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 skayhorine@gmail.com, 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: glynith.rcbc@gmail.com

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

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Ladies Night Out Thursday, September 12, 2019

5:30 pm

Prima Pasta in Early

Dutch Treat

Will discuss Bible Studies for Fall