Parkway United Church of Christ  E-news
October 28, 2016

 
Worship with us this Sunday!
Worship with us this Sunday -One Family Worship for all ages with communion at 10am followed by our Town Hall Meeting (see below). The scriptures are Psalm 23 and Luke 19:1-10 (The story of Zacchaeus) with a sermon entitled Seeing and Being Jesus. Our music will be a blend of Traditional and Informal. Our spirit will be light, engaging, relevant. Please join us - and bring a friend!

Trunk or Treat
Saturday, October 29 | 5:30-6:30pm |Parking Lot
Details... 

Parkway UCC Town Hall - October 30th
Sun, Oct 30 | 11:00am - 1:00pm | Gathering Space
What do you receive or create from your participation at Parkway UCC that you get nowhere else?
Ponder this question as you prepare to be with us this Sunday....
Please join us on for our One-Family Service in the sanctuary at 10:00am, followed by a light lunch shared in the Gathering Space, with the Town Hall M eeting beginning immediately after lunch. 

Everyone is invited to bring a side dish or dessert. Sandwiches, chips, and drinks will be provided.


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

This Sunday, October 30:
One Family Service - No Adult Education today.

Prayer Updates
Richard Hoch & family as they grieve and give thanks for Nina - longtime member of Parkway UCC. Visitation at Bopp Chapel on Monday from 2:00-8:00pm and a private graveside service later in the week.
Ron Wilbois -recent hospitalization.
Marilyn McDougall and Doug Watson - in the midst of treatments for cancer.
Susan Thomson & family - as they grieve/give thanks for her father. (Susan is our PUCC Financial Administrator.)


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



Community

Art & Soul VI - An Evening to Support Neighborhood Houses
Friday, November 4 | The Caramel at Bissingers
Celebrating art, children and community.
Art & Soul VI will be an evening of art, music, silent and live auctions,fabulous food, drinks, dancing and great company in support of Neighborhood Houses.
Art & Soul VI Flyer and Invitation...

Sugar Plum Bazaar
Saturday, November 12 | 9:00am - 1:00pm

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


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



Ginny's Gems This week Rev Dr Ginny Daniel, Conference Minister, urges us to celebrate seminary students.


Announcements
AWOL is BACK! 
(Adventurous Women Out Late)
Steel Magnolias!
Sunday, Nov 13 | 2:00pm | Kirkwood Community Center | 111 South Geyer Road
Optional food and fellowship afterwards!
Tickets:  $20
RSVP by October 30 to Carmen Bumgarner [email protected]


We have Tee Shirts!
If you've ordered a red Parkway tee shirt, get it now! Many thanks to Andrea Barnes for sorting the latest order. Stop by the office at the table where our TED books are made available. We also have a few extra in various sizes. Please pay when you pick up. The cost is $15.00/shirt.

Youth Night
Wednesdays | 6:30pm | Fellowship Hall

Parkway Sustainability Seekers
Thu, Nov 3 | 2:30pm | Library
Have ideas to help us become a greener congregation? Please come and share them with our group. Contact Polly Winklemann: [email protected]

Joke
What do you call a shoe made out of a banana?
A slipper.
                                                         
Inspiration
Sabbath leaks. It spills over. It changes how you live the other six days. When you intentionally slow down, you instantly see how fast you've been moving the rest of the time. When you stop to pay attention, you learn how much you've been missing. ~unknown