Weekly UPdate 11/01/26

Welcome to the weekly update 👋 Pictured: Cory Burkhart strapping down the carpet. Thanks Cory for picking the carpet up with your truck and trailer, delivering it to the church and using your tractor to unload the pallets! This is your one-stop spot for everything happening in our church family. From kids to adults, small groups to special events, here's how you can get connected over the next seven days. FALL BACK ⏰ The Time Shifts this Saturday/Sunday! ⏰ This Sunday, November 1: Worship Team rehearsal: 8:30 in the auditorium Prayer Team: Meets in the Family Room at 9:30a (anyone can join) 10:00am Worship Gathering: Join us for Sunday service in person or online. Kids Ministry: Age-specific programming during the service each Sunday Chili Cook Off and Fall Hangout following morning worship! Wednesday, November 04: Student Life meets from 6:30 - 7:45 in the Welcome Center Women’s Wednesday morning group meets in the Welcome Center at 10am. BEMA group meets in the Conference Room at 6:30pm - anyone can join Upcoming Events: Men’s Breakfast - November 7 at 8am in the Welcome Center Thanksgiving Dinner & Christmas Decorating - November 22, following morning service. Christmas message series begins December 6 📸 Your gifts have a place in this family—even behind a camera! If you enjoy photography, we’d love to have your help capturing the life of our church family—the connections, celebrations, and everyday moments that tell the story of what God is doing among us. Before or after Sunday services, during worship, or at special events and outings, you can use something you love to help our family remember and share those moments. Interested in serving this way? Let Pastor Corey know! It is a privilege to serve this church and its people. Terry, Amber, and I greatly appreciate your thoughtful gifts to us last Sunday. The greatest gift, though, is watching you become more like Jesus—as you serve one another, trust God in your giving, and use your gifts to bless others and grow His Kingdom. Many of you serve in ways that often go unnoticed or uncheered. You clean, teach, do electrical work, haul carpet, cook, and show up to do whatever needs to be done. You give your time, your resources, and yourselves. We see Jesus in the way you love and serve, and we are grateful for you. Corey Coming In November 💪 🦃 [Add to Calendar] Guys, join us for breakfast in the Welcome Center at Real Life! We’ll get to know one another and hear your ideas for what a men’s ministry could look like as we consider launching next year. Please register so we know how many to cook for. See Kevin Edwards 🥁 for more information.Let Us Know You're Coming Thanksgiving Dinner & Christmas Decorating [Add to Calendar] Stay after the morning service on Sunday, November 22, for Thanksgiving dinner! We’ll share a meal together, then get Real Life ready for Christmas. We need folks to help supply the meal, so when you sign up, take a look at what’s needed and choose something you can bring. If you’re unable to bring food or stay to decorate, please come eat with us anyway! Please sign up so we know how many to prepare for.I'm Staying for Turkey! A Yard at a Time: We can cover a lot of ground We’re continuing to work a yard at a time toward replacing carpet throughout much of Real Life. The project works out to about $32 per square yard. So far, we’ve received enough to cover 130 square yards! We’re not waiting around! We have received enough carpet to do three rooms so far: Fellowship Room, Family Room and the Conference Room/OfficesHelp Us Cover A Lot Of Ground This Week's Message "Next Door: See Them" Pastor Corey • Mark 10:46-52 Bartimaeus sat beside a road crowded with people who could hear him but apparently did not really see him. Jesus did. He stopped, called Bartimaeus forward, and even asked what he wanted Jesus to do for him. Loving our neighbor begins with that kind of attention. Before we can serve people, speak into their lives, or point them toward Jesus, we have to slow down enough to see them, listen to them, and recognize the dignity of the person already standing in front of us. Can’t be here in person on Sunday?Join Us Online Did you miss last weeks message? Catch up here 👇 Daily Message Moments email Get daily inspiration delivered right to your inbox weekday mornings at 6am to help you look more like Jesus every day.Get The Daily Message Moments EmailSubscribe To Our Podcast On Wednesday November 4th there will be a brunch in the Welcome Center at 10am all ladies are welcome to attend. For more information about these events and everything happening within Women’s Life at our church subscribe to the Women’s Life posts by clicking the link below.Subscribe Here Our StudentLife Ministry meets on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 - 7:30p in the Welcome Center. Can you help us feed our students on Wednesday evenings? Many of our students arrive directly from school activities and don’t have time to eat before group. When you provide a meal you’re not just feeding a body you’re showing love, concern, and setting our students up to be able to listen and interact instead of thinking about food—they’ve already got a lot on their minds.Provide a Meal Prayer Team: This may be the most important thing that happens on Sunday mornings. Our prayer team meets at 9:30 in the Family Room and prays for YOU, the Sunday service, our volunteers, staff, guests and for transformation as we strive to look more like Jesus ever day. If you have a prayer request please let us know! For more information email Ray Blanket Ministry Team: Our blanket ministry provides blankets as a physical display of God’s love when needed most. Blankets are donated to those in the hospital or baby blankets are delivered to Branches Pregnancy Centers and other organizations. If you’d like to help make blankets or want info email Jessica Pyle. If you’d like to stop and pray over the blankets we have they are in the Family Room Care Team: Our Care Team meets with individuals following the service who are seeking prayer or wanting to take their next step with Jesus. If you’re good with people and have a heart to pray with and walk with people in that moment when God is stirring in their heart this might be a great ministry opportunity for you. For more information email Terry Cleaning Team: This team helps us create a clean and welcoming environment for our guests and regulars who come to the building each week. A clean church shows our thankfulness for what God has provided and removes stumbling blocks to those we welcome to worship every Sunday and throughout the week. If you’d like to join this group email Corey and we’ll get you the details. Could you take Erin’s place on Nov 15th? Erin had surgery on her foot and is non-weight bearing. If you’ve got some time and could help fill the schedule on Nov 15 we’d love the help! Let Corey know if you can cover the date for us. Cleaning Schedule: November: 01 - Pyles 08 - Pam Kretz 15 - ??? 22 - Crisp 🛄 Hungry? We have a FOOD PANTRY: The Food Pantry is available to anyone at Real Life who may need help with a meal or more between paychecks or when struggling for various reasons. If you’d like to pick up a meal or two (or want to know more about this ministry) let pastor Corey know after the service. Community Prayer On Monday Bill Gault underwent quintuple bypass surgery. Surgery went well and he went home on Friday to continue recovery. They want to thank you for your prayers. Frank Miller is continuing to heal after hip surgery Local/National elections - Pray for the upcoming elections and the hearts of our leaders. Do you have a prayer request for our Care Team?Submit Your Prayer Here Your generosity helps fund the mission and ministries God has called us to here at Real Life. Thank You for giving! New to our community? No pressure. Today, just be our guest.Give to God at Real Life Here Fellowship Room Update: Masonry work on East Wall Painting the newly completed drywall work Drop ceiling removed in South part of room Drop ceiling installed in South part of room and along West wall New carpet is being chosen - lead time is 6-7 weeks New carpet installed Electrical fixed in South part of room New base moulding installed Stage built and sound/video installed Stay Connected 📩 Subscribe to this Collection to get these updates delivered directly to your inbox. 📸 Follow us on Facebook and YouTube 💬 Pastoral care or questions? Connect with us here. Real Life Stats: Last Sunday’s Attendance: 123 Last Sunday’s Giving: $4,037 Avg. YTD Attendance: 125 Avg. YTD Giving: $3,221 2026 Weekly Budget: $3,077 Services: Sundays at 10:00 AM 9110 SW Haverhill Rd, Augusta, KS 67010 See you soon ☀️