Be In The Know - November 23, 2016

FEATURED ANNOUNCEMENTS

1. Office Hours

The office will be closed Thursday, 11/24 for Thanksgiving and will be open Friday, 11/25 until  3:30 p.m.  

2. Holiday Potluck

Sunday, December 11th we'll gather for a Holiday Potluck following the second service (right around noon) If your last name begins with....please bring

        A - H Main Dish

        I - Q Salad or Side

        R - Z Dessert

3. Business Meeting

We will have our end of the year business meeting Wednesday, December 14th. Supper will be served at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. At this meeting we will vote on the 2017 Diaconate Slate, the 2017 Budget, provide an overview of what we've accomplished for the Kingdom and give an update on facility projects for 2017.

WORSHIP

Let Us Know...

Please be sure to fill out a Connect Card each week to let us know you were at church and how the staff can be praying for you. You can also sign-up for Wednesday Night Supper that way. For those of you who regularly fill them out - THANK YOU!

The Answer is...

Check the bulletin this week for a new survey question about your reaction to change.

Coming up Sunday:

This Sunday we begin the Season of Advent. This important season on the church calendar is a time when we reflect on the first coming of Christ as we celebrate His birth and look forward with anticipation of His second coming. We celebrate the 1st Sunday of Advent with the start of our Advent series The Missing Link and a message titled Where's The Hope? we'll be reflecting on Luke 1:26-38. During the service we will also light the first Advent candle - Mary's Candle.

A Christmas Night of Worship:

Join us for a wonderful evening of music as we celebrate the Season of Advent on Sunday, December 18th at 6:30 p.m.  This will be a great event to invite friends and family to.

CONNECT

Wednesday Night Supper - Something Surprise 

Please be sure to fill-out a Connect Card and let us know you'll be joining us for supper. 

All are invited to attend the preschool Christmas program Say Cheese for Christmas December 6th at 6:30 p.m.

SERVE

As of this writing we have posted 161.25 hours toward our Be the Missing Link community service goal of 2000 hours by Christmas. If you serve as a volunteer anywhere in the community you can count those hours. Hour record sheets and a list of current service opportunities are available at the Welcome Center and can be turned into the office. Service opportunities will also be listed on the website simply click on "Advent Info" and then "Serving Opportunities" to learn more.

New Hope Food Pantry (13310 S Blackbob Rd) is the location of our next group serving opportunity. December 12th 8:45am - noon. If you would like to be part of this please sign up at the Welcome Center

GROW
FOR LADIES:
Lydia Circle meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 2:00 p.m.
Dorcus Circle meets 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m.
G.A.L.S meets 3rd Saturday of the month at 9:00 a.m. at the Panera on 153rd

Bible Journaling meets Thursdays at 7:00 p.m. in room 206 at the church. 

FOR MEN:
Guys for God - Every Thursday 7:00 a.m. at IHOP 153rd & K7
Path Setters - Every Thursday at 6 a.m.

MIXED GROUPS:
Wednesday Evenings at 6:00 p.m.
     Seekers
     Small Group for the Deaf

     Sojourners meet 3rd Wednesday of the month at 1:00 p.m.

Millennials meets Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. 
           at The Peach's house 8806 W. 49th Terrace, Merriam KS

Sunday Mornings at 8:30 a.m.
     Alpha Class
     Challengers
     Sunshine

Sunday Mornings at 9:30 a.m.
     Pathfinders
     Stepping Stone

     

For more information on small groups pick up a listing from the Welcome Center.

Other

Leann's new devotional book Something Special For You - Volume 6 is now available in print. It will retail on Amazon for $21.03. If you would like one - Leann would be happy to order it for you at her cost of $15.  Please let Leann know if you would like a copy.

Now you are in the know

Until next time...GOD BLESS