Royal Lane Baptist Church Diverse People United in Christ THE MOSAIC March 21, 2012 Volume 26 Issue 6 From the Pastor Libba Studdard is alive and well. Libba is 90 and a member of our church, but she slipped through the cracks at some point in recent years. She has a lovely home near the intersection of Inwood and Forest Lane. She is mostly self-sufficient, except for no longer driving. She has been a widow for thirty-five years. She has a daughter in the Houston area, and a daughter-in-law in McKinney (her son died some years ago). She is beautiful, interesting to talk with, and full of memories. Many of her memories are about our church. Her daughter, Judy Hamlet, e-mailed me last week and told me about her mother. She said she knew her mom would appreciate any kind of contact from our church. She was correct. I have a new friend and have uncovered a long-standing church member. On Monday, Connie Bechtol and Connie Treen, intrepid shut-in visitors, are going to see her. She will love them. A pastor can t help but wonder: who else has slipped out of sight, thus, out of mind? A church needs a good memory. But time moves so fast, and we forget. Let us all pray for a better memory, because someone may be waiting for us. David Royal Welcome Class Begins April 15 The Royal Welcome Class is a four-week opportunity for visitors and new members to learn more about our church: its history, its ministries, its mission outreach, and its affiliations. Please consider participating in the four-week series beginning April 15, 2012, 9:45 a.m., Family Hall. First Sunday Royal Lane History and Vision Third Sunday Organization Structure Second Sunday Who We Are Fourth Sunday Involvement Welcome to New Members Dan Lee Jonah Hammett Robert Haworth Joined RLBC on March 11, 2012 Joined RLBC on March 18, 2012 Joined RLBC on March 18, 2012 The next issues of The Mosaic are scheduled for April 4 & 18, 2012. The deadline for submissions will be 5:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to the date of publication.
Coming Events Sunday March 25 Fifth Sunday in Lent 9:30 am Donuts, Coffee/Juice Family Hall 9:45 am Christian Education Christian Education Classrooms 10:55 am Morning Worship Sanctuary 12:15 pm Rummage Sale Thank You & Planning Lunch Family Hall 5:00 pm Intercessory Prayer Library Wednesday March 28 5:30 pm Youth Supper & Study Youth Center 5:30 pm Family Supper Brisket, Tater Tots, Green Beans, Salad, Rolls, Ice Cream Family Hall 6:15 pm Children s Choir/Missions Children s Building 6:15 pm Midweek Service Bible Study with David Matthews Family Hall 7:15 pm Contemplative Prayer Room 204 7:15 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary Sunday April 1 Palm/Passion Sunday 8:30 am Deacons Meeting Portable 9:30 am Donuts, Coffee/Juice Family Hall 9:45 am Christian Education Christian Education Classrooms 10:55 am Morning Worship Sanctuary 12:15 pm Lunch Bunch Picasso s Pizza & Pasta Grill, 12300 Inwood Road, Dallas, TX 5:00 pm Intercessory Prayer Library Wednesday April 4 Mosaic 5:30 pm Youth Supper & Walk through Holy Week 5:30 pm Family Supper Family Hall 6:00 pm Walk through Holy Week 6:15 pm Midweek Service Bible Study with David Matthews Family Hall 7:15 pm Contemplative Prayer Room 204 7:15 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary The deadline for the order of service, the Midweek, and the Mosaic is Tuesday, 5:00 p.m. prior to publication. Walk Through Holy Week April 4, 2012, 6:00 pm Six scenes from Walk Through Holy Week will be presented on Wednesday, April 4, at 6:00 pm. The finale of the resurrection story at the tomb will be told by Jo Ferguson during the children s time of our regular worship on Easter Sunday. Adults are invited to participate on Wednesday night. Scene 1 - Palm Sunday parade when Jesus enters Jerusalem, Matthew 21:1-11 Scene 2 - Jesus cleansing the temple, Matthew 21:12-16 Scene 3 - Day of rest at Bethany at the home of Mary, Martha and Lazarus, John 12:1-7 Scene 4 - Passover meal in the upper room, Matthew 26:17-35 Scene 5 - Jesus arrest in the garden, Matthew 26:36-56 Scene 6 - At the empty cross, Matthew 27:31-54 Scene 7 - Angel at the empty tomb (Easter Sunday during worship), Matthew 28:1-10 Candy Donations Needed Donations of individually wrapped candies and plastic eggs (filled with individually wrapped candies is great) are needed for the Children s Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, April 8, 2012, at 9:30 a.m. Please bring your donations to the church office by Wednesday, April 4.
Women s Retreat April 13-14, 2012 Lavon Baptist Encampment Friday 5pm thru Sat 3pm Theme: Making Peace with Imperfection Connecting with God and Connecting with Others Contact Amy Valentine for reservations: 972-495-0191 or amygvalentine@yahoo.com. The Alliance celebrates 25 years of Ministry and Mission. Be a part of it. Baptists on the Frontier April 13-15, 2012 Alliance of Baptists Convocation Highland Park Baptist Church, Austin, Texas For more information, or to register online, got to: www.allianceofbaptists.org Rummage Sale Work Day April 14, 2012 Children s Workers Needed Assistants are needed for the Children s Wednesday Night Program in April & May. Are you available to work one month on Wednesday nights from 6:15 7:15 with our wonderful RLBC children? April Paulette Harrison is the teacher and the children will be learning about CBF missioners in China. May Jim McLean is the teacher and the children will be studying CBF work in St. Louis. Sound like fun? Contact Shelly Watts swatts@royallane.org or 214-766-6223 Don t forget if you plan to go on the mission trip this summer, every shift you work helps to reduce your fee! Crop Walk 2012 April 29, 2012 Registration: March 25 (Outside the Library following worship) Questions: Contact Garland Hamic at 214-707-6340 or gjhamic@gmail.com Potential 2012 Missioners please complete the survey found at this link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/rlbc2012missiontrip
Prayer Requests: Bill & Burnell Etheredge & their daughter, Janet Hampton Easton Gill, nephew of Mike Gill, and Easton s parent s, David & Christy Gill Anita Gonzalez, mother of Scott & Steve Gonzalez Family and CFBISD family of Mary Hopkins on her death, friend of Cathy Webb Linda Hueston Richard Lathan, on the death of his brother of T. C. Lathan Melton James, brother-in-law of Shirley James Terri Miller, friend of Dorothy Tilden Ryan Page, husband of Kelly (Hall) Page Lee Pennington, friend of Jack & Judy Mullinax Lauren Plews, niece of Laurence & Janet Schultz Danny Ray s friend, Lanette Emelda Schultz, mother of Laurence Schultz Bruce & Penny Teagarden and sons Worth & Taylor, friends of Cathy Webb Bernie, son of Doug & Sandy Washington Jordan Weilage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please continue to pray for: Butch Bolen, cousin of Cookie Stokes & Kristene Ruddle; Terry Burke, son-in-law of Dina DiMaria; Steve Dolloff; Lonnie Harris; Thomas Jarvis, brother of Nancy & Tru Pollard, friends of Martha Box; Dot Johnson; Lydia Kandol; Annie Levy; Anna Marie Lowe; Hector & Josefa Mederos; Beverly Mims, cousin of Debbie Walden; Everett & Beverly Nelson; Janet Ramirez, daughter & Lisa Ritchey, niece of Jack & Judy Mullinax; Maebelle Raiza s friend, Delma; Terry Simmons; Deborah Stribling; DeeDee & Duane Young ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remember the homebound: Kathleen Akin, Dorothy Cantrell; Nadine Francis; LuDean King; Faye Laney; Nell Markle; Dorothy Miller; Jo Willa Morton; Allyene Wilcox Six-week grief support group for family and friends who have lost a loved one. Visiting Nurse Association presents Sharing the Journey: Coping with Grief May 8 through June 12, 10:00-11:30 am Royal Lane Baptist Church, Room 205 Session Objectives Week 1: Strength through Sharing Introduction to program, sharing our stories and common grief experiences. Week 2: The Grief Process Understanding the process and tasks of grief. Week 3: A Life to Celebrate Sharing the stories of our loved ones. Week 4: Caring for our Needs Grief adjustments and stress management. Week 5: Handling Special Occasions Honoring our loved one and grieving through the holidays. Week 6: Grief to Hope Progress review and long-range recovery. Space is limited and pre-registration is requested. For maximum benefit, please plan to attend all sessions. For more information or to pre-register, call Sue Rafferty, Bereavement Coordinator, at 214-689-2922. COMING THIS SEPTEMBER FOR ALL THINGS THERE IS A SEASON Artistic Exploration of Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 After a wonderful experience with our first Art Festival, plans have been made for our second show to be held in September. Hundreds of area artists will be invited to submit work for this upcoming event. Festival Days: September 15-24
Deacons of the Week March 25 Leslie McKinney [214] 734-5332 Melissa Walker-Luckett [214] 539-5399 April 1 Theresa Helms [214] 538-6069 Tex Quesada [214] 566-0195 Midweek Service 6:15 p.m. Wednesday March 28 & April 1 in Family Hall Bible Study with David Matthews Join us for a Fellowship Meal at 5:30 pm. In the Hawkins-Box Gallery March 9 April 19, 2012 Judy Barrett To change mail or email preferences for The Mosaic, contact Barbara Merry, 214-361-2809, ext. 10 or bmerry@royallane.org. Scriptures of the Week March 25 Jeremiah 31:31-34 Psalm 51:1-12 Hebrews 5:5-10 John 12:20-33 April 1 Mark 11:1-11 Psalm 118:1-2, 19-29 Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 31:9-166 Philippians 2:5-11 Mark 14:1-15:47 Midweek Menu Wednesday, March 28 Brisket, Tater Tots, Green Beans, Salad, Rolls, Ice Cream Wednesday, April 4 Crusted Tilapia, Dilled Carrots, Cole Slaw, Rolls, Lemon Cake Happy Birthday! March Jim Bell... 21 Iran Valatabar... 21 Amber Luckett-Seymour... 23 Bill Prickett... 25 Jan Quesada... 26 Jeremy Valentine... 27 Marcy Waters Brandon... 28 Jenny Cechan... 29 Jack Mullinax... 31 Christopher Marriott... 31 April Brian Watson... 1 Jordan Weilage... 1 James C. Walker... 2 Tom Lynch... 2 Lisa May... 2
The Mosaic is published bi-weekly. Royal Lane Baptist Church 6707 Royal Lane Office Hours: Dallas, TX 75230-4145 Monday - Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Wednesday Midweek: 6:15 pm Office: [214] 361-2809 Sunday School: 9:45 am Fax: [214] 361-2988 Sunday Worship: 10:55 am www.royallane.org Rosa Barrientos, Housekeeping Danny Wesley Ray, Organist Jonathan Brink, Minister of Youth Janet Schultz, Administrative Assistant Michael Hurder, Facilities Manager Ray Vickrey, Pastor Emeritus C. David Matthews, Senior Pastor Shelly Watts, Children s Minister Barbara Merry, Administrative Assistant Garey Wisdom, Pianist Harry Wooten, Minister of Music and Worship Royal Lane Baptist Church 6707 Royal Lane Dallas, Texas 75230-4145