Foundations Blog

• Sign up for the Young Married Adult Retreat! Jan 9-10 in Round Rock, TX. Cost: $50/couple. You can sign up at The Link (outside the Grand Room) next Sunday, or by contacting John Music (jmusic@tallowood.org). You get to choose your room when you sign up, and space is limited, so please make this a priority if you would like to attend.
• Girls’ Movie Night - Thurs 10/30. We’ll see “The Secret Life of Bees” at 7:15pm at Memorial City Mall and meet for dinner at the food court beforehand.
• Guys’ Activity Night - Thurs 10/30. While the girls are at the movie, the guys will go to Shiloh Shooting Range off of FM 1960. Please let Mark know if you’ll be able to join them (marcuswberry@gmail.com).
• Noah’s Ark Carnival - Fri 10/31, 6-8pm. Donations of 2-liter cokes and candy are still needed and will be collected at the church for the rest of the week.
• Nov 7th Childcare Social - Double Date Night: Couples will be randomly paired to spend the evening however they wish (go out to eat, have a meal at someone’s home, or do something else altogether!) Please RSVP to Katherine (ksilberman@gmail.com) so she can put you on the list and make sure you’re paired up.
• Officers - Please be in prayer about our officer change at the end of this year. If you’re interested in an office or have questions, please give us a call - Ethan & I would love to talk to you about this!

NEXT WEEK

With the new schedule, we are really crunched for time. In an effort to give Doug ample time for his lesson, we will begin announcements at 9am, so please make an effort to be on time. Thanks!

• Lesson: Why Jesus is Worthy of Our Passion (Romans 9:33, 10:1-15)
• Breakfast: David & Amy Crockett

Hope everyone has a great week - we’ll see you soon!

Melissa & Ethan

In case you weren’t in class yesterday…or walked in late…here’s what’s going on with the Foundations class.

OUTREACH

Noah’s Ark Carnival will be held at Tallowood on Friday, Oct 31. Please bring bags of candy & 2-liter bottles of cokes to be used at the event. If you would like to work a booth or inflatable that evening, please let us know & we’ll get you signed up.

MISSIONS

After Brian attends his missions meeting this week, we’ll discuss adopting a family for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Stay tuned for details…

SOCIAL

The Foundations ladies are having a Girls’ Night tomorrow evening (10/20) at 6:30 pm. Please call Mary Louise if you haven’t let her know that you’ll be attending.

CLASS LEADERSHIP

Since it’s been quite a while since some of our class officers signed up for their positions, we will have a voluntary leadership change at the end of this calendar year. This means that current officers have the option to step down, change leadership positions, or recruit some help for jobs their current role. And for members who would like to get more involved, this is an opportunity for you to step into leadership role.

We will continue to announce this change over the next couple of months, and in a few weeks, we’ll send out detailed descriptions of each leadership role. During this time, please pray about the way that God might use you and your gifts in the Foundations class. And if you have any questions, comments, or ideas on how you would like our department to move forward, please let us know!

NEXT WEEK

• Lesson: The Holy Spirit’s Role in Our Lives (Romans 8:5-27)

• Breakfast: Bob & Melody Woodward

• Couples Corner: TBD (let us know if you’re DYING to be next!)

Hi guys,

Here are some announcements from today. There are lots of mission, social, and outreach opportunities on the schedule for the rest of the month. Take a look at all that’s going on, and consider joining us for some (or all!) of the events listed below.

• Cross Connection - Mon 10/13 at 6pm. We’ll write notes to potential class members & dinner is available for $3.
• Women’s Bible Study - Mon 10/13, 6:30 to 8:30pm. Continuing the “Bad Girls of the Bible” series with a lesson on Sapphira. Even if you’ve never attended this study, it’s easy to catch a lesson when you have a free evening!
• Mo Pro Jo - Fri 10/17, 7:30 to 9:30pm at The Refuge. A coffee house event hosted by KSBJ’s Liz Jordan, that will benefit Aid Sudan’s Moses Project. Click on the link below to RSVP.

• Lunch & Chinnies “Video Release” - Sun 10/19. After the 10:15 service, we’ll head back to our room to watch the Chinnies video (from our social a few weeks ago). Then we’ll go out for our 3rd Sunday lunch.
• Girls’ Night - Tues 10/21, 6:30pm at the home of Mary Louise Berry. Please RSVP to her so she knows how many will be there for dinner.
• Noah’s Ark Carnival- Fri 10/31, 6 to 8pm. This event is a Halloween alternative for kids in preschool through 5th grade. We will team with the Disciples class to work the putt-putt golf booth. Volunteers are needed for setup/decorating on Thurs 10/30, as well as for 30 min shifts on Fri 10/31. Please let me know if anyone is interested in volunteering.

NEXT WEEK

• Lesson: The struggle we go through as believers (Romans 7:9-25)
• Breakfast: Doug & Mary Lynn Smith
• Couples Corner: Dusty & Seresa Carpenter

Hi guys,

Thanks to everyone who contributed to our breakfast last week. Ethan and I had a great time with you guys and really enjoyed worshiping in our new sanctuary together! We look forward to seeing you all again on Sunday.

Here are some announcements from last week with upcoming social events & mission projects you may be interested in attending.

• Dewberry Farms - This Saturday 10/11. We’ll meet at the church on Saturday afternoon to carpool to Dewberry Farms. Katherine will send out more information later in the week.
• Outreach - Monday 10/13 at 6pm in the Grand Room. Dinner is available for $3/person. Please join us to write notes to potential new class members.
• Mo Pro Jo- Friday 10/17 from 7:30 to 9:30pm at The Refuge. A coffee house event hosted by KSBJ’s Liz Jordan, that will benefit Aid Sudan’s Moses Project.

Seafarer’s Christmas Boxes - As we have in years past, Tallowood has the chance to minister to seafarers that will come to the Port of Houston during the Christmas season. Contributions are being taken through October in the church office & in boxes on Sundays in October.

The following items are needed to create Christmas boxes for the seafarers: ladies shoe boxes, combs, shampoo, soap, washcloths, shaving cream, disposable razors, pens, 5″ x 8″ notepads, envelopes, toothpaste, toothbrushes, socks, deodorant, address books, nail clippers, adhesive bandages, key chains, facial tissue, sewing kits, lip balm, Texas souvenirs & post cards, small photo albums, small games & puzzles, gum, long shoe laces, & individually wrapped hard candy. Monetary donations will also be accepted. Please make checks payable to Tallowood, designated for Seafarers Christmas Boxes. 

NEXT WEEK:

• Lesson: Romans 5:6-19 (God’s love for you)
• Couples’ Corner: Bob & Melody Woodward
• Breakfast: Grant & Eva Gould

Next Week - Fall Kickoff Breakfast

On Sunday Oct. 5th, we will move to our new worship center & use the new Sunday schedule. The Foundations class will now meet at 9am in WT310 and attend traditional worship at 10:15am. This will also be promotion Sunday for all the kids.

To kickoff this big change, we will have a Fall Kickoff Breakfast. The following people have signed up to bring these items. Please let me know if you would like to be added to the list. This would also be a great week to bring a friend since we’ll have the “extra” fellowship!

• Berry - kolaches
• Crockett - fruit
• Silberman - breakfast tacos
• Morrow - banana bread
• Lofts - muffins
• Gould - egg casserole
• Smith - “something good from Mary Lynn!”
• Shinogle - cranberry bread

We’ll see everyone at 9am, ready for some food, fellowship and a lesson from Romans 1-3!

EXTRA NOTE: The Music Builds Tour concert on Friday evening will no longer be a class event since it has been moved to the Berry Center and ticket sales have been suspended.

Hi All,

Here are some events you have to look forward to over the next couple of weeks.

• Uncommon Vision Missions Banquet- Fri 9/26 at 6:30pm in the gym. The speakers are Eric Reese, who will speak about the dangers of serving God, and Nomie Derani, who will speak about Islam and her conversion. Tickets are $10. Ethan & I will be attending, so please join us if you don’t have plans for Friday evening.
• Chinnies Social - Sat 9/27 from 5-9pm in the Grand Room. Join us for a time of fun fellowship…Melody will provide more details this week. Please eat ahead of time or bring your dinner with you.
• Music Builds Tour- Fri 10/3 at 6:30pm at the Cynthia Wood Mitchell Pavilion. Concert with Third Day, Switchfoot & Jars of Clay. Purchase your lawn tickets for $18 (plus service fees) at https://clicknprinttix.com/tix/ticketservantksbj?&eventID=16003. We’ll meet at the church and carpool for those who are interested.

OCTOBER 5TH: FALL KICKOFF BREAKFAST

With the opening of our new worship facility and transition to a new Sunday morning schedule, October 5th is a big day in the life of our church. On this day, our class will begin meeting at the 9am hour and attend a 10:15 traditional service in the new worship facility.

We will celebrate this change and kickoff our new fall schedule with a potluck breakfast, some fellowship, and a lesson on Romans. Please plan to bring a breakfast item to share, and think about inviting a friend. The breakfast sign-up sheet will be available in class over the next couple of weeks.

NEXT WEEK:

• Lesson: What Does the Bible Teach About Stewardship? Matthew 25:14-30
• Breakfast: Silbermans
• Couples Corner returns! Be there at 9:30 sharp to find out which lucky couple we’ll be calling upon first…

Hope everyone has a great week. And for those of you without power, hang in there and let us know if there’s anything you need!

Melissa

Hi guys,

We just wanted to let you know about a few events that we would encourage you to attend over the next week.

• Cross Connection - Mon 9/8 at 6pm in the Grand Room. Dinner will be available for $3 and we’ll write notes to prospects for our class.
• Women’s Bible Study - Mon 9/8 at 6:30pm in West Tower Rm. 315. We’re continuing our Bad Girls of the Bible study with Delilah. You are welcome to eat dinner in the Grand Room with Outreach at 6pm before bible study begins.
• Hudson Mann Prayer Breakfast - Thurs 9/11 at 7am in Fellowship Hall West. The guest speaker is David Ray & breakfast will be served for $6. Please make reservations online at www.tallowood.org.
• Piano’s & Peru - Sat 9/13 at 7pm in the sanctuary of S. Main Baptist Church. A concert by duo-pianists that will benefit Chris & Jessica Rose’s ministry in Collique, Peru.

SCHEDULE CHANGE BEGINNING OCT. 5TH

As many of you know, there has been quite a bit of discussion about the revised worship schedule once we move into the new sanctuary on October 5th. After much prayer and consideration, the church leadership has arrived at the following schedule for Sunday mornings.

• 9AM - Contemporary Worship & Sunday School
• 10:15AM - Traditional Worship & Sunday School
• 11:30AM - Traditional Worship

With this new schedule, Ethan and I feel that we can best meet the needs of both our class and the church by meeting at the 9AM hour. Not only will this minimize the disruption within our class (both in change of membership & leadership), but this will provide a Bible study option for our age bracket during both Sunday School hours.

In regards to growth, although we can seem “small” on a weekly basis, we now have over 30 members on our roll and are one of the fastest growing classes in the church. We will continue to outreach to visitors in both the 10:15 and 11:30 traditional services, but feel this is an opportunity to reach inward and nurture the existing members of our class, both in faith and fellowship.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding the new schedule, please drop us an email or give us a call. We’d love to hear your thoughts or answer any questions you might have.

Thanks, and we’re looking forward to the changes ahead!

Melissa & Ethan

Upcoming Events:

• Dinner at the Smith’s house on Friday (7/25) at 6:30pm. Children are welcome, and all you need to bring is your appetite! We look forward to seeing everyone!
• Astro’s Faith & Family Night on August 16th. Tickets are $20 (for game and Steven Curtis Chapman concert) and can be purchased in class next week. Follow this link for more details:  http://houston.astros.mlb.com/hou/ticketing/faithandfamily.jsp

Next Week’s Lesson: What Will Heaven Be Like?

• Focal Passages: Revelation 21:1-5, 22-27; 22:1-5
• Background Passages: Revelation 21:1-22:5

Hi guys,

No big announcements this week, but wanted to send a reminder of our July social calendar. Since we finally have study guides for our lesson, I’m not going to scan it, but I have typed up the synopsis and key verses below. Hope everyone has a fantastic week!

July Events:

• July 14 - Cross Connection, 6pm
• July 20 - Lunch after church
• July 25 - Social at home of Doug & Mary Lynn Smith

July 13th Lesson: What Will the Antichrist do?

Focal Passages: Revelation 13:1-10; 16-18

Background Passages: Revelation 13:1-14:13

Session Overview: Pop culture has greatly influenced our understanding of the end times. People are concerned about being “Left Behind,” they consider the possibility of an “Apocalypse Now,” and the name Damien is not as popular as it once was. There is perhaps no figure surrounded with more mystery or apprehension than the Antichrist, a shadowy world leader who, according to pop culture, is far too evil for heaven and maybe even so bad that hell doesn’t want him. People read through the following passages of Revelation with dread and morbid curiosity. The time is now to find out what the Bible really says so we can live confidently now - and when the time comes to move into the days that Revelation predicts.

 Here are the annoucements for this week:

• Baby Hyden is here! William Garrett Hyden was born on Thursday, June 12th at 8:19! If you would like to visit Scott & Amy or help them out as they adjust to the new baby, give Amy a call on her cell.
• Women’s Bible Studybegins Monday, June 23rd. It meets 5 or 6 times over the summer from 6:30 to 8:30 pm in the Fireplace Room. Quite a few of the ladies in our class have signed up so far. If you’re interested, please register at http://www.tallowood.org/ministries/women.aspx - we’d love for you to join us!
• Lunch on June 22nd- Meet at Fuddruckers after church.
• June 27th Social - Details are still TBD, but we’ll announce it in class next week. Childcare will be available at the church, so please sign up if you would like to take advantage of it.

Next Week:

• Lesson: Proverbs 17:27-28; 18:20-21; 25:11-12; 26:20-22, 28 (I’ll post details on the blog)
• Breakfast:  Compliments of the Shinogles (so essentially, I’m reminding myself!)

As you’re running through the craziness this coming week, please take a few minutes each day to pray our class as a whole, or a single person that’s been on your mind.

Hope it’s a great one!
Melissa