MARCH/ApRil 2014 issue No.6

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4 pAstoR editoRiAl by Rev. Joe Rightmyer

6 leNteN seAsoN Lent Demystified by Charlie Dunn

11 CHildReN’s MiNistRy Heavenly Helpers

12 pHotos Life at HPPC

14 GlobAl iMpACt All Around the World

16 HppC CAleNdAR Daily Events

18 HppC CAleNdAR Recurring Events

20 MeMbeR spotliGHt Caroline Krause

21 GRow iN CHRist Death to Life by Laura Murray

22 pHotos Life at HPPC

24 pARisH News

26 uRbAN MissioNs Greater Dallas Movement Day

26 MusiC Choir Serves at Amelia Earhart Learning Center

27 pARisH News New Members

28 MissioNARy FoCus Jan and Scott Luley

29 outReACH Modern Day Slavery

31 woRsHip iN spiRit ANd iN tRutH by Dr. Greg Hobbs

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Interim Senior Pastor

the Story is Not in vaintHe siGNiFiCANCe oF eAsteR is both personal and public. Sanctuaries are full on Easter Sunday in recognition of this momentous event that transforms individual lives and human history. Easter is the pinnacle of the Christian faith and has greatly impacted non-Christian traditions far more than most people may realize.

Easter is the celebration of the bodily resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the opportunity for believers all around the world to say afresh what we believe; that Jesus “was crucified, dead, and buried, and on the third day rose again from the dead.” We might be tempted to say that everybody knows that. But we would be very wrong.

As a church we celebrate the growing proof of our faith, but even church members in times past and present as well as outsiders have been found to question the event. Some early, first-century Christians in Corinth were having trouble believing the testimony of the apostles, so the Apostle Paul wrote a very insightful letter. In it he penned, “if Christ has not been raised, then...”

Can you fill in the blank? Paul’s letter is extensive in his explanation of all that is forfeited if the resurrection of Jesus is not true. He cites that we preachers are engaged in an exercise of vanity by preparing and delivering sermons every week. He says those who believe the message have a faith that is vain (empty). Furthermore, if Christ is not raised then we are misrepresenting God, misleading people with a false testimony about eternal life, guiding people into a false hope, and we all are to be pitied!

However, Paul continues his writing with this bold proclamation: But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead! –1 Corinthians 15:20

People witnessed his death and resurrection. The Holy Spirit was given on Pentecost as a gift from heaven confirming that Christ is risen. God’s Spirit bears witness with our spirits that we are the children of God. In resurrection power our lives are transformed. Calendars of believers and non-believers alike changed their dating to reflect time ‘before Christ’ and ‘after Christ.’

Thus, the Church celebrates! We spend the necessary time preparing for a proper observance, going through Lent in a spirit of repentance and renewal. We walk with Christ through His week of passion between Palm Sunday and Easter. We come to table with Him on Maundy Thursday as He reinterprets the Passover Feast in light of His body and blood. We mourn our sins that “caused His pain” on Good Friday.

On Easter Sunday, in a grand and glorious fashion, we pull out all the stops on the church organ and we further supplement with brass instruments. We sing, “Christ the Lord is risen today” from the bottom of our hearts. We pack the church to overflowing. We commit to living our lives in the power of the resurrection to the glory of God as disciples of Jesus Christ!

As a preacher, I am glad that telling the story is not in vain. By the testimony of the following pages of this issue of Connect, I know your witness to the Resurrection is also filled with meaning and hope. Why? Because “Christ is risen! He is risen indeed!”

But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead!

– 1 Corinthians 15:20

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Lent DemystifiedWhy These Five Lenten Days Draw Us Nearer to the Cross

Presbyterians have not always celebrated Lent. In fact, not until the last century did Presbyterians embrace the church liturgical calendar at all, including Christmas and Easter! While this may seem radical to us today, it is a position deeply rooted in our theological tradition. As the Reformers looked “back to the sources” of Scripture, they questioned the Roman Catholic worldview that would consecrate holy days, orders, and rituals when the God of the Bible consecrates all of life to His worship and service. As Martin Luther put it in his first thesis, “When our Lord and Master, Jesus Christ, said ‘Repent,’ He called for the entire life of believers to be one of repentance,” not just a particular day or season.

Nevertheless, in recent years, Presbyterians have come to embrace the traditions of the liturgical calendar, including the Season of Lent. After all, rituals and traditions can be very beneficial. God may

use them to form us as His people, so long as we understand and affirm the meaning embedded in their practice. When our beliefs and practices converge, the celebration of Lent and Easter can powerfully remind us of the redemption unleashed in Jesus’ cross and resurrection – a redemption that continues to break into our lives today.

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Prayer Search me, O God, and know my heart! Try me and know my thoughts! And see if there be any grievous way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting! –Psalm 139:23-24

SCriP TUre For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus, whom God put forward as a propitiation by his blood, to be received by faith. –Romans 3:23-25a

ParTiCiPaTe ash Wednesday Services | March 5

◆ Wynne Chapel – 12 pm ◆ Lent Dinner & Discussion in Elliott Hall – 5:30 pm ◆ Sanctuary – 6:30 pm

ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent, which lasts forty-six calendar days until Easter. It is so named for the ashes, which are applied to the worshiper’s forehead in the shape of a cross. Throughout the Scriptures, ashes or dust symbolize mortality (Genesis 18:27), mourning (Esther 4:3), judgment (Lamentations 3:16) and repentance (John 3:6). Consider one example from the Book of Daniel:

Then I turned my face to the Lord God, seeking him by prayer and pleas for mercy with fasting and sackcloth and ashes. I prayed to the Lord my God and made confession. –Daniel 9:3-4a

When we receive the ashen cross on our forehead (the imposition), we internalize this threefold meaning: 1) we acknowledge that we are sinners deserving of judgment and death; 2) we renew our commitment to daily mourn our sin and turn to God in repentance; 3) we remember with gratitude and confidence that Jesus has conquered our sin and death on the cross.

We engage in this ritual not to somehow pay for our sins or earn God’s forgiveness – Jesus has fully paid for our sins so that we are forgiven once and for all – but to tangibly remember that we are sinners in need of the sufficient salvation that God has provided in Jesus Christ. For in Christ, we are assured that though we should return to dust and be scattered as ashes, God will restore and resurrect us with bodies fit for an eternity with Him.

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Contrary to popular perception, Jesus did not choose to ride a donkey on Palm Sunday as a symbol of humility. In the Ancient Near East, the donkey, not the horse, was considered the more regal ride. We see this attested all throughout the Old Testament (e.g. Judges 10:4, 2 Samuel 16:2, 1 Kings 1:38) and in particular in Zechariah’s prophetic expectation of the coming king:

Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout aloud, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; righteous and having salvation is he, humble and mounted on a donkey. –Zechariah 9:9

So, when Jesus rode a donkey into the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the message was clear. He was declaring that He was the long-awaited Messianic king, who would inaugurate God’s kingdom rule upon the earth. And the crowds picked up the message! In the custom of their day, they spread their cloaks before Jesus’ path, laid palm branches in the streets, (a symbol of triumph) and shouted, “Blessed is the King who comes in the name of the Lord!” (Luke 19:38)

Yet doesn’t Zechariah say that the Messiah would be “humble and mounted on a donkey?” If the donkey itself does not explain this humility, what does? For this, we need to look both backward and forward in the story.

King David rode into Jerusalem on a donkey – having restored his kingship after his son Absalom’s revolt – triumphant and yet humbly afflicted over the death of his son (2 Samuel 13-20). Similar to King David, Jesus also rides into Jerusalem in both triumph and humble affliction. The means by which He announces His kingdom – the donkey – is not a symbol of humility. However, the means by which He would establish his kingdom – a cursed cross – is indeed. He would bear the punishment for our royal treason so that we might be welcomed into his royal reign.

And so on Palm Sunday, we lay down palm branches with the crowds and shout “Hosanna” to the king. Yet we have reason to shout all the louder! For this king was willing to take up his crown by first going through the humble affliction of the cross.

Prayer Lord Jesus we join the crowds in rejoicing that you have come to us as our king. And yet we rejoice all the louder, for we know the great cost of our redemption. May your cross fill us with gratitude as we wait with hope for the fullness of your kingdom.

SCriP TUre And many spread their cloaks on the road, and others spread leafy branches that they had cut from the fields. And those who went before and those who followed were shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord! Blessed is the coming kingdom of our father David! Hosanna in the highest!” –Mark 11:8-10

ParTiCiPaTe Palm Sunday Services | april 13

◆ Wynne Chapel – 8:15 am ◆ Sanctuary – 9:30 am and 11 am ◆ All Nations in Bell Center – 11 am ◆ 1105 Contemporary Service in Gym – 11:05 am ◆ All Church Picnic on the Front Lawn – 12 pm

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The title for this holy day may initially seem somewhat confusing. What is Maundy Thursday? Is it a summary way to celebrate the first four days of Holy Week in one fell swoop, i.e. The title sounds like Monday through Thursday?

The Latin etymology is helpful here. Maundy comes from the Latin word mandatum, meaning mandate or command. The day is then called Maundy Thursday because on the night of his betrayal and just before his death, Jesus gave his disciples a new command:

A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another. –John 13:34-35

We may rightly ask then, what is so new about this command? Didn’t the Old Testament already instruct God’s people to love their neighbors as themselves (Leviticus 19:18)? Didn’t Jesus himself sum up all of the Old Testament law under the commands to love God and to love one’s neighbor? In what sense then is Jesus’ command really new?

The novelty in Jesus’ Maundy Thursday command lies not in the exhortation itself but in the depth of love, which Jesus exhibited in the hours to come. During the meal, Jesus introduced two real-life examples of sacrificial love in that upper room. He washed his disciples’ feet, a unmistakable example of sacrificial, servant love. And then He introduced what we know now as The Lord’s Supper – a sacrament for us to do regularly to remember His ultimate sacrifice of His body and blood for our redemption. Shortly after that final meal, Jesus would be betrayed, mocked, scourged, falsely convicted, and crucified for your sin and mine. In this, Jesus demonstrated the extent of his love. “For one will scarcely die for a righteous person – though perhaps for a good

person one would dare even to die – but God shows his love for us in this that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:7-8)

Do you believe that Jesus loved you in this costly, self-sacrificial way? Do you marvel that he was willing to lay down his life in order that you might live with Him? Only to the extent to which we appreciate and experience Jesus’ love for us will we be empowered to carry out the new mandatum, which He has given.

Prayer Lord Jesus, you showed us what it means to love, as you stretched out your arms upon the cross for us. Empowered by that love, enable us in turn to stretch out our arms in love toward others.

SCriP TUre In this the love of God was manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. In this is love, not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. –1 John 4:9-11

ParTiCiPaTe Holy Week Daily Chapels april 14-17

◆ Wynne Chapel 12 pm

Maundy Thursday Communion Service april 17

◆ Sanctuary – 7 pm

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Good Friday seems like the ultimate understatement of a name. What a bland and neutral title for what is simultaneously the most horrific and yet holy day the world has ever known. It is a day that brings pardon through condemnation, blessing through cursing, and life through death.

For the disciples who experienced this day, there was no paradox – only darkness. It seemed the greatest injustice that could ever be committed. Here was a man who in his whole life had cheated no one. He lied to no one. He insulted no one. He was never motivated by pride, or lust, or envy. He cast out demons. He welcomed little children. He loved the poor. He lifted up women. He poured his life into twelve men. He gave the blind sight. He let the lame walk. He gave new flesh to lepers. He brought the dead back to life. Truly, if anyone deserved honors and accolades and respect, it was Jesus!

Yet instead, His disciple Judas betrayed Him. His closest friends fell asleep on Him. Peter denied Him. The false witnesses lied about Him. The religious leaders condemned Him. The soldiers mocked Him. The mob rejected Him. The Romans crucified Him and onlookers jeered Him.

Has there ever been a man treated so much less than He deserved? He merited respect, but He received ridicule. He should have been reverenced but He was reviled.

For Jesus’ disciples, this day was anything but “good.” The man in whom they had placed all of their hopes, the man whom they believed to be the Christ, was hanging dead upon a tree. As they laid Jesus in the darkness of the tomb, they had no sense of the Easter light before them. They did not know that from the death of Christ would come the death of death,

that out of the darkness would emerge resurrection light. They could not go around Good Friday – only through it.

In the same way, we too must go through the darkness of Good Friday. For we, who have hearts darkened with sin, need to remember the holy horror that won our redemption. Jesus shrouded himself in the darkness of our sin and stood under the curse of God for us, in order that we might live in His resurrection blessing and light.

Prayer Our Lord Jesus, you were forsaken that we might be forgiven, scorned that we might be saved. Because you took upon yourself the darkness of our sin and death, we are liberated to live in your light and life. In view of your amazing grace, we may call this horrific day “good” indeed.

SCriP TUre And when the sixth hour had come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eloi, eloi, lema sabachtani?” which means, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me…And Jesus uttered a loud cry and breathed his last. –Mark 15:33-34, 37

ParTiCiPaTe Good Friday Service | april 18

◆ Sanctuary – 12 pm

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it is one of the most powerful, soul stirring moments in Tolkien’s epic saga. Upon his return from the dead, the Christ-figure Gandalf declares, “I am Gandalf the White. And I come back to you now at the turn of the tide.” In this simple but profound phrase, Tolkien captures the meaning of Easter – that in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, a transition of monumental proportions has occurred. What exactly is this staggering shift?

As the Apostle Paul understands, most of the history of the world has been the black of night, an age of darkness. Ever since the fall of man into sin, humankind has lived in opposition to God in a world marked by sin, selfishness and injustice.

But in the resurrection of Jesus Christ, the trajectory of the world has been decisively redirected! The kingdom of God has arrived. For those who are in Christ there is forgiveness of sins, reconciliation to God, and new life in the Holy Spirit. Paul explains in 2 Corinthians 5, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. In Christ the future age of glory has literally broken into the present.

You may ask, how can you say that in Jesus’ resurrection the decisive turning point of history has occurred, that the kingdom of God has come, when the age of darkness still persists, when there is still so much sin, and suffering and death in this world?

A military analogy may help to answer this question. If you are familiar with WWII history, you know that on the day when the allies stormed the beaches of Normandy (“D-Day”) the most decisive battle of The War was won. The tide of The

War had turned, and victory for the Allies was imminent. Yet the battle for Europe continued to rage for over a year, until the Nazis surrendered and Victory Day (“V-Day”) was achieved.

As Christians on this side of the Resurrection, we live between D-Day and V-Day. In the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ the decisive battle of history has taken place, the kingdom of God has definitively broken into our world. Jesus has once and for all defeated our greatest enemies of sin, Satan and death. Those who are in Christ can participate in this new life even now.

And yet Easter also reminds us to direct our hopes to the future, to the day when Jesus Christ will come again to bring about the final end to the war and the final consummation of His kingdom. In that day, we will have transformed bodies, not just transformed hearts. We will reign with Christ in the fullness of His Kingdom on a new earth where there is life, abundance, and rest. Until then, we live in the hope of Easter, the turning of the tide!

Prayer Our heavenly Father, we celebrate that through Easter Sunday, the turning of the tide has truly come. As surely as the light of full day follows the breaking of the dawn, so too will the resurrection of all things – including us your people – follow the resurrection of Jesus Christ. And so we live in the hope of Easter, eagerly awaiting the day of your Kingdom fully come!

SCriP TUre But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead…Then comes the end, when he delivers the kingdom to God the Father after destroying every rule and every authority and power. –1 Corinthians 15:20-21, 24

ParTiCiPaTe easter Sunday Services | april 20

◆ Sunrise Service – 6:30 am | Goar Park ◆ Sanctuary Services – 8, 9:30 and 11 am ◆ 1105 Contemporary Service – 11:05 am | Gym ◆ All Nations Service – 11 am | Elliott Hall ◆ Mandarin Chinese Service – 11 am | Wynne Chapel

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What do you do when you have parents teaching Sunday school at the same time as a Parenting Now event? Call in your heavenly helpers!

Kathy McCarron, director of Children & Youth Operations, wanted parents who teach their children’s classes to attend the January Parenting Now event to hear Rev. Dr. Jim Gribnitz speak on Bold Boundaries. So she emailed a group of church friends with grown children and invited them to teach Sunday School so parent volunteers could attend. After a flurry of responses, the result in a matter of hours was 17 enthusiastic volunteers ranging from parents of high school kids to grandparents signed on.

Kathy noted, “What fun to see familiar faces back in Early Childhood classrooms. This is blessing all generations in action!”

“There was a great buzz throughout the Alexander Building that morning,” observed Teresa Murray, director of Early Childhood. “These women and men were excited to be back in the classroom and the parents who faithfully teach Sunday school felt loved as they were given the opportunity to join fellow parents in Elliott Hall and be encouraged.”

“I am so thankful I said ‘yes’ to teach the Kindergarten class last Sunday!” said Laurie Connell. “I showed up and everything was organized! The real fun was seeing 5-year-olds running in the door, ready to hear about Jesus! What joy!”

Melissa Eakes shared, “Ben and I were grateful to the volunteers who stepped in to teach our class, so we could attend the Parenting Now event.” Like many others, the Eakes appreciated that the community at HPPC felt it was important for all parents to be able to attend. While they feel it’s important to teach and help fill the hearts and minds of children with God’s word and love, the fact that there was such an effort to find teachers for each classroom, so that their hearts and minds could be filled. What a blessing.

Carrie and Kyle Green said, “We were grateful that we could trust our classroom to others and to see the kids interact with other adults.” For Carrie especially, “It was a treat because I knew the ladies (from Bible study) that took our class. To know my daughter got the chance to interact and learn from women that I personally admire was heartwarming.”

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heavenly helpers in Children’s MinistryOlder generation fills the teaching gap for Parenting Now Sunday

Jim Melson had a great time getting elbow deep in sand with a group of Kindergarten boys on Parenting Now Sunday.

Carolyn Miller (left), Bonnie Mills (right) and Jim Miller (not pictured) enjoyed circle time with the Pre-K children.

Anne Blakeney got children to participate in the Bible lesson for the day by acting out the verses with enthusiasm.

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High School girls celebrated the season.

Caitlyn Creekmore, Grayson Baird and Leah Jackson

Faithful volunteers got in the spirit for JAM56.

Pam MacIntosh and Carey Ciolfi

M.A.S.H. Extreme Candy House decorating event

Sebastien Vongkaseum and Jack Clark

High Schoolers delivered poinsettias to church

neighbors as a year-end service project.

Sarah Stockum, Connor Cowman, Lexi Padden and Katie Stockum

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ºCelebrating Christmas at the All-Church Dinner.

Dawna Walsh (left) with Ed and Eleanora Asbury

Mary Ann Chapel shared a special moment with

an AELC student at the holiday concert event.

AELC children clamored for a book to take home after

the holiday concert event in December.

Rev. Ben Wang led members of the Mandarin

fellowship in prayer over Peggy and Daniel who

returned to East Asia as missionaries in December.

Chancel Choir members Ann Smith, Ben Brown

and Bonnie Grisz sang carols at Amelia Earhart.

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All Around the WorldHPPC-sponsored missionaries share the Gospel

Jesus sAid “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” (Matthew 28:19). As Christians, we are commanded to share the Gospel as we live out our daily lives where God has placed us. For some, God calls them to go throughout the country and the world to spread the Good News. HPPC currently supports 36 individuals and families, working in more than 20 countries with 20 agencies, as they fulfill this calling. We are grateful for a long history of supporting missionaries around the world. See who we are sending and where your gifts are bringing people to Christ every day across the globe.

For more information on our missionaries, including how you can support them through prayer and financial giving, visit hppc.org/missionarysupport.

teri & Andrew AdairThe Antioch Partners

Houston, TX

Judy beckerInternational Students, Inc.

Dallas, TX

Cristal & MikeEast Asia

pam & davidEast Asia

Jan & bob blincoeFrontiers

Serving Muslim groups

barbosa & sinara South Africa

Faith & Greg HurstSIM* USA

Bolivia

linda & Al bridgesBEE World

Colorado Springs, CO

sonia & steve dettweilerWycliffe Bible Translators

Nigeria

lori & K.J. KenfieldWycliffe Bible Translators

Dallas, TX

Kimi brownCampus Crusade for Christ

Honolulu, HI

Carol douglassInternational Students, Inc.

Kansas City, KS

Michelle & Kevin Klay SIM*

South Sudan

Kathy & paul eshlemanCampus Crusade for Christ

Aliso Viejo, CA

Ruth & tomCentral Asia

* Society to International Missions (SIM) ** Campus Crusade for Christ International (CRU) For their safety and protection, some missionaries cannot be fully named or pictured.

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teresa & bill KoopsMillennium Relief and Development Services

Houston, TX

Joyce & Andrew leeInterServe USA

Central Asia

Jan & scott luleyCampus Crusade for Christ

Princeton, NJ

dottie & Carlton MeredithBelgium Theological Seminary

Belgium

laurie & KevinMiddle East

laura & Craig MurrayChurch Ministries InternationalLatin America and Dallas, TX

Andy smithOverseas Missionary

FellowshipPhillipines

suzanne & Jim wittyCare Corps International

Colorado Springs, CO

George otisThe Sentinel Group

Seattle, WA

linda & ben sparkmanCampus Crusade for Christ

Orlando, FL

betsy wrisleyWycliffe Bible Translators

Ithaca, NY

ethel & Frank RobbinsWycliffe Bible Translators

Dallas, TX

Muriel & tim teusinkSIM*

Ethiopia

wendy & RichardWest Africa

dziu & Garrick Roegner CRU**Spain

Catherine & bruce thomas

Livada Orphan CareDallas, TX & Romania

Judi & bill young Presbyterian Frontier

FellowshipServing Unreached People

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peggy & danielEast Asia

Martha & don wehmeyerThe Antioch Partners

Mexico

Roxana & Javier ZubietaSIM*-Bolivia

La Paz, Bolivia

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date event Location tiMe

sunday, March 2 2014 VBS Kickoff Wight Garden 9 am–12 pm

Prison Ministry Luncheon Private Dining Room 12:15–1:30 pm

High School Senior Lunches College House 12:30–1:30 pm

First Sunday Night of Prayer Wynne Chapel 6–7 pm

Confirmation Class Bell Center 6–7:30 pm

Monday, March 3 Treasure Keepers Monthly Bible Study 3909 Shenandoah St 9:30–11:15 am

tuesday, March 4 HPPC Serves at Austin Street Shelter 2929 Hickory St 11 am–1 pm

Wednesday, March 5 Ash Wednesday Service Wynne Chapel 12 pm

Middle School – First Wednesday Big Group Bell Center 6–7:30 pm

Ash Wednesday Dinner and Discussion Elliott Hall 5:30–6:30 pm

Ash Wednesday Service Sanctuary 6:30–7:30 pm

thursday, March 6 HPPDS Open House Alexander Bldg 6–7 pm

Smokey John’s BBQ Bible Study 1820 W Mockingbird Ln 7–9 pm

Friday, March 7 Telling Your Own Story Private Dining Room 9:30–10:30 am

Hillier Hoedown Elliott Hall 6–9 pm

saturday, March 8 Haiti Mission Trip Departs

All Nations Ladies Bible Study Off Campus 4–6 pm

Monday, March 10 HPPDS & Hillier School Spring Break Begins

Women’s Ministry Monthly Bible Study Circles Various Locations Varies

saturday, March 15 Body & Soul Ministry – Breakfast to the Homeless Off Campus 7:30–10:30 am

Young Adult Crawfish Boil 3917 University Blvd 4–7 pm

sunday, March 16 JAM56: 3rd Sunday Breakdown Off Campus 1–2:30 pm

Monday, March 17 Brown Bag & A Book H018 12–1 pm

Management Council Meeting H018 5–7 pm

Wednesday, March 19 Modern Day Slavery Exhibit Begins Through March 23 Elliott Hall 6 pm

thursday, March 20 Smokey John’s BBQ Bible Study 1820 W Mockingbird Ln 7–9 pm

saturday, March 22 Best Lemonade Stand Ever McFarlin @ Shannon 10 am–2 pm

sunday, March 23 Best Lemonade Stand Ever McFarlin @ Shannon 10 am–2 pm

Congregational Meeting Elliott Hall 12 pm

High School Senior Lunches College House 12:30–1:30 pm

Monday, March 24 Session Meeting H020 5:30–8 pm

thursday, March 27 Hillier Open House Alexander Bldg 6–7:30 pm

saturday, March 29 JAM56 Outreach Day Double D Ranch 9 am–3 pm

sunday, March 30 Covenant Parenting Wight Garden/Rm 104 9:30–10:30 am

Chorister & Canterbury Choir Lunch & Musical Elliott Hall 12–2 pm

tuesday, apriL 1 HPPC Serves at Austin Street Shelter 2929 Hickory St 11 am–1 pm

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APRILvisit hppc.org/calendar for the most up-to-date information.

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Wednesday, apriL 2 Middle School – First Wednesday Big Group Bell Center 6–7:30 pm

Cruciform Life: Shaped by the Cross Elliott Hall 5:30–7 pm

thursday, apriL 3 Smokey John’s BBQ Bible Study 1820 W Mockingbird Ln 7–9 pm

Friday, apriL 4 Telling Your Own Story Private Dining Room 9:30–10:30 am

sunday, apriL 6 Come to the Table Workshop Wynne Chapel 9:30–10:30 am

High School Senior Lunches College House 12:30–1:30 pm

First Sunday Night of Prayer Wynne Chapel 6–7 pm

Confirmation Class Bell Center 6–7:30 pm

Monday, apriL 7 Women’s Ministry Monthly Bible Study Circles Various Locations 12–1 pm

saturday, apriL 12 All Nations Ladies Bible Study Off Campus 4–6 pm

sunday, apriL 13 All Church Picnic Front Lawn 12–2 pm

Monday, apriL 14 Holy Week Chapel Wynne Chapel 12–1 pm

tuesday, apriL 15 Holy Week Chapel Wynne Chapel 12–1 pm

Wednesday, apriL 16 Holy Week Chapel Wynne Chapel 12–1 pm

thursday, apriL 17 Holy Week Chapel Wynne Chapel 12–1 pm

HPPDS Sanctuary Service Sanctuary 11–11:45 am

Hillier Sanctuary Service Sanctuary 2:30–3:30 pm

Maundy Thursday Service Sanctuary 7 pm

Smokey John’s BBQ Bible Study 1820 W Mockingbird Ln 7–9 pm

Friday, apriL 18 Good Friday Service & Highlander Concert Sanctuary 12–1 pm

saturday, apriL 19 Body & Soul Ministry – Breakfast to the Homeless Off Campus 7:30–10:30 am

All-Church Service Day – Stop Hunger Now Elliott Hall 2–4 pm

sunday, apriL 20 Easter Sunday See Back Cover for Locations and Times

Monday, apriL 21 Church Offices and Schools Closed

tuesday, apriL 22 Management Council Meeting H018 5–7 pm

Wednesday, apriL 23 Gathering of Men Lunch Elliott Hall 12–1 pm

Wednesday Night Series Elliott Hall 5:30–7:30 pm

Friday, apriL 25 Parent’s Night Out Alexander Bldg 6–9:30 pm

sunday, apriL 27 4th Sunday All-Church Lunch Elliott Hall 12–1 pm

Treasure Keeper’s Dinner Off Campus 6–8 pm

Monday, apriL 28 Women’s Ministry Hands of Love Elliott Hall 9–11 am

Men’s 2014 Golf Scramble Stevens Park Golf Course 11:30 am–5 pm

Brown Bag and a Book H018 12–1 pm

Session Meeting H020 5:30–8 pm

Wednesday, apriL 30 Gathering of Men Lunch Elliott Hall 12–1 pm

Wednesday Night Series Elliott Hall 5:30–7:30 pm

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sundays Morning Prayer Time With a Pastor H019 8:30–9 am

Nursery (2 months–2 years) Alexander Bldg 8 am–1:30 pm

Marriage Prep** (begins Mar. 23–May 18) Private Dining Room 9–10:30 am

Journey Into Membership** (begins April 27–June 8) H017 9–10:30 am

Early Childhood Sunday School (2 yrs–Kindergarten) Alexander Bldg 9:30 & 11 am

Elementary Sunday Morning (1st–4th Grade) Alexander Bldg 9:30 am

JAM56 Sunday Morning (5th–6th Grade) JAM56 Room 9:30 am

Youth Sunday Morning Communities Bell Center 9:30 am

Adult Sunday Morning Communities Locations Online 9:30 am

Children’s Choirs (Kindergarten–6th Grade)* Alexander Bldg 4:45–5:45 pm

Genesis Youth Choir Rehearsal* Choral Hall 4:45–6 pm

The Den Bible Study (College Ministry) at College House

3833 McFarlin Blvd 6–7:30 pm

Mondays Monday Night Bible Study H019 6:30–8 pm

Troop 82 Boy Scouts Meeting Bell Center 7:30–9 pm

tuesdays Yoga H019 8:30–9:30 am

A Mother’s Heart Bible Study H018 9:30–11:15 am

Beth Moore’s Bible Study Bell Center 11:30 am–1 pm

Highland Ringers Rehearsal H017 6:30–7:30 pm

Co-Ed Community Bible Study (CBS) Elliott Hall 6:45–8:15 pm

Families Anonymous Meeting H019 7–8 pm

Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting H018 7–8 pm

Troop 80 Boy Scouts Meeting Bell Center 7–9 pm

LITE: Old Testament: History of Redemption(Feb. 11–April 22)**

Alexander Hall 7:30–9 pm

Wednesdays Women in the Word Bible Study H018 9:45–11:30 am

Young Adult Women’s Bible Study Parlor 10:30–11:45 am

M.A.S.H. – Bible Study (1st–4th Grade) Alexander Hall & Gym 6–7:30 pm

JAM56 Wednesday Night Bible Study Gym & JAM56 Room 6–7:30 pm

DivorceCare Meeting Private Dining Room 6–7:30 pm

Middle School Life Together Groups Various Locations 7–8:30 pm

High School Life Together GroupsVarious Locations and Days

7–8:30 pm

Chancel Choir Rehearsal Choral Hall 7–9:30 pm

thursdays Frank Hundley Men’s Bible Study H019 7:30–8:30 am

Early Birds Bible Study Bridesmaids’ Room 7:30–8:30 am

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*Check hppc.org/calendar for rehearsal schedules ** Advance registration required

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thursdays, cont. Precept Bible Study H018 9–10:30 am

Elliott Handbell Ensemble Rehearsal H017 6:30–8 pm

Chorale Rehearsal Choral Hall 7–9 pm

Women’s Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting H019 7–8 pm

Fridays Men’s Breakfast at Flying Fish Off Campus 7–8 am

Friday Fellowship Elliott Hall 9 am–1 pm

Zumba Gold H020 9:30–10:30 am

Bridge 101 Instruction Elliott Hall 12:45–4:30 pm

All Nations Youth Bible Study Off Campus 7:30–9 pm

saturdays All Nations Worship Team Rehearsal Bell Center 10 am–12:30 pm

Chinese Ministry Weekly Bible Study H020 6:45–8:30 pm

RECURRInG EvEnTS continued

events, dates and times are subject to change and reflect information received when sent to press. visit hppc.org/calendar for most up-to-date information.

*Check hppc.org/calendar for rehearsal schedules ** Advance registration required

Best Lem nade Stand

Help our 3rd and 4th Graders raise money for Streetscape Ministries

in Galveston!

Saturday and Sunday, March 22–2310 am–2 pm

At McFarlin and Shannon

Children’s Choir performs

Don’t miss the Canterbury and Chorister Choirs’ annual musical performance!

LUNCH + MUSICAL sunday, March 30 | 12–2 pm | elliott Hall

RsVp for lunch to gay.munselle@hppc.org

Elijah!God’s Faithful Prophet

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How long have you been involved at HPPC?

My parents were married at HPPC and since then, our family has been attending HPPC. I was baptized here, confirmed here and was a part of choir from when I was very little to my teenage years. I loved coming to Sunday school and JAM56 as a kid and have lots of great memories of church lock-ins in the Gym and youth group in the Bell Center before it was called the Bell Center.

What did you do prior to coming on staff at HPPC?

The last few years I have been living abroad in Northern Ireland working with Youth With A Mission (YWAM) as a missionary. Those years there were an amazing time to learn about ministry, practice living what you were teaching, and to see how other parts of the world live. I was a part of Reconciliation Ministry on macro and micro levels. We especially worked with people from conflict and post-

conflict nations helping to walk through reconciliation on those two levels. While based in Northern Ireland I was able to travel to 10 different nations bringing the total number of places I’ve been to nineteen! I can’t wait to go to more. While in Northern Ireland, I was privileged to work closely with the local community. We helped heal wounds between two different people groups who had recently entered into a peace time after 30 plus years of civil conflict. I also worked with my peers and youth to help mold and disciple the next generation. After nearly 3 years I felt it was time to come home and see how I could take what I had learned and apply it to life in Dallas.

What is your position at HPPC?

I am the Young Adult Ministry Associate. I’m working with 20-somethings on Sunday morning and the Thursday night Bible study crew. It’s and a lot of fun!

What do you see God doing in Young Adults Ministry (YA)?

I see God stirring in the hearts of the YAs and seeing them beginning to want to take more ownership and leadership of what we are doing here at HPPC. I’m excited to see how we can make the YA ministry more holistic to their lives. I also think there is an opportunity for the YA community to dream big and then to pursue those dreams so that we create the kind of community God is calling us to be.

What do you like to do when you are not hard at work in the YA Ministry?

I love movies, taking walks, drinking tea, sporting events and going on weekend adventures. If you’re a YA, feel free to get in touch and lets go have fun while we live out our faith!

Connect with Caroline by emailing her at caroline.krause@hppc.org.

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wHAt will God bring to life this Lenten season?

Easter Sunday requires Good Friday. For resurrection to occur, death must come first. The Christian is continually called to die to sin and Lent is an opportunity to practice dying. It is an opportunity to choose to surrender, and in our surrender, discover what we are attached to more than Christ.

For example, I may choose to give up chocolate for Lent. Why? The practice of putting to death the compulsion to eat chocolate leads me to realize the extent to which I turn to forms of self-comfort in overwhelming days rather than to God.

For some of you... Lent will be a time of focused discipline. For example: Give up your favorite food or drink. Give up watching television or listening to the radio or music in the car. Give up justifying your behavior when you have hurt someone. Limit your options (i.e. only eat at home, limit your wardrobe selection to five outfit options, only use one media outlet, share one car as a family, limit your spending to the basics – grocery, fuel, bills).

As you give up, pray God shows you the core of your attachments. Your favorite food or drink might be a comfort during anxious times. Watching television may be a way of avoiding reality. Noise might be a distraction from attending to what God desires. You use justification as a means of affirmation. Limiting options might reveal your love for things, possessions, control or comfort.

As God shows you your sin, allow Him to put it to death and as He puts it to death, look to see how He will bring new life.

Others of you... are already living Lent. God has been at work putting particular attachments and sin to death and you know it. It has been painful as sometimes the work of re-creation can be. God is doing something new in you and you have been waiting for resurrection. During Lent, choose to press into God and let go of what He has already asked

of you. This could be trying to seek identity and affirmation from others. Trying to control your future and circumstances. Taking advantage of those around you or manipulating situations for your benefit. Speaking angrily and hurtfully to others or depending too heavily on yourself.

As you attend to what God has shown you, trust Him and wait. Wait in hope, for God is faithful, sovereign and good.

There may also be those of you... who are already weary in waiting. You long for resurrection and feel so beat down that it is hard to imagine anything else that needs to be put to death! You need hope, you need assurance and you need resurrection. This Lenten season, look to the cross and see Jesus. Consider his sacrificial death. Believe that He sees and knows your sacrifices. Trust that He is with you. Reach out to others and ask for them to hope for you and praise God when Easter Sunday comes!

Death and resurrection are not only Easter affairs. The death and resurrection of Christ is the greatest death and resurrection for in it the power of death is shattered. As we choose to die to sin this Lent may we be attentive to the work of God, particularly to resurrection. When Easter passes may we remember that each day we live on Earth we are called to die to sin and in dying, find life.

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Rev. Dr. Marshall Zieman shared meaningful

words with those who came to say farewell.

The line stretched outside of Elliott Hall as

members waited to speak with the Ziemans.

Amy Campbell gave a big hug to Becky as she

wished the Ziemans well at their reception on

Jan. 26.

JAM56 Mother Daughter Retreat at Pine Cove

º Bonding at the JAM56 Mother Daughter Retreat

Morgan Moore, Anna Claire Nichol and Cate Rhodes

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The Elllis family carried a clan flag in worship

on Kirkin’ o’ Th’ Tartan Sunday, Jan. 26.

Brooks and Christie Ellis, Ford and Caroline

Poline Muthiaga posed with members of the north

Texas Caledonian Pipes and Drums.

❾ The Becker Family at Kirkin’ o’ Th’ Tartan service.

Karen Konker got The Little Way of Ruthie Leming signed by the author, Rod Dreher at

the Carolyn Brown Literary Event on Jan. 15.

Director of College Ministry Jonathan Hicks

on the High School/College new Year's Ski Trip.

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Births

Waverly Ford FrederickDaughter of Michaele and Kirk FrederickBorn Nov. 21, 2013

Yardley Castle FrederickDaughter of Michaele and Kirk FrederickBorn Nov. 21, 2013

Nicholas Taylor WombleSon of Marissa and Don Womble, Jr.Born Dec. 2, 2013

Zachary Ryan WombleSon of Marissa and Don Womble, Jr.Born Dec. 2, 2013

Zane David BlauserSon of Anne and Brent BlauserBorn Dec. 3, 2013

Kyle Robert MelsonSon of Jennifer and Jed MelsonBorn Dec. 3, 2013

Kelly Kingsley HuntSon of Michelle and Carter HuntBorn Dec. 5, 2013

Georgina Grace BeckerDaughter of Alexia Milner and Brandon BeckerBorn Dec. 12, 2013

Heavin Anne CurtisDaughter of Maggie and Rhett CurtisBorn Jan. 20, 2013

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Brita Marie RoegnerDaughter of Kristina and Darren RoegnerBorn April 19, 2013Baptized Dec. 15, 2013

Julia Rose RaynorDaughter of Liza Beasley and Martin Brett RaynorBorn Aug. 26, 2013Baptized Dec. 22, 2013

Yingyu DingBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Yanjun HaoBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Priscilla HaoBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Dan OuyangBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Yue YinBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Guangquan ZhaoBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

Wen ZhouBaptized Dec. 22, 2013

John Turner NoblesSon of Amanda and Ross NoblesBorn Aug. 19, 2013Baptized Jan. 19, 2014

Joseph Walker NoblesSon of Amanda and Ross NoblesBorn Aug. 19, 2013Baptized Jan. 19, 2014

Dr. Xiaoxia QiBaptized Feb. 16, 2014

Weddings

Kristin Juarez and Joel Fletcher Daughter of Jennifer and Roberto Juarez Son of Bitsy and Dwight FletcherMarried Dec. 14, 2013

Martha O’Kellyand Bill Robinson Daughter of the late Carol O’Kelly and Cynthia and Nick O’KellySon of Penny and Bill RobinsonMarried Jan. 4, 2014

Brittny Groce and Hunt Allred Daughter of Barbie and Jody GroceSon of Libby and Al AllredMarried Jan. 11, 2014

Georgia Gottsacker and Justin Gandino Daughter of Nancy and Steve Gottsacker Son of Maureen and Mark GandinoMarried Jan. 18, 2014

Entered the churchtriuMphant

Clarence Holcomb, passed away on Nov. 7, 2013.

John R. Ball, passed away on Nov. 8, 2013. Sympathy to his daughter, Lacy Ball, and family.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

ecclesiastes 3:1

Information printed in Parish News is provided from HPPC’s Congregational Care list. If you want to share news of births, baptisms, marriages or deaths,

please contact Elaine Curtis in Congregational Care at 214-525-4230 or elaine.curtis@hppc.org or online at hppc.org/parishnews.

For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

ecclesiastes 3:1

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Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:4

Entered the churchtriuMphant, cont. Rebecca Lynn Blocker, passed away on Nov. 10, 2013. Sympathy to her aunt, Jo Ann Norton, and family; and her cousin, Steve Norton, and family.

Lou Dunklin, passed away on Nov. 13, 2013. Sympathy to his parents, Elsie and Louis Dunklin, and family.

Judson Wood, passed away on Nov. 15, 2013. Sympathy to his brother, Ralph Wood, and family.

Vesta Jane Hamilton, passed away on Nov. 21, 2013. Sympathy to her granddaughter, Mollye Noack, and family.

James Whitehurst Young, passed away on Nov. 29, 2013. Sympathy to his daughter, Kathryn Warren, and family.

Ruth Browning, passed away on Dec. 6, 2013. Sympathy to her daughter, Loretta Browning, and family.

Malinda McInnis, passed away on Dec. 9, 2013. Sympathy to her brother, Clyde McCall, Jr., and family.

Roy LeGrand Taylor, Jr., passed away on Dec. 9, 2013. Sympathy to his brother, John Taylor, and family.

William Candler, passed away on Dec. 13, 2013. Sympathy to his uncle, Dr. Don McKay, and family; his aunt, Mary Donna Noack, and family.

Dr. George Race, passed away on Dec. 17, 2013.

Robert Mullins, passed away on Dec. 20, 2013. Sympathy to his wife, Florence Mullins, and family.

A.W. Patterson, passed away on Dec. 20, 2013.

William Wachira Mamo, passed away on Dec. 21, 2013. Sympathy to his sister-in-law, Irene Mamo, and family.

Paula Palley, passed away on Dec. 27, 2013. Sympathy to her sister, Beth McClung, and family; and her niece, Robbie McClung, and family.

Henry Mbaya, passed away on Dec. 30, 2013. Sympathy to his son, Fred Mbaya.

Michael Schmidt, passed away on Jan. 2, 2014. Sympathy to his former wife, Wendy Schmidt, and family.

Helen Langston Keith, passed away on Jan. 4, 2014. Sympathy to her daughter, Cheryl Sanders, and family.

Beth Nyawira, passed away on Jan. 8, 2014. Sympathy to her granddaughter, Beth Mwema, and family; her grandsons Mark Mwema and Matthew Mwema; and her daughter-in-law, Agnes Muthoni, and family.

Mary Josephine Vaughn Rauscher, passed away on Jan. 5, 2014. Sympathy to her son, Jack Vaughn, and family.

Viola Rooth, passed away on Jan. 5, 2014. Sympathy to her daughter, Linda Bass, and family.

Judith Huntress Cloughen, passed away on Jan. 10, 2014. Sympathy to her sister, Pam Huntress, and family.

Don Crawford II, passed away on Jan. 13, 2014. Sympathy to his uncle, J. Douglas Crawford, and family.

James “Jim” Williams, passed away on Jan. 15, 2014. Sympathy to his daughter, Cynthia Beecherl, and family; and his daughter Jane Bass, and family.

Helen Abel, passed away on Jan. 19, 2014.

Marguerite Edwards Kniffen, passed away on Jan. 20, 2014. Sympathy to her daughter, Anne Kniffen, and family.

Vito “Jack” Ludivico, passed away on Jan. 21, 2014. Sympathy to his nephew, Dr. J. Paul Sanders, and family.

Sally Bernays, passed away on Jan. 24, 2014.

To schedule a baptism, contact Janie Taylor at 214-354-2609 or janie.taylor@hppc.org. Because of our large congregation, we can only list weddings of members

or children and grandchildren of HPPC members. Deaths of members or their immediate family will be listed. Births and baptisms include members and their children.

* Only immediate family members that are surviving church members can be listed.

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Members Not Pictured: Brad Davey and Heather Davey

Katherine bodner josh Dragseth Sarah Dragseth jim heitzenreder

Charity Kamau jason Kinya Cynthia lock jon lock

Alex lu jennifer Marvel randy Marvel Dante Mushisho

Steve Walker Darcy Zarubiak

rocio Zarubiak Wendy Zhou

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Next membership class begins Sunday, April 27 and

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tHe CAll wAs for not just any movement, but a Gospel movement for the city of Dallas on Jan. 23 at the Greater Dallas Movement Day (GDMD). The first-year gathering drew more than 1,400 people representing the faith community and the marketplace from all parts of Greater Dallas. HPPC sent 60 staff and lay people who stood together with 124 other local churches to begin the process of forming strategies and collaborating in addressing the greatest spiritual, social and humanitarian issues of the city.

GDMD shared the following sobering Dallas statistics:• 97% of children are fatherlessness in South Dallas;• 85% of 18-year-olds are not ready for college;• Dallas has the most refugees in the nation of any city;• Sharp declines in spiritual interest among young people.

Dr. Mac Pier, Founder and CEO of The New York City Leadership Center, cast the same vision for Dallas as he did for New York City and that is to identify like-minded leaders who desire to design, mobilize and invest in a strategy that will impact Dallas. Specifically, GDMD leadership envisions

the development of an educational initiative emerging from GDMD to mobilize churches to engage the great educational divide.

Dr. Tim Keller, Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church and well-known author, exhorted those gathered during his keynote speech to be like the Acts church and be the movement of God’s spirit in the community. Dr. Albert Reyes, CEO of Buckner International, also shared this wisdom:

“We need to live for the city, not above it, not against it or even just in it.”

GDMD’s leadership called for a unified vision for the city of Dallas born out of a true Acts church-like conversion – one without worry and of joyful fearlessness. Grant Skeldon, director of Initiative, a young adult Christian network, said,

“Unity is not everyone doing the same thing, but rather everyone doing different things moving in this same direction toward a common goal.”

For more on how to impact our city to the glory of God, contact Duffy Johnson at duffy.johnson@hppc.org.

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Chancel Choir Serves at Amelia earharteACH yeAR the children of West Dallas’ Amelia Earhart Learning Center and their families look forward to the holiday concert. The children dress in their holiday best and sang numerous carols.

This year, HPPC’s Chancel Choir President Peter Tiggelaar wanted to get his group involved in a hands-on way along with sponsoring the food and drinks for the evening. “Our members really stepped up with great enthusiasm by bringing a multitude of desserts, serving food and singing Christmas carols while families enjoyed this special time.”

The cafeteria was packed as Chancel Choir singers shared their selections. Much to the kids’ delight, a table filled with books gave them the opportunity to take the gift of reading home with them that night.

To learn more about AELC, visit hppc.org/adoptaschool.

Above: The cafeteria was packed with parents and children.Below: Two children thrilled to receive donated books.

Photo: Edmonson Photography

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For 30 years, Scott and Jan Luley have been involved in many ways at HPPC. In 1991, the Luleys moved to Princeton University to launch a chapter of Faculty Commons, CRU’s national ministry to college professors.

Scott Luley found that professors who spend most of their time dealing with academic issues and pursuits were heartened that someone like him had come along to chat with them about family and other personal topics.

Although elite universities are becoming increasing secularized, the interaction naturally led to spiritual issues and then to Bible studies, prayer groups, lunches and especially one-on-one discipleship with a growing number of professors. About eight years ago, graduate students and college staff members were included in their program. This not only increased its numbers, but added depth and perspective.

“Better Together” is the slogan that Faculty Commons has been employing, Luley says. And that a strong bond between current faculty and future faculty has been growing ever since. Often Christian professors speak to graduate student groups through Faculty Commons and simply offer perspectives on living as a Christian in academia.

Jan is also a full-time staff member of CRU and works with many female professors and graduate students and is often asked: “How can I balance family demands and my work?”

The connections and deep sharing among professors, students, and staffers goes a long way toward addressing and dealing with the stressors at what is arguably America’s most academically rigorous institution of higher learning.

Scott and Jan are motivated to minister to professors because they influence – directly or indirectly – everyone else in our society. Yet, there are so few in the body of Christ who are called to minister to professors relative to other groups.

Pray that Scott and Jan’s relationship with Jesus would be personal, intimate and fruitful for the Great Commission – locally at Princeton University and around the world. Pray that their follow-up from their recent campus-wide outreach would be effective as they trust the Holy Spirit to open the hearts and mind of those who attended. And that their two sons, Brian and Blake, would see Jesus in all His glory and be motivated to walk with Him closely all the days of their lives.

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She is controlled completely by one person. He is a victim of violence or is threatened with violence to maintain control over him. He gets paid nothing for days, weeks and years of hard labor. She is used for prostitution. They cannot walk away.

These are the victims of modern slavery. Currently, 27 million people are estimated to be modern day slaves. This number includes not just those overseas but here in the U.S., in Texas, and right here in Dallas. There are more people being bought and sold as slaves today than any other time in history and the majority of these are women and children. Today it is called Human Trafficking.

Human trafficking has a face. Marina’s experience is just one of thousands. Director of World Missions Judi Wheeler met this mother and her beautiful children on a recent trip to Moldova and asked her to share her story.

I just wanted to make enough money to take care of my children. With my husband out of work and limited job opportunities in Moldova, I was happy to learn of a domestic job in Russia – not that far from my country but a more prosperous area. My husband would care for our two children while I was gone for a few months. As a small group of women began our journey there were mixed emotions of sadness at leaving our families but pride and excitement that we would now be able to provide for them. We were given water during this drive and the next thing I knew I was in a basement with strangers and found my heart gripped with fear.

For the next three years I was held captive in that room. The things that happened cannot be spoken of. I discovered that I was pregnant and that this was my purpose in being there. The new life I was carrying already had a purpose. The baby was to be used for organs to be sold on the black market. Piece by piece this child would be sold until nothing was left. A new horror gripped my heart.

After giving birth, I quickly became pregnant again. As I was trying to care for my new infant until she was old enough to have her organs harvested, there was a rescue by the Russian police. I was able to return to my home village with my one-year-old and

infant daughter. I thought the nightmare would end, but I found that my husband believed I had abandoned him and therefore left our two children with my mother and disappeared. My mother hated my children born out of this terror and me as well. She and many neighbors placed shame on the children and me. I truly did not know how I would survive.

I found kindness and compassion from a local church. I also found a loving God and Savior in Jesus Christ. I know that God is good and will care for my family. He gave me two more children that are blessings. I still have fear due to recent phone calls from men telling me that the children have been paid for and therefore belong to them. I don’t understand the cruelty of man. But everyday I cling to the goodness of God and

the kindness of believers.

The stories of modern day slavery are heartbreaking, but there is hope. The more we shine the light onto this very dark issue, the more hope the victims have. Through partnerships with agencies like International Justice Mission there is transformation of cities like Cebu where the exploitation of minors has been reduced by 79% by prosecuting perpetrators and educating local law enforcement.

Modern Day SlaveryMore people are bought and sold today than any other time in history

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Learn to do good; seek justice; correct oppression, bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow’s cause.

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start at HppC's Justice page: hppc.org/justice.

there, you will learn how to:

◆ educate yourself and others.

◆ understand and advocate for those who

cannot defend themselves.

◆ take action in this community and the world.

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join us in commissioning our class of 2014 Seniors!

Sunday, May 4 1105 Contemporary Service | elliott hall

hppc.org/highschool

Register at hppc.org/go

RegISteR At HppC.oRg/MISSIoNtRIpS

July 10–20Cost: $3,200

July 11–21Cost: $2,000

June 7–14Cost: $1,900

Aug. 2–Aug. 11 and Aug. 3–14Cost: $3,500

Charleston, SC Mission tripGrades: Completed 7th–8th

dates: June 15–22 or July 13–20 price: $850

Middle School

galveston, tX Mission tripGrades: Completed 5th–6th

dates: June 23–28 youth price: $400 | parent price: $200

jAM56

high SchoolWashington, DC Mission trip

Grades: Completed 9th–12th

dates: June 22–29 price: $1,300

genesis Youth ChoirAtlanta, gA Mission trip

Grades: Completed 7th–12th dates: June 14–19

price: $775 Must be an active choir member

The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few

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There’s jusT someThing about singing sad songs that helps us find joy. Have you ever noticed how some of the great songs you fell in love with as a teen are about pain, brokenness, or loss; yet those songs make you happy the moment you hear them pop up on the radio? In Scripture, Jeremiah’s songs of lament reveal a deep, unbreakable commitment to loving God and walking in His presence. Walking through his book of the Bible is a journey through sadness to ultimate joy.

The 126th Psalm proclaims that: Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy! He who goes out weeping,

bearing the seed for sowing, shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

As we worship in this season of Lent, we have the opportunity to sow seeds. Throughout our church-wide study of Jesus’ earthly ministry as described in Luke, we have the weekly discipline of going out weeping as we anticipate the horrible end of Jesus’ earthly life. Through Lent we see examples of Jesus’ wonderful teaching, only to anticipate the ultimate rejection of Him as the Son of God by the authorities.

This inherent knowledge in our worship is sad and painful. It is a profoundly grim foreshadowing that can only be mirrored by our inherent joyful knowledge of Jesus’ ultimate resurrection.

Songs of lament, like When I Survey the Wondrous Cross, What Wondrous Love is This, Were You There When They Crucified My Lord, Ah Holy Jesus, In the Cross of Christ I Glory, O Sacred Head Now Wounded, and many others serve to open a portal in our souls that allow us to sow our garden of life with tears.

You need to sing in church during these 40 days of Lent. You need to sing; don’t just sit back and listen. Your body, breath, and mind need to express the lament found in Lenten songs so that you can discover the tears. For, without the tears, how can we fully experience the shouts of joy?

Dr. GreG Hobbs, Director of Music

Without the tears, how can we fully experience the shouts of joy?

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Please join us for Holy Week, the week leading up to Easter

◆ paLM sunday all church picnic Sunday, April 13, 12–2 pm Front Lawn

◆ hoLy Week chapeL Monday–Thursday, April 14–17, 12–1 pm Wynne Chapel

◆ Maundy thursday service and coMMunion Thursday, April 17, 7 pm Sanctuary

◆ good Friday service Highlander Concert – Wondrous Cross Friday, April 18, 12 pm Sanctuary

◆ easter sunday worship services Sunday, April 20

6:30 am Sunrise Service | Goar Park 8, 9:30 & 11 am | Sanctuary 11 am All Nations | Elliott Hall 11 am Mandarin Service | Wynne Chapel 1105 am Contemporary Service | Gym

Holy Week at hppc | apriL 13–20