MEET OUR INTERIM YOUTH WORKER

Pam Williams was born in Davenport, Iowa.  She spent her childhood in Lawrence, Kansas, and Kearney, Missouri.  She graduated from Kearney High School in 1992 and then attended college in Springfield and Warrensburg.  She graduated from the University of Central Missouri in 1997 with a degree in Office Administration.

Pam met Trent Williams in the late 90’s, and the two were united in marriage at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church by Pastor Schwartz in August of 1999.  They have been blessed with two wonderful daughters:  Shelby who is 8 and Danika who is 6.  Pam’s husband Trent is a lumber salesman for Owen Lumber Company in Lee’s Summit.

Pam has been actively involved at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church since she was confirmed in  April of 1999.  She taught preschool Sunday School for seven years and after that helped with K-5 Sunday School.  In the past few years she has been helping Tim and Heidi Koehler with our youth program.  She has been a youth counselor at Lutheran Valley Retreat in Colorado two times, helped with the confirmation retreat at Lutherhoma in 2010, and has also attended the Kansas District Youth Gathering.  Pam has been involved with the VBS Team for the past two years, leading the crafts.  She has helped out with the Sunday Evening TAG Events and Midnight Volleyball.  Pam’s leadership has led to the involvement and support of Kohl’s and their associates with the annual youth mission trip garage sale.

This past year Pam coached her daughter Shelby’s Upward Basketball Team.  She is an avid supporter and fan of the Upward Program.

Pam’s hobbies include softball, shopping, scrapbooking, and spending time with family and friends.  Her favorite foods are seafood and Mexican food.

Pam is excited about working with the youth of Beautiful Savior and helping them grow in their walk of faith with Jesus our Savior.

FACEBOOK

Did you know that Beautiful Savior now has a Facebook page?  Log in to your Facebook account, search for “Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church – Lee’s Summit, MO” and click on “like.”  When you “like” the church’s page, you will then receive our status updates on your Wall.  This is a good communication tool for us to let you know what’s going on here!  Please also use the “share” tool to recommend our page to other members of BSLC.  The more people we have who “like” our page, the more useful the tool becomes!  (Please note: when you “like” an organization’s page, it cannot see any of your information, so your postings, pictures, and discussions stay with you and your “friends,” not the church! – not that you should have anything inappropriate on your page anyway, right?)

 
CONGREGATIONAL UPDATE

On September 19^th we will have a congregational update in the Family Life Center.  We will be sharing informational updates on the Liturgical-Contemporary Worship plans, the Family Life Center Upgrade, and also on interim and permanent ministry plans for the DCE vacancy.  Please plan now to attend this informational gathering at 9:20 a.m.

                                                    OKTOBERFEST

We will once again have a booth at Lee’s Summit Oktoberfest to promote our church and our Upward Basketball Program.  As in past years, children will be able to shoot a basketball and win prizes.  We will be handing out flyers concerning our church as well as registration forms for Upward Basketball.  For this event to be productive, VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED!  Please sign up for a shift or two.  This an efficient way to advertise and promote a wonderful program that Boldly Shares the Love of Christ!

                                            UPWARD BASKETBALL

Upward is an evangelistic sports ministry specifically designed for Kindergarten through sixth grade boys and girls that promotes salvation, character, and self-esteem in every child. Upward provides opportunities for churched and unchurched of our community to get involved in the ministry of our church. They will have the opportunity to pray for our program, coach a team, referee a game, and develop relationships in order to open avenues of ministry to the people of our community who will participate in our program.

We need many, many volunteers to keep this ministry alive in Lee’s Summit and at our church. Evaluations will be in October. We will need volunteers for the evaluation process.

Also please consider helping us during January and February on game days. If you would like to referee, coach, keep score/time, introduce players, set up/tear down, or help with concessions, please contact Pam Williams at (816) 524-7288 or  pam4640@att.net.  Register online starting September 1 at www.beautifulsavior-lsmo.org.

CHRISTIAN ESSENTIALS CLASS

Are you interested in learning or reviewing the primary teachings of the Lutheran Church?  Are you interested in attending a Christian doctrine class that could lead to membership in the Lutheran Church?  If so, then plan now to attend the Christian Essentials Class that will meet from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on September 12, 19 & 26 and October 3, 10, 17 & 24.  Babysitting can be provided if you need it; simply contact Pastor Schwartz.   Note:  If you plan to attend, please sign up in the communication center by September 12.

CONFIRMATION MEETING

 All parents of students entering grades 5, 6, 7 & 8 should attend a special parents’ meeting on Wednesday, September 1, in the Family Life Center.  Parents of 5^th graders will meet at 6:30 pm.  Parents of 6^th-8^th graders will meet at 7:30 pm.  We will examine confirmation curriculum, expectations and other important matters.

Note:  If you cannot attend this important meeting, please call the church office.

Also, mark your calendars—Confirmation and Midweek classes begin Wednesday, September 8, at 6:30 p.m.

FIRST DAY OF CONFIRMATION, MIDWEEK, AND SMALL GROUPS

September 8 will be the first day of confirmation, midweek and small groups. We invite all of our K-4^th grade students to join in the fun every Wednesday from 6:30-8:00pm. Our confirmation classes are held at the same time for our 5-6-7-8^th grade students. Small Groups for our high school students also start September 8 from 6:30-8:00.

MOPS

Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand will hold me fast” (Psalm 139:10)

The summer is almost over, and we are headed back to school!  Yes, we are going back to school for MOPS, and our first class this September is “Homeroom.”  We hope to see you at our first meeting as we kick off to a fun and exciting new year!  At our first meeting we will discuss the coming year and all activities.  For our craft we will be making a stained glass cross. 

We also want to welcome all other mothers who have never attended a MOPS meeting.  We would love to have you visit and experience this exciting journey with our Christian friends.  MOPS is an excellent chance for you to meet other mothers, build friendships, ask questions or share life experiences with other mothers, and have some time away from the little ones while they are cared for in the church nursery. 

Listed below are more details regarding this event:

Thursday, September 9, 2010, 6:30PM to 8:30PM
Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church
Cost for meeting: $5.00-For new members your first meeting is FREE!
Childcare will be provided at no cost!
Please RSVP to bslcmops@gmail.com. 

SAVE THE DATES

Please mark your calendars for September 19^th, 2010.  This year we are focused on taking care of the city of Lee’s Summit.  We will be picking up trash from 2-4 PM.  This is a great experience to help out our community!  We need as many volunteers as possible.  More details will be provided at the September 9 meeting.

*Ladies night- Saturday, September 25^th, 2010-Shop and Sip at WT Bears.

 
                                      JOIN US ~ we are GROWING!!

As some of you may or may not know the mission of MOPS is to ENCOURAGE, EQUIP and DEVELOP every MOTHER OF PRESCHOOLERS to REALIZE her POTENTIAL as a WOMAN, MOTHER and LEADER in the name of Jesus Christ.

With this thought we are starting a new branch of the ministry, MOMSnext. This group will continue the MOPS mission with Moms of all stages of mothering, Elementary, Jr. High and High School. 

Just because you have school aged children, doesn’t mean you stop being a Mom, it doesn’t mean you stop needing support or resources, and it doesn’t mean you stop needing God’s help!  In fact, it means just the opposite.  MOMSnext is going to be here to support the next phase of motherhood.  We want to help tackle the not so easy tasks families today have to handle; such as homework issues, internet safety, how to handle bullying at school, and building self-esteem.

We are still in the organizing process at this time but are looking to launch the group this October.

Please plan to attend a forum meeting September 15 at 6:30pm in the narthex.  We are going to discuss dates, times, and topics to be explored during our meetings.

Thank you for continuing to support our outreach ministry. Our Steering Committee is excited to be able to reach out to Moms not only in our church but in the community ~ you give us the chance to welcome, inspire and share God’s love.

 STEPHEN MINISTRY UPDATE

Stephen Minister training is beginning September 16 and will run through February 2011.  Please lift up in prayer those members who have accepted this call to serve their Lord and their brothers and sisters in Christ.

 
PRESCHOOL UPDATE

PRESCHOOL WISH LIST:  This is an opportunity to donate new or gently used items appropriate for children ages 3-5:  books, puppets, Lego Duplo blocks, cars, trucks, trains, dress-up clothes, play items for the kitchen area, small table for computer, small cd/tape player, floor pillows, sand/water table, plastic animals (not Little People brand), assorted gears, cubes, blocks, etc. Donations may be brought to Pastor Schwartz’s office.  In October, the new playground will be installed.  The progress continues, and the new preschool will begin taking enrollments in January!

MAKE A JOYFUL NOISE