Lenten Offering. During the 40 days of Lent, each member is asked to make a sacrifice of $1 a day - $40 for the 40 days of Lent - beyond your regular tithe or offering. Give to the Lord and receive your blessing spilling over. Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap... Luke 6:38 Welcome. Please welcome the newest members of the St. James Family: Melinda & Reana Matthews, Jeremiah McCluney and Thomas Stacy. Congratulations. Willie & Mischa Epps and David Little completed Membership Training. Baptisms. Baptism ceremonies are every second Sunday. information sessions are held on the fourth Sunday. Persons interested in scheduling baptisms should contact the church office to make arrangements to attend an information session. HeBREWS Coffee & Fellowship. The HeBREWS Fellowship will be held in the Ministry Mall from 9:30 - 10:45 am. Please join us for coffee, tea, and juice. There is no sponsor for the Fellowship today and, thus, no food will be served. Next week the Health Ministry will sponsor HeBrews and provide a healthy continental breakfast. Volunteers for HeBREWS Fellowship. We need volunteers to work the HeBREWS Coffee Fellowship each Sunday. Volunteers should be available one Sunday each month to help with set-up, greeting members and visitors, and clean-up. Contact Lisa Hardwick at 816-305-6699 or lwhardwick@gmail.com for more information.
EXCITING WORSHIP Palm Sunday. We are excited to welcome Rev. Emanuel Cleaver II as our guest preacher for the 8:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. worship experiences on Palm Sunday, March 28th. Lenten Revival. Our Lenten Revival is every Wednesday in March at 7:00 p.m. during the Hour of Power. Our guest preachers are: March 10th - Rev. Dr. Angela Washington (Asbury-Mt. Olive UMC, Topeka, KS,) March 17th - Elder Ervin Sims, Jr. (Mt. Carmel COGIC, KCKS) and March 24th - Rev. Harry White (Watts Chapel Baptist Church, Raleigh, NC). Lent is a powerful time for Christians to remember God’s love for humanity and to show that same love. Holy Week Activities
- Maundy Thursday, April 1st – Potluck Meal at 6:00p.m. in the Great Hall and Maundy Thursday service at 7:00p.m.
- Good Friday, April 2nd - Seven Last Words at 7:00 p.m.
- Resurrection Sunday, April 4th – Worship at 8:00 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.
AUTHENTIC FAITH DEVELOPMENT Church School. Attendance - 163 Offering - $135.34 Membership Committee. The next meeting is March 11th at 6:00 p.m.
Lenten Leadership Study. The Governing Board and all ministry/ committee leaders are invited to participate in a special Lenten study led by our District Superintendent, Rev. Yolanda Villa. The study will continue through March, Sundays at 10:00 a.m. in the Vaughan Chapel. At least one representative from every ministry/committee is asked to participate. Children’s Ministry. All children are called to the St. James Children’s Ministry. Children’s Ministry Activities include: Acolyte (3-12), Children’s Church (5-11), Kid’s Kingdom Sunday School Classes (Pre-K to Grade 6), Little Vessels Ushers (5-11), and Praise Propulsion Dance Ministry (3+yrs). Contact Phyllis Battle at 816-531-2646 or pabby@kc.rr.com or Pastor Sherri Wood-Powe at 816-444-5588 ext 103 if you are interested Children’s Mission Project. The Children's Ministry will be doing a mission project during March for the children who attend the Upper Room afterschool program at our church. This project provides nutritious food/snacks for the weekend, but not over the Spring Break, so we would like to fill the void. We need the following donations: small plastic jars of peanut butter, boxes of granola bars (high in fiber) fruit cups in light syrup, 100% fruit juice boxes and boxes of graham crackers. Please bring your donations to the church by Sunday, March 21. There will be collection boxes located at the church entries. Cash donations will be accepted to purchase snack items. Please contact Phyllis Battle at 816-531-2646 if you have any questions. Spiritual Disciplines. Meditation "creates the emotional and spiritual space which allows Christ to construct an inner sanctuary in our hearts." Please join us on Tuesday nights from 6:00 -7:30pm as we learn about the Spiritual Discipline of Meditation. Together we will ponder God's Word, Works, Ways and Creation. Class meets on the 2nd Floor in Room 2B. Wednesday Mid-Day Bible Study. The Mid-Day Bible Study is studying the Minor prophets. Come exercise your body at 11:00 a.m. at the Senior Fitness Class; feed your soul at 11:30 a.m. with Bible Study; and nourish your body at 12:30 p.m. with a potluck fellowship meal. Safe Sanctuary Training. St. James will offer a Safe Sanctuary Training Saturday, March 20th at 10:00 a.m. All persons working with children (Sunday School, Nursery, Children's Church, Youth Group, VBS, etc.) are required to be Safe Sanctuary trained. Registration is $20.
COMPASSIONATE OUTREACH Christian Sympathy is extended to Annette Preston, Jauqua Preston & Khara Hughley (Jeff) at the passing of their father and grandfather, James Armstrong and to Nina Henderson (John) and Phyllis Harris (Robert) at the passing of their brother, Calvin Benson. Dorcas Cancer Support Circle. The next meeting is Thursday, March 25th 6:00 p.m. in Room 2C. GriefShare Ministry. The St. James GriefShare Ministry meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Youth Room. For information, contact Bill Johnson, Mary Rogers-Grantham, Cookie Gadson, Barbara Clark, Rosalyn Wilson or Rev. Valentine. Strengthening the Black Church (SBC) Conference. Mark your calendar for April 16 & 17. St. James is partnering with Strengthening the Black Church for the 21st Century to present, "Connecting People WITH God in Practical Ways Leadership Conference 2010.” Rev. Tyrone Gordon from St. Luke Community UMC and Rev. Telley Gadson from St. Mark UMC are plenary speakers. We will also have workshops on worship planning, worship music, technology and faith development. Please join us for this dynamic occasion. Registration is $25 and open to all clergy and laity. We look forward to seeing you there. Come and bring a friend. Father/Daughter Dance. Get ready for an awesome experience at the 12th Annual Father/Daughter Dance Saturday, March 27 from 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. at the Forty Acres Campus. Come enjoy dancing to the sounds of the 70s, 80s and 90s, free limousine rides, food and prizes. Tickets are $25 per father (daughters free). Tickets are available by contacting Michael Hobson at 913-461-1100 or Bobby Baker 816-213-2025. Health Ministry. March is Eye Disease Month. There are many diseases of the eye that you may not be aware of; early detection is the key. Stop by the Health Ministry booth in the Ministry Mall for more information. Health & Wellness Classes. Please join us for a 12-week session of Health & Wellness Classes Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. in the Nursery. These classes are designed to you with education and exercise classes. For more information contact Jason Goodman. Heart Walk. St. James will have a team in the American Heart Association Heart Walk. The donations will help with research and education regarding heart disease. The event is May 22 at 8:30 a.m. Please sign up in Ministry Mall during HeBREWS coffee or go to the following link ( http://heartwalk.kintera.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=320776 ) and click on your preference (donate or register). Use St. James UMC or Sherri Wood-Powe to locate the St. James Team. Personal Shoppers Giveaway. The United Methodist Women are accepting donations for clothing and shoes (all sizes/ages) through the month of March. Donations should be clean and slightly used and will be given out on the 3rd and 4th Wednesdays of the month from 5:00 p.m. 6:00 p.m. in the Fellowship Hall. Clothing items can be delivered to the church between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday-Friday. For more information, contact Bobbie Faulkner at 816-822-0299. One Great Hour of Sharing. Envelopes will be available next Sunday to support this UMC offering. These gifts lay the foundation of all of UMCOR’s work by covering the costs of doing business. This means all gifts designated to specific programs can go 100% to those programs because UMCOR’s basic expenses are covered. Please consider giving. Mission Corner. Show Me Creation Care, led by Terri Williams and Carol Oliver, deals with teaching us how to be good stewards of God’s resources. The emphasis is on planting community gardens and giving the food to the poor. Genesis 2:15 tells us that God put man in the Garden Of Eden to take care of it and look after it. Workshops will be held March 20th at Missouri UMC in Columbia, Missouri to train others how to plan community gardens, rain gardens, stream Dynamics, Bible Study and environmental justice. If you are interested in participating in any of these workshops please contact Franklin Walker or visit www.umocm.com.
GENERAL INFORMATION Prayer and Consecration. The Pastoral Team meets for prayer every Monday morning. If you have prayer requests/concerns, prayer cards are located in your pew. Please place your completed prayer card in the prayer box in the Narthex. Van Ministry. To arrange transportation for a Sunday worship service, you must call 816-444-5588, ext. 202 every Saturday before 6:00 p.m. Audio Ministry. If you would like to order a CD or DVD of Sunday worship or the Hour of Power, please place your order after service today on the second floor in the Sound Room. CD’s are $7.00 and DVDs are $10.00. Make checks payable to St. James UMC. All orders must be prepaid. Pastoral Counseling. Counseling is available by appointment only. Please contact Rev. Dr. Laurice Valentine at 816-304-5299 for an appointment.
