Friday, May 20, 2016
Resurrection Blue Springs,
Greetings on this Friday morning! I know this has been a busy week for many of you with the school year winding to a close. I've enjoyed the facebook pictures of all the year-end recognitions and graduation celebrations from preschool to college. I remember these days with my own children as exciting, exhausting, fulfilling and a little bittersweet all at the same time. They grow up too fast! Of course, when you're in the midst of it, it's hard to believe and some days not soon enough. I'm praying for strength for all our parents as you close out the school year and transition into the summer activities.
Our church has been a part of some of these fun year end activities this week. Last Sunday evening our youth enjoyed their last rezlife game night of the school year. We had 37 youth participate in the fun!. It's awesome to see this group of youth growing larger every year and I am so grateful to the amazing team of adult volunteers who have beening leading them. I'm praying some of you might be feeling a nudge to get involved with our youth too as we'll be needing more volunteers this fall with the growth we've experienced.
We also had a great two days at our partner school, Wendell Phillips Elementary. We hosted a Fun Day on Monday with our Downtown campus and returned on Thursday to help the teachers pack up for the move to the new school location. The kids had a great time at Fun Day with all the activities but the highlight was having the chance to meet Slugger and receive the plastic balls and bats donated by the Royals for each child. A special thanks to everyone who took part in planning and preparation of these events.
This Sunday in worship Pastor Adam will have just returned from the UM General Conference in Portland, Oregon. This is the 10 days set aside every four years for elected clergy and lay delegates from the United Methodist churches around the world to gather to discern God’s will for the United Methodist Church for the next four years, including our mission, program, budget and policies. This year has been particularly challenging as the church seeks to remain united yet wrestles over a wide-ranging understanding of human sexuality. This Sunday Pastor Adam will be discussing the conference decisions and the challenges in regards to homosexuality in a message entitled, "When Christians Disagree." Parents we want you to be aware that this will be discussed within the sermon on Sunday. KiDSCOR Sunday School is available at both services. We hope to see you in worship – and invite someone to come with you!
One last thing for all you men, we regrettably had to postpone the Iron Sharpens Iron Men's Retreat scheduled for tonight and tomorrow. We learned this week that there was a scheduling snafu on the Camp Timberlake end that involved a wedding. We made the decision to postpone the retreat to a later date in the fall. Watch for more information on the new date to come later.
Take a look at what else is coming up below....
Connect with other Moms from Rez Blue Springs RezMoms is a group for moms who want to grow in their faith, make friends, be completely honest and – most of all – just have some well-deserved “Mom Time!” Moms of children of all ages welcome. Please invite your mom friends. Check us out on facebook here. For more information, contact Diane.Enlow@cor.org.
Memorial Sundy rezlife Pancake Breakfast - rezlife will be providing a Pancake breakfast on May 29 before the 9:00 and 10:45 am worship services. It is a family worship Sunday so come early and enjoy breakfast in the KidsCOR area. The youth will be serving pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice starting around 8:15, and ending before the 10:45 service. Donations will help provide defray the cost for summer camp. Please invite friends and family to come eat with us and stay for worship afterwards.
Music in the Park – Join us for our first summer outing next Sunday, May 29, 6-8 pm, at Rotary Park, 600 NW Vesper St., Blue Springs. We are sponsoring this first free community concert featuring Loose Change (a top-40 band) as a way to get our name out into the community. The opening entertainment will be provided by our own Liv Ash, so come early and wear your Resurrection Blue Springs shirts. We have the picnic shelter as the sponsor for this opener so bring your dinner and a lawn chair and come join the fun. We’ll be handing out frisbees as a way to introduce ourselves to the community.
A Church Conference has been called for Tuesday, June 7, at 6 pm in B-200 on the Leawood Campus. All church members are invited to vote upon the recommendations of our Staff Parish Relations Committee regarding the Senior Pastor’s 2016-17 compensation package and the aggregate budget allocation for associate pastors' compensation and housing allowances.
Resurrection Night at the Royals – Join all the Resurrection campuses as the Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Lions on Friday, June 17. Game time is 7:15 pm, but arrive early to enjoy the ‘Big Slick’ Celebrity Softball Game, and stay late for Friday Night Fireworks! We have a limited number of tickets for sale at Guest Services this weekend for $15 each, cash or check made payable to Church of the Resurrection.
Register for Middle School and High School Camps! For those entering 6th, 7th or 8th grades, we have a group reservation at Youthfront Camp West for session 9, August 1-6, $430. For those entering 9-12th grades, our session at Youthfront LaCygne is session 3, June 20-25, $240. Register at https://youthfront.com/account/ and use our code: coryfcamp. Fundraisers are offered to help with the cost as well as payment options.
Premarital and Newlywed Preparation Class June 4 & 11, 8:30 am - 1 pm, required for anyone getting married at Resurrection. Sign up information atcor.org/leawood/weddings.
Summer Volleyball What is there to do when Sunday evening rezlife is off for the summer? Sand volleyball! Starting Sunday June 5, we are going to play volleyball and poison ball at the sand courts at 6:00pm at Wilbur Young Park (Next to Blue Springs South High School). We are opening it up to the whole church, so yes, your parents are welcome to play too!
Camp Bow Wow – Saturday, June 18, 9 am – 1 pm, kids ages 4-11. Whether you love doggies, or just want to play with some puppies, you don’t want to miss this day camp! Campers will learn about how God’s everlasting love relates to dogs. Kids will experience training dogs, playing with some puppies and making toys for local doggies in shelters! We will conclude with a family hot dog lunch and a special pet blessing for their very own pets! Camp is from 9 am – 1 pm for kids ages 4-11. Register at Guest Services or online now. No charge for this day camp.
Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit – August 11-12. Take advantage of this great opportunity to develop as a leader. We will host this world class training event in our sanctuary. Register at cor.org/willow and enter the Priority Code: PREMIER16. The host site rate is $89 through July 12. Check out this year’s faculty at willowcreek.com/summit.
Registration is still open for the Holy Land Tour - November 14-23, 2016. Pastor Penny and Bill are excited to journey on the Church of the Resurrection's next Holy Land Tour with our campus. We hope every member of our church will one day experience where Jesus has walked. This is an opportunity to grow in faith and bring Scripture to life like never before. We will be joining with members of our West campus and Pastor Jason Gant as we journey together. There are already 36 registered for the trip. Information is available at the Guest Services desk or online here.
I look forward to seeing you in worship this Sunday!
Blessings,
Penny
For 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
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs
601 NorthEast Jefferson Street
Blue Springs, Missouri 64014, United States
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