Missionary Renegade: Weekly E-News at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Friday, 23 October 2015

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Weekly E-News at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Friday, 23 October 2015

Weekly E-News at St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Friday, 23 October 2015
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SJUMC E-News - Thursday, 22 October 2015

As we celebrate our 60th Founders' Day this year, several events and activities are being planned. See the details below.
Souvenir T-Shirt: $10.00 - S-XL, $12.00 - XL-3X. Cash or credit card accepted! Contact Robby Warren at 816-679-7605. ThisSunday, October 25th is the final date to order shirts.
Wednesday Night Live, November 11th at 7:00 p.m. - Guest Preacher Bishop Rudolph McKissick, Jr., Senior Pastor of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in Jacksonville, Florida.
Banquet: Friday, November 13th - American Jazz Museum - Tickets $50.00. Only 200 seats are available, so get your ticket soon!
Worship: Sunday, November 15th - One worship celebration at10:00 a.m. with a reception immediately following. Tag team preaching with Dr. Emanuel Cleaver III and Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II. To advance the ministry of St. James for the next 60 years, please give a Founder's Day offering of $60.00.

Trunk or Treat
Saturday October 31st is Trunk or Treat, a family friendly, fun and safe Halloween alternative, from 3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. in the North Parking Lot. This event is open to the St. James family and members of our community. Note: no scary or violent costumes.
Volunteers are needed to donate candy, candy and candy! We need individually wrapped pieces of candy in large quantities.
We also need volunteers to decorate their vehicles and hand out candy. There will be a contest for the best decorated vehicle!
Please stop by the Welcome Center after worship this Sunday to sign up or contact Pastor Andre at afulton@stjamesumc.com.

Welcome to Michelle Berry who joined the St. James family Sunday, October 11th.
Congratulations to members Mya Lawrence and David & Gloria Lemons. They received certificates for completing New Member Orientation on October 10th.
HeBrews. Stop by the Ministry Mall Sundays following 8:00 a.m. worship for refreshments and fellowship. Individuals, ministries or groups wishing to sponsor a fellowship should contact Lisa Hardwick at 816-305-6699 orlwhardwick@gmail.com.

#GOBIBLEDEEP. Learn and grow with a new St. James Bible study. This first short-term study is led by Dr. Cleaver and the St. James ministry team. Join us as we explore the miracles of Jesus and the mysteries of the Bible Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. through November 5th in the Vaughan Chapel.
Personal Finance Ministry. Everyone is invited to join the Personal Finance Education and Empowerment Ministry (PFEEM) Tuesdays at 6:00 p.m. in Room 2F. Each session is FREE and open to the public. Learn about money management, debt reduction, insurance, how to build wealth and much more. These are workshops will last for seven weeks. Contact H. David Whalen at 816-914-6806 or hdwhalen@yahoo.com. Have fun learning about finances and be blessed!

Christian Sympathy is extended to Pat Norwood-Wilson and Sandra Norwood-Brown at the passing of their mother, Vera Stafford and toRobin Frazier at the passing of her mother, Mary Lou Rivers to Edward Franklin (Cynthia), Daphne Gray and Angela Richardson at the passing of their niece and cousin, Yael Jackson and to Angela Byrnes and Charles Dorch II at the passing of their father, Charles Dorch.
Acknowledgements were received from Donna Watson, Beulah Brooks and the Gillmore Family.
Prayer Ministry. Join the Prayer Ministry every Tuesday and Thursday at12:00 p.m. Call into our prayer line with your prayer requests at 530-881-1212, conference number 293680996#.

Diabetes Awareness - November is Diabetes Awareness Month. The Health Ministry will sponsor a workshop Saturday, November 21st from 9a-12:00 p.m. in the Ministry Mall. Come learn about Diabetes, meal planning, eating, shopping and cooking tips and physical activities. Contact Meredith Shellner at lionmets@msn.com or call/text 816-506-5204 to register.
Adult Literacy. There are over 145,000 adults living in Kansas City who have been assessed as functionally illiterate. Mark Your Calendars for November 1st! St. James has an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of those adults through our exciting new ministry called Ticket to Read! It's an adult literacy and education delivery system that will help us provide a much needed support to community residents in our neighborhoods. Our new ministry is working with a dynamic community partner - Literacy Kansas City-- to ensure we are bringing quality education to those individuals who need help with literacy skills. We need your help. You can serve as a volunteer or sign-up to get the upcoming volunteer tutor training. Sunday, November 1st is National Family Literacy Day! Please join us at Hebrews for our exciting Kick-Off!

The Mustard Seed Choir rehearses Saturdays at 10 a.m. in the Vaughan Chapel. Rehearsals are open to children ages 5-11. The children sing on second Sundays during 11:00 a.m. worship. Contact Jennifer Booker atjenrbooker@yahoo.com.
Girl Scout Troop 3335 meets every 2nd and 4th Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. in the Great Hall. For more information, contact Carmellya Anderson at 816-509-5428 or carmykcmo@aol.com.
Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts. Come join the fun Tuesdays, at 6:00 p.m. in Kidz Kingdom for Cub Scouts (Grades 1-5) and Boy Scouts (Grades 6-12)! Boys do not have to be members of St. James UMC to participate, so bring a classmate or neighbor.
Sunday Nursery volunteers are desperately needed for 1½ hours each month. Contact Pastor Andre at afulton@stjamesumc.com.
Youth and Parent Surveys. Two surveys have been developed for youth and their parents. Even if you are not actively involved in youth ministry, please take time to complete the survey. The survey closes November 8th. Complete the youth survey here. The parent survey is available here.