the COMMUNICATOR
a publication of Calallen Baptist Church
July 2006
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TROY WATSON - Youth Minister
As
Troy began to mature in his faith, he began to sense God’s call on his life
for ministry. After serving in many
ministries during college including the Baptist Student Ministry, T Bar M Sports
Camp and a short period of time as the interim youth pastor at First
Baptist-Corpus Christi, Troy moved to Lincoln, NE to pursue a masters degree in
athletic administration. After
completing his master’s degree, he began working full-time as an athletic
trainer at The University of Nebraska. While
in Lincoln, Troy was also engaged in the college/young adult’s ministry with
Calvary Community Church. Beginning
the summer of ’05, he began serving as an intern at Calvary Community Church
where he co-lead the college ministry and lead the 20 something single’s
ministry.
During his last year living in Nebraska, God began prompting
Troy that the time had come for him to begin pursuing full-time ministry.
Troy’s passion is for young people and he believes that their teen
years play a pivotal role in their future as Christ followers. His desire is that all youth involved with a ministry would
graduate high school with a healthy, engaged and passionate relationship with
their savior.
Troy
currently resides on the couches and floors of his old college friends who have
graciously opened their homes to him. Troy’s
fiancé, Kate, is living in Lincoln, NE until August 6th when she moves to Corpus Christi. They
will be getting married October 7th in Lincoln and if Kate isn’t comfortable
sleeping on Troy’s old college friend’s floor, they will likely get a place
of their own. Troy has an older
sister (Lynnet) and a younger bother (Thomas) who both live in San Antonio.
Lynnet is married to Matt and has three boys. (She just had twin boys a
few weeks ago to add to the 20 month old).
Thomas is a junior mechanical engineering
major at UTSA.
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WOMEN'S
MINISTRY
Women's Ministry Luncheon - Friday, July 21 2006 - Noon - Landa's Seafood on FM 624 - RSVP to the church office by
7/20 @ 361.241.4272. This is open to all women of the church and their
guests.
Women's Exercise Opportunities - Come join us for exercise and
fellowship - Mon-Wed-Fri - 8:00 a.m. in the CLC for Walking and Low Impact
Aerobics - Wednesday Evenings - 6:30-7:30 p.m. - In Room 201 for Low to Moderate
Aerobics at 6:30 followed by a Bible Study at 7:00 (nursery, children, and youth
activities available during this time.)
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SENIOR
ADULT LUNCHES
Thursdays, August 10 & 24 - Noon till 1:30 p.m. - Come, bring a potluck
dish, and enjoy the fellowship of other Senior Adults.
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RECREATION
MINISTRY
Community Volleyball - Every Thursday at 6:30-9:00 p.m. - This is a free weekly
event open to anyone in the community.
Softball League - Come out to the Tuloso-Midway Baseball fields
and support your CBC team on Monday nights.
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SUMMER FUN FEST
Sunday Evenings - 5:30-7:00 p.m. - July 2 - Independence Day Celebration - July
16 - Hosted by Joy-FULL S. S. Class - July 23 - New Members Fellowship - July 30
- Old Time Revival Service.
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CHOIR NOTES
Thank
you, thank you, thank you !!!
1) To you, the members of the CBC adult choir for taking me & Kathy into
your “fold”. We are having a great time with a terrific group of folks. You
are doing an excellent job of leading all of us in worship each week! Thank you
for your faithfulness as we have moved into the summer. Who would have believed
we could have a full choir loft in June? What a blessing! However, don’t quit
now. We need you each and every Wednesday and Sunday that you are not gone on
vacation.
2) To the members of the praise team & band, for making it so easy to plan
and lead worship. You are all so talented and cooperative. CBC
is so fortunate to have such quality people.
3)And to the entire CBC church ‘family’ and Bro. Jack for making us feel
right at home here. Your acceptance and responsiveness, as we come together to
worship our Lord, has given me great freedom in planning varied types of music
for our services. Thank you for being such a loving fellowship.
Of
course, I can’t miss an opportunity to invite any one of you who has ever
thought about singing in a choir to give us a try! We have a great time together
making music to the Lord. We’re not perfect - just willing to be used. How
about it? Won’t you join us?
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CDC NEWS
Cookie
Dough is now on sale through the Day School. $14.00 per box. Orders
can be placed through the Day School office now through July 14. Money
raised will be used toward the purchase of newer and safer playground equipment
for the children.
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WEDDING SHOWER
Please
join us for a miscellaneous Bridal Shower honoring Abby Ainsworth, on Saturday,
July 9, 2006, at Calallen Baptist Church CLC. Abby is registerd at
Dillard's, Pier 1 Imports, & Target. Hostesses are: Gina Vaughan,
Gatha Jones, Glenetta VanBlarcum, Karen Norskow, Shannon Clubb, Sheri Hilliard,
& Wendy Keys.
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YOUTH
PAGE
Youth Camp 2006 - Please pray for our youth and sponsors as they
head to camp on July 3-7. They will be attending Wild Week Camp at Leakey,
Texas.
Note from Troy - I
can’t explain how excited I am to be here with the Calallen Baptist Church
family. As I begin to
work with the youth here, I pray that God will take hold of their hearts and
grow them into passionate Christ followers.
One thing that I have learned during my own Christian walk is the
importance of an encouraging, supporting Christian family.
Whether you believe it or not, the young people in this church will be
impacted by YOU!!! Think
back to when you were in junior high or high school.
I know that may be a little further back for some than others, but does
someone come to mind that had a dramatic influence on your life?
Chances are, that particular person never knew the impact they had on
you. Make up your
mind today to be a Godly role model for the students around you.
They desperately need it and in some cases, eternity hangs in the
balance. Thanks for
all you do for the Kingdom.
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PASTOR'S PAGE
The
Great Martian Zapper! - I
just finished reading the book, ‘War of the Worlds,’ by H.G. Wells.
I enjoyed it greatly.
I can certainly understand why it was a best seller in its day, and why
it has become a classic in our own.
However, it only took a few turns of the page to discover some very out
of date thinking.
For instance, in this fictional classic, Martian invaders attack the
earth.
Martian invaders!
I was wondering who started that whole “Martian” genre.
We can blame it on H.G. Wells.
Not to worry -- after much scientific data, telescoping, and planet
probing, it has become obvious that no life on Mars exists.
So, we can scratch off Martian invaders from our list of fears.
A couple of years ago, Hollywood produced a modern film version of ‘War
of the Worlds.’
It is similar to the book, but with obvious modern tweaking.
Instead of Martians, for example, the enemy is an unidentified species of
hostile space invaders bent on the conquest of earth.
Unfortunately, God is also tweaked out of the modern movie version.
Man and bacteria are the saviors in the movie.
God’s name is not mentioned except as an expletive.
Actually, there seems to be no attempt of any character in the movie to
turn to God for help at any point in the film.
In the book, things are different.
Bacteria plague the Martians, but by God’s design.
In fact, as the storyline develops, people pray, scriptures are quoted,
and when the evil Martians are defeated, God is given the praise.
(How about that!)
It would seem that while the modern film version updated the enemy, all
the while it deleted the glory, majesty, and power of God.
Personally, I’ll take the advice of scripture: “Some trust in
chariots and some in horses, but we trust in the name of the Lord” (Psalm
20:7).
In God We Still Trust,
Pastor
Jack
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CBC
MISSIONS CENTRAL
Operation
Reach Robstown - We need your help reaching Robstown. Cristo el Rey
Block Party, Sat, July 8th - 4-8 pm - Cristo el Rey Vacation Bible School, July
10-14, 5:45-8:30 pm - If you can help with either of these two events, please
contact the church office.
Mission Corpus Christi - A new, exciting ministry in our Jerusalem.
Currently seeking an Admin. Assistant & Children/Youth Intern. If interested
contact www.missioncorpuschristi.org
- Mission Corpus Christi is an interdenominational urban ministry focusing on
Christian community development by 1. Providing holistic, relationship-based
programs that empower the poor and marginalized; 2. Mobilizing middle-class
Americans, particularly Christians to become more compassionately involved among
the poor; and by 3. Seeking ways to overcome the systemic issues of social
injustice, which may oppress the poor and marginalized.
Texas Baptist Men - If we learned anything during the 2005
hurricane season, we learned that we never know what the future holds. Don't
miss this opportunity to prepare. Disaster Relief Training - Saturday, July 15,
Calallen Baptist Church - 9:00-12:00 p.m. - Lunch provided - RSVP to CBC.
Mission Durango - Mission
Trip scheduled for Wednesday, August 2nd thru Monday, August 7th. - Cost $400
per person: covers everything except spending money. - Sponsor donations can be
made to: Missions Designated fund at Calallen Baptist Church.
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