THE CHURCH VISITOR. Assimilation: It s Up to US! Property at Work: WIFI, Gutters, and Bathrooms. Open Hands and Caring Hearts Prayer Ministry

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1 APRIL 26,, 2016 RICHLAND HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH THE CHURCH VISITOR Assimilation: It s Up to US! That s really what it comes down to, You and Me, as we welcome and engage new members into the body of Richland Hills Christian Church. I will have Laura leave a list in the Gathering Area of all the members that have joined since I arrived. It s up to us to greet them and show them how welcome they are here in our midst. It s up to us to invite them for a meal at our home or even out to eat. It s up to us to share our lives with them. This may even apply to fellow members who have been here for years. To go forward as church we should and want to grow in relationship with each other. This helps us to see how much more we can do for the Kingdom of God, as we hold more tightly to one another. Open Hands and Caring Hearts Prayer Ministry How many of us need prayer? Well, of course, the answer is all of us. This Sunday, take some extra time and join the prayer group that meets before Sunday School at 8:45 am in the sanctuary. Prayer is of great importance to the life and future of this church - please come and be a part of it! Doug Fulk, hard at work! Property at Work: WIFI, Gutters, and Bathrooms If you look up in our hallways in the next few weeks, you may see some new blue wires you haven t seen before. These wires will facilitate the installation of new equipment needed to update our WIFI here at church. Once the WIFI hardware is installed, it will allow us greater access to the internet and other resources that are available electronically. Won t be long now! Don t the gutters look better! Thank you, Doug Fulk, for taking a few minutes out of your lunch and repairing the gutters in front of the office last week. If you haven t noticed, Sid and the Property Team have begun work remodeling the bathrooms near the office entrance of the church. New texture, new paint, new lights and other fixtures will provide an updated look for years to come. --Pastor Paul

2 CHURCH CALENDAR Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal ( 7:00 pm) City of Richland Hills Senior Lunch Bunch at RHCC (Noon - 2 pm) Parent s Night Out (5:00-8:30 pm) (see article) Prayer Ministry (8:45 am) Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (7:00 pm) HAPPY MOTHER S DAY! Prayer Ministry (8:45 am) Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am) (Cabinet and Board meetings will be held on Sunday, May 22) CWF Day Group meeting (10:30 am) Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal (7:00 pm) SERVING SCHEDULE Worship Coordinator Patrice Morrison Deacons (Month of May) Joan Burgett, Mike Morrison, Theresa Tyler, Rachel Walther Worship Leader Jeff Stricklin The Table (Bread) Mike Visage (Cup) Jim Phillips Children s Moment Judy Walther Greeters Joan Burgett/Dawn Phillippi Coffee Fellowship John & JoEllen Howard Communion Clean-Up Dan & Ann Runnels COFFEE FELLOWSHIP MAY SCHEDULE: 05/01 - Howard 05/08 - Alvarado 05/15 - Worship Committee 05/22 - Baker, Sidney & Sandy 05/29 - Hall, Brian & Melissa Third Quarter Statements Your Third Quarter Financial Statements are now available in the Gathering Area. We ask that you pick them up on Sunday morning or when you are at the church during the week...this saves postage! If you have a question on your statement, please give Laura a call at the office and she will help! Your RHCC Stewardship Team FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE & GIVING Sunday, April 24, 2016 Sunday School - 48 Worship Service Faithful Giving (04/24) - $ 3,962

3 Please pray for the following: Tamara Banda, daughter of Fred & Teresa Banda Peggy Edwards Arlene Kendall Kennedy, 2 year old with rare cancer Duane McGormley, Kevin McGormley s dad Jerry Tyson, friend of Mike Visage Peggy, niece of Jeff Stricklin Jane Slama Mike Proppe Gayle Luke Lincoln Mancuso Brenda Ledbetter Veronica Webb Alvarado s granddaughter, Reagan Betty Stork, Lisa Klaus mother BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY BIRTHDAYS: 05/14 Cameron Joyner 05/05 Melissa Hall 05/16 Trish McGormley 05/17 Kim Fulk, Elliott Joyner 05/18 Wayne Alumbaugh 05/23 Sarah Klaus 05/29 Tammy Allbright ANNIVERSARY: 05/01 Monty & Terri Williams 05/08 Ralph & Mary Gump 05/10 Evan & Shay Lawson 05/13 Bill & Iris Woodall 05/24 Alan & Linda Baker INVITE A FRIEND! Choosing What We Read! I know many in our congregation are devoted readers. The last few weeks I have been trying to get the point across, in my sermons, of it s importance. The way we grow in our faith is choosing to be faithful and obedient to God. Reading is one area that we can choose. First, we can choose to start reading or reading more of the Bible. In addition, rather than reading a book that is more secular in nature, you can find a book that will point you in the direction of God. There are many good books easily attainable in the Gathering Area and Pastor Paul has many more selections in the office. Remember, Seek first the Kingdom of God. Say a prayer, make a plan, then invite someone to church! It really is that easy. It s also our responsibility! Once you get in the habit of doing it you will get better and better at it. We are Thirsty Here! Please donate a case (or two) of bottled water for the Gathering Area for Sunday mornings. Some people don t drink coffee or tea and a cool bottle of water just hits the spot. You can also donate funds and someone here at the church can go and pick some up. Thanks for helping out!

4 CHRISTIAN WOMEN S FELLOWSHIP May Schedule: Tuesday, May 10 10:30 am - CWF Day Group Meeting Tuesday, May 17 9:30 am - CWF Service Day 6:30 pm - CWF Night Group Meeting Sunday, May 22 CWF Executive Board after church CONGRATULATIONS! Jake Ryon McCann, son of Ryon & Leah McCann, was born on Wednesday, April 20, at 6:53 pm. He weighed 8 lbs., 11 ozs. and was 21 inches long. Congratulations to his parents, grandparents and extended family! Tuesday, May 24 9:30 am - CWF Visitation Day 6:30 pm - CWF Installation Banquet Try one of these Christian Radio Stations CWF Installation Banquet Tuesday, May 24-6:30 pm Please mark Tuesday, May 24, 6:30 pm on your calendars for the CWF Installation Banquet. See Pam Runnels or Norma Hopkins for more information. Tickets will be sold on Sundays for $10 each. DEADLINE for ordering tickets is Sunday, May 15. As an alternative to pop or country music, I invite you to check out some of the great Christian Stations here in the DFW metroplex. They range from contemporary to gospel and there are also many Bible study stations as well. This probably is not inclusive, but it is a start. Dallas KCBI Dallas KLTY Dallas KWRD Fort Worth KDKR 90.9 FM 94.9 FM FM 91.3 FM Religious Christian Radio Christian Talk Christian Radio

5 Parents Night Out Saturday, April 30 th 5:00-8:30 6 months - 1 st grade will stay at the church (bring snack supper for your child) 2 nd grade & up will be going to Main Event with Leah Hughes and Rachel Walther (kids need to wear tennis shoes and have a couple dollars for arcade games) Thank you to everyone who RSVP d and our volunteers! We look forward to a fun night of fellowship with our kiddos! Helping our Youth As our Youth Ministry begins to get in full swing, especially as we look toward the fall, we will be looking at ways to raise funds for their activities. One thing that they are already doing is selling sodas at meals and other activities here at the church. You can help to provide even more resources if you will donate a 12 pack of soda, that you pick up at the store when they are on special, as you shop. The youth want to help raise funds for the activities they will be involved in, but we should help them anyway we can. Leader Information and Communication Center If you are on the leadership team, in some capacity, there are new boxes located in the parlor containing articles and other information. I have placed several articles in them over the last few weeks. I encourage you pick them up and read them. The office and other ministries may place items in the boxes. Please take some time to stop by and check them out!

6 NEED Center Needs your Help! The local N.E.E.D. Center needs the following items to replenish their shelves: toilitries, peanut butter/jelly, oatmeal and cereal. Please donate and bring them to our NEED Box in the Gathering Area! Thank you for your blessings!