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Chalice News
Round Rock Christian Church
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Embracing Our Neighbors
with Christ-like Love
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July 17, 2018
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School Supply Drive for Hopewell Middle School
We are once again participating in a school supply drive to benefit Hopewell Middle School - our partner/neighborhood school! The Principal, Lynda Garinger, has provided us a top ten most needed items list. If you are out shopping, please pick up a few of these supplies and bring them to Church on Sunday! School supply sales are happening now!
Top Ten School Supplies for Hopewell MS
1. Pencils, #2, dozen per box
2. Notebook Paper, wide rule 120 pack
3. Composition Books, Marble cover, 100 sheets, black
4. Spiral Notebooks, 70 ct, 5 colors per set (blue, red, green yellow and purple)
5. Tissues/Paper Towels
6. Back Packs
7. Ear Buds
8. Index cards, 3 x 5, Ruled, 100 pack, white
9. Markers, Washable, Classic Colors, wide tip, 8/set
10. Highlighters (Either Chisel tip yellow or Chisel tip 6 pack; yellow, blue, green, pink, orange and purple)
There is a blue plastic tub in the Welcome Center to leave your donations, marked for Hopewell. Thank you!
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July Sermon Series
Sunday, July 22nd
Philippians 4:8 Think About These Things: Whatever Is Just
Is God just or is God loving?
How can God be both?
Seeking immigration policies that are just. Thinking about just things means becoming naturally uncomfortable with unjust things.
Disciples talk about "peace with justice."
Our denomination vision is
To be a faithful, growing church, that demonstrates true community, deep Christian spirituality and a passion for justice. - Micah 6:8
An example of peace without justice: less outward unrest in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. With him out of leadership (dead) is there more justice in Iraq? Less chaos? Are people better off?
Sunday, July 29th
Philippians 4:8 Think About These Things: Whatever Is Praiseworthy
Well done, good and faithful servant!
Blessed are you, Simon bar Jonah! For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in heaven.
It takes how many praises to cancel out a negative statement?
But this is a call to THINK ABOUT things that are praiseworthy. Perhaps thinking about praiseworthy things makes us want to DO them.
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Marilyn Davis Has Moved
 Our dear friend Marilyn Davis has moved into a new living situation at The Oaks in Georgetown. Her cell phone number remains the same. She would love to receive your visits and letters at her new address:
Marilyn Davis
The Oaks Gracious Retirement Living
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Back to School Outreach - You're Invited!
 As part of our vision to deepen relationships with our neighborhood schools, RRCC had a wonderfully successful experience with our teacher/staff appreciation breakfasts at Union Hill Elementary and Hopewell Middle Schools. And in the blink of an eye...it's almost time for our BACK TO SCHOOL outreach!
Dates are set and now we need to put the plan into action. Everyone is welcome to join us for a planning meeting on
Friday, July 20, at 10am at the church. Your attendance will not obligate you to serve on the task force (although we hope you will!), but we'd love everyone's input as we move forward. If you know someone else who you think would like to join us, bring them along!
In the meantime, mark your calendars and help spread the word for these dates:
July 22-August 12 - School supply drive for Hopewell
Monday, August 13 - Breakfast for teachers/staff at Union Hill (time tbd)
Tuesday, August 14 - Noon - "Swarm the Hive" at Hopewell (previously Hopewell Hello)
Wednesday, August 15 - Breakfast for teachers/staff at Hopewell (time tbd)
September- Recruitment for Literacy Partners
The school leaders know who Round Rock Christian Church is - and through our service, they truly feel embraced with Christ-like love. Thank you for your help, ideas, and prayers that this outreach to our neighbors will move us forward in God's mission for RRCC!
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Youth to Chi Rho Camp Sunday
 On Sunday, four of our middle school aged Youth will depart for Chi Rho Camp at Disciple Oaks in Gonzales. Andrew Hardt, Elizabeth Long, Victoria Long and Caleb Plank-Grant will spend the week enriching their lives through a wonderful Chi Rho program at camp. Please hold them in your prayers for safe travel and a great week at camp! |
July Food Pantry Focus
- Baking Aisle Goods, Round Two!
 This month is "Baking Goods Month" at RRCC. Let's load our shelves in the Welcome Center to overflowing each Sunday! Your donations of Baking Goods (or cash or check designated for the Round Rock Area Serving Center) will help stock empty shelves and feed hungry neighbors in our community.
The Serving Center is still low on baking goods at this time. In addition, you all have been filling the shelves with items for this pantry focus. Let's continue this showing of embracing our neighbors with Christ-like love!
Mark your grocery list every week for the Round Rock Area Serving Center.
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New Coffee Captain Needed
 Do you love your cup of joe on a Sunday morning? Many folks do, and that means brewing up the coffee each Sunday morning to be served. Our current volunteer needs to step down as the task has become psychically difficult. Would you care to serve in this way each Sunday? You'll brew the coffee, both decaf and regular. Then place the coffee urns in the Welcome Center for all our guests. After Worship you'll take a few minutes to wash out the urns and cleanup the counters in the kitchen.
Please prayerfully consider serving RRCC in this way! If you can volunteer, please visit the kitchen on Sunday morning at 9am to lend a hand.
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Serving With You This Week ...
Worship Leader: Patricia Mouser
Greeter: Needed!
Sunday Treats: Linda Preston
Elders: Judy Jocoy, Rod Walker
Deacons: Tara Pollock, Jennifer Kienzle, Susan Kessler, Jim Kessler
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Find a Place to Serve here at RRCC
 Here are the ways you can contribute to Sunday Morning Worship:
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Upcoming Birthdays
Susan Putnam - July 17th
Ty'lia C. - July 30th
Mildred Adair - August 4th
Chris Pollock - August 4th
Parker Knight - August 7th
Elizabeth Long - August 8th
Victoria Long - August 8th
Mary Murray - August 10th
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Round Rock Christian Church Prayer List
OUR CHURCH, RRCC
Let the Holy Spirit be with us & guide us
- Pastor Mitch Maxted (leadership)
- Lay Leaders, Guiding Board, Elders, Vision Advisory Committee
- Shut-In Servers & Caring Hearts Prayer Group
- Randy Preston & choir
- Rod Walker and Jimmy Horowitz w/ Praise Team & Cut Bait
- Christina and all she does with our youth group and office
- Enable us to develop a passion for praying and increasing our tithes and offerings
- Our partnership with Shalom Seventh Day Adventist & Manantial de Vida congregations (and their pastors Eddy Rosepaez and Maria Rosario)
- Our efforts as a congregation to embrace our neighbors with Christ-like love. Strengthening our strategies: WORSHIP SERVE GROW
- All ministries that take place at Camp Gonzo; praise for the recent work camp to improve facilities.
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
- Acree, Mary (has been able to attend worship more regularly)
- Adair, Mildred (had left knee replacement 7/11)
- Christina & Crispin and family
- Davis, Marilyn and family
- Glover, Steven and Linda
- Guilbeau, Cynthia (pain relief for back)
- Guilbeau, Rick & Hubbard, Harold
- Jackson, Gwen
- Maxted, Mana (dizziness, ongoing tests)
- Mehlow, Carolyn & Leroy
- Plough, Paul & Margaret
- Sanford, Collin (Emmiline's son-in-law, at Texas Neuro Rehab in S. Austin)
- Savage, Raylan-severe epileptic seizures great-nephew of Phyllis & Garvid Wilson)
- Snider, Rev. Ed (worshiping at RRCC!)
- Vercellino, Kathleen (adjustment to apartment in north Austin)
- T.J. and Heather Shoop-York (Tasha's son and daughter-in-law)
OTHER
- Our military personnel and families
- Pray for persecuted Christians throughout the world
- Congregations doing risk assessment and active shooter workshops
- Developing an immigration policy for the U.S. that is fair, just, and Christ-like
- Peace and justice
- President Trump, Congress
- For all efforts to ensure all Americans can have access to health care
- All who don't know Jesus
- Our neighborhood schools, Union Hill Elementary and Hopewell Middle School
- "Welcome Back!" breakfasts in the schools in mid-August
- Schedule pick-up assistance at Hopewell 8/14 "Swarm the Hive"
- School supplies for both schools
- Gift cards for at-risk students
- Literacy Partners with 2nd graders (reading begins in November)
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CCSW Regional Assembly: Friday-Saturday, November 2-3,
Central Christian Church in Austin
 The biennial CCSW Regional Assembly will be hosted by Central Christian Church in Austin, Texas, on Friday and Saturday, November 2-3. Each member congregation shall be entitled to two voting delegates. Each congregation of more than 100 participating members shall be entitled to one additional voting delegate for each additional one hundred participating members or major fraction thereof. These voting delegates shall be in addition to persons holding the office of ordained or commissioned minister. Ordained and commissioned ministers residing in the region who have ministerial standing in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) shall be voting delegates.
Registration will open soon.
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Disciples Women's Ministries Fall Retreat
Click Here for the 2018 BBA/LRGVD DWM Retreat Registration Form. The cost is $100 and due by September 15th.
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Sunday School Classes
 Please, join us!
Early Childhood Class (ages 4-7) - Taught by Lisa Walker
Intermediate Class (3rd - 5th grade) - Taught by Jennifer Kienzle
Chi Rho Class (6th - 8th grade) - On summer break
CYF Class (9th - 12th grade) - On summer break
The Seekers (primarily adult male) - Led by Julian Grant; studying the book "No god but God" by Reza Aslan.
Open Circle (primarily adult women) - Led by Jackie Switzer and Anna Marie Blair; studying,
"The Preaching Life" by Barbara Brown Taylor.
Explorers (mixed adults) - Facilitator is Mildred Adair; studying a book titled, "Matthew."
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Upcoming Events
Tuesday, July 17, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Shalom Congregation
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
1:00pm - Caring Hearts Prayer Group
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, July 19, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:30pm - Shalom Congregation
Friday, July 20, 2018
10:00am - School Outreach Volunteer Meeting
1:00pm - Oil Painting Class
7:30pm - Shalom Congregation
Saturday, July 21, 2018
8:00am - Shalom Congregation
Sunday, July 22, 2018
9:30am - Sunday School
10:30am - Fellowship
11:00am - Worship
12:15pm - Lunch Bunch at Luby's
4:00pm - Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida
Monday, July 23, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
Tuesday, July 24, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Shalom Congregation
Wednesday, July 25, 2018
1:00pm - Caring Hearts Prayer Group
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
Thursday, July 26, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Praise Band Rehearsal
Friday, July 27, 2018
5:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
Saturday, July 28, 2018
10:00am - Texas Elite Volleyball
Sunday, July 29, 2018
Noisy Sunday
9:30am - Disciples Heritage Fifth Sunday Presentation
10:30am - Fellowship
11:00am - Worship
12:15pm - Lunch Bunch at Pacific Gulf Sea Island (Tio Dans)
4:00pm - Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida
4:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
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Elders Prayer Corner/Closing Message
The Dash by Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end.
He noted that first came her date of birth
And spoke the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth.
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own;
The cars, the house, the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard.
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left,
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real,
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger,
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect,
And more often wear a smile
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.
So, when your eulogy's being read
With your life's actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?
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