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JULY 2015
The Church
at Horseshoe Bay
600 HI RIDGE RD., P.O. BOX 8295, HORSESHOE BAY, TEXAS 78657
We Have a Plan
I mentioned in a sermon recently about the death of my dear friend and ministry
mentor, Bro. Dan McLendon. Bro. Dan lived to be 98 and was sharp and mentally clear until just a few months before his promotion to Glory. Back in the
1980s Dan selected a team of young ministers in which I was privileged to be
included. Dan was of a generation with a whole different set of anecdotes and
stories and sayings.
One of Dan’s favorite lines when one of us young ministers would get upset
about something was: “Don’t get your tail over the dashboard!” Now... I assumed that I knew what a dashboard was; and I was fairly certain I knew what
part of the human anatomy was the tail; but my imagination had enormous difficulty envisioning one’s tail over the car dashboard!? Sooo... I inquired what he
meant.
The dashboard he envisioned was on a horse-drawn wagon, and the tail was literally the horse's tail. If the horse’s tail should happen to get over the dashboard
- it was both a great nuisance to the driver and an irritation to the horse. Dan’s
explanation gave my imagination great relief!
Another of Bro. Dan’s favorite sayings was: “To fail to plan is to plan to fail.”
Well... we have a plan for this summer. Garry Kesler has planned several special musical guests and presentations that will be both inspirational and different.
Malcolm and I have planned our preaching. Malcolm has been very gracious in
allowing me some Sundays away this year, and he is about to take some time as
well. I will begin a series of sermons about Question That Jesus Asks; questions that have implications that continue to live until this day. In August Malcolm will begin a series of sermons based on Psalm 23.
The point is that our summer worship will be planned to challenge, bless, and
enrich your life and your walk with God in relationship with his Son our LORD
and Savior. We plan to be a little more relaxed during the hot summer months.
Dress comfortably. So shall we.
Make a plan to join us in worship every Sunday you are in town. Make a plan to
be in worship while away and bring back a bulletin to share about your summer
worship experience. And remember Bro. Dan’s sage advice.
Your Pastor and friend,
Johnny White
JULY 5
“Weaklings Wanted”
II Corinthians 12:2-10
Harlan Hodges, Pianist
SERIES:
Questions That Jesus
Is Still Asking Us!
JULY 12
Luke 2
Gospel Singing with Strings
JULY 19
John 1
Camp Peniel Sunday
JULY 26
Mark 2
Keenan Fletcher-Violinist
ASCRIBE PRAISE!
(an occasional article on why we do what we do on Sunday morning)
How do our pastors decide what to preach on? As one might expect, many considerations go into preparing a preaching plan such as the context of the congregation, special days in the congregation's life, the
seasons of the year and addressing particular/pertinent interests in the life of a congregation.
One popular method is “series” preaching: taking a certain Biblical theme (like grace or prayer or forgiveness) and spending a few weeks focusing more deeply on the topic. Another popular method is taking several weeks preaching through a book of the Bible (say, Luke) or taking three-six weeks preaching on a certain section within a book of the Bible (say, the Sermon on the Mount). Another popular method is preaching the lectionary.
A lectionary is a list of scriptural texts (called “lections”) recommended for use in worship or study on a particular Sunday usually structured around the Church Year (Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Holy Week,
Easter, Pentecost, Ordinary Time). For each Sunday, the lectionary includes a reading from the Old Testament, a Psalm, a reading from the Epistles, and a Gospel reading. In the mid-1960's, representatives from
sixteen Christian denominations came together to discuss worship renewal and a by-product of this conversation was the creation of the Revised Common Lectionary. The idea is that over a three year period, a
congregation would hear scripture/sermons covering a majority of the Bible.
What about The Church at Horseshoe Bay? Over the years, pastors have usually “preached the lectionary” though “series” preaching has also taken place. Throughout the year, Pastors Johnny and Malcolm
along with Minister of Music Garry Kesler, plan worship and preaching seeking to bring the richness and
depth of God's Word to our congregation.
If you would like to help
with a long-range plan regarding our church landscape, please contact Norman Homburg, Grounds
Chairperson. (979) 2555024
Join the Men of Faith as
they host their monthly
Prayer Breakfast on Saturday, July 25 at 8:30 a.m. in
the Fellowship Hall. All
men are invited and encouraged to attend!
WHEN YOU ARE
AWAY FROM THE
CHURCH AT HSB
THIS SUMMER
Going away sometime this summer? On the Sundays that you are away from our church, worship
God at the place you are visiting! Make sure you
get the worship bulletin and bring it back home
with you. Then bring it to church. We will display
the bulletins after the summer and enjoy understanding how other Christians worship. They can
be dropped off at the church office.
Kisses From Katie by Katie J. Davis. Katie is an 18
year old high school president
of her class and homecoming
queen from Nashville who
decided to disappoint her parents by forgoing college to
move to Uganda. In Uganda
she knows only one person and does not
even speak the language. After a short
mission trip to Uganda during her senior
year, Katie knew her calling and answered with a passion the needs she
saw in Uganda. Read Katie's story as
she serves the people and loves the children from Uganda.
Books & Scones
will meet on
Tuesday, July 28, at 3:30 p.m. in the Library. Our book this month is The Hiding
Place by Corrie Ten Boom. This is a well
known book written about survival during
World War II. The family of Corrie Ten
Boom hid Jews in their small watch shop
home and later were placed in a concentration camp. The author's survival is a testimony of Christ's Spirit and strength through
this time.
Books are available in the church
office for $6.00.
SUNDAYS at 9:45 a.m.
SEEKERS CLASS
The Book of Genesis
7/5 Abraham Put to the Test
(ch.21-22)
Led by Johnny White
7/12 Women in the Bible-Sarah and Hagar
Led by Stan Smith
7/19 A Bride for Isaac (ch.24)
Led by Linda Wilson
7/26 The Barren Women and the
Younger Son
Led by Jim Jorden
FAITH BRIDGE
40 Days of Community
by Rick Warren
7/5 No Class
7/12 Growing Together
Led by Jane Boisvert
7/19 Serving Together
Led by Gail Mathews
7/26 Worshiping Together
Led by Dwight King
BIBLE ALIVE
The Book of Ephesians
7/5 Clarification of Christian Doctrines
(ch.4:1-31) Led by Larry Canter
7/12 Balance in the Christian Life
(ch.5:1-26) Led by Art Hawkinson
7/19 Responsibilities Within the Christian Life
(ch.6:1-18) Led by Art Hawkinson
WOMEN’S BIBLE STUDY
Battlefield of the Mind, Winning the Battle in Your Mind
Based on the Joyce Meyer book and study series
7/5 A Passive Mind & The Mind of Christ (ch.12 &13)
7/12 Video- What Would Jesus Think
7/19 My Future is Determined by My Past and
My Present & I Don’t Want the Responsibility (ch.16 &17)
7/26 I Can’t Take It if Things Are Too Bad! and I Can’t Help
It-I’m Just Addicted (ch.18 &19)
RECURRING WEEKLY EVENTS
Mondays- Prayer Ministry Group
9:00 a.m.
Wednesdays- Prayer Ministry Group 4:30 p.m.
SUMMER WORSHIP AT CHSB
Starting Sunday, July 5, and continuing through Sunday, September 6, you will notice something different when you come to
worship: the pastors won't be wearing their pulpit robes while
leading worship. Instead, they will be in less formal wear (shirt
and tie but no coat, or shirt with coat but no tie, etc.) Why? For
two reasons. First, as a way to make guests more comfortable,
especially those who are visiting/vacationing at the Resort and
might come to Sunday worship. We expect such guests would
not likely come in coat, tie or dress. Guests who come to worship and see the pastors a bit less formal will feel a bit more at
ease. Second, we usually dress less formally during the summer
months because of the heat. This includes dressing less formally
for church. In addition, the bank of lights in the sanctuary that
point and focus on the chancel, pulpit and lectern produce extra
heat in those areas and there are no air conditioning vents specific to those areas. The
result for those leading
worship is experiencing
extra warmth.
So, the
Board of Trustees approved
this eight-week change for
summer. On Communion
Sundays, however, the pastors will wear a stole.
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Karen and Steve Jarrard Thanked for the Stations of the Cross
On Wednesday, February 25, 2015, Senior Pastor Johnny White called a meeting of selected church
members and laid out his vision for first ever Stations of the Cross at The Church at Horseshoe Bay.
He indicated that he had just finished the draft of the booklet that will be the guide for those who visit
our Remembrance Garden during Passion Week to take themselves on a self-guided spiritual journey
through the Stations. The dream picture is that this will become a Highland Lakes tradition shared by
hundreds of pilgrims every year during Passion Week.
With that introduction, Steve and Karen Jarrard stepped forward with their ideas for the project. Karen
Jarrard worked out a design for the project and Steve, who constructed the crosses, drilled over 14
holes in tough, rocky territory and helped Karen complete her mission to its final, awesome conclusion.
Karen and Steve were two Christian missionaries, serving the Lord and our Church, toiling with loving
vigor and boundless energy to complete Johnny’s dream in time for Passion Week.
A wrap up summary of the Passion Week activities indicated that the beautiful Stations of the Cross
walkway drew over 400 worshipers. Over 300 favorable comments were recorded in the sign-out log
book that was available at the exit of the “Stations” walking path.
At the Board of Trustees June 16, 1015 regular meeting, they invited Steve and Karen to be present so
the Board members could thank them in person for their remarkable initiative of researching, designing
and constructing Stations of the Cross.
Don Eckelbarger, Chairman, Worship and Music Committee presented a Certificate of Appreciation to
Karen and Steve for their hard work and Carolyn Thornton, Chairman, Board of Trustees personally
thanked them on behalf of the Board and the Church members for their remarkable achievement.
Jim & Sonia Wylie
Mark & Kena Richert
Fred & Elsie Thurman
Bob & Linda Lambert
Donald & Ann Eckelbarger
John & Rosie Redden
Kirk & Mary Robison
Tom & Dianne Jones
Dale & Linda Amstutz
Mike & Caira Franz
Jack & Cathy Harris
Evan & Virginia Roberts
Chuck & Lois Strasburg
Paul & Carol Brushwood
Charlie & Donna Sugg
Russell & Mary York
Frank & Gwen Ligon
P.T. & Jill Williams
T. & Phyllis Jones
Morris & JoAnn Chambless
Will & Marilyn Howard
John & Maryellen Richardson
Bill & Donna Wheeler
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SUMMER CELEBRATION
Julie Parker
John McGrew
Steven Smith
Karen Idom
Carol Fraley
Pam Carrothers
Tom Butler
Charlie Woodruff
Carol Clarke
Marion Weyrauch
Joan Strong
Jessie Bochat
Bill Smyrl
Carolyn Lee
Ora Dell McMahon
Jerry Shackelford
Deby Mason
Reagan Lambert
Ellen Mitchell
Winnie Woodruff
Greg Kepner
Jesse Randle
Virginia Wolfe
Mike Kimball
JoAnn Chambless
Ben Lancashire
Sally Kuhn
Tommie Sue Davis
Barbara Racz
Eleanor Taylor
Dee Erickson
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Sue Maine
Carolyn Hennessee
Patsy Barnes
Bill Boisvert
Morris Chambless
D. J. Yows
Lala Jackson
Steve Stevens
John Moseley
Peter Potts
Karen Wines
Joyce Nussbaum
Sandy Smith
Malcolm McQueen
Mike Pickering
Stan Barnes
Beverly (Dot) Bailey
Dolores Guinn
Fay Ferguson
Frank Byrd
Billy Cardwell
Johnnie Heck
Ed West
Deane Grubbs
Steve Jordan
Cynthia Fair
Vic Shackelford
Betty Cruikshank
Judy Stephens
Carole Keiffer
Dianne Jones
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Good times were had by all on June 3 at the
first annual Summer Celebration at the
church fellowship hall. The special events
committee hosted a celebration to welcome
new members with hot dogs and ice cream
sundaes.
Everyone had a great time with
special guests the “Gospel Groupies” and Elvis.
BENEVOLENCE
GROUP
TRW – Speaking Hope to the World
One of the important charities that the Benevolence Committee supports
is the large media organization called TWR, headquarters in Cary, North
Carolina. Trans World Radio operations includes video broadcasts,
movies, mobile phone signals, digital channels, MP3 recordings and
other forms of communications.
The company builds and owns broadcasting stations in key parts of the world and then blankets huge areas with signals that can
be heard in both cities and hard to reach rural areas. Speaking fluently in more than 230 languages and dialects, TWR strives to
reach the world for Jesus Christ. Their global media outreach engages millions of listeners in 200 countries with biblical truth.
For over 60 years, God has enabled TWR to help lead people from doubt to discipleship. Together with international partners,
local churches and other ministries, TWR provides relevant programming, discipleship resources and dedicated workers to
spread hope to individuals and communities around the globe. Whether using high-powered AM, shortwave or FM radio, mobile phone technology, streaming content to Internet users or visiting face-to-face with listeners, TWR leaves a lasting spiritual
footprint.
TWR builds programs to reach out to certain groups. One of their special projects is in China where TWR missionaries distributed Radio Church Kits which contain a radio, a Bible and study materials that a small group of seekers or believers can use to
listen to TWR’s Bible-teaching programs. Another program called Project Hannah is a prayer movement to pray for women
around the world who live with neglect, abuse, poverty and many other challenges. The Women of Hope radio program encourages women in 64 languages with messages of God’s love.
Lauren Libby, President and CEO wrote recently that TWR is moving forward in its calling of “proclaiming the gospel of Jesus
Christ to the whole world by mass media so that lasting fruit is produced!” In 2013 they brought on line TWR360, a new digital channel that ministers to people globally reaching over 200 countries. On March 24, 2014 their newest transmitter began
broadcasting into Pakistan, Afghanistan, and North India – an area as large as two-thirds of the United States – and in the first
month alone TWR received 1,200 responses from listeners in the region. On that day, God opened a tremendous door to the
gospel in one of the most socially and spiritually troubled regions of our world with more than 230 million potential listeners.
Reaching a nation like Afghanistan is important. Out of 32 million people, Christians number only in the thousands. There are
some 48,000 places of worship in the country and not a single church. These people have struggled to survive amid violence,
oppression, and hopelessness for generations. TWR’s goal is to help overcome decades of prejudice against Christianity and
simply help the Afghan people discover the love of Jesus and the healing that He brings.
In India, TWR broadcasts in 65 languages and dialects over radio, Internet and other platforms. On average, TWR India receives 20,000 radio listener responses each month. Ministry staffs are located in 65 call centers spread across the country to
respond to the needs of listeners. Callers can talk to a counselor or leave a response.
TWR is recruiting and build constantly to carry the message of Jesus to Asia, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East and
Europe. God is still calling individuals to engage in His Great Commission.
Our music for this summer is going to be exciting and different!
We want the summer worship services to have a wide genre of
musical styles and musicians.
Beginning on July 5, we are happy to have Harlan Hodges. Yes,
you know that name. He is the son of Mark and Jennie Lynn
Hodges.
Harlan Hodges is a pianist and composer from West Texas who
has been actively performing and collaborating within a wide
By Garry Kesler, Minister of Music
range of musical styles and performance mediums over the past
decade. Specializing in both the Jazz and Classical forms of Composition and Improvisation, he has been recognized as one of
the up-and-coming leaders in the performance and production of new music. He has produced award winning works that reach
from Big Band, Orchestra, Chamber Music, and Electronics, to large-scale Art Installations, short films, Rock music, and multimedia works. He was a finalist in the 2011 BMI Student Composer Awards for his solo piano work “Six Poems”, and the
recipient of the 2011 Cactus Pear Xtreme Composer award for his Piano Quintet “Visions of a Mockingbird.” Harlan is about
to move to Los Angeles to continue to follow his dream as a composer for movies, television, and other medias.
July 12 This should be a really exciting day. It will be the first GSS, ”Gospel Singing with Strings.” I have invited musicians who attend our church and play stringed instruments such as guitar, mandolin, banjo, dulcimer, bass, etc. to join together
that day. We are going to accompany all the hymns and do a couple of specials. This will be a little in the Blue Grass style.
Should be a hoot (and a holler’ or two).
July 19
vice.
This will be Camp Peniel Sunday and the young adults from camp will bring our music and participate in the ser-
July 26
Keenan Fletcher will be back with us to play solo violin. She played on Psalm Sunday this year. To best describe
Keenan’s musical philosophy, she is a classically trained violinist turned Jazz and Texas Fiddler. Keenan grew up dreaming
she would someday play alongside Itzak Perlman at Juilliard, but she also was a California girl who wanted to train whales.
She attended The University of Texas and completed her degree at the Butler School of Music in Violin Studies. After college,
Keenan performed professionally in Dallas with the Texas Chamber Orchestra. She taught orchestra for DISD, as well as
maintained a private studio. In 2011, Keenan created a one-of-a-kind music studio, “The Agape Haus” in Llano, Texas. The
“mission-minded” studio has gardens, butterflies, chickens that donate eggs, a community garden and a community bible
study. She believes that music impacts more than just the student, but the whole community. Her students are passionate learners, and many have gone on to have careers in music. Keenan teaches all styles to promote diversity and uniqueness. Keenan
continues to perform jazz, classical and Texas Fiddle; and teaches violin, viola, cello, fiddle, rhythm guitar, piano and theory.
She enjoys the simple life with her husband, children, chickens, pigeons and dogs.
A glimpse of what’s to come in August
(Watch for more information in next
months newsletter and the weekly bulletins!)
August 2
String Ensemble
August 9
George Clayton, classical guitarist
August 16 YPH, or “You Pick the Hymns”
August 23 “Southrn’ Sangin’”
August 30
Men’s Ensemble
September 6 Women’s Ensemble
At the June 16 Board of Trustees
meeting, Kena Richert, Business
Administrator, was honored with a
cake for her recent accomplishment of C.C.A. This certification
is for Certified Church Administrator and Kena had worked hard
for this certification for several
years. As part of her project for
certification, Kena did the church
a great service by writing our current Volunteer Leadership Handbook.
Congrats Kena!
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Church Office Hours:
The Church at Horseshoe Bay
Staff
Johnny P. White
Malcolm McQueen
Garry Kesler
Kena Richert
Jennie Lynn Hodges
DeDe Hodge
Senior Pastor
Pastor
Minister of Music
Bus. Administrator
Organist/Pianist
Church Secretary
2015 Board of Trustees
Carolyn Thornton - Chairperson
Fred Klingensmith -Vice-Chairperson
Elsie Thurman - Treasurer
Kent Graham - Asst.Treasurer
Geneva Dalton - Corp. Secretary
Claudia Bird
Bill Edwards
Pat McMurtrie
Kay Tyler
Wayne Ratisseau
Monday-Friday
8:30- 4:30 p.m.
Office closed Friday, July 3
in observance of the federal
holiday
Church Library Hours:
Monday -Friday
8:30-4:30 p.m.
Sunday
8:30-12:30 p.m.
Don Eckelbarger
Mike Maine
Norm Homburg
Ken Lindgren
Linda Wilson
Financial Report and Attendance as of June 30, 2015
Average 8:30 Attendance 93
Average 11:00 Attendance 217
Average Sunday School Total Attendance 110
Contributions
Miscellaneous Income
Operating Expenses
Building Fund Transfers
Benevolence Giving
Net Excess/(Shortfall)
$
$
$
$
$
$
YTD Budget
523,971
9,420
(339,685)
(13,000)
(194,100)
(13,394)
$
$
$
$
$
$
YTD Actual
502,852
9,731
(341,479)
(13,000)
(194,100)
(35,997)
Last YTD Actual
$
464,319
$
14,447
$
(370,008)
$
(8,667)
$
(197,586)
$
(97,495)
Remaining steadfast in our vision to become a dollar-for-dollar congregation