Parkway United Church of Christ  E-news
March 16 , 2018
 
Worship with Us this Sunday!

Lenten Opportunity: Spring Singing
Saturday, March 17 | 9:30am-12:00pm | Meet in the Gathering Space
Spring Singing (like Christmas Caroling) to shut-ins and other loved ones from PUCC. We'll grab our songsheets and warm up our voices before we carpool to area nursing homes to share our faith with old and new friends.
Info? Contact Kevin Cameron: 314-872-9330 | [email protected]
 

Pizza! Pizza! Pizza!
Sat, Mar 17, 3:30pm | CiCi's 9745 Manchester
Please join us at to celebrate Christopher Haack's birthday. This is an annual Parkway tradition that is fun for all ages. Cici's all-you-can-eat buffet has pizza, salad bar, pastas, soup and dessert. The cost is +/- $5.99. RSVP is helpful, but not required:  [email protected] | 314-344-8580




 
Join us this weekend on the fourth Sunday of Lent at 9:30am Traditional Worship and/or 11:00am Informal Worship where our scripture lessons will be  be Jeremiah 31:31-34 and Ephesians 3:14-21 with a sermon entitled From Lovers to Fools with our Hearts. These passages remind us of how the Holy is not something to read about or hear about but to be experienced and lived from the inside out. The early church at Ephesus understood that we cannot fully grasp the concept of God's love but living with Jesus can give us true glimpses.

 
We will extinguish another Lenten candle as we move further into Lent and closer to the (temporary but deep) darkness of the tomb.
 
We will hear more about our mission partners this 2nd Mile Lent/Easter .... Unleashing Potential (formerly Neighborhood Houses), Heifer Project, Lydia's House and Eden Seminary.



 
Prayer List Updates
Family/Friends of John Linder - visitation/funeral being planned now.

Pat Owens - recuperating from shoulder replacement surgery.

Kathleen Tarr and family as they grieve/give thanks for her brother.

Kristin Edmonds and family as they grieve/give thanks for her father.

Mary - recent mastectomy (sister of Pinky Wilcoxen & Ruth Peace). She'd be blessed/buoyed by cards... Mary Whitney - Stonebridge Room 252; 2963 Doddridge Ave., Maryland Hts, MO 63043.
St Louis Association UCC Covenant Partner of Week : Peace UCC, 

Webster Groves (formerly Evangelical UCC)

 
Announcements
Town & Country Symphony Concer t
Sunday, March 18 | 2:30pm | Sanctuary
PUCCer David Peek conducts works by Beethoven, Mozart and Vivaldi.

PUCC Easter Candy 
Parkway's children are looking forward to the annual church Easter egg hunt on Sunday, April 1 after both Worship Services. Donations of individually wrapped candy will be gratefully accepted in the Gathering Area until Palm Sunday, March 25. Thanks for supporting a beloved tradition!

Questions? Contact Barb Kuhlmann at [email protected] . (Not to be confused with our Community Easter Egg Hunt on March 24.)
 

The Sustainability Seekers will sell Fair Trade chocolate and coffee throughout this month.
Consider buying some plastic Easter eggs filled with Fair Trade mini-chocolates. Funds raised will be used for a dishwasher and mugs for the Fellowship time.


Coffee & Conversation
Wed, Mar 21| 10:00am | STL Bread Co
Located at Manchester & 270. Join us! Questions? Contact: Pastor Kevin: 314-872-9330 or [email protected].
 
 
Youth Night March 21: Glow in the Dark
Wednesdays | Middle High 6-7pm | Sr High 7-8pm | Fellowship Hall
Snacks | Games | Door Prizes
Contact Barb Kuhlmann: [email protected] | 314-872-9330
 
Community Easter Egg Hunt

Asante (Thank You)
Denyse said the students loved receiving words from America! She divided the post cards into two groups; one group went to a primary school and the other group went to the secondary school. It was a special treat for these students. Denyse will be finishing her service on April 19 and then spend a couple weeks traveling. Her experience is almost over but I know she will carry her adopted country and the people she's met in her heart. She is also thankful for all of the thoughts and prayers, (and post cards!) sent her way by her Parkway family. Thank you! ~Cheryl Schrenker


 

Earth Day Celebration Luncheon
Sunday, April 22 | 12:00pm | Fellowship Hall





 
Community

Saturday, March 24 | Rain or Shine! | Doors open at 9:00am
Bring your little ones out to enjoy refreshments, crafts, a fun egg hunt with three age divisions, and to meet the Easter Bunny! For any questions or if you would like to volunteer, contact Cassie Rosenberger: (314) 323-6781 or  [email protected]
(This community event is in addition to our Easter egg hunts after services on Easter Sunday.)

The Return of John Wimberly! Please mark your calendar for Sunday, April 8  when John Wimberly will be back again to help us prioritize the strategies (well over 100) that we have all been generating to help us live into the goals from the refreshed purpose statement we all created.

Morning and evening worship/events/opportunities each day. Details...







Humor
Why don't you iron 4-Leaf clovers? Because you don't want to press your luck. 
 
 
Inspiration 
God the Creator is a deep root, Jesus the Son is the shoot that breaks forth into the world, and the Spirit is that which spreads beauty and fragrance. -Tertullian


Video
Celebrating St Patrick - quite a story in about 4 minutes.