Registration opens for the 2022-2023 year is now OPEN. Click the Registration link at the bottom of this page.

Imagine…a place that meets you right where you’re at as a mom, a woman and a friend.

• Learning how to be better equipped as a parent through speakers and discussion.
• Growing through a supportive network of moms who “get” it — from newborns to teens.
• Serving not only your family, but also your community through outreach opportunities.

Building Better Moms (BBM) strives to build a community of moms who learn, grow and serve together. BBM members meet together in a larger group setting, but are connected with a small group of moms who share a table at each BBM meeting throughout the year. The BBM calendar follows the school calendar year, beginning in September and concluding in May. The schedule is set to align as much as possible with area school and holiday schedules. BBM meetings run about two hours in length and each group meets approximately twice a month to enjoy food and fellowship, speakers and group discussion. All groups also participate in mission projects supported by The Church of the Resurrection and occasional social events outside of the meeting schedule.

Imagine… you’re here!

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A sisterhood acting in faith to tackle the hard work of the world without hesitation.

United Women in Faith* at Church of the Resurrection is driven by God’s love and united in sisterhood. With a focus on women, children and youth, we believe love in action can change the world.

• United Women in Faith Progamming - large group format with small sisterhood connections, meets monthly for social time and programs
  
• Strangers No More - build bridges and gain understanding with Jewish women
  
• Book Club Tues AM - participate in the reading program to explore, share and discuss books
  
• Book Club Thurs PM - participate in the reading program to explore, share and discuss books
  
• Ministry to Incarcerated Families - provide tools for better family relationships reducing the typical continued incarceration cycles
• Rummage Sale - summer event to raise funds for grant giving
• Rummage Grants - learn about the 2021 grant recipients
• Celebrate Event - fall launch of rummage grant program and sisterhood year
  
• Lenten Luncheon - special event to prepare for Easter each spring, March 30th
  
• Response Magazine - official magazine of United Women in Faith designed to touch your heart, stir your soul, and challenge your mind.

To receive more information, please complete this interest form.

United Women in Faith is part of the national organization, see https://uwfaith.org.

G R O W with us -- God Rewards Our Work! Building Your Garden - Life by Design is this year's theme. Join us on Monday mornings or evenings, all are welcome at any time to experience sisterhood, connection, refreshments, program and short business meeting.

Mark your calendar for upcoming programs:

• 10/10 AM - Successful Life Gardens: Roots
  • Learn about Holistic Community Development and how our church is establishing roots for sustainable communities in Haiti, Malawi, and Uganda.
• 11/14 PM - Garden of Eden: A World Without Weeds -
  • To prepare for this topic, view the PBS documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust, on September 18, 19, 20.
• 12/12 AM - Christmas Brunch: The Garden of Revelation
• 01/09 AM - Successful Life Gardens: Sun
• 02/13 AM - Successful Life Gardens: Nature & Sustainability
• 03/13 PM - Successful Life Gardens: Pollinators
• 04/17 AM - Lenten Luncheon: Conservation
• 05/08 AM - Your Life Can Bloom: The Garden of Gethsemane

Develop relationships among Jewish and Christian women. On Monday evenings, we will explore topics of interest to both faiths. Thursday mornings are informal gatherings over coffee.

• 09/12 - 6:30 pm - Church of the Resurrection
• 09/22 - 10:30 am - In Person at HyVee: Jewish and Christian Superstitions
• 10/03 - 7:00 pm - Zoom: Rituals in preparation for Sabbath/Worship
• 10/20 - 10:30 am - In Person at HyVee: coffee & conversation
• 11/07 - 7:00 pm - Zoom: KC author Bill Tammeus on Anti-Semitism
• 11/17 - 10:30 am - Service project and potluck
• 12/05 - 7:00 pm - Zoom: Lighting of candles during Hanukkah/Advent

Visit us on facebook for the latest updates at Strangers No More Facebook page or email rsvpjcrbajc@jewishkc.org to receive meeting details.

For the story behind this group, read this KC Star Article.

This is a joint project of the Jewish Community Relations Bureau|American Jewish Committee and United Methodist Women of The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection.

Ministry to Incarcerated Families provides the tools for better family relationships with the hope to reduce recidivism rates, thereby reducing the typical continued incarceration cycles.

ReEntry Simulation: re-entering society after incarceration is a complex and unpredictable process based on individual needs, resources, and histories. Please consider taking part in an upcoming simulation to learn about the significant obstacles women and men face while trying to navigate the system, or lack thereof.

Sept. 13 | 10 am - 2 pm | Resurrection Leawood Bldg B
OR
Sept. 17 | 9 am - 1 pm | Resurrection Leawood Bldg B

Click HERE to register.

Contact Debbie Hedenkamp, dhedenkamp@gmail.com or Pat Bayless, pbayless@kc.rr.com for more information.

Rummage Grants

The annual rummage sale raises funds to support sustainable ministries benefiting women, children and youth both locally and globally. Grants are awarded by the leadership team of United Women in Faith at the Church of the Resurrection to qualifying 501(c)(3) applicants.

Applications for 2023 Grants will be available in September, 2023.

2023 Grants:

Immigration / Social and Economic Justice

• KVC Girls Shelter - The money will be used to purchase and install 2 heavy duty washing machines. The benefit to the girls is learning life skills and independence.
• Hillcrest Ministries Youth Transitional Housing - Funds will be used to purchase educational supplies for the 16 homeless youth in the program. Items to be purchased as needed for current and new youth; desk, school supplies and educational toys for children living in the apartment with teen parents.
• The Single Mom KC Clothed with Dignity - Funds will be used to offset cost of Learning to Lead Program. There are 4 components taught; Equipping, Vulnerability, Accountability and Prayer. There is a kickoff retreat in January 2023 and then once a month meeting.
• Kansas City Suicide Awareness And Prevention Program - Funds will be used to host one of four gatherings for stakeholder organizations and mental health professionals fighting to eliminate suicide in the KC region.
• The Salvation Army- Funds will be used to purchase pool passes for lodge residents.
• Turn the Page KC - Will fund Equitable Access to Humanities in KC. The program is focused on parents and family in KC neighborhoods to provide support, resources and services to increase literacy.
• GROW; Grace Restores Overcoming Women - The funds will be used for GROW brochures and marketing materials. The objective is to share information to bring awareness to the needs of women coming out of incarceration.
• Neighbor2Neighbor- To fund the need for on going services to the homeless. They provide meals and guide "neighbors" to other resources for people experiencing homelessness.
• Girls on the Run KC - Funds used for scholarship funding to improve and support accessibility and inclusion allowing a team of ten girls to flourish in the Greater Kansas City service area.
• Rightfully Sewn - Funds will be used to purchase sewing kits @ $250 each for graduates of the program.
• Migrant Farm Workers- Funds will support migrant workers programs that help families to educate children from birth to college. The two main programs are; Parents as Teachers and Head Start.
• The Grooming Project - Funds will be used to purchase two tool kits for graduating students.
• Della Lamb - NMI, we continue to fund the services provided by Della Lamb

Mass Incarceration / School to Prison Pipeline

• Journey to New Life- Funds to be used provide "Substance Free Educational & Recreational Community Fellowship" for women coming out of incarceration. The services are available to current residents and graduates.
• The Village Initiative- Funds will be used to support The Youth and Parent Café, the purpose is to reach families in creating a environment of healthy communication and self sufficiency. The program is for juveniles and at-risk youth.
• Youth Guidance - Funds will support two culturally responsive programs; (BAM) Becoming a Man & (WOW) Working on Womanhood. These Circles creates a safe, supportive space within the school for those to determined to be higher risk, lower served students.

Climate Justice

• KC Can Compost – Funds will support their 2023 ECO Career Camp youth programs in Kansas City.
• Green Works KC – Funds requested to fund development of promotional materials.

Each month offers a book title to read, with a discussion held the first Tuesday morning of the following month. Most books can be checked out at a local library or the reading cart at church. Please register to receive the Zoom link; group plans to meet online for now.

January 3

• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson

February 7

• The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates

March 7

• The Land is Not Empty by Sarah Augustine

April 4

• What Can I Do? by Jane Fonda

May 2

• Daughter of Cana by Angela Hunt

Read a book each month, for a Zoom discussion about it on the second Thursday evening. Most books can be checked out at a local library or the reading cart at church. Please register to receive the Zoom link.

January 12 at 7 pm

• The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

February 9 at 7 pm

• The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek by Kim Richardson

March 9 at 7 pm

• The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

April 13 at 7pm

• Pachinko by Min Jin Lee

May 11 at 7pm

• All We Can Save by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson & Katherine Kay Wilkinson

Our group chooses books that will help us learn about another culture, religion, place, time or event. We are a group that welcomes all to experience wonderful fellowship and fun, plus occasional service projects. Meets the first Wednesday morning each month at 10 am.

December 7 at 10 am B152

• Brunch and Share - bring a small dish to share and a book for a book exchange. We will eat and celebrate together and you will go home with a new book to read over Christmas!

January 4th at 10am

• We will gather to choose our books for the new year. Don't miss out!

Single Moms Group

The COR Single Mom's group is a special ministry that provides a community for single Moms to develop and grow friendships, gain knowledge on how to successfully navigate the issues and challenges that single Moms face, and also provides a space for single Moms to find peace, love, joy, and faith in their journey.

If you would like additional information, please contact Angela at tyandbella03@att.net.

Video episodes for the What Matters Podcast!

View on Rez Women YouTube Channel and be sure to subscribe so you won't miss an episode. Audio podcast episodes also available, take a listen from the website, or subscribe to What Matters on your favorite podcast player!

Rummage 2022 (July 14 & 15)

Thank you to everyone who said YES to volunteer, donate and shop! We celebrate proceeds of $30,500 for grant giving! Mark your calendar for next year's sale: July 9-15, 2023.

Sponsored by United Women in Faith at Church of the Resurrection, proceeds create grants for sustainable organizations benefitting women, children, youth both locally and beyond. Click for Rummage Grants information.

Become rooted in the eternal as a community with whispers of trust and belief, with messages from our pastors and liturgy guiding the way.

• 01/13 - Pastor Penny Ellwood - class video
• 01/20 - Pastor Wendy Chrostek - class video
• 01/27 - Pastor Claire Clough - class video
• 02/03 - Pastor Ashley Morgan Kirk - class video

Join voices together in liturgy through prayer, Scripture, songs, message and discussion. Experience active prayer and active worship, entering God’s story and responding by going forth, writing the next chapter of that story.

Zoom Online Class - previously recorded
Led by Michelle Funk, Women's Ministry Director

Wonder -- find the holy within and the holy all around during the sacred season of winter. Field notes, blessings calendar, "wonderlists" and recipe box tastings will help us to experience the winter world with joy and curiosity.

Based on the book, Stillness of Winter by Barbara Mahany (nationally known journalist). Purchase of the book is suggested; it is available at our church through The Well Bookstore curbside pickup.

Upon contacting the author to ask if she will join us on one of our Thursday mornings, she responded with this: "What a joyful note to receive, and what an even more joyful invitation to accept! Tell the women I cannot wait!"

Week 1 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 2 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 3 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 4 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 5 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 6 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES
Week 7 HANDOUT | VIDEO | SLIDES

Stillness of Winter Reading Plan:

• pp 92-113 (January Field Notes - Epiphany)
• pp 114-127 (Inviting the Sacred - I, Too, Have a Dream)
• pp 129-156 (Blessed Be January - Recipes)
• pp 162-178 (February Field Notes - Survival Astonishingly)
• pp 179-193 (Oranges and Chocolate Brigade - Insert Joy Here)
• pp 195-221 (Blessed Be February - Recipes)

Wise Women of the Bible

Some days, a life of faith comes so easily. Other days, faithful living feels like it’s at the bottom of the “to-do” list. If these words describe your reality, then you’ve got a lot in common with folks in Scripture. It turns out that God uses humans, frail and flawed as we are, to do holy work. Join us as we look at some wise (and flawed) women from Scripture whose courage, strength, and, yes, wisdom changed the world. As we study and talk together, you just might find that you bear a striking resemblance to them. (Note: While you are welcome to attend all four weeks, these sessions are designed to be standalone, so that you can attend the ones that fit your schedule.)

Thursdays, January 12 - February 2 | In person 9:30am B206 & Online 7pm Zoom

Led by Rev. Sally Haynes, Pastor in Residence.

Week 1 Deborah; When Your Presence is Enough to Change a Person and a Nation
Week 2 Bathsheba; When Limited Options Inexplicably Lead to Limitless Opportunities
Week 3 Miriam; When Life's Path Takes Lots of Turns, and Not All of Them are Good.
Week 4 Priscilla; When Bravery Is Your Best (and Only) Option

Sometimes, this world can seem full of darkness. But into this darkness, the Lord declares, “Arise, shine, for your light has come.” Previously recorded teaching with Women’s Ministry Program Director Michelle Funk based on the Arise Bible Study guide available at The Well bookstore (913) 544-0240 or website. Purchase your copy and do the study on your own (or ask friends to join you!).

Week 1 "Light" VIDEO and SLIDES

• www.cor.org/nextsteps
  
• www.prayontroost.org
• Austin Channing Brown, author/activist
• #ShareTheMic

Week 2 "Glory" VIDEO and SLIDES

• Jesus Calling
• www.cor.org/nextsteps
• https://cor.org/live

Week 3 "Arise" VIDEO and SLIDES

• www.cor.org/nextsteps
• For the Love Podcast with Jen Hatmaker
• Unlocking Us Podcast with Brene Brown

Week 4 "Shine" VIDEO and SLIDES

• Compassion Fix with Ginger Rothhaas
• Resurrection's Covid 19 response
• United Methodist Women's statement
• Adam Hamilton's enote
• Allies for Racial Justice
• www.cor.org/nextsteps
  
• www.cor.org/leawood/women

This is the PERFECT time to join a small group at Church of the Resurrection. All of our groups are meeting online through video conferencing apps, and we would love to have you join us.

We offer two ongoing support groups for those affected by cancer. Both groups meet via Zoom at this time.

CANCER SUPPORT FOR MEN

1st Thursdays | Feb. 4 - May 6 | 5:30-7 pm | online

The Men's Cancer Support Group is a monthly ministry for men in all stages of cancer treatment, offering emotional and spiritual support. This group is led by Congregational Care Minister David Contag and meets online.

Please register here.

CANCER SUPPORT FOR WOMEN

4th Thursdays | 6:30

The Women's Cancer Prayer Support Group, or Glow Girls (God Loving Optimistic Women), is a monthly ministry for women who are currently experiencing cancer treatment or learning to adjust to life after treatment. The ministry offers women of all ages prayerful comfort, encouragement, support and the compassion of new friendships. God walks with us as we journey through cancer and we feel this presence as we travel through both dark valleys and bright meadows. This group is led by Congregational Care Minister Sharon Lovell.

For more information, email Denise.Mersmann@cor.org.

This conversation group is for women who have been unable to stop substance abuse on their own, and also aids with unhealthy compulsive behaviors.

For more information about meetings, email Jen Schultz or call 913-232-4104, or email Lesa Kleinmann, Coordinating Assistant to Care Central.

Pastor Darryl Burton leads these month-long classes in person at Resurrection Leawood in Room B255 and online via Zoom. The class alternates between hope one month and forgiveness the next. This is a time for sharing experiences, strength and hope.

For more information, email Pastor Darryl, group leader, or Lesa Kleinmann, Coordinating Assistant to Care Central.

*Due to holiday schedules, we will not be gathering on November 23, December 28, or January 4.

Online & In-Person, Room B253, 6:30-7:45 pm

God heals even the pain of divorce. Divorce Recovery for Women is a weekly class designed to offer a place where God’s healing can take place, no matter where you are in the process of recovery.

During this class, we’ll explore issues facing Christian women during and after divorce. Through education and group discussions, we will address such topics as identity, boundaries, recognizing healthy grief, intimacy and sexuality, the effect of divorce on children and strategies for managing feelings of loneliness and isolation as we learn to depend on God for guidance and comfort.

Email Debbe Smith for the Zoom meeting information.