August 18 Colonial Church News

“Ships Are Meant for Sailing” Worship on August 22

Photo by Stefan Cosma on Unsplash

Worship Series These Are the Voyages

How is a church community like a starship?

It's actually an ancient idea (not the starship part, but sailing ships). On a ship, everyone has a post - a role.

COVID hits in waves and threatens to swamp us. It's not the first time Jesus' followers have seen that happen.

This Sunday, it is time to take our post on our continuing mission to reach out in Christ's Way. So, put on your uniform, and get ready!

Come to Colonial Church to worship at 8:30 or 10:15 a.m.
Connect to online worship at 8:30 or 10:15 a.m. at https://colonialucc.online.church/
Or, you can worship anytime via YouTube at https://bit.ly/CCYouTubeVid

Online Children's Sunday School. This week's Sunday School Bible story will go live on Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. https://bit.ly/CCYouTubeVid

Online Coffee & Conversation

Immediately following our online worship service at 9:15 a.m., grab a mug and come over to our community's Coffee & Conversation online. You can connect at https://bit.ly/CCCoffeeCon.

Masks Required

Due to the spike in COVID infections in our area we are following the recommendation to return to wearing masks during worship until levels drop back into the green. Please wear a mask when you come on Sunday and keep it on during worship.

Congregational Meeting on August 29

Please plan to attend a congregational meeting on Sunday, August 29 after the 10:15 a.m. service. The meeting will be held in person in the sanctuary and also on Zoom. We have two items on the agenda: 1) an update on capital campaign plans, and 2) a congregational vote to approve capital campaign expenses in excess of the $20,000 limit set by the bylaws.

Masks Required at All Meetings at Colonial Now

Beginning Tuesday, August 24, masks or other face coverings must be worn in all indoor spaces that are open to the public in Prairie Village. The Prairie Village City Council approved Ordinance No. 2454 at its meeting August 16. The mask requirement will remain in place until at least September 30 and could be extended based on the state of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. While an exception is made for religious services, the Colonial Council already has returned to a requirement for masks during worship.

Head Start Toothpaste Fund Drive

Every August our Board of Outreach supports Wyandotte County Head Start by purchasing toothbrushes to coincide with the start of the school year. The toothbrushes are already purchased, but we are now seeking monetary donations to buy toothpaste. Donations can be made here by selecting “Toothpaste - Head Start” from the dropdown menu. Checks can be made out to Colonial Church with toothpaste in the memo.

Please Complete the Sunday School Survey

The Colonial Church Board of Christian Education is conducting a survey to explore how Colonial parents with children in kindergarten through 3rd grade (K-3) as of the 2021-2022 school year feel about in-person Sunday School offerings, potentially beginning in the next few weeks. Take the survey here:

https://colonialucc.breezechms.com/form/945696

Writers Group

Writers Group will meet via Zoom (thanks to the Delta Variant) on Wednesday, September 8, at 9:30 a.m. We will enjoy hearing whatever you write but here are suggestions.

Today we communicate with friends and family in many ways, most of the instantaneous, dependent on technology. How did you communicate when you were growing up? Was technology a big part of the process? What were the usual (and sometimes unusual) means of getting in touch with one another?
What hobbies do you enjoy, and when did it first become important to you to have and enjoy a hobby?
Tell us about one important lesson life has taught you that you wish you had learned earlier.
Try writing a short poem about someone you care about.

Serve Meals for Homeless

We have resumed our support of the work that Woo and Artists Helping the Homeless offers by preparing and serving a meal on the fourth Sunday of each month. But we need your help to make this successful. We need volunteers to come to the church to prepare the food, bakers to fill our freezer with cookies and folks to serve at Mill Creek Park near the Plaza. Your next opportunity is September 26. Let us know if you can help by signing up at https://tinyurl.com/AHH-Colonial21. Thanks for your help with this important outreach.

Colonial Women Activities

Colonial Women Breakfast - 9:30 a.m. on Monday, September 6, First Watch.
Colonial Women Blue Moose Tuesday - 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 14. Blue Moose Prairie Village.
Colonial Women Book Group - Note Date Change - 7:00 p.m. Friday, September 24, Stacey Algren's home. We will discuss “Still Life” by Louise Penny.

Upcoming Events

Wall Mural Paint Party and Movie - August 28, 2:00 p.m. at Colonial.
Colonial Youth Monthly Family Dinner - August 29, 5:30-7:30 p.m. We will be having a chopped style cooking competition.

For more information about any event, email Meredith Griffiths, youth group leader.

Help Fill the Red Wagon!

Thanks to everyone who is bringing food for the red wagon in the narthex. Cereal, peanut butter, tuna fish, anything thing you might place in your grocery cart is welcome. Food pantries have even higher demand in the summer when kids are receiving meals at school. We also deliver perishable items and fresh produce you might have left over from your garden or a farmers’ market. Just place the donation in the refrigerator in the Heritage Room kitchen and leave a note in the red wagon to let us know. Board of Outreach members will deliver donations to Village Church Food Pantry, Catholic Charities, Cross-Lines Community Services, and Shawnee Food Pantry.

Your Support Matters

Our work together matters - to each other and to the community. Your pledges help Colonial do its work. You may mail in your pledge checks, as well as any other payments. An easier alternative is to make contributions online. You just fill in your banking information or provide a credit card and your name and email and what fund you are paying (Stewardship, food pantry, etc.) and the amount. Click the donate button below.

If you have any questions, you may email or call Heather in the office or Jayne Quimby, Financial Recorder.

Donate

Thursday Morning Bible Study

Thursday Morning Bible Study is moving to the multipurpose room at The Forum (3501 W 95th St, Overland Park, KS 66206) beginning on Thursday, August 26 and starting a little earlier – 10:00 a.m.

We will begin with a 6 week study of the book of Job. Job cuts straight to the heart of what it means to be human. It wrestles with some of life's most perplexing questions. Why do bad things happen to good people? Is there a correspondence between sin and suffering, obedience and blessing? Why should we serve God if there are no guarantees of blessings and freedom from loss and harm?

There is an optional resource book that you can order at https://kerygma.com/collections/ot/products/job.

We'll also keep these studies as hybrid in-person and online through Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88527356861?pwd=bzU5MHBiUVV5N2VxbTRWbXFDR3UzQT09.