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Bi-weekly Publication March 6, 2015 Vol. 30 Issue 6
Trinity Lutheran Church
One Church...Two Campuses
Mission Campus: 5601 West 62nd Street | Mission, KS 66202
Shawnee Campus: 21320 Midland Drive | Shawnee, KS 66218
The Messenger
Installations Set
Vicar
Associate Pastor
Ben Vineyard will be installed as a vicar
at Trinity at the Mission campus at all
services the weekend of March 15, and
at the Shawnee campus at both services
on March 22. Ben begins the first of
sixteen seminary classes this next
week. Please pray thanking God for the
gift of Ben to our congregation and also
for diligence and stamina in his studies
and other ongoing preparations for the
pastoral ministry.
Pastor Phil Cook and his wife, Rebeka,
are finalizing their transition plans as
they prepare to move here from Texas.
They plan to move in June and then
take some vacation time and family
time getting settled as well as begin
getting acquainted with people. Pastor
Cook’s installation will be on the
afternoon of August 2 at the Shawnee
campus. Please continue to pray for the
Cook family as they transition here
from Texas. A special prayer request is
made for the health of their children,
Thomas, Noree and Evan who have
been ill recently.
Letter from Trinity Preschool Board
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Dear Members of Trinity,
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Greetings in the name of Jesus! Rhonda Nesselrode, the director of Trinity’s preschool, recently
announced her resignation from that position effective at the end of this school year to pursue other
opportunities. We thank God for Rhonda’s faithful years of service and for her love of the children
and their families!
Rhonda’s departure, coupled with the acceptance of Trinity’s associate pastor Call by Pastor Phil
Cook and his ministry focus on the Shawnee campus, has led the preschool board to determine that it
is best to find an interim preschool director to serve for the 2015-16 school year. The board is now
receiving résumés for this interim director position at tlcpreschoolboard@gmail.com through March
31, 2015. Qualified candidates will then be interviewed before a candidate is ultimately selected.
We will keep you informed as the process unfolds.
God’s Blessings!
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Josh Tieman
Preschool Board Chairman
Pastor Mark
Senior Pastor
Lenten Bach Cantata Series
Saturday evenings at 5pm
Mission Campus
March 14
BWV 22 — Jesus nahm zu sich die
Zwölfe
Jesus took under Him the twelve
March 28 — Palm/Passion Sunday
BWV 12 — Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen
Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing
April 4 — Holy Saturday
BWV 4 — Christ lag in Todesbanden
Christ lay in the Bonds of Death
Midweek Lenten Services
March 11, 18, 25
Mission | 12pm and 7pm | Lenten Service
Shawnee | 7pm | Lenten Service preceded by
dinner at 5:30pm
Palm Sunday | March 28-29
5pm, Saturday | Mission
BWV 12 — Weinen, Klagen, Sorgen
Weeping, wailing, fretting, fearing
Normal Sunday service schedule
Maundy Thursday | April 2
Monteverdi Vespers of 1610
Spire Chamber Ensemble
Spire Baroque Orchestra
With this sacred choral masterpiece,
Monteverdi forged a dramatic and vivid new
musical style, blending the revolutionary
baroque practice with the musical styles of the
Renaissance to set the Psalms, Litany and
Magnificat of the evening Vespers service. This
inspirational piece of Classical music will be
offered under beautiful candlelight.
Saturday, March 21 at 7:30pm
Visitation Catholic Church
5141 Main Street, Kansas City, MO
Sunday, March 22 at 5pm
Grace Episcopal Cathedral
701 SW 8th Avenue, Topeka, KS
Mission | 12pm and 7pm with communion
Shawnee | 7pm with communion
Traditional Mediterranean meal will precede each
service
Good Friday | April 3
Mission | 12pm and 7pm
(Communion and Tenebrae at 7pm)
Shawnee | 7pm with communion
Holy Saturday | April 4
Mission | 5pm
BWV 4 — Christ lag in Todesbanden
Christ lay in the Bonds of Death
Mission | 5:30pm — Vigil of Easter with
Communion
Festival of Easter | April 5
Trinity Choir and Brass | Mission
Normal service schedule
Communion at 11am at Mission and 8:30 and 11am
at Shawnee
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Mid-Week Worship in Lent
Continuing Wednesdays through Lent
Mission Campus | Noon and 7pm
Shawnee Campus | 7pm
This year for the five Wednesday Lenten services following Ash Wednesday
we will be using dialogue sermons titled "Interviews with Passion People." A
"reporter" will interview Simon of Cyrene, Joseph of Arimathea, Mary
Magdalene, Pontius Pilate’s wife, and James the Just to get their perspectives
on the Passion of Jesus Christ. Join us as we look at these familiar events from a fresh perspective
each week!
We will be in need of some "actors" to play the parts of the characters listed above. A script will be
provided as well as simple costuming. We will need people both for the noon services at the Mission
campus as well as the evening services at both campuses. If you are interested, please contact Pastor
Mark at mark@tlcms.org or 913-231-9726.
Maundy Thursday Meals
Shawnee Campus
Join us for a special time of worship at the Shawnee Campus on Maundy
Thursday as we gather as a community of faith around a Middle Eastern
potluck meal beginning at 6:00 pm. We will sample foods commonly
served during the Passover celebration. Each family is asked to bring a
dish (we have some recipes if you would like to try one) or other items for
the meal. A time of worship will follow our meal together. Please contact
Gloria Garrelts if you would like to help with the meal.
Mission Campus
Please plan to join us for Middle Eastern style food before worship on
Maundy Thursday. We will gather at 11:00 am and 6:00 pm in the foyer.
Early Communion Class
We at Trinity encourage early communion for
our youth and families. We help our students
and families prepare for this with an Early
Communion Experience.
Please join us on Saturday, March 28, from 9am
until noon at the Mission Campus. It is for any
students currently in the 5th - 8th grade. To
make it work, at least one parent must come
along.
The experience is much more than a class or
lecture. Come learn to live into this! To register
for this event, please email Rhonda Synovec,
rhonda@tlcms.org, and say, “I’m in!”
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Shawnee Campus: Wednesday Lenten Meals
The Shawnee campus will host Wednesday night meals
throughout the season of Lent. These meals are another
opportunity to get to know one another, share a few
stories, and notice the work of God in our lives.
The meals start at 5:30 pm and will go until 6:30 pm.
Lenten worship begins at 7:00 pm.
Please note that there will be no meal on March 18 due to
Spring Break schedules.
On March 25, we will enjoy grilled burgers and brats cooked by Al von der Linden’s Men’s Bible
Study Group.
Come hungry for Community! Come hungry for Jesus! Come hungry for some good food, too!
Youth Easter Breakfast
The youth will be serving Easter breakfast at both campuses again this year. This little event (not
really so little) is a fundraiser that enables youth to participate in retreat experiences that really help
them grow in their walk with Jesus. The breakfast time will go from 9:30am until 11am.
More details will come later for this event. We sure appreciate everyone’s involvement with this —
either in service or in coming to enjoy a meal.
Easter Egg Hunt — Shawnee Campus
Come one, come all! Our tradition of hunting for Easter Eggs continues on Easter Sunday, launching
around 10am. Be sure to be there! This is a fun little pastime that intends to weave play and
Christian spirituality together — as they should be.
Family Experiential Easter Egg Hunt — Mission Campus
Families journey through the Easter story as they journey through the educational hallway of
Trinity’s Mission campus. This is a neat tradition and a visual and hands-on experience as families
travel along through the re-telling of Jesus’ last week.
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VBS 2015
Save the Dates
Shawnee campus – June 22 – 26
Mission campus – July 13 – 17
Registration opens in April.
Guatemala Mission Interest Form —July 4-12, 2015
Are you interested in Trinity's summer mission to Panajachel, Guatemala,
July 4-12, 2015? Fill out the form at the link below to receive more details
or email Benjamin@tlcms.org.
http://goo.gl/forms/dF9YOw6WpV
By sending this interest form, you're not committing to the trip; you're just
letting me know you'd like to know more about it.
Check the eNews for a great photo slideshow and some basics about the
mission from John and Jenny Peimann.
Ben Vineyard, Vicar and Minister of Disciple Formation
Young Adult Ministry
The young adult ministry FellowShipmates will be meeting on Thursday, March 5, and 19, for Bible
study at 7:00 pm in the Adult Lounge at the Mission campus. Please join us for a time of fellowship
and discussion as we continue to study the book of John. The group will also be participating in a
service event this month. More details to come!
Newsletter and eNews Submissions
The publication of the eNews and Messenger is transferring back to Jenny Vineyard at this time.
Thank you to Gretchen Hollman for her great work in Jenny’s absence! If you have any submissions,
please send them to tlcinfo@tlcms.org, Jennifer.Vineyard@gmail.com, or to Gretchen in the church
office, Gretchen@tlcms.org.
A big "THANK YOU" to everyone who helped with the "Heart to Heart" pancake
breakfast at our Mission Campus.
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Namely: Kurt Kinder, Darlene Limback, Jenny Kubler and Bethany Snyder. A special thank you to
Dana Snyder for providing health care and information during breakfast.
Through the generosity of all participants, we were able to make a substantial donation to the Heart
to Heart Fund, which serves our very own congregants.
Help us improve on next year’s presentation and send us suggestions and feedback.
In Christ,
Joel and Chris Shifflett
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Benefit Concert for Mission Project 2
Kansas City Metro Men's Chorus
March 8, 4PM
Mission Campus
Free-will Offering
The Kansas City Metro Men's Chorus will perform a benefit concert for Mission Project 2 (MP2). All
proceeds will go directly to MP2, a 501(c)(3), not-for-profit organization, to supplement their
transportation costs to and from the workplace of the participants. MP2 was formed in 2012 to
enable capable young adults with developmental or cognitive disabilities to live independently and
safely in their own apartments, integrated into the general community with minimal support. We
invite the congregation to join us and support this worthwhile organization.
You've asked for it —
now it's here!
A Financial Peace University class will be
hosted at Trinity's Shawnee campus
beginning March 26 at 6:30pm. There will be a
preview session on March 19. For more
information, email Rex Garrelts at
rex@kc.surewest.net.
Childcare is available if reserved by March 19.
Please contact Rhonda Synovec,
rhonda@tlcms.org, to reserve a spot for your
child. Cost for childcare is $40 for the
nine-week class session.
You are invited to join the Four
Fathers for a concert on April 26
at 7pm at the Mission campus.
This concert is a benefit for
Camp MITIOG (Made In The
Image Of God), which is for children from eight
to sixteen that have spina bifida. The camp is a
chance for those kids to have a camping
experience like other kids do. Each child has a
counselor/guide and there is no charge to either
camper or counselor, so they rely solely on
volunteers and contributions. For more
information on the camp, visit
www.campmitiog.org.
Save the Date
LUMA Spring Dinner
Lutheran High Spring
Music Tour
March 27, 7pm
12411 Wornall Rd, Kansas City
Come and enjoy a spring music
concert at Lutheran High
School. The theme is "Sing to
the Lord a New Song" based on
Psalm 98:1.
Thursday evening, April 16, 2015 will be LUMA's
Annual Dinner. If you're thinking it hasn't been
that long since the last one, you're correct! We
are moving to the spring for the Annual Dinner
and choosing to keep our auction in the fall.
Watch for more info coming soon!
Lutheran World Relief Coffee and Tea Sale
The LWR coffee and tea sale will be held at the Mission Campus on Saturday, March 7, and between
worship services on Sunday, March 8. Be sure to stop by the table to select from the wide variety of
flavors available. Selected varieties are also available for purchase in the gift shop between sale dates.
The large purple and white mite box will be available on the coffee table to deposit your loose change.
One of the mission projects being supported by your donation is Christian Educational Support,
India. Learn more about this mission project from the poster behind the mite box. Thank you for
your support!
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Trinity Family
Garage Sale
Donate!
We will be accepting items YOU would put on
your own garage sale. Please do not donate
items that you deem as unusable. The more that
we sell, the more money we will have to give
away! Items which we are accepting include:
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Apparel, Shoes & Accessories
Small Appliances
Baby Items
Bedding
Books (Children’s)
Craft & Party Supply (in good condition)
Décor
Furniture
Kitchen & Dining
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Luggage
Mattresses - Stain Free Only
Musical Instruments
Office Items
School Supplies
Sports, Fitness & Outdoors
Storage & Organization
Tools
Toys
We are sorry, but we cannot accept:
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Outdated electronics such as tube TVs, computer equipment, etc...
Large appliances
Gas related and hazardous items
Volunteer!
April 19, 1 - 6pm: Drop items off at the Shawnee campus
April 19-25, times TBD: Sort, organize, price, work the sale, break down and clean up
Volunteer at this link: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4da9a92da13-trinity.
Shop!
Friday, April 24, 8am - 5pm
Saturday, April 25, 8am - noon
Why should you support the sale?
The sale will help local organizations that support children and families in the Shawnee community,
including:
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Trinity Lutheran Preschool Scholarship Fund
Trinity Youth
Boy Scout Troop 451
Hollis Crossings Summer Day Camp: A unique day camp serving suburban and urban
youth. 50% of attendees are able to attend because of scholarships.
Sunflower House: A child abuse prevention center.
Shawnee Community Services: A community food pantry serving the KC metro area since 1982.
DeSoto Food Pantry: Food pantry serving the De Soto, Kansas, community since April, 2014.
Starside Elementary USD232: 58% of the students are on free and reduced lunch program.
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Gardeners Wanted!
Ushers Wanted!
Gardeners are needed to maintain all gardens at
Trinity’s Mission campus! The financial reward
is nil — the “feel good” is gigantic! We would
like to start spring clean-up in March, weather
permitting. Skill requirements are:
Usher groups, a time-honored service
organization, are in need of more members at
the Mission campus. All of the Sunday services
(8:30, 9:45 and 11am) could use more team
members. The usher teams for each service are
divided into two groups, A and B. Each group is
assigned in a pattern of two weeks "on" and two
weeks "off" throughout the year. Both men and
women can be valued members of an usher
team. If interested, please see or call Randy
Fassold, Head Usher, 913-764-5543.
1. Willing to work very hard.
2. Willing to work very hard.
3. Willing to work very hard.
No one possessing this “skill” requirement will
be denied a position! The chances for
advancement are excellent! Please send your
resume to Jean Schlesselman, 913-888-9076,
913-221-1234, or jschlesselman@icloud.com.
Childcare Workers
Wanted!
We are looking for qualified childcare workers
for our Mission campus. Candidates must be
sixteen years of age or older. Must be available
for Sunday mornings, some evenings and
special events. This is a paid position. If
interested please contact Rhonda Synovec
at rhonda@tlcms.org.
Audio Visual
Volunteers Wanted!
The Audio Visual team at the Mission campus is
in need of volunteers to assist with running the
equipment for worship services. Training will be
provided. If you are interested, contact Doug
Wilkinson, douglas.r.wilkinson@gmail.com, or
Hank Hanusch, hankhanusch@everestkc.net.
Dear MLM Friends and Volunteers:
We need some volunteers to help staff the Welcome Desk for the MLM Wyandotte County
Community Service Center at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church, 722 Reynolds, Kansas City, KS 66101. The
Welcome Desk is staffed 8:30 am to noon, Monday through Friday. Responsibilities include
welcoming clients and answering the telephone.
If you can serve any day, or if you need more information, please contact Starla Brennan, Emergency
Assistance Program Manager, at 816-285-3125, starlabrennan@mlmkc.org.
Thank you for all you do for MLM,
Cheri Wright
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Stewardship Corner
Many exciting opportunities are ahead of Trinity in 2015. We continue to pray …
• Thankful that Philip Cook has accepted our Call for Associate Pastor!
• For continued growth in new membership
• Being a community following Jesus
We also give thanks for the faithful stewardship of our members. Through your consistent
contributions our January results show that your gifts for the month were $ 64,822 — which is on
target for our January contribution budget. Thank you!
As we enter the season of Lent, we focus on the Passion of our Lord. We follow Him down from the
Mount of Transfiguration to Jerusalem. We listen to His words as He teaches us the way of Jesus. We
journey with Him to the upper room, the garden, the place of judgment, the cross, and ultimately the
empty tomb. May God bless your Lenten journey this year.
We are thankful for your generosity and faithful support of the ministries of Trinity Lutheran Church.
Blessings!
Larry Conrad
Administrator
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Happy Birthday!
Happy Anniversary!
March 11 - Cameron Pilchard
March 12 – Phyllis Corthon, Grace Kim,
Jalen Oehlert
March 13 - Ally Aronson, Becki Donahue,
Karen McCready, Trenten Wright
March 14 - Ryan Albright, Blake Harrell,
Mike Keller
March 15 - Trevor O’Brien, Marcie Scharnhorst
March 17 - Kellie Bollinger, Belle Bonn,
Tim Bredow, Daniel Everhart,
Ramona Ewers, Lillian Peters, Starla West
March 18 - Julie Gieryna, Patti Hare
March 19 - Troy Cleveland, Joel Pasley
March 20– Phil Kubler, Christopher Messbarger,
Charley Steffens, Christopher Wallace
March 21 - Ling Clobes, Cathie Hovel, Dick
Humes, Chrisy Owens, Joanne Schottman
March 22 - Kristen Davidson, Darlene Limback,
Joshua Peters, Johnny Shreve, Chris Vetter
March 23 - Mindy Dion, Charlene Millsap,
Bobby Tilghman
March 24 - Anna Cicero, Lois Trainor,
Jacob Unger
Tom & Sara Sedgwick, March 11 (9th)
Randy & Amy Culp, March 12 (38th)
Clark & Elouise Jahnke, March 12 (21st)
Doug & Vallery Kaberlein, March 14 (17th)
Larry & Jan Jones, March 15 (56th)
Phil & Rebecca Kreisman, March 15 (12th)
Joshua & Erin Tieman, March 16 (13th)
Mark & Julie Clobes, March 18 (15th)
Conrad & Marjorie Fassold, March 20 (67th)
Ryan & Deb Hartje, March 20 (11th)
Jason & Aimee Oehlert, March 20 (22nd)
Stan & Paula Knocke, March 21 (45th)
John & Julie Sullivan, March 22 (12th)
Bryson & Angela Lightle, March 23 (13th)
Ray & Margaret Fessler, March 24 (53rd)
Lee & Joyce Vogel, March 24 (64th)
Anniversaries and birthdays are listed from
March 11 to March 24.
Don’t see your anniversary or birthday listed?
Please contact the church office. Thank you.
“The kingdom of God is near.
Memory Verse
“The time has come, “ Jesus said,
Repent and believe
the good news.”
Mark 1:15 (NIV)
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Deaths
Mary Ann Baack, mother of Laura Baack,
2/25/2015
Paul Barry, brother of John Barry, 2/6/2015
Barbara Brown, 3/2/2015
Larry Hill, 3/4/2015
Donald and Dorothy Hobbs, parents of Kathy
Doss, 2/13/2015
Paul Gilbert, 2/13/2015
Lisa Short, friend of Mary O'Connell
Glenn Scherb, 2/15/2015
Members in Hospital
Bill Birchfield
Jane Tinnin
Member Prayers-Mission
Amy Adams
Kenda Arendt
Bob Becker
Bob Behrens
Tim Bredow
Norma Brock
Peni Colville
Bert Corpeny
Hilda Finkemeier
Scott Fruehling
Dennis Grady
Jack Haden
Connie Hansen
Larry Hare
Ona Jean Harvey
Dale Kesl
Angela Jeppesen
Doug Lewallen
Martha Macher
Charlene Millsap
Marilyn Nirschl
Carol Ohlde
Gary Owens
Nancy Parks
Betty Peppers
Ralph Schwartz
Carol Schwartz
Mary Ellen Stephenson
Jeanne Stevenson
Louise Tilghman
Ralph Tinnin
Member Prayers-Shawnee
Patt Alft
Julie Clobes
Ron Flentgen
Robert Hemenway
Bill Kuehn
John Kuhn
Dana Pasley
Josh Pasley
Gary Robinson
Jean Schanefelt
Jerry Shreve
Retirement Facility/Homebound
Rita Bartlett, Good Samaritan
Marvin Brockschmidt, Hoeger House
Maxine Bruner, Aberdeen Village
Ted Dahl, at home
Bob Ebel, Bickford Place
Allene Gantz, Benton House
Lois Haubein, Overland Park Place
Phyllis Henderson, Aberdeen Village
Lois Klausen, Delmar Gardens
Jean Klemp, McCrites Plaza
Lucy Krieger, Brookdale-College Square
Ruth Kroenke, at home
Bertha Lefebvre, at home
Jerry Lewis, Sunrise
Mildred Liemen, at home
Dave Lindquist, at home
Bob Mann, at home
Florence Meyer, Park Meadows
Hilde Miller, Sweet Life
Art Nelson, Park Meadows
Helen Wendlandt, at home
Sylvia Wendt, Bartels Lutheran
George Zschoche, at home
Mary Ann Baack Celebration of Life
Memorial Thursday, March 12, 2015, 6:30 pm, at Hope Lutheran Church Shawnee, Kansas
MLM Spring Fling!
The Metro Lutheran Ministry (MLM) Spring
Fling will be held on Saturday, March 21, from
8am until noon at Bethany Lutheran Church,
9101 Lamar, Overland Park, KS 66207. This will
be a fun-filled day featuring a pancake breakfast,
silent auction, games and a coloring contest for
the kids, and crafts and candies to purchase. All
proceeds from this event benefit the MLM
Christmas Store. MLM especially needs silent
auction items such as sports memorabilia, gift
cards, and other nice items. Thank you to our
sponsors: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Save
-A-Lot, and Village Inn for their help in this
event. To donate items or to volunteer, please
contact Steven Tucker, MLM Outreach Events
Manager, 816-285-3145,
steventucker@mlmkc.org; or Susan Schram, 913
-492-5334, susanwschram@gmail.com.
Buy advance tickets — $4.00 for adults and
$2.00 for children — at Trinity's Information
Center at the Mission campus.
The Messenger
Published by Trinity Lutheran Church
5601 West 62nd Street
Mission, KS 66202
913-432-5441
Email Messenger Articles to: TLCinfo@tlcms.org
Messenger articles are needed by 5pm on Tuesday during the week of
publication. The Messenger is printed on the first and third Thursdays of each
month.
Trinity Staff:
Mark Schulz, Senior Pastor: mark@tlcms.org
Ron Flentgen, Vacancy Associate Pastor: rflentgen@gmail.com
Benjamin Vineyard, Vicar and Minister of Disciple Formation:
benjamin@tlcms.org
Rhonda Synovec, Director of Family Life Ministry: rhonda@tlcms.org
Rhonda Nesselrode, Preschool Director: rhondan@tlcms.org
Ben Spalding, Director of Music: bens@tlcms.org
Anna Myeong, Organist: annamyeong@hotmail.com
Larry Conrad, Administrator: larry@tlcms.org
Gretchen Hollman, Office Supervisor: gretchen@tlcms.org
Pastoral Emergency Contacts:
Pastor Mark Schulz - 913-231-9726
Pastor Ron Flentgen - 913-748-6670
Learn more about us.
Visit our web site: www.tlcms.org
Mission Campus
5601 West 62nd Street, Mission, Kansas 66202
Saturday 5:30 p.m.
Communion Service
Sunday Mornings
8:30am Family-focused Worship
with Communion
9:45am Praise Service with Communion
9:45am Sunday School
11am Family-focused Worship
with Communion
Shawnee Campus
21320 Midland Drive, Shawnee, Kansas 66218
Sunday Mornings
8:30am Family-focused Worship
with Communion
9:45am Sunday School
11am Family-focused Worship
with Communion
A professionally staffed nursery for ages six
months to three years is available during all
worship services and the Sunday School hour.
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