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Tonight: January 28
Join us for pizza, salad and dessert tonight at 5:45 pm.
Get to know your new Leadership Board and Nominations committee members. Adults, Youth, and Bridge will remain in the Worship Center following the meal as our 2026 leaders answer the PHUMC Questionnaire. PHUMC Kids (4th and under) will begin their series, "What is this Lent thing?" with Mrs. Jennifer in the Garden room.
Next Wednesday: February 4
After dinner, Adults will hear a recap of the Mission and Ministry Morning Apart, Youth will engage in a Game Night, Bridge will enjoy an Art Night, and PHUMC Kids will continue their "What is this Lent thing?" study. Please RSVP for dinner by noon on Monday, February 2 by clicking this link, calling the church office, or placing the reservation strip from Sunday's bulletin in the offering basket.
Book Club Dates: Wednesday, February 25 & Wednesday, March 4. Pick up a copy of Call It Grace: Finding Meaning in a Fractured World by Serene Jones, start reading, and join us at 6:20 pm for conversation.
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Coffee with the Pastor
This Sunday
Due to weather, we've rescheduled our Coffee with the Pastor for this Sunday, February 1.
If you have been visiting and want to learn a little bit more about Parkway Hills, or have been attending and want to find out how to become a full member, or if you just want to get to know Pastor Dawn better, we hope to see you February 1 at 9:30 am in the Parlor.
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Big House Books UpdateThe team at Big House Books sends their gratitude to the members of Parkway Hills UMC! With your help, they were able to provide over 18,000 books to incarcerated readers across Mississippi in 2025 - their most powerful impact to date. Your donated books, monetary contributions and volunteer support has helped promote literacy, education and hope through the power of reading.
PHUMC members helped to pack and ship 500 books at the recent MLK Day book packing party! (There are book-packing parties each Sunday from 12-2 pm at 133 Millsaps Avenue in Jackson- contact Mary Lee Reed for more info)
We collect your donations of paperback books in the foyer of the Education Building. The most requested categories are Trades/Skills/Educational titles, Paranormal Fiction, Westerns, Urban Fiction, and any currently popular authors such as Greg Iles, Colleen Hoover, Lisa Jackson, Stephen King and Dean Koontz. Right now the most urgent need is covering the cost to mail deliveries to eager readers inside Mississippi's correctional facilities. A donation of any amount is appreciated - use the donate button below. Thank you for supporting this community!
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| Wednesday Nights January 28 - March 4 our kids will learn all about the season of Lent. We hope to see you there as our children engage with the Christian year and learn more about the story of which they are a part. Reminder: Meal at 5:45 pm followed by activites at 6:20.
We always need volunteers to aid with our kids' ministry. For more information about any of our kids' ministry events contact Jennifer.
*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.
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Our Bridge students are involved in so many sports and school activities we are having to rethink our previously scheduled Bridge events.
Bridge parents: keep an eye on your email - Pastor Dawn will email you with updates as they become available.
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This Sunday - Don't miss United Youth Night at St. Mark's UMC
Want to get involved with our youth? Click here to see available dates to provide food and/or be a volunteer for one of our upcoming events:
February 8 - Super Bowl Sunday: We need a host home or some volunteers willing to watch the game at church with the youth through halftime.
Please let Dawn know if you are interested.
February 15 - TBD: It looks like this weekend is not a good weekend for a retreat for our youth, so we will plan something that may work better. Stay tuned!
February 22 - Pizza Night and rescheduled Scavenger Hunt
March 1 - Art Night: Bech Evans is returning to treat the youth to another popular night of creative fun. See you there!
March 8 - No Engage: Enjoy your Spring Break!
*All volunteers must submit a background check before volunteering with children and youth.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
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| This Week
Tonight:
Wednesday Re:treat at 5:45 pm/Activites at 6:20
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
Sunday:
Small Groups at 9:30; Worship at 10:45
Congregational Care Team will meet immediately following the service
in Room 108 off the Garden room
Choir practice at 5:30 pm
Sunday Night Bridge from 5:30-7:30 pm
**Youth Engage - meet at PHUMC by 5:15 pm to carpool to St. Mark's UMC**
Monday:
Quilters meet noon to 3:00 pm in the Garden room
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| In English, the phrase Becas con Bendiciones means
“Scholarships with Blessings.”
Our January Communion gifts will supply scholarships that provide the opportunity for education for children in Honduras.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. A 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
2025 Year Total
Income: $639,042.96
Expenses: $633,436.68*
*Includes $50,000 unbudgeted expense paid using Parkway Hills’ reserves for tree removal and cleanup.
January Communion Offering: $1,410.00 to date
will fund scholarships for children in
Honduras through
Becas con Bendiciones
(Scholarships with Blessings)
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