Resurrection West,
This coming Sunday will be one of the most important days to worship together all year as pastor Adam returns to the pulpit to speak about ‘Christianity and Suicide’. Sadly we have lost six people over the past 1 1/2 months to suicide, across all of our campuses. Pastor Adam will be preaching and teaching through this issue as we explore the heart of God and Scriptures offered to guide us. Please consider a friend or family member you might invite to worship with us at 8am, 9:30am, 11am, or 5pm. We would love to welcome them as we explore this issue as people of faith.All KiDSCOR Sunday School programs resume at all services for 6 months - 5th grade. We want to encourage all teens from 6th grade up to worship with their family each week, and especially this Sunday!
On Thursday, July 13, at 6:30 pm in the Leawood Campus Sanctuary, there will be a Panel Discussion on Suicide Prevention. Panel members will include pastors and mental health clinicians from our community. All are welcome to come.
Attention Men: Registration is now open for the RezWest Men’s Fly-Fishing retreat Aug 25-27: Relax, unwind and enjoy the outdoors at the world-class Rockbridge, MO Rainbow Trout and Game Ranch. The trip cost is $145 per person and includes a fishing permit for the trip (meals and gratuities extra). A maximum of 28 spots are available, so register now at cor.org/west/mensflyfishing. Contact gary.schlotzhauer@gmail.com with any questions you may have. You don’t have to be an expert fly fishermen to go - each year beginners signup and are coached and mentored by the more experienced guys - plus time in the evenings to share some great meals, worship, and connect together over the stories of the day!
There is still time to signup for the Spiritual Gifts 3-week course starting next Monday, July 10th, from 6:30-8:30pm. You will learn about your God-given spiritual gifts, passions and style. The goal of discovering spiritual gifts is to help us understand how we are gifted to be God's presence to serve in the church and world. Register at cor.org/west/signup. Books on sale at RezWest for $16. Childcare is available. Email david.robertson@cor.org for more information.
Here are some upcoming opportunities to know, love, and serve God this summer.
- School Supply Drive for Ridgeview Elementary
- DIY July FaithWork
- Join KiDSCOR Team Summer
- Preschool Play Date "All Things Water" July 12
- Movie Night July 14
- Back to School Mega Mission August 5
- Lake Worship Event August 6
- Back to School Blessing Sunday August 13
- Blood Drive Sponsors Needed
- Building Better Moms
School Supply Drive for Ridgeview Elementary- Bless our partner school’s students by picking up a shopping bag from Resurrection West this Sunday and filling it with the listed school supplies. Please return filled bags to Resurrection West by Tuesday, August 1 for use at the August 5 MEGA MISSION. Thank you for making a positive difference in children’s lives in this very tangible way! For more information, contact Chris.Holliday@cor.org.
DIY July FaithWork – July is "do your own FaithWork serving" month! Help someone in need: do some yardwork for a neighbor who is going through a hard time, visit with patients at a nursing home, sort donations at a food or clothing pantry or at a thrift store, take a plate of cookies to a Fire House or Police Station with a card of thanks, give your undivided attention to a person who needs it, fill a school supply drive bag for Ridgeview... Then, feel free to send any updates or pictures of your DIY FaithWork adventures to Chris.Holliday@cor.org. Have a great July as you follow the example of Jesus and spend time loving and serving your neighbors!
KiDSCOR is calling - Summertime in KiDSCOR means regular volunteers take a break and others dive in for some fun. Many places are still available and in need of volunteers to allow our rooms to stay open in welcoming our many young friends. Head to cor.org/west/teamsummer to select 3 or more dates and be given a t-shirt!
Preschool Play Date “All Things Water” – Wednesday, July 12, 10-11 am at RezWest. Playtime in the water is for children ages
2-5 years old.
Movie Night on July 14th at 6:30pm. You voted last Sunday and we will announce this Sunday, July 9th, the winning movie. So save the date for a family-friendly movie night!
Back to School Mega Mission on Saturday, Aug. 5. Meet at 9 am in the Resurrection West Sanctuary for prayer, project sign-ups, final instructions, coffee and breakfast snacks. Then, we’ll pack up the supplies and travel to Ridgeview Elementary to sort and organize school supplies, prepare classrooms, make crafts to welcome and support teachers, write encouraging notes to students and help with maintenance and beautifying the grounds. Please bring gardening gloves, yard tools, rakes, shovels and wheelbarrows if you have them. About 11:30 am, we’ll host and enjoy a Celebration Picnic alongside the students and families of the Ridgeview community complete with water play and fun for all ages! We should be all done and cleaned up by 1:30 pm. No sign-ups are necessary. Just come out and serve. Also, feel free to wear any year’s MEGA MISSION t-shirt (extras will be available). For more information, contact chris.holliday@cor.org
RezWest Lake Worship Event on August 6th. On that afternoon we will gather together at Kill Creek Park beach for some swim time fun, followed by worship on the beach (we will move our evening service to the beach that Sunday after swim time - starting at 6pm) and share in a moving baptism service together. We already have a few registered to be baptized in Kill Creek Lake and maybe you, or members of your family, are also ready to receive baptism. You can pre-register for baptism by going tocor.org/west/baptisms. When you are completing the online form and it comes to the date and service time request, simply write in ‘August 6th lake baptism’. We will be baptizing by full immersion, pouring over the head (just knees deep in the water), and by sprinkling at the water’s edge (no feet in the water). There will also be a time for all to remember their baptism with a sign of the cross placed on the forehead with water at the water's edge. This will certainly be a memorable and exciting night together and a great night to invite a friend!
Back to School Blessing – Sunday, August 13 during worship. Our next ‘Worship Together Sunday’ we will be celebrating and praying for the beginning of the school year with a special blessing over all of our children and teens as they begin the new school year.
Blood Drive Sponsors Needed – Do you have contacts with any organization that might sponsor a blood drive? Would you become an advocate for the community? Examples include your employer or other businesses, social, military, fraternal or educational groups. Although Resurrection will host a blood drive in August, the Community Blood Center needs blood now due to increased summer demand. Please contact Jim Sajevic at the Community Blood Center, 816-210-6801.
Learn, Grow & Serve with Building Better Moms at Rez West - Registration is now open! Enjoy fellowship and fun with moms who can relate to your daily joys and challenges. Relevant discussion will meet you where you are as a mom, a woman and a friend. Groups are currently forming for moms with children newborn through high school, including daytime and evening options. For more information, visit cor.org/west/women.
**For a complete list of RezWest activities, go to cor.org/west
Looking forward to worship on Sunday,
Pastor Jason
The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection West
24000 West Valley Parkway
Olathe, Kansas 66061, United States
For an after hours urgent pastoral care need call 913-338-9477
Resurrection West Staff
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The United Methodist Church of the
Resurrection West
24000 West Valley Parkway, Olathe, Kansas 66061, United States
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