Progressive Theology Traditional Worship Welcoming Community February 6, 2019 From the pastors’ Heart & Soul COMING UP

Mondays and Thursdays Senior Adult Exercise For most of our years as your pastors Amy and I have given more than 10% of our 9:00a annual salary to Park Road. As children, we were taught to tithe (giving 10%) and have practiced disciplined giving throughout our lives. But we have rarely written February 9 a check to Park Road Baptist Church! For many years we have used the online Men’s Shelter Lunch portal through our website, giving our tithe with our credit card, collecting a lot of awards points along the way. February 19 We are replacing the Paypal platform we have been using with a more flexible Coffee & Kibbitz online giving platform called Blue Fire. Bruce Holliday, our Communications 10:00a Director, has helped us make this transaction and has written about these new February 22 giving options. Amy and I have already begun using Blue Fire – re-establishing Fun Food Friday our twice-monthly donations through the website, and making a donation through Bella Fresco our cell phones (just because it’s kind of fun!) 8200 Providence Rd We will leave the church at 11:00a We believe in tithing. We try to encourage the practice at every appropriate and return by 2:00p opportunity. We hope you’ll develop that practice – and, whatever you give, you Please call the church office by might want to check out Bruce’s instructions, below, and go online today to get February 15th to make reservation started!

March 15 Fun Food Friday Charlotte Youth Ballet performance of Cinderella From Bruce Holliday: Our own Kathryn Zello is in the show We are excited to announce two new ways to make charitable donations

online! Beginning immediately you will be able to make secure donations and Friends at Home payments through our website and by using our Text to Give program right from Robin Owens your mobile device. These two new services will benefit all of us in two important 766 Marsh Road #1 ways. Charlotte, NC 28209 First, it will provide the flexibility for you to give, regardless of day or time. You’ll (704) 900-6435 be able to give your tithe online or via text message, using a credit or debit card or through your checking account, by using an e-check. In the Hospital Ober Pauley, CMC Mercy Second, this service will help us develop a habit of giving regularly, allowing recurring donations. How many of you pay bills online? This is much the same, but rather than paying a bill this is an opportunity to consistently and generously help Park Road make a difference in our community. Learn more about Online Giving at http://www.parkroadbaptist.org/online-giving/ Kick-Off Celebration, And Learn more about Text to Give at http://www.parkroadbaptist.org/text-to-give/ February 10 Following worship, we will With both of these services you will be able to donate to specific church funds. officially begin the campaign for You can also set up recurring payments. Finally, this service will help you track our Sanctuary renovation. This your donations for the year and conveniently set up pledge goals for yourself. meeting will feature a Pot Luck We also now have the capability to create Online Payment Forms so that events Lunch, an abbreviated State of the Church report, and updates such as Youth and Children activities, Senior programs, and even Wednesday Night from our Building Committee Fellowship suppers, can be paid for online. (Will Neeriemer, Chair) and our Anything new takes some getting used to, but the instructions on our website will Capital Campaign walk you through the simple steps to get started. And of course, you can reach (Chris Woolley, Chair). out to our staff or call the office anytime for help with any questions you might have. In the coming days we will be sharing more information about these exciting online giving opportunities. We hope you find this program both convenient and inspirational. Thank you for being found faithful!

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All Women Of Park Road Thank You Sunday School Teachers: are Invited to a Drop-In, Sally Silden, Rose Boatwright, Alex Saturday, February 23, 2019 Porter, Madison Porter, and Margaret 4:00-7:00p Knight plus Alan Eakes and various At the home of youth and college students that help Debbie Brown and Dona Leonard. as extra hands and shepherds. It 9101 Stoney Corner Lane takes a big village to ensure that Charlotte, 28210 each and every Sunday there is a lesson full of creativity A casual time to gather and energy and love and care for your children. We are and get better acquainted! grateful. Light refreshments will be served. JUST SHOW UP!!! Thank you to Allyson Neeriemer Allyson jumps in from time to time on Sunday mornings (like this coming Sunday!) to teach music to Book Sorting: your children. This is a great way for Thanks to George Miles and children who cannot make everyone who is helping sort books Wednesday nights a part of their we have received from Promising schedule to have a chance to learn some music along the Pages for the end-of-the-year book way to sing in distribution at Marie G Davis. We are Making a difference in the lives of precious children. Thank you.

Volunteers are needed for our next Room in the Inn hostings. February 9 and February 23!

Milford Chapel Used For Film Set Famous singer/song writer John Legend is currently Congratulation Drew producing a music video for his new song, "Preach". This and Jamie! song has not been officially released yet, but Legend performed it at the Global Citizen Festival in NYC in Amy holds 2018 (This performance can be seen online.) Rev. Phoebe Joan William Barber heard the song, and it inspired him to McCarthy, the new write a sermon and to share that sermon with Legend who daughter of then invited Rev. Barber to be in the upcoming Drew and Jamie McCarthy. video. Video of Rev. Barber preaching his sermon was shot in Milford Chapel.

Blue Fire On-line Giving Learn more about Online Giving at http://www.parkroadbaptist.org/online-giving/ And Learn more about Text to Give at http://www.parkroadbaptist.org/text-to-give/

Phone 704-523-5717 Fax: 704-523-8481 www.parkroadbaptist.org email: [email protected]