Take a quick look at what's coming up:
Praying in the Garden Retreat
Building Better Moms Sign-up This Sunday
Fun Day at Wendell Phillips Elementary
Super Hero 5K Run/Walk for Hillcrest
Schools Furnishing Hope goes to KU!
Omaha Family Mission Trip
Serve as a House Captain for Christmas in October
Greetings Resurrection Blue Springs,
Greetings on this soggy Friday morning. I'm sitting in a coffee shop watching the rain drizzle outside between hospital visits this morning. One of my privileges as a pastor is to pray with church members before they head into surgery. I am always blessed to have these moments to connect with families and offer scripture and a word of prayer. Facing any kind of medical procedure often brings anxiety and to be able to offer a comforting word and a reminder of God's amazing healing power and presence is a joy for me. I say this to encourage you to let me know if you have a medical procedure ahead or something that I could offer prayers for with you. I also work with a great team of Congregational Care Ministers. These are church members who have completed a training process to serve with me in providing care for our members. I'm pleased to announce that Patsy Shipley has completed the training and is joining our care team at Blue Springs. Jim Barber, Shannon Coster, Meg Dudgeon and Jean Lanahan are our current CCM's. If you'd have interest in learning more about joining this team of care providers, I'd love to talk with you about it.
Don't forget that this Sunday is Mother's Day. To honor the special women in our lives this Mother's Day weekend, Pastor Adam will share stories of the best and worst moms in the Bible! Come worship with us for this special message blending humor with inspiration. Worship at 9 or 10:45 am is a great way to gather the family all together and begin your mother's day celebration. This weekend and next in worship we'll be offering a sign up for Building Better Moms. This is a once or twice a month opportunity beginning this fall for moms to come together for fellowship, support and learning. It's for any mom with new-born through high school age kids. We've got a great team spear heading this venture and they are very excited to start our 2nd year. They've been working on a speaker schedule with information especially pertinent to the challenges of mothers and infusing more fellowship time into this falls schedule. Look for the BBM table this Sunday to get more information and sign up.
I want to make sure you've got next Friday's (May 15th) Faithwork on your calendar. We're working with our Downtown campus to host a Fun Day for the students at our partner school, Wendell Phillips Elementary. We have all kinds of fun activities planned for the kids and could use extra hands to lead them. If you're off on Friday or have opportunity in your work place to take a day to serve, this would be a great opportunity. If you can't make it Friday, there's another serving option on Saturday with the Hillcrest Transitional Housing 5k Walk/Run. This walk raises money to provide transitional housing and education to give the homeless of our city a hand up. There's more information about both of these events below.
And one more bit of news for our middle and high school students. Rezlife will not meet on Sunday evening so that our youth can spend the day with mom! They will gather back the following Sunday (March 17) for their year end party.
For more detail about what's coming at Rez Blue Springs, take a look below:
Praying in the Garden Retreat - Saturday, May 9, 9 am - 3 pm, Camp Timberlake at 179th & Metcalf. This retreat will be led by Sister Judith Sutera, author of The Vinedresser’s Notebook, currently on Christian book bestseller lists. You will receive a copy of the book at the retreat, and spend the day learning about prayer from a different perspective, with plenty of time for personal prayer and reflection. A light breakfast and box lunch will be provided. You can register using the link at www.cor.org/prayer.Enjoy beautiful surroundings as you spend time in personal prayer and learning. Register online.
Get Connected with Building Better Moms Enjoy fellowship and fun with moms who can relate to your daily joys and challenges. Building Better Moms 2015-16 registration opens Sunday, May 10! New speakers and more getting to know you time planned for this fall. This group is for all mothers with children newborn - 20-something. Sign up Sunday!
Why Suicide? Class - Thursdays at Care Night on Leawood Campus, May 14 and 21, 6:30 pm, in room B210. Led by Pastor Doyle Blanton, this class explores “Inside the Suicidal Mind” and how to cope with grief for those left behind. Register online.
Fun Day at Wendell Phillips Elementary We have a very fun and exciting FaithWork opportunity for May! If you work on Fridays, this will be your chance to take a personal day to do something rewarding, and did we mention, FUN? We will be going to Wendell Phillips Elementary to help lead the Fun Day there. It will be outdoors, weather permitting, and will have various stations. Kindergartners - 3rd graders will participate in the morning and 4th - 6th graders will be in the afternoon. We even have a clown coming. The Fun Day starts at 9 am and concludes at 4 pm. This will be the most FUN and REWARDING day you will have spent in a very long time! Here is a link to see the Wendell Phillips Elementary School. You can sign up to help from 9 am - noon or from 1-4 pm (or both). Click here to sign up.
Super Hero 5K Run/Walk for Hillcrest Eastern Jackson County Saturday, May 16th. This fun walk takes place at Unity Village (near Lee’s Summit) at 1901 NW Blue Pkwy, Unity Village, MO. Registration is $25 until April 29th and you will receive a t-shirt. Come dressed as a super hero (optional) and enjoy prizes, music, food and raffle. Festivities and check-in start at 7:30am. Run/Walk starts at 8:30am. Packet pick up on Thursday, May 14 from noon to 6pm at Hillcrest Thrift Store in Lee’s Summit. Register at hillcresttransitionalhousing.org/wal
Schools Furnishing Hope Goes to KU! My Father's House furnishings ministry in partnership with Sleepyhead Beds, will receive a large quantity of Jayhawk dorm furniture. Join hundreds during the week of May 18 to move these items, which will be re-distributed to individuals and families in need. Great for age 12+, under 18 must be accompanied by adult. Sign up online.
Omaha, NE Family Mission Trip on July 9-12 is an inexpensive way to dig in to what it means to go on a trip to serve others, get away from daily stresses, and focus on God and others. Families, singles, and married partners will be serving in a homeless shelter, a food pantry, a community garden, and more. $150 per person includes meals and lodging in a church with showers and kitchen. Sign up online. Deadline May 9th, trip training to follow.
Serve as a House Captain for Christmas In October, Saturday, Oct. 10, in the KC metro. Use your home maintenance skills to help others remain in their homes. Training provided. Fill out an interest form online.
I look forward to seeing you in worship this Sunday as we celebrate our moms and the special women in our lives!
Abundant Blessings,
Penny Ellwood
@rezbluesprings
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@cor.org
Mike Ash, Worship Leader/Director of Community mike.ash@cor.org
Diane Enlow, Director of Children's Ministry diane.enlow@cor.org
Clark Johnson, Technical Producer clark.johnson@cor.org
Heather Sooley, Operations Coordinating Assistant heather.sooley@cor.org
Stephanie Weigel, Guest Services Coordinating Assistant stephanie.weigel@cor.org
Caitlin Willis, Nursery Staff caitlin.willis@cor.org
Lori Wolverton, Nursery Staff lori.wolverton@cor.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
Resurrecton Blue Springs
13720 Roe Avenue
Leawood, Kansas 66224 United States
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