It is with sadness that we share the news that longtime member Brenda Kinley died a few days ago. Brenda served faithfully as an Elder, president of the Presbyterian Women, a Sunday School teacher, and a leader of Women’s Bible Studies.

Her Memorial Service at Hyde Park Pres will be TOMORROW, Thursday, August 14th at 11am. Visitation is TODAY, August 13th from 5-7pm at Blount & Curry Life Event Center at 605 S. MacDill Avenue.

Brenda Kinley’s Obituary

Coming this Sunday…

The Worship Service will be live-streamed on our Hyde Park Presbyterian Church YouTube channel under LIVE! CLICK HERE.

Click below for a 90 second sneak peek at Sunday’s message, or go to the Hyde Park Presbyterian Facebook page.

Sunday Sneak Peek!

Adult Sunday School Series

SEEING IS BELIEVING:
THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIAN ART (Sundays 11am-noon)

This week we discuss “Counter-Reformation, Caravaggio, & Bernini” with Professor Alex Nixon as our guide.

Join us via ZOOM

See below for video of past classes in this series:

August 10: Converting the New World to Christianity Using Art
https://youtu.be/a1nNWI_inME?si=Fm_-uzfShY4gnXOf

June 29: Mosaic, Stained Glass vs Painting in the House of God
https://youtu.b
e/4uCLbx1hg34

July 13: The Black Death: How a Pandemic Transformed Christian Art
https://youtu.be/0hpyJHNQ7zo

July 20: Depth, Perspective and Bringing Jesus to Life
https://youtu.be/KVrPaD-nFOY

July 27: Botticelli, Raphael: Reconciling Christianity and Roman Paganism after the Fall of Constantinople https://youtu.be/1trE8iOXKzE

Aug. 3: DaVinci: Anatomy, Optics, Letting the Secular “Genie out of the Bottle”
https://youtu.be/FCp7nTxh_VM

News and Announcements

Full Freezer & Full Hearts!

The freezer was bare, so the intrepid HPPC Feeding Friends committee banded together again for a frenzy of cooking and stirring and chopping and packaging up for the next onslaught of new babies, sick friends, hurricane emergencies … whatever is called for. This month’s offerings: delicious chicken tetrazini and picadillo are standing by!

The CrossWalkers are Back!

The young-ish adults are back from summer fun and will meet at Carol & Bob Kline’s home in the Bayou. Dinner, catching up and discussion. Bring a friend, or come solo!

Tuesday, August 19th, dinner @ 6:30pm

Call the office for the address 813-253-0069. See you there!

Welcome Cynthia Housenga-Brolsma,
MA, AMFT

Please welcome Cynthia as the new Family Specialist in Thornwell’s Building Families Program, located right here in an office at Hyde Park Presbyterian. She earned a BA in Psychology, MA in Marriage & Family Therapy, and has had a background in full-time ministry for 25 years, Substance Abuse Counseling, specializing in PTSD and is a trained Trauma Therapist.

“I’m passionate about helping families and individuals rebuild trust and healthy attachment at the highest level possible, by repairing emotional ruptures and improving communication within the family system.”

Thornwell specializes in bringing hope to families and helping them rebuild stronger than ever. They have numerous programs available that include meeting in the office, in home and via tele-health. Treatment is provided with science and evidence-based therapeutic models with proven outcomes.

Cynthia is available by appointment at the church Mondays and Tuesdays 8:00am-1:00pm. If you would like to find out more about our services, you can call Cynthia to set up a 15-minute consult to see if she can accommodate your needs: