A PUBLICATION OF ROCKY CREEK BAPTIST CHURCH
SEPTEMBER 2019 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
THE CHRONICLE
INSIDE THIS ISSUE :
CALENDER 2
PASTOR ’S POINT 3
YOUTH NEWS 4
MUSIC NOTES 4
L IBRARY PAGE 5
CHILDREN ’S INFO 5
SERVICE TIMES 6
Ladies
Meet & Greet Party
Saturday, Sept. 7th — 6:30 pm 4301 CR 557, RCBC Parsonage
A casual evening to . . . Extend a special welcome to Darbi Tidwell
Welcome visitors from the community
Meet those who sit on the other side of the
Worship Center
Salty or Sweet appetizers are welcome!
Tidwell’s Come to Rocky Creek On Sunday, August 18th, Rocky Creek voted unanimously to
call Blu Tidwell as our Pastor of Student and Worship Ministries. Blu
brings with him his wife Darbi and their children Caedmon, Cam-
bree, and Cason. Blu has hit the ground running. They immediately
joined the church in the Special Called Business Meeting. Blu will
be leading worship on Sundays, and he will give leadership to our
Student Ministry.
Blu grew up in Seagraves, TX, and upon graduating from
High School he attended and graduated from Texas A & M University
with a degree in Speech Communications. Darbi graduated from the
University of Mary Hardin Baylor. When they graduated, they
served two years in Zambia with the Journeyman program. The next
venture was to start an orphanage in Zambia where they served for 9
years. About a year ago, they moved to Bangs, TX. Please be sure to
welcome them to our fellowship.
At a school near you where students will
pray for their school, teachers, adminstra-
tors, staff, and fellow students.
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September Birthdays
September 1 Pete Gipson
September 2 Mike McClure
September 3 Bobbie Thomas
September 4 Doc Johnson
September 4 Jimmy Ratto
September 7 Sharon Horine
September 9 Cookie Dixon
September 10 Carolyn Stone
September 20 Tammie Tongate
September 21 Eva Bush
September 21 Mickie Bush
September 21 Kendra Newton
September 23 Doug Jester
September 27 Isaac Williams
September 27 Wayne Brown
September 27 Blu Tidwell
September 12 Ann Hitch
September 13 Kyle Teston
September 14 Charlotte Poling
September 16 Jacie Blisard
September 18 Lee Gwathmey
September 18 Margaret Matthews
September 19 Jimmy Ellis
September 20 Ricky Isbell
September 2019 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 No Evening
Service Deacon of Week
Troy Rhodes
2 Office Closed
Labor Day
3 4 Mid-Week
Service 7:00 pm
5 6 7 Ladies Meet & Greet 6:30 pm
8 Lord’s Supper
Evening Service
Deacon of Week Riley Banta
9 10 11 Business
Meeting 7 pm
12 Good Samaritan Work Day 9 am
Ladies Night Out
Prima Pasta 5:30 pm
13 14
15 Fellowship Breakfast
9 am
Deacon of Week Jessie Partin
16 17 18 Mid-Week
Service 7:00 pm
19 Jolly Elders
10 am
20 21
22 Deacon of Week
Dale Sides
23 24 25 Mid-Week
Service 7:00 pm
See You At The Pole
26 Good
Samaritan Work Day
9 am
27 28
29 End of Month Meal—Dorcas Class Hosting
No Evening
Service
Deacon of Week Mike Miller
30
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Pastor’s Point
Max Lucado shares the following in his book Anxious for
Nothing. He states, a native Hawaiian once told me the origin
of the name that islanders use for us non-Hawaiians—haole.
Haole is a Hawaiian word for “no breath.” The name became
associated with the European immigrants of the 1820s. While
there are varying explanations for this term, I like the one he
gave me: “Our forefathers thought the settlers were always in a
hurry to build plantations, harbors, and ranches. To the native
Hawaiians they seemed short of breath.”
Our culture majors on busyness. We seem to think that
our days should be filled with activity. Activity is not the key,
but meaningful expression. God has given us a great opportuni-
ty to share the divine with others. Jesus challenged us to pray
for workers in the harvest. The harvest is abundant, but what
we need is more laborers in the harvest. The purpose of our ac-
tivity always needs a connection to the harvest of which Jesus
spoke.
The balancing thought is that God created the Sabbath.
We need rest and thoughtful refection (Christians call this wor-
ship). So, in the midst of your busyness, no matter how pur-
poseful, remember to stop and focus on your Savior. He is al-
ways there.
Just a thought,
Rick
August
Records
August 4, 2019
Offerings $4,090.00
SS Attendance 56
August 11, 2019
Offerings $3,061.00
SS Attendance 74
August 18, 2019
Offerings $2,506.48
SS Attendance 84
August 25, 2019 Offerings $5,945.00
SS Attendance 87
Totals
Offerings $15,602.48
Avg. SS Attendance 75
Amount Needed Each
Month $18,765.00
Annual Budget
$243,636.00
September 15th
Fellowship
Breakfast
9 AM
4
Youth News Youth Fellowship
@
Tidwell House
Leaving RCBC at 5:00 pm
Back at 8:15 pm
See You at the Pole
Wednesday, September 25 at Bangs
and Early High Schools.
Saw You At the Pole Rally
Details to be announce.
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Howdy church! The past few months have brought to our family a lot of new things. Our oldest entering high school, the starting of a new aspect to our construction business, and, of course, joining Rocky Creek. I told Darbi that with all these changes, she should stay far away from any pregnancy test! But the truth is, God, who does not change, often works in new ways in our lives. Lamentations 3 says that the Lord’s mercies, “are new every morning.” I am excited about what new things (and people!) we will see from the Lord in the coming months in our church. Let’s pray for a willingness to follow His leading in our worship, lives, school, homes, and at work. Because He will lead us.
Great is His faithfulness!
Blu
Blu’s
Blog
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September 1 Celeste Justice, Kirsten September 8 Rhodes Family, Skyla Matthews September 15 Celeste Justice, Christina, Kirsten September 22 Eva Bush, Skyla Matthews September 29 Reynolds Family
CHILDREN ’S CHURCH SCHEDULE
NURSERY SCHEDULE
PAGE 5 VOLUME 9, ISSUE 6
September 1 Glynith Matlock September 8 Celeste Justice September 15 Donna Smith September 22 Katie Rhodes September 29 Sharon Horine
Library News
“The fact that I can plant a seed and it becomes a flower, share a bit of knowledge and it becomes another's,
smile at someone and receive a smile in return, are to me continual spiritual exercises."
Leo Buscaglia
Popular programs on television are quiz/game shows. There is nothing new about them as they were popular over the radio during
the 1930s. Early TV game shows were: You Bet Your Life (1950), $64,000 Question (1955-1968), I've Got a Secret (1952-1967),
and many others. Let's have our own Church Library Bible Quiz Game. See if you can find the answers in the Bible to the following
questions:
1. What was the name of the town where God caused multiple languages to be spoken instead of having a common one?
2. In what river was Moses placed when a baby? Who placed him there? Who found him?
3. When the Lord told Moses to instruct the people in their offerings to God, how many types of offerings were expected?
Name the types of offerings.
Send the answers to the above questions, together with the Book and Chapter where the information is found to me and I will include
that information in the next newsletter. I will also name the first person to respond to me with all the correct information. You can
notify me via email at [email protected], text or phone at 325-998-0256, or in person. Can't provide a big prize, trip to Hawaii
or lots of money, but the knowledge we can gain from delving into our Bible should be priceless.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
Sharon Horine & Mary Foster
Librarians
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Rick Justice, Pastor Blu Tidwell , Pastor of Students & Worship
Glynith Matlock, Financial Assistant Margret Matthews, Nursery
Phone: 325-752-6406 E-mail: [email protected]
ROCKY CREEK
BAPTIST CHURCH
Sunday
Bible Study 9:45 am Worship 11:00 am Evening Worship 6:00 pm
Wednesday
Meal 5:45 pm Youth 6:45 pm Team KID 7:00 pm Mid Week Service 7:00 pm
SERVICE TIMES
SERVING CHRIST
TOUCHING LIVES
CHANGING PEOPLE
W E ARE ON THE W EB !ROCKYCREEKCHU RC H .ORG
4300 CR 557
Brownwood, TX 76801
Ladies Night Out Thursday, September 12, 2019
5:30 pm
Prima Pasta in Early
Dutch Treat
Will discuss Bible Studies for Fall