Walking with Jesus in Lent
Dr. Mike Graves leads this Lenten study on Mondays at 7:00 p.m.
Carla’s Candids for March 8
I met Tim when I was visiting Yale Divinity School as a prospective student. We became fast friends when I began my first year and he began his last. He was Southern Baptist from Back Swamp, North Carolina. After dinner he sat at the piano in the common room sang James Taylor Read More...
2019 Celebration Dinner Auction Items
Get a sneak peek at the awesome auction items at this year's Celebration Dinner.
Moms Meet Up on March 15
Join other parents of young children for a tour of the Nelson-Atkins Art Museum, led by Dr. Mike Graves. Childcare for ages 7 and under will be available by reservation, $10/child. Contact Lindsay Howes, [email protected], for more information and to reserve your spot. Space is limited!
Omaha Zoo Aquarium Overnight Trip
Club Kids (grades 3-5) will go on an overnight trip to the Omaha Zoo Aquarium, March 9-10. Save the date! Contact April Booth at [email protected]. for more information.
Collection Connection
We need 2,000 filled plastic Easter eggs for the Easter egg hunt on Apr. 7. Pick up eggs in the parlor and return them filled with small stickers, toys, coins or nut-free pre-packaged candy.
Winter Fun!
Youth Ministry has been having so much fun this winter!~ High Schoolers beat the winter blues with a lock-in on Feb. 16. They ate and played pickleball at Chicken N Pickle in North Kansas City. Rhett and Duncan (pictured on the left) were the winners of the Pickle Ball Tournament, after double Read More...
Snow Days
By Lara Schopp, Director of Communications The snow crunches under my running shoes. I exhale a white cloud, inhale ice crystals. My fleece, thermal socks and ear warmer have coordinating bright orange details. I have cabin fever and have decided frigid temps, gray skies and slush-covered streets won’t keep me from my Read More...
March Food Drive
The focus for March is crackers, cereal and jelly. Bring grocery items to church on Sun., Mar. 17, or donate by marking monetary gifts “Food Drive” and those will be received through our offering and in the parlor.
New Easter Items in The Well
Stop into The Well on Sunday to pick up fun, unique Easter items. All proceeds from The Well support Week of Compassion.
Not in Latin
Dr. Mike Graves, Scholar in Residence and Minister of Spiritual Formation Among the church staff, there is something of a standing joke. When it’s your turn to write a piece like this one for the newsletter, if you don’t have it in by Tuesday noon when we meet, the draft will feature Read More...
Enneagram Class
Dr. George Gordon, Minister of Congregational Care Emeritus, will offer an Enneagram class Thursdays, Mar. 14-Apr. 11 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. in the Youth Center. The Enneagram is a study of personality types and potential. This class is co-sponsored by the Shepherd’s Center and is open to church members.
A Tree Will Grow
The city came and chopped down the diseased Ash tree between the sidewalk and the street in front of our house. And just recently, a red flag appeared in the snow, and a note saying they would soon be replacing the tree with a new planting. I laugh every time I back Read More...
Children’s Musical is March 3
Join the Children's Choir on March 3 at 10:00 a.m. for a special musical performance of "Big Shot!" We can do anything through God who gives us strength! When a hapless band of garden insects face extermination by "Goliath," a humongous bug sprayer, it takes the faith and courage of a little spider to Read More...
Understanding Your Grief Series
Join us for Understanding Your Grief: Ten Essential Touchstones for Finding Hope and Healing led by Rev. Mary Linda McDonnell. From the book’s foreword: “Think of your grief as a wilderness. To find your way out, the touchstones are your trail markers. They are the signs that let you know you are Read More...
