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What a joy last Saturday to bless two cats and a passel of dogs along with their humans, along with some tears and a lot of laughter and barking! Two of our children missed the opportunity and had their pets blessed on Sunday at the prayer wall, too. Being connected to creation and animals does bring me joy even when the two cats and two dogs in my home all try to sit on me at once—still joy.
Our October worship series, Discovering Joy, each Sunday challenges us to live lives of simplicity and generosity as ways to find deep joy. Last Sunday we remembered the joy of the prodigal son as he came to himself and returned home. You can experience last Sunday’s worship HERE.
Post-COVID, we are still coming to ourselves and still coming home. It is a joy to see some of you returning even now for the first time. It reminds me of the three back-to-back scriptures stories of the joy of being found for the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal. They all end with joy.
It was also joyful on Wednesday to begin the Love Wins series engaging the Bible for LGBTQ people and have a mixture of new and returning people as we explored the misuse and proof-texting of the Sodom and Gomorrah story. Fear falls away when we come to ourselves in the whole story scripture has for us, not an edited proof-text used to “clobber” people. This week, Wednesday, 7 pm, we will focus on the part of Leviticus known as the Holiness Code. You are welcome to join us on campus in the Gathering Place.
Our Ramp-Roof-Walls-Paint campaign increases each week, and we celebrate having reached $59,462 towards our $100,000 goal. It is a joy to see it grow. We have the ramp covered and most of the roof! If you haven’t participated with your second-mile gift for these Activities Building improvements, please do so either by check with designation in the memo line, online at resurrectionmcc.org, or by texting GIVE LIST to 281-346-9444 and remember to choose Activities Building Phase 2 when you give online or text.
As the holidays approach, let me be Julie, the Love Boat fun director, for a moment: There are more opportunities to know joy by being family together. We need volunteers for Trunk or Treat to decorate the trunks of their cars for Halloween on Sunday, October 30, 12-2 pm after church. We will host our children and the neighborhood children as they receive a safe opportunity to trick or treat. You can register your car through the Church Center App or email
Debbie@ResurrectionMCC.org.
Then quickly following is our annual community celebration of Drag Bingo on Saturday, November 12, 4-10 pm for fun, fellowship, food, bingo, and prizes. You can also sign up for the volunteer team for November 11 setup or for the day of Drag Bingo. It is always a hoot!
Lastly, I’d like to share our Thanksgiving Day Feast for our Resurrection Families who want to celebrate together. If Thanksgiving at home feel like too much, bring a dish and join us at the church, Thursday, November 24th. Please mark your calendars!
With joy overflowing,
Rev. Troy
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Finding Home
"Home is ultimately not about a place to live, but about the people with whom you are most fully alive. Home is about love, relationship, community and belonging and we are all searching for home."
-- Erwin McManus.
Join us to talk about love, relationship, community, and belonging. We hope you will consider making Resurrection MCC your home!
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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Hurricane Ian and MCC Families in Need
According to an update by Senior Pastor Rev. Cranston of St. John the Apostle MCC, "Many in our congregation have been left homeless. Most are struggling without power or water. Many are struggling to work through denied insurance claims, restrictive banking policies, and the inability to even access their homes for needed clothing or medication."
Please use the link below if you can help with a donation to those affected by Hurricane Ian.
PLEASE DONATE HERE
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ASL training Thursday evenings at 7 pm - 8 pm beginning October 27, 2022 Basic American Sign Language (ASL) training for individuals who want to learn sign language and communicate more effectively with people who are deaf or hard of hearing. This training will teach you conversational phrases and increase your awareness of the unique rules and grammar to hold basic conversation. The course will be taught for six weeks. Individuals who want to learn sign language at their own pace are welcome to attend. You must Register by October 27th to attend this class.
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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ASL Continuing (ASL 2) Tuesday evenings at 7 pm - 8 pm beginning October 25, 2022. This class is only for those who attended the 1st (Spring) ASL class. The course will be taught for six weeks. You must Register by October 25th to attend this class.
REGSITRATION REQUESTED
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Trunk or Treat Volunteer | Trunk Participant Registration
On Sunday, October 30th, from noon to 2 PM, participating adults will have their Halloween-themed decorated vehicles parked behind the Activities Building and pass out candy or other goodies to children from our church and the surrounding community.
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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Love Wins: The Bible and LGBTQ People
Facilitated by Rev. Elder Troy Treash, this on campus face-to-face seven-week series will be in the Gathering Place offered from 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Wednesdays, October 5 - November 16th. Both "clobber" passages and "grace" passages will be explored in this scripture study.
Bring your bible, and bring your story to lay a good foundation on Christ's love.
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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The Cuban Flavor is at 709 W Parkwood Ave Suite G, Friendswood, TX 77546. Join host Ruth Ann Wathen for great food, fun, and fellowship.
PLEASE REGISTER
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HELP! We Need Somebody, Not Just Anybody!
Drag Bingo is back in our first event since the COVID shutdown.
As you know, Drag Bingo is one of our most popular events that is fun and good for the church as proceeds go right back to us. We need your help to staff all kinds of helpers.
Here is what you can volunteer for:
Kitchen Helper
Food Runner
Assistant Bartenders
Dishwashers
General Helper
As well as a great fun-raiser, this is wonderful community outreach. Register on the Church App and help us have the best Drag Bingo event in the record books!
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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OWLS Virtual Meeting, October 19th
Join our virtual meeting for chat and great fellowship.
October 19th, 2022
3:00 - 4:30 pm
REGISTRATION REQUESTED
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BRUNCH BUDDIES
Join us for continued fellowship after service. October 16th, 12:30 PM Brunch Buddies is at Berry Hill, 702 East 11th St. Join Us! Menu
PLEASE RSVP
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VIRTUAL BRUNCH BUDDIES
Join us online each Sunday for Virtual Brunch Buddies. Each week we visit the same restaurants online with our in-service friends. Zoom starts at 12:30 PM Join us here
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You'll never know what you're missing until you do it! We have a place for you in our volunteer ministries. What are you good at? What makes you happy? Do you have a skill or talent that will benefit others? Visit our Connect page on the website and learn more about our volunteer opportunities and how to join us!
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Deep and Wide Daily Devotionals is by Resurrection MCC family member and author, Dr. Larry Ponder, who provides us with a year's worth of inspiring messages of God's inclusive love. Each daily meditation explores how we can live our personal goals of love in action - meant to be shared. Want to know more? Watch Dr. Larry's YouTube video HERE. There are books available in the Resurrection book store.
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Joining a choir is like getting a caged bird to sing! You know you love to sing, but worry if you are good enough to sing in a church choir. God thinks so, and so do we! Our choirs and musical groups are more than singing songs. We build deep friendships and a network of others that love doing what you love doing. Join us!
Sanctuary Choir - Traditional church music, more secular and familiar.
Gospel Ensemble - Woven with Gospel music and traditional African themes
Resurrection Choir - Combines modern and traditional music, and sacred genres, combining membership from both Sanctuary Choir and Gospel Ensemble
Practice:
Tuesday evenings 7:00 pm - 8:15 pm for Sanctuary Choir and Gospel Ensemble,
and 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm for Resurrection Choir.
Choirs alternate weekend service performances.
For Dance, Theater, and other performance-based ministries, reach out directly to Cassandra White via email.
Contact Cassandra White, Worship Arts Coordinator HERE for more information.
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Cold Drinks, a Snack, Books, and More!
The bookstore is open before and after each Sunday church service. Our books are carefully curated to fuel your spirit.
Come on in and say hello. We are happy to have you.
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Amazing things happen when we pray for one another in times of grief and celebrate together in times of joy. Send Requests online here: COMPLETE ONLINE FORM or by texting the word RMCCPRAY to 97000. We hope this electronic method will make it quick and easy to communicate the struggles and triumphs you are experiencing in a way that can provide our Pastoral Care Ministers with the information they need to support and encourage you along your journey. The form allows you to provide your name, contact information, the information about your prayer request or celebration, as well as an easy way to request a contact from a Pastoral Care Minister (only if you indicate you'd like a contact). Based on your preferences we can communicate by text, phone, video chat, or even in-person visits when necessary. We want to hear from you! | |
Weekday Devotional and Prayer is held every weekday at Noon on Zoom. During these virtual gatherings, we participate in a daily devotional, scripture readings, prayer, and a time to check-in with our church family. Click HERE to launch Zoom at Noon on weekdays. | |
If you haven't downloaded the church app, it's important that you do! Each time you attend a service in person or virtually, please CHECK IN so we know you were here. Using the church app is easy! You can find detailed instructions here. We hope you will download it and stay connected!
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Pride Charities, our partner agency which operates the food pantry at Resurrection MCC, relies on donations and financial support for the food needed to help the 175 families we assist each month. Please consider picking up a few extra extra bags of rice, beans, cereal, Vienna sausages, canned chicken, canned spam/lunch loaf, canned corn, canned green beans, canned peas, or any of the items found on this list. We are now accepting clothes at this time. To keep you, our volunteers, and our community safe, please place your donations in your trunk or back seat, pull up outside the pantry, stay in your vehicle, and our volunteers will remove the items from your vehicle. Volunteers will also be working inside the Clothes Closet this Saturday from 9 - Noon If you'd like to help sort, hang, and organize clothes, please be sure to wear a face mask. If you do not have a mask, one will be provided to you. | |
Text Giving is a great way to give electronically. The first time you'd like to give in this way, just text the word GIVE to 281-346-9444. You'll receive a text back asking for the amount of your donation. After you've entered that, you'll receive a link to provide your name, email address, as well as your debit/credit card or bank account information. That's it! And the next time you'd like to give, all you need to do is text a dollar amount to that same phone number, hit send, and you're done! If you'd like to contribute to a special fund, send a text with the words GIVE LIST to 281-346-9444 and you'll receive a reply asking how much you'd like to give, and then another text asking to which of our special funds you'd like your donation applied (i.e. General Gifts & Tithes, Foundation First Activities Building Fund, Texas Winter Storm Relief, Pride Charities Food Pantry, La Casa de Todos). | |
Narcotics Anonymous is every Tuesday at 7:00 pm on our campus as well as on Zoom. This Twelve Step recovery program offers hope and freedom from active addiction in a safe space for the LGBTQ community. This support group meets regularly in order to help one another learn a new way of life through sharing experiences, strength, and hope. All are welcome to come and learn more. For more information, please contact Patrick at 281-908-9729.
Narcóticos Anónimos (en español) es todos los miércoles a partir de las 8:00 pm en la Capilla Resurrection MCC. Asegúrese de usar una máscara cuando esté en el campus de la iglesia. Es un grupo de recuperación de 12 pasos que ofrece esperanza y libertad de la adicción activa en un lugar seguro para las personas LGBT. Estos grupos se unen para ayudarse mutuamente a aprender una nueva forma de vida, compartiendo su experiencia de fortaleza y esperanza.
re:MIND Depression & Bipolar Support Groups in-person meetings are now on Fridays at 12:00 pm in the Chapel. Online meetings are available at www.supportgroupscentral.com/reMIND. Click ‘Not Yet a Member’ and set up a free user account. Find a meeting and click ‘Register’ to sign up. Please note: If all spots are filled, click ‘Join the Waitlist’. You will receive an email reminder the day before and 15 minutes before your scheduled meeting. Please confirm or cancel. Meeting dates will be updated monthly. If you need assistance signing up please call (888) 799-0907 ext. 2 or email info@remindsupport.org. Spaces are limited so sign up today! Spanish Support Groups are available here.
Overeater’s Anonymous meets Saturdays at 9:30 am in the Chapel and will still offer the zoom meeting on Saturdays at 9:30 am on Zoom. Meeting ID: 402 391 084, Password: 176233. Phone in option (use same Meeting ID as above): +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston).
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Toastmasters is every Monday, from 6:30 - 8 pm online on Zoom. Impress your clients, your boss, or even a potential employer during your next job interview. Speak with confidence in one-on-one situations and in presentations for groups of 20 to over 200. Surprise yourself by becoming a member of Toastmasters and see how your personal goals will come true. With Toastmasters you will learn by doing as you improve your public speaking skills in a super supportive environment. Join us for our very own Toastmaster Club right here at Resurrection MCC. Contact Horacio Rodriguez at 954-662-4926 or Toastmasters@ResurrectionMCC.org for details. www.toastmasters.org
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