THIS WEEK: October 12, 2013

This Week Vol. XXIiI, No. 21 | october 12, 2013

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Celebrate the leaves changing colors with Voice of Hope’s Fall Festival Do not neglect to show hospitality ... to college kids Enroll in International Campus Connection.

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parents

helping hands

Don’t miss DTS’s John Dyer in a one-hour presentation about technology and your children in the Youth Ministry’s fall Trans:parenting event.

Sunday, October 27 • 10:45 am • 7th & 8th Room

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

• Sally Katherine “Sally Kate” Swope, daughter of Claire and Tobin Swope, on July 5, 2013 • Sophie Ruth Bailey, daughter of Rebekah and Kyle Bailey, on September 25, 2013 • Baker Lee Greenwell, son of Stephanie and Steve Greenwell, on September 25, 2013

sympathies

• Debbie and Lee Owen (CC#21) on the loss of his father; Jennifer Owen (CC#03) and Matt Owen (CC#21) on the loss of their grandfather; Julie and David Meyer (CC#03) on the loss of her grandfather, Sammy W. Owen, on September 23, 2013

serve365 project workday

Come join us at the Center of Hope, Saturday, October 12, 8:00 am–noon. Volunteers are needed to organize, sweep and mop floors, sort children’s clothes, sanitize children’s play area, hang mini-blinds, pick up trash, and help clean up the arts and crafts room. We also need a team to pray while we work. Lunch and T-shirts provided. Contact imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520.

learning about anxiety You are invited to join the Counseling Services Fall Luncheon as we hear from Dr. Andrea Kim (Thomason) on the subject of anxiety, Tuesday, October 15, noon1:15 pm, Room 262. Dr. Kim will be discussing spiritual, psychological and physical roots of anxiety and different ways to approach treatment and management.

This luncheon is free and open to everyone! Contact leslie.peacock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2683.

voice of hope fall festival Volunteers are needed for kids and families in the West Dallas community, Saturday, October 26, 10:00 am– 2:00 pm. Contact Tara Marsh, tmarsh@voiceofhope.org or 214-631-7027.

paid childcare positions PCPC offers paid positions for weekday childcare and preschool teachers. Contact gale.emerson@pcpc.org or 214-502-5204.

counseling at pcpc Need counseling help? Visit counseling.pcpc.org or contact counseling@pcpc.org or 214-224-2683.

pcpc employment opportunities Full-time Female Middle School Youth Intern: PCPC has a full-time (40 hours a week) opening for a two-year, paid female Youth Ministry internship.

Contact careers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714.

Full-time Female Coordinator/Discipler of Young Adult Ministry: This position supports Director of Young Adult Ministry. Contact careers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2714.

student ministries run for your life

transparenting: technology

There are still spaces available for students wanting to go on the Middle School Fall Retreat. This year’s trip, October 18-20, at Sky Ranch Camp in Van, Texas, is open to 5th-8th graders. Contact mike.haberkorn@ pcpc.org or 214-224-2717.

children’s ministry helpers needed

Senior adults

Join our Middle School Ministry as it presents Dallas Theological Seminary’s Executive Director of Communications and Educational Technology John urban ministries Dyer for a one-hour special presentation about technology and your children Sunday, October voice of hope fall festival 27, 10:45 am–noon, 7th & 8th Room. Contact mike. Volunteers are needed for Voice of Hope’s annual Fall haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2717.

Festival for families in the West Dallas community Saturday, October 26, 10:00 am–2:00 pm. Contact Tara Marsh, tmarsh@voiceofhope.org or 214-631-7027. helping hands event Be the hands and feet of Jesus and join the deacons and other volunteers to help single moms, widows/ meals for mercy street widowers, senior adults, and those with chronic illness Awesome opportunity to serve for small groups! by doing odd jobs around their homes Saturday, Provide a meal for the Mercy Street middle school Bible November 2, 8:00 am–1:00 pm, Room 263. Volunteers study kids on Sundays, 6:00 pm through December are always welcome and appreciated! Contact 15. Contact Jill Harmeyer, jill@mercystreetdallas.org. wilma.morgan@pcpc.org or 214-224-2742.

The sin which is not too great to be forsaken, is not too great to be forgiven.”

—Thomas Horton

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We are so grateful to those who have come forward to minister to our youngest children. We still need teachers and helpers in preschool and nursery. Please contact kiki.pennington@pcpc.org for preschool and gale.emerson@pcpc.org for nursery.

state fair of texas day Let’s board the vans in the Oak Lawn West Parking Lot, Thursday, October 17, 9:30 am. Fair entrance is free to senior adults, but food will cost extra. Bring a friend and plan to enjoy the day! We’ll return at 2:30 pm. Reserve your seat on one of the vans with jane.beasley@pcpc.org or 214-224-2771.

october 1-12/24 Young Adults Bible Study, Tuesdays, 7:00 pm, Oak Lawn East, 224-2784

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Voice of Hope Fall Festival, 10:00 am, Voice of Hope, 631-7027

2-12/18

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Trans:parenting, 10:45 am, 7th & 8th Room, 224-2717

Vespers, Wednesdays, 5:30 pm, Chapel, 224-2740

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SERVE365 Project Workday, 8:00 am, Center of Hope, 224-2520

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Short-Term Missions Reception, noon, Fellowship Hall, 224-2510

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Circle 5, 10:00 am, 7215 Stefani Dr, 361-4704

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Counseling Services Luncheon, noon, Room 262, 224-2683

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Senior Adults State Fair of Texas Day, 9:30 am, Oak Lawn West, 224-2771

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Middle School Fall Retreat, Sky Ranch, 224-2762

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Restore Retreat, Montserrat Retreat Center at Lake Dallas, 224-2722

november 2

Helping Hands Event, 8:00 am, Room 263, 224-2742

Women

World missions

circle 5 meeting

short-term missions reception

Circle 5 will have its next meeting, Tuesday, October Join us for a lunch reception in honor of PCPC’s 2013 15, 10:00 am, 7215 Stefani Dr. Contact Peggy Skidmore, short-term mission trip teams, Sunday, October 13, pwskidmore@sbcglobal.net or 214-361-4704. immediately following the 11:00 am service in the Fellowship Hall. Lunch provided! Contact amanda. restore retreat brack@pcpc.org or 214-224-2510.

Women, if you find that your life is too busy, please consider this weekend away, October 25–26, Montserrat missionary link Retreat Center at Lake Dallas. This trip will refresh and Would you like to be a Missionary Link to one of PCPC’s restore your soul. There will be time to fellowship 40 supported missionaries? Find out more about a new together and time to be alone with the Lord. Contact ministry that matches PCPC missionaries with specific leslie.newman@pcpc.org or 214-224-2722.

PCPC members—singles, couples, or families—for two years. Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.

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Updated PCPC staff listings are available in the literature racks. They will fit right in your PCPC membership directory.

“Do not neglect to show hospitality” Hebrews 13:2

Contact terri.speicher@pcpc.org or 214-224-2710

Befriend an international student at SMU! Find out how you can use your own life and relationships to share the Gospel and welcome foreign students to Dallas.

Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.

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 budget

2013/2014 operating budget

$12,800,000

July 1–September 15, 2013 budget

$2,312,657

July 1–September 15, 2013 giving

$2,086,495

Budget variance

($226,162)

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Vol. XXIIi, No. 21 | october 12, 2013 Park Cities Presbyterian Church Sarah Palmer, editor 4124 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, Texas 75219-3152 214-224-2711 • fax 214-224-2711 www.pcpc.org

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