Please bring empty laundry bottles

St. Michael's is looking for empty laundry bottles (36 oz - 64 oz). Giving the Basics provides the actual soap to St. Michael's but sends it in large 5 gallon containers, which must be transferred to smaller containers for distribution to clients.

Please give your bottles to Marie Weisbach.

At 9:15 am in the undercroft

Mark September 8 at 9:15 am on your calendar and attend an Outreach update in the undercroft!  We'll discuss the various ministries currently supported with Outreach funding and what's new.

Thank you Conn's for your service

"Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings." ~ William Arthur Ward

With many thanks and much gratitude, the Outreach Committee wants to commend Rich and Gabe Conn for their commitment of time and talent in preparing nearly 4,000 meals for the homeless served by Uplift. They have worked tirelessly to prepare the main meals for those in need once a month for many years but feel it's time to retire from this ministry. 

Beverly Hudson has been consistently providing help and sweet treats for those ladled meals and has graciously agreed to continue to do so. Annie and Stew Scott are happy to continue to transport the meals to Uplift.

That means we are looking for individuals or couples to take the lead on this ministry, cooking a dish for 60 once a month in the church kitchen (taking about 3 hours).  

The Conns are ready to help train interested parties. If 4 volunteers were involved, it would involve 3 hours once every two months. Conns will be preparing meals for September and possibly October, so if you are interested, please let Rich or Gabe Conn and Pat Carle know!

In September

The Standing Committee has announced a slate of four candidates for the ninth Bishop of the Diocese of West Missouri. The election will be held on Saturday, November 9. The next bishop will succeed The Right Reverend Diane M. Jardine Bruce, Bishop Provisional.

The candidates in alphabetical order are:

• The Rev. Jimmy Abbott, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Galveston, TX
• The Very Rev. Amy Dafler Meaux, Dean and Rector, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Little Rock, AR
• The Rev. Dr. Bradley Pace, Rector, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette, IN
• The Rev. Molly Payne-Hardin, Rector, Trinity Episcopal Church, Watertown, NY

Click here for biographical information, professional documents, written responses to a series of questions, and a video featuring short introductions from each of the candidates.

Members of the diocese are invited to meet the candidates during a “meet and greet” (called WESTMODIOlogues) to be held at churches across the diocese during the week of September 16, 2024. These gatherings will be live-streamed for those unable to attend in person. All gatherings will start at 6:00 pm with a light meal followed by discussions at 7:00 pm. Following is a schedule of meet and greets nearest to our parish:

Click here to reserve your spot and submit a question to the candidates.

Wednesday, September 18, 2024

St. Anne’s Episcopal Church

1815 NE Independence Ave.; Lee’s Summit, MO

Thursday, September 19, 2024

Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral

415 W. 13th St.; Kansas City, MO

Friday, September 20, 2024

Church of the Redeemer

7110 N State Route 9; Kansas City, MO