The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs eNote from Pastor Penny Ellwood for Friday, 18 July 2014

The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs eNote from Pastor Penny Ellwood for Friday, 18 July 2014
Greetings Resurrection Blue Springs,
I hope you've had a chance to enjoy the fabulous weather this week.  What a gift it is in the middle of July! 
It was a little warmer last Sunday afternoon when we held our special baptism service at the Scott's.  However, the temperature only added to the festivities afterward.  This service was again a very special time for our church family and I want to extend a congratulations to those who were baptized last weekend:  Chandra Callahan, Rachel & Joshua Dowell, Carmen Myers, Michele Shelby, and Makaiah Spooner were baptized and re-affirming their baptismal vows were Becky and Kerry McKeever and Bernadette Spooner.   We had almost 70 family and friends who came to support these children and adults taking this important step of faith.  We had a great celebration afterward with food, fellowship and fun in and around the pool.  A special thanks to Cully Scott and Mary Pulley who helped to host us. 
Don't forget that Saturday morning is our Faithwork day. Faithwork is one of the best places to invite friends and neighbors to join us in putting our faith to work and serving our community. This Saturday we’ll be heading to work at the new ReStore not far from the church.   This thrift store helps fund our local Habitat for Humanity.   The new store is located on North 7 Highway between QuikTrip and Price Chopper.  We'll help prepare, price and sell items while there. Meet at our church at 9:45 am to carpool over or join us at the store this Saturday, July 19 at 10 am. This is an awesome opportunity to make a difference in our community.  We'll plan to work till about 2 pm.
We're in for a treat this Sunday as the Rev. Dr. Anna Carter Florence, the Peter Marshall Associate Professor of Preaching at Columbia Theological Seminary in Decatur, Georgia, a seminary of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A will be offering our message. Dr. Florence is considered by many to be one of the best preachers in America, as indicated by the number of invitations she receives to preach around the country. Anna is a regular speaker at the Festival of Homiletics, an annual gathering of 1,500 pastors eager to learn from the best, and is the author of “Preaching as Testimony.”  I hope you'll invite your friends and join us this Sunday for her message entitled, "Parable Universe."  
One more thing, I forgot to mention in last week's enote, if you'd like to follow the happenings with our mission team serving on the Navaho Nation in Windowrock, NM, you can take a look at the trip blog at http://navajo.rezmissions.org.
Take a look at the upcoming activites:
School Supply Drive through July 27
July FaithWork
Men's Breakfast July 26
Special Needs Ministry
Women's Retreat at Camp Timberlake
Blood Drive
Mark Your Calendars
School Supply Drive through July 27. Help to make sure every student in Eastern Jackson County has school supplies to start the 2014-15 school year through Community Services League Back to School Fairs. A list of most needed supplies is available at Guest Services or for a complete list click here. Bring donated supplies to the collection barrel in the KiDS COR check-in area through July 27. Call the church office at 816-389-8900 to arrange to drop off supplies during the week. 
July FaithWork – Serve at ReStore, the thrift store that helps fund our local Habitat for Humanity. We will be working at this new store, located on North 7 Highway between QuikTrip and Price Chopper, Saturday, July 19. This is an awesome opportunity to make a difference in our community as we prepare, price and sell items at ReStore. Meet at our church at 9:45 am for carpool; we will work till about 2 pm. Sign up at Guest Services.  Let’s serve in our community together!
Men’s Breakfast Saturday, July 26 at 8 am. Come join the guys as they begin to plan for the BBQ booth at the 2014 Blue Springs Fall Fun Festival. Sign up at Guest Services to attend and/or help out with the breakfast.
Special Needs Ministry – Please join us as we develop a plan to launch Matthew’s Ministry at Resurrection Blue Springs. On Sunday, July 27, at noon, we’ll share a light meal and ideas on how we can best meet the needs of Special Needs Families. Feel free to invite families outside our church who would be interested in participating. RSVP by Thursday, July 24 to Heather.Sooley@rezbluesprings.org; please let us know childcare needs in advance.
Visit Camp Timberlake and Renew Your Spirit! Come and learn how God has gifted you and where your dreams and passions might lead you to serve. Study the Bible, use personal assessments, have a chance to make new friends and receive personalized ideas and contacts for putting your giftedness into action at the Resurrection Blue Springs Women’s Ministry Overnight Retreat.
• Friday, August 1, 6-7:30 pm – Arrival/Dinner; 7:30-9 pm – Activities and Spiritual Gifts Introduction
• Saturday, August 2, 8 am -- Breakfast; 8:30 am – 12:45 pm – Spiritual Gifts Workshop
Register here or sign up at Guest Services. Cost is $25 per person to attend includes materials, meals and lodging. Camp Timberlake is located in Stillwell, Kansas at , 8285 W. 179th Street. Let us know when you register if you'd like to carpool from Resurrection Blue Springs.
Blood Drive Sara Tuttle-Inman Blood Drive for Brain Cancer Awareness – Monday, Aug. 11, 3-7 pm in Fellowship Hall. Visit savealifenow.org and use sponsor code saratuttle to register, or sign up at Guest Services. For more information, email Laura Ward at lauratuttle02@gmail.com.
Mark your Calendars for our Annual All Church Picnic at Lake Tapawingo Clubhouse, Sunday, Aug. 17. Activities begin at 4 pm, Food served at 5 pm. Join us for boat rides, fishing, music, great food and fellowship! Main dish will be provided, plan to bring a salad or side dish to share.
For our Resurrection Blue Springs Campus Calendar: click here
Contact Our Staff:
Church Office Phone: (816)389-8900
Rev. Penny Ellwood, Campus Pastor penny.ellwood@rezbluesprings.org
Mike Ash, Worship Leader/Director of Community mike.ash@rezbluesprings.org
Diane Enlow, Director of Children's Ministry diane.enlow@rezbluesprings.org
Clark Johnson, Technical Producer clark.johnson@rezbluesprings.org
Heather Sooley, Operations Coordinating Assistant heather.sooley@rezbluesprings.org
Stephanie Weigel, Guest Services Coordinating Assistant stephanie.weigel@rezbluesprings.org
Lori Wolverton, Nursery Staff lori.wolverton@rezbluesprings.org
Visit us on the web:
www.rezbluesprings.org
www.facebook.com/rezbluesprings
For upcoming and ongoing programs and events at our Leawood Campus, visit www.cor.org.
Campus enotes: Leawood, Downtown, West
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs
penny.ellwood@cor.org
United Methodist Church of the Resurrecton Blue Springs
13720 Roe Avenue
Leawood, Kansas United States
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