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The Episcopal Church
of the Resurrection
1433 NW R.D. Mize Road, Blue Springs, MO
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Weekly e-mail
Friday, August 12, 2022
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, August 14, 2022
Holy Eucharist Rite I at 8:00 am
Holy Eucharist Rite II at 10:30 am
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PASTORAL CARE
How often have you found yourself feeling lonely especially when ill or separated from the folks you love due to any situation that has left you alone? Our world today is becoming more difficult to feel connected when we are disconnected due to illness and separation. As folks still feel uncomfortable getting out and participating in the many different things shared with others due to the pandemic or just not feeling comfortable being around crowds and unfamiliar environments, we experience a loss of fellowship. Even with the technologies available to us, without personal contact, we can still feel isolated. Providing pastoral care, whether associated with a church, or just as part of our Christian obligation to love each other, is so important as we consider our actions of faith and commitment to serve Christ. Pastoral Care from Resurrection is serious ministry, and I am proud of all our prayer warriors and those who call, write cards, take communion to shut-ins and those who plan a pastoral visit just to have conversation, share a meal or treat and remind all who are visited that they are missed, prayed and cared for. As a pastor, I see, perhaps my most important role to be with those who are lonely, suffering and infirm. There really is no greater Christian ministry. For as we show our love and compassion for others we put on the Face of Christ.
The Gospel of Matthew reminds of the significance of caring for each other:
The Sheep and the Goats: Matthew 25: 31-46
31 “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
32 All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate the people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.
33 He will put the sheep on his right and the goats on his left.
34“ Then the King will say to those on his right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. 35For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’
37“ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? 38When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’
40“ The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’
41“ Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.
42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink,
43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’
44“ They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’
45“ He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’
46“ Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
I invite you to formally join any of the hospitality and pastoral ministries offered through our parish. In the narthex is a listing of small group ministries and their associated group leaders. Finding even just one group to participate with can change your life and the lives of those you touch. God’s blessings to our ministry teams. You are being Christ to the community!
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Finding Faith Through Fiction Book Club
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16 AT 1:00 PM
Everyone welcome! Please join us at the church at Tuesday, August 16 at 1:00 pm to discuss The Stranger in the Life Boat by Mitch Albom.
#1 New York Times Bestseller
What would happen if we called on God for help and God actually appeared? In Mitch Albom’s profound new novel of hope and faith, a group of shipwrecked passengers pull a strange man from the sea. He claims to be “the Lord.” And he says he can only save them if they all believe in him. A fast-paced, compelling novel that makes you ponder your deepest beliefs, The Stranger in the Lifeboat suggests that answers to our prayers may be found where we least expect them.
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 19 AT 7:00 PM
Game Night returns on Friday, August 19 beginning at 7:00 PM in the undercroft at church.
Bring a game and your favorite snack to share. Friends and family welcome! Mexican Train experts beware!
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Confirmation/Reception Class |
SUNDAYS AT 9:15 AM
If you would like to be a member of the Episcopal Church or simply want to learn more about the Episcopal tradition, please attend our ongoing confirmation/reception class every Sunday at 9:15 am between services. Bishop Diane Bruce will be with us on Friday, September 23 at 7:00 pm to officiate our service of Confirmation and Eucharist.
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Rector Search Committee Update |
PARISH SURVEY COMPLETE AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED SOON
The Rector Search Committee has completed work on the Parish Survey and is now preparing the survey for distribution to the parish. Respondents will be asked to return the survey by the end of August.
The Committee will then analyze the results and make a presentation on the findings to the congregation on Sunday, October 2 between services during the First Sunday Breakfast.
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The Red Doors will return soon |
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THANK YOU TO OUR VOLUNTEERS
If you haven't been to church the last few weeks, you haven't witnessed the transformation of the Red Doors on the front of the church.
Special thanks to Bill Carle, Rich Conn, Lane Vermillion and Les Woodward for their many, many hours of hard work in the heat and humidity of August.
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WE NEED JUST A FEW MORE!
Please continue to clip and collect labels from products with the Best Choice®, Clearly by Best Choice®, and Best Choice® Superior Selections® logos and bring them to church for us to redeem them for $.03 per label! There is a collection box in the Narthex. We need 700 labels to reach our next redemption level.
Best Choice® products are available at Price Chopper stores. Make sure you clip the UPC code with the words Best Choice®.
Thanks to Meg Swant,who coordinates this Resurrection project.
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LOCATED IN THE UNDERCROFT
There are books and puzzles in the undercroft on a table if anyone would like to borrow and bring them back after use. If you would like to share a book or a puzzle, just put them on the table. If you want your books or puzzles returned to you in the future, simply put your name on the items you bring to share. Enjoy!!
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Reminders and Looking Forward |
EVENT CALENDAR
August 16: 1:00 pm Book Club
August 19: 7:00 pm Game Night
August 21: Backpack Blessing
August 26: 6:00 pm Vito’s Pizza on Hwy 7 in Blue Springs
August 28: Healing Services
BIBLE STUDY WEDNESDAYS AT 1:00 PM
Every Wednesday in the undercroft at Church. Currently studying the book of Joshua.
COLLECT BEST CHOICE AND CLEARLY BRAND LABELS
Be sure you are clipping the “Best Choice” UPC codes and placing them in the container in the narthex. You can now save "Clearly" brand labels too. Resurrection earns $.03 for every label, with a minimum redemption of 1000 labels!
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