You’ve received 48 editions of the E-pistle since the first of the year, and I’ve just read all 48, a quick trip through 2005. Looking back at the past twelve months in the life of Park Church measured by these Friday missives, I’ve come up with my “Top Ten” list of Park events for 2005. Before it’s out with the old, then, one last look at 2005: (more…)

Here’s a site with some interesting video that will take those of you who have already been to Brazil right back into the Favela and will give those of you who have not been a sense of what you will find there. The organization that sponsors the project is called the Two Brothers Foundation, named after Dos Irmãos, the mountain of the Rocinha favela in Rio Janeiro. The Two Brothers Foundation is secular and based on college campuses in the U.S. They work especially at bringing educational opportunities to favela kids. (more…)

The bulletins are printed, the musicians, liturgists, shepherds, angels, inn keeper, wise men, Mary and Joseph are all ready. O Come, All Ye Faithful! Christmas Eve worship at Park will be wonderful! (more…)

Have you already made your plans to attend Sunday evening’s Christmas Concert? We will hear the rich voices of the choirs of Park and First Presbyterian Churches along with brass, woodwinds, and percussion. The final piece of the concert will be the magnificent Dream Isaiah Saw – alone worth the trip out on a cold winter’s evening. Sunday evening, 7:00 p.m., in our Sanctuary. (more…)

So we’re supposed be upset that the President of all 290 million of us sends out a “Happy Holidays” card instead of a Christmas card. There’s no doubt that Christianity, which not long ago enjoyed near universal acclaim (if not faithful commitment) is no longer favored by the cultural elites. But when Christians in China are subject to midnight arrests and those in Pakistan to having their churches burned and bombed, is this the best we can do for persecution? Read all about it: ABC News (more…)