Let Us Worship Together
Join us for a pre-recorded worship experience on YouTube this Sunday at 10am (or watch it later). It’s on our YouTube Channel – https://tinyurl.com/pucc-youtube

An exact link will be sent to you over the weekend.

We hear Psalm 143 about our intimate relationship with God and the story Jesus tells about the laborers in the vineyard who are paid the same amount - even though they work very different hours (Matthew 20:1-16). Our sermon is entitled I Don’t Know – and I’m Okay with That!

Tell someone about our Sunday worship services and Mid~Week Meditations of the last six months and help them find us on our YouTube Channel or on Facebook.
All our worship service videos in one place!
Livestream worship on designated Sundays. Look under videos for previous livestreamed services.
All Mid~Week Meditations that have been recorded on YouTube.
Sunday School
Sunday School for children through 5th grade:

Meeting ID: 383 733 977
Password: 819680
Sunday School for Youth/Teens each week:

Meeting ID: 815 6130 3581
Password: 702228
The Oklahoma City Bombing - Parkway Speaker Series Presentation by Brad Lyons

Sun, Sep 20 | 11:15am
via Zoom

PUCCer Brad Lyons was a newspaper reporter on the scene.
Meeting ID: 848 9858 1439 Passcode: 256973
Phone: 312-626-6799 US

(This login information is the SAME for every ZOOM Speaker Series and ZOOM fellowship time.)
NEXT WEEK Speaker Series
The Harper Hybrid School—Covid Creativity by Joe Wagner
Sun, Sep 27 | 11:15am | online presentation details to be announced

Joe Wagner is the co-founder of Harper School in Frontenac and Harper Hybrid, an innovative alternative to educating children during the Pandemic. And, as you likely know, HH is a new tenant at Parkway Church.
Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 892 6384 1824 | Passcode: Book Club
Phone: 312-626-6799 US
Meeting ID: 892 6384 1824 | Passcode: 952340918
Tuesday Evening Dialogue - September 22
Tuesday, September 22 | 7:00pm via ZOOM

Please join us on ZOOM for the second half of a fun discussion of Less by Andrew Sean Greer. It’s a satire of the American abroad, complete with mishaps and misunderstandings, a bittersweet romance of chances lost and ultimately a love story about the human heart.
can get the book on your device, library or buy the paperback.
Questions? Contact Helen Race: raceh@att.net | 3144014382
Halloween Candy Needed
Oct 17 deadline | Container in the front entrance under the food donations

Every year we send our college students a little Halloween treat to let them know we are thinking about them. We are asking for Halloween candy to send to them. Also, in place of our annual Trunk or Treat we’re offering a Community event, Outside Halloween Adventure on Saturday, October 24 from 5:00-6:00 PM. It will be held rain or shine around the church grounds. Families with masks and social distance will meet superheroes telling their stories and will receive candy as if trick or treating, So, we are asking for candy at this event as well. Thanks for helping us! Contact Barbara Kuhlmann: barbk@parkwayucc.org | 314-607-2841

Outside Halloween Adventure
Sat, Oct 24 | 5:00-6:00 pm Outside church grounds

Families can go on this adventure to meet superheroes that will tell their stories This is kid- friendly and non-scary. When they meet the superhero they will receive Halloween treats. It will be held outside on the church grounds everyone wearing masks and social distancing. Rain or Shine come and have FUN!
Contact Barbara Kuhlmann: barbk@parkwayucc.org | 314-607-2841

Prayer List Updates
Jan Shippee and sons Ken and Evan as they grieve and give thanks for David… arrangements are being made to celebrate his life next Tuesday in Bonne Terre.
Joe Runtz - healing from pneumonia; going home from hospital asap.
Lynn and Mark Sableman - remembering/celebrating her mother.
John and Carol Russell - grieving/giving thanks for his mother.
Cherie & Mike Stolze and Family - as her father deals with kidney disease.
Rick & Kathy Hasler and Family – as his mother has been hospitalized for weeks.
Students, teachers, administrators, parents in this school year.
All the acts of kindness that are happening near and far!
The momentum toward justice and equity.
Our deepening relationship with Harper Hybrid Elementary School!
The Family of Rev David Lyon - remembering him fondly (Engel).
Healthcare workers, homeless and many others at risk right now.
Physical Distancing… if anyone needs groceries, medicine and/or other support, please reach out to kevin@parkwayucc.org; 314-330-0629
People who are struggling with their mental health.
People who aren’t feeling safe at home but are remaining there.
Individuals in all levels of leadership as they make decisions today.
Healing of relationships between the public and the police.
People affected by storms, fires yesterday/today/tomorrow.

St Louis Assn UCC Covenant Partner
Week ending September 20 - St Mark UCC, Arnold; stmarkucc.org
Week ending September 27 - St Louis Association; https://www.missourimidsouth.org/st-louis-association

Video
If the Internet's making you feel meaner, you're not imagining it. People really do act differently online than they do in person. Here's why – in just over six minutes.
The phenomenon is known as the online disinhibition effect. Essentially, being online lowers your inhibitions. This often results in people either behaving meaner, or opening up more online than they normally would in face to face conversations. When people act meaner online it can lead to hostile online environments. This is what researchers call "toxic disinhibition." Conversely, when people open up more freely online than in person-- they can often feel more connected to online users, which creates a supportive online environment. Researchers call this "benign disinhibition."
Humor
What's the ratio of a pumpkin's circumference to its diameter?
Pumpkin Pi
Inspiration
From a penitential prayer offered in Jewish homes at the start of Sabbath:

Days pass and years vanish, and we walk sightless among miracles.

[We pray for our Jewish siblings this High Holy Day Season – Rosh Hashanah this weekend and Yom Kippur at the end of the month.]
Habitat for Humanity St. Louis Auction
September 17 – October 4 | https://www.biddingowl.com/Samuel

For the last 25 years, St. Louis area United Churches of Christ have raised funds and volunteers to work on more than 30 Habitat for Humanity Homes. More than $800,000 has come from those churches and hundreds of volunteers.

Samuel UCC, one of about 25 UCC Churches in our UCC Habitat Build,
Invites you to participate in a silent auction, of food, services, heirlooms and ??? To benefit our UCC Habitat Build in 2020.

If you have an item, a service, an activity to share, please email me with a picture and description to place in the auction. We’ll include your name and/or church name with the item.

Six months ago, Covid-19, forced Samuel to cancel it’s annual St. Patrick’s Day Dinner to raise funds for the UCC build. After six months, Samuel presents HALF ST. PATRICKS.

Among opportunities and chances to donate is the Silent Auction in which
ALL UCC Build churches are invited to participate.

It will go LIVE on Half St. Pat’s Day, September 17. Please join the fun, get a preview and sign in and bid or donate to help build affordable housing in St. Louis: https://www.biddingowl.com/Samuel

Every cent raised will benefit our joint UCC effort in this strange time of Covid-19.

Contact Tom Mckenzie: mckenzie1947@att.net | 314-567-0429


Walk to End Alzheimer’s
Saturday October 24

The St. Louis Walk to End Alzheimer's is happening on October 24th. Small walks will be all over the city, in neighborhoods, on sidewalks or trails with family and friends. People within the PUCC community are currently affected, so it has a special meaning this year. All of us are raising funds for one goal, a world without Alzheimer's and all other dementia. Because this disease isn't waiting, neither can we. Please visit the Parkway Team website: https://act.alz.org/site/TR/Walk2020/MO-GreaterMissouri?team_id=619694&pg=team&fr_id=13574
to donate to the team.

Contact Joyce Ruiz by email at: joyceruiz7 @gamil.com or phone 314-494-8979 with questions or to sign up to walk together.


UPDATE St Louis Metro Area Crop Walk 2020
Sunday, October 25

The Crop Walk 2020 is still happening on October 25th. It will be followed by the Crop Concert. All Crop Walk Events will be virtual this year

The need to alleviate hunger continues greater than ever. Please visit the Crop Walk website for all details:

Please join Parkway's team as a virtual walker, or donate to the team. Crop Walk and world hunger need you, Parkway

If you have questions, please contact your Parkway Crop Team:
Mike and Gerry Rogers, Pam Manning, Sue Moellering  
Visit our social media for a mix of pix and to see what other PUCCers would like you to attend/experience/ponder/pray about with them.
Please post a picture of you/yours on our social media:
WORSHIP SUNDAYS at 10:00am
(314) 872 9330 contact@parkwayucc.org
2841 N Ballas Road,
St. Louis, MO 63131

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