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Welcome Grow Serve Celebrate
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See you tonight as our Wednesday night meal and activities resume. We will share a fellowship meal at 5:45 and kickoff our 8 weeks together with intergenerational table talk.This is a great way to get to know your church family from our youngest to our oldest.
If you can’t make tonight, we hope everyone will join us next Wednesday, January 31 at 5:45 for a ministry fair that is part of our puzzle piece stewardship campaign highlighting all the pieces that make us church at Parkway Hills. You can walk around and read through the small group posters on the wall, stop at tables containing information about ways we serve our community and world, and listen to some community partners share about the ways Parkway Hills aids them in their work. Karen Robison, Executive Director of MadCAAP will be present, Clayton Pickle will share about the scouting ministry, a Parkway Hills member will give a summary of our mission and ministry day apart, and we are hoping to have a representative from East Flora Elementary and Big House Books. Come be inspired to join or begin a new ministry. I hear some of the beautiful quilts made by our quilters will also be on display! It will be an evening that truly shows we do best what we do together and that every piece matters. Our Bridge and Youth will join the adults for the ministry fair and our kids 4th and under will participate in a science night in the Garden room.
As always, we ask that you RSVP so we my be good stewards of our resources. To RSVP for Wednesday, January 31 click here or call the church office by noon Monday. Meal: Soup and Sandwiches.
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Upcoming Wednesday Night Opportunities:
As part of our wisdom of scripture worship series, we want to provide space for conversation around questions you may have coming from scripture. Is there a story that has always stumped you? Do you have something you have always wanted to ask? Well, here is your chance. Two of our Wednesday nights together will be devoted to conversation around your questions, February 21 and 28. You may submit your question here by Monday, February 19. We do ask that you keep these questions specific to scripture passages, and reference the passage when you send in your question. Our youth will join us both nights for scripture questions, Bridge may join us or build Beds for Kids February 21 and will have a game night February 28, and kids 4th and under will have an art night February 21 and drama night February 28.
Following our nights of scripture questions, we will have another chance to be in conversation. This time, reflecting on the book Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again by Rachel Held-Evans. Purchase a book, begin reading, and join us Wednesday, March 6 for discussion. Bridge and youth will build beds for kids and our kids 4th and under will have game night.
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Mission & Ministry Day ApartJoin your Parkway Hills family in the Garden room this Saturday, January 27 from 8:30am-1pm for a morning of sharing, dreaming, and planning. A light breakfast will be provided. If you want to attend but need childcare, let us know TODAY.
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It's time for our 3rd Annual Secret Galentine Signup!
Technically Galentine's Day is officially February 13, so let's spread some love among us!
If you are interested in participating, you will be responsible for dropping off a Valentine-themed surprise to a PHUMC Galentine between February 9th and February 13th. There is a price suggestion of approximately $25. The gift should include a gift tag with your name. The sign-up form info will allow us to pass along some of your preferences to your secret valentine. Sign up here.
The last day to sign up is January 31st and we will be randomizing the list of participants and sending out the secret Galentine names and responses on February 4th. Please let us know if you have any questions about this event!
With Love! ❤️❤️❤️
Tatia Kiser
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Completing the PuzzleOne truth we find in scripture is that God created a very relational world. We are connected to God, to one another, to the earth itself. As church, we live into another connection. We are the body of Christ. The apostle Paul spoke of our connection in Christ as he said in Romans 12:5, “We, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another." The body of Christ is like one worldwide puzzle. We each have our own gifts and we each have our own part to play. The puzzle is just not complete if one piece is missing. Each piece is important, we are all valuable and we are all called to discern what our piece of the puzzle might be. Over the next few weeks during worship, we will reflect on this piece of wisdom we find throughout scripture and specifically in the letters of the New Testament. As we do, we invite you to spend time in reflection over the piece you feel called to add within your Parkway Hills family not just in your walk as a disciple of Jesus Christ but also in your giving. Our pledge cards this year are puzzle pieces and will be located throughout the chairs Sunday morning in worship. Pick one up, fill it out, and place it in the basket located on the front corner table. When you do, pick up one or two puzzle pieces and place them on the board so that we can watch as our Parkway Hills puzzle comes together as we each do our part.
—Dawn
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Picture Days!
Need to update your listing in our church directory app or be included for the first time? We'll be taking new photos and collecting updated info after worship on February 4 & 11. Church membership is not required to be listed in the app.
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We recently released a brief video looking back at 2023 and forward to 2024. Click above to watch and we invite you to share it via social media to invite others into what God is doing at Parkway Hills. We truly do best what we do together.
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Save the Date for the party of the year! Start the Party VBS will be Sunday, June 9 - Wednesday, June 12. Children that are entering K5 - entering 5th grade are welcome to attend. Wednesday, June 12 will be a church wide meal and party for all ages.
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| Children's Sunday School Sundays in the Garden at 9:30 am. Ages 3 years old - 4th grade We begin with a gathering time in the Garden Room and an introduction to the lesson. Then the children break off into age-leveled. This month's theme is "Include." To volunteer click the link.
All volunteers must submit a background check before volunteering with children and youth.
2nd - 4th Graders are invited to join our Bible 101 class starting this Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Drop off will be in the Garden Room. Please bring your Bible. If your child does not have a Bible, contact Pastor Haven. This will be an important course as the students learn more about the history and books of the Bible and how to navigate looking up scriptures. The class will last until Sunday, March 17.
To stay connected to all KidMin events, get the Remind app and text @phumcc to 81010.
—Haven
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| Start the New Year fully ENGAGED!
-Adults: we need your help! To provide dinner and volunteer with weekly Engage or other semester events, click here.
-Join us for Engage this Sunday, Jan 28. Engage is the center piece of the PHUMC Youth Ministry, a weekly chance to gather at the table and grow in faith together.
-The Connection is coming February 23-25! This is a new spiritual formation weekend created by UMCs in our area. Registration is $55 due by February 7 via the Vanco app or by clicking here. This is a great chance to invite a friend!
-There are lots of ways for PHUMC to help make The Connection happen. Needs include host homes, drivers, volunteers, and food providers. Click here to get signed up, or contact Geoff for more info. We're also accepting donations of bottled water and individually wrapped snacks for Friday night worship.
To stay connected to all youth events, get the Remind app and text @phumcy to 81010.
—Geoff
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Meeting This Week:
Thursday: Men's Group at 7:30 am in Garden
Handbell practice 9:00 am
Saturday: Mission and Ministry Day Apart 8:30- 1:00 in Garden room
Sunday: Small Groups at 9:30 am
Worship 10:45 am
Choir practice and Youth Engage at 5:30
Monday: Quilters from noon to 3:00 in Garden Room.
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January Communion OfferingIn English, the phrase Becas con Bendiciones means “Scholarships with Blessings.”
This month, your Communion gifts will supply scholarships for impoverished Honduran students.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.They are so grateful for our support!
Last year we provided 17 scholarships!
Your gift of $120 provides 100% of the school-related needs for a child in this program. Learn more by clicking here. Thank you for giving generously.
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RECORD OF OUR FAITHFULNESS
End of Year 2023
Income: $576,451.54
Expenses: $578,639.84
January Communion Offering, $1,596.00 to date, supports Becas con Bendiciones, Honduran "Scholarships with Blessings."
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