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Our last Wednesday retreat of the semester is tonight. We'll top it off with an intergenerational round of table talk. Your tablemates might be 93 or 16 or 6 years old, a setup that is sure to make for an interesting discussion and a wonderful way to get to know your church family members.
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At the February Leadership Board meeting, a search committee was formed by the board to aid Parkway Hills in the process of hiring new staff. The search committee will begin their work together this week and includes: Pastor Dawn, Matthew Kirk, Maggie King, Drew Pruett, Branden Henry, Mary Lee Reed, Lindsey Norris, and Marley Evans. We invite you to cover this team in prayer as they discern the next best steps for Parkway Hills.
--Your PHUMC Leadership Board
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Enneagram Retreat:
We hope you are making plans to join us for a retreat exploring the Enneagram. The Enneagram is a system that aids us in better understanding ourselves and therefore better understanding one another. Whether you are very familiar with the Enneagram or never heard of it before, we hope you join us Friday, April 4 at 5:45 pm to 8:00 pm and Saturday, April 5 at 9:00 am to 2:00 pm. Dinner Friday and lunch Saturday will be provided. Rev. Emily Sanford will be our speaker. Parkway Hills women's ministry is hosting this event, but it is not just for women! Anyone is welcome to attend. Cost is $45, and we ask that you register by Sunday, March 30. Sign up here.
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Holy Week and Easter at Parkway Hills
There are numerous ways to walk through Holy Week together. Take a look, mark your calendar, and join your church family as we make our way to Resurrection Morning.
Sunday, April 13: Palm Sunday Worship and Easter Egg Hunts
Our children will lead us in worship at 10:45 am. Parents, please have your kids in the worship center by 9:30 to practice. Immediately following worship, children 5th and under and their families are invited to a light lunch in the Garden room followed by the Egg Hunt and photos with the Easter Bunny. Bring your baskets and a jar of peanut butter for MadCAAP. Youth, we need your help to hide eggs! The youth egg hunt will be that evening from 5:30-7:30 pm.
Monday, April 14-Wednesday, April 16: Holy Week Worship and Lunch
We will gather with Anderson UMC and St. Luke UMC from noon to 1:00 pm at St. Luke. Meet at Parkway Hills at 11:30 to carpool. Worship at noon, followed by lunch at 12:30. Lunch can be taken to go. Rev. Dr. Stephen Cook will preach Monday, Rev. Dawn Douglas Flowers, Tuesday, and Rev. Bruce Case Wednesday.
Thursday, April 17: Maundy Thursday Service at 6:00 pm
We are doing things a little differently this year. We will journey through the Seven Last Words of Christ using music, scripture, prayer and candles. A nursery will be provided and we will livestream the service.
Friday, April 18: Good Friday Stations of the Cross
Good Friday is a good day to walk through the Stations of the Cross we have on our campus. Come walk the stations anytime from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. You will begin and end in the worship center where a guided reflection will be provided.
Aid with our Easter Flower Cross:
Drop off flowers in the worship center kitchen anytime between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm Friday, April 18 or no later than 10:00 am Saturday morning.
Help decorate the cross Saturday, April 19 at 9:00 am outside the worship center kitchen. Contact Chere Peel or Barbara Pepper for more info.
Easter Day Worship: 8:30 and 10:45 am
Nursery provided for both services. The 10:45 am service will be livestreamed.
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Easter Day is always a wonderful morning of worship and hope within the life of the church. It is a day we see new faces as well as faces we haven't seen in some time. We need your help to make Easter Day welcoming and hospitable for all. We will offer worship at 8:30 am and 10:45 am. If you are willing and able to be a greeter, usher, Honor/Memorial Candle lighter, or Communion server, click here and sign up. Signup only has Communion servers listed for the 8:30 am service, as we are hoping to have some of our college students aid with serving Communion during the 10:45 am service.
We do best what we do together!
--Dawn
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Easter CandlesOur annual honor/memorial fund for Easter candles supports the Youth Trip Scholarship Fund to aid our youth in covering the cost of the various trips and retreats throughout the year because money should never be the reason one of our youth cannot participate. To purchase your candle in honor or memory of a loved one click here. For each name remembered or honored, cost is $10. You can pay via check (mark "Easter Candle" in the memo), online, or via our Vanco mobile app (look for "Easter Candles"). Reservation forms are also available in the foyer of the Worship Center and in the Church Office. Deadline for reservation is Wednesday, April 16.
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What a fun day trip to Natchez! St. Mary's Basilica was stunning, The Towers tour was fascinating, and Rosalie was inspiring. Come go with us on our next day trip. We'd love to hear your ideas for a destination.
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We need your help! Join us in collecting plastic egg and candy donations. Eggs can be prefilled with candy. You can drop off your donations in the labeled bins in the worship center or the education building. Donations due by Sunday, April 6. Contact Pastor Haven if you would like to assist in filling eggs with candy.
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| Join us 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. To sign up to teach an individual class one Sunday, *click here or contact Haven to be added to a rotation.
New Dates!! Join us for VBS at Parkway Hills June 15-18. Children entering K5 - rising 6th grade are welcome to come and explore the Waves of Wonder at PHUMC.
We always need volunteers to aid with our kids ministry. For more information about any of our kids ministry events contact Pastor Haven.
*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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| Egg Hunts: Be sure to join us April 13, Palm Sunday. We'll help with the Kids Ministry egg hunt after morning worship, and have our own fun that evening at 5:30!
Summer Mission Trip: June 28-July 6. We are partnering with Appalachian Service Project! So far, we have 16 youth participating. Cost: $375 with a $100 discount for each additional sibling. $100 nonrefundable deposit was due March 23. Reach out to Pastor Dawn ASAP if you missed this deadline. Next $100 due April 27, and final payments due May 11. For more info, contact Pastor Dawn.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
--Geoff
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Pray for the Race for Grace Place participants on Saturday!
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| Meeting This Week
Tonight:
5:45: Retreat supper
6:20: Intergenerational table talk
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 at 9:00 am
Saturday:
Race for Grace Place Run, Downtown Jackson
Sunday:
Small Groups at 9:30 am
Worship at 10:45 am
Choir practice at 5:30 pm
Youth Engage at 5:30-7:30 pm
Monday:
Quilters at Noon until 3:00 pm in the Garden Room
Tuesday:
Sit and Be Fit class at 2:00 pm in the Garden Room
Care Team Meeting 6:00 pm, Room 108 off Garden Room
Wednesday, April 2:
7:00 am Grace Place Volunteers carpool from PHUMC to serve breakfast
9:00 am Grace Place volunteers carpool from PHUMC to work in Clothes Closet
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| RECORD OF OUR
FAITHFULNESS
February Year-to-Date:
Income: $89,176.96
Expenses: $92,657.17
March Communion Offering, $997.00 to date, supports the Scouting programs at PHUMC.
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