the COMMUNICATOR
a publication of Calallen Baptist Church
November 2006
Drinking From My Saucer
Home Run Sunday Senior
Adult Lunches Praise Band
BGCT CDC News
Youth Page Pastor's
Page Missions Central
Thanksgiving Meal
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DRINKING FROM MY SAUCER
I've never made a fortune and it's probably too late now, But I
don't worry about that much, I'm happy anyhow. And as I go along life's way, I'm
reaping better than I sow, I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has
overflowed.
Haven't got a lot of riches and sometimes the going's tough, but I've go loving ones around me and that makes me rich enough. I thank God for His blessings and the mercies He's bestowed, I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.
O, remember times when things went wrong; my faith wore somewhat thin. But all at once the dark clouds broke and sun peeped through again. So Lord, help me not to gripe about the tough rows that I've hoed, I'm drinking from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed.
If God gives me strength and courage when the way grows steep
and rough, I'll not ask for other blessings, I'm already blessed enough. And my
I never be too busy to help others bear their loads, then I'll keep drinking
from my saucer 'cause my cup has overflowed. - Author Unknown.
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HOME RUN SUNDAY
Home Run Sunday was a GRAND SLAM!!! Thanks
so much to all those who participated in Homerun Sunday.
It was a great day of celebrating Sunday School, and with your
commitment, we were able to surpass our goal of 201, with 218
in attendance!!!!! Hallelujah!
Currently we average 150 per month in Sunday School.
In order to have 201 as our average by this time next year, all we have
to do is add 5 people to Sunday School each month in 2007. Just 5, that’s all!
Is there anything that prevents us from doing that?
This week I
revisited part of the Great Commission, Matthew 28:20, which although a major
missional passage, also stresses the importance of education.
In Matthew 20, Jesus tells his disciples that they shall be “teaching
them (the new disciples) to obey everything that I have commanded you” (NRSV)
This tells me that religious education is important to Jesus.
But notice, the disciples were not just told to teach them to know all
that I have commanded you, but to “obey.”
As we study God’s word, let’s apply it to our lives, living it each
day, as a testimony to who our Lord Jesus Christ really is, and to the
difference He has made in our lives. Let’s
learn all that Christ has for us, not just for head knowledge, but so that we
can be His disciples in our world.
CBC has many
opportunities to be equipped for living a life of discipleship each week:
Sunday School, Sunday Night Life, Wednesday Night Bible Study, and the
Tuesday Morning Ladies Bible Study. But,
one thing is certain, all the Bible studies in the world will not make any
difference, if you do not take advantage of them.
So, plug in to one of these opportunities this week, and make yourself
available to be equipped for life as a disciple of Jesus.
Christ’s
love, Carol Lindquist Minister
of Education
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SENIOR
ADULT LUNCHES
Thursday, November 9 - Noon till 1:30 p.m. - Come, bring a potluck
dish, and enjoy the fellowship of other Senior Adults. No lunch on
Thanksgiving week.
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We are looking for people who wish to share their musical talents. If you play
an instrument (guitar - bass, acoustic, electric; drums; keyboard; piano; etc.)
or sing, contact Rick Hamilton at 361.241.4272 or RHamilton @
CalallenBaptist.org.
BAPTIST
GENERAL CONVENTION OF TEXAS
Annual Meeting - November 11-14, 2006 - Dallas Convention Center - Come and
share the excitement. This will be a time for Texas Baptists to come
together for fellowship and encouragement. There will be compelling speakers,
worship experiences, a huge exhibit area full of resources and materials vital
to ministry, and much more. All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit
and growing, just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and
understood God's grace in all its truth. Colossians 1:6
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CDC
NEWS
How to Build Self-Esteem - I believe that if I have high expectations for each
child, he willachieve those expectations and internalize them. Conversely, if I
don't expect much out of them, they won't accomplish much and will believe that
they're not capable of much. I think the best way to build self-esteem is to
EMPOWER my friends. - Make it obvious to anyone who enters the room that each
child is a valued and important member of the class (it is most important to
make this obvious to each child!) - Celebrate all successes, great and small -
Listen to children. Honor what they say. - Show respect, don't demand it. -
Positive builds; negative destroys. - Children should see themselves reflected
in the classroom (from the children in posters to the language on the walls to
the food in the dramatic play kitchen to the photos in the class book.) - Focus
on what a child can do, not what he can't do. Build on the 'cans'. - Make sure
all adults who work with the children have the same high expectations. - Create
an environment of safety and respect so that children are able to safely take
risks and grow.
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YOUTH
PAGE
Some
very exciting things are on the calendar for the youth group in the future.
We will be continuing through our teaching schedule on Wednesday nights
covering topics that every teenager needs to know.
Thus far we have spent four weeks covering two topics:
Authentic Faith and Spiritual disciplines.
So, we have five more topics before we wrap up this particular series.
We will cover them during the month of November and the first week in
December. On the evening of Sunday
November 5th , I will be unveiling the location and dates of our 2007 summer
camp. On December 13th, we will be
having our youth Christmas party. We
will be kicking off the New Year (January 1-2) with our first senior retreat.
This will be a time for our soon-to-be graduating students to get a taste
of life after high school. A campus
minister will be joining us to give us a preview of what to expect when our
students move on from high school and into college classes, jobs or both.
Many things will be changing in their lives and this will be an
opportunity to learn about ways they can get plugged in to a Christian ministry
wherever God takes them. The exact
time and location will be announced soon. Please
keep us in your prayers as we look forward.
Here
are a couple of verses that spoke to me recently.
I hope that the truths here will somehow speak to you as well.
Thank you for all that you do. Through
the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, because His compassions fail not.
They are new every morning; Great
is Your faithfulness. “The Lord is
my portion,” says my soul, “Therefore I hope in Him!” Lamentations
3:22-24
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PASTOR'S PAGE
November
1st says to my taste buds – “Gentleman, start your engines.”
I can hardly wait for turkey and dressing, cranberry sauce, giblet gravy,
sweet potatoes, and pumpkin pie. Yummy!
I do believe that by now we all recognize
November as a time when we count our blessings.
Certainly, we have a great deal for which to be thankful.
However, Ron Clark’s Rule #11 added another dimension to this
particular season.
Ron Clark
is an educator who wanted to make a difference in the classroom.
In doing so, he wrote a book listing the 55 essential rules for
discovering the successful student in every child.
While all 55 rules are powerful and thought provoking, it was Rule 11
that caught my attention: 'Surprise others by performing random
acts of kindness. Go out of your way to do something surprisingly kind and
generous for someone at least once a month.' (Ron
Clark. The Essential 55. New York; Hyperion, 2003)
I don’t know
about you, but this sounds a whole lot like something God’s people ought to be
doing. Just imagine Rule 11
incorporated into the fabric of our church lives – each one of us performing
some random act of kindness once a month. Rule
11 just might possibly help us to
discover the successful Christian in every child of God.
After all, God did
not call us to sit around and count our blessings as much as command us to go
and be a blessing! A Do Gooder, Pastor
Jack
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CBC
MISSIONS CENTRAL
Operation Christmas Child - Boxes and information available in the
foyer. Pray about what part God would have you play. Bring boxes for dedication
on November 19th. Sign up to help in the Relay Center 11/13-11/19. See Glenetta
VB for more information.
Mission Corpus Christi - www.missioncorpuschristi.org
- Please continue to keep Mission Corpus Christi in your prayers, as they seek
to minister to the least of these in our community. King's Club backyard
Bible Clubs begin Nov. 18th in the Flour Bluff area. If you would like to help
contact Carol.
Church Without Walls - Our
church provides meals for Church Without Walls on the second Thursday of each
month.
On November 9, 2006, we will be taking an evening meal to Church Without
Walls.
If you are interesting in helping prepare the meal, the preparations will
begin
at the church around 2:00 p.m., on the 9th, and then will be delivered to
C.W.W.
For more information contact Debra White, 945-3259, or Carol Lindquist,
547-8102. Also, Rey says that they are in need of t-shirts and white socks, if
you would like to donate to this cause, we will be glad to deliver them on the
9th.
Mission Durango - Calallen
Baptist Church has voted to adopt and support
ministries in Cinco de Febrero, a pueblo
outside of Durango, Mexico.
The
following items are being collected for Rob
Rolison’s
November trip, please bring them to the church by October 22nd: # 1
Need—Blankets, cold weather hats, gloves, and scarves.
Other
needs— Bibles ($2.75/each), underwear (boys/girls), toothbrushes, toothpaste,
stuffed animals, small toys, medium to large stockings, children’s
vitamins, diapers and formula, small portable DVD/MP3 players (to show Jesus
movie), ESL or conversational English materials, craft and school supplies,
medical equipment (crutches, wheelchairs, etc.), fabric for sewing and making
quilts. - $6.50 will provide roughly 25 lbs. of food for a family in Durango.
If you choose to make a financial contribution,
please designate it for the “Missions
Fund, Durango Humanitarian
Need”.
- Durango Mission Trip
- 1st
Week of July 2007
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THANKSGIVING
MEAL
Sunday,
November 19 - 12:00 p.m. - Christian Life Center (gym)
Everyone, whether member or not, is invited to attend. Turkey, dressing and
bread will be provided. Please bring the following according to your last name:
A-G: Salads, H-P: Desserts, Q-Z: Veggies
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