Parkade E-News

Sunday, May 8, 2022

Join us this Sunday for worship as we explore how Jesus interacted with small children. The title of the message is "Investing in Children," and we will examine Mark 10:13-16. During our worship, we will celebrate a special moment together to dedicate several children to our church family.

5/8 - Child Dedication Service, 10:30 am

5/8 - Trustee's Monthly Meeting, 12:00 pm

5/10 - Men's Prayer Breakfast, 6:30 am

5/10 - Personnel Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm

5/11 - Wednesday Fellowship Meal, 5:00 pm

5/11 - Praise Team Practice, 5:30 pm

5/11 - Wednesday Worship, 6:30 pm

5/11 - Parkade Student Ministry, 6:30 pm

5/11 - Choir Rehearsal, 7:00 pm

5/11 - 2:42 Prayer & Fellowship, 7:00 pm

5/12 - Women On Mission Monthly Meeting, 10:00 am

5/15 - Graduate Sunday, 10:30 am

5/15 - Deacon's Monthly Meeting, 2:00 pm

Prayers of Encouragement

If you would like to offer a prayer of encouragement for Ukrainian refugees, you can find a prayer sheet in the Welcome Center to write out a prayer. Written prayers will be sent to a Ukrainian translator who will translate the prayers into Ukrainian. Then the prayers in both English and Ukrainian will be sent to a center in Poland or Ukraine sheltering Ukrainian refugees from the war. This is a way to share the encouragement of Christ with those fleeing the war.

You may also click the link to submit a prayer that will be printed and given to pastor Chris.

Submit a Prayer of Encouragement

Give Sacrificially

On Thursday, April 28, a Wreath Laying Ceremony was held at the Boone County Courthouse. Pastor Chris received recognition from the United States Exercise Tiger Foundation for humanitarian work in Poland and Ukraine. Visit the table in the Welcome Center to learn more about his recognition or to pick up a copy of the program.

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month. Coyote Hill is celebrating the growth of 100 new licensed foster families in Missouri and would like us to join the celebration. Please look for their brochure and Top 5 Needs cards in the Welcome Center to see how you can help support Coyote Hill.

Next Sunday, May 15, is Graduate Sunday. If you have a high school or college graduate that you would like to recognize, please fill out the form below or contact the church office.

Honor your Graduate

The crew that was preparing the freezer meals on Saturday, April 30, during the ForColumbia event would like to give a big “Thank You” for the use of our church building to put together their meals.

Wednesday Night Meal Sign-Up Genius!

Women on Mission May Collection Opportunity

For the month of May the Women on Mission (WOM) will be collecting TOYS!

A couple of important notes before deciding what to donate this year are to be mindful that donations need to fit inside a shoebox. For a girl, consider buying some "bling" that includes things like necklaces, bracelets, and hair bows. For boys, do not include any camouflage items or toy guns.

The WOM wants to say "thank you" for the contribution of hygiene items during April. These donations will help to create a cleaner environment for the children and introduce many of them to Jesus.

For more information contact Roberta Collins.

Blessing Box Repair and Update

Thank you to everyone for continuing to support the ministry of the Blessing Box through your donations of food and hygiene items as well as your monetary donations. Our box continues to be well used. As you may have noticed our box took quite a beating from the rain and winds during the month of April. Thanks to Wayland Taylor it is now well anchored against the wind. He also installed a spring on one of the doors which helps the doors shut. Remember, we can only use unexpired, nonperishable food items in the box. Items can be placed directly in the box (please mark out the bar codes) or dropped off in room S166. Financial donations can be made to the church designated for the Blessing Box.

For more information contact Pam Metcalf at roger.pam@mac.com.