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Heartland Baptism - THIS SUNDAY
NOTE 1: No Services at our Strang Line Campus
NOTE 2: Having Trouble with our 3rd Service Survey? Read Below
 Heartland Baptism Celebration will be held on Sunday, August 28th at 10am at Kill Creek Park. This will be our Sunday morning service for the weekend. If you have made the decision to give your life to Christ please fill out the registration form and you will be contacted with further details. You can also get more information at the Welcome Center or contact Britton Gregory.
Immediate Need: Children's Ministry Looking for 65 New Volunteers
 To launch our Fall children's ministry on a high note, we need you! We serve about 550 kids on a Sunday morning, Birth-5th grade. We already have hundreds of volunteers happily continuing to serve with kids. We need 65 volunteers to partner with them to fully staff our classrooms and small groups. We have openings in almost every age level.
Unfortunately, and this is the hard part, we will not be able to keep all of our classrooms and small groups open on Sunday morning if we don't have enough volunteers to keep our kids safe. Do you feel the nudge? Sign up here to come test drive and see what we do and see if its the right place for you to bless kids and be blessed by them.
Sign Up HERE and put "Children's Ministry" as your interest.
First Steps 1:1 Spiritual Mentoring Class - Sunday, September 18 & 25
 Are you interested in learning more about God but don't know where to begin? Perhaps you have tried to get to know Him but feel something is getting in your way. Maybe you desire to grow deeper in your relationship with Jesus by investing in others. If any of these descriptions fit you, the First Steps Spiritual Mentoring Class is for you! Please join Sunday, September 18 & 25th during the 9:00 service in Grow Room "23". Sign Up
The Beautiful Fight Campaign through 7.31.11
 We received $140,085 dollars towards the beautiful fight campaign in July. This allowed us to pay off an addition $70,042.50 in debt!
Thanks for your continued generosity.
The Fight for Compassion
 We're also continuing the fight for clean water in Haiti. We've had a few hiccups along the way, but we're continuing the fight to make a difference in the lives of the people of Haiti. Click on the picture to the left to watch a short video regarding this Fight.
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Percentage of Commitment Dollars Rec'd (Campaign Dates November, 2010 - December 2013) |
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New Babies at Heartland
 It's a pleasure to announce these new babies: Chatwin Ash Pickering 3.3.11 (son of Quincy and Ashley), Sutton Camille Drummond 3.9.11 (daughter of Jason and Christy), Tyler David Badgett 6.6.11 (son of Thomas and Karen), Madison Guinn 6.13.11 (daughter of Jeremy and Karen), Isaac John Sieland 7.21.11 (son of Jaye and Jamie), Beatrice Darling Broome 7.25.11 (daughter of Kevin and Ashlee), Easton Cole Feagans-Doering 8.22.11 (son of Tyler).
New baby? Let our front office know by clicking here.
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Check out all of the opportunities to volunteer at our I want to Volunteer page. Lots of ideas and resources for you to consider your best fit.
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Like the new Heartland Children's Ministry Facebook Page
 We'd love to go from 20 to 200 fans on the new Children's ministry facebook page. It gives us one more opportunity to keep you update on all that's happening in both Great Beginnings (Birth - K) and Great Adventure (1st - 5th Grade). Pass it on, make a comment, and stay linked in on all the great news and resources to help you as you shape your kid's faith. Click here to LIKE IT.
Promotion Sunday coming September 18th
 We know kids and parents are eager for a new room but we need you to wait to move up until September 18th.
We will promote everyone on September 18th once we have our new volunteers in place.
When? September 18th!
Check out our pages for Great Beginnings (Birth - Kindergarten) and Great Adventure (1st - 5th Grade)
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Life groups begin September 7th at our First Wednesday
 Want to take your next step in the student ministry at Heartland? You do not want to miss the opportunity to grow in your faith and community by being a part of our life groups every Wednesday night.
Both middle and high school life groups meet every Wednesday from 7 to 8:30 at the church.
What to expect? Challenging discussions about Jesus and faith. Friendship. And FUN!
You'll be in a group of other teens who are in the same grade as you. We have some incredibly fun and wise adult leaders that we can't wait for you to get to meet!
Once a month we attend the all-church worship and communion service together. There is also a monthly event that may or may not take place at the church. Please stay tuned in to the middle school and high school student ministry webpages and to the high school Facebook group for details about those events.
Join us on Wednesday September 7th for the worship & communion service. And then run over to McDonalds with us to get some ice cream afterwards!
Keep up to date with all of Heartland's Youth Ministry by visiting the High School or Middle School pages.
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Daniel by Beth Moore - Beginning Tuesday, 9.13 at HCC
 During this 12-week study we will take a look at Daniel's life as he faced the kind of pressures and temptations we do today.
We'll also learn how to develop enduring integrity in an enticing world. For more information email Stephanie Dean. To register click here.
Mothers Together (& Kids Together) 2011-2012: Register Now
 Designed for moms at all stages with kids of all ages
It’s back! Join Heartland moms for a weekly year-long ministry with a four-fold focus: loving God with all our heart, mind, soul and strength. Fill up each week with soup for your soul through worship, scripture based teaching, small group time and dynamic guest speakers.
Bring your kids (infant-kindergarten) to Kids Together to soak in God’s love through crafts, worship, story time and teaching.
Beginning Wednesday, September 14th from 9:15-11:15 a.m. in the Great Adventure room. Questions? Please contact Tara Gazaway. You may Register Online for both the Mothers Together and Kids Together programs.
Women's Event - Downpour - 10.28 and 10.29
 Join us Friday, October 28-29th for Downpour a women’s event that will engage us in a weekend of encouragement, growth, worship and teaching. Nationally known speakers, Jennifer Kennedy Dean, Nancy Stafford, Jill Kelley and Melissa Greene will help us prepare our hearts with the holidays just around the corner. To register or for more information click here. For hotel accommodations contact the Residence Inn Marriott at 913/829-6700.
For the latest Women's ministry news, make sure to check out their women's ministry pages.
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Man Time Event, October 8 & 9, Cameron Missouri
 This is the “Superbowl” event for Heartland men. There will be fun “Olympic” sporting events complete with an awards assembly, a huge bonfire, some serious man-food, and some great worship including a keynote message from Dan Deeble. Over one-hundred guys attended last year so don’t miss out.
 Plan to arrive at the farm (directions provided closer to the event) at 1pm on Saturday. Bring your camping gear and be prepared for a rousing good time lasting till 10am on Sunday. Mark the dates on your calendar and don’t miss it. More details coming soon.
Check out all that is available by going to our men's ministry pages.
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Singles’ Retreat 2011
“Volume...Hearing God's Voice”
- September 23-25
- Rocksprings 4-H Center - Junction City, KS
- Scholarships are available
 "Volume" is a weekend getaway. A time for you to rest, play, and learn to hear God’s voice. Come find out how God speaks to us through The Voice of Community and The Voice of Discontent. You will be moved by the sounds of worship, laughter and play and be given time to listen to the sounds of quiet reflection and spiritual conversations with others so you can hear and process what God might be trying to say to you.
- Early Registration - $98 ends August 25th
- Regular Registration - $118 ends September 8th
You'll check in at the Rocksprings 4-H Center between 7:30 - 8:30 Friday night and leave Sunday Morning by 11:00. All participants are invited to the information Party September 14th, 6:30-8:00, location TBD
You'll be staying in air conditioned cottages each cottage is wheelchair accessible.
Groups sessions include: Worship, teaching, reflection, and group discussion. Meals are included on Saturday and Sunday. Activities include:
- Low Ropes Course
- Canoeing
- Archery
- Basketball
- Volleyball
- Softball
- 9-hole disc golf
- horseback ride (cost is $40.00 per group of 20)
Click to register for the retreat
Keep up with the latest in Singles Ministry by visiting their pages.
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Marriage Tune-up, TONIGHT
 Attention all couples!
Mark your calendar for Friday, August 26, for Heartland’s next Marriage Tune-up. You are invited to spend an evening together with many other couples as we seek ways to make our marriages even better.
Chris and Amy Habben will be our guests and will guide us as we discuss, ask questions and share around our tables.
We will begin at 7 p.m. and end around 9 p.m. When you register, indicate your need for child care.
Chris was our guest at our last Tune-up and he and Amy are back by unanimous request. Sign up HERE.
For the latest Couples' ministry news, make sure to check out their couples' ministry pages.
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Food Drive a Success!
 Thank you for your response to the food drive last Sunday. The Heartland Food Pantry is well stocked for the months ahead. Many Heartland families and others in the community will be blessed by your generosity.
We are also grateful for volunteers who helped load, label, and shelve the food. Our team could not have managed that quantity of items without the extra hands. Thanks for serving!
Visit the Heartland Missions webpage for the latest updates or join the Missions Friends group to get weekly updates.
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New To Heartland?
If you're new to our church family, you may want to consider the following:
Food Pantry Available
 Does your family need an assist to help make ends meet? Heartland has an on-site fully stocked food pantry.
If your family is in need of groceries, please contact Heartland Assist at 913.341.5820 ext. 330 and we will do our best to be able to help.
Prayer Requests and Assist Line
 To request prayer, you may click here to submit a prayer request or praise report and one of the members of our
Prayer Team will pray for you.
Heartland's Prayer Request Team is receiving many sincere requests for
prayer, and these as these come in they are emailed to our team dedicated
pray-ers. Click here if you would like to join the Prayer Team.
The Assist Line can now be accessed through Heartland's main number (913) 341-5820 ext. 330. We check the line multiple times
daily and you can expect a call-back within 24 hours.
3rd Service Survey Notes
You received a survey from Dan Deeble this week regarding our 3rd Service. We're hoping to find an optimal service time on Sunday. However, you may have experienced confusion over the ranking of the service times.
1) If you're not 80% or more likely to consider another service time, please leave the ranking exercise blank. (At first the survey tool didn't allow that, but go back and it will now)
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2) If you are going to rank the 4 service times, you MUST rank them 1-4. All FOUR numbers must be used. You can't just put a partial ranking in there.
Once again, sorry for the confusion - and we appreciate your help on this survey! |
