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VOL. XXXIII, NO. 7 | JULY 2022 PARK CITIES PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH SHAWN DAVIS, EDITOR 4124 OAK LAWN AVENUE DALLAS, TX 75219-3152
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CRATES UKRAINE FOR
CONNECT, ABIDE, & EXTEND WILL YOU PRAY?
We have so many great opportunities this summer. Please keep our volunteer teams and our event participants in prayer as they connect to Christ and one another, abide in Christ, and extend Christ in Dallas and to the world! Pray for: WEST AFRICA MISSION TRIP HIGH SCHOOL | JUNE 24 – JULY 3 SKY RANCH DAY CAMP PCPC KIDS | JUNE 27 – JULY 1 WEST AFRICA MISSION TRIP FAMILIES | JULY 1 – 10 BAHAMAS MISSION TRIP FAMILIES | JULY 2 – 9 FAMILY CAMPS JULY 17 – AUGUST 6
PRESCHOOL POP & PLAY AND ELEMENTARY SUMMER HANGOUT TUESDAYS | 9:00-11:00 A.M. AND 1:00-4:00 P.M. | GYM
Parents of preschoolers are encouraged to join in a sweet time of fellowship while letting their preschoolers get their wiggles out! And parents of elementary kiddos are welcome to join other parents in the gym while letting their big kids hang out and play with their friends. pcpc.org/events
JULY BIBLE CONFERENCE FRIDAYS | JULY 8, 15, 22, 29
Ron Williams will fill us with the Word as he delves into the Prophecies of Zephaniah. Stephen Nielson will bless us with beautiful music. Festive Kitchen will fill us with their delicious food. Top that off with wonderful fellowship! Grab a friend or neighbor and join us. All are welcome! Hosted by the PCPC Senior Adult Ministry. pcpc.org/events
SILENT RETREATS SEPTEMBER 28-OCT. 2 | MEN NOVEMBER 9-13 | WOMEN
A silent retreat is an extended time in which an individual seeks to be alone with the Lord to listen and be transformed by His Word and Spirit. The purpose is to STOP! LISTEN! FOLLOW! Sign up today for one of our fall Silent Retreats. pcpc.org/silent-retreats
HELPING HANDS AUGUST 20 | 8:00 A.M. | OAK LAWN WEST
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. Register on the PCPC app.
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CRATES FOR UKRAINE PCPC’s congregation seeks to serve missionaries well! We desire to be actively engaged with our missionaries, and we are thrilled when the gifts of our church body align with the needs of our missionaries!
Tommy Obenchain collecting crates from baggage claim in Krakow, Poland. The crates will then be delivered to the team on the ground in Poland and driven to Lviv, Ukraine. From there, they will be sent to locations across eastern Ukraine, often to pastors and church communities who are able to use the supplies where they are needed most.
In April, long-time MTW missionaries to Ukraine, Masha & Doug Shepherd, called retired PCPC Missionary Care Coordinator, Cindy Rhea, seeking help. The Kraków/Lviv Ukraine Crisis Team, which was formed as a result of the war in Ukraine, wanted to connect churches in the U.S. to the Evangelical Presbyterian churches in Ukraine (a denomination that MTW missionaries helped form). The crisis team needed someone stateside to be the liaison between the Crisis Team and churches in the U.S. The mission, at the request of the Ukrainian Church and national partners, is to provide personal and humanitarian aid from the hands of churches in the U.S. to the hands of churches and displaced communities in Ukraine. Cindy gladly accepted the call to support the mission, which is formally named...‘Crates for Ukraine’! The Crisis Team determined that “couriers” flying the aid from the U.S. to Poland were the best immediate option. PCPC was eager to support and have couriers fly the crates from the U.S. to Poland. PCPC members Tommy Obenchain and Billy Jones answered the call to be our first! Tommy is an international travel guru and YouTuber. The opportunity to donate his time and use his unique gifts to support the MTW church in Ukraine was a joy
Visit our website to watch Tommy Obenchain’s YouTube video about his experience as a courier. Doug Shepherd, long-time MTW missionary to Ukraine, receiving a delivery of crates from Billy Jones.
Learn more at | pcpc.org/crates-for-ukraine
for him. Tommy’s knowledge of international travel proved valuable in vetting the logistical challenges associated with getting the crates to Poland. Billy and his wife Claire are PCPC’s missionary links to the Shepherds. They have previously visited them in Lviv and are passionate about Ukraine. The opportunity for Billy to connect with the Shepherds on his trip proved valuable in further understanding how PCPC could best support “Crates for Ukraine.” We are grateful that both gentlemen and their crates made it to Poland without a hitch. More importantly, we are thankful that the crates were ultimately delivered to churches in Ukraine via the Crisis Team. Since April, PCPC has sent 5 couriers to Poland with a total of 33 crates of humanitarian aid delivered to churches in Ukraine. While we are excited about this initial effort, we do not believe our work is done. Our goal is to send an average of 1 courier a week until the end of the year. So, how do we achieve this goal? We need your help! You can 1) Pray and share, 2) Donate (supplies, funds, time, air miles), 3) Go (be a courier!) Thanks for helping support our brothers and sisters in Ukraine!
A photo of damaged residential buildings in the aftermath of shelling in Kyiv, Ukraine
Our Family May & June 2022
New Members by Parish East Region Katherine & Bryan Haring Far North Dallas Chloe & Collin Cooper Far Northeast Region Krysty & Nicholas Foglietta and their daughter Amelia Glenys & Bryce Himmelreich Andrew Thompson Lake Highlands
Jordan Hickey Nick Wilbur
Deborah Dickerson
Jordan & Wills Bauer
Natalie Farris
Meredith & Chris Messick and their children Ryan, Drew, and Chloe
Elliott Farris
Oak Cliff Lindsey & Clint Byers Oak Lawn - Design District Ed Asturias
Charity Bass
Lynly Schroeder
Avanell Patton
Rachel & Kyle Wetsch
Love Field Oksana & Matt Beard and their children Lindsay and Jack Abby & Paul Rogers and their daughter Winnie Lindsey & Lindsay Shelton and their children Walker, Finley, Nola Kate, and Crockett North Dallas Emily & Jamie Heinecke Northeast Dallas Madison Dillenberger Leigh & Harry Flaherty and their daughter Elizabeth Lilly Hargrave
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Old East Dallas Jacob Alexandre Caroline & Scott Baker and their children Scarlett and Penelope Sarah Burger Haley Cherry Mark French Park Cities Boone Elementary Lynn Snider Park Cities Bradfield Elementary Duane Bickings Park Cities Hyer Elementary Pam & Bob Myers
Teresa & Jason McCord and their children Jacob, Andrew, and Anna Mica & Bob Palmer South Region Jenny & Justin Burk and their daughter Daphne Kaitlin & Jordan Patterson and their children Davis and Silas Uptown - Turtle Creek Susie & Bob Abegg Jeanette Huschke Ceaarus Latimer Bonnie & Michael Moe Evan & Harrison Putt Darlene & Herbert Schueneman and their daughter Hannah Zach Strand Steve Wood West Region Rachel & Cody McClarty
Births Haven Louise Bradshaw, daughter of Brett & Andrea Bradshaw (Richardson), on May 12, 2022. Elizabeth Grace Rhea, daughter of Parker & Amanda Rhea (Out of town members), on May 18, 2022. Virginia Grace McDonald, daughter of Randal & Ann McDonald (Lake Highlands), on May 19, 2022.
Marriages Holly Elizabeth Payne and Drew Lee Ross, on May 14, 2022. Elizabeth Gardner Farrow and Douglas Weller Maclay, III, on May 21, 2022. Alexis Nicole Geddie and Caleb Hugh Sanders, on June 4, 2022.
Deaths David C. Horn (Park Cites Boone Elementary) husband of Barbara Horn (Park Cites Boone Elementary), on May 11, 2022. Patricia Jones (North Dallas), wife of Tommy Jones (North Dallas), mother of Cheryll & Jere Freel, II (North Dallas), grandmother of Katherine Freel (North Dallas),and Jere Freel, III (North Dallas), on May 13, 2022. Catherine “Kitty” Ritchie Holleman (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), sister of Carolyn Lupton (Park Cities Bradfield Elementary), mother of Sara Wood (Park Cities Boone Elementary) and Averill & Kate De Loache (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), grandmother of Michael & Anna Wood (Old East Dallas), Averill De Loache, Jr. (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), Patrick & Zahira De Loache (West Region), Brian & Catherine Brandt (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), great-grandmother of June & Mary Mark Wood (Old East Dallas), Blair & Sean Brandt (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), aunt of Bill & Carol Huckin (Park Cities Hyer Elementary), on June 1, 2022.
Budget general fund BUDGET
2021/2022 operating budget July 1, 2021 – June 5, 2022 budget July 1, 2021 – June 5, 2022 giving Budget Variance
$14,200,000 $13,467,150 $15,377,325 $1,910,176