Weekly eNote from Senior Pastor Adam Hamilton from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, United States for Friday, 2 September 2016

Weekly eNote from Senior Pastor Adam Hamilton from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection in Leawood, Kansas, United States for Friday, 2 September 2016
Friday, September 2, 2016
 

Dear Resurrection Family,
This weekend, we’ll have inspiring worship on all of our campuses. At Leawood, we’ll continue our series on Moses. Shortly after liberating the Israelites from slavery in Egypt God gave instructions to Moses to build a portable sanctuary called the Tabernacle and also the Tent of Meeting. The Israelites would carry this tent, representing God’s dwelling in their midst, during their forty-year sojourn in the wilderness. We’ll have a replica of the Tabernacle set up in the Narthex this weekend for you to walk through to learn about the customs and rituals of worship in the Torah. This is a great family activity. Rev. Jeff Kirby will be preaching in the Chapel and Sanctuary services and our young adult pastor, Chris Abel, will be in Vibe. It’s going to be a great weekend of worship. If you are out of town, join us online. You can also take a self-guided tour of the Tabernacle model on Tuesday and Wednesday next week from 10 am - 8 pm.
We’ll have special music in all of our services this weekend, but as a treat at our 5 pm evening services at our Leawood campus we are excited to feature Contemporary Christian artist Jason Gray. Jason has been in full time music ministry since 1999, releasing his first album in 2006. He has emerged as a songwriter of extraordinary depth, with noteworthy ability to convey deep theological truths in engaging three and a half minute songs. Jason’s latest radio hit is “Remind Me Who I Am” which he’ll be playing along with others.
In the past two weeks, we have had 324 new members join our church. At Leawood we had 144 households, 216 adults and 75 children join, at Blue Springs there were 8 new members, representing 2 households with 3 adults and 5 children; and Downtown we had 14 households, 18 adults and 6 children. Our new member’s names are at the bottom of this eNote. Please welcome them.
Thank you to everyone who supported our blood drives by donating and volunteering. On August 23 at RezWest, 62 donors gave 66 pints, and on August 29 and 30 at Leawood, 576 donors gave 585 pints. That’s a three-day total of 638 donors with 651 pints! (The gifts through the Double Red Cell (ALYX) and Plasma machines account for the fact that the units exceed the donors.) Resurrection Blue Springs has a blood drive scheduled for Sept 19, so our fall total will go even higher! Thank you to each of you who came to give the gift of life to others – I’m grateful for this act of Christian discipleship.
On Tuesday of this week, we co-sponsored a “Forum on the Racial Divide in Kansas City” with St. James United Methodist Church in Kansas City, Missouri. 800 +/- people attended the program at St. James – half from St. James and half from Resurrection. It was a powerful evening of honest conversation as we shared our experiences, listened to one another and talked about how our churches – united as followers of Jesus – can build bridges related to race in our city. We have a team with members from both churches that will be determining our next steps.
KiDSCOR is off to a great start this fall! However, they are still looking for a few more volunteers for the school year. This is a great opportunity to invest in the lives of kids and serve within the walls of the church, plus what could be better than hanging out with cool kids! Currently KiDSCOR is trying to fill 6 spots on Sunday at 5:00 working with babies, 11 spots on Sunday morning at 10:45 working with our Pre-K kids, and 12 spots working with our 2nd graders at the 9:00 am service. If you would like more information please contact kidscor@cor.org. Youth, parents, grandparents are all welcome to join in this service opportunity!
Are you ready to take a step toward growing in your faith this fall? Here are two opportunities:

• Grow Night kicks off on Tuesday, September 6, at 6:30 pm. Every Tuesday, you’ll find a variety of classes, discussion groups and serving opportunities. You can check out what is offered on the website, or just show up in the Narthex of Building B and let one of our volunteers help you find the right fit for you. If you’re coming right from work, you can purchase a meal at the Spring Cafe (located in Building B) before class! If you need childcare, please register your children here.
• If you are looking for a way to take that first step in your faith development I encourage you to consider the Alpha course. Alpha is open to anyone who has questions and wants to explore the Christian faith. You can learn more at the Alpha Open House on September 12 at 6:30 in the Student Center. You can also stop by the ministry tables in the Narthex this weekend or visit the website.

Our annual Sacred Steps 5K Walk-Run is Saturday, September 24 at 8 am. This is always a great opportunity to serve while having fun and improving your health, as all proceeds go towards providing clean water solutions in Malawi. I hope you and your family, friends and neighbors might join us for this event that is a time of great fellowship, fun and a chance to change the world. The walk-run ends at the Leawood campus with great food and fellowship. You can sign up after worship this weekend, or on the website.
Have a great holiday weekend!
Adam Hamilton
Welcome new Resurrection members:
Blue Springs
Jennifer Brokaw
Keagen and Bryleigh
Travis and Jennifer Reeder
Cole, Nolan and Layne
Downtown
Katie Abendroth
Kit Boje and Erin Penney
Victoria Bynum
Mark Chonko
Lauren
Michael and Julie Doane
Morgan and Sophia
Eric Farrow
Kathy and Melissa Genson
Erin and Chase Stewart
Erinn Gragg
Kelly Hamerle
Ann Hyde
Krista McFerren
Kelly Richardson
Donald and Sally Smith
Eve Soo
Evelyn Kung
Leawood
Julia Alderton-Jarman
Andy and Jeanne Alingh
Paul Alley and Jennifer Penland
Joe and Barbara Andrews
Eric Andrews
David Apel
Ben and Emily Arnold
Jerry and Pam Bales
Christopher Barnds
Rob Beahm
John and Jennifer Bernard
Matthew and Lauren
Bo and Katherine Bohannan
Bill and Ginny Bordegon
Charlie and Janet Boully
Claudia Bourne
Dan and Janice Boxell
Chris Brown
Wesley and Ashley Brown
Scarlett and Trip
Barbara Bynum
Linda Burgess
Cliff and Patty Jo Carter
Michael and Hannah
Alisa Casady
Julie Cecil
Ariana and Jack
Michael and Becky Chang
Jessica Chia
Timothy and Julia Chia
Matilda and Rosalie
Ben and Yenne Church
Angelina and Alejo
Ed Coan
Emma Cook
Gary and Phyllis Coulter
Carolyn Creager
Roman Raney
Chris and Jenna Dammerich
Charlie
Barry and Charity Davis
Alli and Anna
Will Dickinson
John and Courtney Domoney
Mollie and Annie
Babe Duty
Cameron and Carolyn Elliott
Alan Emery
Steve and Patty Falke
Lauren and Shannon
Bill and Peggy Falstad
Travis and Jami Fincham
Ron Finn
Barbara Flagg
Melissa Fletcher
Griffin and Trey
Stephen Franano
Phil and Ann Gaines
Tom and Susan Good
Lowell and Ginny Graves
Rick and Kirstin Hadel
Trinity and Izzy
Chris and Denise Hammond
Kim and Gretchen Harrison
Ken and Diane Heidenreich
Alex and Victoria
Ruth Higginbotham
Greg Holder
Moira Holland
Bridget and Colin Kalicke
Pam Hopp
Laura Horen
Susie Horner
Karen Hudnall
Reva Hull
Rhoma Hull
Annajoe Jaimerson
Steve and Kimberly Jarrett
Michael, Isaiah and Olivia
Amber Jenkins
Faith Beckham
Hunter Winchel
Bridgette Jordan
Al Judkins
Heather Keeling
James and Becca Kerschinske
Kyle Kirk
Rob Kozel
Lois Lapham
Heather Leonard
Boyd and Betty Leonhardt
Ron and Kathy Lindsey
Haley Mann
Joe and Allie
Randall and Pat Mason
Jack and Steph McInnes
Mira and Audrey
John and Pam McHenry
Barb Meiners
Brandon Michaels
Charlotte and Kason
Alesha Miller
Marty and Tara Mondock
Maya and Marissa
Doc Morey
Kirk and Rita Nelsen
Angel O’Brien
Sean O’Neill
Dana Orr
Cindy Palmer
Patrick Parkes
Angela Paul
Doug Petersen
Jen Pipkin and Bonnie Skrenta
Nate and Nora
Jeffrey and Sabrina Powell
Tomi Racz and Lisa Vargo-Racz
Ella
Galen and Betty Rader
Ora Ratliff
John and Paula Ratterman
Tyler and Julie
Claudine Richards
Neil and Carol Roach
Rennie Robbins
James and Jennifer Robertson
Dan and Sue Rollf
Steve and Diane Sales
Mike and Genevieve Sand
Emma
David Sands
Marci Schaal-Roark
Ella, Weston, and Faith
Rod Schlatter
Josh Schreck
Layton
Bob and Ann Schuller
Kate and Will
Patrick and Sheryl Sehorn
Mike and Claudia Severin
Rich and Wendy Sgarlat
Jeff and Cathy Sickels
Emma and Molly Irvin
Kaylee and Jack Sickels
Reagan and Stephanie Simpson
Cooper, Cannon, Smith and Miller
Mary Jane Sippy
Nick Skillett and Taylor Robertson
Ryan Slebos and Nancy Day-Slebos
Hannah
Beth Smith
Tom Smith
Hannah Sosa
Tena Sosa
Louise Stang
Chuck and Kathy Stawarz
Eddie and Nancy Stewart
Melanie Stoen
Rita Stringfellow
Steven and Donna Stringfellow
Justin and Amanda Stuart
Jerimyah and Jordyn Maxie
Jachyra Dean and Jasya Grant
David and Janet Suddock
Joanne Sunshower
Brian and Kathleen Tamasi
Anthony, Katelyn and Avery
Jeff and Kathryn Teefey
Shirley Teefey
Roger Tegtmeyer
Robbie Theurer
Toni Travalent
Sam and Gloria Walker
Ron and Bobbi Wells
Daniel and Melissa Wesley
James, Jonathan, Jackson and Jared
Leighann White
Tim and Dianne White
Erin
Keith and Heidi Whitehurst
David and Allison Williams
Henry and Miranda Wulfekoetter
Olivia
John Yurkovich
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection
13720 Roe Avenue

Leawood, Kansas 66224, United States
913.897.0120

www.cor.org
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