Extreme School Makeover
Community of Christ,
along with many other faith traditions, agencies, and service
organizations, has been challenged to provide 500 volunteers to help
renovate and refurbish two schools inherited from the Kansas City School
District. You can get more info about the Lifting Hammers - Lifting
Spirits initiative at
http://www.indep.k12.mo.us/extreme_makeover/.
Our help is needed to
make sure these schools are ready for students to start a new school year.
If you can help on Saturday, July 26 or Sunday, July 27, please contact
Roy Schaefer at ext. 2364 for more information.
International Flute Orchestra
The International Flute
Orchestra is an association of approximately 40 musicians from all over
the United States and Canada. This group of professional musicians have
traveled widely in Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, England,
Spain, Eastern Europe, China, Russia, Greece, Chile (and other countries)
with the aim of improving relationships between countries.
Their performance on
Sunday, August 10 at 8 p.m. in the Community of Christ Auditorium will be
their first public performance in the United State s. This event is open
to the public and a freewill offering will be collected. More details can
be found at
http://www.cofchrist.org/dome_spire/#flute.
Volunteers are needed
to hand out programs and accept freewill donations during intermission and
at the end of the hour-long concert. If you would be willing to help,
please contact Pam Robison at ext. 2324.
Training Opportunity
SkillPath Seminars is
offering “Assertive Communication Skills for Women” on August 21 from 9
a.m. to 4 p.m. in Overland Par k, Kansas. If you are interested, check
with your primary team leader and e-group leader by August 1 and contact
Jan Marshall at ext. 2362.
New
Staff
We are pleased to
welcome a number of new staff to our International Headquarters
family. Their unitque giftedness will be a blessing to us and to the
church.
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Megan Mercer,
Bridgette Wright and Karen Moreland -- Part-time receptionists for the
Visitor Services team.
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Erick Potosme –
Translator located in Nicaragua
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Esdras Hernandez –
Translator located in Mexico
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Geri Macias –
Translator located at IHQ
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Nefi Hernandez –
Translator located in Colorado
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Sandra Atkins – Risk
Management associate
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Larry Cleveland –
Estate and Financial Planning minister
Congratulations
Jan Kraybill passed her
Associateship Examination—a professional certification for the American
Guild of Organists. It requires several hours of paperwork tests that
cover analysis of a composition from any time period, style, or
performance, finishing a composition for organ for which she was given the
beginning, answering questions on music history with emphasis on
contemporary trends, liturgy, organ construction and maintenance, choral
music, and organ repertoire.
It also includes
significant organ playing including specific repertoire called for as well
as transposition, sight-reading, hymn playing, and improvisation. Jan’s
next daily organ recital is Friday, July 18 at 3 p.m.
