Mission Road – Community of Christ

UPCOMING MISSION ROAD CONGREGATION EVENTS

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB BOOK IS THE RESIDENCE

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower. Discussion on this non-fiction work begins at 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 in the Church Library. You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS

On Sunday, October 16, the adult class will continue discussion of volume 3 of The Journey of a People (JOAP) by Mark Scherer. Discussion will focus on Chapter 8 (“The Right People at the Right Time”) with the discussion led by Jonathan Bacon.

Also mark your calendar: Joe Bayless, who served the church as a missionary in Germany for sixteen years between 1960 and 1981, will join the Adult Sunday School class on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 9:15 AM. Plan to attend and hear about Joe’s missionary experiences.

COFFEE TALK FOR OCTOBER

Join the leadership team of the Midlands Mission Center for a 9:00 AM Coffee Talk on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Perkins (6292 North Oak, Gladstone, MO) or on Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Lawrence University Congregation (1900 University Drive, Lawrence, KS). All are welcome to join us, and chat about the Mission Center, World Church and your congregation and life.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 2016 MISSION ROAD CHILI SUPPER & COOK-OFF

On Sunday, October 23, 2016, the Annual Mission Road Chili Supper & Cook-Off begins at 5:00 PM. Bring your pot of Chili (mild, regular, spicy or burning-all-the-way-down variety) and compete for the “Best Chili Recipe” apron. Not a Chili cook? Come prepared to enjoy a warm bowl of chili (plus dessert). Tickets are $7 for age 7 and older, under 7 eat free. Proceeds benefit Outreach International, Central Avenue Center for Hope and Camp MITIOG. Plan now to compete or just eat!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE NEEDS

The Central Avenue Center of Hope just published their Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner Food List. Here are the needs for this year. Donations of any of these food items would be greatly appreciated.

Six turkeys 15 pounds or larger, 6-8 hams boneless, 10 pounds each, 60 pounds of potatoes, 5 #10 cans of green beans, 4 #10 cans of sweet potatoes, 24 boxes of stuffing mix, 8 cans of chicken bouillon, 10 pounds of stick butter, 1 gallon of milk, assorted desserts.

Remember the Christmas day shoebox gifts will be needed again this year to include socks, gloves, capture shirts, candy and personal items. More information on this project coming soon.

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, October 10, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – The Mission Bells will rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, October 12, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00 PM – The All Good Books club will meet in the Church Library to discuss “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower.

Sunday, October 16, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Jeanette & Jack Cave), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, October 16, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, October 16, 2016, 10:30 AM – Steve Holben will speak on the theme "Do Not Lose Heart" with Larry Birkby presiding. Larry 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 Mission Bells will offer the ministry of music and Brian Libeer will provide the worship service PowerPoint.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting (all members of the congregation are invited to attend).

Monday, October 24, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – The Mission Bells will rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

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:

9 October 2016 message by Mark Scherer, filename 20161009-MScherer.mp3

2 October 2016 message by Roger Parrish, filename 20161002-RParrish.mp3

25 September 2016 message by Jennifer Libeer, filename 20160925-JLibeer.mp3

18 September 2016 message by Ron Millard, filename 20160918-RMillard.mp3

11 September 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160911-KBarnhard.mp3

4 September 2016 message by John O’Neal, filename 20160904-JOneal.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

GUEST MINISTER FOR CLASS AND WORSHIP

On Sunday, October 9, Mark Scherer, author of the 3-volume The Journey of a People (JOAP) will join the Adult Sunday School Class for a discussion of Chapter 8 (“The Right People at the Right Time”). If you have questions on any of the first two-volumes or the chapters we’ve discussed in Volume 3, please forward them to Jonathan Bacon by Monday evening, October 3.

Mark will also deliver the morning message on October 9, so come join us in worship with the former World Church Historian.

Also mark your calendar: Joe Bayless, who served the church as a missionary in Germany for sixteen years between 1960 and 1981, will join the Adult Sunday School class on Sunday, October 30, 2016 at 9:15 AM. Plan to attend and meet Joe and hear of his experiences.

COFFEE TALK FOR OCTOBER

Join the leadership team of the Midlands Mission Center for a 9:00 AM Coffee Talk on Friday, October 14, 2016 at Perkins (6292 North Oak, Gladstone, MO) or on Friday, November 11, 2016 at the Lawrence University Congregation (1900 University Drive, Lawrence, KS). All are welcome to join us, and chat about the Mission Center, World Church and your congregation and life.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR THE 2016 MISSION ROAD CHILI SUPPER & COOK-OFF

On Sunday, October 23, 2016, the Annual Mission Road Chili Supper & Cook-Off begins at 5:00 PM. Bring your pot of Chili (mild, regular, spicy or burning-all-the-way-down variety) and compete for the “Best Chili Recipe” apron. Not a Chili cook? Come prepared to enjoy a warm bowl of chili (plus dessert). Tickets are $7 for age 7 and older, under 7 eat free. Proceeds benefit Outreach International, Central Avenue Center for Hope and Camp MITIOG. Plan now to compete or just eat!

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB BOOK IS THE RESIDENCE

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower. We’ll discuss this non-fiction work at 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 in the Church Library. You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark Saturday October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be "A Bright Future" The conference will be held at the Olathe Congregation, 15520 Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS from 10 AM-4PM.

Guest Ministers are Apostle Janné Grover, Seventy John Wright and Field Support Specialist Barbara Borkowski. Kids in 9th-12th grade will serve lunch to benefit camperships for SPEC. Kids who work get funds! Also childcare will be provided.

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE NEEDS

The Central Avenue Center of Hope just published their Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner Food List. Here are the needs for this year. Donations of any of these food items would be greatly appreciated.

Six turkeys 15 pounds or larger, 6-8 hams boneless, 10 pounds each, 60 pounds of potatoes, 5 #10 cans of green beans, 4 #10 cans of sweet potatoes, 24 boxes of stuffing mix, 8 cans of chicken bouillon, 10 pounds of stick butter, 1 gallon of milk, assorted desserts.

Remember the Christmas day shoebox gifts will be needed again this year to include socks, gloves, capture shirts, candy and personal items. More information on this project coming soon.

CAMP MITIOG THANK YOU

From Aaron Laughlin, Chair, Camp MITIOG Council: “I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Saints of Midlands Mission Center, Community of Christ for your continued support over the last 46 years. 2016 has been a very successful and we were able to cover all the camp expenses this year and have a little bit left over for future years of operation. In addition to the funds received by the Saints, we were granted three significant grants in 2016 which helped us purchase new computers and printers for the camp to use to produce the Camp Log and daily newspaper for the campers. We were successful in providing the camping experience for 50 campers and 50 counselors this year. Thank you for your support!”

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, October 3 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – The Mission Bells will rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Saturday, October 8, 2016, 10am to 4pm – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference at the Olathe Congregation.

Sunday, October 9, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Donna & Rich Emslie), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, October 9, 2016, 10:30 AM – Mark Scherer (former World Church Historian) will speak on the theme "Be Grateful" with Karen Birkby presiding. Karen 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 Saints’ Chorale will offer the ministry of music and Clint Reine will provide the worship service PowerPoint.

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00 PM – The All Good Books club will meet in the Church Library to discuss “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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:

2 October 2016 message by Roger Parrish, filename 20161002-RParrish.mp3

25 September 2016 message by Jennifer Libeer, filename 20160925-JLibeer.mp3

18 September 2016 message by Ron Millard, filename 20160918-RMillard.mp3

11 September 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160911-KBarnhard.mp3

4 September 2016 message by John O’Neal, filename 20160904-JOneal.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

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB BOOK IS THE RESIDENCE

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower. We’ll discuss this non-fiction work at 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 in the Church Library. You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class (9:15-10:15 AM on Sunday mornings) has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood will teach the class.

For next Sunday, October 2, 2016, the class will discuss Chapter 7 (“The 1958 General Conference and Foundation for a New Course into the Future”). Please read and be prepared for the discussion led by Paul Bennetts.

Also mark your calendar for Sunday, October 9, 2017 when Mark Scherer, former Community of Christ Church Historian and author of the three volume set of church history, will meet with the class and offer the morning message during the 10:30 AM worship service.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark Saturday October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be "A Bright Future" The conference will be held at the Olathe Congregation, 15520 Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS from 10 AM-4PM.

Guest Ministers are Apostle Janné Grover, Seventy John Wright and Field Support Specialist Barbara Borkowski. Kids in 9th-12th grade will serve lunch to benefit camperships for SPEC. Kids who work get funds! Also childcare will be provided.

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, October 2, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Jeanette and Jack Cave), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, October 2, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, October 2, 2016, 10:30 AM – Roger Parrish will speak on the theme "Increase Our Faith" 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 Jack Cave. Merrill Clark will offer the ministry of music.

Monday, October 3 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – The Mission Bells will rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 – Mark Scherer, former Community of Christ Church Historian, will be available during the Adult Sunday School class to answer questions on his three-volume “The Journey of a People” and will also provide the morning message at the 10:30 AM service.

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:00 PM – The All Good Books club will meet in the Church Library to discuss “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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 September 2016 message by Jennifer Libeer, filename 20160925-JLibeer.mp3

18 September 2016 message by Ron Millard, filename 20160918-RMillard.mp3

11 September 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160911-KBarnhard.mp3

4 September 2016 message by John O’Neal, filename 20160904-JOneal.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.

ADULT GATHERING EVENT

You are invited to the Adult Gathering Event on Thursday, October 6, 2016 from 8:30 AM until 3 PM at the Good Shepherd Community of Christ (4341 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133). The theme will be “Now in This Moment” with speakers Matt Purcell and Janné Grover. Final registration date is September 26, 2016. Please register ($8 cost) by calling 816-833-4300.

THE CONCERT ACROSS AMERICA TO END GUN VIOLENCE

Come and be part of “Sing for Peace” on Sunday, September 25, 2016, at 2:30 PM in the Community of Christ Temple Sanctuary. This event is part of the "Concert across America to End Gun Violence.” See http://concert.faithsunited.org. In the Kansas City area it is sponsored by the Community of Christ and the Greater Kansas City Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. The concert will feature Jan Kraybill, principal organist, Community of Christ, The Trinity Choir, Soulful Praise Ensemble, and others in memory of the forgotten victims of America’s gun violence. Music is central to how we offer worship, praise, teach scripture, and promote peace and love. Let’s join together and lift our voices to raise awareness among our congregations, families and friends about the importance of preventing gun violence.

OCTOBER BOOK CLUB BOOK IS THE RESIDENCE

The next book selection for the All Good Books discussion group is “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower. We’ll discuss this non-fiction work at 7:00 PM, Thursday, October 13, 2016 in the Church Library. You can always find a schedule of upcoming book discussions at allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ Come join us!

REMEMBER THAT THE NEW SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE IS IN EFFECT

We are now following this schedule listed below:

• Breakfast 8:45 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• 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.
• God’s Kids – 9:15-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.
• Morning Worship – 10:30 AM – The “Learn a new Community of Christ hymn activity will be incorporated into the morning worship. This may mean that at times the morning service goes 5-10 minutes beyond the anticipated 11:30 closing time.

In summary, breakfast starts 15 minutes earlier allowing adult and children’s Sunday school classes to begin 15 minutes earlier. The net result is the Sunday school hour will be extended to 60 minutes from the current 45 minutes.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class (9:15-10:15 AM on Sunday mornings) has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood will teach the class.

For next Sunday, September 25, 2016, the class will discuss Chapter 6 (“State of the Church on the Cusp of a New Day”). Please read and be prepared for the discussion led by Jonathan Bacon.

Also mark your calendar for Sunday, October 9, 2017 when Mark Scherer, former Community of Christ Church Historian and author of the three volume set of church history, will meet with the class and offer the morning message during the 10:30 AM worship service.

LAST WEEK OF CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Remember the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, is still underway until next Sunday, September 25, 2016. The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients: 8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join CACH in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark Saturday October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be "A Bright Future" The conference will be held at the Olathe Congregation, 15520 Ridgeview Road, Olathe, KS from 10 am -4pm.

Guest Ministers are Apostle Janné Grover ,Seventy John Wright and Field Support Specialist Barbara Borkowski.

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, September 21, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, September 25, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Bob Andes), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, September 25, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, September 25, 2016, 10:30 AM – Jennifer Libeer will speak on the theme "Generosity: Motivated by Love" with Steve Holben presiding. Dennis Wood will serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Margaret Athey. Mission Bells will offer the ministry of music.

Wednesday, September 28, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 9, 2016 – Mark Scherer, former Community of Christ Church Historian, will be available during the Adult Sunday School class to answer questions on his three-volume “The Journey of a People” and will also provide the morning message at the 10:30 AM service.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

18 September 2016 message by Ron Millard, filename 20160918-RMillard.mp3

11 September 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160911-KBarnhard.mp3

4 September 2016 message by John O’Neal, filename 20160904-JOneal.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.

BOY DID YOU MISS A PARTY!

Many thanks to Bill and Alisa (Morse) Johnson for all their efforts in coordinating Sunday night’s Ice Cream Social. A fun time was had by all with lots of ice cream, cookies, cake, soft drinks and more! If you missed the party and would like to see the Mission Road Trivia Crossword puzzle, it is available at https://crosswordhobbyist.com/160028.

REMEMBER THAT THE NEW SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE IS IN EFFECT

We are now following this schedule listed below:

• Breakfast 8:45 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• 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.
• God’s Kids – 9:15-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.
• Morning Worship – 10:30 AM – The “Learn a new Community of Christ hymn activity will be incorporated into the morning worship. This may mean that at times the morning service goes 5-10 minutes beyond the anticipated 11:30 closing time.

In summary, breakfast starts 15 minutes earlier allowing adult and children’s Sunday school classes to begin 15 minutes earlier. The net result is the Sunday school hour will be extended to 60 minutes from the current 45 minutes.

SAINTS CHORALE AND MISSION BELLS NEEDS YOU

Please consider joining either the Saints Chorale or the Mission Bells this year! The Saints Chorale would enjoy having some women join our choir. Talk to Jack Cave if you are interested. The Mission Bells practice (generally) every other Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM and the Saints Chorale meet every Wednesday night at 6:30 PM.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class (9:15-10:15 AM on Sunday mornings) has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood will teach the class.

For next Sunday, September 18, 2016, the class will discuss Chapter 5 (“Triumphs and Tragedies”) and Chapter 6 (“State of the Church on the Cusp of a New Day”). Please read and be prepared for the discussion led by Jane Landrum.

WORK DAY AT CAMP CHIHOWA

Yes that’s right; mark your calendar for the September 17, 2016 workday at Chihowa! You’re needed! More info to follow.

MISSION BELLS SEASON TO BEGIN

The Mission Bells will begin rehearsing again starting on Monday, September 12 and Monday, September 19 (7:00-8:30 PM) for the fall season. Our first ministry of music offering will be on Sunday, September 25. Our September rehearsal schedule is different from the usual schedule of performing at 3rd Sunday services, with rehearsals on alternate Mondays. We could use additional ringers. If you read music and want to be part of a special worship experience, let Dorothy May know!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Remember the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, is still underway until September 25, 2016. The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients: 8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join CACH in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be “Now in This Moment! The conference will be held at the Good Shepherd Church, Independence, MO (I-70 and Blue Ridge).

You’ll have the chance to get acquainted, enjoy music and listen to keynote speakers Matt Frizell and Janné Grover. Watch for more details to follow!

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

Please email 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. In short order 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.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Monday, September 12, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells begin rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, September 14, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, September 18, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Debbie Rushfelt), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, September 18, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:30-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, September 18, 2016, 10:30 AM – Ron Millard will speak on the theme "Faithfully Serve God" with Greg Stollsteimer presiding. Greg 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 Saints’ Chorale will offer the ministry of music.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

4 September 2016 message by John O’Neal, filename 20160904-JONeal

28 August 2016 message by Paul Bennetts, filename 20160828-PBennetts.mp3

21 August 2016 message by Jack Cave, filename 20160821-PRummel-JCave.mp3

14 August 2016 message by Jill Strom (read by Jonathan Bacon), filename 20160814-JBacon(JillStrom).mp3

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.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

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER COFFEE

This Friday, September 9 2016 at 9:00 AM the Midlands Mission Center Coffee will be hosted by the Mission Road Congregation in the Fellowship Hall. Other Midlands Mission Center congregations will join us to visit with members of the Mission Center presidency. This is an opportunity to ask questions of the Midlands Mission Center leadership and learn what our role is for the continued mission of the church.

NEW SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE NOW IN EFFECT

After much discussion over the past several weeks, we will be slightly modifying our Sunday morning schedule. Effective Sunday, September 4, 2016, the following schedule will be in place:

• Breakfast 8:45 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• 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.
• God’s Kids – 9:15-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.
• Morning Worship – 10:30 AM – The “Learn a new Community of Christ hymn activity will be incorporated into the morning worship. This may mean that at times the morning service goes 5-10 minutes beyond the anticipated 11:30 closing time.

In summary, breakfast starts 15 minutes earlier allowing adult and children’s Sunday school classes to begin 15 minutes earlier. The net result is the Sunday school hour will be extended to 60 minutes from the current 45 minutes.

CAR NEEDED

Bernice Smith-Kasper (proud2bnavajo) and her son, Sterling (sterling.kasper) need to buy a good, used, reasonably priced car or truck as a backup vehicle within the next 30 days. Please contact them by email or phone if you have one available or have a lead for them. Bernice can be reached at 913-944-1591 and Sterling at 928-386-2512.

SAINTS CHORALE AND MISSION BELLS NEEDS YOU

Please consider joining either the Saints Chorale or the Mission Bells this year! The Saints Chorale would enjoy having some women join our choir. Talk to Jack Cave if you are interested. The Mission Bells practice (generally) every other Monday from 7:00-8:30 PM and the Saints Chorale meet every Wednesday night at 6:30 PM.

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class (9:15-10:15 AM on Sunday mornings) has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood will teach the class.

For next Sunday, September 11, 2016, the class will discuss Chapter 4 (“Institutional Evolution at Mid-Century”). Please read and be prepared for the discussion led by Dennis Wood.

ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL SCHEDULED

Mission Road’s Annual Ice Cream Social will be held Sunday, September 11, 2016. Alisa Johnson is planning the event with a start time of 6:00 PM. Mark your calendar, ask Alisa how you can help, and watch for further announcements!

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS TO START IN SEPTEMBER

Debbie Rushfelt will offer a pre-baptismal class starting the Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 9:15 AM for any interested children in the congregation. Please let Debbie know if you have children interested in the class.

WORK DAY AT CAMP CHIHOWA

Yes that’s right; mark your calendar for the September 17, 2016 workday at Chihowa! You’re needed! More info to follow.

MISSION BELLS SEASON TO BEGIN

The Mission Bells will begin rehearsing again starting on Monday, September 12 and Monday, September 19 (7:00-8:30 PM) for the fall season. Our first ministry of music offering will be on Sunday, September 25. Our September rehearsal schedule is different from the usual schedule of performing at 3rd Sunday services, with rehearsals on alternate Mondays. We could use additional ringers. If you read music and want to be part of a special worship experience, let Dorothy May know!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Remember the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, is still underway until September 25, 2016. The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients: 8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join CACH in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be “Now in This Moment! The conference will be held at the Good Shepherd Church, Independence, MO (I-70 and Blue Ridge).

You’ll have the chance to get acquainted, enjoy music and listen to keynote speakers Matt Frizell and Janné Grover. Watch for more details to follow!

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

MONTHLY OFFERING ENVELOPE PACKS

The world church has begun charging local congregations $.45 per month per person to mail offering envelopes to each home. Over a 12 month period that adds up ($5.40 per person per year), especially when multiplied by the number of members in the congregation. If you are giving online (see https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or do not need envelopes sent to your home each month, please contact Pennie Bunkers. She’ll cancel the envelopes and save the congregational funds for other purposes.

CHURCH WI-FI NETWORK

A 3-band Wi-Fi wireless network now covers the church. Printing services are not available on the Wi-Fi network as it only provides Internet access. Coverage is somewhat spotty, so the further your device is from the first floor, ground floor office, the weaker the signal will be. The Network names are:

MRCOC

MRCOC_5G

MRCOC_5G-2.

The password for each Wi-Fi network is the same and posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 6:30 PM – The Saints’ Chorale rehearsal in the Church Sanctuary.

Wednesday, September 7, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Thursday, September 8, 2016, 7:00 PM – All Good Books club will discuss “The Bullet” by Mary Louise Kelly in the Church Library.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Marge and John Trinkl), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, September 11, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:15-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins – 9:30-10:15 AM, taught by Debby Rushfelt
• 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, September 11, 2016, 10:30 AM – Kirk Barnhard will speak on the theme "Celebrate! The Lost Is Found" with Brian Libeer presiding. Allie Libeer will serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Janice Hedrick. Jean Bink and Susan Clark will offer the ministry of music.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 6:00 PM – Annual Ice Cream Social.

Monday, September 12, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells begin rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

28 August 2016 message by Paul Bennetts, filename 20160828-PBennetts.mp3

21 August 2016 message by Jack Cave, filename 20160821-PRummel-JCave.mp3

14 August 2016 message by Jill Strom (read by Jonathan Bacon), filename 20160814-JBacon(JillStrom).mp3

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.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

SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE CHANGES EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 4

After much discussion over the past several weeks, we will be slightly modifying our Sunday morning schedule. Effective next Sunday, September 4, 2016, the following schedule will be in place:

• Breakfast 8:45 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• 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.
• God’s Kids – 9:15-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.
• Morning Worship – 10:30 AM – The “Learn a new Community of Chrst hymn activity will be incorporated into the morning worship. This may mean that at times the morning service goes 5=10 minutes beyond the anticipated 11:30 closing time.

In summary, breakfast starts 15 minutes earlier allowing adult and children’s Sunday school classes to begin 15 minutes earlier. The net result is the Sunday school hour will be extended to 60 minutes from the current 45 minutes.

CAR NEEDED

Bernice Smith-Kasper (proud2bnavajo) and her son, Sterling (sterling.kasper) need to buy a good, used, reasonably priced car or truck as a backup vehicle within the next 30 days. Please contact them by email or phone if you have one available or have a lead for them. Bernice can be reached at 913-944-1591 and Sterling at 928-386-2512.

SAINTS CHORALE REHEARSALS START THIS WEEK

Are you a singer and would like to join the Mission Road Saints Chorale? Fall choir practice begins on Wednesday August 31 at 6:30 PM. Join us in this ministry of music!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class (9:15-10:15 AM on Sunday mornings) has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood will teach the class.

For next Sunday, September 4, 2016, the class will finish discussing Chapter 3 and start on Chapter 4 (“Institutional Evolution at Mid-Century”). Please read and be prepared for the discussion to be led by Paul Bennetts.

BOOKS NEEDED!

Tom and Judy Jowett are collecting books for a charity sale at Bass Pro in Springfield, MO. The money earned will be used to provide Christmas gifts for children from disadvantaged homes. If you have books to donate, please bring to the church no later than Sunday, September 4, 2016 (Labor Day weekend).

ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL SCHEDULED

Mission Road’s Annual Ice Cream Social will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Alisa Johnson is planning the event with a start time of 5:00 PM. Mark your calendar, ask Alisa how you can help, and watch for further announcements!

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS TO START IN SEPTEMBER

Debbie Rushfelt will offer a pre-baptismal class starting the Sunday, September 11, 2016 at 9:15 AM for any interested children in the congregation. Please let Debbie know if you have children interested in the class.

WORK DAY AT CAMP CHIHOWA

Yes that’s right; mark your calendar for the September 17, 2016 workday at Chihowa! You’re needed! More info to follow.

MISSION BELLS SEASON TO BEGIN

The Mission Bells will begin rehearsing again starting on Monday, September 12 and Monday, September 19 (7:00-8:30 PM) for the fall season. Our first ministry of music offering will be on Sunday, September 25. Our September rehearsal schedule is different from the usual schedule of performing at 3rd Sunday services, with rehearsals on alternate Mondays. We could use additional ringers. If you read music and want to be part of a special worship experience, let Dorothy May know!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Remember the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, is still underway until September 25, 2016. The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients: 8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join CACH in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be “Now in This Moment! The conference will be held at the Good Shepherd Church, Independence, MO (I-70 and Blue Ridge).

You’ll have the chance to get acquainted, enjoy music and listen to keynote speakers Matt Frizell and Janné Grover. Watch for more details to follow!

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

MONTHLY OFFERING ENVELOPE PACKS

The world church has begun charging local congregations $.45 per month per person to mail offering envelopes to each home. Over a 12 month period that adds up ($5.40 per person per year), especially when multiplied by the number of members in the congregation. If you are giving online (see https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or do not need envelopes sent to your home each month, please contact Pennie Bunkers. She’ll cancel the envelopes and save the congregational funds for other purposes.

CHURCH WI-FI NETWORK

A 3-band Wi-Fi wireless network now covers the church. Printing services are not available on the Wi-Fi network as it only provides Internet access. Coverage is somewhat spotty, so the further your device is from the first floor, ground floor office, the weaker the signal will be. The Network names are:

MRCOC

MRCOC_5G

MRCOC_5G-2.

The password for each Wi-Fi network is the same and posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 6:30 PM – Saints’ Chorale begins Fall rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary. The first musical offering will be the third Sunday Sept. 18th.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 7:45 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, September 4, 2016, 8:45 AM – Breakfast (provided by Caryn and Ron Millard), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, September 4, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:15-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• 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, September 4, 2016, 10:30 AM – John O’Neal will speak on the theme "Discipleship Comes First" with Arlene Leonard presiding. Kennetha Kuttler will serve as the worship planner. The song leader for learning a new hymn in the “Community of Christ Sings” will be Charles Athey. Jane Landrum will offer the ministry of music.

Thursday, September 8, 2016, 7:00 PM – All Good Books club will discuss “The Bullet” by Mary Louise Kelly in the Church Library.

Friday, September 9 2016, 9:00 AM – Midlands Mission Center Coffee will be hosted by the Mission Road Congregation in the Fellowship Hall. Other Midlands Mission Center congregations will join us to visit with members of the Mission Center presidency. This is an opportunity to ask questions of the Midlands Mission Center leadership and learn what our role is for the continued mission of the church.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 9:30-10:15 AM – Children’s Pre-baptismal Class begins.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 5:00 PM – Annual Ice Cream Social.

Monday, September 12, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells begin rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

21 August 2016 message by Jack Cave, filename 20160821-PRummel-JCave.mp3

14 August 2016 message by Jill Strom (read by Jonathan Bacon), filename 20160814-JBacon(JillStrom).mp3

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.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

NEW LIGHT BULBS IN THE SANCTUARY

Twenty-four of the 90-watt halogen spot light bulbs in the front half of the sanctuary have been replaced with 15-watt LED flood light bulbs. You may remember a few months ago we replaced all the exterior light fixtures on the building with new LED light fixtures. We now are in the process of replacing the interior light bulbs with LED bulbs. Ron, Steve & Larry replaced the bulbs last Saturday morning as a trial to compare the lighting. The new bulbs while consuming 1/6th of the power provide a broader beam of light and more lumens (brightness or more visible light). The new bulbs produce a soft white light and are estimated to last 25,000 hours or well over 20 years of service. So that means that Ron, Steve and Larry are working themselves out of the bulb replacement business. The bulb replacement business may even skip a couple of generations of light bulb changers. Replacement bulbs have been ordered to replace the rest of the bulbs in the sanctuary and once that job is completed we will definitely be "In the Light". Not only will we be saving energy costs to light the sanctuary but we will also save energy to cool the building.

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE

There has been on-going conversation about extending the Sunday School class time to facilitate longer class discussions. Plus, there has been inadequate time for people to move from class into the sanctuary in time to learn a new hymn at 10:20 AM.

It’s been proposed that we alter our Sunday morning schedule to give more time for class and more time between class and the hymn sing/worship service. The following proposed schedule is being considered. The Pastorate would like to make a decision in time for (possibly) starting the new schedule in September. If you have any concerns or would like to express support for the new schedule, please contact Larry Birkby during the coming week.

• Breakfast 8:30 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:00-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.
• God’s Kids – 9:00-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.

BOOKS NEEDED!

Tom and Judy Jowett are collecting books for a charity sale at Bass Pro in Springfield, MO. The money earned will be used to provide Christmas gifts for children from disadvantaged homes. If you have books to donate, please bring to the church no later than Sunday, September 4, 2016 (Labor Day weekend).

ANNUAL ICE CREAM SOCIAL SCHEDULED

Mission Road’s Annual Ice Cream Social will be held on Sunday, September 11, 2016. Alisa Johnson is planning the event with a start time of 5:00 PM. Mark your calendar, ask Alisa how you can help, and watch for further announcements!

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SAINTS CHORALE?

Are you a singer and would like to join the Mission Road Saints Chorale? Fall choir practice begins on Wednesday August 31 at 6:30 PM. Join us in this ministry of music!

MISSION BELLS SEASON TO BEGIN

The Mission Bells will begin rehearsing again starting on Monday, September 12 and Monday, September 19 (7:00-8:30 PM) for the fall season. Our first ministry of music offering will be on Sunday, September 25. Our September rehearsal schedule is different from the usual schedule of performing at 3rd Sunday services, with rehearsals on alternate Mondays. We could use additional ringers. If you read music and want to be part of a special worship experience, let Dorothy May know!

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS TO START IN SEPTEMBER

Debbie Rushfelt will offer a pre-baptismal class starting the Sunday, September 11, 2016 for any interested children in the congregation. Please let Debbie know if you have children interested in the class.

VIOLET LORENZ CELEBRATES HER 107TH BIRTHDAY

On August 26, 2016, Violet Lorenz will celebrate her 107th birthday! We invite you to participate in a card shower for Violet. Please send a birthday card to:

Violet Lorenz

Overland Park Nursing and Rehab Center

6501 W. 75th Street, Room #201

Overland Park, KS 66204-3017

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Underway is the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, August 1 – September 25, 2016.

The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients:

8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Our congregation has entered a little friendly competition (we want the trophy that will be given at the Fall Mission Center conference. CACH uses a formula to be fair to all congregations, large or small (the number of items given divided by our September 18th attendance).

The Central Avenue Center of Hope continues to respond to the mission of "abolishing poverty and ending suffering." Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join us in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

MONTHLY OFFERING ENVELOPE PACKS

The world church has begun charging local congregations $.45 per month per person to mail offering envelopes to each home. Over a 12 month period that adds up ($5.40 per person per year), especially when multiplied by the number of members in the congregation. If you are giving online (see https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or do not need envelopes sent to your home each month, please contact Pennie Bunkers. She’ll cancel the envelopes and save the congregational funds for other purposes.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE CONTINUES

The start of school is as close as the middle of August and students need to START school with the necessary school supplies so the next couple of Sundays are crucial! Every year many students go to the first day of class without the supplies they need to be successful. Now’s the time you can help by buying and bringing supplies to help students succeed.

There’s a table in the Narthex where you can add your contribution of school supplies. Further, there’s a handout with typical supplies for grades Kindergarten through fifth grade.

Even without the list, we can assure you the following items are in great demand for elementary school students: boxes of Kleenex, boxes of #2 pencils (24 count), boxes of crayons (24 count), Clorox wipes, bottles of hand sanitizer, black dry erasers, composition notebooks, pink erasers, small ear buds, pencil bags, quart zip lock bags, package of glue sticks, pages of index cards, children’s scissors, packages of multicolor construction paper and more! Help a child with the supplies they need for school success!

WORK DAY AT CAMP CHIHOWA

Yes that’s right; mark your calendar for the September 17, 2016 work day at Chihowa! You’re needed! More info to follow.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be “Now in This Moment! The conference will be held at the Good Shepherd Church, Independence, MO (I-70 and Blue Ridge).

You’ll have the chance to get acquainted, enjoy music and listen to keynote speakers Matt Frizell and Janné Grover. Watch for more details to follow!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). The class will be taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood.

If you do not already have the book, it can be ordered from Herald House (go to http://www.heraldhouse.org/cart/edit.asp?p=347112).

For next Sunday, September 4, 2016, the class will discuss Chapter 3 (The Humanity of Leadership). Please read and be prepared for the discussion; to be led by Jonathan Bacon.

CHURCH WI-FI NETWORK

The church is now covered by a 3-band Wi-Fi wireless network. Printing services are not available on the Wi-Fi network as it only provides Internet access. Coverage is somewhat spotty, so the further your device is from the first floor, ground floor office, the weaker the signal will be. The Network names are:

MRCOC

MRCOC_5G

MRCOC_5G-2.

The password for each Wi-Fi network is the same and posted on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 24, 2016, 7:00 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, August 28, 2016, 9:00 AM – Breakfast (provided by Eloise Snider and Bob Andes), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, August 28, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:30-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.

Sunday, August 28, 2016, 10:20 AM – Meet in the Sanctuary to learn new hymns from our new hymnal, “Community of Christ Sings.” You will learn a new hymn for use in the morning worship. Janice Hedrick will be the song leader.

Sunday, August 28, 2016, 10:30 AM – Paul Bennetts will speak on the theme "Place at the Table" with Clint Reine presiding. Clint will also serve as the worship planner. The ministry of music will be offered by Dorothy May.

Wednesday, August 31, 2016, 6:30 PM – Saints’ Chorale begins Fall rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary. The first musical offering will be the third Sunday Sept. 18th.

Thursday, September 8, 2016, 7:00 PM – All Good Books club will discuss “The Bullet” by Mary Louise Kelly.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 9:30-10:15 AM – Children’s Pre-baptismal Class.

Sunday, September 11, 2016, 5:00 PM – Annual Ice Cream Social.

Monday, September 12, 2016, 7:00-8:30 PM – Mission Bells begin rehearsals in the Church Sanctuary.

Saturday, October 8, 2016 – Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference.

Sunday, October 23, 2016, 9:30 AM – Priesthood meeting.

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

14 August 2016 message by Jill Strom (read by Jonathan Bacon), filename 20160814-JBacon(JillStrom).mp3

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.mp3

31 July 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160731-KBarnhard.mp3

24 July 2016 message by Jonathan Bacon, filename 20160724-JBacon.mp3

23 July 2016 Joselyn Cortes’ Quinceanera service, filename 20160723-JCortez.Quinceanera.mp3

17 July 2016 message by Jerry Rushfelt, filename 20160717-GRushfelt.mp3

10 July 2016 message by Clint Reine, filename 20160710-CReine.mp3

3 July 2016, message by Brian Libeer, filename 20160703-BLibeer.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

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE

There has been on-going conversation about extending the Sunday School class time to facilitate longer class discussions. Plus, there has been inadequate time for people to move from class into the sanctuary in time to learn a new hymn at 10:20 AM.

It’s been proposed that we alter our Sunday morning schedule to give more time for class and more time between class and the hymn sing/worship service. The following proposed schedule is being considered. The Pastorate would like to make a decision in time for (possibly) starting the new schedule in September. If you have any concerns or would like to express support for the new schedule, please contact Larry Birkby during the coming week.

• Breakfast 8:30 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:00-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.
• God’s Kids – 9:00-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.

PRE-BAPTISM CLASS TO START IN SEPTEMBER

Debbie Rushfelt will offer a pre-baptismal class starting the second Sunday in September for any interested children in the congregation. Please let Debbie know if you have children interested in the class.

VIOLET LORENZ CELEBRATES HER 107TH BIRTHDAY

On August 26, 2016, Violet Lorenz will celebrate her 107th birthday! We invite you to participate in a card shower for Violet. Please send a birthday card to:

Violet Lorenz

Overland Park Nursing and Rehab Center

6501 W. 75th Street, Room #201

Overland Park, KS 66204-3017

PLAN AHEAD FOR SEPTEMBER BOOK CLUB MEETING

The next meeting of the All Good Books club will discuss The Bullet by Mary Louise Kelly. The group will meet at 7:00 PM, on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in the Church Library.

Be sure to check the book club’s Meeting Dates and Books page at https://allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ for upcoming meetings and topics.

INTERESTED IN JOINING THE SAINTS CHORALE?

Are you a singer and would like to join the Mission Road Saints Chorale? Fall choir practice begins on Wednesday August 31 at 6:30 PM. Join us in this ministry of music!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Underway is the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, August 1 – September 25, 2016.

The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients:

8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Our congregation has entered a little friendly competition (we want the trophy that will be given at the Fall Mission Center conference. CACH uses a formula to be fair to all congregations, large or small (the number of items given divided by our September 18th attendance).

The Central Avenue Center of Hope continues to respond to the mission of “abolishing poverty and ending suffering.” Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join us in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

MONTHLY OFFERING ENVELOPE PACKS

The world church has begun charging local congregations $.45 per month per person to mail offering envelopes to each home. Over a 12 month period that adds up ($5.40 per person per year), especially when multiplied by the number of members in the congregation. If you are giving online (see https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or do not need envelopes sent to your home each month, please contact Pennie Bunkers. She’ll cancel the envelopes and save the congregational funds for other purposes.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE CONTINUES

The start of school is as close as the middle of August and students need to START school with the necessary school supplies so the next couple of Sundays are crucial! Every year many students go to the first day of class without the supplies they need to be successful. Now’s the time you can help by buying and bringing supplies to help students succeed.

There’s a table in the Narthex where you can add your contribution of school supplies. Further, there’s a handout with typical supplies for grades Kindergarten through fifth grade.

Even without the list, we can assure you the following items are in great demand for elementary school students: boxes of Kleenex, boxes of #2 pencils (24 count), boxes of crayons (24 count), Clorox wipes, bottles of hand sanitizer, black dry erasers, composition notebooks, pink erasers, small ear buds, pencil bags, quart zip lock bags, package of glue sticks, pages of index cards, children’s scissors, packages of multicolor construction paper and more!

Help a child with the supplies they need for school success!

WORK DAY AT CAMP CHIHOWA

Yes that’s right; mark your calendar for the September 17, 2016 work day at Chihowa! You’re needed! More info to follow.

MIDLANDS MISSION CENTER CONFERENCE

Mark October 8, 2016 on your calendar as the date for the Midlands Mission Center Fall Conference. The theme will be “Now in This Moment! The conference will be held at the Good Shepherd Church, Independence, MO (I-70 and Blue Ridge).

You’ll have the chance to get acquainted, enjoy music and listen to keynote speakers Matt Frizell and Janné Grover.

Watch for more details to follow!

ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS STUDIES CHURCH HISTORY

The adult Sunday School class has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). The class will be taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood.

The 685-page book (20 chapters) recounts the church and its journey from 1946-2015. It focuses on the church’s evolution from Latter Day Saint identity to worldwide community. The third and final volume of Mark A. Scherer’s church history gives readers explanations, stories, anecdotes, and illustrations plus pictures, maps, and illustrations that aid in understanding this period of church history.

If you do not already have the book, it can be ordered from Herald House (go to http://www.heraldhouse.org/cart/edit.asp?p=347112).

For next Sunday, August 21, 2016, we’ll discuss Chapter 2 (The “Great Pastor”) and Chapter 3 (The Humanity of leadership). Please read and be prepared for the discussion; to be led by Jane Landrum.

TESTIMONIES OF OUR EL CISIN ELECTRICITY PROJECT, AUGUST 21, 2016

Remember how we took up a collection so the Village of El Cisin could have electricity? Paula Rummel was the representative from the Health Ministries Association who went to village of El Cisin, Honduras this past Spring to attend the celebration of the completion of the project to bring electrical lines to the village. Paula is the past Executive Director of HMA and currently serves as the Chair of the HMA International Committee which directs the work of HMA in the area around the La Buena Fe Clinic in Honduras as well as new mission work that is going on in Guatemala.

She recorded videos of the celebration which included a speech by the mayor of the municipality. Also there are some testimonials from some of the people who live there. She would like to share some of the pictures from her trip as well as excerpts from the speeches (which have been translated into English subtitles for us) and she also has a plaque to present to the Mission Road community. She anticipates using about ten minutes of the time during one of our upcoming services.

CHURCH WI-FI NETWORK

The church is now covered by a 3-band Wi-Fi wireless network. Printing services are not available on the Wi-Fi network as it only provides Internet access. Coverage is somewhat spotty, so the further your device is from the first floor, ground floor office, the weaker the signal will be. The Network names are:

MRCOC

MRCOC_5G

MRCOC_5G-2.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 17, 2016, 7:00 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, August 21, 2016, 9:00 AM – Breakfast (provided by Caryn and Ron Millard), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, August 21, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:30-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.
• God’s Kids – 9:30-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.

Sunday, August 21, 2016, 10:20 AM – Meet in the Sanctuary to learn new hymns from our new hymnal, “Community of Christ Sings.” You will learn a new hymn for use in the morning worship. Janice Hedrick will be the song leader.

Sunday, August 21, 2016, 10:30 AM – Jack Cave will speak on the theme “Be Set Free” with Steve Holben presiding. Dennis Wood will serve as the worship planner. The ministry of music will be offered by Adam Hoehn and Rich Emslie.

PLANNING AHEAD

The next Priesthood meeting will be on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9:30 AM. Mark your calendar!

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

14 August 2016 message by Jill Strom (read by Jonathan Bacon), filename 20160814-JBacon(JillStrom).mp3

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.mp3

31 July 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160731-KBarnhard.mp3

24 July 2016 message by Jonathan Bacon, filename 20160724-JBacon.mp3

23 July 2016 Joselyn Cortes’ Quinceanera service, filename 20160723-JCortez.Quinceanera.mp3

17 July 2016 message by Jerry Rushfelt, filename 20160717-GRushfelt.mp3

10 July 2016 message by Clint Reine, filename 20160710-CReine.mp3

3 July 2016, message by Brian Libeer, filename 20160703-BLibeer.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.

ALL GOOD BOOKS CLUB MEETS THIS WEEK

The All Good Books club will discuss The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown at 7:00 PM, this Thursday, August 11, 2016. The group meets in the Church Library.

Be sure to check the book club’s Meeting Dates and Books page at https://allbooksclub.wordpress.com/meeting-dates-books/ for upcoming meetings and topics.

Check out the trailer for the book at https://youtu.be/n58w0BctOvs

​

JOIN THE SAINTS CHORALE!

Are you a singer and would like to join the Mission Road Saints Chorale? Fall choir practice begins on Wednesday August 31 at 6:30 PM. Join us in this ministry of music!

CENTRAL AVENUE CENTER OF HOPE PAPER DRIVE

Underway is the annual congregational paper drive to help the Central Avenue Center of Hope, August 1 – September 25, 2016.

The CACH needs 25,000 of each of the following items for serving food to our clients:

8–9” foam plates; 5–6” dessert plates; 5–7 ounce cups; 5–7 ounce foam cups; 12 ounce foam bowls; 4–6 ounce dessert bowls; napkins, paper towels; and toilet paper.

Our congregation has entered a little friendly competition (we want the trophy that will be given at the Fall Mission Center conference. CACH uses a formula to be fair to all congregations, large or small (the number of items given divided by our September 18th attendance).

The Central Avenue Center of Hope continues to respond to the mission of "abolishing poverty and ending suffering." Thousands of meals are served each year to individuals and families through your continued generosity. Please join us in this important ministry. No gift is too small.

​

DIRECTORY MAILING ADDRESS CHANGES WELCOME!

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. In short order 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.

MONTHLY OFFERING ENVELOPE PACKS

The world church has begun charging local congregations $.45 per month per person to mail offering envelopes to each home. Over a 12 month period that adds up ($5.40 per person per year), especially when multiplied by the number of members in the congregation. If you are giving online (see https://www.cofchrist.org/give) or do not need envelopes sent to your home each month, please contact Pennie Bunkers. She’ll cancel the envelopes and save the congregational funds for other purposes.

SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE CONTINUES

The start of school is as close as the middle of August and students need to START school with the necessary school supplies so the next couple of Sundays are crucial! Every year many students go to the first day of class without the supplies they need to be successful. Now’s the time you can help by buying and bringing supplies to help students succeed.

There’s a table in the Narthex where you can add your contribution of school supplies. Further, there’s a handout with typical supplies for grades Kindergarten through fifth grade.

Even without the list, we can assure you the following items are in great demand for elementary school students: boxes of Kleenex, boxes of #2 pencils (24 count), boxes of crayons (24 count), Clorox wipes, bottles of hand sanitizer, black dry erasers, composition notebooks, pink erasers, small ear buds, pencil bags, quart zip lock bags, package of glue sticks, pages of index cards, children’s scissors, packages of multicolor construction paper and more!

Help a child with the supplies they need for school success!

NEW ADULT SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS TOPIC

The adult Sunday School class has begun reading and discussing Mark Scherer’s The Journey of a People: The Era of Worldwide Community (Volume 3). The class will be taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum, and Dennis Wood.

The 685-page book (20 chapters) recounts the church and its journey from 1946-2015. It focuses on the church’s evolution from Latter Day Saint identity to worldwide community. The third and final volume of Mark A. Scherer’s church history gives readers explanations, stories, anecdotes, and illustrations plus pictures, maps, and illustrations that aid in understanding this period of church history.

If you do not already have the book, it can be ordered from Herald House (go to http://www.heraldhouse.org/cart/edit.asp?p=347112).

For next Sunday, August 14, 2016, we’ll complete discussion of Chapter 1, but please read ahead to Chapters 2 (The “Great Pastor”) and Chapter 3 (The Humanity of leadership).

TESTIMONIES OF OUR EL CISIN ELECTRICITY PROJECT, AUGUST 21, 2016

Remember how we took up a collection so the Village of El Cisin could have electricity? Paula Rummel was the representative from the Health Ministries Association who went to village of El Cisin, Honduras this past Spring to attend the celebration of the completion of the project to bring electrical lines to the village. Paula is the past Executive Director of HMA and currently serves as the Chair of the HMA International Committee which directs the work of HMA in the area around the La Buena Fe Clinic in Honduras as well as new mission work that is going on in Guatemala.

She recorded videos of the celebration which included a speech by the mayor of the municipality. Also there are some testimonials from some of the people who live there. She would like to share some of the pictures from her trip as well as excerpts from the speeches (which have been translated into English subtitles for us) and she also has a plaque to present to the Mission Road community. She anticipates using about ten minutes of the time during one of our upcoming services.

CHURCH WIFI NETWORK

The church is now covered by a 3-band Wi-Fi wireless network. Printing services are not available on the Wi-Fi network as it only provides Internet access. Coverage is somewhat spotty, so the further your device is from the first floor, ground floor office, the weaker the signal will be. The Network names are:

MRCOC

MRCOC_5G

MRCOC_5G-2.

The Password for each Wi-Fi network is on the bulletin board in the Fellowship Hall.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Wednesday, August 10, 2016, 7:00 PM – Prayer Circle meets in the quiet of the Library. Come and join your fellow prayer warriors.

Sunday, August 14, 2016, 9:00 AM – Breakfast (provided by Caryn and Ron Millard), join us for conversation and fellowship.

Sunday, August 14, 2016 – Sunday School Classes

• Nursery available – 9:30-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:30-10:15 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.
• God’s Kids – 9:30-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.

PROPOSED CHANGES IN THE SUNDAY MORNING SCHEDULE

There has been some conversation about extending the Sunday School class time because of the great class discussion. Also, there are some time constraints between the end of class and the scheduled start time to learn a new hymn at 10:20 AM. If you have any concerns about the proposed time changes please contact Larry Birkby.

• Breakfast 8:30 AM join us for conversation & fellowship.
• Nursery available – 9:00-11:30 AM, in downstairs Nursery.
• Children’s Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, taught by Robin Payne.
• Adult Sunday School class – 9:00-10:00 AM, team taught by Jonathan Bacon, Paul Bennetts, Jane Landrum and Dennis Wood in Church Library.
• God’s Kids – 9:00-11:30 AM – Children’s Library (Second Sunday of the Month Only) studying Bible stories.

Sunday, August 14, 2016, 10:20 AM – Meet in the Sanctuary to learn new hymns from our new hymnal, “Community of Christ Sings.” You will learn a new hymn for use in the morning worship. Janice Hedrick will be the song leader.

Sunday, August 14, 2016, 10:30 AM – Jill Strom will speak on the theme "Discipleship Is Radical" with Jonathan Bacon presiding. Jonathan will also serve as the worship planner. The ministry of music will be offered by Dorothy May.

PLANNING AHEAD

The next Priesthood meeting will be on Sunday, October 23, 2016 at 9:30 AM. Mark your calendar!

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.

Some of the recent audio recordings are listed below:

7 August 2016 message by Arlene Leonard, filename 20160807-ALeonard.mp3

31 July 2016 message by Kirk Barnhard, filename 20160731-KBarnhard.mp3

24 July 2016 message by Jonathan Bacon, filename 20160724-JBacon.mp3

23 July 2016 Joselyn Cortes’ Quinceanera service, filename 20160723-JCortez.Quinceanera.mp3

17 July 2016 message by Jerry Rushfelt, filename 20160717-GRushfelt.mp3

10 July 2016 message by Clint Reine, filename 20160710-CReine.mp3

3 July 2016, message by Brian Libeer, filename 20160703-BLibeer.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.