A Rock and a Bridge,RBCC Monthly Newsletter |
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Our Monthly Activities *Outreach Committee Meeting – Wednesday, Jan. 12th, 6 p.m. | |
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LEARN ABOUT LABYRINTHS Rev. Kim Ryan and Prof. Elaine Lawless have graciously offered to share their extensive knowledge and experience of labyrinths with us in a program to be held Sunday, Jan. 30th, beginning about 1 p.m. Kim (the associate minister at Broadway Christian Church) and Elaine (who teaches at MU in the English, Religious Studies and Women’s Studies departments) have traveled to France, where they walked the labyrinth at Chartres Cathedral, and to San Francisco where they attended a workshop at Grace Cathedral led by Rev. Lauren Artress who helped start the revitalized interest in labyrinths in the early 1990’s. We will learn some history and background as well as have some practice walking our labyrinth. There will be time for questions and discussion during our hour-and-a-half session. Please sign up by Jan. 23rd (there will be a sign-up sheet on the table by the entry way) if you plan to participate, so we can plan for a light lunch to be served after worship on the 30th. Sunday School News: Teen Class: This class is currently studying the book of Revelation, HYMNALS: A total of 61 new hymnals were purchased with contributions for that purpose. We’re saving them until we move into the new building. CHRISTMAS AT ROCK BRIDGE Thanks to Janice Friesen and Letitia DenHartog for overseeing the wonderful Christmas pageant Night of the Stars and to all who participated: Tabitha DenHartog, John Heinz, Jordan, Ann, Molly and James Carter, Dalanya Rogers, Lou Dale, Gaye, Debo and Alex Glay, Elizabeth and Nick Suhler, Eric Wetz, and Drew Capps. Thanks to the 29 Rock Bridgers and friends who went caroling at the Lenoir Health Care Center (it was TOO COLD to carol outside!!!), making special visits to Beth Pratt, Mildred Whitlow, and Winnie Gordon (unfortunately Jeanette Palmer was indisposed) as well as singing for a large group that included Evelyn Penn and Dorothy Palmer. Everyone enjoyed hot chocolate and cookies back at the church afterwards. |
NEW MEMBERS On Dec. 19th, Lindsey Dusenberry came forward during worship to transfer her membership from Our Savior Lutheran Church in Jefferson City. Lindsey is employed by Cole County Residential Services, as is her partner Sarah Smith. They plan to have a commitment service later this year. Also joining that Sunday was Cheryl Moutray who transfers membership from McCarthy Baptist Church in St. Joseph. Cheryl works for Woodhaven and is mother of a son (who recently moved in with her) and a daughter who just made her a new grandmother. CELEBRATIONS AND PRAYER CONCERNS Congratulations to Cindy Heinz who received her master’s in special education from MU in December . . . Please keep Ann Harrell’s mother in Abilene TX in your prayers as she recovers from a stroke. Ann, Alexandra and Matthew spent Christmas with her . . . It’s been a pleasure to have Sharmini Rogers’ mother Param Vasvanathan from Malaysia with us as she recovers from knee replacement surgery. She expects to be here until March . . . Dorothy Palmer is in the Health Care Center recovering from a recent fall . . . John Chelle is much better after his recent hospitalizations for lung troubles and hopes to have cataract surgery soon . . . Van Taylor’s mother is doing much better after her recent emergency triple bypass surgery . . . Our sympathy and prayers are with Sandi Gerhart on the recent death of her grandmother and our congratulations on the news that daughter Brooke will make Sandi a grandmother herself this summer .. Meredith Nelson was thrilled to be the flower girl at her step-father’s wedding in Arkansas on Dec. 19th . . . Rita Nakashima Brock is staying in the Bay Area and is involved in creating a think tank for progressive religion - Faith Voices for the Common Good (www.faithvoices.org). She writes “I have staked my professional and financial future on Faith Voices because I am deeply concerned about the state of the country and the hijacking of religion, especially Christianity, by the religious right. Faith Voices has a series of detailed plans for substantive grassroots change, as well as fostering major creative new thinking by religious progressives” . . . Anthony Glay wishes everyone a happy new year from Virginia where he is now living, and reports he misses us. |