Friday, October 24, 2014

Kansas City, Missouri, United States - First Church of the Nazarene Email for Friday, 24 October 2014


Kansas City, Missouri, United States - First Church of the Nazarene Email for Friday, 24 October 2014
KC First: Upcoming Events
Exciting News!
Our church is now available to receive donations and payments through online giving! You may access our secure online giving page by visiting this link, KCFC Online Giving, or by going to the home page of our website (www.kcfc.org). You can set up an account for quick access, set up recurring payments, or simply use the "Quick Give" option to give without setting up an account. Funds can be designated Tithes/Offering, Faith Promise, Debt Reduction, or "Other". If you have any questions, please contact the church office at 816.942.9022 or kcfc@kcfc.org.
This week (Oct 24-Oct 31)...
GriefShare
A new GriefShare will be beginning tomorrowOctober 25. Please be prayerful about who you may know that could benefit from this ministry to the bereaved. For more information, contact Ministry Director Kathy Cagg at 816.333.6444 or kat13cat@hotmail.com.
 
It's a Boy!
Our missions council will be sponsoring a baby shower for our LINKS missionaries, Martin & Cezi Glendenning (Eurasia). Their baby boy, Reuben Ilir, was born on September 25. If you would like to participate, please pick up a blue baby bottle card with your preferred donation at the NMI display case outside the sanctuary. Return the card and your donation to the diaper bag in the foyer. If you want to include your donation with your regular tithes and offerings, just mark your donation with "LINKS" in the memo line. We will be collecting money through this Sunday, October 26.
Trunk-or-Treat
Our children's ministry department will be partnering with Coach House Apartments (655 E Minor Dr, Kansas City, MO) again this year to host our annual Trunk-or-Treat event next WednesdayOctober 29 from 6:00pm-7:30pm. You are invited to participate by bringing bags of candy to the bins in the foyer, or "hosting" a trunk at the event. Contact Margie Schwarz (mschwarz@kcfc.org) for more info!
Next week (Oct 31-Nov 7)...
Wait No More
"God sets the lonely into families" (Ps. 68.6)  
With almost 400 waiting kids in Kansas foster care and 1,400 in Missouri, we know God has called families to welcome them home.  To learn more about adoption from foster care, join us at Wait No More on Saturday, November 1st from 10 am-2 pm at Colonial Presbyterian Church.  
Info and FREE registration at http://icareaboutorphans.org/kansas/.
"Great Choral Masterworks"
MidAmerica Nazarene University would like to extend an invitation to a concert featuring the MNU choirs & orchestra performing some of music's most beloved choruses. Music by Bach, Mozart, Handel, & Franck will be presented. The Summit Christian Academy High School Chamber Ensemble will be joining the MNU choirs for selections from Vivaldi's "Gloria". This concert will be presented on Sunday, November 2 at 3:30pm in the Bell Cultural Events Center. Tickets are free and are available at www.bellcenter.mnu.edu or by calling 913.971.3636

Mark Your Calendars...
Surviving the Holidays
The death of a loved one can make the holidays particularly difficult. Our GriefShare ministry will be hosting a "Surviving the Holidays" seminar, with information for those grieving and ideas to help minimize the pain and distress during the holiday season. The seminar will take place on Saturday, November 8 at 9:45am. Please register through the church office by Thursday, November 6
If you are not currently in a season of grieving, please be prayerful about who you may know (friends, family members, coworkers) who may benefit from this care. This seminar is a wonderful outreach to those around us who are hurting. 
Sounds of Christmas
Plans are underway for our 2014 choir & orchestra Christmas concert:
Sounds of Christmas
! All are invited to join the choir for this exciting time of celebrating the joy of the Advent season together. Rehearsals will be held from 7:15pm-8pm on Wednesdayevenings, and on some Saturdaymornings. If you would like to sign up to sing, or would like more information, please contact Pastor Roger Allen (rda@kcfc.org) or Melinda Morgan    
                                           (mmorgan@kcfc.org).

Save the Date
You are invited to an all-church Thanksgiving meal on Sunday, November 23 following the morning service! If you would be interested in helping the community team with prep or clean-up, please contact the church office. More information about this fun time will be coming soon!
Nazarene Youth Conference
Next July, our teens will be joining around 9000 other teenagers from around the world for Nazarene Youth Conference in Louisville, KY. Through an experience overflowing with dynamic speakers, powerful worship services, high-energy concerts, and service opportunities, NYC 2015 can be a time of great transformation for our young people. Our youth group will be devoting the majority of their fundraising to this event for the next year. If you would be interested in learning more, or in helping to sponsor a teen, please contact Pastor Roland.
Ongoing Events
Wednesday Nights
Every Wednesday at 5:15pm a hot meal is served in the gymnasium for any who wish to attend! Meals are $4.50/person or $15/family. Interested in helping to prepare a meal? Contact the church office (816.942.9022)!
 
This Wednesday's Schedule:
5:15pm: Friends & Food meal (This week's menu: sloppy joe's, chips, carrot sticks, & dessert)
6:00pm: Children's Activities (Children's Chapel)
6:15pm: Adult Choir Rehearsal (Choir Room)
6:30pm: Beginning Well (Westside Room) 
    Pathway to Hope (Fellowship Hall)
    Beth Moore study (Southside Room)
   Youth Group (Youth Room)
7:15pm: Choir Christmas Rehearsal (Choir Room)

"Beginning Well"
On Wednesday nights in October, Pastor Estep will be leading a series of 4 classes entitled "Beginning Well" at 6:30pm in the Westside Room. This class will offer an introduction to baptism and church membership. Contact the church office at 816.942.9022 or kcfc@kcfc.org to register or to learn more.
Serving Women in Frantic Times (SWIFT)
Women of all ages are invited to this informal time of fellowship every other Wednesday to celebrate life and support each other! This group is dedicated to strengthening relationships and learning to laugh together. Email Emily Neeld at eneeld@att.net for more information!
Young Adult "Encounter"
Every Thursday night, our young adult group meets at 7:30pm in the youth room for an intentional time of prayer, fellowship, and Bible study. Contact Audrey Landers (alanders@kcfc.org) for more information!
Men's Prayer Breakfast
Gentlemen, before beginning your Friday each week, enjoy a complimentary continental breakfast with a group of First Church men. We meet every Friday at 6:30am in the church atrium. Every first Friday of the month, we serve a hot breakfast. Contact Chip Kraft for more information.
Our Mission: to make Christ-like disciples
11811 State Line Road
Kansas City, Missouri, United States · 816.942.9022
Kansas City First Church of the Nazarene
11811 State Line Road
Kansas City, Missouri 64114 United States
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