College Sunday School

A new Sunday School class for college students (and young adults) begins this Sunday, February 1 at 9:00am in the Benton/Bingham Room of the Memorial Union. The semester-length class, led by Scott Matz and Peter Klein, is titled "The Seven Deadly Sins and The Seven Cardinal Virtues."

We'll set out on a voyage of discovery, aiming to learn more about sin and salvation, spiritual sickness and health. We'll address such things: why is my heart such an enigma? Why are our desires so disordered? Why is sin so tempting when it is so unbelievably insane? What good work is God doing in my life to change me? How do I go about adding moral excellence to my life (2 Peter 1:5)? We hope you will join us for this study.

More information, including a schedule of topics, is available here. College students, young adults, and teenagers are welcome.

Visit with Scott Cairns

This week's meeting of the University of Missouri Christian Faculty and Staff Fellowship (http://cfsf.missouri.edu) focuses on Christianity and the literary arts. The discussion leader is Scott Cairns, Professor of English at MU. Cairns is an accomplished poet whose work has appeared in the Atlantic Monthly, the Paris Review, and the New Republic, among other outlets. His latest collection, Philokalia, was published in 2002 by Zoo Press. He will talk about Christianity and literature and read some of his poems.

The meeting is Friday, January 30, in 136 Mumford Hall at 12:00 noon. All faculty, staff, students, and members of the community are welcome.

Scott Cairns's home page:
http://www.missouri.edu/~engwww/people/cairns.html

Pastor Tamerius's review of Philokalia:
http://www.christourkingcolumbia.org/resources/reviews/cairns.html

Women's Prayer Meeting Cancelled

The women's prayer meeting scheduled for this evening at the Tamerius' house has been canceled due to the weather. The next scheduled meeting is Feb. 10 at Sarah Mohr's house. Hope to see you there.

New book review

A new review of Scott Cairns's book Philokalia: New and Selected Poems is available on our Recommended readings page.

Services cancelled

Due to icy road conditions all church services, classes, and activities are cancelled today. (This includes the skating trip to Jefferson City.)

Missions Symposium

Covenant Seminary is hosting a symposium on Transformational Missions on February 11-12. The evening sessions will focus on the power of the Gospel as it affects communities and cultures through ordinary people who demonstrate the love of Christ in word and deed. A complete schedule of the sessions and speakers can be found at Covenant's website:

http://www.covenantseminary.edu/news/default.asp

Valentines Banquet

It is time for our fun and fabulous Valentines Banquet again, so start prepping your sweetie now for those pesky Newlywed Game questions. What is her favorite color? How does he like his socks folded? And please know this one.... what is the date of your anniversary?

We shall meet at the Klein home, at 5:30 pm on Saturday, February 7th. If you would like to attend, please R.S.V.P. the Family Ministry Coordinators, who will send you the Italian Dinner sign up sheet.

Children's Valentine's Party

It's a Valentine's Day Party! And it's for the COK children ages 4-12. And it's Friday, February 13th, from 4:00-5:30.

We will have a great time eating cookies, making crafts, visiting with each other, and most importantly working on a top secret service project. The only details which shall be revealed here are that the children will have a wonderful time and will be learning, by doing, the awesome joy that comes from thinking of and serving others. If you do not want to miss out or if you have any questions, please R.S.V.P. to the Children's Ministry Coordinator.

Children's Bible Study

A children's Bible study will be starting this coming Saturday, January 24, led by several of our college students. The study is for children ages 4-12, held from 8:15 to 10:15 a.m. at a location to be announced. Dads can drop off their children on their way to the Men's Prayer Breakfast and pick them up afterwards. There will be doughnuts, milk, and bananas for the children and their leaders, followed by singing, study, Scripture memory, and games.

The Children's Bible Study will be held once a month in conjunction with the Men's Prayer Breakfast, held regularly on the fourth Saturday of each month. For more information, or to offer help with this program, please contact our Children's Ministry Coordinator.

(See also our Upcoming Events page.)

Women's Retreat

Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church Women's Ministry is hosting The Women's Retreat 2004 to be held at the St Louis Marriott West on February 27-28 with Paige Benton Brown, featured speaker.

A native of Cleveland MS, Paige Benton Brown completed a masters degree at Covenant Theological Seminary after graduating from the University of Mississippi. She served on staff with Reformed University Fellowship as a Presbyterian University Chaplain at Vanderbilt University for seven years. In 2000, Paige joined the staff of Park Clties Presbyterian Church in Dallas as the Women's Teacher-in-Residence. In 2003, Paige again joined Reformed University Fellowship at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, where she lives with her husband Reagan.

Retreat hours: 4 p.m. Friday through 2 p.m. Saturday

Retreat cost: $70, which includes dinner on Friday, and breakfast & lunch on Saturday

Hotel cost: $69/room for up to 4 persons per room (Marriott West's special rate for this event)

Christ Our King church contact: Sandy Klein

If you plan to attend The Women's Retreat 2004, Sandy will need your Retreat reservation $70 check payable to Kirk of the Hills by Sunday, February 1.

If you plan to stay at the Marriott West, please e-mail Sandy so she can make the necessary hotel reservations. Money for hotel housing (1 person-per-room = $69+tax; 4 persons-per-room = $17.25+tax per person) is not needed until the weekend of the Retreat.

Ice Skating Trip

Travis and Kris Tamerius are taking children ages 6 and over to Jeff City for ice skating Sunday, Jan. 25th. Parents may drop off children at the Tamerius home at 12:45 and pick them up at 5:00. Families are welcome to come as well, and child care will be available at the Tamerius home for children too small to skate. Additional chaperones are also welcome.

The cost is $6 for adults and $5 for children (admission and skate rental). Please email Kris Tamerius if you are coming.

Pro-Life Ministry Opportunities

If you are ready to take action on what you believe, why not plan now to attend a Ministry Opportunities Seminar offered by Open Arms Crisis Pregnancy Centers at either of the following locations:

Saturday, January 31
Open Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center
339 N Williams St
Moberly MO

OR

Saturday, February 7
Open Arms Crisis Pregnancy Center
802 N Providence Rd Ste 2
Columbia MO

The content of either seminar is identical; hours are 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., which includes a lunch break.

A $15 donation is suggested to cover the cost of workbook and lunch. If you have any questions or would like to register for either seminar, please call Open Arms' Columbia Center at (573) 874-3561.

VITAE Dinner

You are cordially invited to attend the Pro-Life 7th Annual Benefit Dinner to help VITAE Caring Foundation air TV ads in the Columbia area:

Thursday, January 29, 2004
6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Holiday Inn Select Executive Center
2200 I-70 Drive SW
Columbia MO
Guest Speaker: Hunter Tylo
Special Guest: Dr Arthur Mallory

To attend the complimentary dinner, call 1-800-393-5791. Donations are welcome and voluntary.

Vitae Caring Foundation is dedicated to restoring value to human life, engaging in the most comprehensive media education campaign ever launched against abortion. Through TV and radio, nearly 6,000,000 people are hearing educational information and, as a result, Missouri is a national leader in the reduction of abortion numbers.

Education and mass media are powerful resources in the abortion debate. Come enjoy an informative evening and be part of the winning strategy that is reducing abortion numbers and changing attitudes.

THE HIDING PLACE

Jefferson City's Stained Glass Theatre presents the live production of The Hiding Place Thursday January 15 through Saturday February 7.

Stained Glass Theatre is located at 830 High Street, Jefferson City, Missouri 65101, and they can be reached by phone at 573-634-5313 or e-mail them at info@stainedglasstheatre.org. Ticket prices, times and reservation policy of Stained Glass Theatre are stated on their website.

This is the true story of Corrie ten Boom and her family in Nazi-occupied Holland and their ultimate imprisonment by the Gestapo in 1944. Led by Corrie's father, a Christian watchmaker whose first loyalty was to his God, the ten Boom family helped many Jews to escape the Gestapo's clutches. At great peril to themselves, the ten Booms willingly and ingeniously created a variety of "hiding places" in their home, thus saving the lives of many Jews before the family members themselves were arrested and imprisoned. But that's NOT the end of the story...

More on this incredible story can be found at Corrie ten Boom Museum - The Hiding Place and through Return to the Hiding Place, a book written by the ten Booms' first "hider", Hans Poley.

"LUTHER" - the movie

The movie, LUTHER - Rebel, Genius, Liberator, is being shown at the Ragtag Cinemacafe, 23 N 10th St (443-4359), Columbia.

The scheduled January 2004 showings of this 2003 production of the life of Martin Luther are as follow:

7th - Wednesday - 7 p.m.
8th - Thursday - 9:30 p.m.
9th - Friday - 8 p.m
10th - Saturday - 5 p.m. & 8 p.m.
11th - Sunday - 2 p.m. & 5 p.m.
12th - Monday - 8:45 p.m.
13th - Tuesday - 7 p.m.
14th - Wednesday - 7 p.m.

The enormity of Martin Luther's influence on historical Christendom is without question, and this production provides a credible account of his vital contribution to the Reformation.

A movie review with photos will provide more information if desired.

Check the Ragtag Cinemacafe calendar for ticket prices and more information.

January 4, 2004 Worship Service

University facilities remain closed. This Sunday, January 4, we meet at Tommy and Gail Sallee's home for our 10 a.m. worship service. The Sallees live at 2006 Americus Dr. in Columbia. Take 763 North (Rangeline) to Smiley Lane. Turn right (E) on Smiley and go all the way to Oakland Gravel Road. Turn left at the stop sign and go to Millay. (You’ll see there a large Arcadia subdivision sign.) Turn left on Millay and wind around. Go left at the fork and you’ll be on Americus. 2006 is at the bottom of the hill.