Weekly UPdate 11/08/26

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. **A few extra hands this Sunday** See the special note below for info TOMORROW, November 07: Men’s Breakfast - 8am in the Welcome Center This Sunday, November 08: 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 Wednesday, November 11: Staff Meeting - Pastor Corey’s home at 6:00p Upcoming Events: 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! Coming In November 💪 🦃 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: Step In" Pastor Corey • In the story of the Good Samaritan, several people see the wounded man, but only one allows what he sees to change what he does. The Samaritan moves toward him, gets involved, spends his own resources, and allows another person’s need to interrupt his plans. Jesus shifts the question from Who is my neighbor? to the much more challenging question: Am I willing to become a neighbor? Following King Jesus means allowing His love to move us across the distance and into the lives of actual people. 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 SPECIAL NOTE: We Need A Little Help After Church This Sunday - Can you give an hour (or less)? We’re getting ready for new flooring, and a few extra hands would make a big difference! This Sunday after church, we’ll be moving furniture out of the welcome center, family room, conference room, and LifeKids lobby, then pulling up carpet tiles. If you can stay and help—even for part of the time—we’d appreciate it! Click the button to let us know you’re planning to help.Let us Know if You Can Help Because of the work on the floors throughout the building this week there will be no Wednesday student activities on Nov 11. 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. Cleaning Schedule: November: 08 - Pam Kretz 15 - 22 - Crisp 29 - Jehners 🛄 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 Local/National elected leaders - Pray for those beginning or continuing their role in local, state and federal government. 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: 139 Last Sunday’s Giving: $2,148 Avg. YTD Attendance: 125 Avg. YTD Giving: $3,170 2026 Weekly Budget: $3,077 Services: Sundays at 10:00 AM 9110 SW Haverhill Rd, Augusta, KS 67010 See you soon ☀️