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Between celebrating our Confirmation Class and marking the Holy Day of Pentecost, this Sunday is shaping up to be an exciting day with much to celebrate at Parkway!
We'll have a single service starting at 9am.
After the service we will gather in the Ministry Center for a Potluck Brunch. Bring a brunchy dish to share!
The service will begin with a Baptism in the Parkway Garden's pool. You can meet us there to celebrate the baptism in person, or make your way into the Worship Center as usual – the Baptism will be livestreamed to the Worship Center screen.
We will welcome the Confirmation class into full membership at Parkway during the service. While membership at a church can feel like a thing of the past – at Parkway we regard membership as claiming investment and connection in this community of people who follow Jesus together. Members of Parkway have a vote in many major decisions of the church, including church leadership, budgets, and other information at our yearly Charge Conference (Annual business meeting).
In addition to the Confirmation class, several other families are choosing this day to unite in membership with Parkway – claiming that this is the community they want to follow Jesus with. If your family is interested in also uniting in membership with Parkway, feel free to reach out to me at justin@parkwayumc.org.
Prison Ministry
In my last Pastor's Update, I mentioned that Parkway has a history of ministry at the nearby Jester Prison Unit, but that prison ministry has not been active recently. Shari Nutter recently started working in the Jester Unit's Prison Fellowship Academy, a faith-based program that offers a wide range of programs, such as Bible studies, public speaking, tutoring, and other programs aimed at helping incarcerated men in relationships with their children and families.
If you are interested in learning more about how you can get plugged into the Prison Fellowship Academy or other programs, please reach out to Shari Nutter at snutter@comcast.net.
VBS Set-up
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