Speaker Series
1/16 – “Mom and Dad, I’m Gay.”
Select Sundays | 11:15am | Sanctuary and Zoom “OMG, what do we do now?” Turn to PFLAG, a Parkway Tenant, Fighting for a Diverse and Inclusive World,” featuring Beth Gasparovic and a Panel of Parents of LGBTQ+ Children. For many LGBTQ youth, breaking the news to Mom and Dad is the scariest part of coming out.…
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The Parkway Speakers Series Announces its Offerings for the First Four Months of 2022 Select Sundays | 11:15am | Heritage Room and Zoom Because you have a story to tell… January 9, 2022 “What can Christians do to Promote a Just Solution in Israel and Palestine?” By Paul Roesler. Paul, a Professor of Political…
Read More1/9 – “What can Christians do to Promote a Just Solution in Israel and Palestine?” By Paul Roesler,
Select Sundays | 11:15am | Heritage Room and Zoom Paul is a member of Parkway UCC and a Professor of Political Science at St. Charles Community College. He will briefly discuss the history of the seemingly endless and unsolvable Israel/Palestine conflict. He’ll also discuss the UCC’s recent positions regarding the conflict to address the question…
Read More12/12 – The Fall of County Executive Steve Stenger – As I Saw It by Winston Calvert
Select Sundays | 11:15am | Heritage Room In April of 2019, Steve Stenger, the then St. Louis County Executive, was convicted of public corruption, resigned, and subsequently was sentenced to federal prison following an FBI probe. Winston Calvert, a senior member of the current St. Louis County Executive’s office, observed the downfall of Stenger as…
Read MoreSpeaker Series: Mary Nelson, Transitional Conference Minister for our MMSUCC – Missouri Mid-South Conference
Come meet Mary Nelson, our MMSUCC Transitional Conference Minister? She will be here leading worship with Kevin and will facilitate the Speaker Series at 11:15am in the Heritage Room and on Zoom — an opportunity to get to know her better via a worship debrief and a state of MMS and wider church conversation. Rev.…
Read More8/8/21 – Parkway Speakers: The Wonders of Islam
by Ghazala Hayat, MD Sunday, August 8 | 11:15am | Live via Zoom Dr. Hayat is a well known member of the St. Louis area community and, in addition to her medical practice, she serves as a volunteer and leader in the Interfaith Partnership and as spokesperson for the Islamic Foundation. Education through understanding and…
Read More7/11 – Impressions of Norway
Sunday, July 11 | 11:15am | via Zoom Presented by Kristen (daughter of PUCCers Mike & Peggy) Another young person returns to her home church to educate and entertain us. This time it’s Kristen, who resides in Norway with her spouse and children. And therein lies the source of our genuine interest in Kristen and…
Read MoreSpeaker Series: Covid Tales
A Roundtable Discussion Presented by You the people of Parkway Sunday, June 27 | 11:15am | via Zoom We have lived through a profound and extraordinary time. Please join us following worship to share a Covid story…. Maybe it’s about your children, grandchildren, neighbor, old friend; how your faith was tested; the isolation; your search…
Read More5/16 Investing for the Future
Sunday, May 16 | 11:15am | Youtube presentation “Darn, I saved too much money for my retirement, said nobody, EVER.” Buy low and sell high; is it really that easy? Our speaker, John Meiners, worked in the financial industry for over 40 years and comes to Parkway to talk about the nuts and bolts…
Read More4/25 Speakers Series: My Life-Long Fascination with the Weather
Sunday, April 25 | 11:15am | ZOOM Presented by Matthew Scherrer. George Carlin once wisecracked “Weather forecast for tonight – dark.” But it’s not that simple according to Matthew Scherrer, a self-styled amateur meteorologist. In his remarks for the Parkway Speakers Series, Matthew will recount his passion for weather from childhood to the present, agreeing…
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