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OUR MISSION

Parkville Presbyterian Church is a community of believers

following

Jesus Christ by sharing God’s Word,

serving and

welcoming all.

“You are the salt of the earth . . .

You are the light of the world.” — Jesus (Matthew 5:13-14)

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Sunday, June 4Sunday, June 4Sunday, June 4———6:006:006:00 OUR MISSION

Parkville Presbyterian

Church is a community of

believers following

Jesus Christ by sharing

God’s Word,

serving and

welcoming all.

J U N E 2 0 1 7

“The gifts God gave were that some would be apos-tles, some prophets, some evangelists, some pastors and teachers,” and others would be ushers, greeters,

gutter cleaners, acolytes and small group leaders. Discern your gifts and bring them to life at PPC through the Time and Talents sheet delivered by mail, placed in the narthex, and available in this week’s worship bulletin. Then, let’s cele-brate our common ministries at Ministry Night —June 4th at 6 pm. We’ll have a light, catered meal, and an opportunity to learn more and dig deeper, as we gather as a church on Min-istry Night!

I N S I D E

T H I S I S S U E :

2. “Fasting and Feasting,”

Back to School Fair

3. Pastor’s Perspective:

Seasons in Life of Church

4. Unbinding the Gospel;

Bachathon

5. Parents Night Out

6. Hosting Family

Promise

7-8 Higher Ground Build

9. Youth Sunday

10. Pentecost Offering,

June Final Friday

11. June Calendar

Sundays -

June 4 thru

July 14

Join us outside on Sunday

mornings between worship

services for conversation,

refreshments and games!

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL is coming up July 17 through July 21. We will meet during morning hours Mon-day through Friday, and then gather again for a special VBS Sunday on July 23. On that Sunday, we will have one com-bined morning worship at 10:30 am. If you would like to volunteer to help with VBS, or want to hear more, contact Pastor Steve at [email protected] .

July 17—21

mailto:[email protected]

Place shared items in the

grocery cart outside the

Sanctuary. Special needs

at this time include:

Dry beans Ramen Noodles

Rice

Cereal

Pork and beans

Pineapple

Hamburger Helper

JUNE

Food Pantry

Needs

Last year,

SPEAC served

3,395 households;

9,734 individuals —

with 16,392

bags of groceries.

Thank you for helping!

Fasting and feastingggg continues in June, July, and Augustgggggggggg This summer, we’ll continue our pattern of feasting at the Lord’s Ta-ble, celebrating Communion on most Sundays—and then fasting

and feeding others, dedi-cating our of-ferings to the SPEAC food pantry, on the first Sunday.

W h y t h e first Sunday? Because this is the day when we traditionally receive an offering for SPEAC, accepting your donations of food, materials, and other resources for the work of this vital ministry. But also because a change on any other day wouldn’t be the same. We’re used to receiv-ing Communion on the first Sunday —so if we fasted on another day, on a day when we’re not used to hav-ing Communion, it wouldn’t have the same impact. It would be harder to see the connection be-tween Christ’s call to feed others and the joyful feast of Communion. Because of our accustomed rhythms on the first Sunday, we experience a different rhythm in a more power-ful way.’;l;ll;l;l’;’;l’l’ll’;l’;lk’l’lk’lk’’;lk So, in June, July, and August, on the first Sunday, we will fast and feed others, bringing our pantry of-ferings into the sanctuary and dedi-cating them at the Lord’s Table. On the other Sundays, we will feast, enjoying the real presence of the Risen Christ in glorious abundance! In both ways, we will experience a true Communion with Jesus Christ.

Wednesday Evening—June 14:

Wednesday at Weatherby!

You are invited to join us at Weatherby Lake’s C-Point from

5—8 pm for an evening of outdoor fellowship — with hamburgers, hot dogs and drinks provided!

Again this month,

please do not drop off

Food Pantry items in

Narthex; bring into

sanctuary for

dedication DURING

worship on first

Sunday of month.

T H E S A L T S H A K E R

CA$H

DONATIONS

are also welcome;

make checks to

SPEAC Food Pantry

The Platte County Back To School Fair will be held on Thursday, Au-gust 3, 2017, at The Rock of KC Church, 12750 N. Winan Rd., KCMO 64153. This event helps to provide Platte County students of limited resources with school sup-plies and hygiene packets to start the school year. The PPC Mission Ministry team through general budget funding will again be pro-viding earbuds to be used by stu-dents with school-issued iPads and Chromebooks for instructional purposes. Watch for a collection container in the narthex begin-ning in June for those wishing to donate additional earbuds or funds to purchase them. More details will follow includ-ing volunteer op-portunities.

P A G E 3

W e celebrate seasons in the life of the church. Advent is a season of waiting that leads to Christmas and the birth of a Savior. Lent is a season of repentance, fasting, and re-newal, as we journey with Jesus to Jerusalem and the cross. And Eastertide, the season that comes in the wake of Easter, is a unique opportunity to celebrate the Resurrection—to bask in the light of the life Christ brings!

On Sunday, June 4th, we will celebrate the day of Pen-tecost, remembering the mo-ment when the Holy Spirit came like “tongues of fire” (Acts 2:3) on the first believers, and remem-bering, too, that it never left, and those tongues of fire still live in us.

The Holy Spirit is a wild, wily, won-drous being, and over the next few months, we’ll dwell with that being. Of course, Jesus never leaves our side, and God is present throughout creation, and the Spirit always lives inside us, but this is the season in the life of the church when we particu-larly recognize and reckon with the Spirit.

What do we call this season? On some church calendars, the weeks and months after Pentecost are referred to as “the season of Pentecost,” when we listen for the voice of the Spirit as it guides our church and our lives. On other church calendars, the season after Pentecost is called “ordinary time,” not because it’s regular, but because it’s counted—ordinary as in ordinal, or ordered. And even then, ordinary time is a season of growth, a season of change and matu-ration as we are drawn ever deeper into the wily life of the Spirit.

So, where will the Holy Spirit lead us in these coming weeks and months?

In Sunday morning worship, we will explore the stories of Scripture, and see how they are woven like a tapestry into the fabric of our lives. From June 11th through July 9th, we’ll be explor-

ing Stories of Strong Women, like Eve, Esther, Deborah, Jael, Joanna, and Mary. We’ll see how they overcame and worked around limitations im-posed by others as they responded to the call of God on their lives. We’ll also dwell with contemporary stories of women doing the very same thing.

Then, from July 16th to August 6th, we’ll continue our emphasis on stories, but we’ll take that road in a different direction. Deleted Scenes is a series that focuses on books that aren’t in the Bi-

ble, like Bel and the Dragon, the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, and the Acts of Paul and Thecla. As

we do, we’ll glean holy wisdom from these pas-sages, but we’ll also learn more about why they didn’t make the cut.

As people, the stories we tell define who we’ve been and who we’re be-coming. They say a lot about how we see our-selves and how we think about our world. But the stories we don’t tell say a lot, as well; they, too, are part of the way we define ourselves and our world.

The Holy Spirit has a number of things in store for us over the next few months, and in the end, who can say how the Spirit will move? Per-sonally, I have my ideas, but I also know that this wild, wily, and wondrous being has sur-prised me before. Over the next few months, as we dwell with the stories of the Bible and the stories of our lives, we’ll hear new things in old Scriptures, make inspiring connections, and find the tongues of fire dwelling within us. Let’s prepare for the journey.

Pastor’s Perspective ~ Rev. Steven Andrews

“Where will

the Holy Spirit

lead us?”

PPC participates in Bachathon

Several PPC members participated in the 38th annual Bachathon at Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral on May 7. The annual festival of the great music of Johann Sebastian Bach is sponsored by the Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. Again this year, Paul Erickson was among the featured Bach organists. This year’s program also in-cluded the Northland Community Choir, which includes many PPC members and is directed by Paul Erickson.


“Unbinding The Gospel” — One Participant’s Experience

Having been a PPC member for some 30 years, I had not before par-

ticipated in a small group study outside of Sunday School. (Indeed,

it’s been a long journey!) “Unbinding The Gospel” was that opportu-

nity. Adeptly facilitated by Janet Geary, for me the group

experience was the embodiment of what was being prescribed in the

guidebook: developing a more intimate relationship with fellow con-

gregants; gaining a comfort level in witnessing our faith in our own

way and style; and a reminder that loving God and one another is the

underpinning of our evangelism. When “Unbinding The Heart” is in-

troduced later this year I hope others who like myself might have

been reticent, take the “leap of faith” into the small group experience

and are similarly blessed with the personal faith development and

group unity we shared. —Doug Ballou


PPC Kids singing at Family Celebration—May 7 P A G E 5

Parents Night Out—Friday June 23

Leave your kiddos

at church—under

the supervision of

caring adult PPC

members and enjoy

a night out in

downtown

Parkville.

Look for more

details later!

Little Dresses

Workday, Friday

June 2, 1pm


P A G E 6

A Note

from Pastor Steve:

Thank you to PPC and the Presbyterian Church (USA)! In May, I participated in a denomina-tional program called CREDO, where ministers spend a week at a retreat center, meeting with other pastors and a trained faculty, focusing on our spiritual, emotional, physical, and financial health. It was a powerful, life-giving week, and there are many ways in which your generosity made it possible. Thank you to Bob Turpin for stepping into the pulpit on May 14th, to Bill Geary for leading The Way, to Paul Erickson who filled in for confirmation and youth group, and to the ses-sion, who showed patience and grace with all of my scheduling and rescheduling needs. But be-yond those specific folks, if you are a financial supporter of the church, you helped pay the Board of Pensions dues that made this retreat possible. For this week away, the church paid a nominal fee—for which I’m also grateful—from the budget for my continuing education, but much of the support came from denominational groups. As a church, when we support our de-nomination through per capita payments, special offerings, and Board of Pensions dues, this is the kind of thing we support. I’m grateful, and so are my other CREDO colleagues. So, again, thank you!

Another Great Community

Dinner—May 12

We will be hosting Family Promise guests June 11th-17th. There are currently three families — including five adults and five children: Christina with three children - Cameron, age 13, Emaleigh and Elysia (twins) 10 ; Emily and Scott with Karlee, 8; and Shereka and Antoine with their son An-toine “AJ”, 2. You can help us welcome them by acting as dinner and/or overnight hosts or provid-ing food for breakfasts and lunches. There will be sign up sheets in the narthex. Please contact Marla Zaragoza at [email protected] or Debbie Walker at [email protected].

Save the Date—Sunday, September 10

WORSHIP IN THE PARK

mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

P A G E 7

HIGHER GROUNDS BUILD

2017 Conference and Build—Hammond, Louisiana

Let us tell you the story of David and Cathy Wagner . . . David and Cathy live in Albany, LA in the Bayou area. It’s a beautiful part of our country about 50 miles north of New Orleans. They moved to Albany from North Carolina when they became the guardians of their two grand-children. David and Cathy cashed in their sav-ings and re-tirement in-vestments to be able to purchase a home which would ac-commodate the four of them. They did upgrades to their new home and were starting a new life together. Now that they were living solely on their re-tirement income, money was tight. Two years ago, their insurance agent suggested they drop their flood insurance which would save them $600 a year. The area had not experienced a flood in over 100 years. David and Cathy weren’t sure they should drop this insurance. They asked their neighbors about floods in the area and were told the same thing — not in the past 100 years—so they decided to drop their flood insurance. A year and a half later, last August, the area flooded and they had 3-4 feet of water through-out their home! Everything was ruined! David, Cathy, and their grandchildren lived through many hours of turmoil as they waited 18 hours to be rescued from the rushing waters. During that time, a tree fell on Cathy’s knee and she now has

to have knee replacement and she uses a walker to aid her until that time. Can you feel their pain and despair? They had no flood insurance, no home, and no savings to fix or rebuild their home. FEMA placed a trailer on their property and that is where they are liv-ing right now. Unfortunately, the builders for FEMA used formaldehyde (a pungent, irritating gas used in an aqueous solution as a disinfectant and preservative in chemical synthesis) in the construction of these trailers. David and Cathy, and the children, are now showing spots on their lungs due to this chemical. (This is common with anyone who has been living in these FEMA-provided trailers.) Can you imagine what they are going through? They had no hope for getting their lives back. Then they heard about the Fuller Center for Housing, Ginger Ford Northshore affiliate, Hammond, LA. They were encouraged to apply for a ReNew Build . . . and they were accepted! On May 27th, Graham Houston, Randy Smith, and I (Linda Myers), were privileged to be a part of the Higher Ground on the Bayou Flood Recovery Build at David and Cathy’s house in Albany, LA — represent-ing Fuller Center for Housing, Greater Kansas City, MO and our own Parkville Presbyterian Church. The volun-teer group of two dozen people we worked with came from all parts of the country such as Missis-sippi, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Southern Utah, Georgia, and as far away as Nicaragua. This is

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where we met David and Cathy. We heard their story face to face as they shared their discourage-ment and feeling that they had no hope. I could go on and on . . . but the message be-came very clear at their house blessing ceremony when they expressed their gratitude to the Fuller Center volunteers. What was most prevalent to them - “You gave us hope when we had none! Now we have hope and we thank God every day for his blessings! Because of your faith, and caring for those of us in need, our faith has been strengthened, and we see God at work through all of you!” The last two days we spent attending the Fuller Center for Housing’s Na-tional Conference where the various Covenant Partners (local affiliates) shared their successes and their trials re-garding the various elements of managing as a Covenant Partner for Fuller Center. The workshops included Community Building, Grant Writing, Family Selection and Partnering, Church Re-lations, Fundraising, Finan-cial Management/ Budget-ing, Collaborations and Partnerships, and Board Development. A wealth of knowledge was shared and we came back energized and deter-mined to build a stronger Fuller Center here in Kansas City. As we do we continue to follow the mission of Millard Fuller, the founder - “The Eco-nomics of Jesus” and “The Theology of the Hammer”, providing affordable and adequate housing for people in need. As you know, PPC Risk-Taking Missions supports Fuller Center for Housing—Greater Kansas City. While we do not have people vic-timized by flooding, we do have people in need of homes built to accommodate their disabilities, homes that need renovations for disability acces-sibility, and general repairs such as window re-

placement, siding and roof repairs just to name a few. PPC and Fuller Center can’t do these things without your support either in volunteering and/or financial contributions. Fuller Center uses every dollar contributed to the good of their work. There are no paid employees of the organi-zation at the local level! The dollars go to cover material and professional services needed to complete the work. Please consider supporting the Fuller Center and helping those in need in our community!

And stayed tuned for infor-mation on a PPC Fall 2017 trip to Louisiana to continue to help flood victims. You are probably aware that recently the Fuller Cen-ter for Housing of Greater Kansas City finished a home for Tara Hensler and her family here in the North-land, with many volunteers from PPC and neighboring churches. If you want to learn more about Fuller Center for Housing just reach out to Graham, Randy or Linda.

Contributions can be made through Parkville Presbyterian Church, tagged Fuller Center, or di-rectly to Fuller Center for Housing—Greater Kan-sas City, PO Box 901365, KC, MO 64190-1365.

Submitted by Graham Houston, Randy Smith, Linda Myers, Fuller Center for Housing KC and PPC Mission Team

HIGHER GROUNDS BUILD, cont. from previous page

P A G E 9

A Sampling of

Youth Sunday

May 21, 2017

“Matured . . .

and

Maturing”

Pentecost Offering: This Sunday, June 4

AS YOU CAN, give to the Pentecost Offering on June 4 to help provide opportunities for our young people to forge a deep and lasting faith on which to grow and build their lives.

40% stays with our congregation! La Paz at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church (GPPC) in a Kansas City, KS, bi-lingual, multi-cultural neighbor-hood was selected by the Mission Ministry Team for Parkville Presbyte-rian’s 40% of this offering.

Celebrating Birthdays in June —

Please wish a Happy Birthday to those celebrating in June:

2. Nancy Whitworth, Lauri Ortiz

3. Steve Berg

5. Lucy Shrawder

9. Katherine Powers

10. Bryan Reents, Elaine Hon

11. Don Breckon, Sylvia Wylie, Nicholas Burton

12. Joyce Schrimsher, Teri Frazier

17. Mike Vaughn, Nicole Chapple

18. Mark Hampton

24. Wayne Frazier

25. Becky Nook

26. Dixie Selvidge

27. Marcus Flores, Alan Sickman, Ann Atkin

28. Jennifer Cook T H E S A L T S H A K E R

Summer

Evenings

Open

Tuesdays PM

June 13 &

July 11

Stars and Stripes with the Parkville Symphonic Band, directed by Steve Berg. Community bands began early in the 20th century, at a time before recorded music when bands were the primary source of music in small communities like Parkville. Today, bands provide an outlet for thou-sands of amateur musicians to enjoy, display and fur-

ther hone their musical skills. About 22 years ago, the Parkville Sym-phonic Band was begun by a family of vision-ary and passionate member musicians right here at Parkville Presbyterian. Is there any-thing more “American” than a band playing holiday favorites? We’ll even throw in a re-ception of “All-American Dogs” and Ice Cold Lemonade. God bless America! ooooooooo: Join us for Final Friday—June 30, 7pm.

April 2017

Contributions - Regular Offering $35,486.00

Contributions - Per Capita $83.92

Contributions - Loose Offering $351.00

Other Income $115.00

TOTAL $36,035.92

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 10:00 a.m. Circle III Room 307

7:00 p.m. Right Side of

the Tracks/Rm 205/208

7:20 p.m. PPC Platte

Softball Game

2 9a-Preschool Music Class

1:00 p.m. Little Dresses

for Africa


9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 12:00-5pm Eagle Court of Honor, Sanctuary & Whipple Hall

4 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m. Adult Church School 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 1:00 pm ICM Recital, Sanctuary 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group 6:00 p.m. Ministry Night

5

6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Whipple Hall

6 9am-12pm Pastor

Steve’s Office Hours

2:00 p.m. SPEAC , Room 307 6:30 p.m. Cubs, Rooms 205/206/208/215 7:00 p.m. Session

7

8

9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 2:00 p.m. Quilting Group, Room 307 6:15 pm PPC Platte Softball Game 7:00 p.m. Mission Team 7:00 p.m. Right Side of the Tracks/Room s

9

9a-Preschool Music Class

6:00 p.m. Girl Scout Bridging & Reception, Whipple Hall

10 Presbytery Meeting @ First, Atchison KS 9a-Preschool Music Class 9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice

11 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m. Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group 6:00 p.m. “The Way” Evening Worship

12 FAMILY PROMISE 6/11-6/17 6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Whipple Hall

13 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 6:30 p.m. Cubs/rooms 205/206/208/215

14

C-Point Weatherby Lake Picnic

15 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Right Side of the Tracks/Room 205/208 7:20p.m. PPC Platte Softball Game


17

9a-Preschool Music Class

9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice

18 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m. Adult Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group 6:00 p.m. The Way” Evening Worship

19 6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208 7:00 p.m. Boy Scouts Whipple Hall

20 6:30 p.m. Cubs/rooms 205/206/208/215 7:00p.m. Board of Deacons

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22 6:15 pm PPC Platte Softball Game 7:00 p.m. Right Side of the Tracks/Room 205/208


Parent’s Night Out


9-11:00 a.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice

25Newsletter Dead-line, 12:00 noon 8:30 a.m. Worship 9:40 a.m. Lemonade on the Lawn 9:40 a.m. Adult Church School 9:40 a.m. Summer Choir 11:00 a.m. Worship 1-3:00 p.m. PPC Platte Softball Practice 3:00 p.m. Senior Recital 5:00 p.m. Middle School Youth group 6:00 p.m. The Way” Evening Worship

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6:00 p.m. Bible Study 6:00 p.m. Cub Scouts 205/206/208

27 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 6:00 p.m. Cub Pack Meeting

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29 9am-12pm Pastor Steve’s Office Hours 7:00 p.m. Right Side of the Tracks/Room 205/208 7:20p.m. PPC Platte Softball Game


5:00 p.m. Jackson/Sportsman Wedding Rehearsal 7:00 p.m. Final Friday Community Concert

Parkville Presbyterian Church

June 2017

Sunday Worship 8:30 & 11:00 a.m.

Church School: 9:45 a.m.

Church Office: 816-741-1641

Church Fax: 816-741-1644

E-Mail: [email protected]

www.parkvillepresby.org


819 Main Street

Parkville, MO 64152-3630

Office: 816.741.1641

Fax: 816.741.1744

E-mail [email protected]

www.parkvillepresby.org

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