The Resurrection United Methodist Church Blue Springs in Blue Springs, Missouri, United States Weekly eNote from Pastor Penny Ellwood for Friday, 6 November 2015Take a quick look at what's coming up:
- JOY in Serving
- Employment Opportunity
- Parent Summit 2015
- Are You Interested in Membership?
- Parent Support Group
- 50+ Game Night, Nov 13th
- Blood Drive
- Christmas at Resurrection
It's been an exciting and fruitful week. Our mission team had a great trip to Oklahoma last weekend. We accomplished some good work, made some new friends and had some promising conversation about future opportunities to work with the Oklahoma Indian Missions Conference. I'll share briefly about this on Sunday. Then the Royals World Series win Sunday night with KC turning out in mass to celebrate. It was exciting to experience the history-making parade with our kids and to experience the sense of unity in our community. I also had a good day on Thursday working with our staff team, celebrating all that God has done at Blue Springs this past year and making plans for the start of a new year. God is good!
We had a great response to our Faithwork coming up tomorrow. We've filled all 40 spots, and then some, to join our Blue Springs community in the Impacting the Globe event. We'll be filling a packing container with over a quarter of a million meals to be distributed through sustainable humanitarian efforts in 3rd world countries. If you wanted to serve but didn't get signed up, I would encourage you to go online to check the need for volunteers for the different shifts. There are packing opportunities in the afternoon from 12-2 pm as well and with the need for over 700 volunteers there may still be room for you to help. To check it out, go to bluespringsimpactingtheglobe.com.
I want to invite you all to attend worship this Sunday as we begin a new sermon series. It’s important from time to time to look at our relationship with money and how we are living in regards to that relationship. It can often be challenging to handle our money appropriately. Jesus has some important things to say about this relationship and over the next three weeks I will be sharing some meaningful and practical ways to live into a budget, save for the unexpected, and experience the joy in giving - along with great advice from financial experts and testimony from our faith community. I’ll also be sharing the journey Bill and I have been on concerning our relationship with money. I'm hoping you can learn something from our mistakes and negotiate a better way to approach your finances and take steps to teach your children about how to handle money. We’ve entitled this series Your Money and Your Life because the two are so intertwined. My hope is that you will make it a priority to be in worship these next three weeks as we seek to understand God’s hopes for our lives and how we relate to our money. We will also be sharing on-line tools each week to support money management.
In the meantime, here are variety of ways to get connected:
JOY in Serving – Make an impact in Kansas City with opportunities to joyfully offer yourselves in serving. The first of our holiday JOY opportunities has begun. Pick up a meal bag after worship to fill with non-perishables to provide a Thanksgiving meal for one of our backpack children's households, and/or purchase a $25 grocery gift card to supplement their Thanksgiving celebration. You can also sign up to dish up and/or deliver Thanksgiving meals to shut-ins with the United Prayer Movement and sign up for the Black Friday Blood Drive. The JOY table will be in the back of the sanctary on Sunday. Learn more about the JOY in serving holiday opportunities here.
Employment Opportunity Special Needs Care Provider, (PT-Leawood Campus) Matthew’s Ministry for adults and children with special needs is looking for someone to provide hands-on care and support for participants. Qualified candidates will have prior experience working with adults with special needs. See full job description and submit cover letter and resume at cor.org/employment
Parent Summit 2015 Real World Parents: Christian parenting for Families Living in the Real World. Saturday, Nov. 7, 8:45-noon, $35/family includes event, child care and family lunch with speaker Mark Matlock, Executive Director for Youth Specialties (YS) and author of three parenting books. Could you use some grace and encouragement as a parent? Do you ever feel stuck between the craziness of the “real world” and the Christian life? Do you struggle to know how to raise kids who can live out a real faith in a real world? Rather than trying to isolate our children or draw lines that keep them from truly engaging in the world God calls us to help and heal, we can learn how to lead our families to make a difference for Christ in the world. You are invited and encouraged to participate in Parent Summit 2015 as we explore and learn together! Click here to register.
Coffee with the Pastor (Note new date) Monday, November 9 at 6:30 pm. Are you considering joining Resurrection? The first step is to attend a Coffee/Pizza with the Pastor where you will learn more about the church, get to know Pastor Penny and review expectations regarding membership. Childcare is available. Register online here. For more information, contact Heather.Sooley@cor.org.
Parent Support Group Meeting at Care Night Thursday, November 12 - 6:30 pm, B231 in Leawood, Parent support group meeting- The topic is Positive Discipline for Children with Special Needs. Speakers will be Chandra H. Callow, LCSW; Lisa Polka, LCSW; Patty Davis, LCSW from Children's Mercy Hospital
Game Night for Baby Boomers & Up – Adults age 50+ are invited to bring cards and board games and a snack to share, and join us Friday, Nov. 13, at 6:30 pm for some fun and fellowship. For more information, contact Betty Witt,bettywitt@pobox.com.
Sara Tuttle-Inman Blood Drive for Brain Cancer Awareness – Friday, Nov. 27, 1-4 pm, Resurrection Blue Springs. Registered donors receive a FREE Kansas City Chiefs t-shirt! Book your appointment today at savealifenow.org, enter Sponsor Code: saratuttle. For additional details, contact Laura Ward at 660-441-1977 or lauratuttle02@gmail.com. Medical eligibility questions?
Call 800-245-7035.
Christmas at Resurrection This must-see holiday musical event is reborn this season in Merry Olde England as we join Charles Wesley and Charles Dickens in discovering anew the joys, hardships and love that surround a Christmas celebration in the tradition of A Christmas Carol. More than 300 musicians and actors will recreate 1800’s London on the sanctuary stage. Guest narrator John Rensenhouse from Broadway’s Lion King will tell the nativity story. Make plans with your family and friends to celebrate the birth of Jesus at Christmas at Resurrection. Performances are Dec. 9-13 on Leawood Campus. Tickets may be purchased online at christmasatresurrection.org or by phone at 866-830-5067.
I look forward to being with you this weekend and worshiping together.
Abundant Blessings,
Penny Ellwood
@rezbluespringsFor our 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
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
Visit us on the web:
www.rezbluesprings.org
www.facebook.com/rezbluesprings
For upcoming and ongoing programs and events at our Leawood Campus, visit www.cor.org.
Campus enotes: Leawood, Downtown, West
Resurrection Blue Springs
Resurrecton Blue Springs
13720 Roe Avenue
Leawood, Kansas 66224 United States
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