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Tonight: Congregational Care Team @ 5:30; room 108 off the Garden room.Anyone may join this team that meets monthly in offering prayer and sending love to our members.
Can’t make it every month? Come when you can!
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There is a line in the prayers of the people we used for the month of July that stuck with me, maybe it stuck with you as well. Each week as we joined in prayer together, we lifted prayers “for the faces we see every day but whose stories we do not know.” It is a prayer that reminds us that every day there are those in our midst that we see, we pass, we may or may not fully notice but who we are connected to by simply sharing space together in this gift of home, the earth, we have been given. It is a prayer that reminds us that we all have a story and there are stories we do not know.
Over the past couple of years, Parkway Hills UMC has lived into two goals named at one of our mission and ministry days apart together. As a church family, we have intentionally shared our story and been a presence in our community. Some wonderful ministry opportunities have come from these named goals, from videos sent out via social media to participating in community events such as the Scarecrow Festival. This year we will add to this goal list by continuing in prayer for those faces we see every day but whose stories we do not know by invitationally offering a place for everyone. It all begins this month with our August “Name Tag Month.” This is your chance to get to know those who share in worship with you each week but whose stories you may not know! We’ve got lots of other ideas for the year from newly designed visitor information, a “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” party, a monthly meet and greet, some “invite a friend” challenges through the year, and much more. So stay tuned!
In worship each week we will continue the theme by focusing on some of those lesser known stories and characters in scripture (or maybe we know the story but we tend to only focus on one character). The hope is that we are all challenged to think about those faces around us whose stories we do not know, make connections, and invite them into a bigger story, the story of a God working in the midst of God’s people to redeem and restore. I am excited to continue my faith journey with you and excited to be part of the mission and ministry and Parkway Hills as we share our story, are a presence in our community, and offer a place for everyone!
~~Dawn
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Join us for the Prayer Walk
at East Flora Elementary School on August 11. We will meet for lunch immediately following the worship service then carpool at 1:15 pm to East Flora Elementary to offer prayers for the teachers, staff and students. If you are interested in attending, please contact Haven, or if you are interested in writing prayers or words of encouragement for the teachers, please give them to Haven by August 11.
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|  Second - Fifth graders are welcome to attend acolyte training Sunday, Aug. 25. We will meet at 9:30 a.m. in the Garden and walk over to the Worship Center for the training. This will be an informational course for new acolytes and a refresher course for all returning acolytes. For more information contact Pastor Haven.
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Promotion Sunday
What a joy to come to Worship and celebrate all these young people! And to honor our educators!
Our students departing for college in a week or so helped lead Sunday School for the elementary Kids,who were promoted on to the next grade.
In Worship Service, prayers were said and Communion was shared with our students and teachers.
Elementary students enjoyed a waterslide splash party in the afternoon, while the junior high and high schoolers danced under the black lights in the Youth Suite.
We look forward to sharing God's work with our students this year. Please join us in helping to teach, to mentor, and to live by example for these youngest disciples here at Parkway Hills.
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Confirmation Weekend
Our Bridge ministry students (6th and 7th graders), along with some great adult leaders, headed to Camp Wesley Pines for a retreat this past weekend as they began the confirmation semester!
Please be in prayer for each of them as they prepare for confirmation, and for their mentors as they lead them. Our confirmands are Coady Flowers, Cadence Geno, Landry Holland, Reese Miller, Mac Nicholson, Emma Norris, Maddie Reza, and Chaney Watts.
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Peanut Butter Blitz!!
We made our 500 jar goal Sunday. Our Kids Ministry partners with MadCAAP to provide peanut butter for the community food pantry.
As of today, we have collected over 600 jars!! Thank you, PHUMC family!!
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Sunday School
What a joyful Promotion Sunday we had!
We hope you will join us starting at 9:30 in the Garden on this Sunday morning and assist with teaching a Sunday School class. To sign up for an individual class click the link at the bottom*, or if you would like to be on a rotation teaching schedule contact Haven.
It's time to update your child's yearly contact information. This helps us keep the most updated and accurate information for your child. Please click the link here to fill out your child's form.
To *volunteer click this link.
*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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| Engage, Sundays 5:30-7:30, is back for a new school year starting this Sunday, August 11! This is our best weekly opportunity to grow together as a youth ministry, and we're kicking off an emphasis on finding our identity.
Adults, we need your help to make this another great semester. Use this link to volunteer with our youth ministry. Upcoming needs include Engage, this Sunday, August 11.
Back to School Meeting for Youth Families, August 18, 5:30-7:30pm. A new school year means it's time for our whole youth family to get together. Students along with their parents/guardians are invited. Let Geoff know if you need childcare in order to attend.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
—Geoff
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The excitement of Promotion Sunday energizes Parkway Hills for the new school year!
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| Meeting This Week
Tonight: Congregational Care Team @ 5:30; room 108 off the Garden room.
Thursday:
Men's Group at 7:30 am. Join them in the Garden Room
or via Zoom **New Meeting ID: 823 5246 2635
New Password: 142295
Handbell Practice 9:00 am
Saturday:
Ladies Zoom 10:00 am
Meeting ID: 848 7196 9988 (note new meeting ID number)
Password: PHUMCLADY
Women of ALL ages are always welcome!
Sunday:
Small Groups at 9:30 am; Renew SS class resumes
Worship at 10:45 am
Choir practice at 5:30 pm
Confirmation Class begins for Bridge 5:30-7:30 pm
Youth Engage 5:30-7:30 pm
Monday: Quilters will meet in Garden Room 12:00 to 3:00 pm
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 | The Choctaw Mission, on the Reservation in Philadelphia, has existed since the 1800s as a ministry of the United Methodist Conference in Mississippi. The Mission cares and works with the Choctaw people to enrich the lives of children, young people, and families through community outreach, spriritual enrichment, and leadership development. Because children make up the majority of the 11,000 Tribal Members' population, the Mission's purpose for the young people is to provide spiritual and emotional wellbeing to build self-esteem, develop leadership skills, and nurture life skills for a brighter future.
PHUMC's August Communion Offering, $708 to date,
supports the Mississippi UMC Choctaw Mission.
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RECORD OF OUR FAITHFULNESS
Year-to-Date, July 2024
Income: $374,813.53
Expenses: $338,582.89
August's Communion Offering, $708.00 to date, Supports
Mississippi UMC Choctaw Mission.
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