Weekly Update from Pastor Adam - September 2072024

If you enjoy Resurrection worship music, check out the new COR Worship Collective album, A Resurrection (Live), This newly released album is available on all streaming platforms and you can also see music videos on the Worship Collective’s YouTube channel. Download the album now and share it with your friends.

We’ll be focusing on the message of our kindness campaign: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” during October in worship, special workshops, a Fall Food Drive, a special serve day, and our annual trunk or treat community event.

Sermons: Jesus, the Golden Rule and Politics. As political tensions rise and negative ads increase, we’re exploring how Jesus’ teaching “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you” can guide us in these divided times. In this five-week sermon series, we’ll look at Jesus’ words and their relevance in today’s political climate.

Do Unto Others Workshop Series. Resurrection is offering a three-week Do Unto Others workshop series on Wednesdays throughout the month of October (October 9, 16 and 23) designed to provide information and tools to help bridge the partisan divide and enhance our relationships with family, friends and co-workers. The workshops will be in person at Resurrection Leawood, streamed Online and at Resurrection Downtown. The cost to attend all workshops is $30, and includes a meal for those attending in person at Leawood. Childcare is available for those attending in person. You can learn more and register here.

Raise the Bar Against Hunger. Our Fall Hunger Drive helps to support our Backpacks for Hunger ministry which works toward feeding kids in our partner schools. From now through Oct. 27, we are “Raising the Bar Against Hunger” and collecting as many protein bars as possible – specifically kid-friendly protein bars to be distributed to our children in need. This is a great way to connect with and engage your friends and neighbors in making a difference in the lives of children and families. After worship this weekend, you can pick up door hangers to place on your neighbors’ doors to invite them to join us in this food drive and to one of our Trick or Treat events happening the weekend of Oct. 26 and 27. Learn more about the hunger ministry and make a monetary donation here.

Super Serve Saturday Oct. 12. Sign up here for a project and plan to join us in serving our neighbors and modeling what Do Unto Others is all about as we serve alongside community partners to build a better community together.

Trunk or Treat is Saturday, Oct. 26 and Sunday, Oct. 27 at our Resurrection locations. This annual event is one of our biggest outreach opportunities for kids and families and is an easy way to invite other family, friends and neighbors to join you for a day of fun, games, crafts, and lots of candy. We need volunteers at all locations to help with this fun fall activity by decorating their car trunks and distributing candy. Here’s the link for more information and to sign up as a trunk decorator.

Hundreds of thousands of election poll workers will be working across the country on November 5. Resurrection is working on some ways to show appreciation to these public servants. While they receive a small stipend, these people serve because they are committed to supporting our democratic process, and we want to recognize this. We’ll be sharing details closer to the election.

In Johnson County, Kansas, they will need 2,000 election workers. Workers must be registered voters in the county where they serve and go through training prior to Election Day. There are also ways students ages 16 and 17 can also serve. If you are in Johnson County and interested, you can learn more and apply to be a poll worker on the Johnson County website here. The link to the Jackson County, Missouri election site is here, and you can check out the election board in whatever county you live.