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April 24, 2025

April 27, 2025

Second Sunday of Easter

Sermon Text: Luke 24: 1-12

Livestream worship. Bulletin.

Liturgist: Birgitta Gustafson

Psalm: Dave Shambach

Dollars for Deacons Offering Is This Week Will Go to Storehouse

With the recent Federal government's food funding cuts and freezes, Storehouse West needs your help now more than ever with money to buy food! This month's offering is going to SHW to help. Envelopes at the door.

From Joy — Help is Still Needed for Communion Prep

We need a couple more people to help with this task. Volunteer rotation would typically occur every three months, and new folks would begin July 5th, the Saturday morning before Communion Sunday. Your job also would involve cleaning up after church the next day. If you'd like to serve your church in this way, please call the church office. Thank you!

March Financial Results

The General Operating Fund graph for March marks the end of the first quarter. The Finance Committee is pleased with the status of donations and expenses. There were several repairs needed for the riser room and approval of the alarm and fire suppression systems by the City.

We appreciate the Building & Grounds Committee addressing these issues.

We are a little behind in our per capita donations of $37 per member, but are making progress. We are very grateful for the continued support of our congregation as we manage church operations.

Capital Campaign Corner

Floor installation Update

The materials have been ordered and are expected by mid-May, so the target date for installation is Monday May 19th. It will run through Friday May 23rd, then resume Monday and Tuesday May 26 and 27th to finish the final details. The new flooring will include the Fellowship Hall, kitchen, hallway to the Share Your Care west side entrance, the two SYC bathrooms, and the dishwasher room.

Even More Rummage Stuff!

HUGE Indoor Rummage Sale at Church Tomorrow and Saturday!

Glassware, small appliances, art, household furnishings, and much more! Shop 8a-1p both days, tomorrow and Saturday, the 26th and 27th. Lots of good stuff and priced right! See you there!

Men's Breakfast Next Saturday

Please join us for a Bill-Wehner-prepared breakfast, fellowship, and a fascinating topic. Our speaker will be our own Chris, choir member, and Professor of Anthropology. His topic will be "The Evolution of Life as Told by Fossils". And he will have a whole display of them!  This you don't want to miss!

Book Club

The Book Club will have its last meeting for this year on May 27th. May's book is Maisie Dobbs by Jacqueline Winspear.

September 23 The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson

October 21 James by Percival Everett

November 25 Carnegie’s Maid by Marie Benedict

December 16 The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill

January 27, 2026 The Last Devil to Die by Richard Osman

February 24 Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Kimmerer

March 24 The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich

April 21 Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghy

May 26 The Covenant of Water by Abraham Verghese

Pastor to People

We have some good news to report from Tuesday evening's Session meeting. Session has called for a congregational meeting on 

May 4 to elect our Pastor Nominating Committee (PNC). Our Session's

Nominating Committee will present seven names (to be published in next week's Witness) to serve as our PNC. This is an extremely important ministry that will require much time and thought and prayer. I hope all of you will pray for these seven wonderful people as they seek a new pastor for RRPC.

The Session also approved our Mission Discernment Profile (MDP) to send

to the Commission on the Ministry (COM) for their approval at their May 7 meeting. That MDP will then be sent to the General Assembly headquarters in Louisville, KY, where it will be disseminated in their computer database so that prospective ministers can read about our congregation.

At the Session meeting we also heard from Elder Beth Pacheck (from La Mesa Presbyterian) who will be our COM liaison to the PNC. She will guide their work. (Just so you know, the interim pastor has nothing to do with the PNC!) We have a very capable leader in Beth who will help our PNC get started soon on the right foot.

So there you have it! Some great news for our congregation. And some new acronyms to learn as well! This is an exciting time in this interim period. Now for the hard work and prayer and thought to bring a new pastor into our midst. Please pray for everyone involved in this vital ministry. I am happy for you as a congregation!

Peace and hope,

Frank

Presbyterian Women Meet at St. Andrew Next Saturday

Presbyterian Women will gather May 3, 10a-12p, at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church, 5301 Ponderosa NE, ABQ. Agenda: worship, info about the Birthday Offering, and speaker Chris Casanova, Moderator of Presbyterian Women in the Synod of the SW. Lunch will be available (a donation of $10 is suggested). For information, email Susan K. Smith.

And Another Women's Group Meets Tomorrow!

Church Women United, an ecumenical Christian women’s fellowship, will be celebrating May Friendship Day on Friday, May 2nd at St. John’s United Methodist Church, 2626 Arizona Ave NE. The morning will begin at 9:30 with coffee fellowship, followed by the program whose theme is ”God’s Daughters Living Powerful Lives”. Ruth Tribou, of CWU in NM, will speak on “The Qualities That Make Us Loving Friends”. The Fellowship of the Least Coin offering will be taken. St. John’s has asked that we use the “West” parking lot off Arizona Ave. Please join the celebration and bring a friend! Questions? Contact Shirley Nilsson at 505-463-3657 or email her .

Prayer Concerns

It is better in prayer to have a heart without words than words without a heart. ~Mahatma Gandhi

For our country.

For Gaza, Ukraine, Myanmar, Sudan, and Congo.

For Israel and Ukraine.

For all victims of gun violence, war, and unrest.

Rio Rancho Presbyterian Church

1004 24th Street, SE, Rio Rancho, NM 87124

505.892.6664

Office Hours

Monday – Thursday | 9am–3pm