December 2, 2015 The Mosaic Volume 29 Issue 23 RLBC s New Mission and Vision Statement The congregation adopted the new Mission & Vision statement Sunday, November 22, by an overwhelming majority. Our team is grateful for everyone who played an important role in bringing the mission statement to fruition, especially the task force that did the writing (Doug Washington, Chair, David Doom, Bettie Meachum, Kristine Ruddle, Tim Schaefer, and Harry Wooten) and the 92 people who attended the lunch workshop on October 18th to give their input. The church completed the entire process in one month, which was a very ambitious timeline, but the Transition Team was confident that the congregation could do it! There are two more Wednesday night sessions in our Connections Focus featuring speakers from our ministry connections. We have a session on Wednesday, Dec 9th, featuring Doug Washington speaking about a Cup of Water, and a speaker from Dallas Christian Women s Job Corp. Our last session on Wednesday, January 6th, will feature Dennis Turnbull speaking about Youth Believing in Change and a presenter from Cornerstone Ministries. The Transition Team is working on plans for the next stage of our interim process which will begin in January. More details will follow soon. The Team feels great about all that the church has accomplished this year, and we are grateful for everyone s active participation and support!...let us run with perseverance the race that is set before us. Hebrews 12:1 Transition Team Ruth May David Doom Phil Keith Jaime Clark-Soles Lisa Gill Trapper Pace Margaret Darden Nate Green Jan Quesada transitionteam@royallane.org What could be a more appropriate gift for the Christ Child than bringing a wrapped White Gift of baby food or baby cereal for Mourning Light & White Gift Offering on December 1 6. Special needs for December Gathering may be brought at any time: Laundry Detergent, Toilet Paper, Razors, Shaving Cream, After Shave The next issues of The Mosaic are scheduled for December 16. 2015 & January 6, 2016. The deadline for submissions will be 5:00 p.m. Tuesday prior to the date of publication.
Coming Events Sunday December 6 Second Sunday of Advent / Hanging of the Green 9:30 am Donuts, Coffee/Juice Family Hall 9:45 am Christian Education Christian Education Classrooms 10:00 am Communion Committee Library 10:55 am Morning Worship Hanging of the Green Sanctuary 12:30 pm Youth Steering Committee Family Hall Tuesday December 8 6:30 pm Women of the Church Family Hall Wednesday December 9 5:30 pm Properties Committee Library 5:30 pm Family Supper Family Hall Beef Chili Relleno, Mexican Rice, Salad, Cornbread, Ice Cream 6:15 pm Children s Choir/Missions Children s Building 6:15 pm Youth Activities/Study Youth Basement 6:15 pm Midweek Service Family Hall Cup of Water presented by Doug Washington & Dallas Christian Women s Job Corp 7:15 pm Adult Choir Rehearsal Sanctuary Friday December 11 7:00 pm Adult Parent Care Group Home of Jaime Clark-Soles (childcare provided in the church nursery) 6:30 pm Youth Christmas Party Youth Basement (6:30 10:30 pm) Sunday December 13 Third Sunday of Advent 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 Tidings Sanctuary An Advent service of word and song featuring the Sanctuary Choir with homilies by Laura Keller, Tim Schaefer & Layne Smith. 12:30 pm Transition Team Meeting Library 5:00 pm Intercessory Prayer Library Wednesday December 16 - Mosaic 5:30 pm Family Supper Family Hall Chicken Noodle & Tomato Basil Soups, Croissants, Cookies 6:15 pm Children s Choir/Missions Children s Building 6:15 pm Youth Activities/Study Youth Basement 6:15 pm Midweek Service Mourning Light & White Gift Offering Holy Communion Offered Family Hall 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. Like RLBC on Facebook or Follow RLBC on Twitter GETTING TO KNOW OUR CONNECTIONS The Education Division welcomes a new Adult Sunday School class beginning with the new year. Scott Bryant will be teaching Foundation Stones with Homer Terry as an alternate/substitute. Over the next few weeks, our transition focus will be on the various ministries with which we are connected. Guest speakers from our current connections will be invited to share the mission of their organizations during our Mid-Week Services. On Wednesday, December 9, we will learn more about these ministries: Dallas Christian Women's Job Corp Christian Women s Job Corps, a ministry of Woman s Missionary Union, is dedicated to touching and changing lives by assisting women in becoming self-sufficient and independent. This is a national organization with over 150 sites in 34 states with more being started every day. There are three things each site has in common: each is operated in a Christian context; each has Bible Study as a major part of the curriculum; each program pairs participants with Christian mentors to serve as a spiritual and personal guide. A Cup of Water A Cup of Water, working in conjunction with The Rotary Club of Dallas, is focused on life s most basic need water. But to significantly cut down disease rates in the developing world, water is just the first step. In some communities, they build latrines; at the very least, and promote simple hand-washing stations made with readily-available materials. Clean water can greatly alleviate the world s disease burden, but only with education and hygienic practice. They have led efforts with the Sekondi-Takoradi Rotary Club in Ghana, Africa since 2007.
Royal Lane Baptist Church - Advent 2015 Highlights December 6 10:55 a.m. Worship: Second Sunday of Advent Sanctuary Hanging of the Green This is a wonderful, high energy service often described as holy chaos - we will adorn our sanctuary with garlands, poinsettias, wreaths, and Chrismons to prepare for the coming of the Christ child. December 13 10:55 a.m. Worship: Third Sunday of Advent Sanctuary Tidings an Advent service of word and song featuring the Sanctuary Choir with homilies by Laura Keller, Tim Schaefer & Layne Smith. The service will include: Comfort, Comfort Ye My People, arr. Howard Helvey, Tidings of Comfort, arr. Carl Nygaard, Jr., a lovely setting of the Nancy Buckley poem, There Is Faint Music by composer Dan Forrest, a 16 th century text in Spanish and English by Christina Whittier Thomas, No la debemas dormer (No, we must not sleep), and David Dickau s exciting piece, Joy! December 16 December 20 10:55 a.m. December 23 6:15 p.m. Mourning Light Service & White Gift Offering Family Hall We will gather at 5:30 p.m. for a meal of soup and bread. A service of healing and wholeness for those who mourn during the Advent and Christmas seasons will be held at 6:15 p.m. We will receive communion as a part of this service. Bring a gift of canned goods or nonperishable food, wrapped in white to bring forward at communion. Gifts of baby food and baby cereal are most welcome. (childcare provided) Worship: Fourth Sunday of Advent Sanctuary No regular Wednesday activities December 24 6:00 p.m. Christmas Eve Service Sanctuary Carols, Candlelight, and Communion (childcare provided) December 25 Christmas Day Church Office Closed Midweek activities will resume on January 6, 2016.
Prayer Requests: Ryan Agee s father, Randy, and his grandmother Terry Bennett (friend of colleague of John Helms) & Family on the death of her husband, Mike John Benton, husband of Laura Benton Marjorie Bryant, mother of Scott Bryant Joy Carol, cousin of Woody Weilage Margaret Cervantes, extended family member of Cathy Webb Anthony Gomez, grandson of Rosa Barrientos Joe Haag & Family on the death of Jean Haag Mike Hurder s wife, Elena and son, Dustin Dot Johnson Nell Markle Nora Manning, friend of Ruth May & Donna Ledgerwood Joe Miller, friend of Lyn & Gordon Brown Katt Myers, mother of former organist, Scott Ayers Michael O Hearn, colleague of Terry Berrier & Harry Wooten Susie Raschke, mother of Carol Tabor Kristene Ruddle Lauren Sebastian, niece of Babs Arnswald Anne Sewell Dorothy Stone, friend of Babs Arnswald Sandy Sutton, mother of Kevin Sutton Jordan Weilage s aunt, Josephine; friends, Marla Wells; Ann Gant; Ron; Keyvan; Bre a; Jon Rabbe; Charlie; Harry; Darron and his grandfather ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Please continue to pray for: Ed Bright; Jerome Collins, friend of Mike Hurder; Joan & Charles Engelman, friends of Margaret Darden; Rusty Hatcher, son of Martha Hatcher; Bettie Meachum; Richard Holcomb, brother of Maebelle Raiza; Reed & Mary Sue Hoover, friends of Steve & Martha Box; Thomas Jarvis, brother of Martha Box; Pete Johnson; Nell Markle; Doug Page, brother-in-law of Laurie Page; Jordan Weilage ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Remember the homebound: Nadine Francis; Faye Laney; Dorothy Miller; Norman Morris; Libba Studdard Thank You Notes Dear Royal Lane Thank you so very much for the beautiful Peace Lily which has brought so much beauty to our home. Your prayers, support and thoughtfulness has been an amazing blessing to me and my family. We are eternally grateful. Lovingly, Cinnamon Thompson, Caytlyn, Ely & Marianne Christmas Cheer for Our Staff Once again we wish to express our sincere appreciation to our staff for the many services they so willingly and lovingly provide throughout the year. As in the past, to express your personal appreciation, please mail your check to the Church Office or place it in the offering plate by Sunday, December 13th. Be sure your contribution is clearly marked Staff Love Gift. Thank you, Paulette Harrison, Deacon Chair Be Sure to Pick Up Your Advent Devotional Booklet Lift Up Your Heads by Martin E. Marty This may also be downloaded for.99 for your Kindle or Nook
Deacons of the Week December 6, 2015 Rosa Belgard [214] 926-2777 John Helms [214] 212-8639 December 13, 2015 Melanie Briscoe [972] 750-1377 Charlotte Sewell [214] 533-7326 Midweek Service 6:15 p.m. Wednesday in Family Hall December 9 Getting to Know Our Connections A Cup of Water Dallas Christian Women s Job Corps December 16 Mourning Light & White Gift Join us for a Fellowship Meal at 5:30 pm. In the Box-Hawkins Gallery Paula Rayer Nemec Paula s exhibit has been extended. Gallery open by appointment 10-4, weekdays, 10-5 Wednesdays 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 December 6 Malachi 3:1-4 Luke 1:68-79 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 December 13 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Isaiah 12:2-6 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Midweek Menu Wednesday, December 9 Beef & Chili Relleno, Mexican Rice, Salad, Cornbread, Ice Cream Wednesday, December 16 Chicken Noodle & Tomato Basil Soups, Croissants, Cookies Happy Birthday! December Andres Chastain... 2 Ben Helms... 3 Connie Bechtol... 4 Steven Gonzalez... 4 Jonah Hammett... 4 Derrick Ragsdale... 4 DeeDee Young... 4 Charlotte Sewell... 5 Brodie Keller... 6 Tim Schaefer... 8 Sean Berrier... 13 Linda Binder... 14 David Soames... 14 Janet Schultz... 15
Royal Lane Baptist Church 6707 Royal Lane Dallas, Texas 75230-4145 The Mosaic is published bi-monthly. 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 Laura Benton, Pianist Michael Hurder, Facilities Manager Laura Keller, Minister to Children Barbara Merry, Administrative Assistant Samuel Quesada, Video Technician Danny Wesley Ray, Organist Tim Schaefer, Minister to Youth Janet Schultz, Administrative Assistant Layne Smith, Intentional Interim Minister Blake Vickrey, Sound Technician Ray Vickrey, Pastor Emeritus Harry Wooten, Minister of Music and Worship