February 23, 2022  

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       We need griddles and pancake flippers for the Pancake Supper!   Let Jean know if you can help: Jeandunn2002@gmail.com.
The Season of Lent is quickly approaching which means Easter will be here soon!  This will be our third Lent and Easter season of the Pandemic.  We have lost much, learned much, and just wish it was all a distant memory.  However, it is not…not yet. The seasons of our life and our faith continue and they call us to step into new rhythms.  Lent is a season of spiritual preparation, of clearing away the clutter, of letting go, of practicing spiritual disciplines so that when we reach the mystery of resurrection morning we are ready to meet Christ.  We dive into Lent with our Ash Wednesday service at 6 pm March 2.  This will be a service of scripture, song, prayer, and the imposition of the ashes.  We will be invited into the season of Lent, into a season of spiritual disciplines.  We will live stream this service as well as offer drive thru ashes immediately following the service until 7:45 pm.  

Maybe the spiritual discipline we all need this Lent is to reconnect with one another.  In our personal lives we have missed milestones, trips and family gatherings.  Within our life of faith we have missed worship, study, and fellowship.  We have missed one another.  We yearn for community.  As Christians, we believe in an incarnational theology.  Our God became flesh and walked among us.  Jesus created intentional community, participated in the worship life of his faith tradition, shared table with anyone and everyone, healed and fed and forgave.  Jesus practiced an embodied faith and we have felt the loss of this embodied faith.  This Lent may we all remember, celebrate and practice an embodied faith. Each Sunday in Lent we will lift a story of Jesus and reflect on what Jesus has to teach us about practicing an embodied faith.  During each week of Lent, we invite you to find your own way to practice an embodied faith.  We will give you some ideas (be on the lookout for a mailing next week!), but feel free to listen to how and where and in what way the Spirit is calling you. We know Covid is still very much a reality so everyone must make their own health decisions to remain safe.  No matter how you choose to walk through this season, we ALL walk it together.  May we observe a Holy Lent.  May we practice an embodied faith. 
Dawn
Rev. Erin Hicks
This Sunday we welcome the Rev. Erin Hicks as our guest preacher. She is an ordained Elder in the United Methodist Church and currently serves as the Oncology Chaplain at Baptist Hospital. 
The Way We Stream Worship Is Changing This Week! 
Beginning this Sunday, Feb. 27 visit parkwayhillsumc.online.church to watch and participate in worship on your desktop or mobile device browser. You may create an account to more fully interact if you choose.  You will still be able to access  worship via Facebook Live and YouTube. This easier accessibility is made possible with your tithes and offerings. For more information, please contact Geoff.

Service & Learning Day, Sat.  Feb.26  
Volunteering at the Good Samaritan Center and lunch together followed by a visit to the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum and group discussion. No registration cost, but bring money for lunch. 
Students, sign up here by February 23. TODAY!!
Thanks to all the adults who have signed up to help with driving, chaperoning, and meals. You make our Youth events and fellowship possible.
Parkway HIlls UMC volunteer Jerry Sandlin serves at Grace Place. Our next visit at Grace Place is Wednesday, March 2. If you would like to drive with us, let Juliet know by Tuesday, March 1, juliethuam@gmail.com. We leave from our church at 7:10 am.
Bombas donated 19 boxes of socks for us to share in our outreach ministries for the homeless at Grace Place and through MadCAAP for those in need in Madison County. Here Juliet Huam passes out socks at Grace Place, which is a ministry of Galloway UMC, downtown Jackson.  PHUMC volunteers serve at Grace Place on the first and third Wednesdays of every month.
Check out how you can help Camp Wesley Pines build their outdoor ministries by going to their Amazon Wishlist!
www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/RWNEYT95ZFG5/ref=hz_ls_biz_ex
Job Opportunity 
 Associate Director of Lay Leadership 
The Mississippi United Methodist Conference is looking for just the right person to join the work of the office of spiritual leadership in resourcing the good work of the board of laity. This is a part-time position located in Jackson, Mississippi at the Mississippi United Methodist Conference office. The position is for 20 hours a week which will be negotiated between “in-office time” and events and meeting.   
Contact: 
Those interested in the position who feel called to this type of work should submit a resume to Rev. Trey Harper at tharper@mississippi-umc.org by March 1, 2022. Questions or other inquiries can also be sent to the above email address. 
Central UMC is inviting you to participate in an
Ecumenical "PRAYER VIGIL."  
Date:  Saturday, March 12, 2022
Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location:  Central United Methodist Church
500 North Farish Street, Jackson, MS  
              Please contact 601.355.7858 or 662.617.0581 for more information
Meeting This Week:
Handbells meet in the Choir Room every Thursday 9-10 am. Join us! We plan to resume choir practice the first Sunday evening in March at 6:00 pm. Have a musical gift you would like to share? Reach out to our Director of Music, David White: david@parkwayhillsumc.org.
Men's Morning Group meets every Thursday morning at 7:30 am.
Join them tomorrow, January 13th, at PHUMC in The Garden Multipurpose Room,
or via Zoom.
** PLEASE NOTE: there is a new meeting ID and Password! **
New Meeting ID: 823 5246 2635
New Password: 142295
Parkway Hills Women meet via Zoom every Saturday morning at 10 am.
Meeting ID: 328 170 485
Password: PHUMCLADY
Women of ALL ages are always welcome!

Prayer Quilt Ministry meets every Monday from Noon to 3:00. 
Join us in the Garden Multipurpose Room to create comforting quilts for children in distress. 
RECORD OF OUR FAITHFULNESS
January, 2022
Income: $41,575.48
Expenses: $53,899.23
Stewardship Goal:  "Debt-Free in '23"
Mortgage Principal Balance: $179,738.87
(Only 11 remaining payments!)

February Communion: $1,087.00



February Communion supports Becas con Bendiciones, "Scholarships with Blessings" for Honduran students
Pictured are some of our past Honduran students.
To donate to Communion offering, text $any amount followed by the word Communion to 601-509-4735.            
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