Vol. XXII, No. 24 | NoVember 24, 2012

Park Cities Presbyterian Church exists to extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in Dallas and to the world.

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Do you know how to pronounce poinsettia? Well, at least you can reserve one. Look right.

Feliz Navidad! Find out what’s happening at PCPC this Christmas season.

Want to be a blessing this holiday season? Boxes of Blessing is your answer.

It’s poinsettia time!

Each Christmas season we offer PCPC members the opportunity to purchase a poinsettia ($7.50 each) in memory of

or in honor of a friend or family member. They will be in the Sanctuary, Sunday, December 11, and there will be a bulletin insert that morning listing the names of the donor and the recipient. Our chancel area will be wreathed in these beautiful plants for our worship services on December 16 and December 23. You may take your plant with you following the Christmas Eve evening services if you wish to do so. Please fill out the form below. When ordering multiple plants, please write information on a separate sheet of paper and attach to the form. Mail it no later than November 28 to insure that your gift is listed in the bulletin insert.

Please print CLEARLY as you complete the form.

Requests received later than December 3, 2012, will miss the insert printing deadline.

Poinsettia reservation formPlease reserve one plant ($7.50 per plant):

In HONOR of or

In MEMORY of

Given by

Phone number of donor

Please make check payable to PCPC and mail to: PCPC, Attention Jayne Bjork 4124 Oak Lawn, Dallas, TX 75219.

Mail or hand deliver to be received by December 3, 2012.

AdventAt PArk Cities PresbyteriAn ChurCh

Advent Sundays December 2, 9, 16, & 23

Advent Memorial ServiceWednesday, December 12, 5:30 pm, Chapel

Christmas Eve Family ServiceMonday, December 24, 5:00 pm, sanctuary

Christmas Eve Candlelight ServiceMonday, December 24, 10:00 pm, sanctuary

Sunday, December 16 7:00 pm, Sanctuary

See page 2 for details

An image from PCPC’s stained glass windows

This Week    November 24, 20122

everyone

old-fashioned hymn singDo you love the old hymns? Then don’t miss this hour as we sing hymns joyously to the Lord, Sunday, November 25, 11:00 am, Room 259. Everyone is invited. Contact elaine.montague@pcpc.org or 214-224-2736.

art+spiritOn selected Tuesdays, this fall, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, explore, express, and encourage at Art+Spirit: A spiritual study for creative minds. Schedule: November 27:  Ginger Geyer, porcelain artist, will be speaking on “Humor and Heresy, Hope, and Redemption.” December 11: Lyle Novinski, artist, architect, and professor, will be speaking on “The Art of Visualizing Advent.” Register at www.pcpc.org. Contact lawan.glasscock@pcpc.org or 214-224-2739.

a festival of lessons and carolsAlways a seasonal highlight, this year’s Christmas concert features the beloved readings of Lessons and Carols. The adult, youth, and children’s choirs will be joined by symphony orchestra to present this poignant evening, including the traditional candlelit finale, Sunday, December 16, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary. RSVP for Childcare (birth–five-year-olds) by calling 214-706-2797 by Thursday, December 13, 4:30 pm. For more information, contact frances.cope@pcpc.org or 214-224-2633.

need counseling help?Then contact the PCPC Counseling Ministry. Our coun-seling services are fee-based. We continue to offer a complimentary consultation for those interested in external counseling referrals or for those who need to discuss a reduced fee. Visit counseling.pcpc.org to view a special introductory video. If you would like to set up an appointment with one of our counselors, or have questions, please contact Jeff White, counseling@pcpc.org or 214-224-2693.

pcpc employment opportunityYouth Ministry job opening: PCPC has a full-time opening for a two-year paid internship to learn and effectively develop the skills needed to minister to 5th–6th grade middle school students. Student ministry activities include: Sunday School; small group Bible studies; intentional, relational ministry (one-on-one contact time). This position requires a college degree—a biblical and reformed theology education is preferred. If you are interested and qualified, or know someone who is, please forward a resume to sarah.palmer@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762.

stories of rescue and moreYou can now enjoy all of PCPC’s videos online, including the Stories of Rescue and much more at www.vimeo.com/pcpc.

urban ministries

dprc cookies with santa partyDallas Pregnancy Resource Center needs your help by volunteering to help with the Cookies with Santa party Saturday, December 1, 2:00–3:30 pm, Fellowship Bible Church. Help is needed with set-up, participation in the craft tables, and clean-up. Contact Tiffany Feagin, tfeagin@dallasprc.com or 214-343-9263.

treasures of hope 2012Calling all volunteers: cashiers, sales clerks, greeters, servers, and more; we need your help, December 13–19. This is a Christmas store, social agencies fair, complimentary Christmas Food Boxes of Blessing, and more. Contact showard@dlftx.org, 214-777-5520 or imelda.ottmers@pcpc.org, 214-224-2520.

esl needs spring volunteersESL needs evening volunteers for the spring semester, January 8–May 8, 2013. Contact elizabeth.cunningham @pcpc.org or 214-224-2528.

get involved with equipThe EQUIP program through PCPC seeks to prevent financial despair that leads to hopelessness by not only meeting the immediate monetary need but by providing weekly mentoring and spiritual and emotional support to those who have nowhere else to turn. Join us as we help others and call upon the name of the Lord. Contact Linda Wells, lwells2145@gmail.com or 214-632-2088.

Women

subjects: pivotal parentingKay Wyma, author of Cleaning House: A mom’s 12-month experiment to rid her home of youth entitlements, will lead a discussion concerning parenting, Sunday, December 9, 11:00 am–noon, Room 259. Contact mary.haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2725.

births

• Eloise Grace Park, daughter of Carrie and Billy Park, on November 14, 2012

marriages

• Jennifer Louise Jarrett and Jared Kent Fuson, on September 15, 2012

• Cherie Lynn Parker and Robert Len Williams, on November 3, 2012

• Marisa Anne Dillahunty and Moky Cheung, on November 10, 2012

deaths

• Louisa Jordan (CC#06), mother of Anne Logan (CC#09); mother of Chris (and Carole) Jordan (CC#10); grandmother of George, Jr. and Claire Jordan (CC#10), on November 8, 2012

• William “Billy” Rudd III (CC#09), husband of Nancy Rudd (CC#09); father of Margo Rudd (CC#09); father of Kristen (and Sterling) Hillman (CC#22); grandfather of Will and Hunt Hillman (CC#22), on November 16, 2012

sympathy

• Carolyne and Stephen Nielson (CC#05), on the loss of her mother; Christiana and Caroline Nielson (CC#05) on the loss of their grandmother, Gladys Crismier, on November 3, 2012

• Stephanie and Mark Krog (CC#07), on the loss of his mother; Olivia, Julia, Virginia, and Sarah Grace Krog (CC#07) on the loss of their grandmother, Marylin Krog, on November 11, 2012

“Preoccupied with ourselves, we have lost the grace

of being thankful. It is sad to live in a world

where there is no one to thank because we have ourselves

become the cause and source of all good things.”

— John Hannah

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general fund budget

2012/2013 operating budget

July 1–November 11, 2012 budget

July 1–November 11, 2012 giving

Budget variance

$12,200,000

$3,475,656

$3,086,792

($388,863)

november

24–12/2 Cans for the Kingdom, 224-2520

25 Old-fashioned hymn sing, 11:00 am, Room 259, 224-2736

27 Art+Spirit, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2739

29 Advent prayer, 7:00–8:30 pm, 3814 Potomac, 224-2725

december

1 DPRC Cookies with Santa, 2:00–3:30 pm, Fellowship Bible Church, 343-9263

2 Trans:parenting, 11:00 am–noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room, 224-2762

2 Christmas missionary mailings, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall, 224-2551

8 Boxes of Blessing, 9:00 am–1:00 pm, 6100 Cedar Springs, 224-2520

9 Dallas Marathon traffic changes, 8:00–11:45 am, 224-2515

sunday worship

8:00, 9:30, and 11:00 am

communion

Sundays, 8:00–9:00 amWednesday Vespers, 5:30–6:00 pm

24/7 prayer hotline

214-224-2680 or 24/7prayer@pcpc.org

4124 Oak Lawn Avenue Dallas, TX 75219214-224-2500www.pcpc.orgwww.facebook.com/parkcitiespca www.twitter.com/pcpcnewsbit.ly/pcpc-app

stuDent ministries

trans:parentingParents of fifth-eighth grade students are invited to attend Trans:parenting—a panel discussion led by parents, Sunday, December 2, 11:00 am–noon, 7th & 8th Grade Room. Contact sarah.palmer@pcpc.org or 214-224-2762.

WorlD missions

christmas missionary mailingsCome enjoy a meal and fellowship while helping to bless our missionaries around the world this holiday season, Sunday, December 2, 12:15 pm, Fellowship Hall. Contact anna.graber@pcpc.org or 214-224-2551.

Park Cities p r e s b y t e r i a n c h u r c h (pca)

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9 Subjects, 11:00 am–noon, Room 259, 224-2725

11 Art+Spirit, 7:00–8:30 pm, Oak Lawn West, 224-2739

12 Advent Memorial Service, 5:30 pm, Chapel, 224-2632

13–19 Treasures of Hope, 777-5520

16 Lessons & Carols, 7:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632

24 Christmas Eve family service, 5:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632

24 Christmas Eve candlelight service, 10:00 pm, Sanctuary, 224-2632

urgent east asia mission tripThere is an urgent need for seven people to serve on a short-term mission trip to East Asia, January 28–February 10, 2013. Contact Jill Spicer, spicerfamily@att.net or 817-233-9840.

Community neWs

dallas marathon trafficLeave for church a little earlier on Sunday, December 9, 8:00–11:45 am. The Dallas Marathon will again close many streets to traffic around PCPC, including Lakeside and Turtle Creek. There is no access to the church from Central Expressway south of Mockingbird. Contact mark.harrison@pcpc.org or 214-224-2515.

Contact mary.haberkorn@pcpc.org or 214-224-2725

Thursday, November 29 7:00–8:30 pm

3814 Potomac

Women, don’t miss this time of prayer and

worship as we celebrate the coming King.

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Park Cities Presbyterian ChurchJD Lemming, editor4124 Oak Lawn AvenueDallas, Texas 75219-3152214-224-2711 • fax 214-224-2711www.pcpc.org

Vol. XXII, No. 24 | NoVember 24, 2012

until Sunday,December 2for Christmas Boxes of Blessing

Please drop canned items in the boxes located throughout the church (no glass containers please). Questions? Contact Imelda.martinez@pcpc.org or 214-224-2520

BoxeS of BleSSIng

Saturday, December 89:00 am–1:00 pm6100 Cedar Springs

Spread some joy this Christmas season.

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