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Time for a little more “FUNraising” for our church. The best part is....a good excuse to go out to eat. Be sure to save the date of August 9th. That day, please enjoy lunch or dinner at Max and Erma’s in Grandville. Max & Erma’s will donate 20% of all sales to Parkwood Presbyterian Church. Invite your neighbors, invite your friends, invite your co-workers! This is a great way for us to raise money! Coupons are required and can be downloaded as an Adobe Reader PDF.

Mothers and daughters of all ages are invited to join us for a book club this summer. We will meet each month to discuss a book that features a positive message for young women. Book selections will be relatively short, around 200 pages, and will be at the young adult reading level. We propose meeting in the evenings on June 23rd, July 28th and August 25th. Please email or call (669-3053) the church office for more information.

Matthew W. Wright received and accepted the call to be Parkwood's second installed pastor.  He will begin actively working on Monday, August 31.  His installation service will take place later in the fall after his presbytery (Chicago) and Lake Michigan Presbytery conduct their work to transfer his membership and ordain him to Minister of Word and Sacrament.  Pray for Matt, Krista, Morgan, and Hannah as they close on a house in this area and move here during August.  More information will follow in the coming weeks. 

Dear Members and Friends of Parkwood Presbyterian Church:

As you know, for the past 18 months the Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC) has been on a quest to find a Pastor for our congregation. The process began with exploring who we are, listening to your feedback and posting our Church Information Form on the Presbyterian web site.

Once our information was available we matched with or heard from 110 pastors. Out of this number the PNC reviewed and interviewed candidates for several months. We were clearly able to select the top four candidates. We interviewed these candidates face to face and invited three of them to participate in a rigorous weekend of interviews that culminated in preaching at a neutral pulpit, sharing the word of God with us.

After much prayer and careful consideration we discerned what God's desire is for us. We joyfully offered a Call to one of our candidates, and he has responded with pleasure and thanksgiving to be invited to become a part of our journey with Christ. At this point we are prepared to present Matthew W. Wright as candidate for the pastoral role in our church.

Below is Matt's statement about being Presbyterian.