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WHAT A NIGHT! WHAT A WEEKEND!

May 16, 2012 in Blogs, Love Austin, Women's Ministry with Comments Off

Hi ONEchapel Friends and Family,

Check out your opportunities to connect this weekend!

BECOME – Women’s Event

Ladies, don’t miss this evening of encouraging worship, amazing stories and future vision for women’s ministry at ONEchapel. My incredible wife, Aimee, is inviting every woman at ONEchapel to join her this Friday night at 7pm at our Monterey Oaks location. If you’re trying to connect at ONEchapel, this is an awesome opportunity to meet other women who are on the journey with you. All are encouraged to bring snacks to share and an item to donate to the Christian Women’s Job Corps or the South Austin Pregnancy Resource Center. (List of items is online at onechapel.com/women). Come ready to experience the genuine community of sisterhood at ONEchapel.

LET’S PAINT THIS SCHOOL! (Sunset Valley Elementary)

In our mission to be a blessing to our community, we’ve adopted the Sunset Valley Elementary School. We’re joining with them on beautification projects, teacher and staff appreciation and, ultimately, mentoring and reading programs for kids. This Saturday, May 19th will be one of our first opportunities to put some muscle into their first big project—painting the school. I’m going to be there and I’d love for you to join me. We need about 13 more people to be part of this tangible expression of God’s love. Load the kids up in the car and wear your paintin’ clothes for a really fun Saturday morning – starting 8am at Sunset Valley Elementary School.

 FIGHT TO THE FINISH

We started a new message series last Sunday on the Book of 2nd Timothy called “Fight to the Finish!” We’re talking about how the Apostle Paul coached his young apprentice, Timothy, on how to stay steady in difficult times and how to keep his eyes on the prize. If you need strength, encouragement and tools to help you fight to the finish, join us on Sunday at any of our services, 9:30am, 11:30am and 5:30pm. You will be glad you did!

Hang in there, don’t give up and keep fighting the good fight! You can make it because Christ is with you and fighting for you.

I’m praying for you this week,

Ross

LOVIN’ AUSTIN.

April 12, 2012 in Church, Love Austin with Comments Off

Hi ONEchapel Family,

We are gearing up for LOVE AUSTIN this Saturday, meeting all over the city to serve, help and share kindness. It’s not only good for the people we help, but good for us as well. If you haven’t signed up yet, go to www.onechapel.com and click on “Love Austin.” There are still a lot of opportunities to serve.

If you sign up, you’ll get an email soon with some general instructions. On Saturday, just go the location you signed up for at the time listed on the website. You will receive instructions, a T-shirt and any resources you need to serve. Then, after you’re finished with your project come on over to the “LOVE AUSTIN After Party” for burgers and fellowship at the Ben Garza Office (3800 Ben Garza Lane ATX 78749). We’ll have a quick debrief and report around 12:45pm.

Think of it! Free T-shirts, free burgers and a whole morning of service with good friends! We’re going to have a great day of working together and lovin’ Austin!

I hope to see you there!

Ross

UPLOAD YOUR STORY AND SIGN UP FOR LOVE AUSTIN.

March 29, 2012 in Blogs, Love Austin with Comments Off

Greetings ONEchapel Family and Friends,

EASTER SUNDAY – April 8th

The move to three services is going great and I’m so thankful for all of our volunteers serving to make the 5:30pm service special. It has a wonderfully relaxed vibe and I’m really enjoying it. Jesus is doing much among us and the Easter season is such a great time of the year to invite someone to church! Pray for God to show you who you can invite to join you for our Easter services at 9:30am, 11:30am and 5:30pm. We’ll have a presence-filled time of worship and a clear presentation of the Gospel as we share some Resurrection Stories.

RESURRECTION STORIES – April 1st

Speaking of Resurrection Stories, don’t forget to upload your 2 minute or less video of how God has poured resurrection life into the dead places of your heart or life experience. We all need to hear the encouraging testimonies of God’s redeeming power! It’s easy to do. Just follow the directions by clicking on “Resurrection Stories” at www.onechapel.com. We need your story submission by Sunday, April 1st!

LOVE AUSTIN – April 14th

It’s not enough to invite people to church; we also need to live this resurrection power outside the walls of our church. We must find more and more ways to share the mercy, grace and love of Christ in a very practical way by serving others in our city.

Mark your calendar for LOVE AUSTIN, Saturday, April 14th from 8am to 1pm. Imagine cleaning up a city park with friends, feeding the homeless downtown, or sprucing up the South Austin Pregnancy Resource Center. You can view all of the options for serving now at www.onechapel.com by clicking on “LOVE AUSTIN.” This isn’t just an outreach. It is designed to be a taste of what it’s like to be engaged in serving outside of our church—a lifestyle we can all embrace. Join our entire leadership team and me as we take another step towards becoming a merciful, restoring and loving church. Invite a friend who doesn’t know Jesus to join you because it is a perfect opportunity to live out the gospel in front of them. You never know what God will do when you set aside time to express the love of Christ to others in our city. Don’t hesitate. Sign up now!

I love what Jesus is doing with us. Let’s keep growing together!

Ross

SPRING FORWARD THIS SUNDAY.

March 8, 2012 in Blogs, Church, Love Austin with Comments Off

Hey ONEchapel Family and Friends,

Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 11th! Make sure to set your clocks ahead one hour on Saturday night! We all lose an hour of sleep but we’ll gain so much more in church on Sunday morning!

40 Days in the Word continues this week as we learn, love and live the Scriptures. It’s not too late to find a connect group at www.onechapel.com by clicking on “40 Days in the Word” where you can look at a map with groups near you and sign up for daily email devotions from our One Year Bible readings. Text “OCDEVO” to 313131 to receive daily texts with a link for these encouraging devotionals. Here’s this weeks Bible memory verse: “Open my eyes that I may see wonderful things in your law.” Psalm 119:18.

We’re adding a new 5:30pm service on Sunday, March 18th! Our current services are crowded and people are committing their lives to Jesus every week. What a miracle! I want some of you to switch over to this new 5:30pm service to attend and to serve others who will come. If you are not serving on Team ONE, contact Kristi Savage at kristi.savage@onechapel.com. You’ll find purpose and meaning when you begin to serve others!

Eater Sunday is April 8th. We’ll have our three services at 9:30am, 11:30am and 5:30pm. Easter is one of the highest church attendance Sundays of the year and I want you to start praying about whom you will invite to join us at ONEchapel. Statistics tell us that 82% of people would come to church if someone would simply ask. We’ll have a clear presentation of the gospel, grace-filled worship and of course, the highly coveted ONEchapel coffee mugs for every guest.

LOVE AUSTIN is coming April 14th! If you know of a neighbor in desperate need of practical help, or know of a ministry that you would like partnering with to serve the needs of our city, please let us know. We’re putting together a list of servant-oriented projects for “LOVE AUSTIN” on Saturday, April 14th from 8am to 1pm. Our goal will be to serve the people in our city with a practical display of love, kindness and strategic mission. If you have an idea, email info@onechapel.com. Our purpose is not to just have an event; but to develop a lifestyle of mission in our communities. We want to partner with those who are doing great work already and fill in the gaps where needs are not being met.

Make sure you get “LOVE AUSTIN” on your calendar! Let’s all commit to setting aside time to love and serve by doing what others can not or will not do. Let’s be the hands and feet of Jesus to our city.

I love serving with you…

Ross

P.S. Remember to “Spring Forward” one hour this Saturday for Daylight Savings Time!

BAPTIZING, BECOMING, CONNECTING, AND MOVING.

November 4, 2011 in Church, Love Austin, Women's Ministry with Comments Off

Hi ONEchapel Family and Friends!

We had an amazing time worshiping and celebrating together last Sunday night at the Hillside Theater in Zilker Park. We had perfect weather, the kids enjoyed the popcorn and cotton candy, the band cranked, the food collections piled up and we were overjoyed at nine people being water baptized! Check out this beautiful video that shares the personal joy and wonder of baptism put together by our own Kristopher Rutherford. Then, read the rest of this very important email!

I personally prayed with a young mom, Amanda, who wandered over with her two kids when she heard the music. She and her husband were in great need so we helped her with some grocery money and she broke down and cried as she recommitted her life to Christ. The next day, I met her husband who is struggling with cancer and we had the opportunity to pray with him as well. Thank God for opportunities like that to share the love of Christ. Jesus is speaking all around us if we’ll only listen. He is calling people to himself and we can help them find the way.

I want you to join us in being the hands and feet of Jesus as we keep serving people in need. Here are just a couple opportunities and headlines of what’s going on at ONEchapel.

WOMEN HELPING WOMEN
Saturday, Nov 12th 1pm | Booker T. Washington Community Center

BECOME , our Women’s Ministry, is hosting our first ever “Women Helping Women” outreach. We’ll be partnering with the Christian Women’s Job Corps and hosting a Mother/Daughter Day where each of the ladies will enjoy manicures, facials, haircuts, and tasty dishes. We’re looking for volunteers who are willing to serve in several areas. Please email Heather Bradley at hs_bradley@msn.com for more information or to find out how you can help.

CONNECT GROUP LEADER TRAINING
Sunday, Dec 11th 3:30pm | The Family Room 3800 Ben Garza Lane 78749

Community is one of the most important values of ONEchapel and relationships are essential in order to grow a healthy church. Our next semester of Connect Groups launches in January and that means we want to give you an opportunity to serve others by leading a group. If you are interested in Connect Group leadership, please join us on Sunday, December 11th at 3:30pm at the Family Room. We’ll give you the coaching, training, and encouragement to be the leader God has called you to be. Our goal is to train enough leaders so that no one will be left out at ONEchapel.

WE ARE MOVING!
Monterey Oaks 5508 Hwy 290 W. Austin, TX 78735

We hope you’ve heard by now, but just in case you haven’t; ONEchapel is on the move! Our new location is in the Monterey Oaks Business Complex on the North side of 290 just west of Monterey Oaks Blvd. The remodeling process is picking up speed and we should be announcing our first Sunday in that location soon. It’s going to be a great time of celebration so be sure to stay connected and you won’t miss a thing! Get the latest by checking out the website www.onechapel.com or checking in on this blog. You can also “like” us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter @onechapel. You’ll enjoy the tweets!

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS THIS SUNDAY
Don’t forget to “fall back” and set your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night. That way you won’t show up to church an hour early—although early is better than late—and it’s always better late than never.
I love serving with you,

Ross

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