RIDGLEA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6201 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, TX 76116-5524 (817)732-3388 www.ridgleapres.org May 2018 MAY 13, 2018 MOTHER S DAY AND CELEBRATE THE GIFTS OF WOMEN Graduate Recognition and Announcement of Scholarships May 20, 2018 The Church Office will be closed Monday, May 28, 2018 in observance of Memorial Day FELLOWSHIP LUNCHEON WILL BE ON SUNDAY, MAY 20, 2018, AS THE SECOND TUESDAY IS MOTHER S DAY. Session Meeting Thursday, May 17, 2018 6:30 pm Chapel and Room 112 2018 SUMMER SCHEDULE (One Worship Service) May 27 through June 24 July 1 through September 2 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - Sanctuary 9:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:00 a.m. Worship Service - Chapel
3 Dear sisters and brothers in Christ, "That they may all be one." - John 17:21 Summer is just around the corner! Soon, children will be out of school, the days will be getting longer, and life will move at a different pace, including here at RPC. In every Presbyterian church, the session is responsible for setting the dates, times, places, and occasions for worship. Your elders have been in prayer and conversation about our worship life together, and beginning Memorial Day Weekend (May 27), we'll be moving to our summer Sunday schedule. We'll have Christian Education options available at 9 a.m., and one combined worship service at 10 a.m. In May and June, we'll worship in the sanctuary, and in July and August, we'll worship in the chapel, and we'll resume our fall schedule the weekend after Labor Day in September. This is an exciting time to be the church together! We'll be announcing much more about our summer plans in the weeks ahead, so stay tuned! 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.), 2006. 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 nmarchant@charter.net 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! On May 20, we celebrate and recognize High School graduates and award scholarships to our College Students. So many thanks to all of you who delivered Easter lilies to our homebound members. Your kindness and generosity with your time is a blessing to our whole church. Thank you so much. The Care Committee 4 Congratulations on a great school year!!
5 Outreach Committee Shares Service Opportunity 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: https://trinityhabitat.volunteerhub.com/lp/main/events Dear Habitat Presbyterians, Thanks so much for your donations to our Habitat for Humanity project. We received $59,790 for the house so far that will be built on Irma St. in May. [If you still want to contribute, you can do that at your church or online at TrinityHabitat.org/presby.] [Church donations should be sent to Trinity Habitat for Humanity, 9333 N. Normandale St., Fort Worth, TX 76116.] *** very important *** Now is the time to sign up for the build for time slots. Please do that as soon as possible at http://vhub.at/presbyterians Note that you can also get friends to come - it's a great way to expose our mission to the world. No experience is necessary, and tools and training will be provided at the site. Ages 16 to 100 are allowed to participate. The dates are May 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 18, 19; June 1, 2. and the time is 7:45 to 3 pm. 5
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7 RPC Youth & Children s News... RPCY RPCY (6th 12th January Calendar graders) (6th 12th grades) Sunday @ 9:30 am Sunday School in Room 206. May 6th: #rpcy meet at 5pm to head to Games-n-Dogs; p/u at 7:30pm at RPC June Calendar of Events: May 13th: Celebrate the Women in your lives today! No evening activities. May 20th: #rpcy meet 5-7:30pm at RPC May 27th: #rpcy TBD (watch for email) Nicci@ridgleapres.org with questions or willing to share time, talents, or gifts. April 6-8, 2018 Ridglea Presbyterian s Messenger Fellowship (2nd 5th graders) participated in weekend retreat hosted by Grace Presbytery. Opportunities to be part of a community with the larger church are gifts! RPC was 19 strong at KQ thanks to Debra Lee, Aaron Young, Chris Henderson, and Paige Bacon. Please express your appreciation to these adults. Enjoying time together this group does! A night of bowling and pizza included many giggles. There was also an ESCAPE that happened. Watching the youth work as a team, think outside of the box, and realize they are capable of so much is very powerful! Thank you to adults who provide nourishment through food, through opportunities, and through loving and praying. 7
8 HAPPY TH BIRTHDAY Presbyterian Women May, 2018 With the reunion of the Presbyterian Church in 1988, the United Presbyterian Women (north) and the Women of the Church (south) became one organization. Presbyterian Women (in its current form) was born. You can imagine the many problems and compromises that had to be worked out. Not the least was which of the beloved special offerings of each group would be carried over to the new one. From the northern branch came the Thank Offering collected in November; from the south, the Birthday Offering collected in April or May. This year s mission projects chosen to receive funding are: 1. The Cottage Village in Cotton Grove, Oregon It will provide affordable housing for low income families. 2. Village of Grace A center for physical and spiritual health. It will be managed by PW in Honduras. 3. The Dwelling Place in the Twin Cities of Minnesota Providing for needs of women and their children following their escape from a violent partner. Circles are Meeting: Circle One May 8 Mac Zimmerman s home 10:30 a.m. Circle Two May 8 Church 10:00 a.m. Circle Three May 1 Delaine Godwin s home 6:30 p.m. General Meeting May 22 Potluck Luncheon 10:00 a.m. (followed by games of Bunko) Just Bring It (returning favorites) May - Children s books (pre-k and kindergarten age) for the Center for Transforming Life summer day care program June - Peanut butter for Westaid July - Mac and cheese for Westaid CALLING ALL 30 SOMETHING S (EVEN IF IT S JUST IN SPIRIT) COME JOIN US! THERE S ALWAYS A SEAT WAITING FOR YOU! BIBLE STUDY - MISSION - FELLOWSHIP 8
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10 MAY 20, 2018 ORDINATION AND INSTALLATION OF ELDERS AND DEACONS 2018 Flower Calendar The 2018 calendar for Flowers for Worship Services is posted. We still have many vacancies so if you plan to reserve a special day, please do so as soon as possible. 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. Email: Clerk@RidgleaPres.org Our deacons oversee our ministries of care and compassion. Email: 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-and Dean Phillips Hospital Care Coordinator Jane Johnson - 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 #817.732.3388, Fax #817.732.4331
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 May 1, 2018 Ministry Teams meeting at 6:30 pm Your Session Invites you to Follow these simple steps: Outreach Team: Focus on Mission Lynne Payne, Nancy Marchant & Marsha West Commitment: Focus on Guests Brett Wyatt 1. Find your passion 2. Find your Ministry Team 3. Identify your meeting night 4. Get Involved! 1st Tuesday of the Month May 1, 2018 Ministry Team meeting at 10:30 a.m. Care Team: Focus on Members Jerry Rottler Government Session Work Group: 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 May 8, 2018 Ministry Teams meeting Primary task is to provide support & resources for the church. 2nd Thursday of the Month May 10, 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 Tuesday of the week of Session Meeting Ministry Team meeting Finance & Budget (6:30 pm) (as needed) Ken Kibler & Will Stallworth Session Meeting May 17, 2018 6:30 pm 12
The next newsletter deadline will be May 18, 20 18 at noon. RIDGLEA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 6201 CAMP BOWIE BLVD. FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76116 ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED Bill Long 5/3 Johnny Haenes 5/3 Jody Aderhold 5/5 Bobbie Damon 5/9 Leah Mitchell 5/10 Dick Rinewalt 5/10 Rosemary Everts 5/11 Paul lee 5/12 Daniel Baer 5/12 Nathan Baer 5/12 Katrina Little 5/13 Tom Chambless 5/14 Carolyn Chamberlain 5/14 George Tischler 5/16 Kevin Ballard 5/17 Agustin Calderon 5/17 Austin Pippin 5/20 Ruth Ann Rinewalt 5/20 Keith Ditto 5/21 Stephen Carey 5/21 Grayson Rivas 5/22 Gayle Johnson 5/23 Gwendolyn Carpenter 5/23 Susan Everts 5/23 Riley Knapp 5/23 Jane Blair 5/23 Jay Riley 5/24 Jack Henderson 5/25 Brett Wyatt 5/27 Gerry Curtis 5/28 Cathy Johnson 5/28 Frank Everts 5/31 13 May Birthdays Cori Cox 5/1 13