Raymond Baptist Church

RAYMOND BAPTIST CHURCH NOTES

From Pastor Kevin: This week the leadership team has met and discussed potential changes in our guidelines for our worship services and ministries moving into the fall considering current community conditions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. We will be reviewing these changes and they will be distributed before the end of the month. In June when we set the current protocols in place, they were done upon what was known at the time, and we had said we would continue to evaluate as time goes on. Any changes we may consider will be subject to review at any time as conditions change. Thank for all who have helped through these days. May we all remember that our ultimate goal is to be the best representatives of Christ we can be to those around us.

New Series: “The Tarnished Rule” ~ How We Have Missed the “Golden Rule” in a world seeking justice: “Justice for the Crayon Box” ~ (Micah 6:8).

RBC PRAYER GARDEN: The RBC prayer garden has been cleaned! Please feel free to use this garden area anytime just bring along your bug spray! God is always there waiting to spend time with you! We are also looking for some creative people to paint some rocks, any size, to be placed around the garden. Be creative with a scripture verse or picture. You can paint and leave your rocks in the Prayer Garden.  Please check out the Prayer Garden and Enjoy! (The Prayer Garden is off to the back of the lower parking lot)

OUTDOOR CLUB: REVISED DATE ~ The Outdoor Club is pleased to welcome back New England’s Wild Cheff Denny Corriveau for an evening of outdoor wild fish and game BBQ grilling. Come join Denny for some open air social distanced demonstrations on how to use your grill to prepare Wild Game fajitas, Cabin Fever Wild Game Sliders, Wild Turkey Kabobs, and maybe even some Wild Catch with Grilled Tomato Gratin and Watercress Salad. The event will be held at RBC on Thursday August 27th at 6pm.  Dress for the weather and bring your own lawn chair for this outdoor event.  Check local weather conditions as the event will be subject to cancellation due to inclement/threatening weather. Please pre-register for this family friendly event by contacting Marion at marion@raymondbaptistchurch.com

Text to Give: Text “Give” to (603) 333-1657. You’ll be taken to a link to enter your information. (All sensitive financial information is stored with the highest bank level security. Your phone number will never be sold, traded, or given to third parties. (You will only be texted to confirm your giving.)

ONLINE GIVING Instructions (This is a safe and secure site as well as 100% goes to RBC, there are no processing fees.)

Go to the website: www.raymondbaptistchurch.com

Go to My RBC

Click on Give

Choose a Fund

Fill in the blanks requested (amount, check, credit card or debit card number and amount)

Submit

Anyone mailing in checks for the offering, please use the following mailing address:

Raymond Baptist Church

PO Box 106

Raymond, NH 03077

If anyone is in need of assistance of any kind, please contact the office by calling 603-895-2859 or email at marion@raymondbaptistchurch.com.

RBC SERVICES WILL AIR ON CHANNEL 13. Channel 22 has been designated for Town and Government Notices.  If you know of anyone who is utilizing the Public Raymond Station, please pass the word.  Following is the Schedule for RBC Services:

Sunday 9:00am

Monday 2:00pm

Tuesday 6:00pm

Wednesday 10:00am & 7:00pm

Thursday 10:00pm

Friday 2:00am

Saturday 6:00am

YOUTH GROUP: Wednesday’s ~ “impact youth RBC” YouTube video lessons.

Stay Tuned for additional updates.  Some great planning is in the works!

CHILDRENS MINISTRY: Stay Tuned for additional updates.  Some great planning is in the works!

CHILDRENS MINISTRY CONTACT INFO: Please contact: Tara Swist

Tara L. Swist
Children’s Ministry Director
Raymond Baptist Church
TaraSwist@raymondbaptistchurch.comcastbiz.net
603.895.2859

RBC TECHNOLOGY UPDATE(S)/NEWS/NOTICES

CURRENT BIBLE DISCOVERY SESSIONS

Men’s Group 6:00am Tuesday Bible Study (meeting via zoom. Anyone interested can reach out to Les Houston for the zoom meeting link).

MINISTRY INFORMATION/EVENT(S)

MINISTRY LEADERS: It’s that time again even in the midst of Covid-19! The 2020 Annual Reports will be due no later than August 28, 2020.  Please keep in mind when preparing your Annual Report to be in thought and prayer.  This is accountability for your Ministry(ies) so your budgets could be affected if reports are not submitted. 

MINISTRY LEADERS: Budgets are due by Sunday August 16, 2020. Please make every effort to complete your proposed budgets and return them to Donna Burgess.

OTHER INFORMATION

ARE YOU BEHIND ON RENTAL OR MORTGAGE PAYMENTS DUE TO COVID-19 AND NEED HELP? Go to www.CAPNH.org for help! The Governor’s Office for Emergency Relief & Recovery has announced the New Hampshire Housing Relief Program, an initiative designed to keep people from losing their housing and to secure or maintain permanent housing. Are you on the verge of losing your housing due to COVID-19? Do you have past-due housing related expenses that may impact your ability to remain housed? Applications are available starting June 30^th Please contact us today!  ww.capnh.org or call 2-1-1 from any NH phone.

THIS SUNDAY ~ (ALL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES STILL REMAIN IN EFFECT)

This Sunday and for the remainder of the summer, our Facebook Live Stream will be at 9:00am and not 10:30.

Reminders for arrival on Sunday: “If you need to be dropped off at the door for health reasons, or may need extra time to be seated, please arrive at 8:30. All others will be admitted to the church starting at 8:45. Please maintain your social distancing outside at 8:45 as delineated by the pavement markers until the doors are open.”

Regarding Sundays all are welcome but for those who are not feeling well, have a temperature, or are not ready at this time, or are unable to attend for any reason, we will continue serving you through our Facebook Live broadcast, and the local Raymond Town Channel 13 from which you can watch and worship at home or wherever you may be during the week.

Because our priority is to ensure a safe and reliable return to Sunday Morning Worship, please note, until further notice all church buildings will remain closed to any group meetings regardless of size. This will help to ensure any cleaning processes that will be in place during the week will not be compromised and potentially inhibit our gathering on Sunday. We will continue to monitor this throughout the summer.

Again, we feel this plan is in the best interest of our entire community- regardless of personal opinion. We all pray that these guidelines will be short-term and can be relaxed as the pandemic eases locally and worldwide, however we reserve the right to reset guidelines if community conditions change. This will be a process of return for all of us.