Set your clocks ahead one hour tonight at bedtime

Don't miss church tomorrow! Remember to change your clocks tonight for Daylight Savings Time.

Wednesdays at 5:30 pm

Resurrection is joining with other Blue Springs churches in the sharing of food, fellowship and worship during Lent. Each Wednesday in Lent, one church will host a meal beginning at 5:30 pm, followed by a Lenten community service.

Remaining schedule:

March 13: First Christian Church of Blue Springs

March 20:  Good Shepherd Christian

AI allows phone callers to impersonate clergy, friends and relatives

We have heard of an increasing number of phishing e-mails and texts being sent claiming to come from clergy of the Diocese of West Missouri, including Father Jonathan. Scammers use e-mail or text messages to trick you into giving them your personal and financial information.

Scammers often use "spoofed" e-mail addresses that superficially mimic genuine e-mail addresses of individuals or businesses. So, please double-check before clicking links or downloading documents, and carefully consider if the e-mail is really legitimate. Look for spelling and grammatical errors and clues to identify spam. The victim of a spoofed e-mail address has no idea their e-mail address has been stolen and has no way to stop it. If in doubt, don't click.

New artificial intelligence (AI) software also allows fraudsters to manipulate videos and recordings found on social media to produce realistic sounding voice recordings or videos of you. Typically you will receive a phone call from someone "you know" asking for money or immediate help due to an emergency. Be aware the voice is real due to AI, but the person is not your friend or relative. Stop this fraud by slowing down the conversation. Say you will call them back. Then separately contact the person you think called you to validate the story. DON'T USE THE CONTACT METHOD GIVEN TO YOU BY THE CALLER.

Be vigilant. DO NOT purchase anything, fall victim to purchasing and sending gift cards, or give out your financial or personal information. If the spoofed e-mail address is from a gmail account, you may report it at support.google.com/mail/contact/abuse.

If you are receiving texts you believe to be phishing attempts, block the contact or phone number so they are unable to send you any more texts.

Work will resume soon

A contract for the completion of the Narthex addition has been executed with a new construction firm. Work should resume within a couple weeks. During construction we ask everyone to be especially mindful of their own safety and to exercise good judgment when workers and equipment are present.

The new elevator lift has also been received and will be installed as soon as possible, pending necessary building completion. New flooring will then be installed in the entire Narthex, along with with new ceiling tiles and lighting.

Big thanks as well to the many volunteers who cleaned up the outside grounds of construction debris. We will have a dumpster on site soon to remove the remaining trash.

The Vestry thanks the congregation for your patience. We will soon have a beautiful new Resurrection!