Weekly News

Worship In-Person & Online!

We can have up to 75 people in each of our 9:30 & 11 am services this Sunday.  Sign up for a spot in a service or Sunday School or the Nursery here.

• Learn today’s new, upbeat song Faithful God here.

• We will livestream the 9:30 am service.
• View or print Sunday’s sermon outline here.
• Fill out the Connection Card each Sunday here.
• Sunday School in person and online.  (See below)

Sunday, October 17, 2021
“God Honours, Even When Others Oppose ”
In-Person Sunday, 9:30 am & 11 am
Livestreamed Sunday at 9:30 am

The story of Esther is filled with life lessons for us today. We need to Stand Strong for Jesus, even in the midst of opposition.  And God will honour our commitment!  Join us!
Please fill out our Connection Card here. 

• View or print Sunday’s sermon outline here.   All outlines here.
• Livestream the service at 9:30 am here.  Join the chat!  Use the same link all day or all week.

In-Person and Online Sunday Schools!

9 am – Online Sunday School for all children JK to Grade 5 – click to join here
(Start chatting with your friends 10 minutes ahead)
11 am – In-Person Sunday School @ PGC – register here

Our office hours going forward will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9 am to noon and 1 to 4 pm.  With vacations happening this summer, please call to make an appointment with with a pastor or ministry leader.

Kids’ Church At Home:

Time to Dream, Week 3:  Toddlers.  Early Childhood.  Elementary.  Disabilities.
Time to Dream, Week 2:  Toddlers.  Early Childhood.  Elementary.  Disabilities.
Time to Dream, Week 1:  Toddlers.  Early Childhood.  Elementary.  Disabilities.

Daily devotional thoughts are here or here.

MORE GROWTH & FELLOWSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

YouVersion: If you’re interested in joining a future YouVersion daily devotional Bible Reading group contact Mikem@parkwoodgardens.ca.

News Updates

• For the Angola mission update from Lowell and Gail Deering, click here.
  
• In-Person Services Sundays!  However, most small groups have moved online.
  
• The church office is open 9-4 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.  You may still call and leave messages or send emails to <office@parkwoodgardens.ca>.
• Finances:  The church mailbox, which is locked and secure and located on the outside wall by the main front door, is checked daily. Feel free to mail or drop off your tithes and offerings there. DO NOT  PUT CASH IN THE CHURCH MAILBOX.  You can also donate electronically. Go here for instructions or call the office and you will be called back.
• Hearing God Seminar. The Hearing God seminar will occur later this fall.  Watch for more info.
  
• The Parkwood Gardens Neighbourhood Group is looking for new members. A Parkwood Gardens Church representative has often held this position as we have several joint initiatives throughout the year.  Interested?  Comment on your communications card or contact Ramona Maynard <ramona.maynard@gmail.com>
• The Parkwood Gardens Playgroup on Thursdays will hopefully resume this fall.
• Co-ed Volleyball for ages 18+ on Tuesdays will hopefully resume soon.
• Our Five-Year Vision was presented last year. If you missed it, you can watch it here and download the Vision document here.
  Previous sermons are here and sermon notes are here.
  We’re on FACEBOOK here and INSTAGRAM here.

October’s Memory Verse:
“For if you remain silent at this time, relief and deliverance for the Jews will arise from another place, but you and your father’s family will perish. And who knows but that you have come to your royal position for such a time as this?“
– Esther 4:14

Weekly Events

Mondays – Women’s Fitness Class, Mondays & Fridays
Tuesdays – Circle of Friends – 9:30 am, Resumes Sept. 21
Tuesdays – Friendship Club, Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8 pm
Tuesdays – Co-Ed Volleyball – returning soon
Wednesdays – Mamas & Chicks, 9:15 am, every other week
Wednesdays – Jr Youth Cell Groups, Online 7 to 8:30 pm, Gr. 6-9
Wednesdays – GROW in God’s Word – 7 pm Online & in-person
Wednesdays – GROW in Your Walk – New Group in September
Wednesdays – Ball Hockey, 8 pm, Ages 15+
Thursdays – Parkwood Gardens Playgroup, returning soon
Fridays  – Basketball, 8 pm.  Ages 16 and up.  returning soon
Saturdays – Family Fun in the Gym, 4 to 6 pm. returning soon
Sundays – Worship Celebrations – 9:30 & 11 am @ PGC
Sundays – Sunday School – 9 am & 12:30 online.
Sundays – Vietnamese Worship Celebration, 2 pm
Sundays – Hearing God Seminar  – 7 pm, coming soon

Youth Stuff: – Currently ONLINE ONLY

Did you know that you can watch or listen to Sunday’s sermons online? Click here for the previous week’s service.

Prayer Requests

If you would like to receive a list of weekly prayer requests, please e-mail Ricki Lee Bristow to have your e-mail address added to the weekly email newsletter. If you have prayer requests to be included on the list, please call the office (519-836-0180), or e-mail Elizabeth.

In-Person Worship Services
Parkwood Gardens Church

With Covid-19 restrictions we can accommodate up to 75 people per service on Sundays.  You can sign up to attend a service or Sunday School or the Nursery here.

The Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Health Unit has mandated the wearing of masks in churches.  Please wear a mask throughout your time in church if you are able.

The decision to attend the in-person service at Parkwood Gardens Church on Sunday morning is solely your personal decision to make.  It is equally acceptable to attend a service in person on Sunday or to watch it at home.

However, we recommend the following with regard to your decision:
(1) If you’re in a high-risk demographic, we would strongly encourage you to not physically attend at this time.  Watch the online service.
(a) More vulnerable individuals include those who are in assisted living and nursing home facilities.
(b) More vulnerable individuals also include those with underlying health conditions … such as diabetes, heart/lung disease, or other respiratory illnesses.
(c) The service will be “live-streamed” at 9:30 am through our YouTube Live page and later uploaded to the church’s webpage and YouTube channel.

(2) When you return to the PGC services you’ll find that things are not the same as before. The staff and leadership of our Church are attempting to make the best decisions for everyone from both a health and spiritual standpoint, according to God’s Word … while maintaining the freedom of personal responsibility and diversity of conclusions around the recommendations regarding COVID 19… which continue to change.

For Everyone Coming to PGC’s Services:
(1) Complete a self-assessment prior to attending (see below) and please stay home if you have any symptoms, suspect you could be ill, or have been recently exposed to someone who has been unwell.

(2) The PGC facility will be sanitized. High traffic areas, including restroom facilities, will be disinfected prior to each service. [However, we request that everyone use the restroom at home prior to coming to limit usage of the church’s facilities.]

(3) Please enter the main front doors only.
(a) A sermon outline will be available on your seat, or you may print off your own at home and bring it.  Bring your own pen or pencil.  You may bring a quiet activity for your children to do.
(b) We will not offer coffee and water stations at this time. We will have hand sanitizing stations near the front doors.
(c)  We will not be passing offering plates.  You may drop your offering envelope into the offering box in the lobby on your way in.

(4) We need to keep 2 meter distancing between households (about 75 people per service).  We ask that you leave 3 chairs between each household/family bubble or individual attending.  Everyone must register online (or call the office) to reserve your seat until the service is full.
(a) Parents, we ask that you keep children who are not in Sunday school with you at all times.

(5) Our nursery is staffed during the 11 am service on the 2nd and 4th Sundays of the month.  Sign up for one of the 7 spots in advance.  The Nursing Moms’ room in the Nursery is also available to nurse babies.

(6) We will aim to keep our services around one hour, and we will not have our usual “greeting time”. We ask that you not shake hands or give hugs to those outside your family … even if the other person gives you permission to do so.

(7) You may hum along with the music or sing behind your mask.  At this time our worship music is prerecorded.  The speakers are live.  The front row will be empty.

(8) Masks are now mandatory. Please wear a mask throughout your time in church if you are able.  Please bring your own face covering when you come to the church.