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Upcoming services (including Bible Class on Sundays)
- Sun, Dec. 29, 9am: service of lessons and carols
- Jan. 5, 9am: Rev. Daniel Grams (KS District LCMS Assistant to the President for Congregational and School Services)
Christmas prayer
Jesus, source of all joy and comfort, with Your coming You have gifted us with the greatest present ever known - life that is overflowing and never-ending. We poor sinners bow down to worship You and bring our gifts of broken and contrite hearts that You do not despise but gladly make new for us. Lead us to follow you and to help bring others to know you. In Your name that brings us peace. Amen.
So many people to thank!
We are grateful to all the people who have served our church during the Advent season. Special thanks to everyone who arrives early to direct traffic, open doors, operate stair glides and direct people to the sanctuary. Thank you to our organists, singers, those who help during services and those who provide treats for our fellowship times; to Lisa for creating our service folders and keeping us informed; to Vernelle for scheduling all of our guest preachers; to Pastor Cook for serving as our part-time vacancy pastor; and to Pastor Boetcher for leading our 8pm service on Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas and thank you to everyone in our congregation for your flexibility and kindness.
Lutheran Hour Ministries float in Jan. 1 parade
Tune in to tv broadcasts of the Tournament of Roses Parade on Wed., Jan 1 at 10am and watch for the "Behold! Jesus the Savior is Born" float created by Lutheran Hour Ministries volunteers. The float is entry #54, about mid-way through the parade. This is the 136th parade and the 74th time that this ministry has been part of it. It is the only Christian float in the parade. In addition to sharing Christ along the parade route, volunteers are stationed in booths around the parade site to engage in hundreds of conversations about the spiritual meaning of the LHM float. Learn more at lhm.org/petalpushers.
Check your church mailbox
All members have a mailbox in the hallway by the upstairs Lounge. Some boxes have mail in them - please look at yours.
Winter newsletter with photos and info
Pick up a copy of the quarterly newsletter from the large table in the narthex. It has lots of info and looks great, thanks to Katie H. and Lauren S.
Portals of Prayer
New versions for Jan.-Mar. are available in the Narthex. Remember that you can bring your old booklets back and place them in a collection tub on the shelf in the coat hall. Orphan Grain Train will re-distribute these for us, further sharing the Word of God.
Quilt-tying in January
Mark your new calendar and come to the Fellowship Hall on Saturday, Jan. 25 for quilt-tying from 10-11:30am. No special skills are needed, so helping in this way might be a great resolution for 2025! We look forward to fellowship and mercy time as we work on quilts that will be shared with our community.
Update on our pastoral vacancy
Rev. Phil Cook is serving as our part-time vacancy pastor (in addition to his part-time role as Director of LUMA). He is our emergency contact. Pastor Cook gives communion to homebound members and anyone who might be unable to attend services due to construction challenges. Contact Pastor Cook by sending a text message or leaving a voicemail at his number: 972-955-8801 (he will return your text/voicemail directly). You can also email him: and can make an appointment to meet with him. You can continue to call the church office with prayer requests (or email them to Lisa E. - ). Rev. Jason Boetcher had previously been listed as our emergency contact - instead, please contact Rev. Cook now. Thanks be to God for the pastors whom we've met during the first portion of our pastoral vacancy and praise to God for the opportunity to get to know Pastor Cook as he serves us in this new way.
Construction / renovation info (as of Fri, 12/20):
The construction sub-committee accepted a recommendation to delay the work on lighting the stained-glass window. It is now expected to start sometime in March, weather permitting. This is due to the glass subcontractor's concern that winter weather would be a risk for our stained-glass, which dates to 1957. The outer glass on the north wall of our church will be removed, with the hole covered with a tarp - or something similar, during most of the lighting project. Our contractor will monitor weather to start window work as soon as reasonable in spring. It's likely that this phase of construction will still be underway at Easter. We feel that delaying the work until spring is better than risking damage to the stained-glass. Dirt and concrete work continues around the west entrance and north tower, as weather allows. Do you have ideas of how we can reach out to our neighborhood? Please pray for God's direction on this and for the safety of everyone who encounters our construction site.
Sunday morning info during construction period
- Worship service: in the sanctuary at 9am.
- Fellowship (including coffee/treats): in the basement after the service.
- Adult Bible Class: basement Fellowship Hall at 10:15am.
- Sunday School for kids: blue classroom in basement at 10:15am.
Sunday parking during construction (church parking entrance is one-way, at north side of large parking lot; exit toward McDonald's)
- Use any spaces in our church's large parking lot.
- 8 spaces by our Preschool door should be used by people who need an entrance with no stairs.
- 19 spaces are on east side of KU Endowment Building. Access these via the one-way drive adjacent to our north entrance ramp on Rainbow Blvd.
- 12 spaces are in a lot on north side of KU Endowment Building. Access these from Rainbow, directly into the lot.
- 15 spaces are in a lot on south side of Wendy's. Use caution parking here since you'll need to cross Rainbow on foot.
Sunday morning doors during construction (available before and after church & Bible Class); volunteers will be at the doors to help as you arrive for church
- Preschool door (available by 8:15am, through the entire service, and up to Sunday School time). Wheelchairs (& volunteers to push) are ready for anyone needing help to get down the basement hallway. The stair glides are used to get up to the sanctuary level (volunteers help operate them until 9am and then again after the service).
- Northeast door (east side of church, near large parking lot) - available 8:30-9am. Two internal flights of stairs here take you to the sanctuary (entering through door near pulpit).
- Playground door (west side of church) - available 8:20-9am. Used by people parking at Wendy's (go through playground gate on Rainbow Blvd & follow sidewalk to this door).
Food Pantry - volunteers needed
Our food pantry is serving on Saturday mornings (only) for a few more months. Please keep everyone who receives food in your prayers. Could you spare some time from 9 - 11:15am to help out on any Saturday? Contact Deanna B. for more info. Helping with the pantry is a way to show the love of Jesus to our community. Thank you to all of the people who faithfully serve in the pantry!
Watching our Sunday services online
Click on this link to reach the YouTube page where our Sunday services are live-streamed: YouTube-OS Sunday service. If you miss the service on Sunday, each Monday a recording of the prior day will be posted to the site. You can also get to this webpage via a link on www.oskc.org/onlineworship.
Construction Project - Capital Campaign (Nov. update)
The capital campaign for our construction project continues. Look for packets of the related forms and documents in the Narthex. The campaign goal is $250,000 and as of the end of November, $73,200 has been received. Thanks to Lauren S. for creating the monitoring board that is in our Narthex. We are grateful for everyone's prayerful consideration about making a contribution and also to those who have submitted gifts. If you have any questions, please email or speak to Debbie K. or Deborah D. If you would like a personal meeting to discuss questions or contributions, please contact Patty M. or Lou W.
Preschool teaching assistant
We are currently looking for a Preschool teaching assistant for 18 hours a week. The position is Monday 8:00am-3:30pm, Wednesday 11:30am-3:30pm, and Friday 8:30am-3:30pm. Please contact Donna @ 816-868-4772.
Join KCYALs for the Epiphany Worship Service & Fellowship!
The Kansas City Young Adult Lutherans invite you to celebrate Epiphany with us on January 6, 2025 at Calvary Lutheran Church in Kansas City, MO. The worship service will begin at 5:45 PM, followed by dinner and fellowship at 6:45 PM. It’s a wonderful opportunity for young adults to come together in faith, connect with others, and share a meal.
Location: Calvary Lutheran Church
7500 Oak St, Kansas City, MO 64114
We look forward to seeing you there as we kick off the new year in worship and community!
New Address
James Molloy
3570 Rainbow Blvd
Apt 624
Kansas City, KS 66103
Prayers:
Caroline Parks; Lucas Heinrich; Cheryl Scott; Claire Dodson’s family members- Sam Rohr, Mike Rohr; Patty Milbourn; Cheryl Heverin & son Joe; Donna Bottemuller’s friend Tom Frank (small stroke).
Today’s Worship Assistants: Next Week’s Worship Assistants:
Reader: Susan Paulakovich Reader:
Acolyte: Acolyte:
Altar: Deanna Burroughs Altar:
Organist: Melinda/Jane Organist:
Refreshments: Irwin’s Refreshments:
Homebound/Care Facility
Loretta Davis, Richard Larson, Kevin Larson, Bob Salsman, David Gates, Willie Oldberg, Jennifer Plackemeier, Gertrude Woodring, Cheryl Scott, David & Caroline Parks.
December Birthdays/Anniversaries
Quinn Welch Dec 28 Roena Iiams Dec 30
Tom Eckard Dec 28 Travis & Tanner Lee Dec 31
James Wetzel Dec 29
January Birthdays
Becky Rule Jan 9 Nicki Erwin Jan 17
David Hodgson Jan 13 Carrie Delaney Jan 18
George Bryant Jan 14 Deanna Burroughs Jan 19
Sandy Mitschke Jan 15 Ellie Jarrett Jan 22
Ministry Impact