RIDGLEA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

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1 RIDGLEA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6201 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX (817) January 2018 CHURCH SERVICES BACK TO REGULR SCHEDULE CHAPEL 8:30 A.M. SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:30 A.M. SANCTUARY 11:00 A.M. CHURCH OFFICE CLOSED MONDAY JANUARY 15, 2018, IN OBSERVANCE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY. MLK DAY OF SERVICE TO REGISTER: OR CONTACT NANCY MARCHANT Session Meeting Thursday, January 18, :30 pm Chapel and Room 112

2 3 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, January is often a season of new beginnings, and and at Ridglea Presbyterian Church, we have many new beginnings to celebrate, including a new series of sermons from the Gospel According to John. From now through Easter (April 1), we will be following John s gospel in our Sunday worship. We won t be taking it verse by verse, but we ll be hitting some of the major stories and developing the major themes. If you re looking for some new winter reading material, I suggest reading through John s gospel. It s just 21 chapters, and John writes with a style that many readers find appealing. If you d like to read ahead in preparation for Sunday worship, find below the readings from John that we will be tackling this winter from the pulpit. January 7 - Jesus Says Come and See - John 1:35-51 January 14 - Wedding at Cana - John 2:1-11 January 21 - Jesus Cleanses the Temple - John 2:13-25 January 28 - Nicodemus - John 3:1-21 February 4 - The Woman at the Well - John 4:1-42 February 11 - (Transfiguration) - The Man Born Blind - John 9:1-41 February 14 (Ash Wednesday) - The Good Shepherd - John 10:1-18 February 18 - Jesus Raises Lazarus - John 11:1-44 February 25 - Jesus Washes Feet - John 13:1-17 March 4 - Peter's Denial - John 18:12-27 March 11 - Jesus and Pilate - John 18:28-40 March 18 - Jesus Condemned - John 19:1-16a March 25 - (Palm Sunday) - The Crucified Messiah - John 19:16-22 March 29 - (Maundy Thursday - Jesus' Last Words - John 19:23-30 March 30 - (Good Friday) - Jesus the Passover Lamb - John 19:31-42 April 1 - (Easter) - Resurrection - John 20:1-18 April 8 - Thomas - John 20:19-31 Happy New Year! Peace be with you, Ryan * From Invitation to Christ: A Guide to Sacramental Practices, Office of Theology and Worship of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.),

3 4 Please help us help others!! There are sign ups for sandwich makers and meal providers for the Presbyterian Night Shelter and the Patriot House in the main hallway by the office. If you have any questions, please contact Nancy Marchant Wednesday mornings at 8:00 a.m. Currie Hall, 2nd Floor Kitchen Ryan s Lunch Bunch Meets most Thursdays at 11:00am at church to ponder the Narrative Lectionary Readings for the week. Bring your lunch and join in! Thanks to all who submitted BoxTops for Education vouchers for the Como Elementary Library. In December, RPC donated 175 BoxTops, valued at $ To date, RPC has donated 7766 BoxTops (for a total value of $776.60) to Como Elementary. The funds are used to purchase books and other educational materials. A container is located in the kitchen near the main office for anyone who would like contribute. If you are unable to bring them to the church, you may send them in the mail to RPC (Attention: Karen Landon). BoxTops are found on dozens of General Mills products. General Mills donates 10 cents to the school for each BoxTops submitted. Every little bit helps! 4

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5 6 Ridglea Presbyterian Church has helped the Western Hills High School families! Such generosity helped the WHHS community with a generous donation. This donation has helped them supply food for hungry students, need to help students basic needs, and offer hope and encouragement. Thank you RPC! 6

6 7 RPC Youth & Children s News... RPCY RPCY (6th 12th January Calendar graders) (6th 12th grades) 9:30 am Sunday School in Room 206. January 7th: #rpcy meet 5 7:30pm at RPC; Littles provide dinner and we will June Calendar of Events: CREATE this evening January 14th: #rpcy meet 5-7:30pm at RPC; Godwin s serving a taco bar and we will RECREATE this evening January 21st: #rpcy meet 5-7:30pm at RPC; youth made supper January 28th: #rpcy meet 5-7:30pm at RPC Nicci@ridgleapres.org with questions or willing to share time, talents, or gifts. Who: 2nd 5th graders of RPC What: lunch, fellowship, mission When: Sunday, January 14 from 12:30 4pm Need adult help as well with food and mission. RSVP to nicci@ridgleapres.org 7

7 8 Presbyterian Women - January, 2018 Last Spring we collected children s books for the Center for Transforming Lives (the old YWCA downtown) to use in their day care program. We wanted to know more about them and their mission. We invited Ana Van de Venter to come speak to us in November. She brought Abby Cox, a counselor at the Center. Together they explained the Center s mission: to help women and children end the cycle of poverty. Their three step plan: 1. Provide emergency shelter and safe housing 2. Provide free childcare to homeless families 3. Help with job counseling, training and placement along with financial help As they told story after story of client s struggles and successes, their passion and love for their work shone through. Our hearts were moved and we will be looking for other ways to help. Final Sole Hope Update: Miriam reports the last 95 shoe parts have been mailed. We thank everyone who contributed denim, donated money for mailing or cut and cut and cut. We thank you, Miriam, for spearheading this adventurous undertaking. (We re glad you got your dining rom back). There is left over denim. If anyone an put this to good use, call the Church Office. Circle News: Circle One - January 9 Linda Wilson s home 10:00 a.m. Circle Two - January 9 Church 10:00 a.m. Circle Three - January 2 Thylis Chambless 6:30 p.m. Just Bring It for January - Westaid was grateful for all our December donations. January - Cooler weather is here. Can you help Presbyterian Night Shelter with some warm things? (hats, gloves, socks, scarves etc.). Join us January 23 for our general meeting. A tentative program has been planned with a speaker from Tarrant County Food Bank. Coordinating Team, we are meeting January 2 at 10:30 a.m. MAKE YOUR NEW YEAR S RESOLUTION TO COME JOIN US! THERE S ALWAYS A SEAT WAITING FOR YOU! BIBLE STUDY - MISSION - FELLOWSHIP 8

8 9 COMO BUILD The Outreach Co wants to remind those of you who like to do "buildy" type things :), as your way of sharing God's love in the world, that Habitat for Humanity has a Como Build going on. The link will give you info about signing up for times. They are building 12 new homes! There will also be a Presbyterian Build in May sometime. More info later about that opportunity. For more info: 9

9 10 Tarrant Churches Together Annual MLK Day of Service. January 15, Register by contacting Nancy Marchant or WE ARE LOOKING FOR A FEW VOLUNTEERS TO HELP ON THE RECEPTIONIST DESK FOR HALF DAYS DURING THE WEEK OR AS ALTERNATES IN THE EVENT ONE OF THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED HAS A CONFLICT. IF YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED, PLEASE CONTACT PATRICIA AT THE CHURCH OFFICE (817) Flower Calendar The 2018 calendar for Flowers for Worship Services. If you have a special date, please be sure to sign up early. 10

10 11 Making contact... Ridglea Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church (USA). It is governed by the Session, an elected body composing of elders and pastors. Our committees, led by elders, oversee our ministries. If you have any questions or concerns, please don t hesitate to contact us. Clerk@RidgleaPres.org Our deacons oversee our ministries of care and compassion. Deacons@RidgleaPres.org RPC Session Elder Martin Cleworth Cary Dorman Marsha Dueease John Godwin Ken Kibler Karen Landon Blythe Lee Bill Long Nancy Marchant Susan Maxwell Lynne Payne Ivey Ramsey Jerry Rottler Tom Sisolak Will Stallworth Marsha West Brett Wyatt Deacons Betsy Kibler - Funeral Reception Coordinator Nancy Ritts- Hospital Care Coordinator Katharine Rottler - Homebound Care Coordinator 11 Staff Ryan Baer, Pastor ryan@ridgleapres.org Ext. 103 Patricia Taber, Office Manager patricia@ridgleapres.org Ext. 105 Nicci Kennedy, Coord. of Child/Youth Ministries nicci@ridgleapres.org Ext. 106 Pier Crenshaw, Accountant pier@ridgleapres.org Ext. 104 John Sauvey, Director of Music Ministries john@ridgleapres.org Ext. 108 Dale Bench, Organist dalepipeorgan@sbcglobal.net Ext. 108 Thomas Rodriguez, Church Custodian building Church Office # , Fax #

11 12 Service Session Work Group: Primary task is to provide for the service of the people of God, focusing on the external life of the church. 1st Tuesday of the Month January 2, 2018 Ministry Teams meeting at 6:30 pm Outreach Team: Focus on Mission Lynne Payne, Nancy Marchant & Marsha West Commitment: Focus on Guests Brett Wyatt Care Team: Focus on Members Jerry Rottler Worship & Nurture Work Group: Primary task is to provide for the service of the people of God, focusing on the internal life of the church. 2nd Tuesday of the Month January 9, 2018 Ministry Teams meeting Your Session Invites you to Follow these simple steps: 1. Find your passion 2. Find your Ministry Team 3. Identify your meeting night 4. Get Involved! Government Session Work Group: Primary task is to provide support & resources for the church. 2nd Thursday of the Month January 11, 2018 Ministry Teams meeting Worship Team: Ivey Ramsey & Susan Maxwell (6:30 pm) Christian Nurture: Marsha Dueease & Blythe Lee (6:15 pm) Fellowship Team: Martin Cleworth & Bill Long (as needed) Building & Equipment (as needed) John Godwin & Tom Sisolak Personnel (as needed) Cary Dorman Clerk of Session Karen Landon 3rd Tuesday of the Month January 16, 2018 Ministry Team meeting Finance & Budget (6:30 pm) Ken Kibler & Will Stallworth 12 Session Meeting January 18, :30 pm

12 RIDGLEA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6201 CAMP BOWIE BLVD. FORT WORTH, TEXAS ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED January Birthdays The next newsletter deadline will be January 19, at noon. Bill Thompson 1/3 Jessica Tibbets 1/5 Melissa Salazar 1/5 Kynda Houara 1/7 Karen O'Dell 1/7 Warren Brown 1/7 Mary Ann Keil 1/10 Dan Salazar 1/11 Nancy Marchant 1/12 Betty Hammons 1/12 Jack Duff 1/13 Linda Fisseler 1/13 Bob Brennand 1/15 Tyler Roberts 1/15 Jeff Monte 1/16 Betsy Kibler 1/18 Sarah Wyatt 1/19 Chase Lee 1/19 Marsha West 1/21 Jared Welch 1/21 Bill Morris 1/23 Nicci Kennedy 1/24 Dean Phillips 1/25 Mariah Calderon 1/27 Kaiti Severson 1/28 Reagan Henderson 1/