Parkway United Church of Christ  E-news
July 20 , 2017
Milford Tallyn's Memorial Service 
here on Saturday at 3:00pm - please stay for a light meal and conversation !


 
Worship with Us this Week!

Join us this Sunday morning for Traditional Worship at 9:30am and/or Informal Worship at 11:00am when our scriptures will be 
Genesis 28:10-19a; Psalm 139: 1-18; and Matthew 7:24-27 with a sermon entitled In This Place. Jacob had an experience of God so he built a stone tower - a sacred pillar - to remember that holy place and that significant moment. We will talk through some of our God experiences... which are the kinds of rocks that Jesus encourages us to build our houses upon.

Prayer Updates
Family/Friends of Milford Tallyn -Memorial Service here on Saturday at 3pm - please stay for a light meal and conversation!
Jerry Debandt & family -grieving/giving thanks for his wife, Priscilla.
Mary Jo Cannon -healing after hip surgery back at Mason Pointe 13190 S Outer Forty Rd;
Rehab Unit #2205; Town and Country, MO 63017 ; (314) 434-3330
Family/friends of Nancy Brown - memorial svc was here last Saturday.
New PUCC Members this Sunday, July 23rd.
Martha Hanshaw & Cortney Harley engaged (wedding here 2018).
Barbara Raedeke - concluded her 15 years of music ministry with us.



Announcements
School Supplies Collection for Little Bit Foundation
July 9-30 * PUCC Gathering Space * Contact Lisa Mason: [email protected]
 
Little Bit Foundation 
is in need of supplies to help St. Louis children begin the school year well-prepared. Please consider donating any of the following items:

School Supplies
Colored Pencils 8-12 pack
Crayons 24 pack
Markers 8-12 pack
Notebooks Wide Ruled
Loose Leaf Paper Wide ruled (150)
Glue Sticks
Pencil Box/Pouch
Folders (2 pocket)
Highlighters

Socks:
Boys, Girls & Adults S, M, L

Underwear 
Boys: S, M, L, XL
Girls: XS, S, M, L
Men's and Women's

Please place any donations in the school bus in the Gathering Space. Thank you for your generosity!

*The Little Bit Foundation will be moving to a bigger space at the end of July. Our new address will be, 516 Hanley Industrial Ct. 

Community


Young PUCCer Josie Duke is Annie in theOverdue Theatre Company's presentation of 'Annie' at the Olivet Community Center the last weekend of July and the first weekend of August!
 
Based on the popular comic strip by Harold Gray, Annie has become a worldwide phenomenon and was the winner of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical. The beloved book and score by Tony Award winners, Thomas Meehan, Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin, features some of the greatest musical theatre hits ever written, including "Tomorrow."

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1930s New York City. She is determined to find the parents who abandoned her years ago on the doorstep of a New York City Orphanage that is run by the cruel, embittered Miss Hannigan. With the help of the other girls in the Orphanage, Annie escapes to the wondrous world of NYC. In adventure after fun-filled adventure, Annie foils Miss Hannigan's evil machinations... and even befriends President Franklin Delano Roosevelt! She finds a new home and family in billionaire, Oliver Warbucks, his personal secretary, Grace Farrell, and a lovable mutt named Sandy.

Annie is the perfect family-friendly musical and an ideal show for a largely female cast. We hope to see you there!
 
You can buy tickets at the door or through Brown Paper Tickets. Ticket purchasers have the option to get tickets at will call or print them at home. 

 
VBS is M.A.D. (Music. Arts. Drama.)Camp!
Jul 31-Aug 4| 9:00-12:30pm(optional childcare until 3:00pm)
It's here again and it's going to be so much fun! During the week we will learn the music and story of the musical, Down by the Creekbank. We will create our scenery, make our costumes and learn the lessons of God's love for us. Stories around the campfire and outdoor fun will all be a part of this great adventure. There will be a special performance of the musical on Friday evening! The fee is $25.00 for the week. Any additional children in the family will pay $20.00 per child. The childcare after 12:30pm will pay additional childcare $20 each afternoon session; $100 for the week. We will explore God's great creation and how he loves each of us.
 

Make plans come on this adventure with us. Got friends? Bring them along!
 
For more information or questions contact Barb Kuhlmann: [email protected] or Carol Cobb: [email protected]


 


VIDEO of the Week
Sometimes people tell us things that act as roadblocks, obstacles in our path that can break us. Other times we are able to find courage and stamina to overcome those challenges. Check out this brief (less than two minutes) video that will encourage you!
Greatest Motivational Video Ever (overcoming obstacles)...


Inspiration 
A person without a sense of humor is like a wagon without springs. It's jolted by ever pebble on the road. ~Henry Ward Beecher
  

Humor
Where do geologists like to relax?
In a rocking chair.