Join Parkwood UMC for New Year’s Eve Watchnight Service, December 31st at 6 pm. We will begin with fellowship around the dinner table and then we will transition into the sanctuary for worship at around 7 pm.
This service exists for us to confess our shortcomings from the year before and renew our covenant with God and the church for the coming year. Consider this opportunity to begin a new year with us in worship.
On The first Sunday in Advent the sanctuary is decorated during the Hanging of the Greens ceremony. The lighting of the altar and Advent candles, hanging wreaths and garlands, placing holly and cedar branches and poinsettias, placing the Nativity and the meaning and lighting of the Chrismon tree are explained while members of the congregation perform the activities. The ceremony is followed with a communion service.
On the second Sunday we incorporate a Moravian Love Feast in our morning worship. A Love Feast is a service of song during which a simple meal of buns and coffee are served. The buns and coffee are carried in baskets and trays by “Dieners”, or servers, while the choir, congregation and other musicians sing and perform hymns and carols. This is a simple, devout service that has great significance in the Moravian church and has been adopted by churches of other denominations.
The third Sunday of Advent is our Choral Cantata Sunday, during which our choir performs.
Join us for a simple service remembering the Holy Family’s search for shelter and a celebration of the Nativity. The service will begin outside as we join Mary and Joseph, Weary from travel, as they seek a place to stay from the innkeeper. Once invited inside, we will hear and see the story of the Nativity and celebrate the birth of Christ with cakes, snacks, and music. Children are especially welcome and will participate as magi and angels.
We celebrate the Festival of Lessons and Carols on the fourth Sunday of Advent. This service includes congregational participation in reading of the lessons and the singing of the hymns and carols.
Join us for a candlelight communion service.
Join us for
Saturday, October 24th
5-7 pm
Parkwood United Methodist Church
5123 Revere Rd. Durham NC 27713
Trick or Treat from one spookily decorated Trunk to the next, jump around in the bounce house, win tasty cakes and cookies on our Cake Walk, and enjoy fun games.
The final Come to the Table get together for 2015 will be held on Saturday, September 26th. Dinner plans for this service have not been finalized; be on the look out for more information here on the website or in the Sunday Service bulletin.
Don’t worry, the “Come to the Table” dinners may be gone for the rest of the year after September 26th; gone but not forgotten. Be on the lookout for the winter edition of “Come to the Table” starting in January. Break out the 2016 calendar and circle Saturday, January 30th, 2016.
Join us for Come to the Table, a service of worship around the dinner table, August 29th at 5:30 pm. We are looking forward to having Sal’s Italian provide food for the evening and we will be introducing children’s church that will take place after dinner together. Sharon Schulze will be sharing the message.
Join us July 25th at 5:30 pm for a worship service around the dinner table. “Come to the Table” is a simple worship service around the dinner table and we will close with Holy Communion.
The meal for this event will be Hot Dogs and Hamburgers. Members are asked to bring a side dish.
Join us June 27th at 5:30 pm for a worship service around the dinner table. “Come to the Table” is a simple worship service around the dinner table and we will close with Holy Communion.
The meal for this event will be BBQ from Backyard BBQ Pit. No fee, but donations are always welcome.
Parkwood United Methodist Church invites you to join in special services and events as we observe Holy Week.
Easter Egg Hunt – 10 am
Children, up to 12 years old, are invited to hunt for eggs and play games.
Come to the Table – 5:30 PM
Together we will worship and celebrate communion as we gather at the table for dinner.
Sunday School – 9:30 AM
Palm Sunday Worship Service – 11 AM
We will gather outside of the sanctuary and process in to worship together .
Maundy Thursday Common Meal and Service – 6:15 PM
Good Friday Vigil – 12-3 PM and 6-7 PM
Church will be open for prayer and you will have the opportunity to walk through the Stations of the Cross
Tenebrae Service – 7 PM
Easter Sunrise Service – 7 AM
No Sunday School
Easter Worship Service – 11 AM
Join us beginning January 18th for a 3 part sermon series on the importance of covenant. What’s expected from us as members of Parkwood United Methodist Church? What is PUMC doing to encourage our growth and equip us to meet those expectations? What can God do for this community through our relationship with God and each other in covenant? We’ll wrestle with these questions and more together before welcoming some new members into our fold during worship on February 1st.
Our sermon series for October is based on Paul’s letter to the Philippians. If you want to learn what it means to be perfect, read ahead and join us each Sunday for the following sermons:
October 12th: “Like Minded” Philippians 2:1-13
October 19th: “Losing to Find” Philippians 3:4b-14
October 26th: “Perfection: The Big Picture” Philippians 4:1-9
5123 Revere Road
Durham, NC 27713
Phone: 919-544-1078
Email: pumc@parkwoodumc.org'
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