Between now and Sunday ...
Friday, September 24 at 10:30am on Zoom
Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month – What to say?
Please read, reflect and pray with this article before our Zoom conversation.
Join with video:
Join on your phone: (312) 626-6799
Meeting ID: 841 1309 1903; Passcode: 211979
 
Saturday, September 25 anytime that works well for you
Dear Evan Hansen: An Honest and Original Story for the Outsider in All of Us. As we continue to focus on mental health this month, consider going to the movies this weekend…
Dear Evan Hansen, the breathtaking, generation-defining Broadway phenomenon is now a soaring cinematic event as Tony, Grammy and Emmy Award winner Ben Platt reprises his role as an anxious, isolated high schooler aching for understanding and belonging amid the chaos and cruelty of the social-media age. 
Worship with us this Sunday!
Sunday, September 26
Worship In-Person in the Sanctuary or on Facebook Live… or later on YouTube

Our scriptures are Psalm 124 (God on our side allowing us to escape calamity from the hands of others) and Esther 7:1-6, 9-10 and 9:20-22 which tells the story of Esther – a wild story where young Esther save her people. This story has a lot to teach us.

Worship bulletin:
https://files.constantcontact.com/ed5ba7ae201/5ca00a75-d661-4530-8054-876a6e37b185.pdf
Livestream worship on Sundays. Look under videos for previous livestreamed services.
All our worship service videos in one place!
All Mid~Week Meditations that have been recorded on YouTube.
This link lists bulletin posts, with the top one as the most recent.
Sunday School Live and via Zoom
Sunday School for children through 5th grade:

Meeting ID: 383 733 977
Password: 819680
Sunday School for Youth/Teens each week:

Meeting ID: 815 6130 3581
Password: 702228
Share Joy with Flowers
Sign up to beautify worship services that are later shared with with homebound people in our congregation.
September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month
It’s time to raise awareness on this stigmatized, and often taboo, topic. In addition to shifting public perception, use this month to spread hope and vital information to people affected by suicide. Be intentional this month so that individuals, friends and families have access to the resources they need to discuss suicide prevention and to seek help. Do some exploring of these websites and share what you learn with others…
Prayer List Updates as of September 22
Dana Schrenker and Nate Foreman - wedding here this weekend.
All the acts of kindness, justice and equity near and far!
Jim and Polly Winkelmann - healing for her spinal stress fracture; healing for his arm and shoulder after a fall - surgery pending? He is at Ascension Living Sherbrooke Village for now – in the Lodge #310… 4005 Ripa Ave, St. Louis, MO 63125.
Mona Herberg - kidney problems.
Dan & Kim, Ben/Henry/Davis Weas - Dan’s cancer treatment.
Ruth Murray Memorial Service - YouTube premiere on Saturday, October 2 at 11am.
All impacted by Covid-19 - individuals, families, healthcare workers; including PUCCer Rick Lindner fully vaccinated but breakthrough Covid case in Texas…. If anyone needs support or if anyone vaccinated would like to be on the Care Team, please reach out to kevin@parkwayucc.org
Caregivers of all shapes and sizes.
People recovering from natural and human made disasters.
St Louis Assn UCC Covenant Partner
Week ending September 26 - St. Louis Association UCC;
Week ending October 3 - St Martin’s UCC, Dittmer; https://www.stmartinsuccdittmer.com/  
Welcoming New Members – Sunday, October 10
Our church family is constantly changing. People come and go. Babies are born. Children grow up. People commit themselves to one another. Loved ones and friends among us come to the end of their lives. Individuals move into our community and church life. Others leave us, moving away to new places, new experiences, new opportunities.
It is with joy, gratitude and excitement that we will welcome new members into our worship, work and witness on Sunday, October 10 during our 10am In-Person and Facebook Live worship service.
If you are interested, please contact kevin@parkwayucc.org; 314-872-9330.
Loving our Neighbors at Thanksgiving
We look forward to sharing Thanksgiving with loved ones near and far.
We will provide 200 1-pound bags/boxes of sugar for Isaiah 58 families. Please consider donating one or two or more bags/boxes through 7 November. Place your sugar in the marked box in the church entryway.
Circle of Concern is also gearing up for their big Thanksgiving Basket Program for 700 families. Just like last year, we are committing to supplying 150 boxes of food items that will go alongside a turkey, frozen pie, fresh fruit, vegetables and a gift card from Aldi's. It would be helpful if your donation contained all eight items for the box, but all donations are appreciated.
Items in each box: canned pumpkin, cranberry sauce, canned fruit, chicken broth, boxed stuffing mix, jar of turkey or chicken gravy, cornbread muffin mix, boxed mashed potatoes.
Many thanks for your kindness and generosity!
View
Approximately two minutes of how we are/aren’t different from one another.
Humor
Why was the robot couple’s anniversary in the fall?

They were autumn mated.
Ponder
As we have entered autumn, we might think about the things that we need to let go…

“I release my partner from the obligation to complete me. I release my parents from the feeling they failed with me. I release my children from the need to bring me pride, so they can write their own paths to the rhythm of their hearts. I don't lack anything. I cherish my essence, my way of expressing it, even if not everyone can understand me. I learn from all beings, all the time. I honor the divinity in me and you." - from a Shamanic blessing translated from Nahuatl

Care and Counseling is Katie’s Pizza and Pasta’s Giveback Tuesday September Charity!
What are you doing for lunch and dinner on Tuesday, September 28? That day, Katie’s Pizza and Pasta Osteria is giving us 100% of the pie!
Care and Counseling will receive 100% of the profit, no flyer or special mention required.
Enjoy some of the area’s best pizza and pasta (maybe a cocktail?) with a side of hope and healing.
Rock Hill location only (9568 Manchester Road, Rock Hill, MO).
Help us spread the word! Visit our event page to let us know you’re going, invite others and share with friends.
We will see you at Katie’s Pizza and Pasta on Tuesday, September 28!
PUCC Mental Health Training - Bridges to Care

In honor and memory of Tyler Wessel and Gloria Wandless, we have applied to participate in some mental health training with other churches in St Louis. The program is called Bridges to Care and Recovery hosted by The Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis. The goals of the training are to reduce the stigma of mental illness in faith-based communities by equipping congregations to talk about behavioral healthy issues and increasing congregation participants' understanding and acceptance of behavioral health through training and education; establish partnerships between area mental health professionals that enable congregations to better access care and treatment; and equip congregations with tools needed to develop wellness ministries and volunteer companions for long-term sustainability.

We are looking for 5-7 PUCCers who would commit to this free training.
This training is all virtual and runs from October - May... most months it is from 6-8pm on the third Thursday of the month beginning on October 21.
If you would like to know more about this important opportunity/responsibility, please reach out to kevin@parkwayucc.org

The Behavioral Health Network of Greater St. Louis is a collaborative effort of providers, advocacy organizations, government leaders and community members dedicated to developing an accessible and coordinated system of behavioral healthcare throughout the eastern region of Missouri.

http://bhnstl.org/bridges-to-care-and-recovery
Crop Walk 2021
Sunday, October 24
4:30 check in | 5:00pm walk Eden Seminary: 475 E Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves MO 63119
Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday, October 23
10:00am The Enterprise Center


Habitat Work Day 11/20
Welcoming Afghans to St. Louis 
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