Parkway United Church of Christ 
Weekly E-news
September 30, 2016

 
Worship with us this Sunday!
 
Worship with us this Sunday at 9:30am or 11:00am. It is World Communion Sunday. We will have a joint communion service with Mar Thoma Church at 9:30am where our Scriptures are Luke 17:5-10 and Psalm 137. The message is entitled Righteous Relationships. Our informal worship at 11:00am is also a communion service. 

Adult Education
Sundays | 9:30am & 11am | Heritage Room

This Sunday, October 2: Dr Blash: Showing up for Relationships.
A focus on your personal styles, strategies, struggles and successes in relationships. Discover new ways to "look at yourself in the mirror."


 
Into the Mystic is the Rev. John C. Dorhauer's weekly podcast on UCC.org. 



Community

Habitat for Humanity Workday
Saturday, October 1
We need 10 eager and willing workers to help with re-habbing a house in North County. We will also need some folks to provide snacks and drinks for the workers. Questions? Please contact: Marsha Peek at 314 413-1440 or [email protected]


St Bernard Project: Mission Trip to New Orleans
Monday October 3 through Friday October 7, 2016
Wanna fix something? Join a group of Parkway folks and some others who are going to work with the St. Bernard Project (SBP) in New Orleans, Louisiana (yes, still post Katrina). Kris and I went down there last fall and had a very good experience. Please do some thinking and praying and consider this opportunity.
Contact Tom at [email protected] or 314-567-0429 for more info.

Warm Winter Accessories Drive
October 9 -Nov. 13 | Gathering Space

Every Child's Hope Ladies Aid Luncheon & Market
Wed, Oct 12 | Market opens 11:00am | Lunch at noon | Parkway UCC
Shop, dine with the wonderful ECH Ladies Aid members. All funds go directly to support the children and families of ECH.
Tickets are $10.00and include lunch, dessert, raffle and shopping at the vendor market.
Register by October 5: Carol Lewis, 636-294-3621.
 
Medical Equipment Donation Drive October 8
Clean the attic, garage or basement and make a tax-deductible donation of your medical equipment at one of the designated Walgreen's drop off locations on October 8.
 
Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 29 | 5:30-6:30pm |Parking Lot
Details...

Read our Missouri Mid-South Conference publications to find out what is happening around the Conference:




Announcements

PUCC Annual Picnic
Sunday, October 2| 4:00-6:00pm | Des Peres Park Pavilion | No rain date


Additional Dorhauer Small Group Forming
Sunday, October 9 | noon - 2:00pm | Heritage Room | Soup & Salad provided
Sign up in the Gathering Space.


Youth Night September 21, Volleyball Night!
Wednesdays | 6:30-7:30pm | Fellowship Hall | Snacks & Door prize
Let's put the net up and play a few games and have fun hanging out together.

Lunch Bunch
Sun, Oct 16 | 12:00pm - 1:30pm | Three Kings Pub 11925 Manchester, Des Peres   
Have a sandwich with us! More info...
Joke
Q. Want to hear a whale-y good joke?
A. Dolphinitely.
                                                                
Inspiration
The paradox of vengefulness is that it makes men dependent upon those who have harmed them, believing that their release from pain will come only when their tormentors suffer.
~ Laura Hillenbrand, Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption