the COMMUNICATOR
a publication of Calallen Baptist Church
May 2007
Mother's Day
Graduates Youth News
Senior
Adult Lunches Recreation
Ministry Wedding Shower
Vacation Bible School Choir Notes
Pastor's
Page Missions Central
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MOTHER'S DAY
Mother's Day is
Sunday, May 13
Parent/Child Dedication Service on Mother's Day - 10:50 a.m. - Contact the
church office if you would like to dedicate your child/infant during this
service (361.241.4272).
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GRADUATES
Congratulations to our
Graduates:
Calallen High School - Amy Hale, Alexa Leal, Kamyn Nix, Deena Poncik, Jimmy
Roberson, Tim Swartz, Tom Swartz, Matthew Willoughby
Tuloso-Midway High School - Tarra Austin, Ashley Barrett, Kristen Grafton,
Samantha Norskow
Odem High School - Jenifer Jones
Texas A&M Corpus Christi - Michelle Ballard
Hardin-Simmons University - Carol Lindquist
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YOUTH
NEWS
http://www.CalallenBaptistYouth.wordpress.com
Well,
the summer is quickly approaching.
I love this time of the year.
Unlike adults, the summer is like another new beginning for our students.
It’s like another new beginning for them.
Below are a few significant dates you might want to know about.
May
27 -
All current sixth graders move up into the youth group.
There will be a party in the evening to celebrate
June
5-11 - BigStuf
Youth camp in Panama City Beach, FL
June
14 -
Church Without Walls Supper (Youth
will provide and serve meal)
June
16
-
Fiesta Texas Trip
July
12 -
Schlitterbahn South Padre Trip
For more youth-related stuff, check out the website at www.calallenbaptistyouth.wordpress.com
Enjoy
this summer, Troy
- troyawatson@yahoo.com
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SENIOR
ADULT LUNCHES
Senior
Adult Lunch
- Thursday, May 10 & 24
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RECREATION
MINISTRY
Community Volleyball - Every
Thursday at 6:30 pm This is open to adult & youth in the community whether they are a
member of Calallen Baptist Church or not.
Women’s Morning Aerobics - Monday
- Wednesday - Friday 7:00 am till 7:30 am room 201 upstairs in the CLC.
Shower facilities available for those who need them.
Basketball - On
Tuesdays now thru the first of September, the CLC will be open to Calallen
Baptist Church members (7th grade thru adult) and their guests, for full-court
basketball. The
gym will be open from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.
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WEDDING
SHOWER
Let’s
throw a shower full of love and best wishes because soon Miss Holly becomes a
Mrs.! Join us for a Miscellaneous Bridal Shower Honoring
Holly
Voges Bride-elect
of Mr. David Ainsworth, Jr. Sunday, May 13, 2007 3:30pm – 5:00pm Calallen
Baptist Church - Christian Life Center Holly is registered at Dillard’s and
Bed, Bath and Beyond RSVP Gina Vaughan 767.1798 or svaughan@stx.rr.com
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VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL - AVALANCHE RANCH
VACATION
BIBLE SCHOOL - JUNE
17-21 - 5:30 - 8:45 pm
Avalanche Ranch VBS needs YOU! We still have several positions open for
teachers, teaching assistants, music, etc. Please contact Debbie VanZandt or
sign up at https://www.groupvbs.com/myvbs/?churchid=819
to volunteer.
We
also need donations or loans of following supplies: · Blue
flat sheets (we need 7) · Artificial
plants in pots · Dropcloths
(7) · Flat
river rocks about the size of a fist · Small,
dark, plastic tarp (7) · Dark-colored
towels · Plastic
sword (7) · Extension
cords · Large
flashlights · Large
fan (industrial size) · Bright
colored sheets (3) · Large
cardboard boxes · Bright-colored
tablecloth · Paper
grocery sacks · Bucket
or pail (mop-sized) (4) · Pool
noodles · Clean
1-gallon plastic milk jugs · Clean
vegetable cans · Small
hula hoops Western
gear - boots, hats, rope, hay, etc. for decorating **If
you would like your items to be returned to you after VBS,
please pick up a form posted on the bulletin board in the foyer of the
sanctuary. Fill it out and attach it to the item when you bring it to the
church. I will make a note of where the item is placed during VBS and return it
to you after VBS.
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CHOIR NOTES
I’m sure you’ve heard the joke about the man who was
arguing with his wife about not wanting to get up and go to church on a
particular Sunday. Her response to
him was, ”You have to go! You’re the pastor!”
I dare say most of us, from time to time, have less-than-perfect reasons
for attending church.
Perhaps we’re tired, don’t feel well, are concerned about other things, or
have just had a quarrel with our spouse and/or children (my personal
“favorite”).
But imagine how our services would look and feel if each of
us came with the full awareness that God was present and ready to talk to
and hear from
us. Our singing, the sermon, and
every other aspect of the service would not be “routine” but would be
exciting expressions of love and adoration to our God and Savior, and
opportunities to hear Him speak to our hearts.
Such awareness would make a difference in how we approach our
worship time together. (1) As
important as fellowship is, visiting with friends would not be our primary
focus. (2) We would want to lift our
voices in worship and praise, rather than remain silent during the singing.
(3) When the sermon was shared, we would not “zone out,” but would
listen intently for God’s message to us. (4)
And, because what we feel in our hearts usually spills out onto our faces, I
believe our faces would look more like we just made the winning touchdown, and
less like we lost the game.
Lord,
please forgive me
for
the times I merely “show up” for church, unprepared to meet with You.
Help me to keep my focus on You, so that I may hear Your voice.
Help me be a worshipper, not merely a leader.
Renew my heart, so that I may come into Your “presence with singing”
and into Your “courts with praise,” that I might worship You “in spirit
and in truth.” Amen.
Let’s come together to worship expectantly
this Sunday!
JOIN ME IN PRAYER: I
am praying that the Lord will provide us (1)
an experienced bass guitar player to join our praise team in leading
worship, and (2) an energetic
person, who enjoys working with children, to lead out in a children’s music
time during Sunday School. If you
are aware of someone who could help, or if the Lord lays one of these ministry
opportunities on your
heart,
please contact me @ RHamilton@CalallenBaptist.org.
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PASTOR'S PAGE
Blooming Beauties
This
year’s crop of Spring flowers was absolutely spectacular.
All the various Easter pastels painted by the hand of God.
How could anyone see such grandeur and not be moved to a spirit of
worship and thanksgiving?
I
have always heard, “April showers bring May flowers.”
While the arrival of said flowers may not be the ‘Ode to Joy’ for
allergy-ridden folk, let none of us fail to recognize that the appearance of May
flowers signals the arrival of something NEW.
The old cold dark days of Winter have given way to the birth of new
hopes, new dreams, and new possibilities.
Here’s
a word of challenge. Let’s mark
May 1st as a ‘New Beginning Day’ for our lives.
By participating one might seek a new perspective or outlook.
On that day we would renew our commitment to God and thereby seek his
invigorating life to course through our lives.
We would anticipate a revival in us like sunlight on an open field urging
the beauty underneath the surface to break forth.
Everything around us would change. We
would become blooming beauties for God’s flower garden.
Everything about us would glorify the Maker of heaven and earth.
Our beauty would only be matched by the sensational perfumed aroma,
transforming our surrounding
significantly.
So
let’s accept the May 1st challenge. In
doing so, surely Love, Joy, and Hope would spring up all around us and
positively affect our
closest relationships, attitude toward life, and experience in worship. Let’s
do it. Let’s all become
‘blooming beauties’ on May 1st. One
Beauty to Another, Pastor
Jack
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CBC
MISSIONS CENTRAL
Coins for Kids - As
of 04/23/07 we have collected $770.01.
Enough to send 4 children to camp.
Church Without Walls -
Thank all of you for your participation in signing up to provide meals
for Church Without Walls.
Schedule
for
Meal
Delivery:
May 10th - Johnnie’s
& Grace
Seekers - June
14th -
Youth -
Sept. 13th -
Friendship
&
Joy Classes
-
Oct. 11th -
Young
Adults - Nov. 8th -
Rock of
Ages
Meals need to be delivered to
CWW at 910 W. Lakeside, Corpus Christi, Texas, (in Flour Bluff) on
assigned Thursday evenings
at 6:00 pm. If it is possible for your class to stay and serve the meal, you
will be blessed by the service. For
more information contact Debra White, 945-3259.
Mission Durango - The
following items are being collected for Rob’s June
trip, please bring them to the church by May
22nd. For
May:
Umbrellas. July through August (and sometimes September) are the rainy
months for Durango. During the rainy
season it can get rather cool there. For
June:
Shoes. We are asking the same as the vitamin drive and umbrellas, that
every member or family representative could provide at least one pair of new
shoes for children.
GET YOUR PASSPORTS NOW FOR Cinco de Febrero Mission Trip July 1st-7th,
2007 Activities
include Backyard Bible Clubs, adult discipleship, and evangelism emphasis.
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