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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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September 11, 2018
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Nominations For Leadership Are Now Open
Nominations are now open for the following 2019 leadership positions:
Moderator* (may serve second term)
Vice Moderator* (may serve second term)
Treasurer
Assistant Treasurer* (may become Treasurer)
Financial Secretary
Assistant Financial Secretary* (may become Financial Secretary)
Guiding Board member-at-large (2 yr. term, through 2020)
Guiding Board member-at-large (2 yr. term, through 2020).
Trustee (3 year term)
Elder (3 year term, through 2021)
Elder (3 year term, through 2021)
Elder (3 year term, through 2021)
Please bring any names you would like considered (including yourself) to a member of the nominating committee: Steve Osteen, Diane Breeding, Mildred Adair or Dan Knight by Sunday 9/16. As ex-officio members of the nominating committee, you may also speak with Pastor Mitch or Tricia Mouser. Thank You!
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This Sunday at RRCC
Mark 8:27-38
"Who Do You Say That I Am?"
Jesus presses his followers to make a statement about his identity. Though Peter answers well initially, his next statement is so off-base Jesus calls him Satan!
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A Prayer for 9/11
 I'll always remember my horror in seeing those images on television for the first time. It was hard to grasp. It was hard to believe. Planes crashing into the World Trade Center? How could that happen? What in the world was going on? I stood in the living room of our small apartment in Japan on the morning of the 12th (Japan time), trying to take it all in. My ears were having a hard time understanding the Japanese news reporters. My eyes were certainly not comprehending what I was seeing on the screen.
Each of us can remember where we were and who we were with as we first became aware of the attacks of 9/11/01. On this 17th anniversary I share a prayer by United Methodist District Superintendent Rev. Jeremy Pridgeon:
A Prayer for the Anniversary of 9/11
O God, our hope and refuge,
in our distress we come quickly to you.
Shock and horror of that tragic day have subsided,
replaced now with an emptiness,
a longing for an innocence lost.
We come remembering those who lost their lives
in New York, Washington D.C., and Pennsylvania.
We are mindful of the sacrifice of public servants
who demonstrated the greatest love of all
by laying down their lives for friends.
We commit their souls to your eternal care
and celebrate their gifts to a fallen humanity.
We come remembering
and we come in hope,
not in ourselves, but in you.
As foundations we once thought secure have been shaken,
we are reminded of the illusion of security.
In commemorating this tragedy,
we give you thanks for your presence
in our time of need
and we seek to worship you in Spirit and in truth,
our guide and our guardian. Amen
Peace in Christ,
Pastor Mitch
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Pantry Focus for September: Toilet Paper
 "...love your neighbor as yourself." (Matthew 22:39)
September is "TOILET PAPER MONTH" at RRCC. Let's load our food pantry shelves in the Welcome Center to overflowing each Sunday! Your donations of toilet paper (or cash or check designated for the Round Rock Area Serving Center) will help stock empty shelves and serve people in our community.
Mark your grocery list every week for the Round Rock Area Serving Center.
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Box Tops for Education
 The Box Tops for Education project has yielded 71 proofs of purchase from RRCC to be turned into the Union Hill Elem school in September. Each one is good for 10 cents which gives a grand total of $7.10. There were 23 expired box tops submitted which are not usable.
Please continue to place your Box Tops for Education in the container in the foyer. Check the date on each one to make sure it is not expired.
The school begins collecting the box tops in September and the earnings are paid twice yearly, in December and April. $1,134.30 was collected in the 2017-2018 school year. Let's set a goal of $200 in Box Tops from RRCC for the 2018-2019 school year! Only 1,929 Box Tops to go!
The school can use the money for anything it needs! Computers, books, and playground equipment are just some of the ways schools have chosen to use the funds raised through Box Tops for Education.
You can sign up at https://www.boxtops4education.com/ for special offers, coupons, and to track the progress of the school, Please look for the labels on all items you buy and don't forget to bring them to church and place in the collection box each week.
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Looking For a Small Group?
 Are you looking for a small group in which to enjoy great fellowship and inspiring Bible Study? Are you finding it difficult to attend one of RRCC's adult
Sunday School classes? Maybe Disciple Fast Track is for you! We're hoping to create a new small group or groups (day of the week, time, and location to be determined by the participants) that will use this excellent curriculum.
If you'd like to know more, please call or email Pastor Mitch! This is open to anyone interested, but we're especially encouraging those who are not currently attending a
Sunday School class to try it. Just as important as the study content will be the supportive fellowship of the group.
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Quilt Raffle
Thank you Liz Maybaum, for the beautiful quilt. Your example of the love of God, His church and your commitment is an example that we can all look up to!
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Charley "Caught" Serving!
Thank you Charley Scarborough, for your work this past week beautifying our grounds! Charley spent many hours trimming bushes and trees to make our outdoor space more inviting!
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Mark Your Calendar Now For Our Next Disciples Heritage Presentation on September 30th
 Our next 5th
Sunday Disciples Heritage presentation will be held on
September 30th during the
Sunday School hour, and will feature Rev. Dr. Jimmy Cobb, retired Disciples pastor who remains extremely active in Area and Regional Ministries. A biographic sketch of Jimmy, along with specifics about his presentation topics, will be forthcoming in future newsletters. For now, please mark your calendar and plan to attend.
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Keeping Our Spiritual Family Connected
 Round Rock Christian Church offers a ministry of love and care to our home-bound members. Each week, we have a person assigned to reach out to those in our congregation who were unable to be physically present in worship on Sunday. If that person/family would like a visit, the caller usually schedules a time to go out that same day, and often takes communion. However, visits don't have to take place on Sundays necessarily, and communion is not always requested.
We currently have seven people from our church who make these weekly visits, serving on a rotating basis. We would love to expand our group of people who call on our home-bound members, so that more of our folks can experience the blessings of this special ministry, and so that the responsibilities of these visits are not concentrated in a small group.
Would you like to find out more about getting involved in visiting our precious home-bound members? Please talk to Charley Scarborough or Pastor Mitch. Charley has organized and sustained this important ministry for a number of years, and he would love to have you join the team!
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CCSW Regional Assembly: Friday-Saturday, November 2-3,
Central Christian Church in Austin - REGISTRATION OPEN!
Registration is now open for Regional Assembly.
Please click
HERE for more information!
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Round Rock ISD 2018-2019 Volunteer Application Open
 Anyone who plans to be a "teacher's helper" or be on campus as a volunteer during the school day will need to register in the system for the 2018-2019 school year. The link to the application is here:
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Serving With You This Week ...
Worship Leader: Liz Maybaum
Greeters: Linda Glover, Steven Glover
Sunday Treats: Jennifer Kienzle
Elders: Rod Walker, Martha Nichols
Deacons: Ilene Kiser - three more needed, please!
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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
Julian Grant - September 12th
Anna Marie Blair - September 13th
Jolynn Jackson - September 14th
Lisa Breeding - September 18th
Rhiannon Jenkins - September 18th
Katherine Cratin - September 22nd
Paul Plough - September 22nd
Harrison Osteen - September 28th
Edward Snider - September 28th
Marilyn Davis - September 29th
Melba Claymon - September 30th
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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)
- Guiding Board, Admin Team, Ministries Council, Elders, Deacons, Ministries and Committees
- Shut-In Servers & Caring Hearts Prayer Group
- Randy Preston & choir
- Rod Walker and Jimmy Horowitz w/ Praise Team & Cut Bait
- Christina Harmel and her coming employment transition
- 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; Camp Director Scott Miller
MEMBERS AND FRIENDS
- Barbara Barnett (recent hospitalization)
- Baum, D. (Gayle B.'s son, moved to Chicago)
- Bill (stomach cancer; w/out family support)
- Boles, Gayle (recent illness)
- Caraway, Donald (father of M. Acree caregiver)
- Christina & Crispin Harmel
- Davis, Marilyn (sell home; adjust to The Oaks)
- Ellis, Sylvia (moving soon to Washington state)
- Glover, Steven and Linda
- Guilbeau, Cynthia (successful cataract surg 8/15)
- Guilbeau, Rick & Cynthia; Hubbard, Harold
- Jackson, Gwen
- Jenkins, Bobby (adjusting at Texas State Univ.)
- Maxted, Mana (1st magnesium treatment 9/10)
- Maybaum, Liz (grateful for encouraging test results)
- Mehlow, Carolyn & Leroy
- Plough, Paul & Margaret
- Pollock, Paula
- Pollock, Tara (fibula surgery recovery)
- Sanford, Collin (Emmiline's son-in-law, now at Estrella Oaks Rehab & Care Center in Georgetown)
- Sherry, Bea (recent hospitalization)
- Ken Smith (recent hospitalization)
- Snider, Rev. Ed (worshiping at RRCC!)
- Recent visitors and seekers at RRCC
- T.J. and Heather Shoop-York (Tasha's son and daughter-in-law), gratitude for successfully adopting Ryder)
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
- Gift cards for at-risk students
- Literacy Partners with 2nd graders (reading begins in November)
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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) - studying the book, "Middle School TalkSheets" for ages 11-14.
"These TalkSheets present every aspect of Jesus' life in a way that young teens can connect with as they learn to apply the lessons to their own lives."
CYF Class (9th - 12th grade)
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, September 11, 2018
7:00pm - Shalom Congregation
Wednesday, September 12, 2018
1:00pm - Caring Hearts Prayer Group
6:00pm - Texas Elite Volleyball
7:00pm - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
7:15pm - Overcomers Bible Study
Thursday, September 13, 2018
2:00pm - Afternoon Book Group
7:00pm - Evening Book Group
Saturday, September 15, 2018
8:00am - Shalom Congregation (Sanctuary & Gym)
Sunday, September 16, 2018
9:30am - Sunday School
10:30am - Fellowship
11:00am - Worship
12:15pm - Lunch Bunch at Springhill Restaurant (Pflugerville)
12:15pm - Youth Group
4:00pm - Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida
Monday, September 17, 2018
7:00pm - Guiding Board Meeting
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
7:00pm - Shalom Congregation
Wednesday, September 19, 2018
1:00pm - Caring Hearts Prayer Group
6:00pm - Texas Elite Vollleyball
7:00pm - Chancel Choir Rehearsal
7:15pm - Overcomers Bible Study
Thursday, September 20, 2018
7:00pm - Praise Band Rehearsal
Friday, September 21, 2018
1:00pm - Oil Painting Class
Saturday, September 22, 2018
8:00pm - Shalom Congregation
Sunday, September 23, 2018
9:30am - Sunday School
10:30am - Fellowship
11:00am - Worship
12:15pm - Lunch Bunch at Mighty Fine Burgers
12:15pm - Worship Committee Meeting
4:00pm - Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida
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Elders Prayer Corner/Closing Message
Matthew 7:8
"Everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find."
Sometimes we pray and wonder if God even listens.
Max Lucado tells this story in a couple of his books. Once there was a man who dared God to speak:
Burn the bush like you did for Moses, God. And I will follow. Collapse the walls like you did for Joshua, God. And I will fight. Still the waves like you did on Galilee, God. And I will listen.
And so the man sat by a bush, near a wall, close to the sea and waited for God to speak.
And God heard the man, so God answered. He sent fire, not for a bush, but for the heart of a church. He brought down a wall, not of brick, but of sin. He stilled a storm, not of the sea, but of a soul.
And God waited for the man to respond. And he waited . . . and waited.
But the man was looking at bushes, not hearts; bricks, and not lives, seas and not souls. He decided that God had done nothing.
Finally he looked to God and asked, "
Have you lost your power?"
And God looked at the man and said,
"Have your lost your hearing?"
Prayer: Open our ears to hear what you need for us to hear
and not what we want to hear. Amen.
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