Please come by Westside Family Church today to give blood! All blood stays in our Kansas City area to save lives here. The blood drive will be in "The Landing" from 10 AM until 2 PM. Walk-ins and first time donors are welcome!
Save the Date for Kids Gig!
KIDSGIG 2017 | GADGETS & GIZMOS!
Ages: 4 years old to 5th grade
This summer, discover how the creator of all things created us to know and love Him through the theme Gadgets & Gizmos! This theme is geared to capture kids' imaginations about their Creator so they can discover they are....
MADE by God
MADE for a relationship with Jesus
and MADE to love others.
Memory verse for KidsGiG:
“Let your light shine so others can see it. Then they will see the good things you do. And they will bring glory to your Father who is in heaven.” Matthew 5:16 (NIrV)
JUNE 19-22 | 6:00-8:00PM
Autism Awareness
The Lansing High School’s Puzzle Club promotes Autism awareness through their Special Education efforts. They are partnering with June’s Northland to host Dana Bowman on April 6th. Proceeds from ticket sales will benefit Lansing’s Special Education program and participants.
Tickets are $15 now, or $20 at the door and can be purchased by contacting Azja Butler, Lansing Puzzle Club Secretary (azja.butler11@gmail.com)
Is your next step to follow God with your money?
Sign up now for Financial Peace University starting on Tuesday, April 4th at 6:30 pm, meeting at Westside Leavenworth, by registering at https://fpu.com/1040282. There is a $93 cost for the participant guide (partial scholarships available; request info by filling out online Connect Card: http://westsideleavenworth.com/connect-card)
Easter Food Drive: Support Local Children
Every day in Lansing and Leavenworth children go to bed hungry. Westside is partnering with Second Harvest Community Food Bank who’s programs, Backpack Buddies and Campus Cupboard, support the local hunger needs for the children in our community schools and neighborhoods.
These programs provide food for children who arrive at school every day without having breakfast, and no expectation of meals when they get home at night or on the weekends.
Bring your food donations on Easter Sunday and place them in our donation trailer and be part of making a difference in the community we live.
Items to bring:
- Boxed dinners (i.e. mac and cheese, pastas, rice)
- Pasta sauce
- Ravioli
- Peanut butter
- Canned tuna
- Soups
- Cereals
- Pancake mix
- Syrup
- Healthy snacks
You may make monetary donations directly to Second Harvest Community Food Bank on their website.
Child Dedication & Parent Dedication Class
Child dedication is a special time where parents dedicate themselves, their child, and their parenting efforts to God. Why? We do this so that when your child is old enough to understand, they too can choose to follow Jesus.
If you are interested in dedicating your child we encourage you to attend an informational class prior to the dedication on March 5 at 12:30pm. Childcare will be provided for those who register.
Shoe Drive
Please donate your shoes in the Shoe Bin in the Back of the Community Room through Sunday, March 5th. Donate serviceable used shoes, fairly new shoes, or even brand new shoes. Brand name running shoes will go to kids in Ferguson, Missiouri. Other shoes will help “micro-entrepreneurs” in Africa. For more information contact Nina at ninacoulson1205@gmail.com.
Fundraiser for Homeless Shelter February 18
June's Cottage is hosting a fund raising brunch on Saturday, February 18, to raise money for the new Interfaith Community of Hope facility in Leavenworth (including the new homeless shelter).
June's Cottage
614 Pottawatomie
8 a.m. to 12 noon
Cost:
$15 adults
$40 family (all proceeds go directly to the new facility)
You can read more about the Interfaith Community of Hope Facility here.
Community Blood Drive on Saturday, January 28th from 10 am - 2 pm.
Walk-in's are welcome! You don't need to register. Please come and support our community with your life-saving blood. Come and bring a friend, we have room for you. The blood drive will be at the church building in "The Loft." See you there!
Alpha Starts Tuesday, January 24th at 6:30 pm in "The Landing."
Last opportunity for "EARLYBIRD" price for Women's Conference
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3
5:30-6:30p Appetizers / Mingling
6:30-10:00p Conference
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4
8:00a-9:00a Breakfast
9:00a-5:00p Conference
At Westside Leavenworth - $30/person (Tickets are transferable but non-refundable)
Questions? Contact Michelle Wicker at mwicker@westsideleavenworth.com
“WHAT IF...
... you truly believe that Jesus loves you? What IF you truly believe that Jesus forgives you? What IF your life changed because you are known and loved by the one true king? What IF that love overflowed and impacted your family, your friends, your work and your community?
Join us as we hear from live Westside teachers and video teachers such as Jennie Allen, Bianca Olthoff and David Platt surrounding this unconditional, all-encompassing love and how living daily in this love overflows and spills into the lives of those around us.”
Our Building is Closed. Join us Online.
To keep our families safe, we are cancelling today's services at our building. Even though we are not gathering together at the building you can watch today's service online.
We will see you next Sunday for week 3 of "Follow Me."
2 Services for Jan 15 (WFC Leavenworth)
We are planning on having 2 services for Jan 15, 2017 at 9:30am & 11:00am. We WILL NOT have our 8:15am service.
We will announce any further cancellations by 7am on Sunday morning should the weather create unsafe travel and parking conditions.
Announcements will be posted on Facebook, Twitter, and our website.
Our Service Plans for Inclement Weather
We have been following this weekend’s weather forecast closely and I wanted to inform you of our plan in the chance of inclement weather. We want to keep all our families safe.
IN THE CHANCE THAT WE DO NOT HAVE ICE...
We will have service as usual! We'll see you here :)
IF MOST ROADS ARE SAFE TO DRIVE AND WEATHER ISN'T AS SEVERE…
We will only have two services. We will have our 9:30am & 11:00am services. We will make this announcement on Saturday by 3pm on our website, Facebook, and twitter. Our phone will be updated with a message about the changes.
IF ICE TAKES OVER...
We will cancel all Sunday services and you watch week two of Follow Me at home. We will make this announcement on Sunday morning at 6am, unless it’s needed to be made earlier. We will announce it on our website, Facebook, and twitter. Our phone will be updated with a message about the changes.
We want to be wise in making the decision to cancel services and we want you to be wise as to whether you should get out in this weather!
ONLINE SERVICE
We have prepared a service for you and your family to watch online should we need to cancel. You will be able to sing, download the bulletin, and listen to week 2 of "Follow Me.” The service will be posted on Facebook and available online.
Please feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns.
Church contact info:
phone: 913-890-4050
email: hello@westsideleavenworth.com
Can you help?
Karen Gibson, who attends Westside, lost her husband Art this past Sunday. Westside is providing a meal to the family after Art is buried in the national cemetery on Monday, December 12th at 12:30. Please share what you can do to help by going to the meal train site here: https://mealtrain.com/vq35zg.
The Church Has Left the Building | New Year's Weekend
THE CHURCH HAS LEFT THE BUILDING
Church has left the building to BLESS others on New Years Weekend and this is how:
We want to encourage you to throw a New Year's Eve party on Saturday night or Sunday Supper on New Year's Day.
Make the choice on which you'll do. Then, choose your Lifegroup, another Westside family or friend to do it with. Then...
1) Begin praying for someone, who you want to know Jesus, that you can invite to your party or supper. Take a big step of courage and invite them to your New Year's Eve party or Sunday supper! This may be something you want to do with your Lifegroup.
2) Listen to them during your time together. Get to know them by asking questions. Listen to their passions, wants, and fears.
3) Eat together! When it comes time to thank Jesus for the food, I want to encourage you to ask everyone to say something they are thankful for in 2016. That's it. Be a thankful church and let your thankfulness for what God has done for you be your story.
These three practices will set you up to follow-up the party or supper to serve them and eventually share your story with them. So...
4) Listen for an opportunity to serve them. It may be something they say in conversation that you can help them with. It may be something that you want to do for them later. Be praying for the Holy Spirit to help you discover a way to take a follow-up step and serve them.
5) As you build your relationship and learn their story, the will likely ask you about your story or about why you follow Jesus. That is the open door for you to give an answer for why your hope is in Jesus and what Jesus has done for you.
Share you party or supper ideas below:
Swapstravaganza
Dec 18th, 2016 from 5-8pm Westside Youth Ministry will be hosting a Swapstravaganza @ Westside Family Church, 738 Eisenhower Rd. Leavenworth KS 66048
This event is open to all MS and HS students, so bring your friends! We will have a white elephant gift party, do a Christmas cookie swap, eat pizza and much, much more!
Pizza and drinks will be provided.
The rules for the gift swap are that the gift cannot exceed ten dollars in value and must be wrapped. The gift must also be appropriate and cannot be something harmful.
If you would like more details contact:
Caleb Klinger 913-683-0274 clinger@westsideleavenworth.com or
Samantha Roland 913-240-5300 apinkmess@icloud.com
Friendsgiving
Join us as we celebrate Thanksgiving together with friends! This is a great opportunity to invite your friends and share some Thanksgiving tradition with them.
We suggest that you bring some food to share with everyone whether it be a traditional family favorite or just something tasty.
Friendsgiving will be hosted from 5:30-8:30pm @
408 N 6th St
Leavenworth, KS
For more info on what to bring contact Samantha Roland (913-240-5300 or apinkmess@icloud.com).
Any general questions feel free to contact Caleb Klinger (913-683-0274 or cklinger@westsideleavenworth.com). Hope to see you there!
Order Your WFC T-shirt, Hoodie or Zipper Hoodie for Christmas
Order your WFC printed gear. Youth & Adult sizes available!
We'll contact you when they are ready for pick up.
Orders by Nov 25th to have by Christmas!
More colors available on order page.
Family Forum | Dec 4, 5:00-6:30pm
December 4, 2016
5:00-6:30pm
Community Room
Our Family Forum is our annual gathering for those who have signed a Membership Covenant. This is a time of celebration, and vision as we look to 2017 and affirm our trustees, finance team, budget, and deacons. We will also eat together!
Here's the food you can bring:
Please bring enough to serve 8-10 people.
Families with young children, please bring kid friendly food :)
A-H: Main dish
I-L: Soup or Salad
M-P: Side Dish or Veggie plate
Q-Z: Dessert
