Join us for "Chili and Chiefs" tomorrow, Sunday December 14 following the 10:30 service.

Come vote for your favorite chili (with cash or check donation). The chef with the most $$$ votes will win the coveted Ladle and bragging rights!

Proceeds will be used to help offset the expense of our wonderful music program. We'll have the Chiefs vs Chargers game on while we eat.

Advent drawing to a close

As the second week of Advent draws to a close, we transition from reflecting on peace this week to considering the joy Christ’s birth brings us in the week ahead. But before we get to joy, let us consider one more time the peace that Christ brings us that causes jot to spring forth. To do that, I would like to read a single verse from the gospel of John.

In verse 14:27 Jesus told his disciples, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.”

What does this mean? What does in mean that Jesus leaves his peace with us and gives it to us? What does it mean that he does not give as the world gives, and why should we not let our hearts be troubled and afraid? (pause)

Simply put, in his birth, Jesus heralds that the dawning of a new possibility for peace that has begun through him. This is a new and endlessly multifaceted peace. A cosmic peace. A new thing happens in Jesus, and the world is not the same.

We have a new peace given from Jesus that is a different gift from anything the world gives. This is a peace that begins in our hearts and reaches out from there to all of creation. There is only one appropriate response to the peace that Christ’s birth means, and that is joy. Let us be people of peace, joyfully striving after our Lord. Amen

Peace of Christ,

Fr. Jonathan +

At 7:00 am

Bring your appetite and join us on Tuesday, December 16, for our monthly Men's Breakfast at the Royal Biscuit on 40 Hwy in Blue Springs, beginning at 7:00 am.

The Royal Biscuit offers a 20% discount on Tuesdays to seniors and military.

Warm gifts appreciated

Thanks to everyone who contributed so generously to our CSL Christmas Tree project. The folks at the Community Services League were overwhelmed by your generosity!

Now the Christmas tree has been converted into a MITTEN TREE!

Please bring hats, mittens, gloves, scarves and other warm items to help keep the less fortunate and homeless warm this cold weather season.

43rd anniversary of

Ordination to the Priesthood

This week we give special thanks for the ministry of Fr. Doug Johnson + and his long-time service to the Church of the Resurrection.

Please congratulate and remember Fr. Doug +, who will celebrate the 43rd anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on Monday, December 15.

Let us pray:

O God, by whose command the order of all time runs its course, look graciously upon your servant, Douglas, whom you have been pleased to ordain to the order of your holy priesthood. 

On this anniversary, we remember the day of his calling and consecration. We give you thanks for the journey, the blessings, and the struggles that have shaped his ministry. 

By your grace, may he ever be sustained by your presence and power, finding renewed strength and deep purpose in your unending love. May the mind of Christ live in him, controlling all he does and says, and may the peace of God rule his life, bringing calm to comfort the sick and sorrowing.

Help him to rejoice in the gift of service, to love as Christ loves, and to always be ready to say, "Here I am, Lord; I will go, Lord, if you lead me, and I will hold your people in my heart". 

Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. 

Contributions accepted

Poinsettias and other seasonal flowers will grace our worship space during the Christmas season.

Donations are accepted in any amount. Please make your check payable to Church of the Resurrection and note on the memo line “Christmas Flowers”. If giving a cash donation, please be sure to provide us your name.

Monday, December 22 at 7:00 pm

Blue Christmas Service*

Wednesday, December 24 at 7:00 pm

Christmas Eve Service*

Thursday, December 25 at 10:30 am

Christmas Day Service

What is a “Blue Christmas” service? For some, memories of past experiences and the pain of present situations can become overwhelming. Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, or New Year’s Eve can be very difficult and a vivid reminder of the challenges in our lives. We invite you to offer your pain to the Christ child in this service and pray you will find hope and comfort in knowing you are not alone.



*These services will be live-streamed.

To benefit CSL

The Daughters of the King are sponsoring a Reverse Advent Calendar this year to benefit the Community Services League (CSL) of Blue Springs.

A reverse advent calendar is a way to give back during the holidays, where instead of receiving an item each day, you add one item to a box or container to donate. At the end of the countdown to Christmas, the DOK will collect and deliver the items to CSL.

Pick-up the list of suggested items to donate each day in the Narthex.

Submit your questions

We will have an Instructed Eucharist on Sunday, January 18 at both the 8:00 am and 10:30 am services.

An Instructed Eucharist is an opportunity to learn more about the worship we experience every Sunday. Verbal explanations of the parts of the service will be offered throughout the service.

If you have some curious questions you would like answered during the instruction (like why we do we do something specific in the service) feel free to respond to this email with your question.