THE CHURCH VISITOR. Cast Iron Cookout Bethany Chris6an Church. Combined Sunday School Class on Prayer. Right Now Conference

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1 NOV. 1, 2016 RICHLAND HILLS CHRISTIAN CHURCH THE CHURCH VISITOR Cast Iron Cookout Bethany Chris6an Church If you are looking for something different to do this Saturday and like to eat, then make a trip east toward Bethany Christian Church in east Dallas. Pastor Lisa and Pastor Paul will be doing some work there in the morning, but of course, they will be stopping to enjoy this wonderful FREE lunch on the beautiful lawn around the church. So, let s take some time to go and support a sister church. We ll meet there around 12 for lunch. Bethany Christian Church is located at 6282 Oram Street, Dallas, TX. Right Now Conference I will be attending the Right Now Conference on Thursday and Friday morning in Dallas and will be out of the office. Many of you received invitations. If you have time, I hope you signed up. It s a great opportunity to learn and grow through this great ministry. Combined Sunday School Class on Prayer With nearly 40 in attendance and a great breakfast cooked by the men from Holy Smokes BBQ, it was a great class on Sunday morning. Using a segment from Vertical Church, by James McDonald, we looked at the power of prayer and its ability to change everything. Thanks to Christian Ed for putting this class together for us! Each Sunday we gather for prayer in the Sanctuary from 8:45 to 9:15. Don t make excuses why you can t make it. Find reasons why you can: such as God loves you and wants you to pray to Him. A praying church is one that sees God s Spirit move in and seeks to change the world. Church with significant prayer ministries often see the activity of God all around them. Richland Hills Christian Church 3908 Ruth Road Richland Hills, TX (817) Senior Pastor: Paul Klaus Website: info.rhcc@gmail.com

2 General Board Meeting (Sunday, Nov. 6) (All are welcome to attend!) The 2016 General Board is rounding third and heading for home as we meet for the last times this coming Sunday and December 4th. Our attendance and participation this year has been outstanding. This months meeting is "action packed"with some of the agenda items listed as follows:... RHCC Safe Church Report Card with discussion lead by RHPD, Crime Prevention Officer, Ashley Stringer... Final comments 2017 Congregational Approved Budget... Building Usage Policy Draft Discussion Space Needs for Worship and Christian Education... Trinity Brazos Update Presented by Pastor Paul and Jeff Stricklin... Election of 2017 Moderator and Vice Moderator. We welcome all members to come and experience the Cabinet and General Board as we push forward always focusing on Jesus...the Author and Perfecter of our Faith. --Jeff Stricklin, Leaders Growing Together Just a reminder to those that are Board and Cabinet members if you are leading a ministry team each week: I make sure you have a new article or information located in the boxes that are located in the parlor. If you would like to share articles or excerpts from things you have read or seen about church leadership and growth, please make copies for everyone else so we can grow together to become the best church we can. Growth doesn t happen by accident. It requires purposeful action and sacrifice. Become the leader God is calling you to be. All Aboard! Parent s Night Out Saturday, December 10 th Ages 6 months 1 st grade

3 CHURCH CALENDAR NOVEMBER Adult Choir (7:00 pm) Christmas Stockings are due! Prayer Ministry (8:45 am) Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool/Kindergarten Music Class (9:15 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am), Drama Meeting after worship service for those in Christmas Cantata Cabinet Meeting (4:00 pm) Board Meeting (5:15 pm) CWF Day Group (10:30 am) Worship Department Meeting (6:00 pm) Adult Choir (7:00 pm) City of Richland Hills Senior Lunch Bunch (Noon - 2:00 pm) DMF Breakfast Meeting (8:30 am) Prayer Ministry (8:45 am) Seekers, Pioneers, Discipleship, Coffee House, Youth SS Classes (9:15 am - 10:10 am) Preschool/Kindergarten Music Class (9:15 am) Preschool SS Classes (9:45 am) Morning Worship Service (10:30 am) Blessed Threaders meet for a short meeting after church (see article) CWF meet to sort items for the Christmas stockings (NOON-2) CWF Service Day (9:30 am) - We will be stuffing stockings (all are invited) CWF Night Group Meeting (6:30 pm) (Child Care available!) Adult Choir (7:00 pm) SERVING SCHEDULE Worship Coordinator Judy Walther Deacons (Month of November) Joan Burgett, Mike Morrison, Theresa Tyler, Rachel Walther Worship Leader Evan Lawson The Table Evan Lawson & Alan Baker Children s Moment Charles Mason Greeters Brandon & Heather Hall Coffee Fellowship Rick & Laura Crain Communion Preparation Alan & Linda Baker Communion Clean-Up Loyce Greer & Dalpha Lloyd CHRISTMAS STOCKINGS Just a reminder -- please bring your decorated Christmas stockings to church THIS Sunday, Nov. 6th. If you would like to provide items to fill the stockings, we need items such as: glue sticks, pens, pencils, socks (all sizes), games, puzzles, chap sticks, yo-yos, and key chains. FAITHFUL ATTENDANCE & GIVING Sunday School - 52 Worship Service Faithful Giving (10/30) - $ 2,561

4 BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES Please let the office know if there is anyone that needs to be taken OFF of or ADDED to this list. We appreciate your help! Please pray for the following: Charles Lee & Family Kathryn Holiday Arlene Kendall Dalpha Lloyd Melanie Hatfield Nathan McGee, great grandson of Polly Slama Family of Wendy (friend of Peggy Troth s sister) Patsy Agan, sister-in-law of Bill Agan Tom Loughlin Family David Lott Family Sarah Wellman The Stewart Family Wanda Noah Dale Proctor Bob & Kay White Tina Oblinger Jessica, niece of Gretchen Halfmann Duane McGormley, Kevin McGormley s dad Mike Proppe Lincoln Mancuso Brenda Ledbetter Alvarado s granddaughter, Reagan BIRTHDAYS (NOVEMBER) ANNIVERSARIES (NOVEMBER) Charlene Cox - Ann Runnels - Florine Tyler - JoEllen Howard Cameron & Brittany Joyner COFFEE FELLOWSHIP SCHEDULE 11/06 - Rick & Laura Crain 11/13 - Brian & Melissa Hall 11/20 - THANKSGIVING LUNCHEON Crib Nursery Guardian Angel Grandmas Jamie Hughes Corky Wardle Rachel Walther Douglas Carden, Brittany Joyner Sandy Rutherford Arlene Kendall Zander McGormley Beth Loosmore Jarrod Gonzales Monty Williams Melinda Carden Mary Gump Play Room Parent Helper Schedule: Rick Crain - Brandon Hall - Sal Caruso - Brian Hall

5 A WARM WELCOME TO OUR NEW MEMBERS: DONATIONS NEEDED FOR: I Can S6ll Shine Ministry THANKSGIVING DINNER I Can S(ll Shine Ministry will be having their annual Thanksgiving Dinner on November 12th at Peace Lutheran Church. They will be feeding about moms and kids this year. If anyone would like to donate a food item for that dinner, please call Judy Walther and let her know ( ). Logan and Anna Dinkel, 821 Cherylynne Drive, Cedar Hill, TX 75104, (979) , joined our church family on Sunday, October 23. We will be needing all of the usual Thanksgiving fare: Mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, turkey, ham, stuffing, green bean casserole, rolls, and pumpkin and apple pies. Whatever you donate, be sure that it is in a container that DOES NOT have to returned. All food would need to be at RHCC by 10:00am on 11/12. Also, if you have an old or unwanted Fall/ Thanksgiving table décor, we could use that to help decorate the tables. Thank you for your generosity! Kathy Priddy, 811 Lombardy Lane, Arlington, TX 76013, (817) , joined our church on Sunday, October 30. New Resources for Men Thank you for your gift cards for more books here at the church. One area I hadn t invested in were books specifically for men, and now I have taken care of that! Check out the new books located on one of the small round tables near the Gathering Area.

6 NEEDED: Winter Scarfs and Mittens The CWF is asking all women (or men) who crochet or knit to make scarfs and mittens for Binion Elementary. So, let s get those needles going and see how many we can have ready by the time cold weather hits. Many blessings to those with talent! --Thanks, Judy Walther CWF November Schedule: Sunday, November 6 Please return decorated Christmas Stockings! Tuesday, November 8 10:30 am - CWF Day Group Meeting Monday, November 14 NOON - 2pm - Organize Christmas stocking stuffer items/donations Tuesday, November 15 9:30 am - CWF Service Day (we will be stuffing the Salvation Army Christmas Stockings) 6:30 pm - CWF Night Group (child care available!) Sunday, November 20 CWF Bake & Craft Sale after church Tuesday, November 22 9:30 am - CWF Visitation Day Sunday, November 27 CWF Executive Board meeting after worship JUST INVITE ONE! If everyone would just invite One person to church (and get them to come to church every week) we would double in size. Invite your friends, family, and/or co-workers. Introducing New Pianist: Yuan Liu Please welcome our new church pianist: Yuan Liu. Ms. Liu is from China and is a student at Texas Christian University. We are very excited to have her on staff at RHCC. Blessed Threaders : Do you love to quilt, sew, crochet, knit or cross stitch? Would you like to share that love with others? We would like to start a fellowswhip to meet at the church to share our gifts. If you would be interested in this fellowship, join us after church on Sunday, November 13, for a short meeting to decide on the best day and time.

7 FALL FESTIVAL st place winner for Trunk - or - Treat goes to: Monica Wililams First of all, thanks to Rachel, Terri, Leah and Holy Smokes for all the work they put in to organizing our first Fall Festival! It s the first we have had in several years, and it was a great success! Thanks to so many who supported us through prayers, donations, and volunteering. Of course, it s about WE, isn t it? As Church we do the best things when we do it as WE! We reached into our community and invited them to come find the great church that is right in their neighborhood. I m sure for many that came, it was the first time they had even been on our campus. Next year WE will make it even bigger and better! With each event we learn and grow, in all we do, we do it for the Glory of God. NOTE FROM OUR YOUTH: With all of your support, we were able to raise over $300 for the youth! --Pastor Paul

8 Cup of Joe The Keurig machine in the Gathering Area is in need of some K-Cups for Sunday each week. While you are out shopping, please pick up a box to share with others. Also, we put out some of the small flavored creamers a few weeks ago, and they lasted only two Sundays. So if you enjoy those, bring a few boxes of those as well. As the weather gets cooler, so does the coffee consumption. A big thank you goes to Doug Fulk for preparing our brewed coffee every week. Thank You Note: We just wanted to thank our church family for all the support and love you showed us during Betty s illness and her recent passing. Your prayers and kind words meant to much to her and to us. Richland Hills Christian Church has been a huge part of our family s life, and we just wanted you to know that it has been so meaningful to us to have such a close church family all these years. Thank you, again, for all you have done for us! We love you! --Charles Lee and Family Want a Better Marriage? Did you know we provide serveral resources to enrich your marriage? One of the places you may be able to find help in finding more meaning and depth to your marriage is RightNow Media. It has several video based series that may be just what is needed to help your marriage flourish in new ways. Also, we have purchased several books about marriage that can be found on the tables near the Gathering Area as we enter and exit the Sanctuary. It s Time to Order Christmas Poinsettias! A Group of our Choir members attended Oliver at the Granbury Opera House (Charles Mason - Mr. Sowerby) It s time to order poinsettias for the Advent Season. We will be ordering from Calloway s Nursery again this year. You have a choice of silk or live poinsettias for the price of $10 each. The order form will be inside your bulletin each Sunday. If you have unable to attend church, but would love to purchase a poinsettia, please call the church office. Laura will fill out the form for you.