process.

Thank you for your generosity in supporting all that God is doing at PCPC. cheli.conejo@pcpc.org or 214-224-2504

YOUNG FAMILIES PRESCHOOL ADVENT SONG & STORY

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We will sing songs, celebrate Christ’s birth, and lunch will be served at no cost on Friday, December 13, 10:00–11:30 a.m., Oak Lawn West. Friends and families are welcome to join too! Please park behind Oak Lawn West and enter through the doors facing Oak Lawn Avenue. Please RSVP online at pcpc.org/events. childrensministry@pcpc.org or 214-224-2556

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COMMUNICANTS

OUR FAMILY

births

Youth Small Groups

• John David Morrison, son of Chris & Sarah Morrison (CC#07) on November 18, 2019.

- Danny Stimson, Ministry Leader of High School

Caleb Benson

George Birdsong

Boone Bonfield

Mary Covington

deaths • Philip “Phil” Shea (CC#14), husband of Paula Shea (CC#14) on November 3, 2019.

• Bobbye Bell (CC#22), mother of Susan (& Frank) Bullock (CC#22) on November 22, 2019.

can speak and live the truths of the gospel.

The mission of the PCPC Youth Ministry is the same as PCPC at large: to see students and their families extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in Dallas and to the world. We seek to provide a variety of pathways for students to be equipped to execute this mission in their lives.

One of the most amazing aspects of the youth small groups at PCPC (based on grade and gender) is the group of leaders. The Middle School ministry employs 15 small groups led by 20+ leaders, and the High School ministry has 10 small groups led by 25+ leaders. The end game of our small groups is that each student would have one of these leaders meet with them one-on-one outside of small groups.

Madeline Dulin

Harper Brooks

Henry Iles

Dani Josselyn

• Bob & Jenni Rasberry (CC#14) on the loss of her mother; J.R. Rasberry (out-of-town member) on the loss of his grandmother, Hannah Till, on November 23, 2019.

Kate Lipscomb

Bennett Porter

Caleb Porter

The Apostle Paul tells the Thessalonian church he was eager "to share with you not only the gospel of God but also our own selves" (1 Thessalonians 2:8).

Christ came so that we might not only experience the truth of God but that it would be "enfleshed" truth. Our small groups have the mission of entrusting the truths of God with students in deep relationships where we, as leaders,

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

Bess Prather

GENERAL FUND 2019/2020 operating budget

Will Steinbrueck

Charlie Thomason

Mary Thomason

Walker Thrash

1. The large crowd (through preaching and teaching) 2. The small group (His twelve disciples) 3. The one-on-one (or one with a few).

Our youth ministry takes in kids from 20+ schools all over DFW. We desire that the student's primary identity would be rooted not so much in where they live or go to school, but rather whom they worship. Youth small groups are a place where students are able to rub shoulders with other students from all over.

• Tom & Midge Hoerl (CC#04) on the loss of her mother, Jean Medanich, on November 23, 2019.

budget

The source of our ministry philosophy is this one guy…you may have heard of Him: Jesus. Side note, we are not Jesus; however, we take our cues from Him. Jesus had three main spheres where He taught His mission, the message of His Kingdom, into the lives of His followers:

When Jesus ascended, He sent the Helper, His Holy Spirit, to fuel the mission of making disciples that Jesus commanded (John 14:26), teaching these new believers how to follow Jesus (Matthew 28:18-20). Our small group ministry, like the ministry of Christ with His disciples, is at the core of what we do with middle and high school students. Our goal is to provide a refuge of discipleship and a platform for evangelism, so our students can invite their friends to hear the truths of Scripture and be transformed by the gospel.

sympathies

$13,500,000

July 1—November 24, 2019 budget

$4,132,273

July 1—November 24, 2019 giving

$3,857,415

Budget Variance

–$274,858

SAVE THE DATE A sophomore at the Covenant School, Mia Jo Teaster, said this: "I am so incredibly thankful for PCPC and all that it has been to me the past two and a half years along with the amazing friendships and relationships PCPC has given me to grow in my relationship with the Lord!"

An 8th grader at Highland Park Middle School, Baker Lipscomb, spoke of the effect of small groups in his life: "It's a place where I can have fun and learn and ask questions openly about God without being criticized for anything."

The mission of a church must be carried out together. In a day where screens are the new frontier for relationships, the PCPC Youth Ministry is seeking to pull us all away from our diluted digital theater to dig into deep, meaningful, Christ-centered, Wordshaped, in-person relationships. The primary place for these relationships to be cultivated is in small groups.

To find out more, please contact Leana Dusek at leana.dusek@ pcpc.org.

Jake Walker

Emily Winchester

Ethan Yau

Evelyn Yau

MIDWEEK BEGINS

Wednesday, January 15 | 5:30–8:45 p.m.

MISSIONS MTW BAHAMAS DISASTER RELIEF TRAINING Our friends in the Bahamas need our help! They are devastated from the effects of Hurricane Dorian and will be recovering for a long time. We are calling believers ages 18 and over who wish to serve on a disaster relief team to attend a two-day training on Friday, January 10, 5:00–9:00 p.m. & Saturday, January 11, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Oak Lawn West.

There will be classroom time and hands-on learning. The training is free!

However, you will have to raise funds and/or pay for your trip expenses to the Bahamas. Please RSVP. hallie.powers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2510

WOMEN'S SPRING BIBLE STUDIES BEGIN Tuesday–Thursday, January 14-16

SANCTITY OF LIFE SUNDAY

Sunday, January 19 | 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. | Sanctuary

MEN'S TUESDAY MORNING BIBLE STUDY BEGINS Tuesday, January 21 | 7:00–8:15 a.m. | Fellowship Hall

ALL-CHURCH SUNDAY MORNING COMMUNITY

Sunday, January 26 | 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. | Fellowship Hall

ADKINS & NIELSON RECITAL

Sunday, January 26 | 5:00 & 7:00 p.m. | Cambridge Hall

DEVOTED: WOMEN'S PINE COVE RETREAT

Friday, January 31–Sunday, February 2 | Pine Cove Bluffs