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| Wednesday, 26 November 2014 |
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KC First: Upcoming Events
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Remember:
- There will be no regularly scheduled activities tonight (November 26)
- The church building will be closed tomorrow and Friday(November 27 & 28
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| This week (Nov 28 - Dec 5)... |
 First Church's Christmas Post Office will open this Sunday, November 30 in the front entry! Please feel free to send Christmas cards to anyone in our church family.
You may want to remember those in our family who find it difficult to worship with us on a regular basis: Ocena Allen, Elaine Anzalone, Jim Burgeon, Dick & Louise Cole, Madelyn Hurn, Andress Kernick, Cora Logsdon, Alma Jean Lunn, Cleona McGuire, Mary Pauley, Bea Pinkerton, Norma Dell Smith, Rita Ulrickson, Jim Viani, and Dean & Roxie Wessels.
This is also a good opportunity to send notes of appreciation to those who diligently maintain our facilities: Eldon Asher, Bradley Rolfe, Rob & Gail Field, Keith Fitzsimmons, Jon Hahn, and Dan Danner.
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| MNU Band Concert--British Invasion |
| Featuring British music & composers this concert will highlight the prolific British influence on the modern wind band. The concert, featuring the 2014 Concert Band directed by Luke Johnson, will be presentedThursday, December 4 at 7:30pm in the Bell Cultural Events Center on MidAmerica Nazarene University. Tickets are free and available atbellcenter.mnu.edu or by calling 913.971.3636. |
| Next week (Dec 5 - Dec 12)... |
| Our First Church family includes many who rarely get the opportunity to enter our building. Our Christmas tradition is to deliver poinsettias or other expressions of care and connection to our homebound. You, your family, or your Sunday School class can sing carols, pray, and deliver gifts on Sunday, December 7. Please see Pastor Anne on Sunday or send her email (ahardy@kcfc.org) to sign up, or for more ideas of ways you can extend care this Christmas. |
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Show the love of Christ to a child in foster care this Christmas by providing gifts for them. Please grab a tag from the Christmas tree in the foyer, purchase the suggested gift (or something similar) and place it under the tree in the foyer (unwrapped, with the suggestion tag attached) before December 7.
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| Honoring Someone with a Poinsettia |
On Sunday, December 21, our sanctuary will be decorated with poinsettias in honor & memory of loved ones. The cost is $9 for each poinsettia. To order a poinsettia, please use an offering envelope and clearly print the person(s) name and indicate whether it will be "in honor of" or "memoralize". Poinsettias may be removed from the sanctuary following the Christmas Eve service. Orders must be placed by next Sunday,
December 7.
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| Recycling Christmas Lights |
Instead of discarding unwanted or old Christmas tree lights, bring them to First Church and place them in the marked bin on the east end of the foyer after December 1. Long-time First Church member, Paul Spear is part of an organization that trains and employs individuals with special needs. This organization recycles the copper contained in strings of Christmas lights.
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| We will be collecting crisis care kits throughout the month of December. These kits are used to respond to needs all over the world in times of crisis. You can pick up ziplock bags, and the list of requested items, at the Compassion table in the foyer. Please return the filled bags to the church anytime in the month of December. |
| School Supplies for Sun Valley |
During this holiday season, please save thebar codes from products with the Labels for Education logo, as well as Boxtops for Education labels. We will send these labels to Sun Valley Indian School in Arizona, for much needed school supplies, computers, and equipment. You can find a complete list of products with these labels in the red cans on the greeter's desks.
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Plan now to attend our 2014 choir & orchestra Christmas concert on December 21 at 6pm! This year, we will partnering with the Belton New Horizons Church of the Nazarene. An additional concert will also be performed at Belton New Horizons on December 14 at 6pm. Invitation cards for both concerts will be available for you at the greeters' desks on Sunday.
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| 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.
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Our Work and Witness Trip to Big Lake, Alaska is scheduled for
July 6 - 16, 2015. Join Pastor Brad and Dawn Estep as the team works on renovations and improvements at Camp Maranatha. We will be putting together a team of people with varied skills and abilities and are particularly interested in including those who have never had an opportunity to participate in Work and Witness before. The cost for this trip will be approximately $1300.
Please see Jo Ann Blevins at the Compassion table in the Foyer this Sunday to pick up an application.
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Our church is now able to receive donations and payments through online giving! You may access our secure online giving page by visitinggiving.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.
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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 (12/3/14):
5:15pm: Friends & Food meal in the gym (This week's menu: Minsky's pizza, salad, & dessert)
6:00pm: Children's Programming (children's chapel)
6:15pm: Adult Choir Rehearsal (sanctuary)
Beth Moore Bible Study (southside room
6:30pm: Youth Group (youth room)
Pathway to Hope (fellowship hall)
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| 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! |
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!
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| 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 church's GriefShare ministry meets every Saturday morning at 10am. Please be prayerful about who you may know that could benefit from this ministry to the bereaved. For more information, please contact Ministry Director Kathy Cagg at 816.333.6444 or kat13cat@hotmail.com.
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| Our Mission: to make Christ-like disciples |
11811 State Line Road, Kansas City, Missouri, United States · 816.942.9022
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