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Parkway Hills Leadership Board resumes tonight after taking a break for the months of June and July. April 16, 2023, Parkway Hills voted to move to a simplified governance structure rolling administrative functions into one Leadership Board. "In other words, the Leadership Board is the Finance Committee, and is the Staff Parish Relations Committee, and is the Trustee Committee, and is the Administrative Council. Nothing in the Book of Discipline is ignored or removed. Instead, the functions, roles, and responsibilities of each of the constituent committees are all placed upon the Leadership Board."*
While we do assign individuals particular areas of responsibilities on the Board to aid with work between meetings, the Board functions as a whole-- not as mini-committees. Below are our 2024 Leadership Board members.
Chair: Darlene Roberts
Vice-Chair: Matthew Kirk
Lay Leader: Alan Branson
Lay Delegates to Annual Conference: Bobby Stephenson and Florence Cooper
Other Members: Chris Gibbs, Edye Hambleton, Drew Pruett, Christine Morrison, Jody Nichols, Bob Chunn, Kitty Johnson
*Quote from "Mission Possible: A Simplified Structure for Missional Effectiveness" by Kay Kotan and Blake Bradford.
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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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Beds for Kids!Latest bed deliveries mean that four kids can be allowed to return home, thanks to you, PHUMC!. Child protective services specify that there must be a bed for each child. PHUMC cares about children having their own beds to sleep in and be able to stay in their home. If you would like to be a part of our Beds for Kids Ministry, contact Ken Allen or Bill Flynn. Beds are built, delivered, set up, and completed with mattresses, pillows, and linen sets, thanks to PHUMC and partner volunteers and your gifts.
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PHUMC Volunteers serve on the first and third Wednesdays at Grace Place Homeless Ministry, at Galloway UMC, downtown Jackson, Mississippi. Volunteers leave from PHUMC at 7:00 am. Contact Juliet Huam for more information.
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Confirmation Classes UnderwayPlease be in prayer for each of our confirmands as they prepare for confirmation, and for their mentors as they lead them. Our confirmands are Henry Brown, Coady Flowers, Cadence Geno, Landry Holland, Noah Karlson, Reese Miller, Mac Nicholson, Emma Norris, Maddy Reza, and Chaney Watts.
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Sunday School
We hope you will join us as we focus on studying the Bible over the next year in Sunday School. We begin with a gathering time at 9:30 in the Garden on Sunday mornings. If you are interested in teaching a Sunday School class, sign up for an individual class by clicking 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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| 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.
Adults, we need your help to make this another great semester. Use this link to volunteer with our youth ministry.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
—Geoff
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We had a wonderful time in fellowship over lunch and traveling out to East Flora Elementary for the prayer walk. Many encouraging prayers and notes were given in support for the teachers. Thank you to Nancy Lockhart, Chere Peel, and Marilyn Williams for your prayers and notes for East Floral Elementary.
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| Meeting This Week
Tonight: Leadership Board @ 6:20 in 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
Worship at 10:45 am
Choir practice at 5:30 pm
Confirmation Class 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
Wednesday, August 21: Grace Place Homeless MInistry volunteers leave from PHUMC at 7:00 am
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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.
According to Patricia Battle, the Global Ministries Choctaw Mission contact for the United Methodist Church, "The current urgent need is raising funds for Operation Christmas Gifts for children in Tribal Children and Family Services.These children are not full members of the Tribe, come from low-income families and what we give them is probably the only gifts and toys they would get for Christmas. Because of budget cuts and losing some large donors, we are praying we will be able to give the children what is on their Christmas wish list and children in the three Choctaw United Methodist churches a Christmas Celebration and a gift. We greatly appreciate the church designating the Communion offering for the Choctaw Mission."
PHUMC's August Communion Offering, $783 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, $783.00 to date, Supports
Mississippi UMC Choctaw Mission.
A gift has been received for the Children's Ministry in memory of Jackie Gilmer.
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