Parkway Pulse                                                                  July 2010

JULY CALENDAR
July 4   Independence Day
July 5   Search Committee, 7:00 p.m.
July 12 Search Committee, 7:00 p.m.
July 14 Church Council, 7:00 p.m.
July 18 Missions/Fellowship Time after worship
July 19 Worship Committee, 6:30 p.m.
July 19 Search Committee, 7:00 p.m.
July 21 Open Missions Meeting, 6:00 p.m.
 
NO CHOIR PRACTICE DURING JULY
Quilters meet every Thursday at 10:00 a.m.
Sunday morning childcare – Preschool and younger begins at 9:45 a.m.
Worship Hour 11:00 a.m.
 
SUMMER SUNDAY SCHOOL SCHEDULE
The youth and the elementary age Sunday School classes do not meet in the summer.  There is an activity time at 10:00 a.m. and then a multi-age class for children after the Children's Time in worship.  All the kids meet together in either the nursery or the small classroom.
Adult Education classes
  --  The Bible Study Class meets in the Office/Classroom at 9:45 a.m.
  --  God is Still Speaking Class will be reading "The Children Are Free: Reexamining the Biblical Evidence on Same-Sex Relationships", by Rev. Jeff Miner and John Tyler Connoley.  The class meets at 10:00 a.m. in the Little House on Irving Street.

IT’S TIME TO ORDER COFFEE!   See the Announcements page for the types of coffee available.

NURTURE NEEDS FOR JULY
Cheryl Swanson and Ann McLain will be the Nurture Coordinators for July.  They will support the Neighborhood Leaders, all the Nurture subcommittees, and coordinate any reception needed
 
PARKWAY IS ON FACEBOOK - ARE YOU? - We have established a presence for our church on Facebook - it's called Parkway UCC Winston-Salem to differentiate us from another Parkway UCC (in Minneapolis).  Our youth group also has a Facebook page (Parkway Ucc), but it is for the use of the youth and Conner.
We need help!  Right now there are only a few pictures and a couple of links on the page.  If you are a Facebook aficionado or a tech geek or just a Parkway participant who would like to spend some time updating our page on a regular basis, please let us know!  It would be a great place to highlight our involvement with missions and talk about upcoming events.  It might even draw in some younger folks and families to our church.
If you're interested in getting involved with this social network project, please email Pat Eisenach.  Thanks!
 
JULY BIRTHDAYS
July 3   Diane Jenkins, Victor Varela, Amy Wright
July 4   Katie Weigand
July 9   Alex Myers, Cindy Wright
July 12  Shasta Bryant, Joe Sutherin
July 16  Nicole Martin
July 20  Tiffany Waller
July 21  John Lovelady
July 23  Anne Herndon
July 24  Morgan Masencup
July 25  Jane Williams
July 26  Andrea Mewhinney, Linda Mills
July 27  Alex Brady
 
PARKWAY UCC T-SHIRTS
The Missions Committee has designed t-shirts for members to buy to show support for Parkway at retreats, Habitat builds, mission trips, CHANGE events, etc.  The cost is $10 per shirt and $5 of each sale benefits the Youth's summer mission trip.  There is a large variety of colors including blue, red, navy, green, pink and gray.  Sizes range from child S - Adult XXL.  Please see the example and the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. 
 
MISSIONS UPDATE

ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
Next Meeting - Wednesday, July 21, 6:00 p.m. in the Office. All are invited & encouraged to attend.

Due to ongoing input from the Transition Survey, 3 Course Conversation and various meetings, the Missions Committee has been receiving requests to expand their support to provide fellowship opportunities and increase mission activities for members to engage in. Therefore…
 
Next Fellowship - Sunday, July 18 - Rebecca Gall will present “Students Helping Honduras”. Please bring finger foods and plan to stay after the worship service to learn about this wonderful global cause through potluck discussion as fellowship time together.
 
TBA - The Missions Committee will be hosting a Missions Fair in late August or early September. We need your attendance to support and make it successful.

TUESDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS – announcements are sent by email on Tuesday. If you would like to put an announcement in the email, send  it by 9:00 a.m. Tuesday.

SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS – Sunday announcements are sent by email on Friday afternoon and a condensed version will be used as an insert in the Sunday bulletin in order to cut down on paper/copy costs. If you would like to put an announcement in the bulletin, email it by 9:00 a.m. Friday to Parkway UCC.

Worship, Celebrate Traditions, and Fellowship Service Opportunities at Parkway UCC
 
 -- Christmas Celebration Coordinator - This person or persons will work with the Education Committee to help plan and supervise our Christmas or Epiphany Celebration.
 
 -- Maundy Thursday Service Meal Coordinator - This person or persons will work with the Worship Committee to plan and supervise the meal before the Maundy Thursday Service.
 
 -- Easter Potluck Breakfast Coordinator - This person or persons will work with the Nurture Committee to plan and supervise the Easter Potluck Breakfast.
 
 -- Summer Fling Potluck Coordinator - This person or persons will work with the Nurture Committee to plan and implement the Summer Fling/Ice Cream Social.

 -- Fall Retreat Coordinator - This person or persons will work with the Nurture Committee to plan and implement the Fall Retreat.

Contact Janice Nelligan, Nurture Committee Chair, for details on the above service opportunities.  Phone 778-0866.