I am so fired up today! It's Fall. It's Friday. It's a Fifth Weekend and it's the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. In addition to all of that, I finally made it onto the second floor of our new building (the concrete was poured earlier this week) and I am super excited about the fact that we are hosting a Fall-Festival-Halloween-Extravaganza this weekend! Things are happening and it is all coming together.
As I type this, Pastor Adam is in Germany preparing to preach and lead us live on location at the site where Martin Luther officially nailed the Ninety-Five Theses to the door 500 years ago. I look forward to having you join us this weekend in worship for a historic message from a special location. As a way of celebrating the occasion and the Halloween season, we invite all of the kids to come to church in their Halloween costumes for our 9 am and 10:45 am worship services. The skinny lot is reserved all morning for an awesome Trunk-or-Treat experience! The parking lot will be full of decorated trunks readied for our kiddos to visit and trick-or-treat. We'll have cider, donuts and coffee for everyone, as well as a photo booth for posing with friends and family as a way of making memories.
This weekend holds one of my favorite holidays in the church year, namely, All Hallow's Eve. All Hallow's Eve is a night to remember and honor all of the prolific Christian martyrs. Historically, services happened at night, outdoors, often times around a fire pit. As worship unfolded, people would tell the stories of faith heroes of the past, how they lived and ultimately how they died, sacrificing their all for the sake of the gospel. It was a night to remember our faith heroes, and as the smoke billowed we would remember that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses. Let this weekend be a weekend remembering our faith heroes of the past and our personal heroes of the present!
I look forward to seeing you this weekend in worship and hope you have a happy Friday full of God's Peace.
Pastor Scott
In the meantime, be sure to read below in order to get better connected to the life of our church:
Upcoming Events & Activities
Halloween at RezDowntown
Sunday, October 29 | After AM Services
On Sunday, October 29, we will have Trunk or Treat, donuts and cider - all the awesome Fall things! Kids are encouraged to wear their costumes to church and invited to trick or treat in the parking lot after the 9 am & 10:45 amworship services. Everyone can enjoy treats! Would you be willing to offer your trunk as a candy station or simply donate candy? If so, please contact Shannon.Endicott@cor.org or Kelly.Sisney@cor.org. It’s going to be a great morning!
Speaker Mike Testman at RezDads
Saturday, October 28 | 9 AM | 1522 McGee
Saturday, October 28, RezDads will meet at 1522 McGee at 9 am. Join us as Mike Testman, retired CFO of Jack Cooper Holdings with over 20 years of senior management experience, leads us in a discussion on faith, family and work. Please register for childcare at cor.org/downtown/getconnected. Make sure to get the word out to other dads! Email clay.smith10@gmail.com with questions.
What Does It Mean to Be Missional?
Monday, October 30 | 6:30 pm | 1508 Grand
Invite a friend and join Pastor Patrick for this 3-week study at 1508 Grand. Examine RezDT’s understanding and practice of engaging our community, nation, and world through service. Whether you are a seasoned servant or new to the concept, we hope you’ll come to learn about what we do and why we do it. After the class, the reading list and resources offered will be posted on cor.org/downtown/serve, along with added contributions from class, for class participants and non-participants to access. For more information, contact Patrick.Mclaughlin@cor.org.
Coffee With the Pastors
Sunday, November 5 | 1:30 pm | 1522 McGee
Do you consider Resurrection Downtown your church home? Are you interested in membership and knowing more about what that means? Join us Sunday, Nov. 5 at 1:30 pm at 1522 McGee. Learn about the history of the church, what it means to be a Methodist and the expectations for becoming a Resurrection member. No need to register unless you require childcare. For more information or to register for childcare, go to cor.org/downtown/coffee. Contact Shannon.Endicott@cor.org with questions!
Congregational Care & Support
If you need pastoral care, call (816) 979-1330.
For after hours emergencies, please call (913) 338-9477.
To submit a prayer request, email Anne.Williams@cor.org.
Check out our RezDT Missions blog here, or view our Wendell Phillips Elementary partnership newsletter.
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown
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