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I have told a good many folks that I believe our work with our family from Honduras, Marvin and Yolani, Yaison, Mili, and Charloth, is some of the best work we have done as a church. I cannot imagine a more significant impact we could make in the world than what we are doing for this one, beautiful family. I am grateful for the team that is working with Dan McClintock, and for the countless hours Dan has engaged with his family. (countless!) Beyond our team, many of you have participated, made contributions, offered assistance. Thank you. On Sunday, April 2, we are going to give all of you a chance to share and participate . . .

There’s going to be a wedding as a part of the end of the worship service!

Marvin and Yolani have explained to us that in Honduras many couples do not marry until they have started a family and have been able to save enough money for a ceremony and an appropriate celebration. Thanks to this church's generosity, we are going to be able to help them to celebrate... appropriately!

Palm Sunday is a festive day in the life of the church. Our children will enter worship waving palm branches as we remember that day of the Triumphal Entry in Jerusalem so long ago. We will begin worship with that tradition, and at toward the end of our service la boda will begin.

We will adjust the worship service appropriately. The ceremony will not be lengthy. We hope you will choose to remain and help us celebrate as Marvin and Yolani tie the knot. A reception will follow in the Community Center, and we hope you can stay briefly to share in their excitement and celebration. Since their families are all in Honduras, we are their family now, and it is a gift of family to show up for one another.

It would be difficult to express the excitement we are sensing, especially from Yolani as she prepares all the details, with the help of a small wedding planning group: dress, cake, decorations, appropriate attire for her three children. Ana Karim, a graduate of The Baptist Theological Seminary at Richmond, is now working in Charlotte and has been a helpful translator and friend. Ana will assist in officiating this ceremony as we help this young couple take the next step in building their family and a new life here in this country.

We hope you will attend. Please offer your presence and your prayers, but wedding presents are discouraged. The family has all the basic necessities – and no room in their house for more stuff! For those insisting on a way to support and celebrate, you may make a donation to the church, dedicated to this family, as we continue to provide housing, utilities, all the needs for the family through this year.

It's going to be a big day. Join us for Palm Sunday worship, and then que empiecen las festividades! (Let the festivities begin!)

- Russ

Sunday was emblematic of our new church as we live into these post-pandemic days. We welcomed three new members - one who is with us in person every Sunday and two who join us via livestream from Staunton, VA. We’re growing!

Judy Bratton has been active at Park Road for a couple years and had been making plans to join us, officially. Wanting to make Sunday special, Judy invited a whole row of guests to join her for worship. After worship Amy and Russ got to lunch with Judy’s gang. We’re grateful Judy has taken joining the church so seriously by inviting guests and arranging the lunch. (Some people just know how to do!) Thank you, Judy, and welcome to Park Road. Included in the picture are Scott, Stacey, Brennan and Carter Phillips, Carolyn Tilley, Rex and Patsy Bradley, and Amy.

And… from Staunton, VA, welcome Jimmie, and Roy Harris. A few years ago, the Harrises were in church with Karen and Manny Medeiros. The Medeiroses moved to Charlotte, and the Harrises to Staunton – and on an invitation from Karen and Manny, began joining us via livestream, about three years ago. They have not missed a Sunday! Jimmie especially loves a good book study; Roy has found his passion in Mission Action work, so we can’t wait to get them involved! The Harrises, from Virginia, now join Mary Copeland-Meyers, from South Carolina, as part of our active, non-resident membership, and we look forward to finding ways to involve these new folks, even from a distance.

Thanks to all, and welcome Judy, Jimmie and Roy!

Each year our Easter Sunday cross is decorated with beautiful flowers of the season. Lilies will be purchased, and for a donation of $10 each, you can designate a lily in memory or honor of someone. This is not a fundraiser. The donation provides for the purchase of the lilies to be used. A list of names will be published in the Easter Sunday bulletin. Please sign up in Helt Hall or contact the church office to designate a lily in a loved one’s name.

Parks Helms passed away this week after several months of declining health. Over the many, many years that Parks had been a part of Park Road, he filled almost every capacity for leading and serving this church, in addition to his service in the community. We extend our condolences to Eleanor and the Helms family. His memorial service will be this Sunday, March 26 at 2p in the Sanctuary.

We need lots of candy-filled (no chocolate) plastic eggs to hide for the children on Easter Sunday. Drop off, the pre-filled, eggs in the church

office by April 2.

For this month's Fun Food Friday, we have planned it so we can visit with Bette Honeycutt, who is now a resident at TerraBella Sr. Assisted Living in Harrisburg. The Harrisburg Family House restaurant is just a few miles from Bette’s new home, so we’ll eat there (5429 Highway 49 in Harrisburg). We hope Bette will join us at the restaurant, but if not, we’ll make a quick stop at TerraBella as we return home. Please call the church to sign up, whether you plan to ride the bus (11a in the parking lot) or join us at the restaurant at 11:45a. Please join us and help us make Bette’s day by visiting with old friends.

After Amy's homily last week on mud - using the things at your disposal to help and heal, we received the following note of thanks from Ron Pelt. Thanks to Ron for sharing, and to all the "mudslingers" out there doing what you can with what you have!

"After my knee replacement these past 2 weeks, people have been slinging mud at me: in the form of cards, texts, lasagna, pot pie, cookies, fruit, walking my dog, doing my laundry, cleaning my house, visiting with me, and being Jesus, being the Church, being my friends, and using their gifts to help me heal. I think I have enough mud to plaster up the pain and fear and impatience. Thank you PRBC and family and friends for being Lenten pictures painted with the mud of love."

Youth

• April 21-23, Spring Retreat in Black Mountain, NC

• June 19-23, Mission Trip – many more details to come to mark the date and sign up with Amy.

• July 10-14, Unidiversity – not too late to sign up – let Amy know.

Children



• Palm Sunday – Children will lead the processional waving palm branches as we reenact the Triumphal Entry of Jesus into Jerusalem. Children will meet in Helt Hall just prior to worship to get palms. After the Processional, the children will return to their parents to sit with them for the remainder of the service.

• Easter Sunday – The children can participate in the annual Easter Egg Hunt immediately following worship on Easter Sunday. Bring your baskets to worship and immediately following worship children will find candy-filled eggs all over the courtyard and playgrounds.

Thanks to Max Carroll and Beverly Doyle for organizing another wonderful afternoon with our wonderful senior adults. The food was delicious (Thanks Tam!), the chatter around the tables was engaging, and the Bluegrass trio was AMAZING! So much joy and so much fun and so much good music made for an afternoon of pure delight.

You are invited to join the pastors from the Park Road churches for a casual lunch and conversation this coming Wednesday, March 29th from 12p-1p at Woodlawn Community Fellowship. This will be the final 2023 Lent Lunch.

Room In The Inn Volunteers Needed for Saturday

Our last session of Room in the Inn this Saturday, March 25. We still need someone to prepare and serve dinner to our 12 guests, and someone to serve as an overnight host. Please sign-up here if you can help:

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0945aca92da2fd0-room#/

April Book-A-Poolza Event

Park Road will sponsor a Book-A-Palooza event on April 4 and 5 at which students at Marie G Davis K-8 School will be able to select 3 books for themselves. Volunteers are needed on Monday, April 3, to transport the books, and to unpack the books; on Tuesday, April 4, they will assist the elementary students in selecting books, pack up some books, and unpack others. On Wednesday, April 5, the volunteers will assist middle school students in selecting books, packing the remaining books, and transporting them back to church. Please sign up to help here:



https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0b4caaae2daafe3-bookapalooza6?useFullSite=true#/

We have a few spots left in our Community Garden for the 2023-2024 growing season. The fee is $75.00 a plot. If you would like one of the garden plots please email Parkroadgarden@gmail.com.

See you in the garden!

If you are planning to join Russ for the study of the book The Last Week, please call the office or let Russ know. He needs a count in order to prepare materials. A remote option will be available either through zoom or a telephone conference. All are welcome.

We list an individual each week that we call our “Friends at Home” with their contact information.

Drop a card or give a call to check-in. Even if you do not know someone personally, a contact from someone from their church is always an encouragement.

Coming Up at Park Road

Sunday Worship

Facebook Live and In-Person

11a

First Wednesdays

Dinner and Vespers

(Community Center)

5:30p Dinner / 6p Vespers

Third Wednesday of Each Month 

Virtual Midweek Meet-Up - Facebook Live

6p

First and Third Tuesdays

Coffee and Kibitz Bible Study

(Community Center - Room C503)

10a

Tuesday and Thursdays

Flexercise

(Community Center)

9a

Park Road Baptist Church 

 3900 Park Road | Charlotte NC | 28209

Tel (704) 523-5717 

Fax (704) 523-8481

info@parkroadbaptist.org 

 www.parkroadbaptist.org