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Barry Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)

since 1840

Worship on Sunday

Mornings:

8:30 a.m. First Service

9:30a.m. Fellowship

9:45a.m. Sunday School

11:00a.m. Second Service

5:00p.m. Youth Groups

Gail Roller, Editor Barry Good News

Robert’s Reflections

Barry Staff Nursery Attendant - Colleen O’Leary Children’s Church Director - Barbara George - [email protected]

Choir Director – Katelyn Mattson-Levy - [email protected] Music Minister - Mary Camille Davis - [email protected]

Youth Director - Evalyn Allen - [email protected] Administrative Secretary - Gail Roller - [email protected]

Minister of Visitation - Rev. Tom Blakley [email protected] Senior Minister - Robert J. George - [email protected]

October 18, 2011

T o see the way we greet each other on a given Sunday morning

before church begins; to observe the glow on your faces as you

reconnect after a weeks’ absence; to know that here in the

sanctity of this church we all give and receive something of great value,

fills me with a sense of wonder. We have something here – a gift, that is

not easily discovered in the world around us. Though she probably did

not have this specifically in mind, Maya Angelou wrote a poem about it.

Alone

Lying, thinking

Last night

How to find my soul a home

Where water is not thirsty

And bread loaf is not stone

I came up with one thing

And I don't believe I'm wrong

That nobody,

But nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Alone, all alone

Nobody, but nobody

Can make it out here alone.

Is there a greater truth? We need each other – the world over, we need

each other. Sometimes we forget about that and slide off on our own.

Has that happened in your life? Are you in need of reconnection? Life is

hard. Let’s reattach, renew, rejoin, hook up, bond again, link together,

unite, join forces. ―Nobody, but nobody can make it out here alone.‖

See you Sunday? Love, Bob

Sign up on Sun-

day mornings or

call the church

office 436-0462

to help with the

Turkey Dinner

Areas needed:

Decorating, ticket sales, seating,

parking lot attendants, rolling

silverware, rolls, gravy, dressing,

tending the turkey, side dishes,

servers, drink stand, pie cutters,

carry out orders, the all important

DISHWASHERS, table bussing,

garbage collectors and clean up

crews.

As you can see, it takes many

volunteers to prepare and serve

the meals! Your help is needed

- you can sign up for 2-4 hour

increments.

Turkey Dinner Work Days are:

Monday, October 31st, pulling

turnips. Meet at the church at

8:30 a.m.

Tuesday, November 1st, Chop

Celery, onions and cook bacon

Wednesday, November 2nd,

Peel and slice turnips

Thursday, November 3rd -

TURKEY DINNER - Final prepara-

tions going on all day, please

come help

Friday, November 4th - TURKEY

DINNER - Everyone’s help

needed

“As we lift our hearts in prayer, dear Lord, may we receive all the benefits of your grace…”

Nancy Abbott

Nancy Bartlett

Missy Barron

Bette Booth

David Booth

Dennis Butler

Brenda Dunn

Travis Dunn

Anna Eacret

Eiken Family

Karen Gibler

Anne Jones

Barbara Jones

Grace Kemerling

Kevin Kirkpatrick

Melody Lair

Wanda Littrell

Jean Lyne

Jay Maharg

Bill Merritt

Mike Mowry

Freddie Nichols

Rosalie Phillips

Roberta Powell

Warren & Nancy Plumb

Jo Riddle

Oma Rinehart

Bill Roberts

Roy Sanders

Gene Starks

Billy Stevens

Donny Weaver

Hank Weaver

Cheryl Williams

Zachary Wolfe

Dorothy Woody

October 23

Deuteronomy 34:1-12

1 Thessalonians 2:1-8

*Matthew 22:34-46

October 30

Joshua 3:7-17

1 Thessalonians 2:9-13

*Matthew 23:1-12

Scripture Readings Attendance October 2

1st Service - 70

2nd Service - 101

Total - 171

Sunday School - 65

October 9

1st Service - 70

2nd Service - 101

Total - 171

Sunday School - 71

Our sympathy and prayers are extended for Debbie Staab,

Michelle Bosworth and Jill Gregory along with their families, in the death

of their mother, Norma Gregory on Wednesday, October 5

A very special "Thank You," and with it, you will find sincere appreciation

for all of the support during our time of loss. Your generosity and

beautiful sentiments have been so very kind. It was wonderful to see so

many of you at Hope's Celebration of Life. Thank You for your support it

means a great deal to us.

Sincerely, Dvak, Crystal & Zoe Corwin

When troubles come

Have you noticed that things often seem to fall apart all at once? It could

be a string of financial setbacks. First the refrigerator goes out, then the

car won’t start and then the roof starts leaking. Or maybe our

relationships break down or our career unravels.

What can we do when hardships threaten to overwhelm us? Peanuts

character Charlie Brown said, ―I only dread one day at a time.‖ But we can

do better than that.

We can take a deep breath, cling to God’s hand and keep walking

Dear Friends,

On behalf of the Ralston Family, I would like to extend my thanks to Jeff

Mowry, Nick Rega, members of the VIM Committee along with John Littrell

and Nick Roller for their time in remodeling our bathroom. It looks and

works great. Once again, thanks to all that helped in His Name.

The Ralston Family

Dear Friends at Barry Christian Church,

Thank you for your cards and prayers.

Dennis Butler

The Wonder of Worship

How sweet the hour of

praise and prayer,

When our devotions

blend,

And on the wings of

faith divine

Our songs of joy

ascend!

—Fanny Crosby

‖Operation Christmas Child‖

We are participating once again with Operation Christmas Child. This Christmas season, a needy child

overseas will receive your shoe box, filled with gift items, along with Christian literature in his or her own

language.

Plastic shoe boxes and brochures available at the back of the Sanctuary. Just sign for how many boxes you

want to fill and check off your name when you bring them back. You can use your own shoeboxes if you

prefer.

There are also Videos and DVDs that can be borrowed on back table, or log in to web page to view .

www.samaritanspurse.org A fun page to look at is http://www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/

Journey_of_a_Shoe_Box/

Still have questions? Call Rita Knopf @ 436-9987 or email [email protected]

We hope you will be a part of this exciting opportunity to share God's love with a hurting child.

So don't forget to bring your shoe box gifts to church on or before November 20.

Barry Christian Church is

responsible for lunch.

Mark Your Calendars:

Barry Christian Church is

scheduled for the following dates:

October 22, November 12,

December 3.

Christian Carpenter House Build We will be working

this Saturday, October 22 along with St. Patrick's

Catholic Church. The house located at 1215 E

22nd St, NKC MO

We will start at 8:00 a.m. so please be there a few

minutes before that. Wear work clothes and hard toe

shoes if you have them. Although there are tools at

the work site sometimes they get scattered out. If

you have the following tools, please bring them:

hammer, tape measure, safety glasses, leather gloves,

nail apron, square. Work until 3 p.m. is preferred.

This year, the children will be presenting a traditional

Christmas Pageant for the 5:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service.

In order to prepare for this, we are asking all children to

meet in the Jr. Church Room in the lower half of the

education wing from 9:45-10:05 a.m.

Parents, we hope YOUR children will participate, please

encourage them and bring them to practice .

From the Youth Director:

Communication is like electricity: if it isn’t distributed correctly, a lot of people are left in the dark!

After one month here at Barry Christian Church, I know I’ve left people in the dark sometimes—and I

do apologize. I’m learning all the ways we have of communicating with each other, like this newslet-

ter, and working to get to know everyone better.

Sunday morning was an awesome time serving the homeless at Grand Avenue Temple in downtown

Kansas City. Nine youth from our group made the trek down to serve: Sophia Bostick, Patrick Bos-

tick, Sam Bostick, Zoe Corwin and her friend Brooke, Ashley Henry, Ali Rogers, Alyssa Sawyer, and

Andy Sawyer. Crystal Corwin and Stephanie helped me with transportation, and Crystal was able to

stay and help serve the meal. We were joined by my daughter and her Girl Scout troop for many

hands that made light work!

In the worship service at Grand Avenue Temple, Ali Rogers courageously set an example by volun-

teering to sing in the ―stand-up‖ choir; and Sophia and Patrick Bostick quickly joined her. I sneaked a

picture from the back of the sanctuary so you could all enjoy the moment with us.

It’s been a wonderful first month at Barry Christian Church, and I’m looking forward to the

future with you! Make sure you attend Youth Group on Sunday, October 30, 2011, 5:00-

7:00pm for a special event. We will get to know each other better, and each of us will create

a candy model of our ―Christian DNA.‖ It promises to be a fun, delicious, and empowering

evening!

Evalyn Allen

“No man ever got very high by pulling other people down…. Don’t knock your friends.

Don’t knock your enemies. Don’t knock yourself.”

—Alfred, Lord Tennyson

On Tuesday, November 8th, The CWF Women

help at the CC Clothes Closet at 8:30 a.m.

and the CWF Steering Committee will meet at

7:00 p.m. in the CWF Room.

All women are invited to participate in either of the Women’s Bible

Studies held on the third Thursday of each month.

The Hanomi Circle will meet on Thursday, October 20 at 10:00 a.m. in the

C.U.C. Room and the Ester Circles will meet on Thursday, October 20 at

7:00 p.m. in the CWF Room.

On Thursday October 27, Disciple Women will gather for the Regional Evening Disciples Women

at 6:30 p.m. held at Park Hill Christian Church. The program will be by Susie DeGhelder. Susie is a local

author with a background in nursing and education. Her book, The Gate Called Beautiful, is a parable of

one year in her family’s life dealing with drug and alcohol abuse.

Reservations are due by Monday, October 24 913-432-1414.

We will meet at noon

(bring a lunch) or come at

1:00 p.m. if you just want

to work.

Wednesdays

7:00 p.m.

Meet in the Sanctuary

Everyone Welcome!

SMILE!!!

On Sunday, November 20th

directly after the second service

(12:00 p.m.) we will gather for a

church family photo for our

website.

If the weather is nice, we

will bunch up in front of the

Sanctuary, and if it is cold, we will

gather on the chancel. Either

way, it will be fun.

To add to the joy of the day, we

will have a fellowship time with

turkey noodle soup. YUM YUM!

On that day, please come to the

11:00 service or come back for

the photo and delicious soup.

Those Serving in October

8:30 - Elders - Kenneth & Roxie Weaver -

Communion to homebound/hospitalized

8:30 - Deacons - (Sara & Tracy Shelby - Pre-

pare Communion) Dave Haynes

Jr. Deacon - Kristin Dyer

11:00 - Elders - Anne Jones, Ellis Malone

11:00 - Deacons - (Jeff Mowry - Communion Cleanup)

Lynn Bratney, Jessica Eacret

Jr. Deacon - Alex Sawyer - Communion Cleanup

Children’s Sermon - 8:30 - Kathy Weekley

11:00 - Someone Needed

Acolytes - 8:30 - Someone Needed

11:00 - Mercedes Peck

Greeters - 8:30 - Dave Haynes

11:00 - Wanda Eacret & Michelle Eacret

Scripture Readers - 8:30 - Kimberly Pukay

11:00 - Betty Rega

Boo Bake Sale Sunday, October

30th Before and after services To

benefit Mid America Adaptive Sports

Club

Bring donations the day of the sale

and price ahead of time please

Please continue to

save UPC labels

from Best Choice

products and Camp-

bell labels.

Barry Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ) 1500 NW Barry Rd

Kansas City MO 64155

Phone: 816-436-0462

website: BarryChristianChurch.com

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