Saturday, February 18th 2012, 7:00 p.m.

Edison’s

1724 Cockrell Ave., Dallas, TX 75215

Food, Drinks, Art and Dancing

Live Music by New Ground

Cocktail Attire, 60′s Mod or 70′s Disco Diva’s and Daddy O’s

I attend this event every year, and I can assure you that you will have a BLAST!

Tickets are $100 each (or $25 each if you’re also willing to work a two-hour shift).

If you would like to attend, please let me know and I will have an invitation sent to you.

Thanks! Garland

The Missions Committee is pleased to announce that our 2012 mission trip will be to San Antonio! We will be partnering with our own Linda Cross at Baptist University of the Americas. There are a number of exciting projects being considered including construction, partnerships with local relief agencies, sports camps, backyard Bible clubs, and others. We are also investigating the feasibility of offering a music and worship component that would involve our choir.

More details will be provided in the coming weeks, but for now, mark your calendar for July 14 – 21!

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Garland Hamic.

Also, if you have furniture or other heavier items that need to be picked up on Saturday, please contact Garland Hamic.

Here’s the good news: a big step forward was made this week due to the generosity of Royal Laners who contributed money to the mission trip. Between rummage sale proceeds, sponsorships, gifts, and mission trip fees paid by the missioners themselves (many of whom declined discounts they were entitled to), we had a surplus of over $3,000 after all of our expenses were paid. We sent that money to Rick McClatchy of CBF Texas, who reports that the money was used to buy: a new bathtub ($210), plumbing supplies, a bathroom sink, a toilet, and associated labor ($1,355), a hot water heater ($210), and electrical supplies and labor ($1,240).

Thank you again for all you did and for all you contributed to make our mission trip to Eagle Pass a success! Your generosity continues to have a tremendous impact in the community, especially for the Hernandez family!

Blessings,

Garland Hamic

Join us for our first 2012 mission trip forum on Saturday morning, November 19th, at 9:30 a.m. in Portable 1. We will reflect a bit on previous trips and begin to talk about what community we will serve next summer. It doesn’t matter whether you plan to go or not … EVERYONE is welcome! Mission trip belongs to the whole church, so come be a part of the dialogue.

We need a few volunteers to bring food. Please sign up here.

This part of the trip is so exciting! It’s the part where we begin to connect with a new community and dream about how we will serve together. Don’t miss out … be involved from the very beginning!!

Blessings …

Ruth May & Garland Hamic,

Mission Trip Coordinators

Go to this link:

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fuo/2654794586.html

Royal Lane is a Covenant Congregation of North Dallas Shared Ministries.

Since the first Sunday of each month is time for Communion atRoyal Lane, what better time to think of others in need. As we prepare to partake of The Lord’s Supper, let us also think of sharing food with our neighbors.

On the first Sunday of each month, simply bring what you can from the list below and drop your sacks either in the Narthex or in Family Hall. While the focus is on the first Sunday, you can drop off food any time during the month in the donations room in Family Hall.

The list: canned tuna, canned salmon, peanut butter, ramen noodles, salt, coffee, tea, canned carrots, canned black-eyed peas, canned spinach, canned sweet potatoes, canned pears, canned pineapple, canned mixed fruit, Jell-O, breakfast cereal, saltine crackers.

We know you can’t bring the whole list. Just choose what you can bring–it’s all needed.

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IT’S TIME FOR ACTION!!

As you are keenly aware, the town of Bastrop and surrounding communities have been devastated by wildfires this week. In response, Royal Lane is partnering with Foundation Christian Ministries in Bastrop to collect the items below for distribution to the hundreds of victims of this tragedy. Also partnering with us will be our friends and neighbors at Tiferet Israel and the Greenland Hills Neighborhood Association.

This coming Saturday, September 10, I will be driving a cargo van (or larger vehicle if needed) to Bastrop to deliver whatever we are able to collect between now and then. The van will leave at 10:00 a.m. from the church. Please help by providing whatever you can from the list below. Donations will be collected between now and Saturday morning in portable #2. Your donations should be left on the carts provided so that moving them will be easier and faster on Saturday morning.

List of needs:

• New or gently used clothing, LABELED BY BAG for women, men, or children
• NEW undergarments for women, men, and children
• Sleeping bags
• Air beds
• Blankets
• Pillows
• Towels
• Toiletries including soap, shampoo, toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, razors, shave cream, etc.
• NON-perishable food items including canned meats/fish, dried meats such as jerky/beef sticks, canned fruits/vegetables, juices, ready-to-eat/instant cereals, peanut butter/jelly, hard candy, canned nuts, dried fruits, dry crackers, dry rice, pasta.
• Drinks including bottled water and Gatorade or similar nutrient replacement drinks.
• Emergency supplies including flashlights with replacement batteries, battery powered radios, sanitation/hygiene items including hand sanitizers, moist towelettes, and toilet paper.

If you would prefer to donate money rather than goods, you can mail your check to:

Bastrop Christian Ministry Association

P.O. Box 856

Bastrop, Texas 78602

Or, by phone at (512) 332-8661

If you have questions or need additional information, please contact Garland Hamic at 214-707-6340.

This is the time to show that we are who we say we are. (Matthew 25:31-40)

LET’S GET TO IT!!

Blessings,

Garland Hamic