THIS WEEK: November 23, 2013

This Week Vol. XXIiI, No. 24 | november 23, 2013

Savior of the

Nations, Come Sunday, December 15 • 6:00 pm • PCPC Sanctuary Our beloved Christmas candlelight concert will feature a variety of carols and seasonal music presented by our children’s, youth, and adult choirs with symphony orchestra. Admission is free, and an offering will be taken to benefit local PCPC-supported charities. For more information, please visit www.pcpcconcerts.org or contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633.

in this issue

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Youth Ministry opens two new internships for hire in May 2014 Road block! Avoid traffic issues related to the Dallas Marathon Fall 2013 Middle School communicants

Oh Come Let Us Adore Him Women’s Ministry Advent Prayer

Cans are stacking!

Let’s get packing!

Boxes of Blessing Saturday, December 7 9:00 am-1:00 pm Join 1,000 volunteers at our SERVE365 packing day.

Details on page 2.

Wednesday, December 4 7:00 pm See page 2.

Don’t worry! There’s still time to donate non-perishable food items.

Pick up and drop off boxes at PCPC through Monday, November 25.

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

• Hudson Snell Wagner, son of Caroline and Jake Wagner, on August 7, 2013 • Aliah Victoria Isaac, daughter of Amanda and Justin Isaac, on November 6, 2013 marriages

• Katherine Langdon Montague and Jason Allen Roberts on October 26, 2013 deaths

• Lillian Hemphill (CC#21), mother of Susan (and Bryan )Keyes (CC#11), on November 11, 2013 sympathies

• Beverly and Tom Stanley (CC#15) on the loss of her brother-in-law, Grady Fox, on October 14, 2013

journey to the land of the bible

June 9-20, 2014 Be prepared for the only trip that enriches the soul, By now you have seen the images and heard the fills the mind, and thrills the heart. Watch your faith stories of the massive destruction brought on by super grow as Christ and His land come alive. Contact pete. typhoon Haiyan which swept through the Philippines deison@pcpc.org, 214-224-2739. on November 8. PCPC has planted nine churches in the Philippines as a part of our 2020 Vision of planting 100 churches by the year 2020, and our hearts go out urban ministries to our dear brothers and sisters in Christ and all of the victims of the devastation caused by this typhoon. serve365 treasures of hope There are many ways to help. Based on known and Come serve with Urban Ministries and Dallas Leadership trusted partners in the Philippines, PCPC recommends Foundation at the annual Treasures of Hope Christmas contributing to the first- and second-responder teams Store, Friday, December 13, 6:00 pm. The store will be with World Vision and Mission to the World. Contact located at Plaza of the Americas in Downtown Dallas. marzena.dunham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2523.

relief for the philippines

cans for boxes of blessings

world missions

There’s still time to donate canned and non-perishable food items for Boxes of Blessing (details below). Donation do mission work here in dallas boxes may be picked up and dropped off at locations Volunteers needed! Serve our Laotian congregation around the church through Monday, November 25. by mentoring a Laotian youth in the Christian faith Contact imelda.martinez@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520. or by teaching children’s Sunday School once a month. Contact elizabeth.cunningham@pcpc.org or 214-224-2528. boxes of blessing Come join over 1,000 volunteers gathering to fill 7,000 boxes with enough food to feed a family of four missionary link for several days over the holidays as we serve to extend Would you like to be a Missionary Link to one of PCPC’s the Kingdom of Christ to our city, Saturday, December 40 supported missionaries? Find out more about a new 7, 9:00 am–1:00 pm, BCW Food Products Warehouse. ministry that matches PCPC missionaries with specific Contact imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520.

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

lunch reception for the bronsons

Hear updates from Becky and Andrew Bronson, PCPC missionaries in Thailand, Sunday, December 8, women 12:15 pm, PCPC Fellowship Hall. Lunch will be served.

Contact cindy.rhea@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551. advent prayer Join us as we focus on the incarnation of our amazing Lord this season! Elizabeth Robinson will lead advent memorial service Join us for this service of remembrance of those family us to rejoice in God’s gift and guide us in prayer members and friends we have lost during the year, as we prepare to celebrate the birth of our Lord Wednesday, December 11, 5:30 pm, Chapel. Contact Jesus Christ, Wednesday, December 4, 7:00– virginia.vandermeer@pcpc.org or 214-224-2638.

8:30 pm, 3814 Potomac. Contact Elizabeth Robinson, pray56@sbcglobal.net.

pcpc employment opportunities

“Thou hast given so much to me, Give one thing more—a grateful heart; Not thankful when it pleaseth me, As if Thy blessings had spare days, But such a heart whose pulse may be Thy praise.”

—George Herbert

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This Week November 23, 2013

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 Male and Female High School Youth Interns: PCPC has two full-time openings for two-year, paid internships—one male and one female—to be hired in May 2014. This role will learn and effectively develop the skills needed to minister to high school students.

Contact cassie.rawson@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762.

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

P C P C P R E - M A R R I AG E C O U R S E

UNIO ON Wednesdays, January 29-March 19, 2014 Register now at www.pcpcweddings.org/union Course is open to engaged, seriously dating, and newly married couples.

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Cans for Boxes of Blessing, 224-2520

january 21-23

WinterGrace, evening services, PCPC

december 4

Women Ministry’s Advent Prayer, 7:00-8:30 pm, 3814 Potomac, 224-2722

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Boxes of Blessing, 9:00 am-1:00 pm, BCW Food Products Warehouse, 224-2520

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Lunch Reception for Bronsons, 6:00 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551

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Advent Memorial Service, 5:30-6:30 pm, Chapel, 224-2638

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SERVE365 Treasures of Hope, 6:00 pm, Plaza of the Americas, 224-2520

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Savior of the Nations, Come Concert, 6:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2633

Race Day Reroute Plan to leave early for church on Sunday, December 8, as the Dallas Marathon will close many streets to traffic around PCPC from 8:00-11:45 am, including Lakeside and Turtle Creek. There is no access to the church from Central Expressway south of Mockingbird.

Park Cities p r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h ( PCA )

Contact mark.harrison@pcpc.org or 214-224-2515.

 I t ’s P oinsettia T ime !

Poinsettia Reservation Form

Each 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 15, 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 15 and December 22. You may take your plant with you following the Christmas Eve evening services if you wish to do so.

Please fill out the form to the right (when ordering multiple plants, please write information on a separate sheet of paper and attach to the form) and mail it no later than Wednesday, November 27 to insure that your gift is listed in the bulletin insert.

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 Ave, Dallas, TX 75219

Mail or hand deliver to be received by December 3, 2013.

Please print clearly as you complete the form above.

Forms received after December 3, 2013, will miss the insert printing deadline.

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

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 budget

2013/2014 operating budget

$12,800,000

July 1–November 10, 2013 budget

$3,606,888

July 1–November 10, 2013 giving

$3,404,464

Budget variance

($202,424)

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Vol. XXIIi, No. 24 | november 23, 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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