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THE NEWSLETTER Vol 52, No. 38 September 25, 2019
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Please share your pictures with us on Realm and Facebook.
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Dinner with Zambia Missionaries
Thank you Parkway for being so supportive of our missionaries. A great time was had by all.
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Jane Marshall was best known as a composer_ but she influenced many music ministers and others through her teaching at Perkins School of Theology and workshops at churches. Photo courtesy Perkins School of Theology_s Bridwell Library.
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On Sunday, September 29, the choir will be singing "Awake, My Heart" by Jane Marshall who said, "... music, a large mystery within the larger mystery of the Deity itself, is always there to heal and inspire when everything else on earth falls short." As a teacher of choral conducting and composing at SMU she influenced countless church musicians, including Corpus Christi's Brad and Jane Kisner. Rev. Carlton Young, editor of The United Methodist Hymnal, "... rank(s) her as the most sensitive and text-oriented hymn tune composer of the late 20th century. She was one of the "Dallas School" of composers mentored by Lloyd Pfautsch, revered name in sacred choral music. Many churches throughout the country will be singing Jane Marshall pieces this day.
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Peace and Global Witness Offering - October 6th
The letter to the Ephesians tells us that Jesus came to proclaim a universal peace. While the earthly ministry of Jesus occurred in a specific age and place, the peace he shared is limited by neither time nor geography. As followers of Christ, our call to work for peace begins in our own neighborhoods and extends to the ends of the earth. It is a demanding call, but it's one that Presbyterians at all levels of the church are seeking to follow. Giving to the Peace & Global Witness Offering is one way we can be faithful to Christ's call to pursue peace at home and around the world. Our gifts to the Peace & Global Witness Offering support the work of the Presbyterian Church in these endeavors globally, nationally, and locally.
Twenty-five percent of the offering is retained to support the work of Family Counseling Services right here in Corpus Christi. This offering is received on World Communion Sunday, October 6th.
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Youth Pancake Brunch - October 13th
Hunger is everybody's business. Did you know that 925 million people around the world do not have enough to eat? The good news is that there is enough food in the world today so that all can have the nourishment they need for productive and healthy lives. With our financial support Church World Service (CWS) is able to help get food to those who need it the most.
Help the youth raise funds for CWS by coming to eat brunch on October 13. After worship, come over to Fellowship Hall for a meal of pancakes and all the fixin's prepared by our youth. The brunch is FREE, but donations are welcome. Please, join us in support of fighting local, national, and world hunger.
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Imagining the Future of Ministry in the Church
For the past several months, I have been thinking about the future of the ministry. A couple of seemingly unconnected events brought this to mind. First, I saw that the Federal Reserve Board would like to do away with paper checks sometime in the next ten years. How will the church need to reshape a moment of gratitude within worship if there is no longer a need to pass an offering plate?
Second, one of the professional golfers that I like told an interviewer that he had been asked by his sister to officiate at her wedding. He went online and got free ordination credentials in order to perform her wedding. I recently met another man who had done the same thing. The wedding was at a public venue and after the service, a couple, who had been walking past, asked him at which church he pastored because they would like to attend the Sunday service. Many weddings are being held at event locations where the ceremony and the reception can all be in one location. Will the church continue to have a role in marriages and other rites of passage?
Third, in this region in the past ten years, five Presbyterian Churches have closed: two in Robstown, one each in Falfurrias, Portland, and Alice (by the end of 2019) all because of declining membership and changing populations. Of the other 13 Presbyterian Churches in the region, only 6 have installed pastors (obviously, Parkway has two!). An article in this week's Washington Post told the story of a clergy couple who serve five churches, like an old Methodist circuit rider. I expect this couple is Lutheran.
Click here to article.
"The times they are a changin'," as Bob Dylan proclaimed. I don't know what the future church looks like, but it will definitely be different. One thing that will help Parkway respond to a new model of church is its flexibility and openness in how we do things, while staying focused on mission as the main thing that we do.
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Women of the Word
Tuesdays at noon
Join us as we read through
Life Lessons: Book of Ephesians: Where You Belong
(Life Lessons)
Paperback - February 20, 2007 by Max Lucado (Author)
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Children K - 5th grade | Youth 6th - 12th grade
Join us for a lesson, activities and dinner
Sundays 4:30 - 6:30
Children at the Lord's Table - October 6th
October 6th is World Communion Sunday, a day when Christians all over the globe come to the Lord's Table to partake in the bread and cup. On this day elementary-aged children are invited to attend a special educational program about the sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The program takes place during the Sunday School hour (9:30 AM) in classroom
E-2, where the kindergarten through 2nd grade class normally meets. Hope to see you there!
Provide a Fellowship Meal
Every Sunday children, youth and sponsors eat dinner together at the close of fellowship time. We need volunteers to provide those meals for the fall. Can you help out?
Click here to follow the link to sign up for a date this fall. Thank you!
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September 29 -- October 5
Sunday
9:30 Sunday School
10:55 Worship
4:30 Fellowship
Monday
10:00 Musikgarten
12:00 Sweet Surrender Sisters
Reunion Group
Tuesday
9:30 Staff Meeting
10:00 Musikgarten
12:00 WOW- Ladies Bible Study
6:30 Sweet Adelines/Sparkling City
Chorus
6:30 La Leche League
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Wednesday
9:15 Musikgarten
5:30 Book Discussion Group
6:15 Handbell Rehearsal
7:15 Choir Rehearsal
Thursday
9:00 Pyrography Classes
4:00 Turquoise Table
Friday
4:45 Loaves & Fishes
Saturday
9:00 Coastal Bend Woodturners Assoc.
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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.
September 27
Ann Dooley
Anne Veech
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Don Tiegreen
Sandra Tiegreen
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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.
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Evie Weatherbie
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Judy Forbes |
Bob Forbes |
Billie Franklin |
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June Baker
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Dallas Marek |
Dick McCracken |
Nolan Read |
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Ed Jackson (friend of Walta Ocker) |
Howard West |
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