Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown enote from Reverend Scott Chrostek for Friday, 21 March 2014

Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown enote from Reverend Scott Chrostek for Friday, 21 March 2014
Greetings RezDowntowners,
It’s a great day to be writing you as I am preparing to meet with about 70 lay leaders from across the country this afternoon at RezDowntown.  Last night Justin Huey and David Simmons had an opportunity to lead worship for them at the Westin, this afternoon they are visiting our church to hear about how God is working through you and then on Sunday they will plan to join us in worship. This is just another reason to give thanks for all that you do to continue to impact the church all throughout this country.  I would simply ask that you pray for me as I share your story of building Christian community in this city!
This weekend we are continuing our sermon series on the Gospel of the Nobodies.  We’ll focus this week on Jesus and his power to cast out demons.  This is sure to be a powerful weekend in worship.  I hope you’ll make plans to invite friends and join us. If you haven’t checked out our Grand location for worship at 11:15am.  This would be a great weekend to experience worship there as we spent a lot of time this weekend making improvements to our worship space!
In the meantime, here are several opportunities to connect to the life of this church: 
•“Jazz” It Up With the Boomers at the Phoenix this Saturday at 10am.
•CPR Certification/Recertification Class
•Sunday Brunch, March 30th “Calling all Singles”
•First Fridays: A Night with Artist, Jeff Hanson, April 4th.
•Local Medical Mission Opportunity
•Help us throw our Citywide Easter Egg Hunt at Liberty Memorial!
•Vacation Bible Camp is around the corner – Need Volunteers
•More spots available for Honduras Mission Trip and the Holy Land!
“Jazz” It Up With the Boomers! Start your Saturday, March 22, at 10 am with friends, food and music! The Boomers will be meeting at The Phoenix (302 W. 8th Street, KCMO) for brunch and jazz music. Reserve your spot by emailing Genease Gornowicz at 1ggornowicz@gmail.com.
CPR Certification/Recertification Class will be offered Thursday, March 27, 1:30–3:30 pm at 1508 Grand. If you have not been certified before, or need to be recertified, the cost will be $40 for your card and training materials. Space is limited for these classes. Contact Mandy Sheldon at office@rotary13.org or 816-842-2322 if you wish to sign up.
Calling All Singles! The “soon-to-be-named” Singles Group will be gathering for brunch Sunday, March 30, 12:15 pm in the Loft at 1522 McGee. We will be ordering pizza and are requesting a $5 donation. Also, during this gathering, we will enjoy fellowship and discussion and “vote” officially on the group’s new name. Please RSVP to Gina Bowman at ginab@kc.rr.com.
Lessons From CLOD ... An Inspiring Story of Art, Philanthropy and Entrepreneurship. Join us Friday, April 4, at 7 pm at 1522 McGee, for the premier performance of a live, multi-media motivational presentation highlighting Resurrection member and Artist Jeffrey Owen Hanson’s journey beyond adversity. Jeff’s art is featured in our Sanctuary at 1522 McGee. Admission to this event is free. For further info about Jeff’s story, please visit www.JeffreyOwenHanson.com.
Local Medical Mission Opportunity – Resurrection is beginning a new medical mission led by Rez Downtown member, Dr. Molly Menser. A group of Resurrection medical professionals will staff the KC CARE Clinic (3515 Broadway Blvd., Kansas City, MO), to help reach some of the most vulnerable in Kansas City. The first clinic is Saturday, April 5, from 9 am – noon. Physicians, medical assistants and nurses are needed. To serve, contact Molly at mollymenser@gmail.com.
Easter Egg Hunt Planning Meeting – This event is quickly “hopping” up on our calendar. The last planning meeting is Tuesday, April 1, 6:30 pm at 1508 Grand. We also need volunteers for the actual event on Saturday, April 12, 10 am – noon at the Liberty Memorial. Would you like to be a face painter, egg hunt helper, cookie decorator or general fun organizer? No special skills required – just great enthusiasm! Contact Kristen Sayers at klynsayers@gmail.com or Kris Drummond at kris.drummond@rezdowntown.org to volunteer.
Help with Vacation Bible Camp – This summer we will be hosting our first Vacation Bible Camp the evenings of June 16–19. We are looking for enthusiastic people with a heart to serve the youngest in our church as they learn Bible stories, play awesome games and hang out with us! Our next planning meeting is Tuesday, March 25, 6:30 pm at 1508 Grand. If you are interested in planning or volunteering for this event, contact Gretchen Miller at millergret@gmail.com or Kris Drummond at kris.drummond@rezdowntown.org
More Spots Open! Resurrection Downtown Trip to Honduras – July 12–19. Help improve health and wellness and work on light construction projects. No special skills required. For questions and application form, contact Jessica Eden at jessicanicoleeden@gmail.com.
Just a Few Spots Left to Visit the Holy Land with Pastor Scott! He will lead a journey Oct. 22–31. Visit the cities you have read about in the Bible. For more information or to register for this tour, go to our website.
I am so blessed to be a part of this community of faith and I am so excited to see where God leads us into the future this Lenten season. Regardless of where you are or what you're going through I'm excited to encounter God together in the wilderness as we journey closer and closer toward Easter in the Gospel of the Nobodies! Enjoy the weekend and I'll plan to see you in worship on Saturday and Sunday!
Grace and Peace, 
Scott
@scottchrostek
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The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown

1522 McGee Street
Kansas City, MO 64108 United States
(816) 979-1330
Reverend Scott M. Chrostek, Campus Pastor
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