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Welcome New Members!Join us in welcoming new members Terrence and Callie Geno and their daughter Cadence. They are also parents of preparatory member Corinne. We are delighted they have officially joined our family!
Sunday was Confirmation Sunday, and we are so proud of our nine new members, who made professions of faith and joined our PHUMC family as full members.
Pictured are Henry Carter Brown, Coady Douglas Flowers, Cadence Joy Geno, Landry Rose Holland, Reese Morgan Miller, Cormac "Mac" Woodard Nicholson, Emma Elizabeth Norris, Madelyn "Maddy" Marie Reza, and Chaney Claire Watts with Rev. Dawn Douglas Flowers and Rev. Haven Boyd. Sunday night the Bridge group graduated to Youth and were welcomed with dinner and games.
Photos courtesy of Chris Todd.
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Twice a year the staff at Parkway Hills gathers with our church family for a time of conversation, dreaming, and planning for the mission and ministry of our church. These days apart take place one Saturday in January and one Wednesday evening in May. Our Saturday morning apart is approaching. Mark the date, Saturday, January 18, 2025 in the Garden room from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm and join us for a morning of planning and dreaming. A light breakfast will be provided. Nursery available upon request. Following our day apart, we will recognize and commission our 2025 leaders in worship Sunday, January 19 as we continue to welcome, grow, serve, and celebrate together.
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The countdown to 2025 has ended! Thank you to everyone who gave in 2024. We ended the year with a surplus, paid 100% and then some of our 2024 mission shares, gave a boost to our reserves so we are prepared for those unexpected happenings and expenses we know will come, and added some significant and meaningful increases in our 2025 budget.
Here are some of the things we are able to do in 2025 thanks to your faithful giving:
Increased funding for our music ministry
Increased funding for our quilt ministry
Increased missional giving
Increased funding for community outreach
Raises for our salaried staff and hospitality coordinator
Increased funding for building needs and maintenance
Funding directed toward capital reserves for future large-scale building expenses
Added Grace Place as a monthly line expense to aid in the administrative costs of the community served at Galloway
When we each play a part and give our own little bit, those little bits add up and we are able to accomplish more than we ever imagined. It is true we do best the things we do together. Over the next four weeks, you will hear about one specific way your giving makes a difference and be invited to make your own financial commitment to the mission and ministry at Parkway Hills in 2025.
Beginning this Sunday, January 19, PHUMC volunteers to Grace Place will share about this ministry taking place in Jackson. Our increased missional giving to Grace Place means that every time you give to Parkway Hills you are feeding hungry bellies, clothing individuals, and providing a safe, prayerful space for community to the most vulnerable among us. This is just one ministry that your giving makes possible.
In 2025, what part will you play at Parkway Hills? Join in on all the good things already taking place!
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Wednesday night meals and programming resume next week, January 22. We hope you make plans to join us for our first Wednesday night retreat of the semester. Our chef extraordinaire Jean is planning soups and a baked potato bar for the menu. Reserve your spot here, or by tearing off the reservation strip in Sunday's bulletin, or by calling the office. Reservations are due by noon on Monday.
Following our meal, children (5th and under) will be making hygiene kits for Grace Place in the Garden room, Youth and adults will remain in the worship center and listen to a presentation on all things Grace Place. I bet you will be surprised by what you learn. If you have never joined us for a Wednesday night meal, we encourage you to attend this one to get to know your PHUMC family and hear more about the ministry at Grace Place.
And go ahead and order your book for our Wednesday night book club that will be March 19.
Order a book online or buy at a bookstore and get started reading to be ready to discuss the book Life of the Beloved by Henri J.M. Nouwen.
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PHUMC Women's Ministry Secret Galentine's SignUp
It's time for our 2nd Annual Secret Galentine Signup! Technically Galentine's Day is officially February 13 so let's spread some sisterly love!
If you are interested in participating, you will be responsible for dropping off a Valentine themed surprise to a PHUMC Galentine between February 10th and February 13th. There is a price suggestion of approximately $25-$30. The gift should include a gift tag with your name. The questionnaire will allow us to pass along some of your preferences to your secret valentine.
The last day to sign up is February 5th and we will be sending out the secret Galentine names and responses on February 7th. Sign up here.
Please let us know if you have any questions about this event!
Much Love!
Tatia Kiser
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| Join us in the new year for Sunday School! The children's ministry will continue hearing the many stories in the Bible as we journey through the Old and New Testaments. All ages begin in the Garden Room at 9:30 a.m. for gathering time and activities. Then the classes break into small groups based on grade levels to explore the Bible stories.
For more information on Sunday School curriculum and activities contact Haven Boyd.
We always need volunteers to aid with our kids ministry. To sign up to teach an individual class one Sunday, *click here or contact Haven to be added to a rotation.
*All volunteers must submit a background check before volunteering with children and youth.
To stay connected to all KID MIN events, get the Remind app and text @phumcc to 81010.
—Haven
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| No Engage this week for MLK weekend; youth families are invited to join us for the Mission & Ministry Day Apart on Saturday, January 18 from 9am-1pm.
United @ PHUMC, Sunday, January 26, 5:30-7:30pm: Last semester we got to go to the very first United, a recurring fellowship and worship night for local UMC youth groups, hosted at Galloway UMC. This time, it's our turn!
Identity Weekend, February 14-16: Our Spring 2025 spiritual formation weekend is focused on using fun and service to gain a stronger sense of who we are in Christ and to let our older students share our ministry identity with our younger students! Cost: $55, or $45 for additional siblings in the same family thanks to our youth retreat scholarship fund via the Vanco app or online giving.
Adults, you make our ministry possible! We have lots of ways to serve for this exciting new semester. Upcoming needs include volunteers for United night as well as host homes and volunteers for our retreat weekend. Click to see our ongoing semester needs or contact Geoff for more info.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
—Geoff
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| Meeting This Week
Thursday:
Men's Group at 7:30 am. Join them in the Garden Room
or via Zoom
**Meeting ID: 823 5246 2635
Password: 142295
Handbell practice 9:00 am
Saturday:
Mission and Ministry Day Apart 9:00 am to 1:00 pm in Garden Room
Sunday:
Small Groups at 9:30 am
Worship at 10:45 am
Choir practice at 5:30 pm
Monday:
Office is closed.
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In English, the phrase Becas con Bendiciones means “Scholarships with Blessings.”
This month, your Communion gifts will supply scholarships for impoverished Honduran students.Though public school in Honduras is technically "free" to attend, there are uniform requirements, shoes, sports clothing for P.E. classes, matriculation fees, maintenance fees, and basic school supplies which put formal education out of the reach of many children. In January 2006 PHUMC's Wednesday night children's program studied United Methodist missions in Honduras, learning a little Spanish, sampling some Honduran foods, and discovering that kids in Honduras got only four or five years of schooling because their parents couldn't afford to pay for uniforms, school supplies, and fees. So our kids jumped in to help.They began collecting change at home and at church, made announcements to the congregation, decorated collection boxes for Wednesday night supper tables, and quickly raised $300 for "Scholarships with Blessings" to help kids in Honduras stay in school longer. Since that beginning in 2006, Parkway Hills has sponsored dozens of Honduran children. We receive thank-you letters and pictures from our sponsored kids every year which you can view in the foyer of the worship center.They are so grateful for our support!
Last year we provided 18 scholarships! So far in January, the offering is $1,014.00.
Your gift of $120 provides 100% of the school-related needs for a child in this program. Thank you for giving generously.
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RECORD OF OUR
FAITHFULNESS
2024 End of Year Report
Income: $673,681.52
Expenses: $598,200.16
January Communion offering: $1,014.00 to date,
supports Becas con Bendiciones, Scholarships with Blessings for Honduran children.
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