Weekly Word
“Village has given me a community I know I can always come back to.”
The graduating seniors helped lead us in worship and song at the 4 p.m. Gathering service Sunday. If you would like to see the video Greg Hoeven created where some of the students reflected on their faith and growing up at Village Church, find it HERE. Watch the entire service on our YouTube channel.
Serve
Cross-Lines Volunteer Opportunity – Join us on Friday, May 9 to serve lunch to our neighbors in need at the Cross-Lines Kitchen. Sign up online or email Jim Bolton.
Operation Breakthrough needs help with their year-around tutoring program—just one hour per week. Volunteers work one-on-one to assist children with literacy and math. Email Charlotte with questions and to volunteer.
Food Pantry & Clothes Closet – May is fruit month at the pantry. Please consider a donation of any kind of fruit in cans or standard-sized plastic containers. And the weather has warmed up, so we can use all kinds of spring and summer clothing at the Clothes Closet!
Engage, Grow, and Celebrate
adult faith formation
Village U: Christian/Jewish Relations Through the Centuries – 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays, April 28-May 19, Heritage Dining Room (230). Biagio Mazza explores the historical conflict between Jews and Christians, starting with the first century split over Jesus as Messiah. Register HERE.
Worship and Lunch at Grandview Park Presbyterian Church — 11 a.m. Sunday, May 4. Thank you to all who attended the Social Justice Ministry community dinner! Let’s continue building relationships with our neighbors. Sign up HERE.
Village Golf – 8 a.m. Monday, May 12 at Minor Park in Kansas City, MO. Green fee with cart is $42. RSVP to Brad Steil by May 2.
Children & family ministry
Summer Lighthouse begins on Sunday, June 1. Kids ages 5 through 6th grade are invited during the 9 a.m. worship service to explore faith, art, and the great outdoors. Meet in Room 307.
international mission
Medical Clinic in Kenya – Seventeen people, including Revs. David Nzioka and Maggie Johnson Phillips, will be returning to Thwake, Kenya in June—where we have partnered with residents to support their clinic, birthing center, girls’ home, secondary school, and church. We will host a three-day medical clinic for about 1,500 people who have little or no access to health care. If you’d like to support this effort, donate HERE. Asante (“thank you” in Swahili)!
Save the Date – Saturday, Oct. 11 for Celebration Dominicana—celebrating 30 years of the Dominican Republic Medical Partnership (DRMP)! More info to come.
music ministry
46th Annual “Bach-a-thon” presented by the American Guild of Organists featuring the Village Chamber Choir and KC Baroque Consortium – 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, in the Mission Campus Sanctuary. Free admission.
2nd Thursday Recital featuring St. Petersburg String Quartet – 12:15 p.m. Thursday, May 8, in the Mission Campus Chapel. Please join us for a noontime recital with a short reception afterward in the Welcome Center to meet the artists. Free admission.
Pastoral care & Counseling
Widowers‘ Support Group – If your spouse has died or is living with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, you are not alone. You can listen, share, and find fellowship with other men who are walking the same path as you. Meetings are every Thursday at 9 a.m. in Room 132 at the Mission Campus.
Presbyterian women
Kemper Museum Tour – 5-7 p.m. Thursday, May 8. Amazing Graces invites all women to an evening of art and appetizers at the Kemper Museum. RSVP to Becky Anderson by May 1. Cost = $35; please Venmo: @Becky-Anderson-65.
young adults
Party in the Park – 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 14. All young adults—individuals, couples, parents (and their kids)—are invited for a picnic at Franklin Park (8706 Roe Ave.) to celebrate a year of growth and fellowship in Young Adult Ministry! No cost, but sign up HERE to let us know you’re coming.
Y.A.M. Camp! All young adults (and your children, if you’ve got them) are invited to join us Saturday, May 10 at Heartland Retreat Center in Parkville, MO. The schedule includes devotions, a nature walk, games, and more. Here is the link for information and to sign up.
green tip of the week:
Warmer months are here. Be mindful of your air conditioning use. Raising the thermostat only 1 or 2 degrees makes a difference. *Village Presbyterian Church is a certified Earth Care Congregation.
“Up from the rubble the Gathering will rise.”
The renovation of Friendship Hall began the Monday after Easter. Pictured above is a rendering of the desired outcome being done by Pearce Construction. Key updates include: new flooring, improved acoustics, and an upgraded audio-visual booth for worship, concerts, and lectures. There will be a new ADA-compliant stage, new windows, new coffee counter, and better functionality for serving food at dinners, meetings, and receptions. The goal is to have the new space ready for Advent. We are grateful for your patience—and for your generosity, which helps ensure Friendship Hall continues to welcome generations.
Nathan Bliss, co-director of music for the Gathering, wrote an original song to mark this occasion and offer thanks for the memories made in this room. Watch the Gathering band perform it on Easter HERE (song begins at timestamp 1:00:06).
“From our highest highs
To the pain we’ve known
Side-by-side
Together we’ve grown
When the hammers fall
This is not the end
Up from the rubble the Gathering will rise!”
Worship Times
9 and 11 a.m. (Sanctuary) and 4 p.m. for the Gathering service (Sanctuary, starting April 27) at the Mission Campus
and 9:30 a.m. at the Antioch Campus.
Let’s stay connected.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel (for past sermons, concerts, lectures, and more)—and sign up for other Village Church communication, daily devotionals, and more!