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Round Rock Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

Embracing our neighbors with Christ-like love

RRCC Friday Reminders

for August 19-21, 2022

This Weekend's Events:

Check for event details and ZOOM MEETING LINKS

on the RRCC Website Calendar.

Friday, August 19, 2022

Mononic Cleans RRCC

Saturday, August 20, 2022

8:00 a.m. - Iglesia Adventista Shalom

6:00 p.m. - Shalom Congregation

Sunday, August 21, 2022

9:30 a.m. - Open Circle Sunday School* (In-person and zoom) Link HERE

9:30 a.m. - Explorers Sunday School (In-person)

11:00 a.m. - Worship Service (In-person and zoom) Link HERE

12:00 p.m. - Lunch Bunch

3:00 p.m. - Ministerio Internacional Manantial de Vida

*If needed, please call Bea Whitley 512 633 8616 or Janette Johnson 512 876 1010 prior to 8:30 a.m. to insure the link's activation.

This Sunday in Worship - August 21, 2022, 11:00 a.m.

The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

"The Christian Mind"

Luke 13:10-17

Rev. Christal Fisher

Click here for the zoom link if you can't attend the service in person

You can also connect with the online service manually at zoom.us/join

using the following meeting ID and password:

Meeting ID: 864 8287 2175

Password: 273770

MASKS MANDATORY AT RRCC

Since last Sunday, a good 25% of the number of people who were in attendance that day have tested positive for Covid. It’s as if a wildfire went through our choir and praise band. Also, a number of those who are not yet ill ate lunch with some who are.

So, for the good of the church, REQUIRED masking and social distancing will temporarily resume on Sunday. Should you choose to worship via Zoom, we willl understand and if you come in person, we will be glad to have you.

Thank you on behalf of the Worship Team,

Gary & Amy Tucker

A Message From Our Visiting Minister

This Sunday we are continuing a three-week sermon series on a book that has weathered the test of time over the last fifty years. It was re-released in 2006 and recommended to me as a must read. As we turn in August to thoughts of school days I am reminded of this great book full of insights. Here is one quote from the book: "If Christians cannot communicate as thinking beings, they are reduced to encountering one another only at the shallow level of gossip and small talk. Hence the perhaps peculiarly modern problem - the loneliness of the

thinking Christian." - Harry Blamires, The Christian Mind.

In his book, The Christian Mind, Blamires identifies six marks of the Christian mind as: its supernatural orientation, its awareness of evil, its conception of truth, its acceptance of authority, its concern for the person, and its sacramental cast. I will wrestle with this book in this three-week sermon series.

As we jump start the fall in the midst of our Texas heat, I hope you will journey with me exploring this now classic book by this noted scholar and author. Harry Blamires is a highly respected teacher and author of more than thirty books. I may not agree with all his assertions as you will find in the coming weeks, but he has some great points and some wise counsel for our consideration today. I find that my faith grows when challenged by

such scholars. I look forward to being with you soon!

About Rev. Christal Fisher

Christal Fisher is an ordained minister of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). She attended seminary at Brite Divinity School where she received her MDiv. As a second career minister, she spent 10 years as senior minister of 2 churches in the Dallas, Texas area and most recently, an adjudicatory position serving the Christian Church in the Southwest (CCSW) region. In this capacity, for 3+ years she served the South Texas region and the Lower Rio Grande Valley supporting the churches in our denomination.

She retired in 2021 to help her community and local church, University Christian Church, Austin, and currently serves as president of Disciples Outreach to the Mentally Ill (DOMI), a ministry partner of the CCSW, that owns 2 facilities for the recovering mentally ill in Austin and San Antonio. Most recently, she joined the Ministry Support Team of the Disciples Home Mission (DHM).

Prior to becoming a minister, Christal had a successful 30-year corporate career at Mary Kay Inc.,

Johnson & Johnson Medical, Smith and Nephew, and Vitek Systems, a subsidiary of McDonald

Douglas. She has traveled the world and worked with some of the most prominent government and business leaders as a legislative advocate and business spokesperson.

Christal was born and raised in Corpus Christi, Texas. She and her husband, Donald Postell, live in Dripping Springs, Texas and spend time with their 4 daughters and 9 grandchildren.

The Order of Worship for This Sunday

Sunday, August 21, 2022

The Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost

Worship Leader: Susan Kessler

Elders: Paul Maybaum and Gary Tucker

ORDER OF WORSHIP

Prelude
Praise Songs: "How Great is Our God"
Welcome and Announcements
"Let There Be Peace on Earth"
Call to Worship
Invocation
Congregational Hymn: #699 "Rejoice, The Lord is King"
Joys and Concerns
Pastoral Prayer and Lord's Prayer
Gloria Patri
Choir Anthem
Scripture Reading - Luke 13:10-17
Message "The Christian Mind"
Hymn of Discipleship: #39 "My Tribute"
Offering Meditation
Doxology
Offering Prayer
Invitation to Communion
Words of Institution
Communion Prayer
Receiving the Loaf and the Cup
Benediction
Praise Song: "Because He Lives"

Scripture Reading

Luke 13:10-17 (New Revised Standard Version)

10 Now he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath. 11 And just then there appeared a woman with a spirit that had crippled her for eighteen years. She was bent over and was quite unable to stand up straight. 12 When Jesus saw her, he called her over and said, ‘Woman, you are set free from your ailment.’ 13 When he laid his hands on her, immediately she stood up straight and began praising God. 14 But the leader of the synagogue, indignant because Jesus had cured on the sabbath, kept saying to the crowd, ‘There are six days on which work ought to be done; come on those days and be cured, and not on the sabbath day.’ 15 But the Lord answered him and said, ‘You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from the manger, and lead it away to give it water? 16 And ought not this woman, a daughter of Abraham whom Satan bound for eighteen long years, be set free from this bondage on the sabbath day?’ 17 When he said this, all his opponents were put to shame; and the entire crowd was rejoicing at all the wonderful things that he was doing.

Online Giving

RRCC has three ways you can give your tithe:

Go to the RRCC website rrdisciples.org and click on the "GIVE HERE" button at the top of the main page. Or use the link at the top of each newsletter. It will take you to the same place.
Use your bank's electronic bill pay feature to have a check mailed directly from your bank to RRCC.
Mail your check directly to RRCC.

Address your envelope to:

Financial Secretary

Round Rock Christian Church

22 Chalice Way

Round Rock, TX 78665

Lunch Bunch

Lunch Bunch will be meeting at Spring Hill Café this Sunday after worship service. All are welcome!

Text or call Tasha York (512-567-8770) for more information.

Calling All Greeters

In our continuing efforts of “Embracing our neighbors with Christ-like love”, we want to ensure that our visitors and members are greeted each week on Sunday morning. We are putting in to place the following greeters “schedule”.

Each month the following ministry/team will be responsible to have two people present by 10:30 in the welcome center to open doors for people to enter, greet them by name if possible, offer coffee, show them where the rest rooms are etc.

The schedule is as follows:

August - Sunday School classes
September - DWM
October - Disciple Men
November - Deacons
December - All Book Clubs Wired word, Social Justice, Thursday book club.
January - Vision Advisory/Worship Teams

Greeters duties include but are not limited to:

Wear name badge.
Ensure coffee supplies are filled.
Open front door for those who need assistance.
Have name tags available for those that don't have one.
Have pink cards in hand for those who request to have a joy or concern shared.
Welcome all around!
Clean up coffee station and coffee pots between when service starts and when service ends.

Thank you for all you do!

Gary and Amy, Worship Co-chairs

Sunday Worship Masking Mandated

Round Rock Christian Church Congregation,

The Guiding Board is watching the Covid levels in our community and as of this time we are at the level Medium or Yellow. We are strongly recommending that everyone who can please wear a mask during our gathering and worship time. Hopefully the levels will decrease soon, and we can get back to our new normal, but in the meantime stay safe – protect yourself and others – and stay healthy.

If you are at high risk for severe illness, talk to your healthcare provider about whether you need to wear a mask and take other precautions

• Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines

• Get tested if you have symptoms

People may choose to mask at any time. People with symptoms, a positive test, or exposure to someone with COVID-19 should wear a mask.

If you are immunocompromised, learn more about how to protect yourself.

Find out more about the COVID-19 situation in Williamson County, Texas with COVID-19 Data Tracker.

Thank You,

Tasha York, Board Moderator

RRCC Office Hours

Tuesdays 3:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Wednesdays 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

Thursdays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Fridays 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

Anna Marie Blair, Commissioned Minister: Thursdays from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Prayer Needs

OUR CHURCH, RRCC

· The RRCC staff: Jimmy Horowitz, Mitch Maxted, Katie Maybaum, Randy Preston, Molly Salzwedel

· Our Guiding Board, Ministries Council, Elders, Deacons, & Ministries

· “Techies” Gary Collier, Dan Knight, Katie Maybaum, Tara Pollock, Randy Preston, Rod Walker

· Our Vacant Lot Task Force and Christian Church Homes, as they prayerfully consider possibilities

· The Sabbatical Task Force and all who will have additional responsibilities this summer, especially Anna Marie Blair and all of our clergy hosts

· Explorers, Open Circle, The Wired WORD and all of the RRCC study/fellowship opportunities, incl. the book groups and social justice study group

· 40 Days of Prayer and Faith Sharing - that the church may feel results of their prayers and want to continue so that others may become so involved

· Caring Hearts Prayer Group; Lunch Bunch, Shut-In Servers, Stephen Ministry

· 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

· The visiting clergy—Rev. Al Walker, Rev. Steve Digby, Rev. Venessa Harmel, Rev. Andy Mangum, Rev. Chuck Kutz-Marks, and Rev. Christal Fisher

MEMBERS AND FRIENDS

· Barnett, Barbara – has been diagnosed with a melanoma which has not metastasized; the rest is to be removed Friday

· Breeding, Diane - anemia; tests to determine source

· Cueva, Rafael - his mother, Gladys, passed

· Greene, Emmiline – ongoing prayers of strength and healing and endurance for Emmiline

· Guilbeau, Cynthia and Rick – prayers that they adjust well to his living at The Auberge and her at home

· Johnston, Janette – is to have a cornea transplant in September

· Sherry, Bea – at Encompass recovering from a broken hip

· Sonnenberg, Georgeanna (Richland Springs) - no energy due to ongoing anemia, currently improving

· Walker, Lisa – awaiting approval for kidney transplant

· Whitley, Charles - broken arm

· Those who have and are recovering from Covid - Jean Bell; John and Melba Claymon; Roger Cratin (maybe); Emmiline Greene; Bob and Irene Jenkins; Paul Maybaum; Perry Mouser; Carrol Scarborough; Amy and Gary Tucker; Rod Walker; Phyllis Wilson

· Those who are being treated for cancer - Nancy Fennimore’s niece Thresa; Barbara Graham’s son, Bob Weaver; Bob Jenkins’ sister, Janet; Steve and Amy Osteen’s brother-in-law, Mike Murphy; Gary and Amy Tucker’s brother, Terry; Phyllis Wilson’s sister, Jane Hudson; Anna Marie Blair’s Elgin friend, Linda Miller

· Those who are healing from joint replacement surgeries - Tasha York

· Those with ongoing health concerns - Barbara Barnett; Katherine Cratin’s son, Timothy Quick; Solomon Habtemarium; Darlia Hunt; Janette Johnston’s granddaughter, Izzy

· Those who are homebound and would so appreciate more visitors

· Those who want and need prayers but prefer to remain anonymous

OTHER

· COVID-19 - prayers for all who are working to increase the number of vaccinated and boosted people; for all health professionals; for those who’ll need the next booster, but have already decided to not bother

· All who don’t know Jesus

· Our military personnel and families

· Ukraine – under attack, refugees, diaspora

· Eastern Kentucky - recovering not only from tornadoes some months back but now from severe flooding too

· All challenges related to health care access, climate change, confusing immigration policies, increasing gun violence, and racial injustice

· Students, their families, teachers, administrators, and staff. Our ongoing relationship with Union Hill Elementary and Hopewell Middle Schools

· The best for Pastor Mitch as he has the opportunity for rest and renewal.

· Blessings on each of our visiting ministers as they prepare, travel, and share their messages from God’s Word

Contact Us

Round Rock Christian Church

(Disciples of Christ)

22 Chalice Way

Round Rock, TX 78665

(512) 244 3260