Set your clocks forward 1-hour at bedtime

Daylight Saving Time in 2026 begins tomorrow, Sunday, March 8, 2026, at 2:00 a.m..

Clocks will "spring forward" one hour to 3:00 a.m. local time, resulting in an earlier sunrise and later sunset. 

Don't miss church tomorrow!

Today 1:00 to 4:00 pm at church

Join Maura and Gary Zumwalt from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm at church today to wish them a very, happy birthday.

Refreshments will be provided. No gifts please!

Jesus calls us to repent

This Sunday marks the middle of Lent, and as we continue through the season it is helpful to remember the main theme and purpose of the season. We are taking time to remember the first call of Jesus, what his ministry was all about, repentance.

Mark was the first of the gospels to be written, and in it, Jesus begins his ministry with the proclamation that “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; repent, and believe in the good news.” To repent means to turn from. Jesus calls us to turn from our old ways and believe.

Here in the church, we strive to make everyone feel welcome, but that welcome has a specific purpose. We welcome all that they may have the opportunity to answer the proclamation of Jesus, to repent and believe in the good news. Lent is our yearly reminder of that reality. The point is to encounter Jesus and be transformed as disciples.

We are welcome here, but that is not enough. We are also called by Jesus. We are called to repentance, to turn from all that is not Christ. That is what we seek this Lent. Let us continue that journey together in the week ahead.

From Joe Owen

If you purchased tickets to see the Elvis & Elton show at the New Theatre & Restaurant, please pick them up tomorrow from Joe Owen.

At First Christian Church

The next Blue Springs Ecumenical Service for Lent is at First Christian Church on Wednesday, March 11.

A meal will be served beginning at 5:30 pm followed by a worship service at 6:40 pm.

Wednesdays at 1:00 pm: Bible Study

Thursdays at 6:00 pm: Adult Ed - Reading C.S. Lewis' “The Screwtape Letters” (participate by Zoom)

Join Zoom Meeting

https://zoom.us/j/97315065745?pwd=iz3rduM9omNtBZK6xol7UZRP6LlPny.1

Meeting ID: 973 1506 5745

Passcode: 870945

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Saturday, March 7: Zumwalt Birthday Celebration 1:00 - 4:00 pm, no gifts please

Sunday, March 8: Daylight Savings Time begins (set your clocks forward one hour)

Tuesday, March 10: LunchBunch at 11:30 am at Perkins (across from Walmart in Independence, MO)

Wednesday, March 11: Lenten Meal at 5:30 pm & Ecumenical Worship Service at 6:40 pm at First Christian Church; Vestry Meeting at 7:30 pm (adjusted for Lenten service)

Saturday, March 14: Elvis and Elton at New Dinner Theatre

Sunday, March 15: Necessity Pantry ingathering

Tuesday, March 17: Men’s Breakfast at Royal Biscuit at 7:00 am

Wednesday, March 18: Lenten Meal at 5:30 pm & Ecumenical Worship Service at 6:40 pm at Good Shepherd Christian Church

Saturday, March 21: Garden Clean Up at 9:00 am

Tuesday, March 24: Book Club at 1:00 pm

Wednesday, March 25: Lenten Meal at 5:30 pm & Ecumenical Worship Service at 6:40 pm at All Saints Lutheran Church

Saturday, March 28: Altar Guild Cleanup at 9:00 am; DOK meeting at 10:00 am

Sunday, March 29: Palm Sunday

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