MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

THANKSGIVING DINNER

If you are NOT planning to share Thanksgiving Dinner with your family or friends, we invite you to join your church family on Thanksgiving Day. We would like to plan a potluck dinner on Thanksgiving Day. Depending on the number that plan to attend we will meet at Church or at Birkby’s. All are welcome to join us. If you would like to join us for dinner on Thanksgiving Day contact Karen Birkby by next Sunday.

HELP NEEDED: HOLIDAYS AT THE CENTER OF HOPE

The holidays are fast approaching. The Central Avenue of Hope will hold our Thanksgiving Meal and Christmas Meal again this year. Thanksgiving will be on Thanksgiving Day. Christmas meal, Christmas store and Christmas gifts will be on Friday, December 20, 2019. Below is a list of items needed for each of the dinners. We will try to hand out food baskets for both holidays for the elderly in the neighborhood (25 to 30) if we get enough funding.

They will receive a turkey breast or ham, side dish, vegetables, fruit, and a pie. This gives them a holiday meal with leftovers. If you would like to help fund this project contact Kerry Lukenbill. I want to thank everyone that helped with our Christmas in July. We have several toys, books, clothes, and other items for the store. We could use more if you have gentle used toys or new items so parents and grandparents can pick out gifts for the children in their lives.

Thank you for the great help you provided on the Paper Goods Drive. The items donated will get us through most of the year. We really appreciate all the paper good items thanks. Thank you, all for the support, time, and prayers you give to the Center of Hope. You do give our clients HOPE.

Here’s the list of items needed for the holiday meals:

7 Turkeys 15 lbs. or larger

8-10 Hams boneless 10lbs

60 lbs. Potatoes

4 No. 10 cans of Green Beans

4 No. cans of Corn

4 No. 10 cans of Sweet Potatoes

24 boxes of Stuffing Mix

8 cans Chicken Bullion

10 lbs. stick Margarine

2-large bags of small Marshmallows

2-bags Brown Sugar

1 gal. Milk

6-tubs Whipped Topping

Desserts

WINTER WORSHIP SCHEDULE AVAILABLE ONLINE

The New Winter Worship Schedule is now available online at https://bit.ly/2qns1s3. Printed copies are available at church.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL TOPIC

On Sunday, November 10, 2019, the adult Sunday school class will continue the study of “The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day,” Volume 2, by Justo L. Gonzales.

Jane Landrum will lead the discussion of Chapter 24 (“The Pietist Option”).

EXPLORING CHALLENGES DISCUSSION GROUP

The Exploring Challenges discussion group meets on Sunday afternoon each week at 4:00 PM in the Church Library.

Dennis Wood is leading the discussion group to explore issues that affect Mission Road’s future. United States demographics and cultural trends are issues that confront not only Mission Road but also all Christian churches in the U.S. The hope is that discussing these issues will help us better understand how to meet those challenges and fulfill Mission Road’s purpose and reason for being.

Discussion will focus on recent articles from the Herald, and two books: "Beyond Resistance" and "Christianity for the Rest of Us."

NOVEMBER BOOK CLUB NOVEL BY CELESTE NG

The All Good Books group was unable in October, so the group will discuss “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM in the Church Library.

The book club is beginning its 20th year and everyone is invited to attend.

Discussion questions for the novel are available at https://www.readinggroupguides.com/reviews/little-fires-everywhere/guide.

OUTREACH INTERNATIONAL FUNDRAISER @ SHAWNEE DRIVE

Free-Will Offering Dinner and Silent Auction at 5 pm Sunday, November 17, 2019.

Our $10,000 goal will fund the building of a school in Haiti as well as hire a teacher and feed the students for a year.

GUY MALONE WILL BE CONFIRMED ON NOVEMBER 17

During the 10:30 Worship Service Guy Malone will be confirmed a member of the Community of Christ.

HOLIDAY DECORATING SATURDAY NOVEMBER 30 @ 9:30AM

We will gather to decorate for the Christmas Holiday season on Saturday morning, November 30, 2019. Join in the fun of the season.

ADVENT AT THE TEMPLE: DECEMBER 8, 2019, 7 PM

Join Jan Kraybill at the organ for music and a message of the holiday season. The service is open to the public and will include online participation from around the world.

VESPERS SERVICE ON DECEMBER 15th

Join us on December 15th for a Christmas Vespers Service, reception and a visit from Santa for those young at heart.

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Monday, November 11, 2019, 6:30-7:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 6:30 – 7:30 PM – Saint’s Chorale practice in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, November 13, 2019, 7:30 PM – Prayer Circle in the Church Library.

Thursday, November 14, 2019, 7:00 PM – The All Good Books discussion group meets in the Church Library to discuss “Little Fires Everywhere” by Celeste Ng.

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Karen Birkby), join us for conversation and fellowship!

Sunday, November 10, 2019

· Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.

· 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, discusses "The Story of Christianity: The Reformation to the Present Day Volume 2" by Justo Gonzalez, taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Marilyn Gairns, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in the Church Library.

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 10:30 AM – Ed Slauter will speak on the theme “Testify!” with Larry Birkby presidingand serving as worship planner. The Mission Bells with offer the ministry of music and Clint Reine will provide the PowerPoint.

Sunday, November 17, 2019, 4:00 PM – Exploring Challenges Discussion Group led by Dennis Wood meets in Church Library.

WORSHIP and SPECIAL MUSIC AT MISSION ROAD

If you are not able to attend the Sunday Worship services at Mission Road, you can listen to our posted podcasts each week. If you miss our worship services and wonderful musical ministry, please join us for the peaceful Spirit of Worship. Links to our weekly podcast are listed below.

MISSED LAST SUNDAY’S SERVICE?

Audio recordings of past worship services are available online at https://bit.ly/2MSgZW8. This is a short URL for a Google Drive folder with past recordings.

Recordings are located in folders corresponding to the year (e.g., 2017, 2018). If you missed a Sunday, this provides you a way to hear the music and the message.

Each audio recording begins with the date of the service (20190224 represents February 24, 2019). The date is followed by a dash and the first initial and last name of the speaker.

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:

10, November 2019 the message presented through music by Ray Adams, Brad Johnson, Joe Racine and Larry Wheeler, filename 20191110-Olathe.Folk.Music.mp3

3 November 2019 message by Jonathan Bacon including the ordination of Roxann Kosmicki, file name

20191103-JBacon;RKosmicki.Ordination.mp3

27 October 2019 message by Clint Reine, filename 20191027-CReine.mp3

20 October 2019 message by Paul Bennetts, filename 20191020-PBennetts.mp3

13 October 2019 Business Meeting, filename 20191013-Business.Meeting.mp3

6 October 2019 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20191006-ALeonard.mp3

DO YOU KNOW SOMEONE WITHOUT EMAIL OR FACEBOOK ACCESS?

If you know someone in the congregation that does not have email and does not use Facebook, please let Jonathan Bacon know. We’re trying to be sure everyone in the congregation has access to periodic news updates and information on congregational activities.

FOR FUTURE CHURCH CLOSINGS

In the future, if inclement weather forces the cancellation of church services at Mission Road, we’ll post the closing on our church Facebook page, send a message to the church email list and list the closing on KCTV Channel 5 and KSHB Channel 41.

Be sure to check the TV listings for either "Community of Christ – Mission Road" (KSHB 41) or "Community of Christ – Prairie Village" (KCTV5). The listing will be under one of those two names.

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 our Congregational Pastoral Care Coordinator.

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 link to Mission Road worship service audio recordings at https://bit.ly/2MSgZW8

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.