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Woods Chapel Church offers several conveniences for our guests:

• A nursery is available for children, up to 3 years old, to enjoy a safe, fun & loving environment

while the parents worship. Ushers in the back can help direct you to the nursery at any time

during the services. A “Squirm & Giggle Room” is available at our Lee’s Summit Campus for

parents to sit with their children, and has live sound/video feed of the service.

• Please turn off cell phones during the service so as to not disturb those around you.

• Restrooms are located in the Foyer Areas outside the Sanctuary & Worship Center at our

Lee’s Summit Campus. Restrooms for the Raytown Campus are located just down the

hallway on the right from the Sanctuary. Ushers or Hospitality can help guide you to the

closest locations.

We Gather to Worship

Welcome! We are glad you are in worship with us!

It is our hope that the presence of God is made real to you today.

Sermon Series: Christmas Gifts

Today’s Message: Everyone Welcome

Today’s Scripture: Hebrews 13:1-2 NIV and Matthew 25:35-36 NIV

Hebrews 13:1-2 NIV

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Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.

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Do not forget to show hospitality to

strangers, for by so doing some people have shown hospitality to angels without knowing it.

Matthew 25:35-36 NIV

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For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to

drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,

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I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick

and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’

Notes:

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Sanctuary

8:00 a.m.

Preaching: Dave Hackett, Pastor

Worship Leader: Mark Lee

9:05 a.m.


Worship Leader: Adam Dean

10:10 a.m.


Worship Leader: Adam Dean

11:15 a.m.


Worship Leader: Mark Lee

Worship Center

9:05 a.m.

Preaching: Billy Moss,

Director of Young Adults

Worship Leader: Davis Acuff

10:10 a.m.

Preaching: Billy Moss,

Director of Young Adults

Worship Leader: Davis Acuff

THE STUB

Date: November 30, 2014

The Ushers will collect The Stub

during the offering. Please complete

when you arrive. Thank you!

Worship Service Attended:

Lee’s Summit Campus

� 8:00 Sanctuary � 9:05 Sanctuary

� 10:10 Sanctuary� 11:15 Sanctuary

� 9:05 Worship Center

� 10:10 Worship Center

Raytown Campus

� 10:30 Sanctuary

Attendee Information:

Visitor: 1st � 2nd � 3rd � Visit

�Special Occasion Visitor/Guest

Please visit the Welcome Center this

morning for your visitor gift!

� Member � Attend Regularly

� Child or Teen

Name(s): (please print)

Street Address:

City, State & Zip:

� Check if this is a new mailing address

Phone:

E-mail address: �New e-mail

Getting Connected:

� I want more info about getting

connected into a group at WCC.

� Raytown � Lee’s Summit

Name Tags:

� I need name tag(s) for:

(Please see back of The Stub)

Serving at Lee’s Summit Campus

Serving at Raytown Campus

♦ Devices for the hearing impaired are available at each campus. Please

alert an Usher or Hospitality Member if you are in need of this device.

♦ Sunday school teachers will evacuate all children during an emergency.

Please listen to Hospitality Team members for instructions on safely

reuniting with your child.

Important Information

If you are visiting today, please come by the Welcome Center in the

Foyer Area at our Lee’s Summit Campus or come by the Coffee Room

at the Raytown Campus, for a gift & additional resources to help inform

you, as well as guide you around the WCC campuses!

We hope as you join us for one of our worship gatherings you find a place

of welcome and belonging. This is a place you can make friends, so get

involved at your own pace! Check things out, discover your fit and ask

questions. If you have any questions or need help during a Sunday

morning visit, a Hospitality Team member (you can spot them in their green

shirts) stands ready to help in any way they can.

Communion is open to all and is served weekly during the 8 a.m. service at

the Lee’s Summit Campus, and served periodically in the other Lee’s

Summit services. Communion is served on the first Sunday of each month

at the Raytown Campus. Communion is also available every Sunday

morning in the Lee’s Summit Chapel during all services.

10:30 a.m.

Preaching: Bob Spence, Lay Speaker

A Note to Our Guests

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Please Note: All events in the bulletin are at the Lee’s

Summit Main Campus unless otherwise noted. Thank you!

Offering Envelopes—If you would like

offering envelopes for 2015 and have not

already contacted the office, please come

by the Welcome Center to sign-up for 2015

envelopes. You can also contact Terri

Romick at [email protected].

New Community Home Groups

Start in January—If you missed

out in the fall here is your

opportunity to be a part of a small

group of folks who meet for

friendship, food and fellowship!

Register ONLINE under FORMS

and we will contact you with more details!

NEW! AL-ANON Support Group—COMING SOON!

Begins Tues., Jan. 6 from 7-9 p.m. in Room 301. Contact

Margaret Andes at 816.220.2424 or

[email protected] for more info.

New Connections Supper Club—

Save the date and let us fill your

plate! Sun., Jan. 18 from 4:30-

7:30 p.m. in the Lecture Hall you

can find new ways to connect at

WCC while enjoying a delicious

dinner. Childcare available upon

request. For more info, contact Karen Schuler at

[email protected].

NEW! Motorcycle Riders Group—

This new group is forming NOW!

Fun group rides. Questions or ride

suggestions? Contact Steve

Shearer for more info at 816.795.9101 or

[email protected].

NEW! Tennis Club—This new group is forming

now! Do you play tennis? Contact Ron Deis at

[email protected] for more info.

THE STUB

Make a Difference in

the Life of a Child!

WCC is building a team to provide one-on-

one assistance to students at Laurel Hills

Elementary near our Raytown Campus and

James Walker Elementary in Blue Springs

(see Page 7 for more info).

Would you like to work one-on-one with a

child at one of these schools?

� Yes! I can provide assistance with

reading and math and/or be a lunch

buddy once a week at Laurel Hills in

Raytown.

� Yes! I can provide assistance with

reading and math once a week at James

Walker in Blue Springs.

� Please contact me for more info on these

programs.

An application process, background check and

training are required for these programs.

What’s Happening at Woods Chapel

Stephen Ministry. If you would like to meet

with a caring Christian to help you during a

troubling time in your life, contact us TODAY.

Women can contact Kathy Christenson at

816.217.5047. Men can contact Tom

Woodward at 816.739.2331.

Please Print. Thank you!

Name:

Email:

Phone:

Prayer Request:

Check all that apply:

�Please add to the Prayer Chain.

�Please share in the Prayer Chapel.

�Please share only with the Pastoral staff.

�I would like to connect with a Stephen

Minister.

�Please have someone from the Pastoral

staff call me.

Please place your name & phone # on the

front of THE STUB. Thank you!

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Young

Adults

Serve at Harvesters Community Food

Network with us on Sat., Dec. 13 from 2-4 p.m.

TODAY is the deadline to register for this event

helping those in need in our community!

.Sign up ONLINE under FORMS TODAY!

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Sun., Dec. 14 from 5-6:30 p.m. Come take a

break from the craziness and join us for some

worship, prayer and discussion. Sign up for

Childcare ONLINE under FORMS.

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For more info, contact Billy Moss at

[email protected].

Women’s Christmas Cookie Exchange

Tues., Dec. 16 @ 7 p.m.

in the Lecture Hall

Women of WCC meet for the

exchange! Daughters &

granddaughters welcome!

Bring 4 dozen homemade

cookies, take home a dozen &

help us re-box the others to

be delivered to community

organizations.

WCC is looking for an:

Administrative Assistant of

Reception & Connecting

WCC is looking for a part-time

(28 hours) Administrative

Assistant. Responsibilities will

include overseeing the reception

area of the church office and

supporting the Director of

Connecting & Small Groups.

Candidate should have excellent

interpersonal, computer

and organizational skills.

For more info or to apply, contact

Kristin Scott at

[email protected].

Where Moms Connect

Christmas Party—

Thurs., Dec. 11 from

10 a.m.-1 p.m. Moms with

children ages Pre-K thru

3

rd

Grade meet until 11:30 a.m., then the

children join the group for more Christmas fun!

Please register ONLINE under FORMS for

childcare. Contact Mia Fulson at

[email protected] for more info!

Christmas Cantata—Enjoy the

music of the season with

WCC’s choirs and orchestra on

Sun., Dec. 14 at 5 p.m.

Jazz Band Christmas

Concert—Come enjoy

WCC’s own big band Sun.,

Dec. 21 at 5 p.m.! Fun for

all ages.

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Donations For Revive

Bags—Please consider

donating the following

items: bottled water,

crackers with peanut

butter, granola bars,

nuts, pudding or fruit

cups and fruit snacks.

Items will be used to fill REVIVE bags to be given

to the homeless. For more info, contact Debora

Renken at 816.356.6849.

Raytown Game Days—Join

us on the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays

at 10 a.m. for card games,

board games and fellowship!

Bring your favorite snack to

share and a friend. All are

welcome!

Raytown Prayer Gathering—

Come pray with us each week

on Thursdays at 10 a.m. as we

pray for the concerns of our

congregation.

Mitten Tree—We are

collecting new mittens

and gloves for the

children at Laurel Hills

Elementary and

Spofford. Please place

your donations in the box under the mitten tree

located in the foyer by Dec. 25. Thank you!

Raytown Campus

Prayer Gathering

WCC Raytown

Chi ldr en’s Christmas

Pageant

Sat., Dec. 20

at 3:30 p.m.

WCC Raytown Campus

Enjoy the pageant and join us after

for a milk & cookies reception!

We’ll bring the milk. Sign up to

donate cookies at the

Coffee Bar!

You can also sign up at the

Coffee Bar to donate other

needed items for our pageant!

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Needs at our Elementary School Partners

Laurel Hills Elementary

We are pleased to announce that our church is

developing a new partnership with Laurel Hills

Elementary in the Raytown School District. Laurel

Hills is located approximately one mile away from

our Raytown Campus. Over 73% of the students

there participate in the free or reduced lunch

program. Current needs include:

• Mittens and Gloves—We will be collecting kids sizes

for boys and girls through Dec. 31. Please bring your

donations to church.

• Lunch Buddies—Have lunch with a student once a

week to build a relationship and provide a positive

role model. Men are especially encouraged.

• One-on-One Help—meet with a student once a week

to provide help with reading and math.

James Walker Elementary

We currently provide 60 weekend meals to this

school in Blue Springs each week as part of our

BackSnacks program. Current needs include:

• Difference Makers—Provide one-on-one help

each week with reading and math.

An application process, background check and

training is required for these programs.

For more info on Laurel Hills, contact Mike

Gilmor at [email protected].

For more info on James Walker, contact Amy

Hoiland at [email protected].

SIGN UP on TODAY’S STUB!

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Student Ministry

Harvesters Service

Opportunity—We will be

sorting food donations at

this valuable organization

that helps feed the folks in

KC on Sat., Dec. 13 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Bring money for lunch that day. Meet at the

SMB. Contact Brian Swanson at

[email protected] to inquire

about open spots.

Student Ministry Christmas

Parties—Join in the Christmas

fun on Sun., Dec. 14. The Jr.

High Party is from 4:30-

6:30 p.m., and the Sr. High

Party is from 7-9 p.m. Bring a

white elephant gift to steal and

a Christmas-y snack to share!

Christmas Break Events—COMING SOON!

� Sr. High Christmas

Adventure Mon., Dec. 29

from 3:30-8:30 p.m.

� Sr. High Whirlyball

Wed., Dec. 31 from

10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

� Jr. High Lock-in from

Fri., Jan. 2 at 9 p.m. to

Sat., Jan. 3 at 7 a.m.

For more info on these events and more,

contact Brian Swanson at

[email protected].

Reason

for the

Season!

NEW! WCC Children’s

Ministry Christmas Program

Rehearsals:

1. Sat., Dec. 6 from 10:00 to 11:15 a.m.

(K-6

th

grade) in the Sanctuary

2. Sun., Dec. 7 in regular 9:05 & 10:10 a.m.

Sunday School Classes

Program & Reception:

Sun., Dec. 7 from 4-6 p.m. in the Sanctuary

Immediately following the Program enjoy light

snacks, beverages, family photo opportunity &

missions projects!

For more info, please

contact Lisa Boehm at [email protected].

Children’s Ministry

Happy Birthday Jesus—Join us Sun., Dec. 21

at the 9:05 and 10:10 a.m. Children’s Sunday

School classes for birthday cookies and extra

fun as we celebrate Jesus’ birthday with the

kids!

9:05 a.m. Practical Truths: Hebrews (What God is Doing

Now). Led by Steve Lane in Room 305. So what! He died

2,000 years ago! Maybe He was a great prophet, a great

teacher but what is He doing now?

10:10 a.m. Compelling Reasons for Faith: Evidence of God.

Led by Kirk Doan in Room 301. Did Jesus really exist? Were

His miracles credible? Is Jesus God? How do we know there is

a Trinity? Did Paul invent Christianity? We will consider these

and other questions through 14 short essays from this book.

Ongoing Study. Jump in anytime!

10:10 a.m. Seekers of the Word: The Book of 2 Samuel. Led

by Bill Carpenter in Room 311. This study helps us

understand that one person can make a difference and brings to

light the personal qualities that please God. Ongoing Study.

Jump in anytime!

10:10 a.m. The Exchange: Open Discussion. Led by Terry

McCarty, Cindy Strahm and John Clark in Room 310. A

stimulating discussion group where we exchange thoughts and

enjoy a way to breathe life into our faith. Ongoing Study. Jump

in anytime!

10:10 a.m. Contemporary Believers: Living with Confidence

in a Chaotic World. Led by Russ Cline in the Lecture Hall

(Room 330). War and conflict everywhere make confidence

hard to come by. Violence, natural disasters and moral

depravity seem to be skyrocketing. In the midst of this chaos,

what should we do? Join us as we look at God’s answers to our

most urgent and relevant questions. Ongoing Study. Jump in

anytime!

9:05 a.m. Ladies Study Group: Who is this Man? Led by

Irene Price and Gina Kennedy in Room 312. You will be

stunned by how Jesus’ influence has swept over all areas of our

culture. Ongoing Study. Jump in anytime!

10:10 a.m. Being a Woman Isn’t Easy: Restless. Led by

Karen Schuler in the Conference Room (Room 201). We

hold our dreams close to our chest. But our passions have a

purpose, they were engineered for God’s greater plan and He

intends for us to use them for His glory and purposes. Ongoing

Study. Jump in anytime.

10:10 a.m. Man to Man: Open Discussion. Led by Eric

Kennedy and Clark Schuler in Room 303. A group of men of

all ages who love open discussion and various topics. Ongoing

Study. Jump in anytime!

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For Everyone

Sunday Morning Small Group Studies

For Men

For Women

Looking for more info on Sunday Morning

Small Group Studies or other small group

opportunities? Contact Karen Schuler at

[email protected].

Shopping Online for

Christmas Gifts This Year?

1. Go to UMCmarket.org each time you

shop online.

2. Designate Woods Chapel as your

church and each time a purchase is

made, a donation is made.

3. UMCmarket.org has links to many of

your favorite shopping sites like:

...and

more!

Advent Series

Sunday Morning

Bible Study

These groups just started this highly cinematic journey

with great discussions that will make Christmas more

than a holiday. Come join us this morning and

commemorate the most audacious miracle of

all time, the arrival of Immanuel!

@ 9:05 led by John Clark in Room 306

@ 10:10 led by Dave Hackett in Room 312

@ 10:10 led by Kara McBurney in Room 306

@ 11:15 led by Billy Moss in Room 306

Sunday Worship

Sanctuary

Traditional: 8 a.m.

Blended: 9:05 & 10:10 a.m.

Traditional: 11:15 a.m.

Worship Center

Contemporary:

9:05 & 10:10 a.m.

Raytown Campus

Blended: 10:30 a.m.

Nursery provided during all services.

Sunday School

Children, 9:05, 10:10 & 11:15 a.m.

Student Ministry, 9:05 & 10:10 a.m.

Adult Studies, 9:05 & 10:10 a.m.

Student Ministries, Sundays

Club 56 (grades 5 & 6): 5-6:30 p.m.

Junior High Youth Group: 5-6:30 p.m.

Senior High Youth Group: 7-8:30 p.m.

Ministers:

Every member of the congregation.

Pastors:

Jeff Brinkman

[email protected]

Read Jeff’s blog at:

canyouhearthebirdssing.blogspot.com

Sherri Swanson

[email protected]

Wendy Minshall

[email protected]

Don Canfield

[email protected]

David Hackett

[email protected]

www.woodschapelchurch.org

Office hours: Mon. thru Fri.,

9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Lee’s Summit Campus

4725 NE Lakewood Way

Lee’s Summit, MO 64064

816.795.8848

Raytown Campus

5413 Blue Ridge Cut Off

Raytown, MO 64133

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For more calendar events and up-to-date information, check out our website,

woodschapelchurch.org, and click on the EVENTS tab to see event

information and a link to our online calendar!

Club 56

5-6:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Jr. High Youth Group

5-6:30 p.m., SMB

Sr. High Youth Group

7-8:30 p.m., SMB

Men’s Basketball

8 p.m., Gym

December 2014

1 Intentional Prayer Group, 5:30 p.m., Chapel

Jazz Band Rehearsal, 6:30 p.m., Sanctuary

Co-ed Volleyball, 7 p.m., Gym

2 Women’s Sunrise Bootcamp, 6 a.m., Gym

Men’s Tues. Morning Gathering, 6:30 a.m., Lecture Hall

Game Day, 10 a.m., Raytown Campus

Grief Support Group, 6:30 p.m., Misty River Center (offsite)

Co-ed Volleyball, 7 p.m., Gym

3 Women’s Wed. AM Bible Study, 9:15 a.m., Room 301

Tae Kwon Do, 6 p.m., Gym

Gospel Choir, 6:15 p.m., Sanctuary

Grace Notes Children’s Choir, 6:30 p.m., Room 322

Spirit Singers, 6:30 p.m., Music Room

Sonbeam Singers, 6:30 p.m., Room 312

Chapel Ringers, 6:30 p.m., Room 103

Cardio Dance, 6:30 p.m., Fellowship Hall

Pause For Moms, 6:30 p.m., Room 323

Chapel Choir, 7:30 p.m., Music Room

Gambler’s Anonymous, 7:15 p.m., Rooms 101/102

4 Women’s Sunrise Bootcamp, 6 a.m., Gym

Raytown Weekly Prayer Gathering, 10 a.m., Raytown Campus

Divorce and Breakup Recovery 1, 6:30 p.m., Lecture Hall

Children’s Clothing Closet, 6:30 p.m., Missions Building

Families Sharing Hope, 6:30 p.m., Raytown Campus

Sr. High Synago, 7 p.m., SMB

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