A Rock and a Bridge,RBCC Monthly Newsletter |
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NEW MEMBER Lois Jones came forward during worship on May 29th to join Rock Bridge by transfer from First Christian Church of Anaheim, CA. She and her partner Lana Capps have a five-year-old son Drew. She has a passion for social justice and the arts. CELEBRATIONS AND PRAYER CONCERNS Congratulations to Suzanne Wetz who graduated Saturday as valedictorian and was inducted into the Hickman HS Academic Hall of Fame. She was also named one of the top 100 scholars of Missouri’s 60,000 high school seniors . . . We give thanks for and celebrate the birth of Kai Yakushko in Lincoln, NE on May 13th. Proud parents Oksana and Marcus report feeling “happy and blessed” . . . Congrats to Moses Glay on his new full-time job at the Bluffs . . . Congrats to Jordan Carter who has been selected for the All-State Choir after competitions at Worlds of Fun . . . Congrats to Letitia DenHartog, first-time home-buyer, who is settling into her new place in Ashland . . . The Friesens sold their house here and bought one in Austin, TX . . . Maureen Dickmann has been awarded a Pastor of Excellence Scholarship by Yale Divinity School and will attend two courses there this month: Worship for the Whole Congregation and Difficult Lectionary Texts. Larry Brown will preach in her absence June 12th . . . Please keep Barbara Allen in your prayers as she commences a new round of chemotherapy in response to some signs that the cancer may be active again. The first treatment June 1st went very well and she is now in North Carolina for a retreat and some “grandma” time . . . We pray traveling mercies for many who will be on the road this summer: The Garcia family to Bolivia; the Rogers family to Spain and Portugal; Mandy and Virginia to Kentucky; Rich and Kathy on a cruise up the inner passage in Alaska; Diane Haas and children to Colorado . . . Larry and Linda Reed Brown enjoyed their trip to Nicaragua in May and plan to travel to Colorado in June . . . Patrick Buckalew enjoyed vacationing with his family in Arkansas and is set for summer school. He has decided to have a double major in Political Science and Peace Studies. | |
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PENTECOST OFFERING SETS RECORD FOR RBCC Our Pentecost offering collected so far is $601.61. This is our highest amount
(by 61 cents) ever for this special offering. SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS Adults: Join the adult Sunday School class at 9:30 a.m. this summer to study and discuss the book God’s Politics: Why the Right Gets It Wrong and the Left Doesn’t Get It by Jim Wallis, theologian, preacher, faith-based activist, author, and editor of Sojourners magazine. “God’s Politics offers a clarion call to make both our religious communities and our government more accountable to key values of the prophetic religious tradition. . . . Wallis inspires us to hold our political leaders and policies accountable be integrating our deepest moral convictions into our nation’s public life.” You don’t need a copy of the book to participate. Copies of the portions to be discussed will be available. NOTE: Children’s and Teen Sunday School classes are not meeting this summer. CHURCH PICNIC The annual Father’s Day picnic will be held at the Quarry (by Rich & Kathy’s house) on June 19th following worship. Brats (beef) and hot dogs (turkey), buns, drinks and cups will be provided. Bring your own table service (plates/silverware) and a side dish or dessert. Fishing, swimming, basketball, volleyball, softball, horseshoes, and tennis are available, so plan to come and have fun. Maps will be available. UPDATED CHURCH CONTACT LISTS – GET YOURS TODAY The revised/updated church contact list (addresses, phone numbers and e-mail addresses) is now available. Hard copies are available at church. If you would like a copy e-mailed to you, contact Kathy Brown at kbrown4@socket.net. FLOAT TRIP We are thinking about doing a float trip (rafts or canoes) some Saturday in August. If you are interested in going, please contact Diane Suhler at suhlergregg@earthlink.net so we can determine if there is enough interest. |
OFFERING/FINANCE UPDATE It takes $6,800 every month of general offering income to meet our expenses. Our income for May was $9,694! If you need to modify your estimate of giving (increase or decrease), if you want to make a pledge, or if you have other questions about your contributions or the church’s finances, contact Kathy Brown at kbrown4@socket.net. If you make your contributions in cash and want a record of them, please put your money in an envelope and make sure your name is on it. Please make separate contributions for building and general fund since the accounts are separate. WASTE WATCHERS LEAVES HOME After a successful year of working to change personal wasteful habits, Waste Watchers decided at the June meeting it was time to broaden our focus to wastefulness and injustice at the systems level. We will continue to meet on the first Friday of each month with the new goal of educating ourselves and taking individual and group action to change unjust practices and social policies in our state. Join us on July 1 for a potluck at 6:30 pm followed by discussion and plans for action. CAMP UPDATE We received donations to cover half the cost of each of our three campers’ fees. Thanks to those who contributed. There are still openings in some of the camp events. Contact the Northeast Area Office (442-5815) if your child would like to attend. FRIESEN FAREWELL Join us on Sunday, June 26th to bid adieu to Steve and Janice Friesen who will be leaving in July to move to Austin where Steve will be the chair of the religion department at the University of Texas-Austin. There will be a potluck dinner beginning at 6 p.m. Meat will be provided – please bring a side dish or dessert to share. JOIN THE “BLANKET BRIGADE” FOR SHELTER GARDEN CONCERTS Anyone interested can meet by the sundial in the rose garden at Shelter Gardens at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday evenings to enjoy the weekly concerts during the summer months. Bring your picnic supper if you like and a blanket or lawn chair. |