Missionary Renegade: Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown eNote with Pastor Scott Chrostek for Friday, 5 September 2014

Kansas City, Missouri, United States - The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Downtown eNote with Pastor Scott Chrostek for Friday, 5 September 2014

Greetings RezDowntowners,It’s great to be writing you this morning after what has been a short, but fantastic week in the life of our church. Things started out on Tuesday with what was a great Volunteer Celebration. Our theme was ‘Love to Serve,’ because this is a community that loves to serve others the same way that God serves us. We had well over 200 people in attendance and the energy was high! If you are interested in volunteering or serving as a way of helping us live into our purpose of building Christian community, please email Jackie Thomas and she could connect you with several opportunities for service. Also, as a way of saying thank you, our staff put together a fun little video for you to check out and share. We call it, “The Love (to serve) Boat.”

This weekend, we’ll be concluding our sermon series on The Power of Words, and you won’t want to miss it. I hope you’ll invite friends and join us for worship on Saturday night at 5:10pm or anytime on Sunday (9, 10:45, 11:15 or 5:00pm). I want to remind you that the Broadway Bridge Half-Marathon is happening on Sunday morning as well, so please leave a little extra time to get to worship as there will be several road closures on Sunday morning before 9am.

Finally, I’m excited to share that we are kicking off our RezLife Middle School program this Sunday at 10:45am on the second floor of 1508 Grand. I am so thankful for the way God is moving downtown. Please be in prayer for our volunteer leaders as we kick off this exciting new ministry at RezDowntown!

In the meantime, here are several ways to connect to the life of this church in the coming weeks:

Amazing Bus Challenge: This Saturday morning! – At 9am we will be holding an Amazing Bus Challenge, an opportunity to see firsthand this vital transportation system in our city. After coffee and donuts, teams will receive a list of three stops: one of our city’s public libraries, one of our mission partners and, time permitting, a retail provider. Each participant should bring $3 (exact change) to obtain a bus pass for the day. After stopping at each of their assigned sites, teams will meet back at the church for pizza and conversation. Donations will be collected after arriving back at church to purchase bus passes to be distributed by one of our mission organizations. Here's a video to help you learn more about this challenge. If you're interested in attending, please register at rezdowntown.org/amazingbuschallenge. If you have questions, contact Ellen Pantaenius atellen.pantaenius@huschblackwell.com.

Coffee With the Pastors – Sunday at 1:30pm. Join Pastors Scott and Todd for coffee on Sundayand learn more about the church, what it means to become a member and the variety of ways to connect with the life of this community. Coffee with the Pastors is Sunday, Sept. 7, 1:30 pm at 1522 McGee. Free childcare is available. No need to register for the event, but if you need childcare, registration is required by contacting Erin.Sorensen@cor.org.

rezlife Middle School starts this Sunday at 10:45am! We will begin regular weekly middle school programming on Sunday morning at 10:45 on the 2nd floor of 1508 Grand. Come ready for fun, food and faith. If you have questions about High School programming or rezlife Middle School, please contact Ashley Vaughn at ashleylauren1221@gmail.com.

Men’s Breakfast Series Kick-Off – Wednesday, Sept. 10, 7-8 am, 1508 Grand, speaker is Rev. Adam Hamilton, Resurrection’s Senior Pastor. Come for a light breakfast and a chance to gather with other men – including our senior pastor. No registration is required. Bring a friend! For any questions, contact RDTMensMinistry@rezdowntown.org.

Time Change for our 11:15 worship service on Grand. On Sunday, Sept. 14th ourworship service at 1508Grand will change from 11:15 am to its new time of 10:15 am. We arehoping this time will be more convenient and would love to haveyou check out this service at Grand if youhaven’t already. It has a great intimate feeland gives you a new option on Sundays!KiDS COR and childcare available forinfants – kindergarten, starting Sept. 14.

Rez Moms Kick-Off – Tuesday, Sept. 16, 6:30-8:30 pm at 1522 McGee, speaker is Grant Wood, Marriage & Family Therapist. Spend an evening with moms and hear from Grant who helps individuals, couples and families with emotional, relational, social and spiritual development. Feel free to bring another mom or a whole group of them to share in some community-building time. To register for childcare and for questions, contact Kristen Sayers at klynsayers@gmail.com.

Matthew’s Ministry Downtown Parents Night Out – On Friday, Sept. 12, 5:30-8:30 pm at 1522 McGee, RezDowntown is offering a night out for parents who have children with special needs. Please join us for games, crafts, music, dinner and movies! Children of all ages with special needs and their siblings are welcome! Registration is required – RSVP to Hannah Hamilton athjhamilton87@yahoo.com. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact Ashley Keller atashley_lk@hotmail.com.

I am so blessed to be a part of this community and I am so proud to serve Christ with you in this city. I am so thankful to be a part of such a dynamic and life-giving community of people like you. I'm looking forward to seeing you in worship this weekend, but until then, have a great and God-filled weekend!

Grace and Peace,

Scott

@scottchrostek

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