Summer Blood Drive

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Tuesday, June 27 • 2-6:00 p.m.

Shawnee Community and the Community Blood Center are hosting a blood drive at Shawnee Community on Tuesday, June 27 from 2-6:00 pm.

Schedule Donation Appointment

Why Give Blood?

We’re facing a critical blood shortage. The Community Blood Center must collect almost 600 units of blood daily to meet the needs of area hospital patients. As there is no substitute for blood, Community Blood Center relies on volunteer donors like you to supply the life-saving blood and blood components to hospitals in Kansas and Missouri.

Thank you for your support!

VBS at Shawnee Community

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Knights of North Castle • June 29-July 2

Vacation Bible School for children ages 0 through fourth grade is June 29-July 2. Knights of North Castle: Quest for the King’s Armor, invites children to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of God’s power by exploring how we put on the armor of God, be strong with God’s help, and share the love of God with others. They will enjoy an interactive, energizing, good time through music, crafts, games and Bible stories. This is a great opportunity to invite your kids friends or your grandkids to have a fun experience learning about God.

Register Here

VBS Schedule

Thursday, June 29: 6-8:00 p.m.

Friday, June 30: 6-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 1: 9-11:00 a.m.

Sunday, June 9: 10-11:00 a.m.

VBS Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to make VBS successful and great fun for our kids and community! VBS is four sessions of great fun meeting kids, learning Bible Stories, singing new songs, making fun crafts, and playing fun games! You can register here to volunteer.

 

See You On Sunday!

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Sunday, June 4 • 10:00 a.m.

Join us on Sunday, June 4 at 10:00 a.m., either in-person or streaming live on Facebook, as we begin on new sermon series, Hot Mess Express. Summer is often a time of family reunions. For some of us it’s fun and joyful. For others of us, it’s uncomfortable or even painful. We ALL have dysfunction in our families-stories we’d rather not tell. It’s no different for those families in the Bible. Yet God still manages to work through and with those messy people just as God manages to work through and with messy us. And through it all, then and now, God still manages to bring hope into our lives and our family relationships.

Volunteer at PrideFest

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Friends, once again, we have a great opportunity to support our neighbors by showing up at KC PrideFest! We will have a booth at the festival all weekend to share about our church. Other DOC churches are partnering with us as well to let everyone know there are communities of faith throughout the metro who are open and affirming. We will be handing out bottled water with our information on it and flyers for folks to take.

There are a couple of volunteer opportunities before the event and during PrideFest.

• Sunday, June 4: After worship, volunteers are needed to help put labels on water bottles we will handout at PrideFest.

• Friday, June 9-Sunday, 11: Volunteer at our PrideFest booth. Sign up at the link below. Time slots are for 2 hours and we need 4 people per time slot. We will also share the sign up with other DOC churches for support.

Last Sunday for Toilet Paper Drive

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Sunday is the last day we will be collecting toilet paper for Micah Ministry.

This month in Children’s Ministry the focus is on sharing God’s love with others. We invite you to bring toilet paper and place it in the collection box located in the church lobby. Thank you for supporting the Children’s Ministry Mission Project!

Micah Ministry is located in Kansas City, MO. Each Monday dinner is served to homeless adults and children. Guests also receive clothing and hygiene products from the clothing closet. Volunteers serve dinner and help distribute clothing and hygiene products.

Register for VBS!

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Knights of North Castle • June 29-July 2

Vacation Bible School for children ages 0 through fourth grade is June 29-July 2. Knights of North Castle: Quest for the King’s Armor, invites children to be strong in the Lord and in the strength of God’s power by exploring how we put on the armor of God, be strong with God’s help, and share the love of God with others. They will enjoy an interactive, energizing, good time through music, crafts, games and Bible stories. This is a great opportunity to invite your kids friends or your grandkids to have a fun experience learning about God.

Register Here

VBS Schedule

Thursday, June 29: 6-8:00 p.m.

Friday, June 30: 6-8:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 1: 9-11:00 a.m.

Sunday, June 9: 10-11:00 a.m.

VBS Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to make VBS successful and great fun for our kids and community! VBS is four sessions of great fun meeting kids, learning Bible Stories, singing new songs, making fun crafts, and playing fun games! You can register here to volunteer.

 

Picnic in the Park

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Sunday, June 11 • Following Worship

All are invited to Picnic in the Park on Sunday, June 11 at Garrett Park (22325 W. 47th St, Shawnee, KS) following worship. Shelter 1 near the playground is reserved for our group. Please bring your lunch and lawn chairs or blankets. This is an opportunity for us to gather and connect.

Blood Drive Tuesday, June 27!

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Tuesday, June 27 • 2-6:00 pm

Shawnee Community and the Community Blood Center are hosting a blood drive at Shawnee Community on Tuesday, June 27 from 2-6:00 pm.

Schedule Donation Appointment

Why Give Blood?

We’re facing a critical blood shortage. The Community Blood Center must collect almost 600 units of blood daily to meet the needs of area hospital patients. As there is no substitute for blood, Community Blood Center relies on volunteer donors like you to supply the life-saving blood and blood components to hospitals in Kansas and Missouri.

Thank you for your support!

Bible Study Moment: Matthew 25

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Matthew 25:31-45 is probably a familiar scripture passage for many of you. It is “the sheep and the goats”. One thing that has always stuck out for me is verse 40 which reads “Then the king will reply to them, ‘I assure you that when you have done it for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you have done it for me.” Emphasis added because in verse 45 “brothers and sisters of mine” is not there.

Just a few years ago I read one person explain this by saying that Jesus is calling us to help the hungry, thirsty, stranger,
naked, sick, and those in prison only if they are already “in the household of faith”. This struck me as a way to interpret
scripture to justify what the person is doing, or willing to do. One problem with this interpretation that I see is that when addressing the “goats”, who have not helped those who may be outside the household of faith, the goats still “will go away into eternal punishment” in verse 45.

Instead I’m inclined to think Jesus is telling us to see others as brothers and sisters regardless of any religious faith, because he does.

Mark Phillips

Student Ministry News

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Looking Ahead

Sunday, June 11: Youth in grades 6-12 will meet for youth group at 10:00 a.m. during worship.

Sunday, June 25: Youth in grades 6-12 will meet for youth group at 10:00 a.m. during worship.