Heritage Philharmonic
at Tri-City Ministries
The Heritage Philharmonic will begin its 65th year with a performance at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Tri-City Ministries, 4500 Little Blue Parkway, Independence.
The concert will feature a variety of music. The orchestra features musicians from all over the area.
Tickets are $10 at the door, $5 for students.
Cornerstone offers help
for those seeking jobs
Eastern Jackson County Job Club, serving job seekers by sharing ideas and resources and offering networking contacts, is sponsored by Cornerstone Church, 301 S.E. Route AA, Blue Springs.
There is no fee to attend, no appointment is required, and dress is casual. For more information, contact Mike McMichael, facilitator at EasternJacksonCountyJobClub@gmail.com or 816-977-7305.
Youth groups gather
300 bags of food
Nearly 300 grocery sacks filled with non-perishable food items were picked up from the front porches of Independence homes last Sunday by youth groups of three United Methodist churches.
This was part of the 12th annual Trick Or Treat So Others Can Eat project to help local food pantries.
The churches involved are Independence First UMC, 400 W. Maple Ave., Christ UMC, 14506 E. 39th St., and Fairmount UMC, 2119 Holke Road.
Recipients of the food will be the Community Services League, the Bread of Life Food Pantry at St. Mark’s UMC, 603 N. Jennings Road, and Della Lamb Community Services, 400 Woodland, Kansas City, a United Methodist related agency.
The youth groups worked under the direction of the Rev. Jeff Jackley of Fairmount UMC, youth minister Bryson Lillie of Independence First UMC and youth minister Ryan Langelande of Christ UMC.
The sacks were donated by area Hy-Vee stores.
Auditorium inaugural
event to be re-created
Jan Kraybill, principal organist and director of music for Community of Christ, will be the featured organist at the second event of the 50th birthday celebration of the Auditorium Organ with a free concert at 8 p.m. Nov. 6 at the Community of Christ Auditorium, River Boulevard and Walnut Street, Independence.
According to The Kansas City Star, more than 7,000 people were at the recently-completed Auditorium on Nov. 6, 1959, to hear Catharine Crozier play the inaugural recital on the new Aeolian-Skinner instrument. Exactly 50 years from that event, Kraybill will recreate the inaugural recital in its entirety.
For more information on this and upcoming events on the Dome and Spire Series, visit http://www.cofchrist.org/dome_spire/calendar.asp.
First Christian Buckner
to celebrate its 125th
The First Christian Church of Buckner will celebrate its 125th anniversary on Nov. 1 with a luncheon and concert.
After worship service, a choice of soups, sandwiches, drinks and desserts can be purchase in the Fellowship Hall from 11:45 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. for $5 for adults and $2.50 for children under 10. At 1 p.m., there will be a concert by the Redhead Express. This nine member, family group play bluegrass and old timey music, as well as gospel.
A free-will offering will be taken at the end of the concert. Items from the churches history will also be on display in the Fellowship Hall. For more information, contact the church at 816-650-3711.
St. Robert Bellarmine
holding turkey dinner
St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church will be having its 23rd annual turkey dinner from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Nov. 1 in the parish center, 4313 S. Missouri 7, Blue Springs.
The menu includes turkey and all the trimmings, homemade desserts and drinks. Tickets are $7 for adults, $4 for children, and children 5 and under are free. The Women’s Ministry and Men’s Ministry sponsor the dinner to raise funds for various church projects.
Bread for the World at
Chapel Hill Presbyterian
The Church & Society Ministry Unit of Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, 3108 W. U.S. 40, will hold a Bread For the World event this Sunday in the church kitchen.
The purpose for the meeting will be an “offering of letters” workshop, “To explore: How does Foreign Aid Help?” There will be a lasagna dinner, with salad, bread and dessert, provided from 5 to 7:30 p.m.
Bread for the World works for an end to hunger at home and abroad. Call the church at 816-229-3367 if you plan to attend.
Spaghetti dinner set
at St. Mark’s Catholic
A spaghetti dinner will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1 at St. Mark’s Catholic Church Parish Hall, 3736 S. Lee’s Summit Road, Independence.
Spaghetti and meatballs, bread, salad, dessert, iced tea and coffee will be served. Adult dinners are $7, and children’s dinners are $3. Carry out meals will be available for $7 per person. Proceeds will help fund the St. Joseph Table next March.
‘What do you want’
is Stone Church theme
Erica Blevins Nye will speak on the theme of “What do you want?” at the 10:20 a.m. worship service Sunday at the Stone Church Community of Christ, 1012 W. Lexington Ave., Independence. Sunday is Children’s Sabbath.
Nye works in young adult ministries for the World Church. Arthur Butler will be presiding, while Nancy Hershey and Liahona Mendelsohn will be providing the ministry of music. Others participating in the worship will be Rozanne Dowell, Marcia Pugh and Maurice Russell.
Signing is available for the hearing impaired. For more information, call 816-254-2211 or visit www.stone-church.org.
St. Joseph the Worker
plans to hold craft fair
St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church is having its 11th annual Craft Fair from noon to 7 p.m. Nov. 6 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 7 at the church, 2200 N. Blue Mills Road, Independence.
You’ll be able to do all of your Christmas shopping in one stop from the more than 22 crafters. There will also be free hourly raffles
For more information, call Karen McCarter at 816-796-6877.
Community of Christ
plans Peace Colloquy
The theme of the 2009 Peace Colloquy is “Justice for Women, Dignity for All,” with keynotes and workshops focusing on women’s issues as experienced all over the world. The event will be held through Sunday at the Community of Christ Temple, 201 S. River Blvd., Independence.
Join with the Graceland University choir as it shares in a concert, “Woman’s Voice, World Song,” at 7 p.m. Saturday at The Temple. A free will offering will be taken.
For detailed information and to register online for the Peace Colloquy, visit www.cofchrist.org/peacecolloquy. For further information, contact Jeanette Hicks 816-833-1000, Ext. 2224.
Chili and soup supper
planned at St. Cyril’s
St. Cyril’s annual chili and soup supper will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday at Mike Onka Hall, 11520 Putnam, Sugar Creek.
The cost is $6.50 for adults, $3 for children. Carryout available. For more information, call 816-254-4219.
Metropolitan Chorale
to perform locally
The Metropolitan Chorale of Kansas City has begun its 22nd season, and will perform “Tapestries of Heaven,” inspired by the poetry of William Butler Yates, Saturday at St. Mark’s Catholic Church, 3736 S. Lee’s Summit Road, Independence. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., with the performance beginning at 8 p.m.
Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors and children. For ticket information, call 816-220-6508 or visit www.mcckc.edu/metrochorale.
Holocaust survivor
in Nov. 1 appearance
Holocaust survivor, motivational speaker and author Peter Loth will share his life story and answer questions during a public presentation beginning at 3 p.m. Nov. 1 at Faith Assembly of God in Concordia, Mo.
Loth was born in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, and survived his first 16 years in communist Poland following the war. There, he endured loneliness and the horrors of abuse in a politically unstable area. His move to “freedom” in the United States brought only pain, as he encountered hatred and racism in the early 1960s.
There will be a second presentation held at Concordia Public High School at 10 a.m. Nov. 2. The school will hold a general assembly to give students an opportunity to meet a living Holocaust survivor. This assembly is open to the public as well.
For more information, call the Rev. Joshua Andrew at 660-463-2754 or visit www.103271.agchurches.org.
Congregation starts
ministry reaching gays
A new ministry serving the Kansas City area gay community will begin services Nov. 1 at Norton Heights Community of Christ, 436 S. Norton Ave., Kansas City. The ministry, known as Stonewall, will meet at 7:30 p.m. each Sunday at the sponsoring church, located a block north of Independence Avenue between Benton and Van Brunt.
According to Norton Heights Pastor Janet Dellinger, Stonewall was created to provide a safe and welcoming place for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons and their advocates to meet for worship, study and fellowship. The services are open to all. The congregation will continue to meet for worship on Sunday mornings and its other outreach ministries, including ministry to the homeless, will continue at other times during the week.
Dale Luffman of Lee’s Summit, a member of the Community of Christ Quorum of Twelve Apostles, the leading missionary arm of the denomination, will deliver the sermon at the opening Stonewall service.
For more information, e-mail Velton Peabody at misterpeabody@comcast.net.
