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CIRCLE OF FRIENDS FAMILY FOOD MINISTRY
Anyone wishing to join us for a free hot meal on is welcome to attend!
Thursday, January 26, 2012 6:00 - 7:30 PM
We will be dining in the church's Fellowship Hall For more information or to reserve a spot, call the church at 201-666-8998 OR
email to COF@ParksideChurch.net
This Month's Menu: Beef and Bean Chili, Cornbread, Vegetable, Salad, Dessert
Become a part of our Circle of Friends!
What is our Vision? FAITH - HOPE - LOVE
At Parkside Community Church, we are transformed by Faith, Hope, and Love, the virtues that make a difference in our lives today and for Eternity. We are transformed from sin, brokenness, and isolation into Grace, Wholeness, and Community.
Mission: By the Grace of God and the power of prayer, we strive to make a difference …
With our Faith:
We trust the Word of God and God’s promises, so we are willing to live Christian lives, we are willing to risk ourselves in service, and we are willing to give of our time, energy and life for the Kingdom of God. This is the essence of Community.
With our Hope:
We believe in Salvation through Jesus Christ, the Resurrection of the body, and Eternal life, this is the essence of Wholeness, so we share our faith, in word and deed, with each other, our community and the world.
With our Love:
We love because God loved us first in Jesus Christ. This is the essence of Grace. We live out God’s grace when we worship with everything we can offer, serve as Jesus served us, teach as Jesus taught us, and welcome as Jesus welcomed us.
A Message from Pastor Rodney: Next Sunday's Worship Service
January 22, 2012 “Is the Church a Thermometer or a Thermostat?”
Jonah 3:1-5, 10 & Mark 1:14-20
The story of Jonah is remarkable. The portion of the story we will read this Sunday tells us that God sent his prophet into the wicked city Nineveh, which upon hearing the proclamation of God’s judgment repents. This in itself is amazing. God’s message, the gospel, when proclaimed can bring astonishing and profound change to the powers that be. But there is even more … that change can be so profound that it can even effect change in God. The text tells us, “When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil ways, God changed his mind about the calamity that he had said he would bring upon them; and he did not do it. ” These two realities scare me and lift me up. This Gospel message, which God has given us, is so powerful it can change anything!
This week at Parkside we are going to look at the proclamation of Jonah and the call of Jesus and the power that both display. I wonder sometimes if we grasp that power in our church and in our lives. Do we get it that God has given us a power to change our lives, our community, even our world? Join us at Parkside for worship on Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. as we ask ourselves the question that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. asked of the Church, “Are we a Thermometer or are we a Thermostat?”
Grace and peace in Christ,
Rodney
Come hear how God's love has been made complete in the birth, death and resurrection of his son Jesus Christ. At Parkside Community Church, ALL are welcome just as you are!
Then Jesus said, "Come to me all you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest."
