Publishing Schedule Friday

- The Tidings - The Call - The Worship Guide

Information due by 9:30 a.m. Tuesday

- The Tidings Printed at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday - The Call

Printed at 2:00 p.m. Thursday

- The Worship Guide Printed at 10:00 a.m. - The Sunday Call Printed at 2:00 p.m.

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PHBC STAFF Dr. Randy L. Hyde, Pastor

rhyde@phbclr.com Rev. Jim Munns, Associate Pastor

Music and Administration jmunns@phbclr.com

Rev. Carolyn Staley, Associate Pastor Discipleship and Missions

cstaley@phbclr.com Mrs. Leann Broadway, Dayschool Director

lbroadway@phbclr.com Ms. Shelia Butler

Assistant Dayschool Director/Personnel Mrs. Linda Bruns, Organist

Mrs. Melanie Martin, Pianist Mrs. Pat Munns, Music Assistant

Mrs. MiDonna Miller, Secretary/Receptionist secretary@phbclr.com

Ms. Rebel McClenney, Bookkeeper bookkeep@phbclr.com

Mr. Michael Hammonds, Assistant Chef/Custodian Ms. Magnolia Sanford, Housekeeping

Mr. Stephen Porter, Chef

2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. · Little Rock, AR 72205 · Office 501-661-1129 · Fax 661– 0480 www.phbclr.com · e-mail: secretary@phbclr.com

PHBC CALENDAR

Wednesday, September 19 MIDWEEK 4:00 p.m. Library is Open 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 5:30 p.m. Serving Line Opens 6:15 p.m. Young Musicians/Tone Chime Choir - Room 100 Angel Choir - Room 106 Wednesday Youth - Rec Hall Worship - Hicks Hall 7:15 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Room 310 Thursday, September 20 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 5:45-8:00 p.m. Swing Band Rehearsal - Hicks Hall 6:30-8:00 p.m. Etsy Craft Group - Rec Hall 6:30-7:15 p.m. Beginning Youth Fencing (ages 12-18 years) - Gym 7:30 p.m. Advanced Fencing - Gym Saturday, September 22 7:00 a.m. Hillcrest Farmers Market 11:00 a.m. Volunteer Lunch Sunday, September 23 8:30 a.m. Deacons Meeting - Room 328 8:45 a.m. Library is Open 9:30 a.m. Bible Study for all ages 10:30 a.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Room 310 10:45 a.m. Morning Worship 4:00 p.m. SonPower Choir - Room 310 5:00 p.m. Hosanna Ringers - Room 215 6:00 p.m. SNY Monday, September 24 2:00 p.m. Men of Faith Rehearsal - Room 310 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 5:30 p.m. Brownies - Rec Hall Tuesday, September 25 2:00 p.m. Staff Meeting and Worship Planning - Pastor’s Office 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 7:30 p.m. Beginning Fencing - Gym Wednesday, September 26 MIDWEEK 4:00 p.m. Library is Open 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 5:30 p.m. Serving Line Opens 6:15 p.m. Young Musicians/Tone Chime Choir - Room 100 Angel Choir - Room 106 Wednesday Youth - Rec Hall Worship - Hicks Hall 7:15 p.m. Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal - Room 310 Thursday, September 27 4:30-6:00 p.m. eStem Girls Volleyball - Gym 5:45-8:00 p.m. Swing Band Rehearsal - Hicks Hall 6:30-8:00 p.m. Etsy Craft Group - Rec Hall 6:30-7:15 p.m. Beginning Youth Fencing (ages 12-18 years) - Gym 7:30 p.m. Advanced Fencing - Gym Saturday, September 29 7:00 a.m. Hillcrest Farmers Market 6:00 p.m. Stephanie Garrett and Josh Hester Wedding

Sunday - September 16, 2012

Sunday School Attendance Worship Attendance 1 Our Year-To-Date Stewardship

YTD General Fund Expenses

YTD General Fund Receipts Balance September 16, 2012 Receipts

108 138

$451,635 $390,167 -$61,468 $21,872

Wednesday Menu

September 26

Beef Tips

Rice

Green Beans

Congealed Salad

Pie

the Tidings

Emma Leigh and

Asher Payton Hudson

Sunday, September 30

Morning Worship

Hillcrest Farmers Market Volunteer Lunch

Saturday September 22

11:00 a.m.

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I once was told of a baseball coach who had a hard time making decisions. As the story goes, there was a runner on first when the batter hit the ball safely up the middle between the shortstop and second baseman. As the runner rounded second, he looked to his coach in the third-base box for a signal that would tell him if he should stay at second or continue on to third. It is the responsibility of the coach to see where the ball is and determine whether the runner has a good chance of advancing to third. The coach couldn’t decide. With one hand he motioned the runner to come on while with the other he signaled him to stop. The runner, confused by his coach’s indecision, was caught in a run-down and tagged out.

Right now, I’m kind of feeling like that runner. Or am I the coach? We’ve gathered a great deal of momentum when it comes to our Centennial plans. We’ve got a couple of runners on base, and we’re poised to score. However, there’s some hesitation at second in regard to the capital campaign portion of our plans. We’ve seen the initial renderings of our architects, we know generally what we want to do (specifics have yet to be determined), but the question is whether we have the resources with which to complete what we will eventually agree to do. When we invite folks to come and celebrate our reunion weekend next year, we want our facilities not only to look good, but to reflect our enthusiastic hopes for the future. We want to enter our second century with the strong belief that our ministry will continue in inviting people to be a part of our church’s life. The physical facilities do not insure this will happen, but they are certainly a big help. So how do we best proceed? Another vital question: where are our hopes and dreams? Capital campaigns are about money, and frankly, we are struggling right now on that front. Take a look at the report in this newsletter and you will note that we are quite a bit behind this year. Our receipts are far outweighed by our expenses. There are reasons for our current situation. Not only did we lose some faithful givers this past year, we had unexpected expenses. Our aging facilities are a constant drain (read Jim’s column and you will see that we’ve had another setback requiring a financial response), with high-cost issues of late, largely due to the replacement of roofs. Otherwise, we really haven’t spent more than we normally do (in fact, our year-to-date expenses are less than where we were this time last year); it’s just that our receipts have not kept up with the demand. While I do not want to speak for them, I’m getting the feeling that because of our financial constraints our Centennial Capital Campaign leadership group isn’t sure whether to stay at second or go on to third. In order to determine how best to proceed scripture, as always, is our guide. If Joshua were the coach, I know what he would say to us, the same thing he said to the Israelites as they were about to cross the Jordan: “Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go” (Joshua 1:9). I will say this: stopping at second, or even third, is not an option. We will continue to work hard to see that we forge ahead in faith, as Joshua advises, because the LORD our God will be with us wherever we go. I say let’s round second and head for third, and let’s do it together. In fact, I’ll go one better... I’ll see you at home plate!

Fall is a busy time at PHBC! Mark your calendars for these special events:

Saturday, Sept. 22, 11 AM Hillcrest Farmers Market volunteer

appreciation lunch on the lawn near the church office ramp, weather permitting. Rain plan: Hicks Hall. Sunday, October 7 Teacher Appreciation Sunday with recognition in worship and complimentary First Sunday Lunch for our teachers On Wednesday evening, September 19, Harriett Phillips begins a study of the Beth Moore book and DVD “The Inheritance”. Come to the library at 5:30 and enjoy! A new opportunity for the Hillcrest Farmers Market has come our way: a Winter Market to continue to serve the community and our farmers. Many of our growers will have crops through the Fall and Winter months. They will continue to operate the market in the normal location along Kavanaugh. The new idea will be that when the weather is too cold to be outside, they will set up inside the gym. We will protect the floor. They prefer to be along the sidewalk so shoppers can see them and stop to buy, so this option will be exercised rarely. New fall hours will have the market open at 8 AM Please pray for this ministry and service of PHBC, as we seek to meet our neighbors. We also welcome any new volunteer(s) who would be interested in assisting as the church’s liaison to the market in the Fall and Winter months. There would be little actual “set up” required, but primarily to be on site as our church representative. We would continue to have a table with information about the church, and opportunities for service. Please let me know if this is an area of service you’d like to know more about. Thanks! Our church is reaping compliments for being a place of service and outreach to the community. Last week at market, our neighbors learned that we host Family Promise and we found some interest in helping us with that ministry. God is working as we open our doors to serve and meet our neighbors. Blessings and thanks, Carolyn

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Monday, October 8

5:30 p.m. Hicks Hall

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Our Worship Sunday September 23, 2012

Acolyte - Gretchen Allen

Deacons of the Week - George Lee and

Jimmie Lou Fisher

Greeters of the Week - Deborah Beard, Paul Bruns,

Margaret Kelly, and James Smalley

Extended Session Workers - Andrea and Nina Garrett

Solo Andrea Garrett

“Shall We Gather at the River” The Sanctuary Choir

Children’s Sermon - Melanie Martin “Who Is the Greatest?”

“King of the Hill” Psalm 1:1-6

Mark 9:30-37 Dr. Randy L. Hyde

Well, the time has come to say good-bye! Yes, farewell to the good and faithful servant, our ice machine. The kitchen ice machine has served us long and served us well. It is so old that I don't know the actual age. When you think back over all the Christmas Feasts, Wednesday nights, First Sunday lunches, Church Picnics, Farmer's Markets, special meetings and events, there has been a lot of ice produced. I received final word on Monday that the ice machine

cannot be repaired. A new machine will soon be here to start making ice for us. The cost for this new machine is $3,537.10. This comes at a time when we do not need this expense. If you happen to have extra funds and would like to help pay for the new ice machine, send your donation marked "Ice Machine".

2012 STATE MISSION

OFFERING

Month of September

Pray and Give

Church Goal - $2,000 Given to Date - $928.80

Hillcrest

Camera

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The Hillcrest Camera Club held its organizational meeting Monday

night with seven in attendance. The purpose of the club is to

enhance the hobby and meet people who share it, as well as

provide outreach and mission opportunities for our church. The club

will meet the third Monday of each month, except for December, at

5:30 p.m. If you have an interest in joining us, or you know

someone who may, please let us know by calling 661-1129,

or e-mailing the pastor at rhyde@phbclr.com.

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