DISCOVER PRESTON TRAIL CLASS
If you want to learn more about PTCC, this gathering is for you. Led by our senior pastors, the next class will be Sunday, June 24th at 11:00 AM in the Corner Office. Sign up at the Yes! Table.

FFS HYGIENE AND CLEANING PRODUCT DRIVE
The Summer months at the Frisco Family Services pantry can be a time of greatest need. PTCC will hold a Hygiene and Cleaning Product Donation Drive on June 10, 17, and 24. A sample list of products is below. (All full size bottles, not small travel size, please.)
1. Hygiene (Shampoo and Conditioner, Soap, Lotion, Toothpaste, Sanitary napkins)
2. Cleaning (Laundry Detergent, Dish washing liquid, Fantastic/409 spray cleaner, Windex, Disinfectants- Pinesol, Lysol, etc.)

THE SAMARITAN’S HEART - A MINISTRY OF COMPASSION
We are seeking volunteers to join us for local nursing home visits two times a month. Help us as we strive to instill hope and faith in Jesus Christ to senior residents through fellowship, worship, and prayer. We meet every other Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. at Victoria Gardens of Frisco (at Rolater and Hillcrest). For more information, contact Peter & Alainna Palmer at 214-432-7575 or pandapalmer@tx.rr.com.

MEN’S COLORADO ADVENTURE
PTCC Men are invited to Durango, Colorado July 30-August 3 for an outdoor adventure. Pick up a registration packet at the Yes! Table at the Men’s Ministry area for further details or on the website.

WOMEN’S RETREAT
Looking for a weekend get-a-way this summer? Some fun before the school year kicks into high gear? Well, you’re in luck! PTCC Women’s Ministry is having their first annual Women’s Retreat on Friday, August 17th - Saturday, August 18th at Lantana Lodge. This weekend will include great teaching, worship, and tons of fun! Cost is $80, and a $40 deposit is due upon registration. The full payment will be due by July 1st. Spots are limited, so sign up now at the YES! Table.

PARTNERSHIP
Take the next step in your commitment to God and to PTCC by becoming a partner, our membership program. Partnership focuses on five biblical principles that we call the 5Gs: Grace, Growth, Groups, Gifts and Good Stewardship. You may complete the self-directed Bible Study found on our website or you may attend our next partnership class July 15 from 9:30 AM - Noon at the PTCC building. Sign up at the Yes! Table today!

ONLINE GIVING
Make your life simpler by automating your giving. Follow the easy directions at www.prestontrail.org to setup for debit or credit card for regular giving and dream big donations. All transactions are secure and will appear on your regular statement.

LIFE GROUPS
Sign up at the Information Table or email info@prestontrail.org and get involved in a group!

A Lunch and a Smile

“Do you want to know what my name is?” the little girl asked me. “Of course I do!” I responded. And Taylor continued to tell me about her little 4-year old self, her four brothers, her sister, her school and how happy she was that she had “chips and pink juice” that day. Happy she was. Happy was I.

This was just one of many wonderful encounters I was fortunate enough to experience this past week during the PTCC/Frisco Family Services (FFS) Lunch Program. Led by Christine Ortega and Jeri and John Taylor, PTCC volunteers not only served lunch to children living in an apartment complex in Frisco, but made a meaningful impact in their lives by sharing the love of Christ with them in very tangible ways. Each day, after eating a brown bag lunch prepared by PTCC volunteers, about 80-100 children participated in kickball, chalk coloring, parachute fun and other games. They got to board a real live fire truck courtesy of the Frisco Fire Department. Prizes of books, balls and other toys were raffled off. At the end of the week, a bicycle was given to a child.

“I felt like a day camp was brought to them," wrote FFS Director Nicole Bursey in her email to Christine. “Had it not been for our partnering together, many of the children at the apartment complex may have not had lunch.”

Several of the smiling faces Preston Trail Community Church volunteers encountered during the FFS Summer Lunch Program this week

It was a great week to be part of the Preston Trail Family and in the family of God. God’s love and joy were abundant and visible in the apartment complex. Which led me to ask myself, “Why does God show his face so clearly during a week like this?” Scripture points us to some answers in Matthew chapter 25, where Jesus told his disciples “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.” The message is clear: when we help those in need, we are in the center of God’s will, and he uses the smiles on the faces of little children (and the volunteers serving them) to give us a glimpse into his joy in those moments.

For those of you who didn’t get the chance to participate, you can still make a difference today! Over the next three Sundays in June, we will be collecting hygiene and cleaning products to help restock the FFS food bank. A table will be setup in our main atrium before and after our worship services. Items needed include:

So bring your bag soon and participate in making someone happy. And we will get to spread a little piece of God to everyone.


Thankful Taylor introduced herself,

Carla
Director of Planning & Women’s Ministries

ONLINE GIVING
Make your life simpler by automating your giving. Follow the easy directions at www.prestontrail.org to setup for debit or credit card for regular giving and dream big donations. All transactions are secure and will appear on your regular statement.

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LISTEN! Preston Trail Podcast
PTCC worship messages are available by subscription to our podcast or for listening on our website. So, if you missed a service, or want to share one with a friend go here and take a listen.
You will have the option of downloading and listening to them on your computer or even subscribe here (or press the iTunes image on the right) to have them come to your computer automatically each time one is added - then play them on your computer or your iPod while you're exercising or driving.

Calendar at a glance...

June 11 - 15 Adventure Camp

June 16 - Singles Life Group Begins

June 24 - Discover Preston Trail - 11:00 AM, Corner Office

July 15 - Partnership Class - 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

July 30 - Aug. 3 Men's Colorado Adventure

Aug. 17 - 18 Women's Retreat