"Resolute Representatives from a World in Need"

Matthew 2:1-12

The message will focus on how focused the magi must have been to make such a difficult and dangerous journey to worship a king and offer him gifts.

Ladies, mark your calendar for the first DWM meeting of the New Year on Monday, January 9, at 9:30 AM. Diane Breeding is refreshment hostess.

We will continue our bible study series, The Table and Beyond: Lavish Hospitality in the Bible . Linda Glover will facilitate the bible study this month, titled "Shake off the Dust From Your Feet" The text of this lesson is Matthew 10: 1-15. Please read the text and the lesson from the study guide Lesson 4, pages 31-36 .

In Matthew's gospel Jesus sends out his disciples to expand his mission. They are now called apostles, and are completely dependent on the hospitality of the ones Jesus has sent them to serve. There will be a lively discussion of the theme as we explore the passage from Matthew 10, and  consider what our credentials are as 21 st Century apostles.

Please join the group at 9:30am for fellowship, bible study and discussion of our winter DWM service projects.

Hopewell Middle School "Mentoring Program"

We have an exciting opportunity to further "Embrace our neighbors with Christ-like love" through a new partnership program with Hopewell Middle School!  Lynda Garinger, the new Principal at Hopewell Middle School, has suggested a partnership with RRCC in which we would match a "Mentor" with a student in need. Specifically, the school counselors have identified students who are "at risk" of not being successful in school or not staying in school without more support than they currently have. A "Mentor" would serve as a friend to meet with the student once a week or so and just spend one on one time for 30 minutes to an hour.  The time spent could be during lunch, to eat together, or at other times to "shoot hoops", take a walk or just spend time talking.  No experience is needed! We are not "counselors" but role models/friends.  The counselors will give us guidance and "assign" specific students to specific mentors.  We just need to know who has the heart to help with these students!

Tyler Bacchi (our great drummer!) has volunteered to coordinate this program and has requested volunteers to contact him if you are interested!  His email address is [email protected].

Our special thanks to Tyler, Tasha, Anne Marie and Gayle for being the first volunteers!

We hope many others will want to invest themselves in this program and "be called" to make a significant difference in the life of a middle school student!  We are scheduling a meeting with the school to get further details and hopefully begin this program this month!

 

RRCC Outreach Team

We will have our first meeting of 2017 this Sunday, January 8th, following the fellowship luncheon.  We will eat together at the luncheon and then go over the schedule for the Winter/Spring, which ends in May. 

Next week, on Wednesday, January 11th, I hope to start the Youth Bible Study on Wednesday evenings from 6:15pm to 7:15pm.  This will be all ages, but mostly for elementary to middle school age.  High school age will be welcome, and act more as student leaders in this study.  I would like to get a count of how many will be interested; so if your child would like to attend, please let me know by email or by text.  We will need at least 2-3 solid and committed participants to make this study possible each week.  Please let me know by Sunday if your child will attend.  If you are in Choir your child can move to the childcare room with our nursery attendants after the Bible study if needed until 8:30pm.

See you all on Sunday!
-Christina 

Church Leaders To Be Recognized - Dated Changed to January 15th

All outgoing officers and leaders will be recognized during worship on Sunday, January 15th, as new officers and leaders are installed.  Please plan to be with us to thank all who have served and who begin a new service.

Worship Committee Meeting - January 15th, 12:30pm

The Worship Committee will meet following morning worship on Sunday, January 15th. 

Please mark your calendar!

 

All who will chair church ministries, committees and projects for 2017 are encouraged to attend a special workshop on Sunday afternoon, January 22nd, following Worship; lunch will be provided.  This will be an important time to discuss future plans and identify potential members. 

We have pushed the date back to allow more time to plan to attend this important workshop.  Please plan to attend!