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July 6, 2014

Call To Worship Rev. Kristen Klein-Cechettini The Gospel According + Opening Song to Glee: Creating I Will Follow Community Where you go, I'll go. Where you stay, I'll stay. Glee is a musical When you move, I'll move. I will follow! comedy about a marginalized group All your ways are good. All your ways are sure. of high school I will trust in You alone. Higher than my sight, students that by High above my life. I will trust in You alone joining the Glee Club find their voice and Where You go, I'll go. Where You stay, I'll stay. discover their talents. When You move, I'll move. I will follow You! The disparate members deal Who You love, I'll love. How You serve I'll serve with relationships, If this life I lose, I will follow You, yeah sexuality, social I will follow You, yeah! issues, and learning to create community. Light unto the world, Light unto my life, They learn that I will live for You alone. You're the one I seek. relationships matter. Knowing I will find All I need in you alone, in you alone! In this July four-week Where You go, I'll go. Where You stay, I'll stay. series we look at the primary lessons When You move, I'll move. I will follow You! of life together and Who You love, I'll love. How You serve I'll serve holding to your own If this life I lose, I will follow You, yeah I will follow You, yeah! values through the characters of Sue In You, there's life everlasting, In You, there's freedom for my soul Sylvester (resident In You, there's joy, unending joy, And I will follow! bully), Unique (newcomer), Coach Where You go, I'll go. Where You stay, I'll stay. Beiste (outsider), When You move, I'll move. I will follow You! and Kurt/Burt (son/ Who You love, I'll love. How You serve I'll serve father). Community matters. Healthy If this life I lose, I will follow community holds together diversity Where You go, I'll go. Where You stay, I'll stay. and brings healing. When You move, I'll move. I will follow You! Who You love, I'll love. How You serve I'll serve, If this life I lose, Creating music I will follow You, yeah! I will follow You, yeah! together can be I will follow You, yeah! I will follow You, yeah! transformative. We will add to the mix Words and Music Reuben Morgan and Chris Tomlin the songs and prayers © 2010 SHOUT! Publishing, Vamos Publishing, and So Essential Tunes, CCLI# 1025612 of the communities that wrote the Book of Psalms in the Our Community Gathers Rev. Dr. Michael Diaz Hebrew Scripture.

Announcements Mark Eggleston + You are invited to rise in body or spirit. + Exchange of Peace Rev. Dr. Michael Diaz

+ Gathering Song All Are Welcome Let us build a house where all are named, Their songs and visions heard And loved and treasured, taught and claimed As words within the Word. Built of tears and cries and laughter, Prayers of faith and songs of grace, Let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: All are welcome, all are welcome, All are welcome in this place. Words and Music by Marty Haugen Psalms: © 1994 GIA Publications, INC, CCLI# 1025612 Songs and Prayers The Book of Psalms is a collection of prayers Ancient Psalm Rev. Johnna Faber of the people of Israel that were often sung or spoken together as an Psalm 23 act of worship. Types of psalms include hymns, communal or individual The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. You make me lie down in green pastures; laments, royal praise, and You lead me beside still waters; You restore my soul. You lead me in right paths for individual thanksgiving. your name’s sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you Some psalms were meant to be used as you are with me; your rod and your staff— they comfort me. You prepare a table before climbed the slope up me in the presence of my enemies; you anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows. to Jerusalem and were Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in called psalms of “ascent.” the house of the Lord my whole life long. Some psalms are attributed to King David and also to many other sources. Psalm 51 One: The Word of God for the people of God. Thanks be to God. traditionally is David’s prayer of repentance, All: Amen “Create in me a clean heart of God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing Contemporary Psalm Video spirit.” Psalms can be angry, condemning and ask for rescue along with Glee vengeance. Psalms can be praising and joyful. They are full of the human in all humanness reaching out to God. This season we use the Book of Psalms as we explore The Gospel of Glee where a new community learns to Anthem Gospel Ensemble sing songs of sorrow and songs of hope together as 10,000 Reasons (Bless The Lord) they learn what it means by Jonas Myrin and Matt Redman to grow together.

2 Sermon Rev. Troy Treash Communion Gospel According to Glee: Huddles for Healing As we gather, break bread, and tell stories of hope through prayer, song and ritual in the practice we call "communion," we bear witness that "Life is stronger than death. People can change with God’s help. And God is Special Music Justin Ryan worthy of our thanks and praise." All are welcome The Real You at the table: you do not Words and Music by Marsha Stevens-Pino and Chip Davis need to be a member of this or any church to gather as God's children at the table of Life.

A brief blessing is offered with bread and juice, available to all. Gluten- free bread is offered at the far right; Spanish Creating Community blessing offered at the far left.

Please honor this time of sacred community with singing, quiet meditation or prayer that we might each receive the spiritual nourishment we seek ... Comunión Al reunirnos, partir el pan, y contar historias Offertory Gospel Ensemble de esperanza a través de la oración, el canto y el God Is Great ritual en la práctica que by Words and Music by Ricky Dillard llamamos "comunión", damos testimonio de que "la vida es más fuerte que la muerte. Las personas pueden cambiar con la ayuda de Dios. Y Dios es digno de nuestro agradecimiento y alabanza. "Todos están invitados a la mesa: no es necesario ser Communion Rev. Kristen Klein-Cechettini miembro de esta iglesia Tony Spears o cualquier reunir como hijos de Dios en la mesa de la Vida.

Una breve bendición se ofrece con el pan y el jugo, al alcance de todos. Pan sin gluten se ofrece en el extremo derecho; bendición españoles ofrecen en el extremo izquierdo. Communion Songs Aaron Reines, flute Por favor respetar este tiempo de comunidad sagrada con canto, la meditación o la oración silenciosa para que podamos recibir Come Just As You Are cada uno el alimento by Joseph Sabolick espiritual que buscamos.

3 Nella Fantasia Nella In my fantasy I see a just world, Where everyone lives in peace and in honesty. Fantasia I dream of spirits that are always free, Like clouds that fly, Written by acclaimed Full of humanity in the depths of the spirit. Italian, Academy Award winning composer, In my fantasy I see a bright world, Where each night there is less darkness. Ennio Morricone, I dream of spirits that are always free, Like clouds that fly, Full of humanity. - second of only tow composers to receive the Honorary In my fantasy exists a warm wind, That breathes into the city, like a friend. Academy Award I dream of spirits that are always free, Like the clouds that fly, "for his magnificent Full of humanity in the depths of the spirit. and multifaceted contribution to the art of film music," - "Nella Prayer that Jesus Taught Us Fantasia" is an Italian by Albert Hay Malotte and Steve Wilkinson song based on the theme "Gabriel's Oboe" from the 1986 major motion picture file "The Mission." A film Prayer of Thanksgiving Rev. Kristen Klein-Cechettini about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-Century South America, "The Mission" was written by Robert + Bolt, Directed by Roland Closing Song Justin Ryan Joffe and starts Notable actors Robert DeNiro, You Brought Us Out Jeremy Irons, Ray McNally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi and Liam Oh Lord you brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. Neeson. Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better place. You brought us out, Originally written as Oh Lord you brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. an instrumental, it was at the insistent request Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better of world-renowned place. You brought us out, to bring us in. classical singer Sarah Brightman that All those years longing for a land. We would start, but too weak to stand, Morricone rewrite the And they took their toll. tyrants of their soul. With no place we could call our own. composition with lyrics. English and Italian lyrics With no song, Lord You heard our groan. And You made a way, where there was no way. were collaboratively written and translated Oh Lord You brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. by Brightman and Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better Chiara Ferrau, respectively. place. You brought us out, to bring us in. Out of chains and the bonds of man, Out of death and the curse of sin Through the desert sands, To the promise land. Oh Lord You brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better place. You brought us out, Oh Lord You brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better place. You brought us out, Oh Lord You brought us from a mighty long way, A mighty long stay in the wilderness. Oh Lord You brought us through the thick and thin, Through the fire and wind to a better place.You brought us out, to bring us in.

Words and Music by Joy Gardner, Bill & Gloria Gaither, Kelly Bowling & Destiny McGuire Public Domain, CCLI# 1025612

+ Benediction Rev. Troy Treash

+ Postlude Joel Hammett

4 Executive Team

Rev. Troy Treash Senior Pastor Welcome! [email protected] (x101) If you are attending Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church for the first time, we are glad to have you here! We invite you to join us each week as we worship God and learn Mark C. Brown more about Christian living in an inclusive way. All are welcome. Director of Worship Arts Make sure to visit the Concierge Desk, located in our Welcome Area, to receive a [email protected] (x109) gift from us. You will find friendly volunteer hosts waiting to greet you. Rev. Dr. Michael Diaz Director of Connections Worship Services [email protected] (x105) Resurrection MCC is proud to offer a variety in our worship services. Our two Sunday services, at 9 & 11 am, are identical in form, however they contain different elements from Mark Eggleston diverse religious traditions each week. Director of Outreach [email protected] (x106) A Special Welcome to First-Time Families! Our nursery staff would love to meet you and your infants & children aged one month Rev. Kristen Klein-Cechettini through three years! The nursery is located to the right of the Sanctuary entrance and is Director of Life Development open during both the 9 & 11 am services. [email protected] (x107) Children and youth aged 4 - 17 years are invited to join our Youth Ministries Program during the 11 am service in the Activities Building (located across the breezeway from our main parking lot). Sign-in begins at 10:45 am. All children must be registered and signed-in to Professional Stipend & Volunteers attend. Parents are welcome to join the children for Communion at Noon in the Activities Building. Snack & sign-outs begin at 12:15 pm. Jon Creamer Audio Engineer About Us… Rev. Johnna Faber Resurrection MCC is a Christian church that follows God's call to justice for all people. We Pastoral Care Coordinator build on a rich history of social justice for, and on behalf of, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, [email protected] and queer people. Since its founding in 1968, Metropolitan Community Churches have been at the vanguard of civil and human rights movements as an international advocate for Rev. Pat Farnan vulnerable people in places where religious orthodoxy, sexism, transphobia and homophobia Altar Ministry Coordinator can result in violence and death. MCC has been on the forefront in the struggle towards [email protected] marriage equality in the US and other countries worldwide and continues to be a powerful Joel Hammett voice in the LGBTQ equality movement. MCC’s ministry reaches over 43,000 members in Organist & Accompanist over 250 churches in 22 countries worldwide. Christy Irvin Metropolitan Community Churches are on a bold mission to transform hearts, lives, and Gospel Ensemble Pianist history. We are a movement that faithfully proclaims God's inclusive love for all people and proudly bears witness to the holy integration of spirituality and sexuality. Because of our Debbie Mansfield faith we are called to: do justice, show kindness, and live humbly with God (Micah 6:8); Nursery Coordinator explore life's questions with open hearts and minds; raise our voices in sacred defiance [email protected] against exclusion, whether religious, political or systemic; reach out to those with no hope; equip new generations of remarkable, far-reaching spiritual activists. Sara Navarro Graphic Design The MISSION of Resurrection MCC is to demonstrate God's unconditional love Teen Coordinator to all people through Christ-like action. [email protected] (x112) The VISION of Resurrection MCC is to ATTRACT people into a relationship with Joel Palomares God through radical INCLUSION into God's family, transform them to Christ-like Youth Ministries Program Coordinator MATURITY, and MOBILIZE them for their life purpose. [email protected] At Resurrection MCC, every member and friend is a minister of the church. We envision Steven Shannon a Christian community that values diversity and is as diverse and all-encompassing Sanctuary Choir Director as creation. Through salvation, service, study, and tithing, each member and friend [email protected] will live and grow in faith and be spiritually fed. We embrace four core values: Tony Spears Summer Ministry Associate Core Values [email protected] Inclusion Rusty Swisher Love is our greatest moral value and resisting exclusion is a primary focus of our ministry. Bookkeeper We want to continue to be the conduits of a faith where everyone is included in the family [email protected] of God, and where all parts of our being are welcomed at God’s table. Bridgett Vinson Community Operations Coordinator Offering a safe and open community for people to worship, learn and grow in their faith is [email protected] our deep desire. We are committed to equipping ourselves and each other to do the work Cassandra White that God has called us to do in the world. Gospel Ensemble Director Spiritual Transformation [email protected] Providing a message of liberation from the oppressive religious environment of our day or Worship | Sunday, 9 & 11 am to those experiencing God for the first time is what guides our ministry. We believe that Children & Youth Worship | Sunday, 11 am when people are invited to experience God through the life and ministry of Christ, lives will be transformed. Nursery | Sunday, 9 & 11 am Social Action Resurrection MCC 2025 West 11th St, Houston, Texas 77008 Working to talk less and do more, we are committed to resisting the structures that oppress people and standing with to those who suffer under the weight of oppressive systems, Phone 713-861-9149 / Fax 713-861-2520 being guided always by our commitment to Global Human Rights. www.ResurrectionMCC.org

5 Open Information Session: TODAY, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Gathering Place

SUMMER WEEKEND SERIES July 18-20, August 15-17, September 19-21 Fridays, 6 - 9 pm Saturdays, 10 am - 6 pm Sundays, 1 - 3 pm

Creating a Life that Matters: Summer Series is an intensive 3-course curriculum for rediscovering your relationship with the Sacred, your Self, and your Passion! For this 3-weekend CLM: Summer Series participants gather every third weekend of July, August, and September to complete the high-impact 18-session curriculum over 3 concentrated Friday - Sunday immersions. Space limited to 25. Commitment to all three weekends required. Scholarships available. $50 Registration applied to $150 tuition. [email protected] Rediscovering Rediscovering Rediscovering Relationship with Relationship with Relationship with the Sacred My Self My Passion Friday, July 18 - Sunday, July 20 Friday, August 15 - Sunday, August 17 Friday, September 19 - While many would agree that relationship As modern, Western people, we expend Sunday, September 21 with the Sacred is the fundamental time, effort and money seeking to beginning of all faith paths, this transforming understand who we are. In these six sessions Our passions make us most aware of our experience is often lost when we exchange we explore some of the influences that have personal power, energy and joy. Many our spiritual vitality for empty religious shaped us, and ways to create a self we will internal and external factors influence how practices. In these six sessions, we explore want to live with, others will want to relate successfully we manifest these passions in what it means to be transformed by an to, and God will be able to use in the service our lives. In these six sessions we explore encounter with the Sacred, and rediscover of all that is Sacred. ways to manage those factors, and discover loving God with heart, soul and mind. what gives us power, energy, and joy as we Sessions which make up this Course: serve the Sacred through the church Sessions which make up this Course: Brilliant, Gorgeous, Fabulous Sessions which make up this Course: Bring Many Names Powerful Beyond Measure Did You Call Me? Beyond Belief Under the Waterline Peaks and Valleys Church: The Body Eclectic Keeping Body and Soul Together Shadows in the Valleys Friends of God and Prophets Good Vibrations Tapestry Staying Alive Celebrating My Sacred Self The Perfect Swing Celebrating the Sacred Here We Are, Send Us! Register online at www.bit.ly/RMCC-2014CLM 6 SOUL REPAIR: Rebuilding Your Spiritual Life JULY EIGHT MONDAYS JULY 7 - AUGUST 25 WATER-RAMA 7 - 8:30 pm Gathering Place

TODAY Do you wonder if God is really for you? Deep down 11 am - 12:30 pm many of us believe that we are not good enough to have Back Parking Lot a meaningful relationship with God. Having inherited distorted and inadequate spiritualities - abusive, anorexic, All (Kindergarten-Eighth Grade) school-age children addictive, and codependent understandings of God - our prepare to get wet this Sunday! Bring your suits, towels, souls recoil with a toxic combination of fear and shame. and water shoes for a Children's Church water-play day! We try to please God and earn God’s love, but we find No swimming skills necessary for this splashing-fun time ourselves exhausted and discouraged. Come, transform of refreshment in the middle of our Texas summer - be a burdensome and unfulfilling spirituality with Soul Repair! sure to apply your sunscreen and join us! Contact Youth@ ResurrectionMCC.org for more info. Details - www.bit.ly/RMCC-soulrepair TAIZE PRAYER SERVICE Meeting Jesus Again . . . and Again! FOUR WEDNESDAYS JULY 9, 16, 23, 30 7 - 8:30 pm Gathering Place

FRIDAY "Believing in Jesus does not mean believing doctrines about him. Rather, it means to give one's heart, one's JULY 11 self at its deepest level, to . . . the living Lord." With this 7 - 8 pm • Chapel theologian Marcus Borg invites us to "meet Jesus again for the first time." This series expands Borg's compelling invitation to introduce us to four different authors and their A contemplative experience using both spoken word distinctively different perspectives on Jesus. Open heart and song, lead by Tony Pryor in the tradition of Taize. and mind and join us as we encounter these "Jesus-es" - Please join us for this rich spiritual practice. questioners and believers welcome!

Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/RMCC-20140711t Details - www.bit.ly/RMCC-mjaaa [email protected] [email protected]

7 FRIDAY NIGHT OUT NORTH

FRIDAY • 7 - 9 pm MCC 101 SUNDAY • 12:45 - 3:30 pm JULY 11 JULY 13 Gathering Place Chuy's 18035 I45 North, Shenandoah 77385 Learn more about who we are at Resurrection MCC in this • introductory class. We’ll discuss the mission, vision, and www.chuys.com 936-321-4440 values of Resurrection MCC, learn more about our history, and discover the many ways people are making an impact Join your Resurrection friends on the North side of in our faith community. At the end of class you will be given town for a night filled with good food, good friends the opportunity to become a member if you feel God’s call and good conversation! on your heart to do so. The class is open to those wishing to become members and those who simply want to learn Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/RMCC-20140711n more about Resurrection MCC. [email protected] Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/RMCC-20140713 [email protected] LIVING YOUR VOICE SHOWCASE BODY BLAST Fitness Camp SATURDAYS SATURDAY 8 - 9 am • Activities Building JULY 19 7 - 9 pm • Gathering Place Body Blast Fitness Camp is group exercise class that mixes basic calisthenics with interval and strength This celebration is the culmination of the work the Joyful training. Using light weights and circuit-training stations to engage the entire body, FIT personal trainer Brian Singing 102 participants have done in weekly class. It’s Kinney invites people of ALL fitness levels to participate a labor of love to learn, rehearse and master each song in a fun and motivating one hour class. and to share with classmates, friends and family. It’s always a lovely evening filled with heartfelt and powerful Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/BODYBLAST2014 performances! [email protected] [email protected] 8 LANDSCAPE & FACILITIES NIGHT OUT WITH THE WORKDAY DYNAMO! SUNDAY SATURDAY AUGUST 3 JULY 19 6:00 pm 9 am - 2 pm BBVA Compass Stadium Resurrection MCC Campus 2200 Texas Street, Houston 77003 Join us as we get together to love on, clean up, organize, and maintain our church. Meet at 9 am in For $45 per person, you'll have a seat on the Budweiser the Welcome Area to choose an indoor or outdoor Deck, two beverage tickets (non-alcoholic or alcoholic), a project. Lunch and laughs will be held in the Gathering buffet style meal, and a Dynamo Souvenir item. Purchase your tickets for the 6:00 pm game in the Inspirations Place from Noon - 1 pm. Bookstore and Coffee Café before Sunday, July 27, and help us cheer on the Dynamo. Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/RMCC-20140719 [email protected] [email protected]

Focusing on the Future Conversations Continue! A SURVEY ON YOGA BELIEFS AND VALUES CONNECTIONS www.ResurrectionMCC.org/survey2 As we act in PRIDE (Passion + Resources + Intentional Direction + Endurance), we continue our strategic planning process. We need to hear from you. Please complete this online survey on our Beliefs and Values and be used to advance our focus on the future! Your voice matters. This information wil be used at the Congregational Forum on August 2 for deeper conversations and dreams for our future together.

A Survey on Beliefs and Values is the second of two online surveys to inform the continuation of our Focusing on the Future conversations at Resurrection MCC. Instructors Alternate Weekly: Darrin Brindle, Robin Mack, and Special Guests • Whether or not you are a member of Resurrection MCC we invite you to participate in this survey. • Your participation will be anonymous; all of your responses will be confidential. TUESDAYS • The survey is open now and will close on Tuesday, 7 - 8 pm | Activities Building July 22, at Noon. • A link to the online survey will be sent by email in an Please bring water and towel. Yoga mats available invitation to all congregants to participate. You may to borrow. Beginner to Intermediate skill levels. also access the survey on our Web site. Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/YOGA2014 The results of this survey will be presented in the congregational forum on August 2, 2014. [email protected]

9 SPIRITS & SPIRITUALITY NO RULES. NO RELIGION.

THURSDAY JULY 24 7:30 - 9 pm ZUMBA Home of Will Carr 545 Studewood, Houston 77007

Join other MCCers for a casual evening filled with spiritual conversation and fun fellowship. This is an opportunity to explore the spiritual and non-religious aspects of relationships and life challenges in a casual environment. You are encouraged to bring a dish or a beverage of choice and enjoy a time of fellowship and conversation. Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/RMCC-20140724 [email protected]

We are blessed to have served hundreds of clients throughout 2013. Your continued support through food and monetary donations allow us to continue to serve our community in a very meaningful way. The Board of Pride Charities would like to launch a special 2014 campaign by asking each of you to consider joining us in an effort to make each Sunday a special donation Sunday to keep our shelves bursting at the seams.

First Sunday (Protein) – Tuna, Chicken, Chili, Vienna Sausages, Luncheon Meat Second Sunday (Fruits & Vegetables) – Canned Fruit, Peas, Corn, Green Beans Third Sunday (Carb) - Small bags of Rice or Beans, Pasta Noodles, Cans of Soup Fourth Sunday (Breakfast) – Cereal, Oatmeal

Volunteers are also needed to help return calls and set appointments, and to assist clients in the Food Pantry on Tuesdays from 9 am – Noon. If you are interested in volunteering, or have any questions, please contact Debbie Skelly at [email protected].

Thank you for your continued support of the Food Pantry!

10 ZUMBA MONDAYS August 4, 11, 18, 25 • 7 - 8 pm Activities Building Zumba fuses fitness, entertainment and culture into an exhilarating dance-fitness sensation. Zumba exercise classes are “fitness-parties" that blend upbeat world rhythms with easy-to-follow choreography, for a total- body workout that feels like a celebration.

Details & RSVP: www.bit.ly/ZUMBA2014 [email protected] FISHERS NET PRAYER MINISTRY Fishers Net offers personal prayers on Sundays at the Prayer Wall after the 11:00 am Worship Service. Please email your prayer request to [email protected]. Board Member on Duty John Lasseigne Board Minutes Available Upon Request. General Fund Giving Report For Week and YTD Ended June 29, 2014

Giving (Tithes and Offerings) Week Ended YTD Total Total Amount Received $18,674.85 $444,851.78 Total Amount Anticipated $17,837.38 $463,771.81 Ministry Plan Need is the weekly Total Giving Variance ($18,920.03) amount needed per the budget Weekly Giving Comparison approved by the congregation to achieve our 2013 ministry Average Amount Received $17,109.68 plan goals and strategic growth Ministry Plan Need $17,837.38 initiatives (i.e., the amount needed to make ministry happen) Attendance Week Ended YTD Average Worship 453 449 Programming 105 181 Total Weekly Attendance 558 630 This Week @ ResurrectionMCC.org SUNDAY JULY 6 9:00 am Worship Service Sanctuary 10:15 am Fisher’s Net - Prayer Time Chapel 10:45 am Youth Ministries Program Activities Building 11:00 am Worship Service Sanctuary 11:00 am July Water-rama! Back Parking Lot BRUNCH 12:30 pm Brunch Buddies Welcome Center 1:00 pm Ministry Coordinators Meeting Conference Room 4:00 pm Justin Ryan Concert Gathering Place BUDDIES MONDAY OFFICE CLOSED JULY 7 6:00 pm Living Your Voice 102 Chapel TODAY 6:30 pm Facility Committee Meeting Conference Room 12:30 pm 7:00 pm Soul Repair Gathering Place TUESDAY JULY 8 BERRYHILL BAJA GRILL 702 E 11TH ST, HOUSTON, TX 77008 6:00 pm Praise Team Rehearsal Sanctuary (713) 225-2252 • WWW.BERRYHILLBAJAGRILL.COM 7:00 pm 2nd Annual Exhale Concert Sanctuary 7:00 pm Narcotics Anonymous 12-Step Gathering Place Every Sunday, all are welcome to meet in the Gathering Place after the 11 am Worship service to connect with 7:00 pm Yoga Activities Building those going to brunch. Around 12:30 the group departs WEDNESDAY JULY 9 for the chosen location for the week (Restaurant name and address in the bulletin each week). Whether you're 7:00 pm Meeting Jesus Again...and Again! Gathring Place a long-time congregant or a first-time visitor, consider yourself invited to become a Brunch Buddy! 7:00 pm Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step Meeting Chapel [email protected] 7:30 pm Living Your Voice Rehearsal Music Room THURSDAY JULY 10 10:00 am Houston Area Fiber Artists Meeting Gathering Place 10:00 am Ryan White Planning Council Meeting Activities Building FRIDAY OFFICE CLOSED JULY 11 6:00 pm Taize Prayer Service Rehearsal Chapel 7:00 pm Friday Night Out-North 7:00 pm Taize Prayer Service Chapel SATURDAY OFFICE CLOSED JULY 12 8:00 am Body Blast Fitness Camp Activities Building JUSTIN RYAN 9:00 am Stewardship Meeting Conference Room 9:30 am Overeaters Anonymous 12-Step Meeting Chapel IN CONCERT 10:00 am Community Voices for Public Education Activities Building 10:00 am Community Voices for Public Education Activities Building 10:00 am Living Your Voice Rehearsal Music Room TODAY 10:00 am SGE Facilitator Training Gathering Place 4 - 5:30 pm 11:00 am Praise Dance Rehearsal Sanctuary Gathering Place

SUNDAY JULY 13 Justin Ryan is visiting us from Nashville. He has toured churches and concert halls throughout the nation. Justin 9:00 am Worship Service Sanctuary has backed up some of the most renowned artists 10:15 am Fisher’s Net - Prayer Time Chapel in Country Music. His deep Southern Gospel roots 10:45 am Youth Ministries Program Activities Building contribute to his full, resonate sound. He is passionate 11:00 am Worship Service Sanctuary about sharing Jesus' all-inclusive love through song. 12:20 am Jubilee Theater Meeting Activities Building Come out and enjoy this free concert! A love offering 12:30 pm Brunch Buddies Welcome Center will be received for those who wish to support the artist. 1:00 pm MCC 101 Gathering Place 7:00 pm The Mankind Project Support Group Chapel www.bit.ly/RMCC-justinryan