Weekly Witness

October 9, 2025

Sunday, October 12, 2025

World Communion Sunday

Sermon Text: Luke 17: 5-10

Livestream; Bulletin

Liturgist: Steve Sproul

Psalmist: Cyndi Pitts

Greeter: Victoria Flick

Ushers: Bill Cox, Virginia Kelley, Greg Kelley, Camise Kettner

Early Morning Security: Liz Bushma

October Sanctuary Stewards: Beth Miller and Denise Baker

Pastor-to-People

World Communion Sunday was a wonderful experience. So good to welcome our siblings in Christ from Jemez Springs, Cuba and Las Placitas. So glad their pastors could participate with us in the leadership of worship and so good to see so many of their members here. Really appreciate the music leadership of Nancy and Nathan and the choir to bring us such glorious anthems and service music. 

And of course the luncheon afterwards was a big hit. A huge thank you to Shirley and Don Underwood and their helpers for putting together the food for everyone. It was a joint effort and really turned out well.

I am so glad these four congregations have such a nice relationship and a long history of worshiping together the first Sunday in October. Next year Las Placitas has offered to host the four congregations for worship. That will be wonderful I am sure.

Thank you to everyone for being flexible about our 10:30 start time. That gave our siblings in Christ time to get here. And they really appreciated everything about the service. I received many thank you notes.

Special thanks to Elder Stephen Rhoads for preaching. He has been an excellent Stated Clerk of our Presbytery for nine years. I am chair of the Presbytery Personnel Committee and we will be introducing his replacement at our October 18 meeting at Ghost Ranch. 

Finally, a big thanks to all of you for this marvelous year of serving you as interim pastor.

I have truly enjoyed getting to know all of you. Thanks for the memories!

Peace and hope,

Frank

Thank you to everyone who donated to our Peace & Global Witness offering. If you missed it last week, there is still time to have your donation count. We will announce totals collected next week.

25% of this offering stays with our congregation to support peacemaking and reconciliation in our own community. The recipient is Dignity Mission.

25% of this offering goes to our mid-council to join with other congregations to support peacemaking work in our region.

50% of this offering supports the work of Presbyterians across the globe. We have designated the Cuba Network as the recipient.

PLEASE GIVE WHAT YOU CAN.

IF WE ALL DO A LITTLE, IT ADDS UP TO A LOT.

From your friendly neighborhood

Mission Committee

Please see our display in the narthex.

Thank you!

Ongoing Fundraiser for Bells' Refurbishment

Sue Phillips will have a display of silk flower arrangements for a freewill offering in the Narthex before and after church for one more week: Sunday,

October 12.

The arrangements include Fall, Christmas, Spring, and Easter themed baskets and vases.

Donations will go towards the cost of refurbishing the bells for our Bell Choir. Any donations are greatly appreciated!

Fall Choral Concert

Saturday, October 25, 2025

4pm in sanctuary

Please join us for a concert prepared by members from our chancel choir and other choirs in the community.

On October 25, we will be participating in an all-day choral workshop led by Josh Manuel. He is the founder of VoSci (Voice Science), and will bring us evidence-based vocal training with real world applications such as singing in church!

The concert will be held in the sanctuary at 4:00 on Saturday, October 25.

Repertoire includes The Lord Bless You and Keep You, Ave Verum Corpus, Sicut Cervus as well as two hymns and one ensemble selection.

It’s not too late to sign up if you want to participate in the workshop. Please use the link. Choral workshop.

We hope to see you at the concert!

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. Serve the Lord with gladness; come before His presence with singing. Psalm 100

Church Calendar October 12 - 18, 2025

01  Arlene Thomas 

03  Cyndi Pitts 

04  Marv Bamberg 

05  Meredith Beaton 

09  Beverly Norman 

12  John Husler

14  Nancy Shambach 

15  Isabel Cato 

17  Joan Roschevitz

18  Shawn Campbell 

20  Kay Peters Johnson 

21  Ciprano Chávez 

21  Margaret Crowl 

23  Roger Ball 

24  April Kron, Aksel Strommen 26  Amber Pardue 

28 Camise Kettner 

30  Aiden Warren

2025 Christmas Poinsettias

Christmas (and Advent) are coming early this year! Order Forms for poinsettias are available on the table in the narthex.

Deadline: October 26, 2025

Cost: $10 each

Color Choice: Red, white, pink & cinnamon

Make checks payable to: RRPC

Memo line: poinsettias

Thank you for enhancing our sanctuary!

New Horizons Band

performing at

Old Town Farm Bike in Coffee

949 Montoya St. NW, Albuquerque, NM 87104

Friday, October 24, 2025

12pm - 2pm

All are invited for free live music! Food and drink are available for purchase but not required. Family and pets welcome!

Website: oldtownfarm.com

Brrrrr! It's starting to get cold out there!

Do you have any loose change you'd like to donate to those less fortunate? Remember to clean out suit pockets and out-of-season wallets and purses. This jar will be available in the narthex throughout the colder months to benefit everyone at

Storehouse West!

Thank you for your donations!

Prayer Concerns

The point of prayer is not to get answers from God, but to have perfect and complete oneness with Him. ~Oswald Chambers

Verona's sister, Esther

Pam Shanklin

Dick Pederson

Sheila Malmo's daughter, Alice

For DR Congo, Gaza, Iran, Israel, Sudan, Afghanistan, 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