This Week at BRPC November 21, 2019

Building Relationships with People in Christ

This Sunday

Sermon

“Doxology”

Rev. Donna Chavez

Scripture Readings

Psalm 67

Deuteronomy 26: 1-11

Dear Friends,

We had a wonderful Presbytery meeting yesterday where we celebrated the gifts of women in ministry down through history and today. The opening hymn we sang really spoke to me and I would like to share it with you.

God of the Women

by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

God of the women who answered your call,

Trusting your promises, giving their all,

Women like Sarah and Hannah and Ruth —

Give us their courage to live in your truth.

God of the women who walked Jesus' Way,

Giving their resources, learning to pray,

Mary, Joanna, Susanna, and more —

May we give freely as they did before.

God of the women long put to the test,

Left out of stories, forgotten, oppressed,

Quietly asking: "Who smiled at my birth?" —

In Jesus' dying you show us our worth.

God of the women who ran from the tomb, Prayed with the others in that upper room,

Then felt your Spirit on Pentecost Day —

May we so gladly proclaim you today.

O God of Phoebe and ministers all,

May we be joyful in answering your call.

Give us the strength of your Spirit so near

That we may share in your ministry here.

May it be so!

Yours in Christ,

Ron

Annual Raytown Community

Thanksgiving Service

November 17th

People We Are Praying For

Paul Vance is now home and healing

Grandson of Connie Oliver who just had kidney surgery

Avis will have a new knee surgery on the 27th.

Brian, friend to Emily Allen, who is having surgery

Ron’s mother, Darlene Castille

Ron and Sandy as they travel to Kentucky

Pat Merrill Jackson

Barry Elbasani

John Scott has moved to permanent home and is doing well

OUR PNC

Ted Simons, friend to Mike and Linda Schumacher

Mary Lou and Gary’s daughter, Laura and her husband Mike

Shelley’s son, Dan and daughter-in-law, Liz and their children

KR Family (friends of the Manns’) and Chester who suffered a chain saw accident

Four year old Phoenix Mendoza who is battling leukemia

Grandson of Paul and Donna Vance currently stationed in Afghanistan

Sandy MacMorran, brother of Marsha Elbasani, and his wife, Ellen.

Todd Radenbaugh, Oberlanders’ nephew, receiving cancer treatments

Jack and Dixie Miller Anita Biggs

Margaret and Gordon Neal John Sinden

Vi Guinn Ed & Lucy Becka

Bruce Odenbaugh Lynn Forsythe

Wayne and Loydine Kranz Amy Banks

Jean Martin

Funeral Service for Dot Mitchell will be held on Saturday November

30th.

Visitation starts at 11:00AM followed by service at 12:00PM here at

BRPC.

Dot was a generous volunteer and very much loved by her

BRPC family.

Online link to her obituary is:

https://parklawnfunerals.com/obituaries/mitchell-dorothy-m/

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Albert E. & Dorothy

M. Mitchell Memorial fund c/o BRPC

Hanging of the

Greens

Sunday

November 24th

12:00 PM

Please let Mike Schumacher

know if you would like to help

decorate the sanctuary,

parlor, and other areas for

Christmas. It’s a fun activity

and Mike has jobs for all ages

Need a little Christmas? Then come to the Holiday Harmony

Spectacular Show on December 6th presented by the Heart of

America men’s Barbershop Chorus and the Kansas City Chorus

of Sweet Adelines. 100 voices singing Christmas carols and

other holiday favorites in a cappella harmony are guaranteed

to put you in the holiday spirit. You'll see lots of familiar faces

on stage...Jana Henderson, Carol Schumacher, Linda Schu-

macher, Mike Schumacher. And, you don't want to miss our

featured guest quartet, Vocal Spectrum, 2006 International

Quartet Champs! These talented guys will entertain you with

their awesome sound. The show will be held in the Unity Vil-

lage Auditorium. There's a sign up sheet in the parlor. Mike

Schumacher will have tickets. If you'd like to join the dinner

following the show you can indicate that on the sign up in the

parlor as well. This will help Marleen Merrill plan space with

the restaurant. THANK YOU Marleen !!

DECEMBER 6th

Show

Time:

2PM

Tickets:

$15 EA.

NOTE: The Farmstead Nut orders will be available

this Sun. Please check your order form to make sure

you have the correct items. We counted twice, but

have something left over, so want to be sure it

doesn't belong to someone. Thanks to you we made

$226 for Missions. Amen!

COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE

Thank you to everyone who helped with and at-

tended the annual Raytown Community Thanks-

giving Service, sponsored by Faiths of Raytown,

held here at BRPC on Sunday, November 17.

$296.50 and 72 food items were collected for

REAP, the Raytown Emergency Assistance Pro-

gram. Special thanks to Sandy Moore, Teresa

Land, Linda Lockwood, Karen Clevenger, and Bob-

by Neal for their help. Faiths of Raytown sends a

big thank you to BRPC for the hospitality shown.

THIS WEEK

November 24, 2019

9:15AM—Breakfast Snacks

9:30AM—Sunday School

Grades K-6

November 24 – Movie Workshop - In the movie, The Lord’s Prayer, children view the story of Peter being arrested and released from prison (Acts 12: 1-17). The story illustrates to children the power of prayer. They learn that when they pray, they should be faithful and believe that God answers prayers and it will be the answer that God knows is best. Children form a prayer circle to exercise the power of pray-er and learn how a simple popcorn prayer can be a burst of prayer offered up to God anytime and anywhere.

Grades 7-12

November 24: “What’s the Point?”

Adults

Adult Class – will continue a series on Prayer led by

Charlie Chick through November.

SUNDAY SCHOOL

BREAKFAST SNACKS

11/24 Linda and Hoot Mann

12/01 ??????

12/08 Linda Lockwood

The sign up sheet is on the table in

front of 1st floor meeting rooms.

Sunday, November 24th

Christ The King Sunday

9:15AM—Breakfast Snacks

9:15AM—12:15PM Nursery Open

9:30AM—Sunday School for All Ages

10:30AM—Chancel Choir

10:45AM—Worship

12:00PM—Coffee Fellowship

Hanging of the Greens

12:15AM—Deacon’s Meeting

Monday, November 25th

7:00PM—Cub Scouts

Tuesday, November 26th

6:30PM—Scouts

Wednesday, November 27th

1:00PM—3:00PM Connect with Pastor Ron

7:00PM—Chancel Choir

Thursday, November 28th

Friday, November 29th—OFFICE CLOSED

Saturday, November 30th

11:00AM—Visitation and Service for Dot Mitchell

Sunday, December 1

First Sunday of Advent

9:15AM—Breakfast Snacks

9:15AM—12:15PM —Nursery Open

9:30AM—Sunday School for All Ages

10:30AM—Chancel Choir

10:45AM—Worship

12:00PM—Coffee Fellowship

COFFEE FELLOWSHIP

November 24th: Keogh, Kidd, Land, “All Lockwoods”

Contact: Linda Lockwood 358-4673

PCOMING

UPCOMING EVENTS

Sunday, 24th-

Christ The King Sunday

Hanging of the Greens

Thursday, 28th-Happy Thanksgiving

See FULL church calendar at

www.brpcraytown.org

NOVEMBER 2019