THE NEWSLETTER    Vol 52, No. 6                                        February 6, 2019
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Annual Congregational Meeting
A few years ago, when Parkway enlisted the help of a fund-raising firm to bolster our stewardship efforts, I was handed and read the book, The Spirituality of Fundraising by Henri Nouwen. While the title seems like an oxymoron the content was fabulous. Nouwen says that asking people for money to support an important work is itself holy work. The dream of making a positive difference needs the means to make the dream a reality.
 
Frankly, there isn't much that sounds duller than "Annual Meeting," but I want to make a Nouwen-like leap to see the holy in the mundane. Parkway has a dream of doing ministry to promote justice and love within ourselves, within the church, and throughout the world. The Annual Report is a time to reflect on what we have done to make that dream a reality and to see where we are headed.
 
The pages of the Annual Report paint in the details of how we promote justice and love. Look into the numbers of the financial pages and see how we deliver on our dream. Look for the love provided through the Member Care Committee and the larger issues of justice addressed by the Mission Outreach Committee.
 
Sunday's worship service will be a celebration of Parkway's ministry and the impact we have on people's lives. I hope to see you there.
 
            --Allen Mosiman  
    
 Please click here for a copy of the 2018 Annual Report to the Congregation.
    

Reminder on El Divino
Sunday, February 10th will be the second Sunday of the month. Please bring any clothing, including jeans, shoes, coats, gloves, etc. which you can contribute to the El Divino Clothes Closet and leave them in the box in the narthex. Thank you for participating in this on-going mission project.
                       
                                         
 
Funding Our Mission Work in Guatemala
The Guatemala Banquet is on Saturday, February 23. This fun evening celebrates the work we get to do in conjunction with Tree 4 Hope and the Hogar Miguel Magone and Hogar Maria. The funds raised also help offset the registration costs for our Mission Team who will travel to Guatemala July 13-21, 2019.

A silent auction will accompany the dinner, giving you a chance to support the work in Guatemala while picking up a little something for yourself. But a successful silent auction needs donations, too!
 
Here are some items on which you will be able to bid:
  • A night at the Holiday Inn Downtown Marina
  • Two dozen handmade Tamales
  • Two nights at a condo on the Island
  • King Ranch tote bag
 
Calling all crafters, bakers, dinner makers, and service providers! We need your donations!


 
 
The only limit is your imagination.
 
Click here for a copy of the donation form, they are also available in the church office. If you would like a business donation form click here.  Please let Roxie Pranglin (either 806-679-6027 or email) know about your donation to the silent auction. We need to have your item or offer by February 15.

Thank you Parkway!
From the Mission Outreach Committee - thank you to the Parkway members who contributed to the January food drive collected on behalf of the Coastal Bend Food Bank. We delivered 121 pounds of donated food to them.  Also, a double heaping of thanks to our food bank work day volunteers, who bagged approximately 7000 pounds of pinto beans into 2-pound bags. It sounds a lot heavier than it felt at the time, but of course, that is because our DeCou family volunteers did the heavy lifting. Kudos to the DeCou family and to Joan Salazar!


Dodson Moorman Circle

The Dodson Moorman Circle will meet Tuesday, 2/12/19, in the Garden Room, 9:30 am.  Akosua Otoo, who is on sabbatical from her church in Ghana, will lead the group in lesson  6 of Horizon Bible Study, God With Us Through Our Trials. God says, "I will be with you," and that promise of presence conveys the depth of God's love.
Primary Scripture:
Isaiah 41:8-13; 43:1-7
Psalm 46:1-11
Women of the Word Schedule


 
On February 12th, we will start a new study of David.  The study guide/book is David, Developing a Heart for God, by Jack Kuhatschek.  The schedule will be one chapter per week and there are 12 chapters.  Feb 12th will be Chapter 1. 
 

Parkway Rummage Sale Date:  May 18 
Time for spring cleaning, decluttering, and getting more useful space in our homes.   Please donate your usable or re-usable items to Parkway for the Rummage Sale Fund Raiser.    Dates to donate items are May 4th through May 18th. Questions? Please email  Nancy or call (361) 443-6567

Want to Go to Summer Camp?
Our Presbytery has a great camp up in the hill country called John Knox Ranch. They have a brand new director named Henry Owen, and he is planning great things for the summer! Summer camp is one of those experiences that helps kids develop skills like independence, self-confidence and problem solving. Studies have also shown that young people who attend church camp are much more likely to stick with church in the future.
 
Registration for summer sessions just went live this week. They have all kinds of options for children rising 2nd grade and up. We'd love to have some Parkway kids attend camp this summer and the church can help with a scholarship for a portion of the cost. You can check out all the dates and fees here: https://johnknoxranch.org/
 




Acolytes
Acolyte have a long history in the church. They perform the very important function to bring the light of God into the sanctuary at the beginning of each worship service and carry the light of God out into the world at the end of each service.  Would your child be willing to serve?  Please click here to  sign up to commit to dates for service. 
 It is a great way to be involved in their church!  
February 10 -- February 16

Sunday - Congregational Meeting
  9:30 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
 
Monday
12:00 Sweet Surrender Sisters 
              Reunion Group
  4:00 Musikgarten
  7:00 Properties Committee Meeting
      
Tuesday
  9:30 Staff Meeting
  9:30 PW Dodson Moorman Circle
10:00 Musikgarten
12:00 WOW Bible Study
   6:30 Sweet Adelines/Sparkling City
              Chorus
  6:30 Darn Yarn Group
   7:00 Events and Fellowship 
              Committee  Meeting
Wednesday
 9:15 Musikgarten
 4:00 Turquoise Table
 5:30 Book Discussion Group
 6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
 7:15 Choir Rehearsal
           
Thursday
 9:00 Pyrography Classes
 1:00 Bridge
     
Friday 
 4:45 Loaves and Fishes





Loaves and Fishes (Metro Ministries)
Loaves & Fishes is a free cafeteria that serves nutritious dine-in meals for the homeless, poor, working poor, disabled, and elderly. This program provides lunch and dinner Monday through Friday. Parkway has committed to serving in the soup kitchen every Friday, from 4:45 to 6 pm. A food handler's permit is required and quite easy to obtain. If you would like to participate in this ministry, contact Irene Jones.

February 8
Ed Jones
Irene Jones



  

February 15
Ann Bolton-Brownlee
Ann Veech



Prayer Concerns
If you would like to be a part of the prayer chain to lift up concerns of the congregation, contact Karen Wesson at 815-2099 to be added to the distribution list. You can also go to  www.parkwaypc.org.
                                                                                      
Jean Ware
Evie Weatherbie
Susan Yankee (mother of Mike Yankee)
Beverly Fike
Carol Nolan (sister 
of Pat Clements)

Shana Lipstreu
Tom Kimes
Ann Dooley
June and Les Baker
Billie Franklin
Dallas Marek 
Carol Scott
Howard West
  Elizabeth Falk
     
Judy Forbes David Houseman (son of Dottie Swinger)
Mandy Kellar Sunny Stevens Napier (Alice's daughter-in-law)