parkbench december 23, 2012

•Pray for Darlene, as she recovers physically and for strength to persevere through the challenges that lie

ahead. Pray for her well being and her children who are very stressed at this time.

• Please pray for Ashley Swaddling, David Stauffer and Mikaela Blumke as they are attending

Capernwray Bible College. Ashley and David are in England and Mikaela is in Austria.

• Peter and Deanna Fast, Matt’s brother and wife who live in Jerusalem. The rocket fire has increased

in the Gaza Strip. Pray for their safety and pray for Israel.

Prayer Chain & Prayer Team:

Shannon Escaravage (604-534-5852)

Sunday Morning Prayer Please join us in the prayer room (right, front corner of auditorium) before the service from 8:30 –8:45 am.

For more information, please go to the website www.parkland.org Parkland Fellowship, 9574 - 160 St., Surrey BC V4N 2R6 604-582-0282

This is just a friendly reminder of Parkland’s fiscal year-end on December 31st. In order for your donation to be included as a contribution towards your 2012 tax return, mail must be postmarked or dropped at the church office no later than Monday, December 31st, 2012.

To g ive onl ine p lease go to www.parkland.org and click on the link 'Giving.'

Thank you so much for your generous giving for the advancement of the gospel.

Cash Flow Statement

November 30, 2012

General Giving 267,336

Rental & Other Income 79,248

346,584

Expenses (including Mort-gage Principal) 344,242

Cash Flow 2,342

Church Plant Income

Parkland donations 18,172

FEB BC contribution 2,500

FEB CDA contribution 8,000

28,672

PARKLAND FELLOWSHIP GROWING TO SEE OUR CITY TRANSFORMED

9574 160 St. Surrey / 604.582.0282 / www.parkland.org

December 23, 2012

HAPPENING TODAY

When you come to church, you don’t need to be

experienced in the game of church. As a matter of fact, we

try hard to ensure that nobody feels engaged in any kind of

religious game.

At Parkland, you don’t have to dress up in a particular

uniform. You don’t have to be a particular age. Most of all,

you don't have to feel the need to pretend to be anything

other than who you really are. Just come as you are, pick

up a cup of coffee or tea, and relax!

One thing is for sure—no experience is necessary.

Our Worship Service is at 9:00am or 10:45am on

Sunday Mornings.

LEADERSHIP TEAM STAFF

Lead Pastor -Brian Stewart [email protected]

Dir. of Worship - Terry Stauffer [email protected]

Church Planter—Dustin Laird [email protected]

Dir. of Youth - Matt Fast [email protected]

Interim Dir. of Xtreme Life—Keith Ikoma, [email protected]

Dir. of Children’s Ministries Teresa Hartnett, [email protected]

Administrator— Deborah Mooers [email protected]

Kent Anderson ([email protected])

Shannon Escaravage ([email protected])

Doug Friesen ([email protected])

Jan Palmer ([email protected])

Brian Rapske ([email protected])

Cam Shaughnessy ([email protected])

Andy Seiler ([email protected])

INFANTS, TODDLERS & PRESCHOOLERS (up to age 4) Every Sunday, we have childcare for infants as well as a class for t o d d l e r s ( a g e 1 - 2 ) a n d preschoolers (age 3-4) throughout the entire service. For your convenience, there is a change-table in the preschool restroom, that parents are welcome to use. The preschool rooms are located next to the parent room, through the doors at the (east) end of the lobby.

KINDERGARTEN - GRADE 4 Children from Kindergarten to Grade 4 will be dismissed mid-way through the service for fun age-appropriate lessons and activi-ties. Watch for the scrolling mes-sage letting you know when to go to your class.

GRADE 5 - 7 Xtreme Life

The Xtreme life Sunday school

(grades 5-7) class meets upstairs

in the fireside room during the

message. Watch for the

scrolling message letting you

know when to go to your class.

THE REST OF US You are invited to take some time to prepare your heart to give to God in worship.

7) class meets upstairs

Watch for the

This week

Today, Dec 23 Series: The Tale of Two Kings Today’s: The Story of the Smelly Shepherds Passage: Luke 2:8-20

Monday, Dec 24 Christmas Eve Candle Light Service 7:00pm

Tuesday, Dec 25

Focus Youth (grade 8-12), will resume Jan 8/13.

Thursday, Dec 27 Xtreme Life (grade 5-7), will resume Jan 10/13

Every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month Neil & Maggie Harker’s Home Group, 7:30pm. Call for location 604-951-0616

Every 1st & 3rd Saturday of the month Men’s Care Group - Fireside Room, 9-11am.

To listen to this week's sermon message go to www.parkland.org, Sermon.

If you have updates for the Parkbench, please contact Deborah at [email protected]

Upcoming Events

December 24, 7pm Christmas Eve Candle Light Service

December 30 - One Service at 10:00am Wor-ship Fusion Sunday & Continental breakfast. Bring your left over Christmas treats to share. Come prepared to share what the Lord has been doing in your life

January 12, 2013 Women, join us to study The Patriarchs; Beth Moore Bible study. For more information contact Laurie Daku @ 778-772-0270, [email protected]. We meet on the 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month, 9am - Noon, in the Fireside Room. The series will begin on January 12th, 2013!

Sunday, January 27, 2013 @11:30am, Parkland Annual General Meeting

As of December 30, 2012, Parkland is return-

ing to one service on Sunday mornings at

10:00am.

January 20, 2013 Parkland Missions Sunday. Dress in international costume and bring your favourite international dish for potluck lunch.

January 25-27, 2013 Missionsfest Vancouver, January 25-27, under the sails at Vancouver Conventional Centre (www.missionsfestvancouver.ca)

New Member

The Leadership team would like to recommend the following people for membership:

Shaun & Nicole Craig

If anyone has questions or concerns, please speak to one of the members of the Leadership Team (listed on page 2)