THE NEWSLETTER    Vol 52, No. 22                                        May 29, 2019
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Congratulations to the Class of 2019!
Noah Garcia

Graduating from: 
Flour Bluff High School
 
Activities and Clubs: 
Chess Club
 
Plans after Graduation: 
Del Mar College
 
If you could put your life motto on a t-shirt, what would it say?
"Take chances, make mistakes. That's how you grow."
 
In 5 words what is one hope you have for the next 5 years?
"Try to get some sleep."
 
What is your favorite Parkway memory?
"Having a blast at the Midwinter's dance."


Sarah Naismith
   
Graduating from: Rockport Fulton High School
 
Activities and Clubs: 
National Honor Society, Book Club
 
Plans after Graduation: 
Attending Sam Houston State University and major in Victim Studies
 
If you could put your life motto on a t-shirt, what would it say?
"Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope."
 
In 5 words what is one hope you have for the next 5 years?
"Graduation, continue learning and growing."
 
What is your favorite Parkway memory?
"Western Night, especially the slip and slide."



Feets and Seats for Guatemala
We have another mission group going to Guatemala this July. In June we are collecting socks and underwear for the children at Hogar Miguel and Maria.

Here's what is needed:
Underwear: girls and boys size 3T to kids Large
Socks: toddler to oldest kids size

Drop off donations in the box in the narthex anytime between June 2-30. Thank you for continuing to show the love of God through your generosity.

Summer of Favorite Hymns
Let's have some fun singing our favorite hymns through the summer months. Have a hymn you would like to hear in Sunday worship? A hymn that you remember from growing up? Or one that you love? Write it down on one of the request cards in the narthex and place it in the box. The pastors will pick one or two requests to sing each Sunday through the summer. All hymns MUST be in the current hymnal, Glory to God. Look forward to worshiping and singing together this summer!
 
An Opportunity for Quiet Service
The Chancel Guild provides for the beauty of our sanctuary for services throughout the year. The members of the Chancel Guild oversee many behind-the-scenes functions, including changing the paraments on the pulpit and kneeler appropriate to the season, keeping the sanctuary candles ready, assisting with weddings and funeral services, and monitoring communion supplies. Members of the Chancel Guild work in teams for a month at a time.
 
For the past several years, the Chancel Guild has been served exclusively by women, but these are tasks which men are certainly capable of performing.
 
If you are interested in this opportunity for quiet service, please contact Cheryl Jones in the church office. The Worship Committee will be organizing a training session and helping with monthly assignments.

Pentecost Offering
Each year on Pentecost Sunday, we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit and the birthday of the church. The Holy Spirit remains with us still, connecting us with the church of the past, continuing to inspire the church of today, and pointing us to the church of the future. Each year, this celebration is marked by receiving the Pentecost Offering which nurtures the faith of those who are the church to come - children, youth, and young adults.
 
Psalm 71 testifies that a foundation of faith established during childhood helps ensure lifelong faith and service. The patterns and lessons established during these formative years continue to bear fruit throughout a person's life. By giving to the Pentecost Offering, you participate in helping our children, youth, and young adults grow up to proclaim with the Psalmist, "O God, from my youth you have taught me, and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds."
 
Since the Pentecost Offering started in 1998, Presbyterians have raised more than $15 million for ministries that benefit younger members of God's family. We believe we are called to do even more - to support and care for young people as they build a strong foundation of faith. Won't you join in your support? If we all do a little, it adds up to a lot. The Pentecost Offering is collected on June 9th.



 El Divino's Clothes Closet                             
  el divino
Sunday, June 9th is the last day this month for the collection of shoes, jeans, and clothes for El Divino Salvador's outreach program. Please bring your donations up to church whenever it is convenient for you. Thank you for continuing to support this ongoing project of Parkway.                                      



Women of the Word Bible Study 

We will be taking a short break.  
Call or email any questions to  Nancy Graves . 

June 2 -- June 8

Sunday - Communion
   9:30 Sunday School
10:55 Worship           
12:00 Communion to the Farthest Pew
  3:00  Elder Training

Monday
12:00 Sweet Surrender Sisters 
             Reunion Group
  
Tuesday
  9:30 Staff Meeting
12:00 Member Care Committee Meeting
  6:30 Darn Yarn Group
  6:30 Sweet Adelines/Sparkling City
             Chorus
  6:00 Stewardship Committee Meeting
  6:30 La Leche League
   
Wednesday
   4:00 Turquoise Table
                
Thursday
  9:00 Pyrography Classes
    
Friday 
   4:45 Loaves & Fishes

Saturday
  8:00 Coastal Bend Woodturners Assoc.
10:30 Session Meeting with 
            Confirmation Class



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.

May 31
Ed Jones
Irene Jones



June 7
Anne Veech
Ann Bolton-Brownlee


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.
                                                                                      
Evie Weatherbie
Judy Forbes Dallas Marek  Billie Franklin
Mandy Kellar
June and Les Baker Dick McCracken Carol Scott
Elizabeth Falk Pat Crocker Sunny Stevens Napier  Family of Susan Yankee (mother
 of Mike Yankee)
Jay Wesson
Arthur Dietz (son of Elizabeth Falk)