October 29, 2025

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Tuesday I received an email with the subject line, "Urgent Food Pantry Needs." It was from our community partners at MadCAAP and it began, "Yesterday was a difficult day at MadCAAP. SNAP benefits (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) will not be distributed November 1st and we see a wave of need headed our way." Even before the news of SNAP benefits, MadCAAP was already seeing a rise in families seeking food assistance due to the rising cost of food and basic necessities. They will be increasing their food distribution from 120 families a week to 160 families every week, and they are not alone in seeing this rising need. 

But here is some good news I can share. Thanks to your giving, we have funds budgeted for mission support and community needs, so I reached out to MadCAAP to ask what would be most helpful. They responded by simply saying, "food," and they gave me some of the pallet prices that are based on a two-week supply to feed 320 families. Parkway Hills will be sending them the funds to purchase a pallet of Tuna and Tuna Helper costing $960. We can meet this need and serve in this way because of your faithful giving. If you have not yet given in 2025 or it has been a while since your last gift or you want to give to help those facing food insecurity, I hope you will pray about how you can give now so we can continue to meet needs in our community and fund all the mission and ministry at Parkway Hills.

Other ways you can help now to meet the growing needs of families: 
Bring in peanut butter any time you come to church for us to take to MadCAAP, and support our November Communion offering either financially or by bringing in cans of chocolate or vanilla icing to aid MadCAAP in creating Thanksgiving boxes.

We all want to find ways to reach out when we see others suffering.  Trust that your giving at Parkway Hills is being used to meet needs and alleviate suffering in our community.  Your gifts matter.  Let us be generous givers.
--Dawn
Trick or Treat Trail Indoors and Chili Cook-Off
What a fun night! Thank you to our youth, to all those who donated candy, and to everyone who made our “indoor” Trick or Treat Trail possible.
And we can’t forget our Chili cooks. Thanks for sharing your chili cooking skills. Congrats to our winner Branden Henry and his charity of choice Grant Me Justice.
This year's chili cooks and the ministry they represented:
Pastor Dawn: Choctaw Mission of the Mississippi United Methodist Conference
Winner, Branden Henry: Grant Me Justice
Marion Eifling: Palmer Home for Children
Molly Kirk: Beds for Kids
Chris and Donna Todd: Beds for Kids
Marley and Bech Evans: YANA Club of Mississippi
Jennifer Heath: Mississippi Food Network
Linda Irby: MadCAAP
The Madison Scarecrow Festival was an outstanding success, well attended by young and old.Thank you PHUMC volunteers for helping us be a part of the community.
Wednesday Night Re:treat
Tonight, October 29, Breakfast for Supper at 5:45! Followed by activities for all ages at 6:20: 
Adults: Book Club Part Three
Youth and Bridge: Pumpkin Carving
Kids: Esther/Science Night
 Wednesday, Nov. 5: Hamburger Steak and Mashed Potatoes. RSVP by noon Monday here
Adults: Book Club, Parts Four and Five 
Youth: Top Golf (Must RSVP here by Sunday, 11/2)
Bridge: Game Night in Youth Suite 
PHUMC Kids: Samuel/Art Night

        $9 adults, $5 children 12 and under, $30 family max
Join us Thursday, November 6 for a day trip to Merigold, Cleveland, and Ruleville, MS.  Meet at PHUMC at 7:45 am.  We will carpool to McCarty Pottery in Merigold to look around at this famous shop then head to lunch at Airport Grocery in Cleveland.  After lunch we will stop by the Grammy Museum and on our way home, make a brief stop at the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden in Ruleville.  You will need money for lunch and $16 for the Grammy Museum if you are under 65, $12 for 65 and up. Register by Monday, November 3 either by clicking here or calling the church office. 
Your Gifts Make our Youth Ministry Possible
Wednesday, November 12 our youth will provide our last Wednesday evening meal of 2025 and we invite you to join us and give to support our continued youth ministry opportunities. The youth will offer a dinner of taco soup, grilled cheese, and dessert at 5:45. We will leave how much to give up to you! You can give the night of or anytime by placing your gifts in the basket at the back of the worship center on Sunday (mark "Youth Ministry" in the memo), or online or via our Vanco mobile app (look for the section entitled "Youth Ministry"). We do ask that you RSVP for Wednesday, November 12 dinner here so we know how much to prepare. 

Happy Trails

If you see Jim Robertson out working on the church trails, give him a thumbs up for a job well done. Jim's volunteer labor is making our church campus even more beautiful.
Sunday Mornings join our PHUMC kids for Big Faith. Big Faith takes children through Bible stories using hands-on activities, child-friendly themes, and includes at-home connections. Children 4th grade and under meet in the Garden room at 9:30 am each Sunday before dividing into age-appropriate rooms for a deeper dive into the lesson. 
Be sure to pick up your faith-home connection sheet in the foyer of the Worship Center, by the kid's activity bags. This enables the kids to share what they're learning in Sunday School with the whole family.
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.
Sunday, November 2: Engage 5:30 to 7:30. We are overjoyed that Von Gordon will be joining us again for a follow-up discussion to our host home gathering at the Henry's in September. We will build upon our discussion of unhealthy relationships by engaging in conversation around healthy relationships. You don't want to miss it. And don't forget, Sunday is the deadline to RSVP for the Wednesday night Top Golf outing November 5. See below!
Wednesday, November 5: Top Golf. Meet at Top Golf at 5:30. Bring money for food and drinks. Pickup by 8:00 pm. You must RSVP here by Sunday, 11/2.
Sunday, November 9: Engage 5:30-7:30 pm
Wednesday, November 12: Youth Soup Dinner Fundraiser. Youth, please arrive by 5 if you can to help set up for the fundraiser meal. Parents, we will send out a link to aid with the needed items.
Sunday, November 16: United Night at St. Luke UMC with area UMC youth groups. 
Sunday, November 23: Thanksgiving Dinner at Church at 5:30
Sunday, November 30: Engage Out (Join us for dinner out. Place TBA)
*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.

Bridge Mission Night

Some of our Bridge tweens participated in a mission night as part of our Wednesday night activities. They headed to the store and purchased some items needed to refill the shelves of Blessing Box Madison MS. This box allows people facing food insecurity to take what they need. A special thanks to our adult volunteers who made this mission night possible and to all our Parkway Hills members whose gifts allow us to find and meet needs in our community. Your giving matters.
Art Night and learning the story of Elijah at Wednesday Re:treat
Youth went above and beyond to make the Trick or Treat Trail a success!
Clara gives the ax-throwing game a try.
This Week  
Tonight:
Wednesday Re:treat supper at 5:45 pm;
activities for all ages 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: 
Sunday Morning Small Groups at 9:30 am;
Worship at 10:45 am; Congregational Care Team meets after Worship in Room 108
Choir practice 5:30 pm      Youth Engage at 5:30 pm
Monday:
Quilters meet noon to 3:00 pm in the Garden Room
Leadership Board: Wednesday, November 12 at 6:20

RECORD OF OUR
FAITHFULNESS
September Year-to-Date 
Income: $455,394.84
Expenses: $493,800.36*
*Includes $50,000 unbudgeted expense paid using Parkway Hills’ reserves for tree removal and cleanup.
October Communion offering, $1,806.00 to date, supports Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence.
November Communion offering supports 
MadCAAP Thanksgiving Food Boxes.
"WE DO BEST THE THINGS WE DO TOGETHER" 
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