Worship with us this Sunday!



Please join us for worship this Sunday at our Traditional Service at 9:30am and/or our Informal Service at 1:00am where our scriptures are Psalm 1 and Mark 9:33-37
with a sermon entitled Kids R Us. Jesus hears the disciples arguing about favor and reminds them that none of them is greater than the other. In fact, he invites them to think about the last being first and the first being last - serving others is of utmost importance. Jesus also tells the disciples how to welcome children as a measure of health, connectedness, honor.

To kick off Parkway UCC Sunday School year we are hosting the Tekno Bubble Bus on our parking lot! Don't miss it!
 


Write an article for the October edition of Intersections. The focus is health. Physical, spiritual, emotional...yours, the church, the community, the world. Share your thoughts, quotes, lists, research, poetry, artwork, photography, etc! Submissions are due by 10:00am Thursday, September 24. (Please note: this deadline is for theme articles only. All other submissions are due by the 15th of the month.) 350 words. Please title the article and include your name under the title. If you submit artwork, please sign it. Electronic articles only, please.

Adult Education
Sundays | 9:30 & 11:00am | Heritage Rm
Florence Simonson-Bible Study on Jonah

Prayer Updates
Gail Haack - healing from extensive oral surgery.
Judy McLachlin - grieving and giving thanks for her sister-in-law Vicki.
Rick Ramin - surgery on September 29th for a brain tumor.
Upcoming at Parkway

Saturday, September 19, 2015| 9:30am to 1:00pm (11:30am lunch)
We will be joined by the Tuesday Evening "Working With Others" AA group that meets here at Parkway as they do their annual service project of washing windows for the church!


TABS (Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study)
Tuesdays | 3:00-4:30pm | Library

Youth Night: Minute to Win It!
Wed, Sep 23 | 6:30-7:30| Fellowship Hall Snacks & Door Prize
We've all seen this crazy TV show with outrageous games? Well, let's see how we fair with some of them. Bring your friends and let's tackle some of these crazy challenges.


NJFM Cruises the Mississippi River
Tuesday, September 29| 11:30am meet at church |Cruise at 1:30pm
Read about it here...




Community Events



Angels' Arms  Halloween Costume Drive
Sundays, September 13 & 20
Donate new & gently used costumes to  Angels' Arms, a local charity. Read more...


Keep Calm & Play Trivia
MCU Annual Trivia Night | Saturday, September 19

St. Louis Public Radio presents:
Ferguson Commission: Where Do We Go From Here?
Moderated by St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh
September 21 | 7:00-8:30pm | Doors open at 6:15pm
Wellspring Church | 33 S. Florissant Rd | Ferguson, MO
Read more...


Gitana Productions presents
Black and Blue by Lee Patton Chiles

Sunday, October 4 | 6:00pm
 followed by panel discussion & refreshments


Rebuild Lives and Homes!
October 5-9 (Mon-Fri)


Habitat Work Day
Saturday, October 3 | 7:00am-3:00pm | Habitat Rehab House St. Louis
http://parkwayucc.org/index.php/habitat-work-day-103/



Joke
I asked God for a bike, but I know God doesn't work that way. So I stole a bike and asked for forgiveness.  



Inspiration
The true test of the integrity of any worship, whether private or public, is what it leads to (or doesn't) in terms of changed lives for the worshippers, and changed conditions for the poor, the oppressed, and the abandoned. One of prayer's most effective, nonverbal expressions is in some form of positive action: in one's work done well, in deeds of kindness and compassion, in greater commitment to social justice. - Tom Harpur    

United Church of Christ
 Missouri Mid South

Eden Theological Seminary