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The Heartland ConnectionA communication of Heartland Presbytery made possible by your mission dollars.

January 27, 2015

The Mission of the Twelve"Then he went aboutamong the villagesteaching. 7 He called thetwelve and began to sendthem out two by two, andgave them authority overthe unclean spirits. 8 Heordered them to takenothing for their journeyexcept a staff; no bread,no bag, no money in theirbelts..." Mark 6:6­12

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Heartland Happenings

In Heartland Presbytery

Presbytery Meeting ­ Register Now!Registration is open for the upcoming Presbytery meetingon Saturday, February 21st, at ShawneePresbyterian Church, 6837 Nieman Road. Check­inwill be at 8:00am and you will want to come early. Therewill be special guest entertainment, with refreshmentsand fellowship, before the meeting begins at 9:00am, andyou won't want to miss it. Register online here. Packetinformation will be available soon.

Bring your committee to the February 24th, VBSExtravaganza at Southminster Presbyterian Churchin Prairie Village, where VBS and other summerprogramming ideas will be available. See publishingrepresentatives, Heartland Center staff, and othersummer ideas. See more information and help us withthe soup count by registering online here. (Submittedby Malinda Spencer.)

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Discussion Guide ­Movie: Selma

Thoughtful Christian: 6wk Lenten Study onhymns

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Presbyterian Women

Shared MissionSnapshots

Church Order andListening Division

Commission onPreparation for Ministry

CongregationalMinistries DivisionUpcoming Events

First PC, St. Joseph,First Thursday NoonConcerts

Visiting Scholar Event~ Feb. 20­21

Youth

Easy Payments Online Heartland Presbytery has made it easier to pay for itemslike Mission Yearbooks, Planning Calendars, outstandinginvoices, or donations. Click here for the link to submit apayment. (Submitted by Brian Hathhorn)

Heartland Presbytery Trip To GuatemalaPhotos of our trip are available for viewing on Facebook.Go to "Guatemala Mission Partnership Trip". A full reportwill be given at the presbytery meeting on Saturday,February 21st. (Submitted by Rachel Lausch)

WORLDS OF FUNMark your calendars for July 14, 2015 for the HeartlandPresbytery's day at Worlds of Fun and Oceans ofFun. Tickets are $34.00 and include admission to bothparks and a lunch buffet. Please contact CathyBroockerd (cathy@johnknoxkirk.org) if you have anyquestions.

Are you Planning Your Lenten Resources?Consider these free options from the Society of St.Andrew: 1)Lenten Devotional Booklet: Into the WildernessThis booklet features daily scripture readings,devotional reflections, and prayers for the fortydays and seven Sundays in Lent. The theme isbased on Matthew 4:1­11, Jesus' temptations in thewilderness. The writers' focus on times their faithhas been tested and ways they have felt God'spresence in their wilderness experience.2)Good Friday Fast: In Remembrance of MeThe Society of St. Andrew Good Friday Fast invitespersons to mark the time between MaundyThursday (the Last Supper) and the Resurrectionwith a period of purposeful hunger; fasting as a wayof remembering the suffering of Jesus. This smallbooklet contains prayers that provide sustenancethroughout the fast. See the links listed underthe"Church Resource Center" for other availableresources. (Submitted by the Church ResourceCenter)

The January/February Catalog: Resources forthe Season of Preparation from The ThoughtfulChristian. (Submitted by Malinda Spencer)

Your church is invited to send two representativesto the Heartland Presbytery Youth Council. Thisis a great leadership development opportunity for youth. Ideally your church would send one boyand one girl/one high school and one middle schoolyouth, but the youth council understands that this

demographic may not be present in everycongregation. We would like broad representationfrom Heartland Presbytery. The youth council'snext meeting is Saturday, February 28th. Representatives need to be recommended by theirhome session/pastor. For more information, speakto a youth council adult Jason Carle, Mari LynJones, Clare Lozano, Miles McDonald, CarolynRich, Jennifer Scheneman, or contact MalindaSpencer.

Registration is now open for the StewardshipKaleidoscope event. This year's event will be inKansas City at the Airport Hilton, March 9­11.The full event schedule and registration forms areavailable by clicking Stewardship Kaleidoscope.Because the event is in Kansas City this year it isparticularly convenient and cost effective for ourcongregations to send a team to attend. Althoughshared mission giving has held steady in HeartlandPresbytery and many of our churches are actuallyreporting increased tithes and offerings, manyothers indicate that their mission and ministrysuffers from insufficient funding. This event is anopportunity to gain skills to address yourcongregations issues in generosity, financialdiscipleship, stewardship, endowment building andfaithful preaching and teaching a biblicalperspective on wealth and sharing. (CWS)

Host churches are needed for the StatedMeetings of Heartland Presbytery for 2016. If youare interested please contact Sally Hinchman,Stated Clerk. The dates are as follows: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 Saturday, April 9, 2016 Tuesday June 7, 2016 Saturday, September 17, 2016 Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Visitors from the Synod of the Nile, EvangelicalPresbyterian Church in Egypt ­ In March 2015Heartland Presbytery will host a delegation from theSynod of the Nile the highest Presbyterian judicatory inEgypt. They will be visiting to officiate the ordination ofAmgad Megally, pastor of our Arabic PresbyterianFellowship. The delegation will also be visiting Chicago toordain another of their candidates. While travel plans arenot finalized, we are looking toward the last week ofMarch and possibly 3 p.m. Saturday, March 28 at Grace

Covenant Church, where the Fellowship meets. Watchthis space for final word on the day and time, but pleasebegin planning to attend. We would like a large turn outto greet our guests from Egypt and to celebrate withAmgad and our Fellowship this exciting accomplishment.(CWS)

Through our shared mission giving, the churchesof Heartland Presbytery invest in many projects,including the long awaited redevelopment of theHarold Thomas Center and former LinwoodPresbyterian sanctuary. Follow this link for thesecond bulletin insert to update your members onthis mission investment. Current Shared MissionSnapshot (Submitted by David Warm)

IRS Mileage Rates 2015 ­ The IRS has set newmileage rates for 2015. The business use rate will be57.5 cents per mile. Other rates that may be of interestto our churches are volunteer service at 14 cents, movingand medical expense at 23 cents. With declining gasolineprices at the moment, everyone should be mindful thatthe rates are sometimes adjusted mid­year. The aboverates are effective January 1, 2015.

In Our Member Congregations

Job Openings

Rock with Jesus! at First Presbyterian Church of Lee'sSummitLead singer needed for an established worship band at FirstPresbyterian Church of Lee's Summit for a 9:00am weeklySunday service. Paid position. Worship leadershipexperience desired. Instrumental skills welcomed but notrequired. Team player. Love God and God's people. Pleasesend your resume and a demo recording tofpclscontemporary@gmail.com. Our need isIMMEDIATE, so apply today.

Pianist/Organist ­ Blue Ridge Presbyterian Churchis seeking a Pianist/Organist. Located in Raytown, Missouri,this is a part time position (approximately 8 hours per week)involving Sunday worship and Wednesday eveningrehearsals. Click here for more information.

First Presbyterian Church in St. Joseph, at 7th & Jules,invites you to our next DOWNTOWN NOON CONCERT

on February 5th, featuring Jason Baskin, percussion, andBeau Lux, woodwinds. Concert begins at 12:10 and ends at12:45. Bring a sack lunch, beverages provided. Minimum $3donation, please.

You are invited to First Presbyterian of Independenceseventh annual Chocolate Festival on Saturday, February7, from 1:00­4:00p.m. in Westminster Hall across the streetfrom the historic church building on the corner of Pleasantand Lexington near the Independence Square. WestminsterHall is located at 415 W Lexington. Free­will donation;patrons may sample three chocolate delicacies. TheIndependence Dulcimer Club will play. There will be achocolate fountain with all the trimmings and plenty ofchocolate items to sample. In another area, there will be theopportunity to buy more chocolate goodies to enjoy at home.There will be a silent auction from 1:00­3:00 p.m. thatpromises to have chocolate confections from talented bakers.A Kid's Comer for those under third grade will keep theyoungsters occupied with fun activities while the adults enjoytheir chocolate experience. No response to the church isnecessary, simply come and enjoy! (Submitted by NancyEhrlich)

Reserve Your Tickets Now For The Visiting ScholarEvent ­ Featuring John L. Bell at the Kauffman Center forthe Performing Arts, February 20­21, 2015. Click here formore information.(sponsored by Presbyterian Women atVillage Presbyterian Church).

Cherith Brook Winter Needs: sleeping bags and blankets,coats, gloves, hats, long underwear, and pants. Questions?call Eric Garbison, 816 241­8047

Elder Bill Tammeus of Second Church of Kansas Citywill be teaching a week­long seminar August 3rd ­ 9th, atGhost Ranch on "Writing Your Spiritual Will." Participantswill explore many ways to pass along their values andcommitments to their children, grandchildren and great­grandchildren through various types of writing, from letters toessays to poetry to books. For more details and to sign up,click here. (Submitted by Bill Tammeus)

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