Pastor Penny Ellwood's eNote from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs in Blue Springs, Missouri, United States for Friday, 9 September 2016Friday, September 9, 2016
Greetings Resurrection Blue Springs,
Fall is officially here in my book, with Labor day over and the new season of classes and activities starting. The backpack crew did their first fill for the weekend backpacks of food we send home to supplement some of the families from Paul Kinder Middle school and Lucy Franklin Elementary. By the way, the fill day has changed to Tuesday's at 1 pm for this school year, so if you'd like to take part, come on up on Tuesday afternoon and join the team. They have a lot of fun together.
Our Alpha and Disciple 1 & 2 classes began this week and Rezmoms gathered on Thursday evening to get acquainted and make plans for the rest of the year. Their plan is to have a meeting and an outing every month. Moms, if you haven't connected with this group, check out the RezMoms Blue Springs Facebook page to learn of their upcoming plans. There is nothing better than to connect with other parents when you're in the exhausting trenches of parenting.
This leads me to mention that our parenting class on the Conscious Discipline technique will be starting this coming Monday evening. We have over 25 parents currently signed up and there's room for more. Also, if you are beyond this phase of parenting, you could help serve these parents by volunteering in the nursery during this class. Contact Caitlin Willis, our nursery coordinator, if you'd be availabe to help.
Tonight our singles are headed to the Grain Valley fair for some fun and fellowship together. Then tomorrow we have a great opportunity to serve the children and youth in our community. We're headed to The Closet, an outreach of the Blue Springs School District at Valley View High School. We'll be working from 10 am - 12 pm sorting shoes and changing out clothes from summer to fall. Fifth grade on up are invited to participate in this Faithwork.
Sunday Pastor Adam will continue our sermon series on Moses. He'll take us to Mt. Sinai where Moses receives the Ten Commandments for the Israelites. We'll take a look at Exodus 19 and 20 and how these laws continue to shape our relationship to God. We will also be offering our prayers for the 15th anniversary of 9/11 and sharing in Holy Communion together. Then Sunday evening our youth, 6th - 12th grade, are invited to the first Rezlife of the new school year. They'll start together with pizza, then break into Middle and High School group sessions.
As you can see, there is a lot happening and more details about each of these events can be found below. My hope is that you'll take advantage of one of these opportunities to get involved and invite someone else to come along with you.
Be sure to take a close look below at all the classes and activities we have starting soon to see if God is calling you to get further connected in study and in community. . . . . .
Resurrection Blue Springs Singles will attend the Grain Valley Fair on Friday, Sept. 9, beginning at 5:30 pm behind the Community Center on Main St. (meet under the pavilion where music will be playing). Come enjoy the music, fellowship and fair food!
September FaithWork September 10 we will be working at The Closet, an outreach program of the Blue Springs School District. People fifth grade and up are welcome from10 am to 12 pm. Our work will include sorting new shoes, bagging new socks and underwear and transitioning clothing from summer to fall/winter. We will meet at The Closet located at Valley View High School. The address is: 5000 NW Valley View Road, Blue Springs, MO The Closet is located on the west side of the building next to The View. Register online here.
Student Ministry Program Director Needed - We are excited to be adding a new part-time (10-15 hours) position to our staff. The Student Ministry Program Director will plan and implement student ministry goals and programming and establish new ministry opportunities. This person will recruit, manage and equip volunteers and student leaders. We are looking for someone with exceptional interpersonal skills, seminary training or pastoral and theological experience within a church, experience with ProPresenter or other media presentation software and the ability to create and/or modify curriculum. Visitcor.org/employment for more information and to apply.
rezlife Fall Youth Group begins Sunday, Sept. 11, 6-7:30 pm. For more information, contact Bill Ellwood at billellwood@hotmail.com.
Interested in joining Cub Scouts or Boy Scouts? They meet on Monday Evenings at 7 PM here at the church, except holidays. Come Monday, September 12 and join. Questions, call Charles Cannon at 816-359-7800.
Conscious Discipline Parenting Class - Conscious Discipline – We are excited to announce that Janet Clark from Play to Learn Preschool in Blue Springs will be leading an 8-week Conscious Discipline class starting Monday, Sept. 12, at 6:30 pm. This class will fill up fast! Register at Guest Services or online here. Cost is $15 per person (payable at the first class) and covers the book Easy to Love, Difficult to Discipline. Childcare available by request.
Blood Drive Donor Bus Monday, September 19, 3:30-7 pm Put your faith in action by donating blood! It takes about one hour and has the potential to save two lives. Walk-ins welcome or make an appointment at savealifenow.org, enter Sponsor Code: CORBS. For additional details, contact Betty Witt at 816.582.7809 or bettywitt@pobox.com.
Leadership Institute 2016 – Join volunteers across all campuses at Leadership Institute 2016 in providing hospitality to 2,000 church leaders from across the nation attending this training event designed to equip, renew and inspire. Guests will learn leadership lessons from the life of Moses in plenaries led by Pastor Adam, attend practical ministry workshops led by guest speakers and Resurrection staff and participate in meaningful worship. Volunteer opportunities available September 28-30 and for conference preparationSeptember 22. We will utilize over 1,000 volunteer hours during Leadership Institute, so we’ll need volunteers from all campuses to help welcome and serve these guests. This is a great opportunity to get involved in the church’s vision to renew the church! Ask a friend to join you or volunteer with your small group. Sign up at cor.org/sharechurch under the Volunteer tab.
Join us for Sacred Steps 5K Walk/Run on September 24th at 8 am on the Leawood Campus. This is a fun family event that raises funds for our missions initiatives in Africa for medical equipment, education and community health. This race is a fast, flat course and we have some of the best post-race food in town (or so we've been told) After the main 5K event, a Kid's Fun Run (the Rocket Dash) will be held. The race begins and ends at the Leawood campus at 13720 Roe Avenue. For more information and to register, click here.
The Fall Sunday Morning Bible Study will start on 09/25/16 in the new conference/classroom from 9:30-10:30am. Chris Condra will being teaching the class entitled, “Hosea and Amos, not-so-minor prophets” and will cover the Old testament prophetic books of Hosea and Amos. The class will last 9 weeks, ending on 11/20/16. Any adult who is interested in learning about the bible is welcome. Please look for the sign up sheet at church or sign up online. Space is limited!
Make First Fridays Your Fave! Hey all you Kindergarten – 5th graders, join us for TGIF on the first Fridays of each month, 7-8:30 pm October 7. Registration open now
Metamorphosis, which literally means the process of being transformed, is the name of the yearly rezlife fall retreat at Youthfront West Camp. This fall, the 6th-8th grade retreat isNov. 4-6, and high school is Nov. 18-20. These retreats feature campfires, hayrides, fun outdoor games and relays, awesome time bonding in cabins with faithful discussion, and great worship music, messages, and experiences. Every year students’ lives are transformed by God at Metamorphosis. Registration open for students and adult volunteers at www.cor.org/students.
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I look forward to seeing you this weekend.
Abundant Blessings,
Penny
For our United Methodist Church of the 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
Mark Maschger, Ministry Associate mark.maschger@cor.org
Diane Enlow, Director of Children's Ministry diane.enlow@cor.org
Riley Ledford, Technical Producer riley.ledford@cor.org
Heather Sooley, Operations Coordinating Assistant heather.sooley@cor.org
Stephanie Weigel, Guest Services Coordinating Assistant stephanie.weigel@cor.org
Caitlin Willis, Nursery Coordinator caitlin.willis@cor.org
Lori Wolverton, Nursery Staff lori.wolverton@cor.org
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs
601 NorthEast Jefferson Street
Blue Springs, Missouri 64014, United States
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