Saturday, October 18

Join us later today, Saturday, October 18, at 6:00 pm for the annual Biggs' Bonfire and Cookout at the home of John and Joyce Biggs; 30404 Pink Hill Rd in Grain Valley.

We'll be serving hot dogs and s'mores. Hot drinks will also be available.

Please bring your own lawn chairs for seating, blankets to keep warm, and especially flashlights to see when it gets dark!

Sunday, October 19

Dr. Bill Stancil will be with us tomorrow to present the program “Finding Oneself; Finding God”, the first of three parts on the following Sundays between services, beginning at 9:15 am:

Part 1: Sunday, October 19

Part 2: Sunday, October 26

Part 3: Sunday, November 2

Next Tuesday, October 21

Plan ahead to join the guys from Resurrection at the monthly Men's Breakfast this Tuesday, October 21, beginning at 7:00 am 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!

St. Luke the Evangelist

Today (Saturday), is the day of the church calendar when we celebrate and remember St. Luke the Evangelist, the author to which the gospel we have been hearing from this year is attributed.

Focusing on one of the gospels does raise a question. Why do we have four gospels? Surely one gospel would have been enough? We have four gospels because the authors wanted to emphasize different parts of the story of Jesus, much like the telling of a beloved family story, where different family members emphasize different parts in the telling.

Mark was written first, and for the most practical of reasons. They wanted to write down the events of Jesus’ life before all the eyewitnesses died. Matthew was written to a Jewish audience, whereas Luke was written for a gentile audience. John, on the other hand, was written much later after the followers of Jesus had come to grips with the implications of Jesus’ life more deeply. They each had an angle they wanted to highlight from the same story, the story of God’s Word taking on flesh through the Holy Spirit. It is through the work of these anonymous writers, only given names by the tradition, that we have the story of our Lord as we know it.

As I said, Luke was written with a gentile audience in mind. In it, Jesus is always reaching out. He is always reaching out to those who were on the outside, those who were not a part of the promises of Abraham, which would be most of us at Resurrection. Luke wanted to tell a great story, that in Jesus, God was doing something new and amazing. God was bringing inside all the people who had previously been outside.

In Christ, everyone has the opportunity to be a part of the great story, the story God has been telling since the creation of the world. As you go through life this week, remember that the God through which all things were created and have their being loves you, his beloved child, so much that he wants you to spend an eternity with him. That was the story Luke the Evangelist wanted you to hear, a story worth internalizing and sharing with others. Luke did his part, now it falls to us.

Stewardship Campaign to begin

Our annual Stewardship campaign this year has the theme Tell Out My Soul.

Did you ever have news that was so exciting that you could not wait to share it with others? The Good News that fills our spirits with joy is about the radical abundance, abiding love, and healing power that Jesus shares with us when we respond to his call to follow him. All of the gifts that we have been given are ready to burst forth to serve our neighbors and share our love with a world in need.

Saturday, November 8

at 6:00 pm

Vanity Opera, comprised of members of Kansas City's Lyric Opera, will be hosting a recital at the parish on Saturday, November 8, at 6:00 pm to benefit the opera.

Parish members and friends are invited to attend.

Outside work on Narthex addition started

We finally have a contractor on-site to finish the outside portion of the narthex addition!

Work will consist of flashing and waterproofing, installation of siding and trim, and also putting in two vents for proper attic circulation.

We are still on the waiting list for our concrete contractor to complete the finishing of the wall surface of our east entrance and to cut-down the height of the bollards and install safety covers.

Our final project is to get the handicapped door installed.

Also, thanks to Les Woodward for installing the TV in the narthex as part of our new media center coming soon.

Please be patient

Our current website at:

www.episcopal-bluesprings.org

is up and running, but you may find some functionality or features missing.

Please be patient with us as we build a new website for you in conjunction with our transition to ACS Realm - your future connection to the Church of the Resurrection!

In the meantime, please read our weekly e-mails for information.

By the way, our new website will be at www.ecor.church