Father’s Day Picnic
Come join us for our first ever Father’s Day Picnic. There will be a bounce house for children, a volleyball tournament and much much more. The picnic will be at Warren Park (off Eldorado) from 6:00-8:30PM. We will be providing fried chicken and sweet tea and would like for everyone to bring a side dish. To register a volleyball team, sign up at the information table. MORE

New Summer Schedule
Reminder - we are now on summer schedule. We will have ONE service at 10:00 AM. Curbside and Backyard will also be at this time.
We will resume back to two services starting this fall. More details will be released as we get closer to that time.

Women’s Ministry Expansion Do you have a heart for Women’s Ministry? We have begun early planning for a new and exciting Women’s Ministry and you won’t want to miss it! If you would like to be a part of the core planning team, please send us an email at info@prestontrail.org.

Mark Your Calendar - Adventure Camp
It's time to start planning that summer calendar. Before it gets too busy, make sure to add Adventure Camp, which will be June 5-9 for graduating 2nd-5th graders. For more information, contact Jeri Taylor at jeritaylor323@msn.com.

Coming Soon - Youth Camp
Also, plan ahead for Youth Camp, which will happen July 17-21 in Corpus Christi, TX. Cost of the camp will be $365 which includes a 4 night 5 day stay in the Holiday Inn - Emerald Beach, meals, as well as a great speaker and band. You don't want to miss out. Contact Ryan Hairston at ryan@prestontrail.org for more information.

Discover Preston Trail Class
New to PTCC? Join Pastors Jim and Paul on Sundays at 11:00 AM as we take a look at our church and where it is going. This is an opportunity for all guests who are new to PTCC to learn more. Session will meet at the AMC Theatre. Please signup at the Life Group table. A 5 week Partnership Class will follow for all those interested in becoming a PTCC partner.MORE

GOOGLE “Prayer”

What on earth did we do before there was GOOGLE?  Paul and I are beginning a new message series this week on prayer entitled Nuts and Bolts: How Prayer Really Works.  So, I thought I’d do a little research by googling “prayer.”  Wow!  118 million links to prayer.  That’s a lot!  If you spent just one minute looking at each link it would take you 224 years and six months!  I don’t know about you, but I don’t have that kind of time.

And the links, well they are all over the place.  You can discover all kinds of things about prayer.  There’s sacredspace.ie a website hosted by Irish Jesuit priests (they have a ten minute guided prayer time that is very good); liveprayer.com that promises miracles 24 hours a day; the7greatprayers.com where you can learn the 7 great prayers for lasting financial success; and my personal favorite, prayergym.com where you can exercise your prayer muscles (give this one a try!)

As I have done my cursory research I’ve determined two things. Almost everyone does it.  And people pray anytime and anywhere: in church, at home, at school, at the office, in foxholes, in Congress, in monasteries, on assembly lines, in boardrooms, in airplanes, on golf courses, at home plate, in the end zone, while running, cleaning house, in small groups, in locker rooms, on movie sets, in examination rooms, before meals, after making love, in the morning, at noon, and at bedtime.  I think you catch my drift.

Second, no matter how long someone has been at prayer, they almost always still feel like a beginner.  There’s good reason for that.  When you consider the magnitude and majesty of God, in comparison to our finite hearts and minds, we are infinitesimally minuscule.  To comprehend, then, just one ounce of the power and personhood of God would be a miracle of epic proportion.  Therefore, we never grow too old, too mature, or too spiritual to learn again the basic fundamental elements of prayer.

So . . . Nuts and Bolts is going to be a message series for everyone, whether you are a beginner or a long time pray-er.  Here’s the lineup of topics.  I hope you won’t miss a one and that you will bring a handful of friends with you to hear these life-changing truths:

June  4:  What It Is and Isn’t
June 11: Prayer Changes Things
June 18: Find Your Rhythm
June 25: Unanswered Prayer
July  02: Prayer Busters

Don’t forget we are in our summer schedule.  Everything starts at 10:00 AM.  We look forward to seeing you Sunday and experiencing God in a powerful and transforming way!

Expectantly,

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Chapter 2
Join us WEEKLY on Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM, for a deeper service of biblical teaching, looking into the Life of Jesus. Led by our senior pastors, this will be a meaningful time of prayer, worship and teaching. 7:00 pm AMC Theatre.

LISTEN! Preston Trail Podcast
Sermons now available online! In keeping up with the times, all PTCC Worship Sermons are available for downloading on our website. So, if you missed a service, go here and take a listen.
You will have the option of downloading and listening to them on your computer or even subscribe here to have them come to your computer automatically each time one is added - then play them on your computer or your iPod. CDs will no longer be sold at our Resource Table, however entire sermon series will be available for purchase once our new building is complete.