Please Note: Always call before you come to visit us at our temporary location at FirstPresbyterian Church, 621 Lee, Olathe, KS. Our phone number is still 816­924­1730.

**Beginning the week of April 20th, the southbound I­35 to Old U.S. 56Highway exit ramp was closed, and will be through July. The ramp trafficwill detour via the U.S. 169/K­7 exit, then north on K­7 to Old U.S. 56**

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

June 30, 2015

Daily Readings for Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Morning Psalms 54; 146First Reading 1 Samuel11:1­15Second Reading Acts 8:1b­13Gospel Reading Luke22:63­71Evening Psalms 28; 99

" 70All of themasked, "Are you,then, the Son ofGod?" He said tothem, "You say thatI am."

Luke 22:70

July 5, 2015 ­ 6th Sunday After Pentecost

Please note that the office of Heartland Presbytery will be closed onMonday, July 6th, in observance of Independence Day.

Have a Safe and Happy 4th of July Holiday!

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2015-2017 Book of OrderThe Books Are IN!

If you pre-ordered the newest edition of the PC(USA) Book of Order, contact the presbytery office to

make arrangements for delivery or pick up. We are still taking orders! You can order your copy today for $10.00 each, and it doesn't matter what your order size! You can order one, or one for each member of your session.

Click here for an order form.

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OverturesIn preparation for the 222nd General Assembly: June 18 ­ 25, 2016 (Portland, OR)please note the following Heartland Presbytery meeting dates:

February 16, 2016 ­ Any overture requesting an amendment to or interpretation ofthe Book of Order

Upcoming Events

Youth

April 9, 2016 ­ Any overture with financial implications and all other overtures

Please remember that Church Order and Listening (COAL) presents the overture tothe presbytery with no recommendation. They must review them prior to themeeting for clarification. They meet on the 4th Thursday of the month. So planahead.

For an overture to be forwarded to the General Assembly for action at least oneother presbytery or synod must concur with it using the same language.

(Submitted by Sally Hinchman, Stated Clerk)

__________________________________________________________ 222nd General Assembly (2016)June 18­25, 2016 Portland, Oregon

The General Assembly NominationProcess with Nomination Forms arenow available for download. Pleasefollow the link:

AP7 ­ Nomination of Commissioners and YAAD to GA

You will also find this document on the Heartland Presbytery websiteby clicking here. Please download the application forms you will needin order to nominate a commissioner and/or YAAD to GeneralAssembly.

Deadline for nominations is September 30th. __________________________________________________________

Heartland Presbytery Shared Mission Snapshot ‐ PDA

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) is a program

supported by your shared mission dollars going to thePresbyterian Mission Agency. PDA provides assistance

to areas devastated by natural and human‐madedisasters international and domestically.

Click HERE to continue reading how your Shared Mission dollars help support

this worthy cause.

Click HERE for a printable bulletin insert to be shared

with your congregation.

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Oasis Christian Education Event

For Christian education leaders in the church: pastors, ruling elders, youth/children's directors,committee chair/member, Christian educators ....

October 25­27

Embassy Suites Plaza­­Kansas City

Follow the link above for details and to register!

__________________________________________________________ Click here for Highlights of the June 13th PresbyteryMeeting.

Mark your calendars for our next stated meeting:

Tuesday, September 22, 2015Second Presbyterian Church, Kansas City, MO__________________________________________________________

Church Kitchens Institute "Something's Happening in the Kitchen:" The Church Kitchens Institute 2015 Survey

of Church Kitchens This month marks the start of the Church Kitchens Institute2015 Survey of Church Kitchens. This nationwide survey (whichincludes the Heartland Presbytery) is designed to collect data on thefunction and frequency of use for one of the most importantresources available to many churches­their kitchens.

Follow this link for a printable informational flyer with links to thesurvey!

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Did you know that Heartland Presbytery hasa Facebook page? We want you to "Like" &"Share" our page. See photos and get updatesof recent youth and other presbytery events. It isalso our hope that we one day use this as ameans of "real time" communication to thepresbytery in the event that we need to get information out quickly.Click here to check it out.

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Youth Council Orientation 2015 Group building, goal setting, planning for the 2015­2016 year. Youth will gather at Heartland Center in Parkville on August 22, 9 am to4 pm, with the Youth Council adults. Returning members and newmembers of the council will be welcomed. There will be leadershipdevelopment in the form of study, games, and group building. An arrival snack will be provided at 8:50 a.m., and lunch will be served. There will be an afternoon snack. The day will conclude at 4:00 p.m.The cost will be $10, which will cover all food and activities of the day.Attendance at this event is required for all youth council participants.

Register HERE!

(Submitted by Malinda Spencer) __________________________________________________________

July 14, 2015Heartland Presbytery Day at Worlds & Oceans of Fun

Tickets are $35.50 and include admission to both parks anda lunch buffet. There are also "lunch only" tickets available for

$10.50. Click here for the 2015 Worlds of Fun Order form . Pleasecontact Cathy Broockerd (cathy@johnknoxkirk.org) if you have

any questions.

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Save the Date: Fall Youth Retreat ­ October 2nd ­ 3rd, 2015

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FROM THE RESOURCE CENTER__________________________________________________________

Feasting on the Word resources summer sale.

See http://www.thethoughtfulchristian.com/

for more information.

(submitted by Malinda Spencer)

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Growing in Grace and Gratitude, the new PC(USA) denominationalchildren's curriculum.

Training 9:30 a.m. to noon, July 21, John Knox Kirk, KCMO. Continental breakfast will be served.

Growing in Grace and Gratitude curriculum is taking the place of WeBelieve curriculum. GGG is geared to meet the needs of manylearning styles. It is available in Spanish.

Candace Hill, Coordinator of Educational Ministries, PC(USA)Curriculum Publishing, will bring samples and catalogs, and willconduct the training.

GGG will exist alongside Feasting on the Word curriculum, the otherPC(USA) curriculum, which is for school age through adult.

Follow the link for training registration and information.

(submitted by Malinda Spencer)

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Apps in church?...

"Times have changed...schools have changed, church has changed,worship has changed, technology in church has changed...so why isSunday school STILL the SAME?"

Watch the Connection each week as we highlight games and educationalapps that could be used in church, Sunday school, or midweek activities:

Our App of the Week for June 30th:

"There are a lot of apps out there for check in ­ for Sunday school ornursery. I'll list them, but here's my two cents. For something thisimportant I wouldn't rely on technology. Way too many things could gowrong. Some of these rely on wireless and we all know how often thatstops working. Parents could forget their phones, have them on mute,

your system could be down, etc. Another person commented that theyspent $800 on a check in system and the internet tended to run slowbecause the server was being flooded with all the churches that wereusing the system at the same time. The church I just started with has asign in sheet for the nursery and the restaurant type buzzers. We have thecell phone numbers just in case. I'm not completely happy with it becausethere needs to be name tags for visitors and their belongings...but I like thecheck in process. Simple! But, if you are looking for something different,here are some apps that were recommended...

nursery alert ­ available for android and apple. Apple has it listed as $3.99.Check in easy ­ Android and Apple. Free to check in up to 50 people.Kidddo Kiosk ­ Android, Apple and Kindle. Free up to 20 people then $10a month.Lambslist ­ this is a $50 a month program or $500 a year to check in,acquire data, keep track of volunteers, members, etc... I didn't seeanything on the website about an app.Planning Center is also an online program that oversees check in,registration and many other things. It also has an app. It's moreexpensive than Lambslist at $126 a month for a medium church. Real Time can be used for your entire church as well as ministries andcheck in. For a 300 person church it is $50 a month. It also has an app forApple.Sonblest Technologies is another program for the entire church to use."

(Taken from laurieslittlemonkeys.blogspot.com) Submitted by Malinda Spencer

See the links listed under the "Church Resource Center" forother available resources.

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IN THE GREATER CHURCH__________________________________________________________

The Task Group to Study and Report on the Future of theCertification of Christian Educators (created by theCommittee on the General Assembly) is seeking responses toa short survey. The Task Force will be evaluating thecertification program and wants to make sure that anumber of voices and perspectives are shared and heard.

The task group is now seeking responses to a short surveyfrom several groups of people involved in, or care about, thecertification process or Christian education, including:

mid council leaders (staff and volunteers)congregations (perhaps pastors or clerks of session)Christian educators serving congregations (employedand volunteer)

We would invite you to both complete the survey, aswell as share the link below with those that fit one ormore of the groups above.

Here is the link:https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/certifiedCE

The deadline for receipt of responses is July 12, 2015. Submitted by

Kerry RiceAssociate Stated Clerk and DirectorOrdered Ministries and CertificationMid Council MinistriesOffice of the General AssemblyPresbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

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Synod School 2015

"A Future with Hope"

July 26­31, 2015

Buena Vista UniversityStorm Lake, Iowa For additional information, catalog of course descriptions, andregistration information click HERE.

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Join us for a new Big Tent!Experience that deep sense of community that you'd expect at a nationalgathering of Presbyterians­a great big family reunion! Your Big Tent all­inclusive price of $395 includes your individual dorm roomaccommodations, meals, worship services, workshops, and breakoutsessions. With a wide variety of workshops and speakers­all designed toinspire and equip Presbyterians to live missionally­Big Tent will offersomething for the whole family, including children's programming and otheractivities. Visit www.pcusa.org/bigtent to register, for the schedule ofevents, and other information.

In Our Member CongregationsProtecting the Waterways of Johnson County

by Kristin Riott

Thursday, July 2, at 7:00 pm at

Village Church in Room 12

Follow the link above for additional information.

Submitted by Jerry Rees, Heartland Earthkeepers

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FREE HYMNALS

First Presbyterian Church of Maryville has blue PresbyterianHymnals free for the taking. We also have a hymnal entitledHymns for the Living Church, which is full of older, traditionalhymns. They are also free for the taking. If you are interested, call the church office (660) 582­4257 or e­mailpbymaryv@embarqmail.com

(submitted by Jonathan Mitchell)

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ChurchSpotlight: Trinity Presbyterian ChurchThis small church is highly mission minded, and actively supports InterServ with

ongoing regular food collections and financial assistance to use wherever theneed is greatest. Several members deliver Mobile Meals, donate personally toInterServ, and volunteer by serving on boards for InterServ, Community Missions,and the Open Door Food Kitchen. The church coordinates its members to servea monthly meal at St. Joseph's Haven and Open Door Food Kitchen. Trinityresponds to God's word by showing His love and grace in the community throughtheir involvement with programs that touch the lives of people with the fewestalternatives. Since last summer, the church is worshiping at Holiday ExpressInns and Suites, and plans to host a traveling day camp this summer. In lateApril, they blessed our Food Pantry with 1,020 pounds of chicken & 15 pounds ofbacon, in addition to other collected food items. Debra Foster, Food PantryManager, says they are always so good to check with her to see what specificfood items we are in need of each month.

(submitted by Charles Spencer) __________________________________________________________

A congregation with a need...

A small congregation in Heartland Presbyterywould like to use old Horizons Bible studies. They would like a set of SIX. If your churchhas this, please send them to the ChurchResource Center.

(submitted by Malinda Spencer) __________________________________________________________

AnnouncementNorthEastminster Presbyterian is not moving out of a church. WE are the church and this church hangs out in the Northeast. we are diverse and inclusive. Join us! Worship: Starting July 5, 11am; 301 Bellfontaine, 1-s (a littleplace God has across from The Concourse Playground) Ministry: Visiting neighbors, sharing hot chocolate or lemonadeon the Ave., making s'mores, hosting sing-a-longs, praying forpeople, giving out bus passes... If you're chugging Living Water,don't look now, but our church is there. Fellowship: Those people picknicking, singing, and folk dancingare Presbyterian? Yup, that's us.

Because NorthEastminster, at 217 Benton Blvd in Kansas City,MO, is becoming a house church, we have no room for ourbeautiful pulpit and other sanctuary furniture and would bedelighted to give them to you. We also have items for kitchen,office and classroom. All you have to do is call and arrange topick them up by Friday, June 19th. First come, first serve! Wecan send you a complete inventory of what we have to give. Every day we find more and more items in every nook andcranny of the church. Contact Julie Murphy atprairesky@sbcglobal.net for more information. Submitted by Julie Murphy Click here for a printable flyer with pictures: church furniture

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2015­2016 PW Horizons Bible Study Workshop

July 25th, 9am­3pmVillage Presbyterian Church

$18 ­ includes breakfast and lunchThe Presbyterian Women of Village Presbyterian Church would like toextend to you an invitation to the 2015­2016 Bible Study Workshop.

The program on Saturday, July 25, at Village Church will feature JudyRecord Fletcher, the author of our upcoming Horizons Bible Study, Come to the Waters.

Follow the link for more information and registration details.(submitted by Marianne Weber)

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A Three YearSpiritualFomation

Program Forthe

Training ofSpiritualDirectors

Are you experiencing a call to spiritual renewal and at the same timewanting to learn the skills of discernment and deep listening....both

listening to God, to yourself, and to others?

Click here for more information.(Submitted by Jim Gordon, Pine Ridge)

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Elder Bill Tammeus of Second Church of Kansas City will be teaching aweek­long seminar August 3rd ­ 9th, at Ghost Ranch on"Writing YourSpiritual Will." Participants will explore many ways to pass along theirvalues and commitments to their children, grandchildren and great­grandchildren through various types of writing, from letters to essays topoetry to books. For more details and to sign up, click here. (Submitted byBill Tammeus)

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Job Openings

Independence Meals onWheels is taking applications forthe Executive Director Position.

Resumes may be sent to:

independencemealsonwheels@comcast.netAttention Karen Penrod

Follow this link for salary details and a job description.

Submitted by Karen Penrod, Board President, Independence MOW__________________________________________________________

Southridge Presbyterian Church in Northeast JohnsonCounty needs someone to compose Sunday bulletins, a monthlynewsletter and, occasionally, a funeral/memorial handout. We needsomeone accomplished on computer and who can use a printer. Weare offering a good salary to an independent contractor for a fewhours of work every month. Please contact Charla at 913­384­5085.

(submitted by Charla Blankenship)

__________________________________________________________ Second Presbyterian Church is seeking a Business Manager. Now posted: http://www.secondpres.org/about­us/job­openings­2

(submitted by Paul Rock) __________________________________________________________ First United Presbyterian Church of Fayetteville, AR is praying for aproactive leader with a love for youth and young adults and a shepherd's

heart, a mature faith consistent with the Reformed Christian tradition,

personal integrity, and an enthusiastic sense of humor and fun combined

with a passion for teaching and forming youth and young adults to be

committed followers of Jesus. Focus is 80% youth ministry and 20%

college and young adult ministry. This is a full­time position with a

generous continuing education allowance and healthcare. Complete

position description and contact information available at

www.fupcfay.org/positions­open/. The position will begin as soon as

possible in 2015. Send a resume and three references to

info@fupcfay.org.__________________________________________________________

First Presbyterian Church of Lee's Summit is seeking a full timeindividual to provide clerical and administrative support for the Pastorsand the ministries of the church, while honoring and protecting theconfidentiality of the staff and congregation. Click here for more information!(Submitted by Ann Ditty)__________________________________________________________ Choir Director Trinity Presbyterian Church of Independence, MO, seeks a warm,humorous, open­minded individual with a music­related degree andknowledge of liturgical worship practices to lead our adult choir duringSunday morning traditional worship as well as special services. Candidates should anticipate 3­4 hours of rehearsal and service time perweek, plus prep time. Choir director will enjoy collaboration with ouraccomplished organist and choir, summers off, childcare provided duringservices, and salary commensurate with experience. Please email lettersof interest and resumes to: Chair, Choir Director Search Committee,trinitypresby@att.net.(submitted by Elizabeth Strobel)__________________________________________________________ Bookkeeper (Part­Time)Heartland Center, Parkville, MO is looking for a person with anappreciation for Christian retreat and camp ministries, accrualbookkeeping experience, a good understanding of FASBaccounting standards, and who is proficient in Quickbooks andExcel software programs. This person is responsible forprocessing account receivables and account payables, preparingfinancial reports, processing payroll, and other commonbookkeeping functions. Non­profit bookkeeping experience is aplus. This is a part­time (25­30 hours per week) position.To learn more about Heartland Center, visit our website atHeartlandCenter.org. If you are interested in this position, email

your resume to: admin@heartlandcenter.org.(submitted by Emma Acker) __________________________________________________________

Kitchen Manager (Part­Time) Heartland Presbyterian Center, Parkville, MO is looking for aperson with an appreciation for Christian retreat and campministries, food preparation skills, and management experience toserve as a Kitchen Manager. This position is responsible forplanning meals, ordering and keeping inventory of food, preparingmeals, keeping a clean kitchen, washing dishes, encouraging apositive work environment, and having a passion and vision forexcellent food service. This person will also assist in supervisingsupport staff in the performance of their duties. This is a part­time(20­25 hours per week) position with shifts falling mainly onweekday mornings and weekends, and periodic opportunities formore hours at different times throughout the year. If you areinterested in applying, please visit our website for moreinformation: http://www.heartlandcenter.org/year­round­employment/(submitted by Emma Acker)

___________________________________________________ Argentine Presbyterian Church is seekinga PIANIST for Sunday morning worship. This is apaid position, salary negotiable. If you are interestedand would like more information, please contact Delores Johnson 913­831­4310 or Steve Christine913­302­7664

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