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Staff Senior Minister: Rev. Dr. Dennis Patience – [email protected]

Family Life Director: Jim Frentrop - [email protected] Director of Music: Vigthor Zophoniasson - [email protected]

Organist: Jacob Hofeling - [email protected] Administrative Secretary: Carol Studebaker - [email protected]

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Barry Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

since 1840

Carol Studebaker,

Editor

Honor God, Serve Others, Seek Christ; Together

November 1, 2015

Church Office: 816.436.0462

Email: [email protected]

Ponderings of Patience Thinking of “All Saints’ Day” on Sunday, November 1st

One of the great characteristics of our Christian faith is that we believe God chose to make his presence known to humanity in a most intimate and wondrous way – through the earthly presence of his son, Jesus Christ. God in the flesh, so that we humans can experience God up close and personal. What an amazing expression of God’s desire to relate to us! This is succinctly expressed in I John 5:20 (TEV):

We know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we know the true God. We live in union with the true God – in union with his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God and this is eternal life.

For you and me, we accept this truth in faith, never having met Jesus in the flesh. Yet, every one of us has been blessed with the presence of saintly people through whom we’ve experienced the living, Christ-like presence of God.

We are blessed with the presence of some of these saintly people day after day as we journey alongside them. And then there are other dear saints that have passed on to join what the author of Hebrews calls “the assembly of the Saints” in God’s eternal kingdom. Loved ones, friends, and fellow church members, who had a great impact on helping us to experience a living and loving Christ within their personalities. Such a special saint may have been a grandparent, a Sunday School teacher, a pastor, or a certain elder or deacon in the church of your youth.

During the early centuries of the church, there were special days set aside to honor distinctive saints of the church but “All Saints’ Day” was established many years ago to honor all martyrs and saints who may otherwise be left out of the annual church calendar. As the years progressed, this unique event was later expanded to include faithful believers in proximity to our own personal walks of faith. During this time of year in our fellowship at Barry Christian Church, we find ourselves rather busy with the many tasks at hand in preparation for our annual Turkey Dinner. This year the Dinner will be held on the Thursday and Friday of November 5th and 6th from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., but as All Saints’ Day falls this year on the Sunday prior to our Turkey Dinner, November 1st; possibly it is also a good time for us to pause for a time in the business of our activities and offer thanksgiving for those beloved saints on whose shoulders of faithfulness we have ridden as we’ve experienced the joys of being nurtured and led into a meaningful relationship with Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior.

Sunday, All Saints’ Day, November 1st, is a day worth remembering the saintly people in our lives.

Blessings to you as the fall season continues and we’ll see you at the Turkey Dinner!

Pastor Dennis

In our thoughts and prayers

Ada & Bill Blowers

Mary Davis

Helena Edwards

Howard Gettel

Jill Gregory

Dave Haynes

Yvonne Hilton

Frank Lantz

Brian Mills

Joyce Osborne

Nancy Plumb

Bill Roberts

Harold Roberts

Don Scott

Rosco Shipley

Billy Stevens

Virginia Woodard

Attendance

Sunday October 11

1st service - 48 2nd service - 58

Total - 106 Sunday School - 63

Sunday October 18 1st service - 65

2nd service - 107 Total - 172

Sunday School - 78

Blanket Sunday is November 1 - For over 60 years, CWS has worked in partnership with local communities to identify their needs and access the resources they need to build the foundation for a more viable future, including: Blankets, tents, food and other emergency supplies in the wake of a disaster.

“As we lift our hearts in prayer,

dear Lord, may we receive all

the benefits of your grace…”

Central Standard Time Begins

Saturday Evening

October 31st

Please remember that on the evening of Saturday, October 31st (Halloween) it’s time once more to set your clocks back one hour as Central Standard Time begins again.

With an extra hour of rest, we look forward to seeing you in Sunday School and Worship the next morning, November 1st!

Thank You, for the Congregation’s Thoughtfulness during

Minister’s Appreciation Month

I am deeply touched and am most appreciative of the cards I have received

with a bountiful number of loving signatures from members of our

congregation and gift cards that will be a significant blessing to Carrie and

myself as you remembered us during Minister’s Appreciation Month in

October.

For your genuine compassion and living love for others in service to God’s

kingdom on earth, Carrie and I are most privileged to be in service with all

of you here at Barry Christian Church.

Thank you!

Pastor Dennis

THANKSGIVING TREE – Pick a leaf from the Thanksgiving

Tree in the Foyer outside the Sanctuary and buy the items

found on the leaf. Bring the items on Sunday morning and

place them under the tree. Thanksgiving food boxes will

then be made for needy families from the Pathfinder and

Rising Star Elementary schools, and for our Pantry pack

children.

DUE date to return food:

November 22nd

Thank You, Gail, for Your Many Years of Service!

On Sunday, October 18th, Barry Christian Church was

privileged to honor Gail Roller with a lunch and dessert

of chocolate cake (a favorite of Gail’s) after the 10:30

a.m. worship service.

All of us at Barry have been profoundly blessed by Gail’s

compassionate and attentive service as our congregation’s

Administrative Secretary for more than twelve years.

We are comforted to know that Gail and her husband,

Curtis, will continue to be in our presence and in

volunteer service with us at Barry Christian Church,

but Gail’s retirement from the position will give her more time to care for her grandson, Fynnley.

Kimberly Pukay is pictured with Gail as Gail was presented a framed collection of photos from her

time of service that also included signatures of church members on the matting, as well as cards and

gift cards as an expression of our thanks.

Thank you, Gail!

Thank you everyone, from the bottom of my heart for the beautiful expressions of gratitude and love for my years of

service at Barry. We had so much fun as a family and I appreciate the time everyone took out of their day in my

honor. I LOVE the picture frame with your signatures! What a thoughtful gift. Thank you for the gift cards and for

the many cards I received. It has been so much fun to read them. We enjoyed the meal and especially - the choco-

late cake! Mmmmmm

It was heart warming to see so many people from the congregation show up at my party. What fun! It was a joy to

see all your faces.

When I first started at Barry, it was to have a “job” - something to fill the hours while my sons were in high school.

For me, being a church secretary was a wonderful way to

combine the heart of ministry along with the administrative drive

that is also a part of me. What started out as a “job” quickly

turned into love for all the people of this church. It would be hard

not to. You hear every day of the congregations hopes, their

praises and yes - their pain and the sadness's that come with life.

It is impossible to go home at night and not worry about how

someone’s operation will go. It is impossible to not cheer with joy

at someone else’s accomplishment. Thank you for letting me be a

part of your lives all these years! I’m so happy for that to continue,

just in a new way. So, please change your emailing records for me

to: [email protected]

Sincerely,

Gail Roller

PLEASE sign up on Sunday Morning Help needed: Decorating, ticket sales, seating, parking lot attendants,

rolling silverware, rolls, gravy, dressing, tending the turkey, side dishes,

servers, drink stand, pie cutters, carry out orders, the all important

DISHWASHERS, table bussing, garbage collectors and cleanup crews.

As you can see, it takes many volunteers to prepare and serve the

meals! Your help is needed. You can sign up for 2-4 hour

shifts. Turkey Dinner Work Dates

October 26-28 - Cooking Turkeys

October 31 - Clean up Work Day – Cleaning Kitchen and Turkey dinner areas – 9am - noon

November 2 – Pull Turnips - 8:30 am - meet at church

November 3 – 8:30 am - Chop Celery & Onions

November 4 – 8:30 am - Peel & Slice Turnips

November 5 & 6 – TURKEY DINNER!! Drive Through Available

4:00 pm --8:00 pm

John Adams & Arleta White (above) and Mary Jane Adams &

Barbara Mayberry (below) all having fun preparing the bread for

turkey dressing!!

A message from our Family Life Director – Jim Frentrop

Attention young singles--

Have you heard about “The Purpose Driven Life”? It’s a 40-session spiritual journey

to ask “what on earth am I here for?” Think about this—you didn’t create yourself,

so there is no way you can tell yourself what you were created for. Make sense?

The Purpose Driven life was popular about 12 years ago. Several of our Sunday

School classes have participated in this discussion. I too was on that bandwagon,

and was so impacted that I left my career in IT and went back to college to earn a

Masters in Social Work. Oh there were other variables that played a role in that decision, but I give much credit to

Purpose Driven Life for leading me in the journey that changed my life in such a profound way. I can’t promise you

will be so transformed by participating in the book discussion, but I do promise that you will see things a bit

differently.

For example:

The purpose for your life is far greater than your peace of mind, or your happiness, or your personal

fulfillment—if you want to know why you were placed on this planet, you must begin with God;

You may choose your career, your spouse your hobbies, and many other parts of your life, but you don’t get to

choose your purpose;

Knowing God’s purpose for creating you will reduce your stress, focus your energy, simplify your decisions,

and give meaning to your life.

The Purpose Driven Life is well-grounded in scripture:

Everything got started in him and finds its purpose in him (Collossians 1:16b Msg)

If people’s thinking is controlled by the sinful self, there is death. But if their thinking is controlled by the Spirit,

there is life and peace (Rom 8:6, NCV);

It is God who directs the lives of his creatures; everyone’s life is in his power (Job 12:10);

I am your Creator. You were in my care even before you were born (Isaiah 44:2a, CEV).

The Purpose Driven Life book is available on Amazon.com, and there are plenty of used copies for around

$4 dollars. There’s also a companion journal with thought-provoking questions and plenty of room to write your

thoughts. But don’t let a lack of book keep you from joining us, we will be happy to share.

Please join us during the Sunday School hour, we meet in the room just down the hall from the Upper Room and

across from the nursery. I look forward to making this journey again, with you!

Jim Frentrop, LCSW, Family Life Director

TROOP BOXES - Military Care Packages

We will be collecting Christmas cards and paperback books starting October 25th until November 15th, 2015. Thank you for your donations and your prayers for all those serving our country .

Emerson Colombo - 04

James - Frentrop - 04

Ronda Wendt - 04

Virginia Woodard - 04

Richard Williams - 05

Allie Weekley - 07

Eva Payne - 08

Marjorie Turner - 10

Prince Arubaleze - 11

Savannah Comfort - 12

Jean Kantola - 15

Lois Rapp - 17

Harry Booth - 18

Megan Colombo - 19

Reyana Ralston - 19

Delores Rios - 19

Michelle Bosworth - 20

Carl Laber - 21

Kaitlyn Milford - 21

Samantha Comfort - 22

Bob Pease - 22

Daniel Fleming - 23

Richard King - 23

Ivy Miller - 23

Betty Rega - 23

Jerry Donahue - 24

Craig Comfort - 24

Trevor Hayes - 24

Robert Sharp - 25

Judy Laber - 25

David Tarver - 25

Amy Snyder - 27

Glenn Bartley -28

David Eacret - 28

Jacob Hofeling - 29

Kinsey Kiser - 29

Happy Birthday to you!

If you have a November birthday or know of some-

one from Barry who does and is not on this list,

please let me know so I can be sure to include them.

Call the Carol in the church office at 436-0462 or

email her at [email protected]

Those Serving in November:

8:30 am

Elders - Kim Pukay, Roxie Weaver

Deacons - Barbara Blakley, Roger Blakley

(Dave Dyer, Rita Dyer- Communion Prep)

10:30 am

Elders - Lana Whitton (Communion to Hospitalized) Barbara Mayberry

Deacons - (Bob Pease - Communion Clean Up) Lynn Fleming, Leah Pease

Jr. Deacon: Noah Eacret - Communion Clean Up

Sign up on

Sunday Mornings

or call Carol at

436-0462 to be:

Readers, Acolytes,

Greeters and to

do the Children’s

Sermon.

Greeters

8:30 - Sign Up

10:30 - Gene Lundy

Scripture Readers

8:30 - Sign Up

10:30 - Bob Pease

Acolytes

8:30 - Sign Up

10:30 - Connor Pease

Children’s Sermon

8:30 - Sign Up

10:30 - Anna Eacret

General Board Meeting Sunday, November 1st at 11:40 in the

Upper Room.

ALL CHILDREN who attend Barry Christian Church are considered a part of the

children’s choir. Parents, we hope your child will be here on Sunday mornings

to participate. The children's choir rehearses for the 5:00 p.m. Family

Christmas Eve service in the junior church room downstairs, Sunday mornings

from 9:30-9:50. We do not want any children to miss out.

The Koinonia Dinner Out - November 16 (Monday) will be at

Olive Garden Restaurant on Barry Road. Meet there at 6:30 pm

The Koinonia Class invites you to join them on this fun outing. It is a

great way to meet people from church. You just show up at the

restaurant and everyone pays for their own meals.

RESERVE A POINSETTIA TO

ENHANCE THE BEAUTY OF

THE SANCTUARY. The cost is

$14.00, please write a check out

to Barry Christian Church (memo

poinsettia), include a note with

the information as for whom the

poinsettia (s) is in memory of and

who it is from, put it in an enve-

lope and place in the offering

plate.

You will be able to take your

poinsettia after the 7:oo pm

Christmas Eve Service.

Order by Sunday,

December 6th

~ Preparing for Advent ~

Hanging of the Greens

Join us on November 22nd for an “All

Church Decoration Party” at

3:00 pm with a light meal to follow to

prepare our Sanctuary before the 1st

Sunday of Advent.

Barry’s All Church Christmas Party

Save the Date ~ Friday, December 4, 2015 5:00 pm

We will have a CATERED meal, door prizes and games for all ages! We

will be selling tickets in November. You don’t have to bring anything,

you don’t have to cook anything, you don’t have to buy a present --- just

come and ENJOY the fellowship! Tickets will be $13.50/ adult and

$8.50/child under 10.

MENU

Honey Mozzarella Chicken with Bacon Pulled Pork (sauce on side)

Baby Greens Salad with Ranch & Raspberry Vin & Iceberg Salad also

Homemade Slaw World’s Best Mashed Potatoes

Cream Cheese Corn with Black Beans Hawaiian rolls with Butter

Next Newsletter Deadline -

November 16 - Noon

Kansas City Heart of America

CROP WALK

Thanks for Participating!

On Sunday, October 11th, Don and Judy Thomas, Cindy Sexton, Ardith Haynes, Jim Melugin, Dennis and Carrie Patience and Theresa Wolfe participated in the 2015 Kansas City Heart of America CROP WALK that began at Central United Methodist Church. From our church’s participants, a total of $890, (double the amount raised last year) was raised to help end hunger one step at a time through this and similar walks across the country. Thanks for everyone’s generosity!

Operation Christmas Child - Due date to return filled shoeboxes -

November 22

Shoeboxes filled with little items to send to needy children overseas. Brochures and plastic shoeboxes are at the back. Just check out the number of shoeboxes you would like to fill.

Best Gifts to pack in Operation Christmas shoebox

For any age boy, what they really want is a soccer ball. Brand new nice short-sleeved shirts (with no writing or pictures on

them. Kids in other countries may not be able to read English or the character will have no meaning for them) for boys and

girls. Kids may have few clothes and often wear old, ripped, hand-me-downs, so nice new shirts are really appreciated and

will probably fit. Small flashlight with batteries (Most families don’t have electricity so a working flashlight is gold!) A good

quality plastic plate, bowl, and/or cup (Practical and also special.) Soap AND a plastic soap dish that has a cover. When you

bathe standing on a big rock in the dirt as kids may have to, they really need the soap holder. And families never have

enough soap. Toothbrush in a toothbrush holder. Again, the plastic case for the toothbrush is really great when you don’t

have a sink/counter/tiled bathroom but rather brush your teeth outside squatting over dirt and need to keep it in your room.

Pencils, erasers, colored pencils, and sharpeners for all school-aged kids. And good quality pens for kids aged 10-14, in black,

red, green, and blue.

Great Gifts

Jump ropes, Band-Aids, Hard candy and gum, Comb. Hair elastics or head bands for girls, Marbles, Harmonica, A simple watch for older kids, A solar calculator for older kids, Sunglasses for older kids, Socks

October 22, 2015 Barry Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

1500 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City MO 64155

Phone: 816-436-0462

website: BarryChristianChurch.com

Return Service Requested

Thursday 22 -- CWF Regional Event

6:00 pm -- CWF Regional Event

Saturday 24 -- 2nd Annual Trunk or Treat

4:00 -6pm -- Trunk or Treat

Sunday 25

8:30 am -- Worship

9:30 am – SS Classes

10:30 am – Worship

2:00 pm - Sanctuary in Use

4:00 pm – Youth Group

Monday 26 – Property Committee

8:30- 4:00 -- Cooking Turkeys for Turkey Dinner

7:00 pm -- Property Committee –Library

Tuesday 27 – Outreach Committee

8:30 -4:00 -- Cooking Turkeys for Turkey Dinner

6:30 pm -- Outreach Committee - Thomas Home

Wednesday 28-- Cooking Turkeys

8:30 - 12:00 -- Cooking Turkeys for Turkey Dinner

6:00 pm -- Bible Study - Pathways Room

7:00 pm – Choir Practice - Sanctuary

Saturday 31

9:00 am - Turkey Dinner Work Day - Clean Up

Trunk or Treat – Saturday, October 24, 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Come join the fun!

This is a youth sponsored event, but YOUR participation is requested. Last year, we

had our first ever Trunk or Treat and it was a HUGE success!

We had so much fun dressing up,

decorating the trunks of our vehicles and handing out candy to the children who

came. What costume will you wear? How will your decorate your vehicle?

Let’s have a great time sharing with our community!!

Church Calendar for upcoming week in Oct.

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