Mission Road – Community of Christ

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.

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.

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Monday, February 6, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, February 8, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, February 12, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Debbie Rushfelt), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, February 12, 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 – Jennifer Libeer will speak onthe theme "Reconcile with One Another" with Steve Holben presiding and serving as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Charles Athey. The ministry of music will be provided by The Saints Chorale. Kennetha Kuttler will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

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, 2016 at 3:00 PM. Please come to support Barbara and her family as we mourn the loss of Norman together.

POTLUCK DINNER

A Potluck Dinner will be held on Sunday February 26, 2017 after the 10:30 Worship Service with Guest Minister John Wight.

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 12, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will take a slight diversion and talk about two of the 1960s "Position Papers" on the Nature of Scripture and The Book of Mormon, so that the class can discuss them in historical context rather than adding them at the end of the course. Paul Bennetts 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:

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.

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.

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.

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 23, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 25, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, January 29, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Marge & John Trinkl), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, January 29, 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, January 29, 2017, 10:30 AM – Guest Speaker Kat Hnatyshyn will speak onthe theme "Listen to Jesus" with John O’Neal presiding. Debbie Rushfelt will serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Margaret Athey. The ministry of music will be provided by Cheryl Kennedy. Brain Libeer will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

Sunday, January 29, 2017, Kat Hnatyshyn will be our guest speaker. Kat is a member of the Midlands Mission Center Presidency leadership team.

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, please make your checks out to Health Ministries Association (or simply HMA) and give your pledge amount to Paul Bennetts. Please do not make checks out to Mission Road.

Thank you again, for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

UPDATE ON THE HONDURAS NURSE PROGRAM

Our nurse, Saira Giron, began full time employment with HMA this month. Donation pledges to cover her first year’s salary have been committed and much of that money is already in the account. Saira has already planned her itinerary to visit villages near her town of La Boquita through the entire year. In addition, she will be assisting the leadership of the Central American Mission Center from time to time in various activities. Here is a picture of Saira with a group of campers at a youth retreat that was held this month at La Buena Fe campgrounds. This is the first time that a Honduran youth camp has had a real camp nurse! This is incredibly exciting. Thanks again to Mission Road Community of Christ for being part of the reason this is happening!

BULLETIN BOARD

The bulletin board includes a thank you note from the Pastors, Karen and Larry Birkby, for the Christmas gifts given them by the congregation. Also, a thank you note from Barbara Bernauer for the support the congregation gave to Norman and her in Norman’s final days.

THE COAT-MITTEN-GLOVE-HAT DONATIONS ARE STILL NEEDED

Got a coat that still has useful life but it is just hanging in your closet? Got an extra set of new mittens or gloves or a hat or blanket? The church is now collecting winter wear for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Bring your worn but not worn-out winter coats, boots, or new gloves, mittens and blankets to church next Sunday. There are folks in desperate need since the harsh winter weather has arrived.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS DISCUSSES CHURCH HISTORY

On Sunday, January 29, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will continue the discussion of "The Journey of a People” Volume 3 by former Church Historian, Mark Scherer. Paul Bennetts will lead the discussion of Chapter 14 (“New Pathways on the Journey”) starting on page 329 and continue into Chapter 15.

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.

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:

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.

Our nurse, Saira Giron, began full time employment with HMA this month. Donation pledges to cover her first year’s salary have been committed and much of that money is already in the account. Saira has already planned her itinerary to visit villages near her town of La Boquita through the entire year. In addition, she will be assisting the leadership of the Central American Mission Center from time to time in various activities. Here is a picture of Saira with a group of campers at a youth retreat that was held this month at La Buena Fe campgrounds. This is the first time that a Honduran youth camp has had a real camp nurse! This is incredibly exciting. Thanks again to Mission Road Community of Christ for being part of the reason this is happening!

UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

PASSING OF NORMAN BERNAUER

It is with great sadness that we mourn the loss of our dear brother Norman Bernauer. Norman passed peacefully at 9:00 AM on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. A Memorial Service for Norman to be held at Mission Road will be announced soon. Please keep Barbara and the Bernauer family in your prayers.

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.

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 18, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, January 22, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Cheryl Kennedy), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, January 22, 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, January 22, 2017, 10:30 AM – Because of the ice storm and no worship services at Mission Road last Sunday; Arlene Leonard will speak onthe theme "Behold the Lamb of God" & Jerry Rushfelt will speak on the theme "Follow Me" with Richard Emslie presiding. Richard will also serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Dorothy May. The ministry of music will be provided by the Saints Chorale. Steve Hedrick will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

Monday, January 23, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Sunday, January 29, 2017, Kat Hnatyshyn will be our guest speaker. Kat is a member of the Midlands Mission Center Presidency leadership team.

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, please make your checks out to Health Ministries Association (or simply HMA) and give your pledge amount to Paul Bennetts. Please do not make checks out to Mission Road.

Thank you again, for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

BULLETIN BOARD

The bulletin board includes a thank you note from the Pastors, Karen and Larry Birkby, for the Christmas gifts given them by the congregation.

THE COAT-MITTEN-GLOVE-HAT TREE IS OPEN FOR YOUR DONATION

Got a coat that still has useful life but it is just hanging in your closet? Got an extra set of new mittens or gloves or a hat or blanket? The church is now collecting winter wear for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Bring your worn but not worn-out winter coats, boots, or new gloves, mittens and blankets to church next Sunday. There are folks in desperate need since the harsh winter weather has arrived.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS DISCUSSES CHURCH HISTORY

On Sunday, January 22, 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 13 (“Educating for Change”) starting on page 307 and continue into Chapter 14 (“New Pathways on the Journey”).

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.

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:

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.

UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Monday, January 9, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 11, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Thursday, January 12, 2017, 7:00 PM – All Good Books group meets to discuss “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” in the Church Library.

Sunday, January 15, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Nancy and Mike Windes), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, January 15, 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, January 15, 2017, 10:30 AM – Arlene Leonard will speak on the theme "Behold the Lamb of God" with Linda Dayton presiding. Linda will also serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Sharon Wood. The ministry of music will be provided by the Mission Bells. Robert Sindt 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 hire Saira Giron beginning in January 2017 and sustain her 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, please make your checks out to Health Ministries Association (or simply HMA) and give your pledge amount to Paul Bennetts. Please do not make checks out to Mission Road.

Thank you again, for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

BULLETIN BOARD ALERT

The bulletin board at church includes a pair of glasses that are still looking for an owner. They were left at church a week or two ago and want to serve their owner…who needs to step forward and claim them!

Also, the bulletin board includes a thank you note from the Pastors, Karen and Larry Birkby, for the Christmas gifts given them by the congregation.

THE COAT-MITTEN-GLOVE-HAT TREE IS OPEN FOR YOUR DONATION

Got a coat that still has useful life but it is just hanging in your closet? Got an extra set of new mittens or gloves or a hat or blanket? The church is now collecting winter wear for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Bring your worn but not worn-out winter coats, boots, or new gloves, mittens and blankets to church next Sunday. There are folks in desperate need since the harsh winter weather has arrived.

JANUARY 12, 2017 WILL BE NEXT BOOK CLUB MEETING

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” by Eleanor Roosevelt. The book club will resume meeting on January 12, 2017 at 7 PM in the Church Library. Mark your calendar.

You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS DISCUSSES CHURCH HISTORY

On Sunday, January 15, 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 13 (“Educating for Change”) starting on page 307 and continue into Chapter 14 (“New Pathways on the Journey”).

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.

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:

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.

UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS AND PROJECTS

LOOKING BACK AND LOOKING FORWARD

Sometimes it is good to reflect on the past year and this is the time of year when such reflection typically occurs.

This congregation has always been generous with time, talent and money in supporting important works…

Let’s just quickly recap a few of our accomplishments during 2016:

• We hosted a "Make Some Magic Night" Silent auction for Camp Courage, that raised over $2,600.
• In July we hosted a Camp MITIOG fundraiser that raised over $4,000 for the camp, which serves children with special needs who otherwise would never enjoy a camping experience.
• We hosted our annual Chili Cook-off and Supper that raised funds for Outreach International, an organization that helps disadvantaged people in other countries by providing services to make them more self-sufficient.
• Throughout the year we collected shoes and socks for students at Osage City High School.
• We provided assistance for the Central Avenue Center of Hope in Kansas City, Kansas by collecting an average of 150-200 lbs. of food per month plus clothing, and household goods. Further, a faithful group has served lunch at the Center for Hope once a month.
• We also provided $1,600 to fund the Center’s Thanksgiving meal that served 126 individuals, contributed to their annual paper drive, the shoebox Christmas gift project and supported the August and January Back to School Supply drives.
• Some members of the congregation supported a GoFundMission project that netted $4,400 to replace the Center’s aging roof and paint the Center’s interior.
• There may be other projects that I’ve forgotten, but we also followed up the El Cisin project from last year (that helped pay for electrical lines to be brought to a remote village in Honduras with another project for the same area. We pledged and are currently collecting $5,750 for the Health Ministries Association’s full time nurse project for the La Buena Fe district in Honduras. That’s the same area where the Blumenschein family setup a medical mission in the late 1950s.

In addition to doing good works, we enjoyed some social activities during 2016 by

• Sponsoring and coordinating eleven meetings of the All Good Books discussion group here at the church.
• Sharing in an Ice Cream Social with a Mission Road centered trivia contest.
• We offered a July 4th Celebration with bouncy houses, balloons, face painting, hot dogs and drinks for the community.
• Shared in a garden workday.
• And participated in some birthday card showers for some of our most senior members.

We’ve seen improvements in our building including upgraded lighting in the sanctuary, Library and around the church building and parking lot.

Our congregation also hosted a Midlands Mission Center Coffee Talk and sent several members as delegates to the 2016 World Conference.

We’ve been blessed with music by the Mission Bells, the Saints’ Chorale and many fine vocal and instrumental soloists.

The Adult Sunday School class has studied "The Secret Message of Jesus: Uncovering the Truth that Could Change Everything" by Brian D. McLaren; we’ve studied the Words of Counsel in preparation for World Conference and subsequently began the study of Mark Scherer’s Volume 3 of The Journey of a People which included a visit by the author and former World Church Historian.

And of course, as a congregation we’ve maintained a dynamic prayer list and a very active prayer circle that meets on Wednesday evenings.

Throughout the year we’ve celebrated new births, recorded milestones, mourned over the passing of beloved members and rejoiced as new members have entered the waters of Baptism. It’s been a good year and we shouldn’t forget all we’ve given and received!

For 2017, we look forward to again participating in a community that worships, studies, prays and serves together in love and friendship.

NORMAN BERNAUER UPDATE

Norman would welcome visitors at his new location in Room 211 just down the street at Brighton Gardens at 7105 Mission Road.

MISSION ROAD CALENDAR

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

Sunday, January 8, 2017, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Jonathan Bacon), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, January 8, 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 Robin Payne.
• 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, January 8, 2017, 10:30 AM – John O’Neal will speak on the theme "Jesus, the Beloved" with Brian Libeer presiding. Brian will also serve 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 a Cello Duet. Jason Scott will provide the PowerPoint slideshow. The service will also include the ordination of Pennie Bunkers.

Sunday, January 8, 2017, after church – Potluck dinner to celebrate ordination of Pennie Bunkers. Bring your favorite dish or dessert to share!

Monday, January 9, 2017, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells rehearsal in Church Sanctuary.

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 hire Saira Giron beginning in January 2017 and sustain her 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, please make your checks out to Health Ministries Association (or simply HMA) and give your pledge amount to Paul Bennetts. Please do not make checks out to Mission Road.

Thank you again, for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

BULLETIN BOARD ALERT

The bulletin board at church includes a pair of glasses that are still looking for an owner. They were left at church a week or two ago and want to serve their owner…who needs to step forward and claim them!

Also, the bulletin board includes a thank you note from the Pastors, Karen and Larry Birkby, for the Christmas gifts given them by the congregation.

THE COAT-MITTEN-GLOVE-HAT TREE IS OPEN FOR YOUR DONATION

Got a coat that still has useful life but it is just hanging in your closet? Got an extra set of new mittens or gloves or a hat or blanket? The church is now collecting winter wear for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Bring your worn but not worn-out winter coats, boots, or new gloves, mittens and blankets to church next Sunday. There are folks in desperate need since the harsh winter weather has arrived.

JANUARY 12, 2017 WILL BE NEXT BOOK CLUB MEETING

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” by Eleanor Roosevelt. The book club will resume meeting on January 12, 2017 at 7 PM in the Church Library. Mark your calendar.

You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS RESUMES ON JANUARY 8

On Sunday, January 8, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will resume discussion of "The Journey of a People” Volume 3 by former Church Historian, Mark Scherer. Jane Landrum will lead the discussion of Chapter 13 (“Educating for Change”).

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:

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.

YOUR MISSION ROAD HOLIDAY CALENDAR

Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 6:30 PM – NO Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, December 28, 2016, 7:00 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church – note earlier time.

January 1, 2017 – HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Sunday, January 1, 2017, 8:45 AM – NO breakfast and NO Sunday School, join us for worship at 10:30 AM.

Sunday, January 1, 2017, 10:30 AM – Kennetha Kuttler will speak on the theme “Welcome the New Year!” with Jonathan Bacon presiding. Jonathan will also serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Charles Athey. The ministry of music will be provided bythe Congregation. Steve Holben will provide the PowerPoint slideshow.

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 6:30 PM – Saints Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, January 4, 2017, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets at the church.

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 hire Saira Giron beginning in January 2017 and sustain her for the entire year. Thank you again for your support of this exciting program to reach out and bring health care to so many.

Many of you who have made pledges have already given checks to Paul Bennetts. He will be taking these over to Independence on Tuesday, December 27 to give them to the HMA Executive Director. If anyone else would like their donation to go in on the 2016 calendar year, please let Paul know so he can arrange to pick up the check from you.

Please make your checks out to Health Ministries Association (or simply HMA) and give your pledge amount to Paul Bennetts. Please do not make checks out to Mission Road.

Thank you again, for meeting the $5,750 pledge goal for 2017!

THE COAT-MITTEN-GLOVE-HAT TREE IS OPEN FOR YOUR DONATION

Got a coat that still has useful life but it is just hanging in your closet? Got an extra set of new mittens or gloves or a hat or blanket? The church is now collecting winter wear for the Central Avenue Center of Hope. Bring your worn but not worn-out winter coats, boots, or new gloves, mittens and blankets to church next Sunday. There are folks in desperate need since the harsh winter weather has arrived.

JANUARY 12, 2017 WILL BE NEXT BOOK CLUB MEETING

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt” by Eleanor Roosevelt. The book club does not meet in December but will resume meeting on January 12, 2017 at 7 PM in the Church Library. Mark your calendar.

You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS RESUMES JANUARY 8

On Sunday, January 8, 2017, the adult Sunday school class will resume discussion of “The Journey of a People” Volume 3 by former Church Historian, Mark Scherer. Dennis Wood will lead the discussion of Chapter 13 (“Educating for Change”).

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:

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.