VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS

PHUMC is partnering with Community Connections, a local non-profit that offers free activities to people with special needs. We are hosting the “Teen Game Group” every Thursday from 6:00-7:30 PM in Wesley Hall from September 22-November 17. All volunteers would be asked to do is be a “buddy” to a participant and get to know them. If you are interested in volunteering, or want to know more information, you can sign up on the Community Connections website or contact Sterling Gentry at [email protected] or 501-772-4522.

Ministry of Pilgrimage 2023

Interested in group travel with your church family (& friends)? The PHUMC Ministry of Pilgrimage offers a rotation of journeys focusing on our faith. Every third year, we focus on community and fellowship. In November of 2023 (November 8-16), we will be boarding a AmaWaterways River Cruise sailing from Basil, Switzerland to Amsterdam, the Netherlands. If you are interested in finding out more, please email Rev. Jay Clark at [email protected].  

TRUNK OR TREAT

Join us on Sunday, October 30th from 3-5PM on the Upper Parking Deck (parking lot 2) for our 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat! We are looking for Sunday School classes, small groups and individuals to open their “trunks” and distribute candy to children who stop by to trick or treat! There will be games, lots of candy, a hay maze, and tons of fun!

Sign up to host a trunk at phumc.com/trunk-or-treat! Hope to see you there! 

WEDNESDAY NIGHTS @ PULASKI HEIGHTS

Wednesday Nights at Pulaski Heights are back! Join us next week! Meals are available from 5:15-5:55PM; under 18 eat free, 18 and above pay $10. We’ll have classes, book studies, Bible studies, and small groups! This week's meal will be a taco bar from Blue Coast Burrito. Online payment and more information is available at phumc.com/wednesdaynights!

SIGN UP FOR THE RANEY SERIES

We are so happy to bring back the Raney Series this Fall! Join us at 6PM on Saturday, October 22nd at the Clinton Library! We will hear about “How to be the Church in a Post-Pandemic World” from Dr. John McKellar and Dr. Todd Renner from White’s Chapel United Methodist Church in Southlake, Texas. White’s Chapel is the largest UMC in the United States. Dinner will be served (southern comfort food prepared by 42) and everything will be free of charge! Sign up by calling the church office at 501-664-3600 or going to phumc.com/raney. Spots are limited, so sign up today!

SEPTEMBER PRIMETIMERS

All are invited to join us for the Primetimers Luncheon on Thursday, September 22nd in the gym. Rev. Kathleen McMurray will be our speaker! RSVP by going to phumc.com/primetimers, call the church office at 501-664-3600 or sign up at the welcome desk. Cost is $10/person!

FOOD PANTRY SETS A RECORD!

Our PHUMC Food Pantry had our biggest month ever! Last week we distributed 152 bags to 109 families, including 29 new families! You may leave donations for the Food Pantry at the Donation Station outside Entrance 7 or bring them to the front desk at Entrance 1! If you'd prefer to give a monetary donation, go to phumc.com/giveonline or write a check with the memo "Food Pantry".

SPIRIT OF ARKANSAS DIAPER DRIVE

For the third year in a row, the Diaper Bank is teaming up with Edward's Food Giant and KATV (Channel 7) for the Spirit of Arkansas Diaper Drive. To participate, you can drop off diapers at select Edward's locations or bring them to front desk or the Donation Station at PHUMC!

We are hoping to surpass our total from last year and collect over 34,000 diapers during the month of September! Learn more at phumc.com/diaperbank!

Afghan Family Update

Dedication and boundless love are the words to describe the five team members on the baby arrival committee. While other members carried out their regular work of transporting folks to the hospital and school, these five helped welcomed our family's first daughter and first American citizen! Baby girl was born Friday at 3:07 AM.....