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Kansas City, Missouri, United States - First Church of the Nazarene Upcoming Events for Friday, 14 November 2014
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Our church is now able to receive donations and payments through online giving! You may access our secure online giving page by visitinggiving.kcfc.org. You can set up an account for quick access, set up recurring payments, or simply use the "Quick Give" option to give without setting up an account. Funds can be designated Tithes/Offering, Faith Promise, Debt Reduction, or "Other". If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 816.942.9022 or kcfc@kcfc.org.
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| This week (Nov 14- Nov 21)... |
 Interested in learning how to best pass on your stories in written form? This fall, there have been monthly "Slice of Life" writing workshops to learn more about passing on our history. Our last story writing workshop for 2014 will be tomorrow, November 15 at 9:30am in the library, with special guests J. Paul & Marilyn Turner.
Watch for more upcoming dates in 2015!
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This year's youth fall retreat will take place THIS weekend, November 14-16. The group will travel to Sky Ranch retreat center in Quapaw, Oklahoma. The special speaker for this event will be NTS student Mike Kennedy, who will be speaking on the theme of hospitality. The group will be joined by the MNU band, Glorious Ruins. The weekend will be spiritually filling and tons of fun. Cost will be $80. The church bus will leave First Church at 6pm on November 14. Contact Pastor Roland for more info!
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| Lunch & Learn Thanksgiving |
 Our next Lunch & Learn session will be this Tuesday, November 18 at 12pm in the Southside Room. Come share your family's Thanksgiving traditions and something that you are particularly thankful for this year. Please bring your own lunch and a favorite table game. Desserts and beverages will be provided.
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| Next week (Nov 21 - Nov 28)... |
 Our church will be partnering again this year with the Kansas City Rescue Mission to help with their Thanksgiving meal on Saturday, November 22. Volunteers are needed to help with set up, meal prep, and meal service at KCRM. If you would be interested in helping in any way, please contact Lori Misemer, or stop by the table in the foyer this Sunday.
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| All-Church Thanksgiving Meal |
You are invited to an all-church Thanksgiving meal on Sunday, November 23 following the morning service! Everyone is asked to bring one side dish, according to the first letter of your last name:
A-G: Dessert
H-L: Vegetables
M-Q: Dressing or Potatoes
R-Z: Salad
If you would be interested in helping the community team with prep or clean-up, please contact the church office. 30 volunteers are needed to help prepare the turkey. At this meal, we will be accepting offerings for World Missions, those affected by the recent changes at Nazarene Publishing House, and those with our congregation who are in times of distress due to job loss or physical restrictions.
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 The Advent season begins this year on November 29! In preparation, we will meet in the sanctuary foyer nextSunday, November 23 after the all-church lunch to decorate our church building. Please contact the church office to sign up to help (kcfc@kcfc.org or 816.942.9022).
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 Show the love of Christ to a child in foster care this Christmas by providing gifts for them. Please grab a tag from the Christmas tree in the foyer, purchase the suggested gift (or something similar) and place it under the tree in the foyer (unwrapped, with the suggestion tag attached) before December 7.
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 Plan now to attend our 2014 choir & orchestra Christmas concert on December 21 at 6pm! This year, we will partnering with the Belton New Horizons Church of the Nazarene. An additional concert will also be performed at Belton New Horizons on December 14 at 6pm. Invitation cards for both concerts will be available for you at the greeters' desks on Sunday.
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| Nazarene Youth Conference |
 Next July, our teens will be joining around 9000 other teenagers from around the world for Nazarene Youth Conference in Louisville, KY. Through an experience overflowing with dynamic speakers, powerful worship services, high-energy concerts, and service opportunities, NYC 2015 can be a time of great transformation for our young people. Our youth group will be devoting the majority of their fundraising to this event for the next year. If you would be interested in learning more, or in helping to sponsor a teen, please contact Pastor Roland.
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Our Work and Witness Trip to Big Lake, Alaska is scheduled for
July 6 - 16, 2015. Join Pastor Brad and Dawn Estep as the team works on renovations and improvements at Camp Maranatha. We will be putting together a team of people with varied skills and abilities and are particularly interested in including those who have never had an opportunity to participate in Work and Witness before. The cost for this trip will be approximately $1300.
Please see Jo Ann Blevins at the Compassion table in the Foyer this Sunday to pick up an application.
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Every Wednesday at 5:15pm a hot meal is served in the gymnasium for any who wish to attend! Meals are $4.50/person or $15/family. Interested in helping to prepare a meal? Contact the church office (816.942.9022)!
This Wednesday's Schedule:
~ 5:15pm: Friends & Food meal (This week's menu: ham, Beth Kuiper's cheesy potatoes, & dessert)
~ 6:00pm: Children's Activities (Children's Chapel)
~ 6:15pm: Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
Beth Moore study (Southside Room)
~ 6:30pm: Pathway to Hope (Fellowship Hall)
SWIFT (Rm 158)
Youth Group (Youth Room)
~ 7:15pm: Choir Christmas Rehearsal (Choir Room)
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| Serving Women in Frantic Times (SWIFT) |
| Women of all ages are invited to this informal time of fellowship every other Wednesday to celebrate life and support each other! This group is dedicated to strengthening relationships and learning to laugh together. Email Emily Neeld at eneeld@att.net for more information! |
Every Thursday night, our young adult group meets at 7:30pm in the youth room for an intentional time of prayer, fellowship, and Bible study. Contact Audrey Landers (alanders@kcfc.org) for more information!
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| Gentlemen, before beginning your Friday each week, enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with a group of First Church men. We meet every Friday at 6:30am in the church atrium. Every first Friday of the month, we serve a hot breakfast. Contact Chip Kraft for more information. |
Our church's GriefShare ministry meets every Saturday morning at 10am. Please be prayerful about who you may know that could benefit from this ministry to the bereaved. For more information, please contact Ministry Director Kathy Cagg at 816.333.6444 or kat13cat@hotmail.com.
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| Our Mission: to make Christ-like disciples |
11811 State Line R0ad, Kansas City, Missouri United States · (816)942-9022
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