RIC Newsletter - July 2014 - Raleigh International Church

RIC Newsletter - July 2014 - Raleigh International Church

THE TORCH
ILLUMINATING. INSPIRING. IGNITING.
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JULY 2014
4020-152 CAPITAL BLVD, RALEIGH
“NOT A BLACK CHURCH, NOR A WHITE CHURCH, BUT A HOUSE OF PRAYER FOR ALL NATIONS.”
VI SI ON
Bringing Kingdom
Revolution To The World!
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UPCOMING EVENTS
WORD WEDNESDAYS & RIC ROC
No WW or RIC ROC for the month of July
LEADERSHIP MEETING
No Leadership Meeting for July
GOD’S HANDS OUTREACH
Homeless Outreach reconvenes in August
BRIDGES OF HOPE
Sunday, July 13
6:00PM
The Women’s prison ministry team will be heading
to RCCW for a powerful time of fellowship and
friendship as we minister in song and word.
SERVICE TIMES
SUNDAY SERVICE
9:30am Congregational Prayer
10:00am Sunday Worship
NOON DAY PRAYER
Daily
SATURDAY MORNING PRAYER
Every Saturday, 7:00am
(*No prayer on July 5)
CHURCH HOURS
MONDAY - THURSDAY
9:00am - 4:00pm
CLOSED ON FRIDAY
TRANSPORTATION
TO ARRANGE TRANSPORTATION,
CALL 919-908-9709
NO LATER THAN 6PM FRIDAY
AND LEAVE A MESSAGE
MEN’S PRISON OUTREACH
Monday, July 14
7:30PM
We will be going to minister at Wake Correction
Facility. Please arrive promptly at 7:20 pm.
NOTE: Must be trained in order to attend.
Next training to be held in August.
MISSIONS MEETING
Monday, July 21
7:00PM
RIC Missions is gearing up for NYC August trip.
Anyone interested in learning more about future
outreach missions, please come out and learn more.
NEW MEMBERS CLASS/LUNCHEON
Saturday, July 26
9:00AM
If you have been attending RIC for at least three
(3) months and want to become a part of our church
family, please sign up in the foyer.
Childcare will not be provided.
NURSING HOME OUTREACH
Sunday, July 27
2:00PM
Please see Sister Joyce Ward for more information.
MEN’S PRISON OUTREACH
Monday, July 28
7:30PM
Wake Correction Facility
Please arrive promptly at 7:20 pm.
GOD'S HANDS OUTREACH
Saturday, August 2
12:00 PM
Garner United Methodist Church
We urge you to come out and volunteer
with us as we give back to the community.
JELLYBEANS SKATING FELLOWSHIP
Sunday, August 10
5:30PM
10701 Common Oaks Drive, Raleigh 27614
We’ve planned a fun, family skating fellowship
for everyone! Come skate, eat and enjoy!
Sign up in lobby if you are planning to attend.
$5 regular skates, $6 inline skates
Time To Plant!
This is what the lord says to the people of
Judah and Jerusalem:“Plow up the hard
ground of your hearts!” Do not waste your
good seed among thorns.
(Jeremiah 4:3 NLT)
In the NKJV, the latter part of that verse
reads: “Break up your fallow ground,” and do
not sow among thorns. Whether plowing or
breaking, both require work and sacrifice.
While working, you will need a tool suitable
for the task. In this case, our prayer
becomes the tool that breaks up the soil.
How many times have we left our plows right
in the middle of the field? Or in other words,
right at the pinnacle of someone’s salvation,
we quit praying. This is why Paul told the
Thessalonians to, “Pray without ceasing.”
We just completed thirty days of corporate
prayer and I know by the grace of God, we
broke up some fallow ground in the spirit
realm. We had more soldiers praying this
year and the level of prayers were more
intense. So I’m now prophetically telling
each of you to start planting your seeds. In
other words, start declaring and speaking
those things that be not as though they
were. Whatever you have been believing
God for, now is the time to submit your
request and He will grant you the desires of
your heart.
Remember your labor in prayer is never in
vain and God will allow you and RIC to reap
if we faint not!
-Pastor Olden Thornton
THE TORCH
The Torch
July 2014
ILLUMINATING. INSPIRING. IGNITING.
JULY BIRTHDAYS
Vanessa Taylor
Shirley Walters
Benjamin Harris
Quincey Winston
Crystal Biongo
Carolyn Jenkins
Keosha Mangum
Awilda de Jesus Cardenales
Lynwood Ebron
April Thornton
Lisa Taylor
Stephanie Harris
Carolyn Herbert
Dona’ Osakwe
Ollie Taylor
Lana Hunter
Alvin VanDyke
Pearl Bobby-Tasie
Lyric Clark-Woolard
Karmillo Ngugi Alston
Ephraim Sikombe
Earnest Bowie
Khristopher Williams
Jeremiah Johnson
Obbie Bolden
Phillip VanDyke
Sonya Winston
Cheyenne Terrier
Sarah Taylor
Lakayla Wall
Sophia Clark-Woolard
Jaziah Rispress
JaVonni Epps
Zita Okodo
Marlene Crawl
Julisha Joyner
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JULY ANNIVERSARIES
Basil & Leyna Lewis
Claude Lee
Pastor & Mrs. Thornton
Ollie & Stephanie Taylor
Richard & Trisha Mupfudze
Zita Okodo
Lester & Stephanie Harris
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RIC LEADERS CONVERGE AT THE MOUNTAINTOP
Story by Torch Staff, Photo by Marc D Hunter Photography
Several RIC leaders recently
traveled to the mountains of
Moravian Falls in Wilkes County,
NC for a three day leadership
retreat to seek God with the goal
of retreating which means to
“pull back or move away or
backward.”
The Morning Light Retreat
Center was nothing short of
beautiful as the mountains
yielded tranquility, serenity and
stillness. From trekking up to
the top of the mountains, to
pouring into devotion and
sharing with Pastor Thornton, to having Bishop
Boone facilitate the leadership workshops and
learning sessions, the weekend was just what we
needed. Bishop Boone’s impartation on Friday was
divine. His revelations helped create an incumbator
thinktank that purposed us to operate on a higher
level within RIC, Raleigh and around the world.
We pray that God continues to sharpen our
leadership as we bring spiritual insight, biblical knowledge and increased discernement to lead our
membership into the great will that God has for our
church and serving community.
At the end of the retreat, we concluded the
session with a powerful time of devotional sharing
and then navigated to the Moravian Waterfall that
was refreshing and pristine. What a retreat!
RIC REMINDERS | VISIT WWW.RICHURCH.ORG FOR UPDATES
RIC MISSIONS HEADS TO NYC
Please keep the RIC Missions
Team in prayer as the team
travels to assist with the
Hurricane Sandy relief efforts in
Staten Island, New York area
from August 10 through August
16. RIC Missions desires to be
able to assist with the recovery
efforts, provide encouragement
and demonstrate God's love
through our service in anyway He
sees fit to use us. In addition to
prayer, if you feel the desire to
support financially, please see
Elder Kerry Carouthers.
ONLINE GIVING
Working? Vacationing? Sick and unable to attend church in person? Or do you prefer to give electronically? Never worry about whether or not you are physically present to give your tithes and offerings.
Take advantage of our convenient online giving portal found at www.richurch.org.
RIC 20/20 BUILDING FUND CAMPAIGN
Please Indicate your weekly building fund giving on your T&O envelopes or via online giving.
TIME TO GET OFF THE BENCH!
If you have been attending RIC for at least three months and feel an urge to lend a hand or help out in any
capacity, please let us know. Ministry needs include: Media, Drama, Children’s Church, Doorkeepers,
Sound, Praise & Worship, Singles, Homeless, Hospitality, Men’s and Women’s Outreach