A Letter from the Gettys

Dear Parksiders,

Irish greetings.

We have been fondly reflecting on our time at Parkside over the past few weeks and our ongoing partnership in the gospel and wanted to write to you.

Book Recommendation: Listen Up! A Practical Guide to Listening to Sermons By Ch

"Why on earth do we need a book like this?" Author Christopher Ash asks and answers this question in his pithy, 31-page booklet, Listen Up! A Practical Guide to Listening to Sermons. Ash offers seven key ingredients for listening to sermons effectively, from expecting God to speak to doing what the Bible says and rejoice. Additionally, there is a refreshingly honest final section to this easy-to-read booklet that offers guidance on listening to a sermon that may be dull, biblically inadequate, or even heretical.

Marriage Matters Workshop with Alistair

Location: Parkside Church-Bainbridge
Start Time: Sat 30, Oct. 2010, noon
End Time: Sat 30, Oct. 2010, 2:45 p.m.

Shelves at bookstores are crowded with books telling you how to save, repair, or even end your marriage. Christian and secular authors alike each carve out their own niche in the ‘marriage’ market claiming to have the secret to a happy marriage. Unfortunately, the one book which offers us the greatest blueprint and purpose for marriage is often overlooked—God’s living and active word.

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Strength and Influence: Parkside's Women's Fall Retreat

Location: The Lodge at Geneva-on-the-Lake
Start Time: Fri 5, Nov. 2010, 10 p.m.
End Time: Sun 7, Nov. 2010, 2 p.m.

Throughout the Bible, women play an important role in illustrating God's love, compassion, mercy, grace, and power. God shows us that in His infinite wisdom He can use all of us, no matter what our station in life may be. This November 5-7, Parkside Church invites women for a weekend of learning and rejuvenation as we study the roles of women in God's word.

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Ed Welch Conference Rescheduled

Due to some scheduling conflicts we are re-scheduling our Ed Welch Conference on Helping Relationships for February 12, 2011.  Dr. Welch is eagerly anticipating being with us next year for our February conference.

Journeymen Golf Classic Pics

We've posted pics from the Journeymen Golf Classic this past Monday. Enjoy>

Short-Term Missions Team is Leaving for Oaxaca, Mexico

We have a short-term missions trip team that is scheduled to leave for Oaxaca later this week. Here is the latest from Dave Cameron, a church Elder and leader on the trip, as they anticipate departure.

An Invitation to Attend Ed Welch's Seminar: "Helping Relationships: Caring for the Body of Christ"

Location: Parkside Church
Start Time: Sat 16, Oct. 2010, noon
End Time: Sat 16, Oct. 2010, 8 p.m.

Of all the great metaphors God’s word uses to describe His church, I think the portrait of God’s church as the ‘body of Christ’ is the most illustrative of how we are to interact and function. Paul writes in Ephesians 4:15-16, “Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.”

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Annual Meeting & Annual Report -

Location: The Auditorium
Start Time: Sun 31, Oct. 2010, 10 p.m.
End Time: Sun 31, Oct. 2010, 11 p.m.

The Annual Meeting is schedule for Sunday, October 31 at 7pm. You may download and read the Annual Report in anticipation of our time together.

Marriage Matters Workshop with Alistair

Location: The Commons
Start Time: Sat 30, Oct. 2010, noon
End Time: Sat 30, Oct. 2010, 2:45 p.m.

Planting Hedges, Pulling Weeds

No one enters into marriage with the intention of failing or growing apart. Each person who says “I do” hopes for a long and beautiful life together with their spouse. But as time passes, couples forget the basics.

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