UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

2017 SPRING WORSHIP AND SERVICE AVAILABILITY FORM

The Spring Worship and Service Availability Forms are included in your Sunday bulletin. Please check your calendar for opportunities to serve and returned it by February 5, 2017. That is just three short weeks away. So please act quickly to let the Worship team know where, when and how you can help with the Spring Worship services.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER 2017 SUMMER CAMPING PROGRAM

The schedule has been posted for the Summer Camping Program. Check the dates for Youth Camps and Family Reunions and get registered early.

Sr. High Camp: June 11 – 16

Middle School Camp: June 18 – 23

Doniphan Reunion: June 25 – 30

Youth Quest KC: July 6 – 8

Chihowa Reunion: July 9 – 14

SPEC: July 22 – 29

MITIOG: July 23 – 28

Junior Camp: July 30 – Aug 3

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Monday, January 30, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 1, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, February 5, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Larry & Karen Birkby), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, February 5, 2017 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Mary Reichenbach.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.

Sunday, February 5, 2017, 10:30 AM – Jack Cave will speak onthe theme "Light of the World" with Clint Reine presiding and serving as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Janice Hedrick. The ministry of music will be provided by Jean Bink & Susan Clark. Adrienne Reine will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

HONDURAN NURSE PROGRAM PLEDGE GOAL MET!

We’re happy to report that the Tangible Love Grant was approved by the World Church for our Honduran nurse program. The Health Ministries Association now has all the pledges needed to sustain professional nurse Saira Giron’s full time employment for the entire year. Thank you again for your support of this exciting program to reach out and bring healthcare to so many. Those of you, who have made pledges, a BIG Thank You for your generosity to Health Ministries Association for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

Mission Road received this email message from Paula Rummel, RN, B.A., HMA International Committee Chair, HMA Board of Directors.

Although the Program just began January 1, 2017, we are already creating history. Licensed Nurse Saira Giron became the first Camp Nurse for Central America Mission Center (CAMC) Youth Camp at La Buena Fe January 9-14. When asked about her experience she emailed,

"My first vivid experience at a camp as a camp nurse was very good. The most relevant health activity was giving attention to 59 patients among the youth and adults with various conditions, and thank God, none were serious and all were treated at the camp with much success. It wasn’t necessary to transport any to another facility to be treated. I also looked over the area of the kitchen where the food was prepared, and to see the expiration dates on the products used and also the safe water. I looked at the cleanliness of the bathrooms, and the support of the staff in control of the cleanliness of the campgrounds and the sleeping areas. I gave private counseling to some young people who asked for my help on sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy prevention, controlling emotions and the importance of having good relations between mother and daughter. I think everyone was satisfied with the attention given."

I also received the following email from the CAMC president- Gonzalo Mejia.

"Blessings Brothers and Sisters of HMA and the work team. I want to thank you in the name of the mission center for your support in bringing about our youth camp in Honduras with the presence of a professional nurse for medical attention. Our sister Saira brought a good work and attended each one of our needs in the best way possible, demonstrating a spirit of humility, collaboration and above all a great friendship with the youth and the ministers who participated in the event.

Thank you sister Saira and thank you HMA for your ministry. We hope to have many activities to serve those who have the most need."

Blessings to all.

Gonzalo Mejia

As you see, Saira is a special person with much to offer Hondurans and HMA. I will try to forward an update each month on Saira’s work.

My hope is that you are so impressed with her work that you will forward my emails to others who would also like to support this important ministry in Honduras.

Again, "Thank You" for being part of this ministry of health and wholeness.

Paula Rummel, RN, B.A.

HMA International Committee Chair

HMA Board of Directors

BULLETIN BOARD

The bulletin board includes a thank you note from Barbara Bernauer for the support the congregation gave to Norman and her in Norman’s final days. A Celebration of Life Service to honor Norman will be held at Mission Road at 3PM on Sunday afternoon February 26, 2017.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS DISCUSSES CHURCH HISTORY

On Sunday, February 5, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will continue the discussion of "The Journey of a People” Volume 3 by former Church Historian, Mark Scherer. Dennis Wood will lead the discussion of Chapter 15 (“Guiding the Church through Dramatic Social and Doctrinal Challenges”) starting on page 351.

DISCUSSION/POSITION PAPERS FROM 1967-68

If you’re interested in reviewing the discussion papers (also called the position papers) mentioned in the Adult Sunday School class, they’re available online at http://home.earthlink.net/~jptandy/rlds/papers/index.htm. These are the documents that generated a great deal of discussion and controversy in the church in the late 1960s and early 1970s.

CONGREGATIONAL NEWSLETTER

As you all know Norman Bernauer has been the editor of the quarterly newsletter that gets mailed out to the Mission Road membership. With Norman’s passing we need someone to step into this role. If you have an interest in serving in this role please contact the pastors. Or if you know of someone with editing skills let the pastors know.

DEADINE APPROACHING: 2017 DIRECTORY CHANGES NEEDED!

Please email ( mrcoc ) or provide Clint with a written update to any addresses or name changes for the congregational directory or newsletter mailing list. Certain college students and a few others have moved since October/November of last year and we are getting a number of newsletters returned for incorrect address information. Shortly, there will be a final proof copy of the directory made available in the fellowship hall for you to have one final check. NOW is the time to send Clint any new information that has obviously changed.

MISSED LAST SUNDAY’S SERVICE?

Would you like to hear the message from last Sunday or a Sunday service from 3 years ago? Audio recordings of many of the last several years’ worth of worship services are available online at https://goo.gl/wREl03. Note this is a new shortened URL that will take you to a Google Drive with many of the recordings from the past.

Recordings are located in folders corresponding to the year (2015, 2016, and so on).

If you missed a Sunday, this provides you a way to hear the music and the message.

The beginning numbers of each filename indicate the date of the service.

The first 4 digits represent the year; the next two digits indicate the month and last two digits represent the day of the month.

In most cases, the date is followed by a dash and then the first initial and last name of the speaker. Enjoy!

NOTE: If you experience problems playing these audio files be sure you’re running the latest version of your browser or try a different browser. In some cases, you may be required to download the audio file before playing it.

The following list includes some recent audio recordings:

29 January 2017 message by Kat Hnatyshyn, filename 20170129-KHnatyshyn.mp3

22 January 2017 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20170122-ALeonard.mp3

8 January 2017 message by John O’Neal and Pennie Bunkers Ordination, filename 20170108-JONeal;PBunkers.ordination.mp3

1 January 2017 message by Kennetha Kuttler, filename 20101017-KKuttler.mp3

25 December 2016 message by Karen Birkby, filename 20161225-KBirkby.mp3 including the YouTube video 20161225-Christmas per kids.video.mp4 and notes about the video in 20161225-Christmas per kids.txt

11 December 2016 message by Steve Holben, filename 20161211-SHolben.mp3

11 December 2016 Charlie Brown video used in Steve Holben’s message, filename 20161211-CBrown.video.mp4

11 December 2016 Vespers Service, filename 20161211-Vespers.mp3

4 December 2016 message by Paul Bennetts, filename 20161204-PBennetts.mp3

CONCERNING PRAYER REQUESTS

Please know that any member of the congregation can post prayer requests or share information about members and events on the Mission Road Members Only Facebook page. You do not need to send the information for approval to anyone. In fact doing so may slow down the dissemination of your request. Be sure to include the person needing prayers and what situation has occurred (if you wish to share that information). If your post concerns an event or news item, be sure to include the basics in your posting (such as who, what, where and when).

For prayer requests, if you do not have access to Facebook, then please call Paul Bennetts or John Trinkl Sr., our Congregational Pastoral Care Coordinators.

IMPORTANT CONGREGATIONAL LINKS

The Mission Road Congregation hosts the following social media sites:

Congregational (public) website at www.mission-road.org

Facebook Page (public) at https://www.facebook.com/MissionRoad.CoC

Facebook Group (open only to congregational members) at https://www.facebook.com/groups/MissionRoad/

The All Good Books discussion group website at https://allbooksclub.wordpress.com/

Visit and "like" each of these sites to keep up-to-date on congregational news.

CONGREGATIONAL NEWS EMAIL

If you have news items and calendar additions or changes that need to be included in the congregational news email please contact Larry Birkby. His email address and phone number are both in the Church Directory.