THE MOSAIC July 30, 2008 Volume 22 Issue 16

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1 Royal Lane Baptist Church Diverse People United in Christ THE MOSAIC July 30, 2008 Volume 22 Issue 16 A Week in Review: The week of July 21 st was a difficult, yet remarkable week in the life of Royal Lane. We began the week with several in our tribe facing frightening medical needs, others making final plans to minister in south Dallas, still others sitting by and holding the hands of loving friends and parents as they faced their final hours. The response I was privileged to witness by you as a congregation was nothing short of miraculous. You were immediately present at Baylor Hospital in Plano, at Medical City, arriving at the church with supplies, clothing, food, etc., etc., etc. You were seemingly EVERYHWERE!!!! What a beautiful snapshot of our congregation caring for one another, meeting the needs of the least among us, helping people leave this life surrounded by love. In diversity there is great strength. We are Christ to all those we intersect in the busy lives we lead. Guess what?? It s next week now and I see you doing it again We are travelers on a journey, Fellow Pilgrims on the Road; We are here to help each other Walk the mile and bear the load. Won t you come and journey with us???? Pax, Harry In this issue: New Members Nielson & Cameron concert A letter to the congregation Adult Sunday School summer classes 2008 Mission Trip Seeks Grillers SUMMER SCHEDULE OF MINISTERS August 3 Burt Burleson August 10 Jorene Swift August 17 Linda Cross August 24 Dean Dickens August 31 Jason Edwards Midweek Services thru August, Dr. Gary Cook

2 Coming Events August 3 Sunday PSC A DISCUSSION OF RESULTS FROM THE CHURCH-WIDE DIALOGUE 9:30 to 10:00 a.m. Family Hall DEACONS MEETING 12:15 p.m. Family Hall PSC A DISCUSSION OF RESULTS FROM THE CHURCH-WIDE DIALOGUE 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. Room 204 INTERCESSORY PRAYER 5:30 p.m. Room 201 August 4 Monday HODOS 7:00 p.m. WalkerCraig Home (7039 Gateridge Drive) August 5 Tuesday LUNCH CLUB & MISSION: POSSIBLE 12:15 p.m. RLBC to vanpool to Lunch 1:30 p.m. North Texas Food Bank August 6 Wednesday CHILDREN S WACKY WEDNESDAY WATER PLAY 6:15 p.m. RLBC Grounds YOUTH GATHERING 6:30 p.m. WalkerCraig Home (7039 Gateridge Drive) ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:15 p.m. - Sanctuary August 7 Thursday YOUTH TRIP TO CELEBRATION STATION 11:00 a.m. RLBC to vanpool to Celebration Station August 10 Sunday PROGRAM COUNCIL 12:15 p.m. Family Hall INTERESSORY PRAYER 5:30 p.m. Room 201 August 12 Wednesday CHILDREN S WACKY WEDNESDAY HOMEMADE ICE CREAM 6:15 p.m. Children s Building YOUTH GATHERING 6:30 p.m. Youth Center ADULT CHOIR REHEARSAL 7:15 p.m. - Sanctuary Prayer Requests: Babs Arnswald s friend, Donna Lucas Rosa Belgard s uncle, Bully Willis died Shirley Bohannan s mother-in-law, Olivia Bohannan Martha Box s mother, Ava Ora Jarvis Mark Brandon s mother, Priscilla Brandon Lyn Brown s niece s (Teresa Spealman) friend s family, Kempton, Beth & Noah McCloud Dorothy Cantrell Kelly Hall s infant nephew, Cason Hall Roy Harrell Lydia Kandol Becky Levy s father, Harold Walker Jacque Neatherlin Beverly Nelson Grace Nicodemus nephew, Ravi Peter Seefeldt Larry Tankursley Dennis Turnbull s father, Jack Turnbull Debbie Williams PRAYER REQUESTS/UPDATES: Your help is needed to keep the list current, please submit your prayer requests / updates to 214/ x11 or jschultz@royallane.org Scriptures of the Week August 3 Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 15 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 August 10 Genesis 37:1-4, Psalm 105:1-6, 6-22 Romans 10:5-15 Matthew 14:22-33 PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR: David & Joy Baugh & Joy s mother, Dottie Hogan; Dorothy Cantrell; Jo Ferguson s mother, Myrtis Morrison Smith; Nadine Francis; Helen Harrell; Nancy Hyde s son, Adam; Susie Leinneweber s friend, Tye Parrish & his family; Grace Nicodemus son, Samuel; Maebelle Raiza, her family & her neighbor, Diana Miller; Janet Ramirez; Jim & Pam Spell s friend, Kathleen Baskin Ball; Terry Simmons; Dennis & Sylvia Turnbull s nephew, Nick McLane; Bill & Glenna Romans grandson, Chad Cox; Cheryl Winnenberg s father, Lynn Berry; Faine Wistrand PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRAY FOR THE HOMEBOUND: Kathleen Akin; Katye Austin; Marge Burke; Marshall & Edna Crone; Earlene Hinton; Nell Johnson; Charlie Mann; Bessie Matthews; Hector Mederos & his wife, Josefa; Dorothy Rosenbaum; Patricia Schepps; Nell Thomas; Allyene Wilcox

3 Deacons of the Week August 3 Lisa Gill H) 972/ Mike Kelly H) 214/ August 10 J.J. Berrier H) 972/ C) 469/ Marilyn Whatley H) 214/ New Members Wednesday Night Menu August 6 Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Garlic Bread Salad Dessert August 13 Baked Potato stuffed with Beef or Chicken Broccoli with Cheese Rolls Salad Dessert Happy Birthday! Martha & Ross West 8030 Frankford Road #305 Dallas, TX Stephen Nielson, Piano & Scot R. Cameron, Tenor Royal Lane Baptist Church Sanctuary Sunday August 24 4:00 p.m. Tickets $10 (includes dinner & concert) July Bob Duncan August Tessa Granowski... 1 Laurence Schultz... 2 Larry Brown... 3 James Faulkinbury... 3 Steve Gonzalez... 4 Lila Reed... 4 Robert Womack... 4 David Baugh... 6 Faye Laney... 6 Anita Sartor... 6 Ellen Miers... 7 Tony Zang... 8 Greg Brown... 9 Grant Morgan Maebelle Raiza Dorothy Rosenbaum Richard Brown Summer Mission Trip with Cornerstone Baptist Church The Blessing & Send-off of the Missioners

4 A letter to the congregation As most of you know, our dear member Lydia Kandol is completing all the necessary testing in order to be placed on the transplant list for a new lung. One of the required documents needed is a list of people who would be available to transport Lydia to her doctor s appointments and therapy for approximately five to six weeks after she is released from the hospital. Several of you have let me know you would like to help Lydia; I would like to develop a list with enough people so that no one would have to drive more than once a week. We did find out that she will be allowed to come back to her apartment after surgery there was a question because she lives on the second floor. Any assistance for this dear family would be greatly welcomed; we need drivers, possible sitters for a few hours, etc. If you would like to help with a financial contribution, there is a special fund set up in Lydia s name at the church. Please contact either Marilyn Whatley at or call Janet in the church office ext.11 (or jschultz@royallane.org). Please continue to pray for Lydia. She wants to come back to her church family and go back to teaching her kids again. Thank you. Marilyn Whatley Adult Sunday School August Sabbatical Sessions (2008) Care for Caregivers with Betty E. Garrett From her own painful experience as the primary caregiver when her husband Gene was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, Betty Garrett has responded in several creative ways to the lack of resources available to her at that time. She has designed and developed caregiver support groups and has written From Hiccups to Hospice: A Survival Guide for the Cancer Caregiver (2008), a readable and informative resource to help caregivers meet the array of challenges that they face. When asked to lead an August session, Betty emphasized her eagerness to share the victories that can emerge from the many challenges of caregiving. If you are a caregiver or would like to be more encouraging to a caregiver in your life, please join Betty for these Sunday morning sessions. 8/3 Dealing with the new normal 8/10 Self-care strategies 8/17 Money matters: practical tips 8/24 Long-term issues: preparing for the next passage Exploring Prayer with Susan Matthews Prayer is my passion, Susan Matthews replied when she agreed to lead an August session. She has the credentials and background to lead an enlightening exploration of this key spiritual tool. An ordained minister, Susan has also been a presenter of workshops on spiritual formation, a former directress of the Order of Julian of Norwich - a contemplative order of the Episcopal Church, and she holds a Th.D. in Theology from Oxford University. If you are interested in enriching your own understanding and experience of prayer, please join her for these Sunday morning sessions. 8/3 Introduction: What is prayer? 8/10 Why do we pray? 8/17 Are there results of praying? 8/24 Review and summary of prayer Creativity & the Spirit with various Royal Lane artists In the beginning, God created... (Genesis 1:1) Do you meet God, the creator, in your own experiences of creativity? Does making or viewing art enhance your sense of connection to the Spirit? In this set of August sessions, several of the artists in our congregation will share pieces of their artwork, talk about their experience of the sacred in the artistic process, and answer your questions. After presenting on the first Sunday, Linda Mann Binder will be the facilitator for the other Sunday morning sessions. Please join this group to learn more about the intersection of creativity and spiritual gifts. 8/3 Linda Mann Binder 8/10 Martha Box 8/17 Joanne Hawkins 8/24 Candy Howard

5 Looking for a mission opportunity? Great things are happening with Youth Believing in Change (YBC). They are moving into a new facility. They are in need of furnishings for their new classroom for pre-k and Kindergarten. If you wish to contribute, make your check out to RLBC and write YBC on the memo line. Place your gift in the offering plate or turn in to the church office. Thank you for considering this request from one of the agencies RLBC supports. Join in the fun and excitement of the Celebration Carnival guaranteed fun for everyone and all the hot dogs you can eat URGENT NEED: Hot Dog Grillers (folks to do the grillin ) Friday August 1, 2008 Cornerstone Baptist Church 12:00 p.m. Call or Janet: 214/ x11 jschultz@royallane.org 2008 Mission Trip with Cornerstone Baptist Church Consider being a host family: The Korean Baptist Press is looking for host families for their student exchange program for the upcoming school year starting in August. For additional information, contact Yoo Yoon at 214/ RLBC Children s Summer Program Wacky Wednesday August 6 Water Play Hammett / Harrison August 13 Homemade Ice Cream Gill August 20 Game Night Quesada August 27 Talent Show & Pizza Party All Families WAYNE MEACHUM HONORED BY LIONS INTERNATIONAL Longtime member of Royal Lane Wayne Meachum was presented the Ambassador of Goodwill Award during the recent Texas Lions State Convention in Amarillo, Texas. The Ambassador of Goodwill is the highest honor bestowed by Lions International. The presentation was made by Immediate Past Lions International President Jimmy Ross and Past International President Jim Irwin on behalf of incumbent International President Mahendra Amarasuriya of Sri Lanka. Please submit articles/information for the next issue of the Mosaic by Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 6:00 p.m. to be included in the Mosaic of August 13, 2008.

6 The Mosaic is published bi-weekly. Royal Lane Baptist Church 6707 Royal Lane Dallas, TX Office Hours: Office: Mon. - Fri.: 9:00am-6:00pm Fax: Wed. - 9:00am-8:30pm Sunday School: 9:45 am Sunday Worship: 10:55 am Rosa Barrientos, Housekeeping Phyllis Carlin, Pianist Lonnie Harris, Facility Mgr Emeritus Michael Hurder, Facility Manager Janet Schultz, Administrative Assistant Jason WalkerCraig, Associate Pastor Shelly Watts, Children s Minister Debbie Williams, Office Administrator Harry Wooten, Minister of Music & Worship ROYAL LANE BAPTIST CHURCH 6707 Royal Lane Dallas, TX