Barry Good News Barry Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) since 1840 Church Office: 816.436.0462 Sunday Worship 8:30 - First Worship Service 9:30 am - Sundays School classes for children and adults 10:30 - Second Worship Service Staff May 19 2015 Gail Roller, Editor Honor God, Serve Others, Seek Christ; Together Senior Minister: Rev. Dr. Dennis Patience dennispatience@gmail.com Director of Music: Vigthor Zophoniasson - vigthor@gmail.com Family Life Director: Jim Frentrop - Jim.frentrop@gmail.com Administrative Secretary: Gail Roller - groller@barrychristianchurch.com Ponderings of Patience Memorializing this Memorial Day By the time you read this article, Memorial Day will be close at hand, rendering the question, What will we be doing this Memorial Day? A recent report from the Travel Club, AAA Travel Services indicates that this year 37.2 Million Americans will be traveling this Memorial Day Weekend. 33 Million will make their journey by car. This is the highest rate of travel since 2005, due to lower fuel prices. (source: Bucks County Courier Times, Levittown, PA May 18, 2015) Although Memorial Day is now a federal holiday in which many Americans engage in numerous recreational activities, it originally began after the Civil War to c o m m e m o r a t e U n i o n a n d Confederate soldiers who died in the war. By the 1900 s as it became known as Decoration Day, it was a day set aside to decorate the graves of American service members who have died while in military service in war or peacetime. And today, many commemorative events are held throughout the country to maintain this honored tradition. But whatever events may absorb the majority of our time this Memorial Day weekend, may all of us take a portion of the day to memorialize. Whether it be a public our private occasion, may we take a few moments to commemorate, recall and show respect for the many men and women who have given the ultimate sacrifice of their lives to protect and serve our country. Our freedoms of thought, speech, religious practice, assembly, travel and commerce are upheld and maintained by the one percent of our citizenship serving in the Armed Services that protect the rights and privileges we enjoy every day. And as we take a period of time to remember those who have lost their lives in service to our country this Memorial Day, may we also remember that the practice of memorializing is an ancient one. For on numerous occasions in the Bible, when there was a need to commemorate and remember an important occasion or an important commitment that the people of God upheld in their relationship to God, standing stones were set up as a monument of remembrance. An important example is described in the book of Joshua. When the Israelite people crossed over the Jordan River, they took twelve large, smoothed and rounded stones from the middle of the Jordan River and stacked them on top of one another at their camp on the other side of the river. In addition, Joshua also set up twelve stones in the middle of the Jordan River. Both sets of stones were in place for generations, to remind the Israelites, of the greatness of God s power and so that generations to come would honor God forever (Joshua 4:24). Whether we memorialize the greatness of God through worship, praise and the reading of his word, or whether we remember people who gave of themselves for the betterment of our daily living, may we always remember that we are indebted to God and the people of generations before us, for the great blessings and benefits we enjoy each day. Memorializing is indeed a good task for us to practice on Memorial Day and any other day we can. Best wishes and continued prayers to everyone as we await the privilege to worship God this Sunday and to remember the sacrifice of others this Memorial Day. Pastor Dennis
P a g e 2 As we lift our hearts in prayer, dear Lord, may we receive all the benefits of your grace Our sympathy and prayers are extended for Tom & Michelle Bosworth and family in the death of Tom's sister, Patty Iske, on May 12. In our thoughts and prayers Nancy Abbott Violet Amos Ada & Bill Blowers Linda Eiken Jim Frentrop Jill Gregory Yvonne Hilton Frank Lantz Tom Nichols Raylene Noreen Nancy Plumb Bill Roberts Harold Roberts Don Scott Beverly Silvius Robyn Smith Billy Stevens Attendance Sunday May 10 1st service - 48 2nd service - 113 Total - 161 Sunday School - 50 Sunday May 17 1st service - 63 2nd service - 76 Total - 139 Sunday School - 48 The Memorial Wall, west wall in the entry to the Foyer adjacent to the sanctuary, is a beautiful addition to the church and a wonderful way to celebrate and honor those members who have supported and worshiped here. Contentment is not the fulfillment of what you want, but the realization of how much you already have. Author Unknown Please update your directory: Lynn Bratney has a new email address: lbratney@gmail.com And happy retirement Lynn! You are invited to the 50 th Anniversary celebration of Anne and Andy Jones on Sunday, May 31 st from 2:00 to 4:30 pm at the 1890 Venue in Tracy MO. (15640 HWY 92, Platte City, MO 64079) The couple requests no gifts. Email for Carrie Patience carolynpatience@gmail.com Dorothy Johnston has moved to Kansas to be near her daughter, Dee. Please update your directory. Any cards or notes would be welcomed by Dorothy. If you are homebound and would like communion, contact David Tarver at 436-4861 or the church office at 436-0462 Dorothy Johnston Medical Lodge (optional) 915 Horton Fort Scott, KS 66701 Holy Spirit, blow through our church with power and creativity! Open our hearts to follow your call.
P a g e 3 We were blessed on both May 10th and May 17th to have dedications in the 8:30 service. Ivy Miller was brought before the congregation by her parents, Jason & Erica, brother Brooks was in nursery. Family members joined in support. On May 17, Jackson and Sydney Miller were brought before God and the congregation by their parents, Steve and Grace Miller. Proud grandmother, Patty, stands in support. Children are given children s Bibles by the church and a Bible story book and a rose is given by the Christian Women s Fellowship. You call us, O God, to faith through generations of disciples grandparents, Sunday school teachers, older Christian friends. Help us be a witness to the next generation.
P a g e 4 On Sunday, May 17, we recognized those from our church who were graduating from either high school, college or received post-graduate degrees. Our Graduates: Earlglenn (Earl) Andrew Bowser will be graduating from the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, KS on June 11. Rank: Major, Branch: Logistics, Years of Active Service: 11, Years of Service: 22 Next Assignment: Yongsan (Seoul), Korea (1 year assignment, possibly 2 years) Report Date: 15 July 2015 We are sad to see Earl leave to go to Seoul, but we wish him the very best and may you know that you will always have a home at Barry! Jake and Joe Dyer, sons of Janice and Greg Dyer, grandsons of Dave and Rita Dyer, graduated from Oak Park High School. Both boys were active in sports during high school, playing both varsity soccer and football. Joe also played varsity golf this year. They were involved in the student leadership program and academic programs at Oak Park. Both Jake and Joe plan on attending Missouri State University. Joe plans on enrolling in a pre-medical program, and Jake plans on majoring in a pre-law or criminal law program. Both boys received academic scholarships from Missouri State. Jake and Joe would like to thank Barry Christian Church for the support and friendship provided to them through the years, and ask for your prayers for his new journey they are about to begin. Alyssa Sawyer, daughter of Melody Sawyer and granddaughter of Luella & Don Scott, graduated in the top 25% of the 2015 class at North Kansas City High School. She is a member of the National Honor Society and earned an A+ college scholarship to the Metropolitan Community College. Her college major is Elementary Education. She has met the requirements and applied for the bachelors degree program at the College of the Ozarks. Savanna Comfort, daughter of Craig and Dawn Comfort, granddaughter of Dave & Ardith Haynes, graduated from Winnetonka High School. She will be attending Maple Woods
There's Nothing Like a Picnic! Coming Soon! Invite your friends and neighbors to join us! P a g e 5 Bring a side dish to share, the Membership Committee will provide hot dogs & buns, water & soda along with paper plates & silverware When? Sunday, June 7 at 4:00 p.m. Where? Barry Platte Park Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the afternoon with food, family, friends, and fun! Hope to see you there! We would like to extend a Thank You to Lois Berry for arranging for a group from Barry Christian Church to be the first studio audience for a recent taping of Better KC. It was a fun day. Pictured is Lois learning the ropes of being an on air weather reporter. Thank you received from the Girl Scouts who meet in the Fellowship Hall. The girls bring canned food for our food pantry every time they use the Fellowship Hall.
P a g e 6 Committee Chairs: have you turned in your Annual Reports to Gail? If not, do so today. Monday, June 8 Congregational Meeting will start at 7:00 In the Fellowship Hall What is a Congregational Meeting? This is a meeting in which the events of the past year are noted and leaders are chosen for the coming year. In addition, a vote is taken to approve the annual budget. This meeting is for all members of the church and is important that we have a large number in attendance since many important decisions are to be made. Record of Giving February March April May (to date) General Use Income: General Use Income: General Use Income: General Use Income: $14,502 $19,659 $21,801 $12,276 Total Expenses: Total Expenses: Total Expenses: $18,447 $17,674 $16,158 Net: ($ - 3,945) Net: ($ + 1,985) Net: ($ + 5,643) For the Beauty of the Earth.and Barry Christian Church The church has three flower beds, and again we need some volunteers to help plant and maintain them. Contact Dave Tarver at 436-4861 Happy Birthday to you! If you have a June birthday or know of someone from Barry who does and is not on this list, please let me know so I can be sure to include them. Call Gail in the church office at 436-0462 or email her at groller@barrychristianchurch.com Todd Eacret - 01 Luke Martin - 01 Rita Knopf - 06 George Schaer - 07 Willo Lee - 11 James Maharg - 13 Bill Blowers - 14 Ruth Ann Solomon - 14 Skyler Clark - 15 Corri King - 15 Kyleigh Milford - 16 Rosa Kelley - 17 Kristin Devlin - 19 Elizabeth Carroll - 20 Cindy Sharp-Sutton - 22 Brett Stone - 23 David Henry - 27 Mary Davis - 28 Jennavive Hardin - 28 Judy Thomas - 29 Michelle Eacret - 30 Brian Grigsby - 30
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Barry Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 1500 NW Barry Rd, Kansas City MO 64155 Phone: 816-436-0462 website: BarryChristianChurch.com May 19, 2015 Return Service Requested Barry Food Pantry Special Items Needed: Cereal Hot dogs Kids practice singing from 9:30 to 9:50 in the Children s Church Room on Sunday mornings. Church Calendar for the upcoming week Wednesday 20 6:30 pm - Bible Study - Pathways Room 7:00 pm Choir Practice Thursday 21 (Gail Out of Office) 10:00 am - CWF - Hanomi Circle - Pathways Room 6:30 pm - Sanctuary in Use - Piano Recital 7:00 pm - Esther Circle CWF Room Friday 22 - Church Office Closed Sunday 24 - Memorial Tree Dedication 8:30 am - Worship 9:30 am SS Classes for all ages 10:30 am Worship Monday 25 - Church Office Closed Wednesday 27 10:00 am - Crafting Group - Upper Room 7:00 pm - Choir Sunday 31 8:30 am - Worship 9:30 am SS Classes for all ages 10:30 am Worship The Koinonia Dinner Out - June 15 will be at JJ s Restaurant in Kearney. Meet there at 6:30 pm The Koinonia Class invites you to join them on this fun outing. It is a great way to meet people from church. You just show up at the restaurant and everyone pays for their own meals. Sign up for the leading the Children s Time, Acolytes, Readers and Greeters. Sign up sheets are on the table at the back of the Sanctuary.