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Worship Service Times
9:00 AM - Chapel | 11:00 AM - Sanctuary & Livestream
10:00 AM - Sunday school
Baby & Toddler Nursery is available
7:00 AM Wednesday Communion Service
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Psalm 27:4-5
One thing I asked of the Lord,
that will I seek after:
to live in the house of the Lord
all the days of my life,
to behold the beauty of the Lord,
and to inquire in his temple.
For he will hide me in his shelter
in the day of trouble;
he will conceal me under the cover
of his tent;
he will set me high on a rock.
Did you catch it? Our Psalmist is asking ONE thing of the LORD and then proceeds to ask for three different things. As the youth are learning about prayer, this Psalm makes me want to joke with them – see even the author of this Psalm who made it into the Bible didn’t know where their prayer was going as they began it! it’s okay for our prayers to change as we write them down and say them aloud!
The Psalmists prayer reminds me of the film “About Time.” As a son, Tim, comes of age, he learns the men in his family have the ability to time travel. As Tim meddles in his love life and those of the people around him, he learns how his Dad used time travel to live a full life. For the Father, this gift meant reading all of the good books in his collection twice, and living each day twice – once aware of the stressors in life – and the second time – finding the moments of joy and grace and goodness that were always there once one looked past the stressors. For Tim, as he grows he finds he can live each day just once – doing his best to relish this remarkable ride that is life.
While we don’t possess the ability to time travel, this prayer strikes a similar note to what Tim learns. We can’t live every day twice but instead we can ask the Lord to enable us to live in the house of the Lord, just as the Psalmist did, – to live a life noticing God, being present to God, attending to God. Whether we’re packing lunches, doing laundry, rising early for swim practice, siting at our desk, picking up the house tired before bedtime, or leading a prayer that we don’t know where it’s going when we get started, God is with us. As we travel through time this week may we be present to God, living in God’s house, knowing that God will be with us in our ordinary days and our days of trouble too.
God,
allow us to live in your house each day,
in our waking and our sleeping,
in the calm and the chaos,
in the ordinary and the extraordinary,
in the good and the bad.
Remind us that in your presence is where we
can find comfort in all of our days.
Amen.
-The Rev. Isabella Fagiani
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Fellowship & Community Happenings | |
Fellowship Dinners - Wednesdays at 6:15 PM
The Fellowship Committee is excited to host meals for our church family again! Fellowship Dinners this fall will happen each Wednesday from September 21-November 9 at 6:15 PM. Our amazing chef, Heather, has a delicious lineup of meals planned, and each week offers a vegetarian option as well. Meals are a suggested donation of $7 for an individual 12 years and up, $5 for children ages 4-11, and free for 3 and younger, with a max of $20 for a family. Please register by noon the Tuesday before each meal online at recpres.org/dinner.
Menu for September 28: Chicken Divan, Rice Pilaf, Broccoli, Bread, Roasted Cauliflower Entree, Cupcakes
Menu for October 5: Apple Cider Pork Loin, Scalloped Potatoes, Roasted Mixed Veggies, Susah Loin, Bread with Whipped Cream
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Hospitality Committee Update- Sunday Morning Greeters
The RCPC Hospitality Committee is seeking friendly folks to serve as greeters for Sunday School this fall. Greeters will arrive at church at 9:45 AM and will stand at the door from the parking lot to help visitors locate Sunday School classrooms. For more information and to sign up for a Sunday, visit the link below.
Greeter Sign-Up
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Fellowship Committee Update- Dinner Volunteers
Our Wednesday Night Fellowship Dinners will be back as usual in 2022! These dinners happen because of our wonderful volunteers. Thank you so much for considering helping out. It's always a fun night! Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. If you can serve in more than one slot each week, that's great. (Ex: Set up and Serve or Clean Up) If you sign up then realize you can't make it, please try to switch with someone. If that doesn't work, contact Dawn at 540 312-8505. Note that the time is one hour earlier than usual on December 14 and that our Thanksgiving Meal will be on Sunday, November 20. Thank you!
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Presbytery of the Peaks Events | |
Presbytery Earth Care Summit
Peaks Presbytery now has a Presbytery Earth Care Workgroup. We are made up of members of several congregations in the Presbytery which have Earth Care programs, and our goal is to encourage congregations in the Presbytery to strengthen their ministries of creation care! Toward that purpose, we want to let you know about a Presbytery Earth Care Summit that we are holding on Saturday, October 1 from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM. There are 3 locations for the summit including one in Roanoke at Covenant Presbyterian Church. If you are interested in more information or to attend, contact Abigail Pierson at armorris24@gmail.com.
Wild Goose Christian Community - Fall Festival
Wild Goose Christian Community, a ministry of the Presbytery, is hosting their Fall Festival on Sunday, September 25th, starting at 4:00. Come Hungry! We will have dinner provided with burgers and hot dogs off the grill. Feel free to bring a favorite cookout side dish with you or just bring yourself. We will be joined by the musical talents of the Gospel/Bluegrass band Route 11! More details about the event can be found on Wild Goose's Facebook page. The event will be at Wild Goose, 5646 Cloverdale Rd, Roanoke, VA 24019. Make sure to drive all the way up the hill to find us!
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Stones play an important part in the Bible, locations of divine revelation. We are in a building season at RCPC. Each person is in a building season of a life, needing foundation work, renovation, additions, etc. Here we mean scoundrels who use rocks for pillows, disciples who are solid as a rock but also dense as a rock, a tomb hewn from rock and covered by a stone at Jesus’ death, and a stone that was rejected that becomes the cornerstone of our lives. How do we meet God in the rocks? What rock will be the structure for our life?
September 25 - Blockhead - Matthew 16:13-20 and Psalm 81
October 2 - Foundation - Luke 6:46-49
October 9 - Cavemen - Matthew 27:57-61 and Isaiah 32:1-8
October 16 - Stones Alive - 1 Peter 2:1-10 and Psalm 118:19-25
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World Communion Sunday
World Communion Sunday is October 2 and we need your help. We will come to the Lord’s Supper with a visual arrangement of breads from around the world. We are asking for world globes to use at this service as well as different types of natural fabrics such as silk, linen, batik, Indian cotton, and the link. Please bring your fabric and globes to the church by Wednesday, September 28 labeled with your name so that you can reclaim your items. Please plan on picking up your items after worship on October 2.
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Adult Sunday School: September 18-October 23
Continental Connections: Themes from the Life and Writings of Karl Barth and Eugene Peterson and What We Can Learn From Them
From May through July, Andrew and family traveled through Switzerland and Montana. Andrew's study for his sabbatical was to walk through the life of Swiss theologian Karl Barth and then to see the influences of Barth upon the Presbyterian minister and Montana native Eugene Peterson. Over these six weeks, Andrew will present stories from the lives of both men, tales of his journeys into their homelands and even their homes, and draw out lessons that might generate faithful living in us in the direction of the God we meet in Jesus Christ. Teacher: Andrew Whaley / Room: Fellowship Hall
Adult Small Groups
Our Adult Small Group lessons are based on the Sunday sermons and scripture. Being a part of a small group is an experience rich in personal connection and spiritual growth. In small groups we discuss what is shared in worship, therefore the experience of worship is more deeply ingrained into our minds and hearts. Small Groups resume the week of September 12. Be thinking about what small group you are interested in joining. All are welcome!
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Monday 10:30 AM– 12:00 PM – Facilitator: Andrew Whaley, room 201 or Pastor’s Porch
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Tuesday 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM – Facilitator: David Dixon, parking lot
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Tuesday 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM (women’s group) – Facilitator: Jennifer Bryant and Anne Moore, in various homes (Contact Anne or Jennifer if you are interested in joining)
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Wednesday 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM – Facilitator: Leigh Sackett, room 102
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Opportunity for Generosity & Mission Updates | |
Generosity Campaign – Celebration Sunday, October 16
Join us on October 16 for Celebration Sunday! This is the final Sunday of our "Built on the Rock" series and our Commitment Sunday when we turn in our financial pledges for the 2023 year. Please be sure to bring your pledge card that Sunday (or turn it in beforehand) and plan to stay after the 11:00 worship service for a congregational lunch. This is a day to celebrate God's faithfulness, and we have invited representatives from area mission partners to be in attendance, both those supported through our annual budget and through the generous gifts of the RCPC endowment. We hope you will eat with us and learn more about how we are partners in our community to bring hope, healing, and reconciliation to our city.
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Pump-A-Pint Fall Blood Drive - Tuesday, October 4 from 1:30 PM-6:00 PM
Many thanks to those who have already scheduled an appointment! If you have any questions or want to schedule an appointment please call Lillian Alexander at 540-632-8921 or email at alexanderlj@yahoo.com. You may also schedule online at REDCROSSBLOOD.ORG or by calling 1-800-RED-CROS (733-2767). Your continued support of this vital mission is appreciated!
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House of Bread
House of Bread has begun its fall session with a large number of students and we are in need of a couple more mentors. The only qualification to serve as a mentor is a willingness to engage in a relationship with one of our students and the time commitment is one hour per week from now until Thanksgiving. Mentors set a meeting time with their student so scheduling is flexible. For more information, contact Lisa Goad (houseofbreadroanoke@gmail.com)
With new students comes a new batch of baked goods! Our first baking day will be Wednesday, October 5 and you may pick up your bread at the LEAP kitchen, a neighborhood porch location, or at the RCPC fellowship dinner. To order bread and granola for 10/5 pick up, visit our website. Thanks for your support of this ministry!
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Prayer Requests
Dawn Blakeman, Donn Branch, Brendan Brown (Kathy and Les Brown's grandson), The Cook Family, Courtney and Ken Cronin, Debbie Graves, Billy Grove, Norma Hall, Skip Hastings, Dick Kepley, Susan Lindstrom, Lauren & Lee Lonness and their son Barrett, Tweetie Lyon, Joe McCrobie, Nancy Smith (Alan Smith’s mother), Beth Snead, Roger Tims, Jill Wood, and all caregivers.
(Prayers request as of Friday, September 23. Names in bold indicate an addition to the prayer list this week.)
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Birthdays: September 26-October 2
9/26 Eddie Hornick
9/27 Mac Snead
9/28 Alex Abbott, Emma Kate Shaver
9/29 Anna Favor, Bill Haynie, Laura Jane St. Clair, Chuck Garst
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Monday, September 26
9:00 AM - Preschool
10:00 AM - Monday Morning Prayer Group
10:30 AM - Small Group: "The Pastor's Porch" - Whaley
6:30 PM - Cub Scouts
7:00 PM - BSA Troop 2
7:00 PM - Session
Tuesday, September 27
9:00 AM - Preschool
10:30 AM - Primary Purpose: AA
4:00 PM - Small Group: "The Parking Lot Fools" - Dixon
6:00 PM - Tai Chi
7:00 PM - Hospitality Committee
7:15 PM - Raleigh Court Ringers
8:00 PM - Small Group: "Soul Sisters" - Biddle
Wednesday, September 28
7:00 AM - Communion
9:00 AM - Preschool
11:00 AM - Flu Vaccine Clinic (Preschool)
12:15 PM - Preschool Staff Meeting/Planning
4:00 PM - God Alive
6:45 PM - Bass Sectional
7:00 PM - Small Group: "The After-Dinner Crowd" - Sackett
7:15 PM - Christmas Music Rehearsal
8:00 PM - Sanctuary Choir Rehearsal
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Thursday, September 29
9:00 AM - Preschool
9:00 AM - Hunger Mission Packing
10:00 AM - AA Aniversary Luncheon
10:00 AM - Centering Prayer (St. Elizabeth’s Episcopal Church)
10:30 AM - Primary Purpose: AA
4:30 PM - Tai Chi
6:30 PM - Hip Sober Chicks
Friday, September 30
9:00 AM - Preschool
11:45 AM - Al-Anon
5:00 PM - Girl Scout Troop 170
6:30 PM - Young Adult Dinner at Leigh's
Sunday, October 2
World Communion Sunday
9:00 AM - Worship – Chapel
10:00 AM - Sunday School
11:00 AM - Worship – Sanctuary
12:00 PM - Called Session for New Members
6:00 PM - Youth Group
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