The United Methodist Churchof the Ressurection of Blue Springs, Missouri, United States for Friday, 30 January 2015 eNote from Pastor Penny Ellwood

January 30, 2015
Take a quick look at upcoming events/activites below:

Serving the Church

Souper Bowl Food Drive

Get Crafty for a Cause!

Inspired for Life Women's Conference

Valentine Dinner!  Friday, February 13-6:30 pm

Share Your Heart

Men’s Spiritual Retreat, Save the Date: March 6/7

Greetings Resurrection Blue Springs,

It's another week has flown by and a good one at that!  We've had lots of activity at Rez Blue Springs.   It started last Sunday afternoon as we held our Pizza With the Pastor and welcomed 10 adults and 5 children to the life of our church.  Here is the list of our newest members:

Patrick & Stacy Arnold (Jacob, Matthew, Daniel), Amy Craig, Iva Magers, Marilyn McQueen, Joy Robinson, Bob & Michelle Sloop (Ali, Jason), Sharon Tate and Debra Weilbacher.  

These folks have taken a big step by committing to this faith community and affirming their faith in God and I am so excited to welcome them into our fold.  At the same time our event was going, our scout troop was holding a ceremony to honor their newest Eagle scout.  I want to congratulate Scout Dylan Hassler for this accomplishment.  It takes a lot of effort and hard work.  

As the week commenced, Monday night our scouts fill the classrooms, Tuesday night Building Better Moms gathered, Wednesday our team met to fill backpacks.  Wednesday we also kicked off a new community group with the start of "Creating Covenant," the first 8 week session of a new in-depth Bible Study.  This week as a part of our assignment for the next class we have been reading the stories in Genesis of our origin and relationship to God.  I am reminded as I read these stories that comunity was conceived by God in terms of a family.  I believe we are building and strengthening all sorts of family relationships in our work and time together as a community.  

On that note, I had a chance to join the Parenting class this week as our participants learned about how to speak their children's love languages.  We had some great discussion around the tables about the importance of affirming words and positive touch.   It brought back memories of those days when I was in the trenches with my own young children.  Last night, I stopped by and saw our youngest crew and parents taking part in the MiniMusic class.  The kids were having some great fun with drumsticks.  It could be some of our next worship leaders in the making!

If you haven’t been a part of a mid-week community group, I want to invite you consider joining one of our upcoming studies so that you might experience more of the family life we're working to create here at Rez Blue Springs. 

This weekend we’ll conclude our sermon series on Half-Truths.  We will be challenging the expression, “Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin.”  It will be an important message.  We'll also recognize our new members, congratulate our 90-100% attenders, have some great music and share in holy communion together.  If you're feeling a little crowded in our 10:45 am service, I want to encourage you to try the9 am.  It's the same worship with more space (for the moment).  

Also a reminder to our Rezlife participants and parents, we will not be meeting Sunday night in order to accommodate everyone's Super Bowl plans.  We'll be back on normal schedule next week. 

Serving the Church  Join a Team to provide set-up and tear-down help for classes and events periodically. For more information or to volunteer, Contact Stephanie.Weigel@rezbluesprings.org.  Helpers Needed for Evening Childcare during classes and events.  Contact Caitlin.Willis@rezbluesprings.org.

Souper Bowl Food Drive runs through February 1st.   Reach out and help those who are hungry in the Kansas City area. Resurrection’s Hunger Ministry supports food pantries throughout the community, providing food for more than 25,000 people each year. Below is a list of the most needed items.

• Canned Meat
• Cereal
• Canned Entrée/Stew
• Peanut Butter
• Syrup (regular and sugar free)
• Pancake Mix (add water only)
• Chunky/Progresso Soup
• Hamburger/Tuna Helper
• Macaroni and Cheese

*Please no expired, dented or glass donations
Individuals who wish to provide a cash donation to support the food drive can use the Souper Bowl Food Drive offering envelopes, which can be found in the attendance notebooks on Sunday. Learn about more ways to serve in the Hunger Ministry at cor.org/hunger.Thank you for helping fight hunger in Kansas City!
Get Crafty for a Cause! Join our small group at Resurrection Blue Springs the first Friday of every month at 10 am to learn, share your talents and create items for missions. We’ve got lots of projects to choose from (sleeping mats, prayer shawls, fleece blankets, stocking hats, etc.) We can provide you with materials for all projects. Whether you knit, crochet, have basic sewing skills or just know how to use scissors and tie a knot, we’ve got a project for you! Our next meeting is Feb 6. Come join the fun and fellowship! For more information, contact Heather.Sooley@rezbluesprings.org.Inspired for Life Women's Conference -Friday, Feb.6, 7-10pm, Saturday, Feb.7, 9am–1pm. Enjoy fellowship and grow in faith as a community of women connected in “Unshakable” ways. Learn more atcor.org/inspiredforlifeconference

Valentine Dinner-Friday, February 13, 6:30 pm  Married ... Single ... Friends ... Instead of ordering a heart-shaped pizza or braving the crowds to overpay for a meal on Valentine’s Day, join us at Resurrection Blue Springs to celebrate the day together. We have a delicious dinner and great entertainment planned with comedian Kelly Sisney performing. Kelly is on staff at our Downtown Campus—you’re in for a treat. Reservations are $10 per person. All are welcome! Sign up at Guest Services on Sunday or online here to reserve a meal and to register for childcare.

Share Your Heart – Register now to help pack 10,000 care kits for survivors of natural disasters worldwide, Saturday, Feb. 14, Leawood Campus, multiple shifts available between 9 am – 3 pm. We also will have other activities supporting local and international mission ministries. See the full list of family-friendly activities and sign up to serve at cor.org/shareyourheart.

Men’s Spiritual Retreat, Save the Date: March 6/7  Leawood Campus Be “All In!” as we explore how to grow toward becoming a deeply committed Christian. Learn more at cor.org/men.

I look forward to seeing you this week in worship.  Don't forget to sign the attendance notebooks so you can keep on track for joining the Top Attenders list next year.  Anytime you forget to sign in let Heather Sooley or I know and we'll update your attendance record.  

Abundant Blessings, 

Penny 

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

Caitlin Willis, Nursery Staff caitlin.willis@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

Resurrection Blue Springs penny.ellwood@cor.org Resurrecton Blue Springs 13720 Roe Avenue Leawood, Kansas 66224 United States

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