Pastor Penny Ellwood's eNote from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs in Blue Springs, Missouri, United States for Friday, 27 May 2016

Pastor Penny Ellwood's eNote from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection Blue Springs in Blue Springs, Missouri, United States for Friday, 27 May 2016
Friday, May 27, 2016
Resurrection Blue Springs,
What a beautiful morning to start off our Memorial Weekend and the beginning of a new season. It's hard to believe another school year has come and gone already! This weekend has always marked the beginning of summer for me, even though it's not officially here for another 24 days. I'm praying for all our families whose seniors will be graduating this weekend in Blue Springs. This is an important milestone and an entrance into a new season for you and your graduates too.
I always looked forward to the summertime when my kids were out of school. The downside was trying to contain the daily mess, which seemed to grow during the summer months with all their activities. In keeping with this thought and looking toward the remodeling plans for this summer, which will have us in some mess as we begin construction, we'll be starting a new summer series this Sunday entitled, "Living in the Mess." Sometimes we choose the messes we live in and other times they enter our lives unexpectedly. These unexpected messes can take the form of an illness, a job loss, an unexpected pregnancy, a child lost in addiction, just to name a few examples. How we deal with these messes in the light of our faith and what we learn from them are the important things to take away. This Sunday we'll be looking at these more serious messes and the gifts that can be found even in the midst of this mess. I will also have an update for you this Sunday on where we are with our remodeling plans.
This Sunday is a family worship Sunday so all our children ages 5 and up will be joining us in worship (childcare for 4 years and under will be available at all services). This gives our KiDSCOR leaders a break and parents an opportunity to worship with their children. We will have activity packets for all the kids and Diane Enlow, our Director of KiDSCOR will be offering a children's moment during worship. Make sure that you come early to worship to help support our Rezlife youth. They are providing breakfast prior to worship to raise funds for summer camp. They will start serving at 8:15 am and continue up to the 10:45 worship, so bring your kids and come early for pancakes, sausage, fruit, coffee, and juice.
In addition to the new series, we begin our Destination Resurrection plans on Sunday too. Sunday evening we want to invite all of you who are in town to come out for the free summer concert at Rotary Park (600 NW Vesper St.). Resurrection Blue Springs is sponsoring this first concert of the summer series as a way to get our name out into the community. We'll be handing out blue frisbees with our church logo and hope you'll come wearing your Rez shirts to meet and greet the folks from our community. Our own Liv Ash will open up the evening at 6 pm and then the band Loose Change takes the stage. We'll have the large picnic shelter as the sponsor for this event so bring a picnic dinner and blankets or lawn chairs if you want a closer view and join us for a great evening of music, fellowship and fun.
Take a look at what else is coming up with our Destination Resurrection plans below....
Our church offices and buildings will be closed on Monday, May 30th, in observance of Memorial Day.
Memorial Sunday 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 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 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's 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.
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.
Summer miniMusic Pop-up Play-date Wednesday, June 1, 6:30-7:30 pm at Armstrong Park in Grain Valley. Open to toddler through pre-K kids and their parents, designed to encourage early learning and creativity through the sheer joy of music and movement. Stephanie Myers will lead with accordion and sing-along songs. There is also a playground and a walking trail. Canceled if it is raining. Free!
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.
FaithWork – My Father’s House, June 11 Be a part of God’s love in action. Join us to serve at My Father’s House, the Resurrection Furnishings Ministry, on Saturday, June 11. This ministry furnishes hope to those in need by distributing donated furnishings and home essentials. Work includes furniture loading or sorting and stocking linens and house wares, and is suitable for adults and children ages 8 and up accompanied by an adult. Meet at the church at 9 am and carpool to the warehouse off Manchester Trafficway in KC. This ministry concludes with lunch! Register at Guest Services, onlineor just show up ready to serve on Saturday morning!
Resurrection Night at the Royals – Join all the Resurrection campuses as the Kansas City Royals take on the Detroit Tigers 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 few tickets left 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.
Half Truths Class – Wednesdays at 6:30 pm, June 22-July 20 Explore popular sayings that miss the point. They sound Christian-like something you might find in the Bible yet miss the point in important ways. Join us as we search for the whole truth through the wisdom found in scripture. Book $10 available at Guest Services. Register at Guest Services or online.
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.
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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 North East Jefferson Street

Blue Springs, Missouri 64014, United States
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