Weekly eNote from Pastor Jason Gant - for Friday, 28 October 2016 from The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West of Olathe, Kansas, United States
Resurrection West,
Good evening RezWest friends! I am sending my eNote a little early because I may not have internet in the morning as it’s scheduled to turn off tomorrow. Scharme and I will be finalizing our packing before movers show up to load up and move us into our new home in Northwest Olathe (just 5 minutes from the RezWest campus). We are very excited to have completed the paperwork of closing both the sale of our home for the last 10 years and the purchase of our new home today. It will be a busy day tomorrow, but we will take time to reflect upon the memories here that have shaped our lives; first steps by both daughters, trick-or-treating with our neighbors, the infamous 2013 daddy-daughter backyard playset building project, first time riding a bike without training wheels, first snowman build, Thanksgiving dinner with friends from a previous church we served, Christmas mornings of hot cocoa and gift-giving, board games by the fireplace, learning to read at bed-time, and that one time our dog chewed completely through a bathroom door?! Can you think of moments that have shaped your life in your home? This Sunday we will conclude the Good Life series with a refresher of the key principles we have learned and also a personal story that shaped my life forever! I hope you’ll be in worship this Sunday as we celebrate God and share the experience of seven baptisms in one day of worship! Yes, that’s right and four of those will be at 5pm as siblings are baptized together! Its truly incredible what God is doing here at RezWest and your commitment is such a big part of that!
We have now received commitment cards from 280 households, totaling commitments of $1,111,623. Thank you to those who have responded by completing your card and giving generously to the mission and ministry of RezWest. That’s just over halfway to our goal of over 500 pledging households and a 2017 budget of 1.8 million. This is so important in our worship and response to God (and certainly strengthens my faith, decreasing the rate at which my hair turns gray). If you call us your church home, would you please go on-line right now and complete your pledge card for 2017? Please remember to complete the West campus card at cor.org/stewardship. Next week I will begin to reach out those who’ve yet to respond. These pledges help us shape everything in our budget from staffing, utilities, and the visions and dreams God is revealing to us! Don't forget to pick up your 2017 mug in the back of the Sanctuary once your commitment card has been completed and dropped in the offering plate or at reception during the week.
Check out the opportunities below and get connected in knowing, loving, and serving God here at RezWest.
FaithWork: Serving Our Community – Saturday, Nov. 12, 9-11:30 am. Meet at the RezWest Mission Center (25000 College Blvd., Olathe, KS) for prayer, breakfast snacks and instructions. Then, participate in a variety of JOY in Serving projects, including wrapping, sorting and preparing gifts for the Ridgeview Elementary School JOY Christmas Store (which gives children an opportunity to choose gifts for their loved ones). Adults, students and children of all ages are welcome. No sign-up required—just come and serve. For more information, contact Chris.Holliday@cor.org
Denver Serve Trip – July 25-30, 2017. Pastor Chris will lead this multigenerational trip for adults of all ages as we partner with Denver Urban Matters. Potential serve opportunities include working at the Rocky Mountain MS Center, the Food Bank of the Rockies or the Denver Rescue Mission, or painting with Brothers Redevelopment Inc. Denver Urban Matters includes a very strong educational session to help us gain a deeper understanding of the problems faced by the homeless, including a poverty simulation, a food stamp game and a guest speaker formerly impacted by homelessness. For more information or to sign up, visit cor.org/domestictrips or contact Chris.Holliday@cor.org.
New York Serve Trip – June 19-24, 2017. Pastor Chris will co-lead this serve trip with his wife, Pastor Lisa Holliday, Minister to Children and Families at our Leawood campus. Potential serve opportunities include working at a food pantry, homeless shelter, neighborhood feeding program or community gardens. Teams will have opportunities to visit the World Trade Center Memorial, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. This multigenerational trip is open to families with children who will have completed at least the fifth grade by the trip departure date. Sign up at cor.org/domestictrips. For more information, contact Lisa.Holliday@cor.org.
4th/5th grade summer camp at Youthfront in 2017- Your kids will love the experience of sleep-over camp accompanied by the familiarity of KiDSCOR. We are offering two camps again this year – July 5-8 for current 4th and 5th graders and a July 10-12 for current 2nd and 3rd graders. Youthfront is a Christian camp that offers air-conditioned cabins, a lake, swimming pool, water-slide, paddleboats, ping-pong, pool tables, foosball, a snack bar, and so much more. Campers will have structured activities, worship time, and plenty of free time to enjoy all that camp has to offer. Camp favorites every year are Night Strike and the shaving cream war. Youthfront Camp West is located in Edgerton, Kansas (just 25 minutes south on I-35).These camps fill quickly. To register and learn more go to cor.org/west/kidscor
Sign Up for Upward Basketball – Registration is open for kids kindergarten – 5th grade for the season beginning in January. Player evaluations are Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6-8 pm at Resurrection West and are come and go. Cost for the season is $100, with a $10 discount for 2nd and 3rd siblings. The purpose of Upward is to help develop kids mentally, athletically, spiritually and socially. Learn more and register by November 19, at cor.org/west/upward
rezlife Student Ministry Fall Retreat- Metamorphosis – A spiritual weekend retreat at Youthfront West with worship, games, campfires, hayrides and time for students to grow deeper in faith. Two retreats are available: one on Nov. 4-6 for 6/7/8th grade and the other on Nov. 18-20 for high school age students. cor.org/west/students
Places to serve at Resurrection West
Hospitality Teams – Bring your amazing enthusiasm and bright smile and help us create a welcoming environment at Resurrection West. Coming up at the end of November, we will offer four worship services each Sunday. This opens up many new places to serve. The beauty of these volunteer opportunities is that you can serve 30 minutes before/after the worship service you normally attend. To sign up to serve as bulletin stuffer, communion volunteer, connection point greeter, coffee and refreshment volunteer, greeter, parking lot attendant, technical crew, usher or weekday data entry helper, contact Yolanda.Byers@cor.org.
Muggers Needed – Taking a coffee mug to a first-time visitor is a Resurrection tradition. First-time visitor households are identified via the attendance notebooks at each worship service; then by the end of the service, mugs are prepared for delivery by including the family name and a map to the house. We need muggers for Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Desoto, Overland Park and the Lawrence area. Contact David.Robertson@cor.org for more information or to volunteer.
Volunteer for Upward Basketball – Serve as a coach, assistant coach or referee or work behind the scenes. Volunteering with Upward is a great way to help kids develop mentally, spiritually and socially. Sign up to be a part of this exciting ministry at cor.org/west/upward.
3-week small group leader experience (21 series Nov 6-Nov 20) - Coming up in November Pastor Adam will be preaching a 3-week series exploring the 21 questions John Wesley invited his ministry leaders to reflect on. As a part of this series, our more than 30 small groups will be participating in a small-group curriculum prepared just for this series. We’d also like to have three or four experienced small groups leaders to offer three to four groups for people who have never tried a small group. If you are interested in leading one of these three-week groups contact david.robertson@cor.org
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Looking forward to worshiping with you on Sunday,
Pastor JasonThe United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West
Good evening RezWest friends! I am sending my eNote a little early because I may not have internet in the morning as it’s scheduled to turn off tomorrow. Scharme and I will be finalizing our packing before movers show up to load up and move us into our new home in Northwest Olathe (just 5 minutes from the RezWest campus). We are very excited to have completed the paperwork of closing both the sale of our home for the last 10 years and the purchase of our new home today. It will be a busy day tomorrow, but we will take time to reflect upon the memories here that have shaped our lives; first steps by both daughters, trick-or-treating with our neighbors, the infamous 2013 daddy-daughter backyard playset building project, first time riding a bike without training wheels, first snowman build, Thanksgiving dinner with friends from a previous church we served, Christmas mornings of hot cocoa and gift-giving, board games by the fireplace, learning to read at bed-time, and that one time our dog chewed completely through a bathroom door?! Can you think of moments that have shaped your life in your home? This Sunday we will conclude the Good Life series with a refresher of the key principles we have learned and also a personal story that shaped my life forever! I hope you’ll be in worship this Sunday as we celebrate God and share the experience of seven baptisms in one day of worship! Yes, that’s right and four of those will be at 5pm as siblings are baptized together! Its truly incredible what God is doing here at RezWest and your commitment is such a big part of that!
We have now received commitment cards from 280 households, totaling commitments of $1,111,623. Thank you to those who have responded by completing your card and giving generously to the mission and ministry of RezWest. That’s just over halfway to our goal of over 500 pledging households and a 2017 budget of 1.8 million. This is so important in our worship and response to God (and certainly strengthens my faith, decreasing the rate at which my hair turns gray). If you call us your church home, would you please go on-line right now and complete your pledge card for 2017? Please remember to complete the West campus card at cor.org/stewardship. Next week I will begin to reach out those who’ve yet to respond. These pledges help us shape everything in our budget from staffing, utilities, and the visions and dreams God is revealing to us! Don't forget to pick up your 2017 mug in the back of the Sanctuary once your commitment card has been completed and dropped in the offering plate or at reception during the week.
Check out the opportunities below and get connected in knowing, loving, and serving God here at RezWest.
- JOY in Serving!
- FaithWork: Serving Our Community
- Denver Serve Trip- July 25-30, 2017
- New York Serve Trip- June 19-24, 2017
- Volunteer for Upward Basketball
- rezlife Student Ministry Fall Retreat- Metamorphosis
FaithWork: Serving Our Community – Saturday, Nov. 12, 9-11:30 am. Meet at the RezWest Mission Center (25000 College Blvd., Olathe, KS) for prayer, breakfast snacks and instructions. Then, participate in a variety of JOY in Serving projects, including wrapping, sorting and preparing gifts for the Ridgeview Elementary School JOY Christmas Store (which gives children an opportunity to choose gifts for their loved ones). Adults, students and children of all ages are welcome. No sign-up required—just come and serve. For more information, contact Chris.Holliday@cor.org
Denver Serve Trip – July 25-30, 2017. Pastor Chris will lead this multigenerational trip for adults of all ages as we partner with Denver Urban Matters. Potential serve opportunities include working at the Rocky Mountain MS Center, the Food Bank of the Rockies or the Denver Rescue Mission, or painting with Brothers Redevelopment Inc. Denver Urban Matters includes a very strong educational session to help us gain a deeper understanding of the problems faced by the homeless, including a poverty simulation, a food stamp game and a guest speaker formerly impacted by homelessness. For more information or to sign up, visit cor.org/domestictrips or contact Chris.Holliday@cor.org.
New York Serve Trip – June 19-24, 2017. Pastor Chris will co-lead this serve trip with his wife, Pastor Lisa Holliday, Minister to Children and Families at our Leawood campus. Potential serve opportunities include working at a food pantry, homeless shelter, neighborhood feeding program or community gardens. Teams will have opportunities to visit the World Trade Center Memorial, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. This multigenerational trip is open to families with children who will have completed at least the fifth grade by the trip departure date. Sign up at cor.org/domestictrips. For more information, contact Lisa.Holliday@cor.org.
4th/5th grade summer camp at Youthfront in 2017- Your kids will love the experience of sleep-over camp accompanied by the familiarity of KiDSCOR. We are offering two camps again this year – July 5-8 for current 4th and 5th graders and a July 10-12 for current 2nd and 3rd graders. Youthfront is a Christian camp that offers air-conditioned cabins, a lake, swimming pool, water-slide, paddleboats, ping-pong, pool tables, foosball, a snack bar, and so much more. Campers will have structured activities, worship time, and plenty of free time to enjoy all that camp has to offer. Camp favorites every year are Night Strike and the shaving cream war. Youthfront Camp West is located in Edgerton, Kansas (just 25 minutes south on I-35).These camps fill quickly. To register and learn more go to cor.org/west/kidscor
Sign Up for Upward Basketball – Registration is open for kids kindergarten – 5th grade for the season beginning in January. Player evaluations are Tuesday, Oct. 25, from 6-8 pm at Resurrection West and are come and go. Cost for the season is $100, with a $10 discount for 2nd and 3rd siblings. The purpose of Upward is to help develop kids mentally, athletically, spiritually and socially. Learn more and register by November 19, at cor.org/west/upward
rezlife Student Ministry Fall Retreat- Metamorphosis – A spiritual weekend retreat at Youthfront West with worship, games, campfires, hayrides and time for students to grow deeper in faith. Two retreats are available: one on Nov. 4-6 for 6/7/8th grade and the other on Nov. 18-20 for high school age students. cor.org/west/students
Places to serve at Resurrection West
Hospitality Teams – Bring your amazing enthusiasm and bright smile and help us create a welcoming environment at Resurrection West. Coming up at the end of November, we will offer four worship services each Sunday. This opens up many new places to serve. The beauty of these volunteer opportunities is that you can serve 30 minutes before/after the worship service you normally attend. To sign up to serve as bulletin stuffer, communion volunteer, connection point greeter, coffee and refreshment volunteer, greeter, parking lot attendant, technical crew, usher or weekday data entry helper, contact Yolanda.Byers@cor.org.
Muggers Needed – Taking a coffee mug to a first-time visitor is a Resurrection tradition. First-time visitor households are identified via the attendance notebooks at each worship service; then by the end of the service, mugs are prepared for delivery by including the family name and a map to the house. We need muggers for Olathe, Shawnee, Lenexa, Desoto, Overland Park and the Lawrence area. Contact David.Robertson@cor.org for more information or to volunteer.
Volunteer for Upward Basketball – Serve as a coach, assistant coach or referee or work behind the scenes. Volunteering with Upward is a great way to help kids develop mentally, spiritually and socially. Sign up to be a part of this exciting ministry at cor.org/west/upward.
3-week small group leader experience (21 series Nov 6-Nov 20) - Coming up in November Pastor Adam will be preaching a 3-week series exploring the 21 questions John Wesley invited his ministry leaders to reflect on. As a part of this series, our more than 30 small groups will be participating in a small-group curriculum prepared just for this series. We’d also like to have three or four experienced small groups leaders to offer three to four groups for people who have never tried a small group. If you are interested in leading one of these three-week groups contact david.robertson@cor.org
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Looking forward to worshiping with you on Sunday,
Pastor JasonThe United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, United States
West office - 913-538-7800
For an after hours urgent pastoal care need call 913-338-9477
Resurrection West Staff
Travis Morgan - Director of Staffing and Operations
Chris Holliday - Associate Pastor, Care and Missions
David Robertson - Director of Community Life
Lindsay Hefner - Director of Worship Arts
Ryan Rancudo - Assistant Director of Worship Arts
Yolanda Byers - Guest Connections and Communications
Rick Webb - Director of rezlife Student Ministries
Christie Walker - Director of KiDS COR Children's Ministries
Britli Fuller - Elementary Program Director
Lynnlea Nelson - Early Childhood Program Director
Malerie Luttrell - Nursery Coordinator
Debbie Dietz - Coordinating Assistant to Pastor Jason
Carol Townsend - Coordinating Assistant for Programs and Ministries
Kevin Euston - Technical Producer Team Lead
James Wear - Technical Producer Media and Graphics
The United Methodist Church of the
Resurrection West
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, United States
West office - 913-538-7800
For an after hours urgent pastoal care need call 913-338-9477
Resurrection West Staff
Travis Morgan - Director of Staffing and Operations
Chris Holliday - Associate Pastor, Care and Missions
David Robertson - Director of Community Life
Lindsay Hefner - Director of Worship Arts
Ryan Rancudo - Assistant Director of Worship Arts
Yolanda Byers - Guest Connections and Communications
Rick Webb - Director of rezlife Student Ministries
Christie Walker - Director of KiDS COR Children's Ministries
Britli Fuller - Elementary Program Director
Lynnlea Nelson - Early Childhood Program Director
Malerie Luttrell - Nursery Coordinator
Debbie Dietz - Coordinating Assistant to Pastor Jason
Carol Townsend - Coordinating Assistant for Programs and Ministries
Kevin Euston - Technical Producer Team Lead
James Wear - Technical Producer Media and Graphics
The United Methodist Church of the
Resurrection West
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, United States
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