UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

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

Women’s Retreat March 3-5, 2017 at Camp Doniphan

Cost: $98 with guest minister Kris Judd, Staff Pastor for Community of Christ Headquarters. Share the theme of "Love, Joy, and Song". Check www.midlandsmc.org for more information and a registration form for the Women’s Retreat.

2017 SPRING WORSHIP AND SERVICE SCHEDULE

The Spring Worship and Service Schedule was included in the last Sunday bulletin. Please check your calendar for when you are scheduled to serve. If you did not get a copy there are extra copies on the table in the Fellowship Hall.

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Monday, February 13 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 15, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, February 19, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Debbie Rushfelt), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, February 19, 2017, 9:15 AM – Priesthood meeting lead by Steve Holben in the Library. Everyone is invited.

Sunday, February 19, 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.
• Teen’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10-15 AM, taught by Clint Reine
• 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 19, 2017, 10:30 AM – Client Reine will speak onthe theme "Turn the Other Cheek" with Paul Bennetts presiding and Dennis Wood serving as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Jack Cave. The ministry of music will be provided by The Mission Bells. Steve Holben will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

PRIESTHOOD MEETING

Sunday, February 26, 2017, 9:15 AM – Priesthood meeting lead by Steve Holben in the Library. Everyone is invited.

POTLUCK DINNER

A Potluck Dinner will be held on Sunday February 26, 2017 after the 10:30 Worship Service with Guest Minister John Wight. Be sure to sign up for what dish you plan to provide on the sign-up sheet on the Narthex bulletin board.

Norman Bernauer Celebration of Life Service

The Mission Road Congregation will be hosting a Celebration of Life Service in memory of Norman Bernauer with his family on Sunday, February 26, 2017 at 3:00 PM. Please come to support Barbara and her family as we mourn the loss of Norman together.

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 19, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will take a slight diversion and talk about two of the 1960s "Position Papers" on The Nature of the Gospel and Zion; so that the class can discuss them in historical context rather than adding them at the end of the course. Jane Landrum will lead the discussion.

Copies of the "Position Papers" are being sent out to the congregation in an attachment in a separate email. If you’re interested in reviewing they’re also 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:

12 February 2017 message by Jennifer Libeer, filename: 20170212-JLibeer.mp3

5 February 2017 message by Jack Cave, filename: 20170205-JCave.mp3

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.