Happy b-day, Child & Family Development CenterAntioch giving garden gloryWednesday Family Dinners are back!
A friendly, Friendship Hall request
While we are in the final stretch of construction in Friendship Hall, please continue to leave the doors closed. Our AV installers are getting slowed down by curious on-lookers. We know it is exciting, but please allow the crews to finish this big project. Thank you!
Fall Sermon Series
The moving “EPIC Church” sermon series winds up on Sept. 28. The next sermon series is titled, “Mere Christianty.” C.S. Lewis (1898-1963) was a British writer, literary scholar, and theologian. He is best known for writing the Chronicles of Narnia. Though baptized as an infant, Lewis became an atheist at 15 years old because he was angry at God, both for not existing and for creating such a terrible world. He became a Christian “kicking, struggling, and resentful” at 33 years old, influenced by friends like J.R.R. Tolkien. “Mere Christianity” is Lewis’ compelling apologetic for Christianity. For Lewis, Christianity is not easy or simple; rather, it is demanding and risky. Rev. Dr. Rodger Nishioka will explore Lewis’ arguments for a Christian faith that is a radical reordering of our lives.
There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit distributes them. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord.There are different kinds of working, but in all of them and in everyone it is the same God at work.
Food Pantry and Clothes Closet – Help us finish September strong and line the shelves with plastic, 18-oz jars of peanut butter. A $25 donation buys a case. At the Clothes Closet, start bringing us your gently used fall and winter clothes. The Antioch Campus is also collecting gently used household items. Thank you!
Engage, Grow, and Celebrate
Wednesday Family Dinners – 5:30-6:30 p.m. Wednesdays. To register for dinners, click HERE. (RSVP HERE to volunteer and eat free.)
Grandparents for Gun Safety Forum: “Faith and Firearms: Turning Faith Into Action” – 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 at Rockhurst University. Pastor, author, and social activist John Pavlovitz will provide a national perspective, while KC-area leaders will share how communities are turning faith into action to reduce gun violence. Learn more HERE.
Guns to Gardens – 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25, at Central Presbyterian Church, 3501 Campbell St., KC, MO. This second annual gun surrender event provides an opportunity to surrender firearms safely to be dismantled and repurposed into garden tools. Those surrendering firearms will receive a grocery gift card. Last year they collected more than 80 guns—the goal is to collect 200 this year! Learn more HERE.
Village Golf – We will play Tuesday, Oct. 14, starting at 9:30 a.m. at Falcon Lakes Golf Club in Basehor, Kansas. Cost is $51 including the chance to win end-of-the-season prizes such as golf gloves and balls. RSVP to Brad Steil by Oct. 1.
ADULT FAITH FORMATION
The Transformational Power of Spiritual Practice: Discovering Peace and Inspiration for the Journey – 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 24-Oct. 15, Room 230, Mission Campus. Susan and George Satterlee explore the transformative power of spiritual practices such as prayer, meditation, readings, community building, and worship.
Smarter, Not Harder: MakingExtracurricular Activities Work for You inCollege Admissions – 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Room 132. Vicki Petersen of VP College Consulting invites high school students and their parents to discuss how to make intentional choices regarding extracurricular activities. Register HERE.
Men’s Breakfast Gathering: How Art & Science Combine in Organ Music – 8-10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 30, Room 230, Mission Campus. Suggested donation = $8. We’ll enjoy breakfast and then move to the Sanctuary for a presentation by Dr. Elisa Bickers.
God‘s Love Transcends Borders: Conversations on Immigration – 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 1-Oct. 29, Room 126, Mission Campus. With a new facilitator each week, this course will explore five different topics relating to immigration—ranging from what is it’s like to be an immigrant today to how you can advocate for change.
Date & Dance Night! Join us at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 for a free, fun night with a professional dance instructor. Come solo or with a partner and learn something new! We will meet at Cabaret Arts & Social Theater (9050 Metcalf Ave). Sign up HERE.
international ministry
Hit for Haiti is Saturday, Oct. 4 – This annual pickleball and tennis event benefits Higgins Brothers Surgicenter—the only functioning medical center near Fonds-Parisien, which serves about 1,500 Haitian patients each month. Learn more and sign up to play HERE.
Auction/Raffle Items Needed – The Dominican Republic Medical Partnership (DRMP) of Village Church is looking for auction items for its annual fundraiser, Celebration Dominicana, on Oct. 11. If you can donate something, email Lora Garrison, or call 913-671-2390. Thank you!
music ministry
Te Deum – 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 27, Mission Campus Sanctuary. Te Deum presents Rachmaninoff’s “All-Night Vigil” in English translation, honoring the work’s profound spiritual and musical legacy. Buy tickets HERE.
Wind Symphony – 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5, Mission Campus Sanctuary. The Kansas City Wind Symphony presents “Destinations,” music honoring places we’ve been and places we’d like to go. The free concert will feature music by Hector Berlioz, Percy Aldridge Grainger, and Haydn Wood.
Pastoral care & Counseling
Growing Through Grief Starts Sept. 24 – Grief is a hard journey; we’re here to help you each step of the way. This 5-week class, facilitated by Rev. Tom Soule, offers support. We meet at 10 a.m. every Wednesday, Sept. 24–Oct. 22 in Room 132. Registration is required; email Linda Alley or call 913-671-2327.
Home Communion will be offered on Oct. 5, World Communion Sunday. If you’re interested, or know someone who’d like to receive this sacrament, contact Linda Alley.
Presbyterian Women
Wednesday Women’s Fellowship – Optional dinner at 6 p.m., program begins at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 8, Room 206. Join us to discuss work-life balance, aging parents, raising kids, all things that are on women’s minds today (topics vary each month). RSVP to Carol Solenberger.
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young adults
Y.A.M. (Young Adut Ministry) Night – All 20s and 30s are invited to join us every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. We’ll enjoy dinner in the Young Adult Room (Room 8) followed by games, Scripture, and connection. Come as often as you can—we’d love to have you!
Parents Group – 9-11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 8. Parents and their littles are invited to the Young Adult space on the second Wednesday each month for faith, fellowship, and food with Pastor Maggie.
YOUTH
Twenty-nine students came to our first confirmation gathering Sunday at the Mission Campus! It’s not too late to sign up your 9th grader (or older).
green tip of the week:
Before turning on your vehicle’s AC, roll down the windows briefly to let hot air out of the cabin. Turn on the AC with the windows closed after you begin driving; it will cool the vehicle faster. *Village Presbyterian Church is a certified Earth Care Congregation.
9 and 11 a.m. (Sanctuary) and 4 p.m. for the Gathering service (Sanctuary, during Friendship Hall renovation) at the Mission Campus and 9:30 a.m. at the Antioch Campus.
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