This weekend was Avondale United Methodist Church's annual "Worship it the Wilderness" weekend, where the church sponsored a campout at the Wilderness Retreat and Conference Center, and had its Sunday worship service at the campground. It was also when they chose to do the immersion baptism of the three members of this year's 100th anniversary … Continue reading Baptism at Camp Wilderness
Category: Avondale United Methodist Church
Organic Staff Changes
Sunday Avondale United Methodist Church had a double-whammy to its staffing. We had known before service that Michelle Hoitenga was going to be resigning after almost 5 years as a nursery attendant. But what we hadn't expected was the announcement of the resignation of our "new" organist Seth Bott after only 6 months in the … Continue reading Organic Staff Changes
Working vacation
I am on vacation this week. And I am working harder than ever, it seems. Enjoying most of it immensely, but working hard nevertheless. Kansas City has a Kansas City Corporate Challenge each year. Participating corporations pay to allow their employees to compete against other companies' employees for bragging rights on who wins. It is … Continue reading Working vacation
Pursuing Ensemble
There are some subjects that aren't easy to write about. Not because the opinion isn't strong, but because they are close enough to the self that to talk about them, frankly, can seem to be an exercise in excessive ego or self-aggrandisement, even when the purpose is merely objective analysis. Then too, there can be … Continue reading Pursuing Ensemble
AUMC Book Club Publishes Upcoming Season’s Titles
The Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club Has published the below list of books that we will be reading and discussing over the coming year (listed alphabetically by title): Title Author Bring on the Blessings Beverly Jenkins Murder by Peacocks Donna Andrews One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson Orbit John J. Nance Palisades Park Alan … Continue reading AUMC Book Club Publishes Upcoming Season’s Titles
AUMC in Methodist magazine
If you click on the link below, you will see the June 2014 edition of The Missouri Methodists magazine. Page 16 is about AUMC, and all the pictures but the top one are from my blog's coverage of the AUMC's participation in the North Kansas City Snake Saturday Parade back in March. I even get … Continue reading AUMC in Methodist magazine
AUMC Day of Service
Saturday, May 17, 2014 Avondale United Methodist Church had a Day of Service to the community -- with more than 100 (150-some) volunteers serving the community in various projects. Betsy, Nathan and I served at a local Hillcrest House helping with landscaping work and outside cleanup. We were there with a team under the leadership … Continue reading AUMC Day of Service
Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Today the Avondale United Methodist Church Book Club discussed Paul Collins' The Murder of the Century, a story of a grisly murder in 1897 New York City. It was generally agreed by the group to be a good read. What I didn't mention in the discussion, is that I used the book in a … Continue reading Book Club Book makes it into Master’s Class Paper
Electric Guitar at Avondale United Methodist Church
Today's blog is another Sunday music summary. The artist for the today's special number is Michael Card, and the song is actually quite an old one by certain standards. "What Will it Take (To Keep You From Jesus)" was originally released in 1985 as part of Card's Life of Christ Trilogy. The song is written … Continue reading Electric Guitar at Avondale United Methodist Church
The Lord is Risen!
For those who don't know (I didn't until I went to college), the traditional Easter greeting is: The Lord is Risen! To which the traditional reply is: He is Risen Indeed! Today's post is going to be that greeting to all. That and this clip or our choir anthem for today: Risen Indeed!
At The Rainbow 