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Weekly E-news
January 14, 2016
2841 N Ballas Rd |
St. Louis, MO 63131
314-872-9330
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Worship with us this Sunday!
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Join us this Sunday
for Traditional Worship at 9:30am or Informal Worship at 11:00am. Our scriptures are Isaiah 62:1-5 and 1Corinthians 12:1-11 with a sermon entitled Overlap. Spiritual gifts - we all have them! How do we discern them and grow them? What do we do with them and how do we help grow them in others? The Spirit builds community as gifts overlap in common spaces.
BEFORE THE WEEKEND: go AWOL!
 Friday, January 15: The Danish Girl at Plaza Frontenac
Parkway members, friends and visitors have been going AWOL for years. A variety of opportunities are offered to weave us together. Ice cream and fellowship afterwards! Meet at church at 6:30pm to carpool or in the lobby of Plaza Frontenac at 7:00pm. RSVP to Carmen Bumgarner: [email protected] | 314-330-0813
 Reminder about 2016 pledges.
Thanks to all of the generous members and friends who have completed and submitted your 2016 pledges. For those of you who haven't, please consider submitting your pledges soon - pledge cards are available in the Gathering Space. Our Stewardship Commission and Church Council are working on the 2016 budget, and having pledges helps us plan wisely for the coming church year. Council will be meeting on January 19 to review the proposed budget for 2016, and the budget will be submitted to the congregation at the winter congregational meeting on February 7 after our 10am One Family Worship Service.
Questions? Please call John Dwyer, Convener of the Stewardship Commission at 314-821-6073. Want to submit a pledge without fussing with a card? Please email Melinda, our Financial Administrator - [email protected]
Thank you.
 January 2016 Newsletter
This issue of
Intersections
focuses on immigration. Also read about upcoming events at Parkway, our Children, Youth and Adult Education offerings and the faith story of Ruth Peace. Click here...
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Community Events
 Beyond Resistance: An Afternoon with John Dorhauer
Sun, Jan 31 | 3:00 - 5:00pm | First Congregational Webster Groves
Rev. Dorhauer will discuss his book, Beyond Resistance: The Institutional Church Meets the Postmodern World (Chicago: Exploration Press, 2015); field questions from audience members; and sign copies of his book, which will also be on sale. This free event is open to the public, a gift from the First Congregational Church to our community in celebration of the 150th anniversary of the establishment of First Church, January 31, 1866.
Register now...
 Seamless Faith Family Workshop
Sat, Feb 20 | 9:00-11:00am | Parkway UCC
Simple practices for daily family life.
Author Traci Smith will be here to offer parents easy to organize traditions, ceremonies and spiritual practices as a resource for parents for everyday life.
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Adult Education
Sundays | 9:30 & 11:00am | Heritage Room
This Sunday, January 17:
Gems from Bangladesh and Bombolulu
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PUCCer Ruth Peace will talk about the story of the Plowsharing Crafts Stores in St Louis.
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Prayer Updates
Cathy Hasler
& family as they celebrated her father's life last Saturday.
Karen Scalion
& family - peaceful transitions; her preliminary test results are good.
Kathleen Tarr
- grieving her brother; also waiting for test results - so far so good too!
Michael Mertens - requesting prayers while in prison
(Eggebrecht's grandson).
 Into the Mystic is the Rev. John C. Dorhauer's weekly podcast on UCC.org. The United Church of Christ General Minister and President is creating these weekly messages so that "the art and practice of spiritual reflection is modeled as a priority and not just a part time avocation. Listen to
Silence...
Prayer: Creating the Beloved Community
O God, all people are your Beloved,
across races, nationalities, religions, sexual orientations
and all the ways we are distinctive from one another.
We are all manifestations of your image.
We are bound together in an inescapable network of mutuality
and tied to a single garment of destiny.
You call us into your unending work
of justice, peace and love.
Let us know your presence among us now:
Let us delight in our diversity
that offers glimpses of the mosaic of your beauty.
Strengthen us with your steadfast love and
transform our despairing fatigue into hope-filled action.
Under the shadow of your wings in this hour
may we find rest and strength, renewal and hope.
We ask this, inspired by the example
of your disciple, Martin Luther King, Jr.,
and in Jesus' name. Amen.
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Gathering of Toys for Bro
During the month of January we will be gathering used and new toys for Santa's helpers to begin refurbishing for Christmas 2016. Look for a box in the Gathering Space.
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Girl Scout Cookies
The Girl Scouts are taking cookie orders at church until the end of the month. Please support them and think of buying an extra box or two for us to send to our PUCC collegians.
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Labyrinth Prayer
Wed, Jan 20| 10:00am Meet in Pastor Kevin's Office Pray in motion with us as we walk the labyrinth at the Mercy Center at 2039 Geyer Road-just a hop, skip and a jump from church.
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TABS (Tuesday Afternoon Bible Study)
Tuesdays | 3:00-4:30pm | Library
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Youth Night: Volleyball Night!
Wednesday, January 20 | 6:30-7:30| Fellowship Hall
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Snacks & Door Prize
Let's put the net up and play our favorite game, Volleyball! As always there will candy, snacks and door prizes to win! So, make plans to be with us and bring a friend along. Barb Kuhlmann: [email protected] | 314-872-9330
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Let's Visit with Winston Churchill...well, his paintings!
Fri, Jan 22 | 10:30 carpool from church |tour 11:00am| | Lunch following
Not Just for Men group will visit the Kemper Art Museum on the Washington University campus to view the paintings of Winston Churchill. We will lunch afterward at a fine dining establishment nearby. Harold Cobb: [email protected] | 314-965-4147
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Joke
Going to church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car.
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Inspiration
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