2011 Turkey Eve Flyer

For a printable flyer click on the image above.

Volante de Turkey Eve en Español

Para imprimir, haga un clic en la imagen arriba del volante imprimible.

Pix from TE 2010

Over 220 Served

We served approximately 220 people at this year’s event. Below you can see Charter Hall's tables filled with dinner guests and volunteers busy serving.

Here are a lineup of folks who were helping to serve the dinner to our guests, just a handful of the many wonderful volunteers who made it all happen.

Raffle Winners from Turkey Eve

During the dinner last Wednesday we raffled off gift cards for our guests to win.

Here are the winners not were not present at the time of the drawing:

Jasmin Anderson - $20 Blessing Abound giftcard
John MacBride - $25 Walmart giftcard
Karla Taylor - $10 Walmart giftcard
Daniel Cruz - $10 Walmart giftcard
Monica Pace - $10 Walmart giftcard
Derrick Brooks - $10 Walmart giftcard
Isbet Moline - $10 Walmart giftcard

Maryann is contacting these winners so they can either come by the church to pick up their prizes or have them mailed to them. If you are one of the winners above and have not heard from Maryann, please contact her at 913-648-0595 x26.

Turkey Eve on Fox4 News

Overland Park Church Helping Families in Need for Thanksgiving - WDAF
Click on the statement above for the link to Fox4 and the clip that aired on the news this evening.

Turkey Eve Meal

We invite all who to come and enjoy a turkey dinner with all the trimmings and enjoy an evening of fellowship. We will have live music and some simple activities for the kids. To see the Turkey Eve menu click here. At the right there are links to the Turkey Eve flyer and a version of the flyer in Spanish.

For our volunteers who will be working at the meal on Wednesday, please click here for detailed information.

For folks who are donating food items for the meal, please click here for detailed information.

Whether you will be dining, donating or serving, we look forward to seeing you on Wednesday.

Detailed Information for TE Volunteers

Laugh with and love on those with whom you encounter!

PARKING: If it is feasible for you, please park at the north or south corners of the parking lot so that our guests may have access to the lot along Metcalf.

CHECK-IN: Check in for volunteers will be at the north end of the narthex, in front of the doors leading into The Gathering Place. PLEASE CHECK-IN BEFORE YOU DO ANYTHING. You will be directed to your destination and provided with a name-tag. Please try to arrive 10 minutes before your scheduled shift

VOLUNTEER HOSPITALITY AREA: If you would like to mingle at the church before or after your designated time-slot, please congregate in the Volunteer Hospitality Room, located in The Gathering Place. There will be light refreshments available.

NURSERY: Volunteers that have children ages 5 & under are welcome to use the nursery, which will be operated by Atonement Nursery staff. This is for children of volunteers only from 5pm to 8pm.

Thank you in advance for the time and effort you’ve volunteered to make this night a success!

Detailed Information for Food Donations

FOOD DROP-OFF: Atonement Youth will be available during the day of the event to take your food item(s) from your car to the Charter Hall kitchen from 2pm to 4pm. Please drop-off your food at the FAR SOUTH entrance of the building where the Youth will be there to greet you.

PERISHABLE FOOD: If you are donating perishable food but you are unable to drop-off food between 2pm and 4pm, please take it directly to the Charter Hall Kitchen and label it TURKEY EVE. Please find refrigerator space if it is early in the day.

NON-PERISHABLE FOOD: Canned or jar foods (or packaged pies) can be dropped off the day of the event either in the Charter Hall kitchen or at a designated cart at the front office. If you must drop-off your donations early, there will be a designated cart in the Missional Life Office (Brooke & Maryann’s office).

JUST A FEW REMINDERS:
• Potatoes, stuffing, pies must be ready-to-serve (there will be no time to cook)
• Bring food in disposable container
• Potato & stuffing dishes in a 13x9, disposable pan.
• No nuts in any food dish - except pies. PLEASE, LABEL PIES CONTAINING NUTS.
• All food must be in Charter Hall kitchen by 4PM on Wednesday, November 24th.

There will be volunteers available throughout the day next Wednesday in Charter Hall. Maryann Grace will also be available, please call if necessary at 913.526.7660.

Turkey Eve 2010 is Almost Here!

With Turkey Eve almost one week away here is an image with Tom and Terry the TE Turkeys you can print out and color.

Click on the image to enlarge it and then print.

Food Donations for the TE Meal

Thank you to all of you who signed up at the kiosk this past weekend and filled in the empty slots to bring mashed potatoes, stuffing and pies. The generosity of all who have signed up to donate food for the Turkey Eve Meal is much appreciated.

For those of you who have signed up to bring pies, we are needing any flavor of pies, we just ask if they contain any kind of nuts that the pie be labeled that they contain nuts. Pies are to be in a disposable pie pan.

Both the mashed potatoes and stuffing are to be in 9"x13" disposable pans.

All food items need to be delivered to Atonement on Wednesday, Nov 25th before 4:00pm.

TE is Less Than Two Weeks Away

With the Turkey Eve Meal on Metcalf less than two weeks away, we still have openings for volunteer opportunities and food donations.

If you are still looking for a way to help out or to contribute to the meal, please check out the TE Sign-up Kiosk in the narthex or email Maryann at maryann@atoneluth.org.

We are specifically needing some people who speak Spanish to help communicating with our Hispanic guests.

TE Leadership Team Meeting Tonight

The TE leadership team will be meeting tonight at Atonement - Wed, November 10th @ 7PM in Room 104.

The Thanksgiving Cornucopia

One of the most recognizable symbols of Thanksgiving is the cornucopia (pronounced korn-yoo-KO-pee-uh), also called horn of plenty. It is a decorative motif, originating in ancient Greece, that symbolizes abundance. The original cornucopia was a curved goat's horn filled to overflowing with fruit and grain.

Click on the image for a larger image that you can print out and color.

A PRAYER FOR NOVEMBER

Lord Jesus, teach us to be generous;
teach us to serve you as you deserve,
to give and not to count the cost,
to fight and not to heed the wounds,
to toil and not to seek for rest,
to labor and not to seek reward,
except that of knowing that we do your will.
Amen.
-St. Ignatius Loyola

In the spirit of Ignatius, may we be generous to others and thankful for all that you have given us.

No-Cost Portrait Event for Those Less Fortunate

Atonement, Giving Back Through The Lens, and the Shawnee Mission Head Start are partnering to provide no-cost portrait sessions for many of Head Start’s families in need. Participants will receive a portrait session, an 8x10 print and their images on CD. This event will be held in Charter Hall on Saturday, December 4, 2010, from 9 AM to 3:00 PM.

At Atonement’s Turkey Eve Meal there will also be a drawing for several portrait session vouchers. These sessions are for additional dates other than the December 4th event.

Giving Back Through The Lens was created to serve families in need by providing them with portraits and to foster their dignity and self-worth during difficult times. For more information, and to find out how you may assist with this event, please visit www.GivingBackThroughTheLens.org or contact Nathan Choate at (816) 974-8021.

Want to Help with Turkey Eve?

The sign-up kiosk is up in the narthex at Atonement - there are so many ways to help with the Turkey Eve meal from donating food for the meal to washing dishes.

Some of the food items needed are: mashed potatoes, stuffing, jellied cranberries, dinner rolls, pickles, olives, and a variety of pies. Please see the kiosk for specifics on the quantity for each item. All food is to be delivered by 4:00pm on the day of the event.

There are so many volunteer opportunities and spots to fill - people are needed to greet and host our guests, set tables, serve food, assist with children, pray with our guests, clean up and wash dishes. There are many other behind the scenes ways to help, too.

Maryann will be at the kiosk this weekend before and after worship on Saturday and Sunday to help with sign ups and to answer questions about helping at our Turkey Eve Meal.

Turkey Eve Menu

Monday Morning Psalm

Tom and Terry, the Turkey Eve mascots, share a Psalm for this beautiful October Morning.

An Everlasting Covenant

Whenever the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will see it and remember the everlasting covenant between God and all living creatures of every kind on the earth."
Genesis 9:16 NIV

This morning the sun was shining during a light sprinkle and a full rainbow was visible over the church. The rainbow reminds us of the covenant that God made with us and that He will take care of all of us. The Turkey Eve Meal on Metcalf is an opportunity for us at Atonement to truly reach wide and share God's love and His covenant with our brothers and sisters in our community.

2010 Turkey Eve Meal on Metcalf

This annual event is open to all who are needing a meal, prayer, fellowship and a place to be welcome this Thanksgiving season.

2010 Turkey Eve Flyer

For a printable flyer click on the image above or click on the link to the right.

Volante de Turkey Eve en Español

Para imprimir, haga un clic en la imagen arriba del volante imprimible o haga un clic en el enlace a la derecha "Volante Imprimible en Español".