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With the new year well underway, we'd like to take this opportunity to update you on the progress of Parkside's vision for Building Into the Next Generation.

With the holiday season well underway, it's time to direct our thoughts and prayers to the the message and meaning of Christ Jesus’ birth. Parkside Church will be celebrating through words and music throughout the month of December. Here are some of key dates to keep in mind...

Last evening Alistair mentioned that we would post the quote from Edward Donnelly on "relationships in heaven". This is in connection with our study in Mark 12:18-27 that we considered in both the morning and the evening.

At our Annual Meeting on October 30 we announced a new resource for us as a church, the English Standard Version Bible. You can read more at this blog posting>

Some individuals took up the opportunity to donate a copy of their old NIV and we agreed to coordinate the details and pass them along to those who would benefit from the Bibles. In addition to the Bibles donated we also boxed up the pew Bibles from both the Bainbridge and Green campuses.

Sunday Services

There is an amended schedule on Thanksgiving Sunday (Nov. 27). We will have our typical morning services at 8:30am, 9:45am, and 11:15am but there will be no evening service. There will be childcare (birth-K) but no other classes or life groups in the morning.

Building into the Next Generation is about relationships: being in a growing personal relationship with Jesus Christ; being built up in Christ, through relationships with other believers; being active in promoting the gospel with unbelievers through relationships.

As a leadership team, we have prayerfully thought it best to make the switch to the ESV (English Standard Version) Bible. Recently, the NIV (New International Version) Bible translation team has made a revision in their philosophical approach. As a church family, we sense that the ESV is better suited in its translation philosophy for us as we maintain our commitment to study and teach the Bible. It is with a measure of reluctance that we make this move, but it will better prepare the way for us and future generations. We will address this further at our Annual Meeting on October 30 at 7pm.

Last Sunday, we looked to the Scriptures to help guide our thinking about biblicial giving. In his sermon, It All Belongs to Him, Pastor Begg pointed to 1 Chronicles 29: 1-20 where he noted the importance of understanding that all that we do should be for the glory of God. "The task is great, because this palatial structure is not for man but for the LORD God," said King David. He then asked "who is willing to consecrate themselves to the LORD today?" Pastor Begg noted that this invitation by King David is an "invitation to participate in the work of, and in the worship of, God." As we look to the next 60 days for the vision of our church family, Pastor Begg offered this chapter as a useful and appropriate text to help us consider the responsibilities and opportunities that lie before us. Watch the video>>

Parkside's newly launched Online Giving section of our website provides a simple and secure way to support the church and its ministries. You can also feel good about doing your part to reduce the 35% of solid municipal waste that results from paper consumption alone¹ when you decide to make your contributions electronically instead.

Thanks for your patience over the last few days during our technical difficulties with the Online Giving. We are happy to report that things are back up and running.