Stand up! Sit down. Stand up! Sit down. Stand up! Sit down. We had a good laugh last Sunday as our time of announcements unfolded into many rounds of standing up and quite a meaningful time of prayer! Kyle welcomed Stephanie Retzer to the stage to announce she was officially an elder! We stood and prayed! Then Kyle invited Mikaela up so we could say goodbye and pray for her as she moves to Ontario for school in Occupational Therapy. We stood and prayed! THEN Steve came up and had us stand again to pray for Kyle who was heading into surgery the next day. We stood and prayed! The rounds got a laugh but also, wow, so much richness in such a short time! This is the blessing of walking through life as a church family; we get to gather and pray to our Heavenly Father together for each other, through the ups and downs (literally ;)

Last month after Soup Sunday (Salad & Sandwiches Sunday actually :) ), a number of our family went across to the park for a game of ultimate! Why let a Sunday afternoon go to waste when you can spend it with friends and have some fun right?
This Sunday afternoon we're doing the same again after lunch, so come out and join the fun! :)

Another year of youth has wrapped up! We (the youth leaders) enjoyed a great time laughing about some funny memories from the year and took time to list all the ways we saw the provision of God! There were many "yay God!" toasts as we cheered with our RIDGE mugs for every awesome thing He did! Thank you SunRidge for supporting RIDGE!! We're so grateful to be a part of it!

Side note, always a satisfying way to end the year, we did a portable clean out. It is amazing what happens to a youth group room in just a few months 🤣 there was dancing, there was organizing, there were dead mice, there was old candy, there was Kyle's old braid (now displayed on a RIDGE trophy shelf), there was space made for a hopeful pool table!? We love this youth room, mess and all :)

If you feel called to serve in RIDGE youth, we'd love to talk! Give Kyle a shout and pray about what it could look like for you!

SRCC is on the move! You may have noticed some changes when you've arrived at the church these past few weeks. :) Yes, volunteers and staff have been busy inside and out cleaning up, organizing and prepping for the future! Thank you to all who have joined the efforts.

The outside of the church looks amazing guys and will only get better (stay tuned), huge thank you to the many volunteers who have been working hard on landscaping, organizing, designing, and lots more! - we're excitedly curious about what God will do in our church family!

Thank you God for your provision and your plans!

RIDGE RETREAT TWO WAS AWESOME!!! We had a great mix of ridiculous and rich times. There was, of course, songs sung by party squawkers, a wrestling match in flour water, a traffic hold up caused by us driving a 6 person bike and getting stuck, a sleepover inside a fort, canned fish put in jello we ate as a competition consequence, and a screaming foot game. (Youth moments are hard to explain…) in addition to that greatness we had meaningful devos around a campfire, worship lead by Kyle and students, small group prayer, hot chocolate toasts and cheers to all the good things God did for us this past youth year, and lots of moments of joy!
Huge thanks to everyone who joined and helped to make it a thing!!!

The Marriage Course finished its run for another season the end of April. There was strong attendance from beginning to end and great connections were made not just between couples but on the serving teams as well!

The Kitchen Clean Up Team shared many laughs and the young ladies who took care of the children will fondly remember their post-party karaoke sessions. :) We thank God for this season of bonding and look forward to next year.

Stay tuned for The Parenting Course, hosted in the style of The Marriage Course, coming to SunRidge in the Fall. See you there!

Spring Break Camp at OOSC is always a great time with the kids. This year we had more kids enrolled than ever thanks to the purchase of our new bus. The bus not only lets us pick up more kids but also lets us explore His amazing creation! Thank you, Sunridge, for your support of this wonderful ministry!

SunRidge Homeschool Co-op (SHCOOP) has been meeting every Monday morning for the last few weeks and it has been a blast! We have a time of worship, a quiet craft, a DIY snack, and active playtime. So far the group is quite young, but we look forward to having children of all ages join us. We expect that SHCOOP will change and grow dramatically in the coming year. Watch out for updates as this ministry grows!

Our next meet up will be April 8.


More info: Jon@sunridge.org

Every February, Out of School Care has two early dismissal days for MarJok, and Rose Valley Elementary Schools. On these days, we are given the opportunity to go on a trip with the kids. It is a fun opportunity to explore God's creation; here we are at Kalomoir Regional Park exploring the interesting rock formations in the area. We are so thankful for the ministry that we have at Out is School Care and your support Sunridge for these young ones!

Recently at RIDGE we’ve dressed up and acted out a life-size mystery game, we’ve driven Herald (the church bus) over pumpkins backwards, we’ve done devos around a campfire, Eben ate a good portion of a pool noodle, we’ve played soccer with pylons on our face, and we’ve laughed a lot. There’s been some unhappy times… getting hit in the face with a soccer ball when you have a hard plastic cone on your nose is not awesome. But mostly it’s been awesome.

We’re working our way through the Bible Projects “How to Read the Bible” and we are all, leaders included, learning a lot about this amazing book!! We 100% recommend digging into their videos about the bible.

Thank you leaders and our trusty RIDGE Roadie for making these nights great and thank you SunRidge for supporting this crew! : )

A Body of Many Parts! "For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ."
~1 Corinthians 12:12

Our church family is wide and diverse, with many moving parts. Praise God for the multitude of gifts, passions and talents that are represented at SunRidge. Many parts of our church body operate behind the scenes in places like the kitchen, in prayer rooms or even behind a mop.

A few months ago, when Mei Ransom's work cut into her availability to clean the church, Adam Retzer expressed a keen interest in the job. Adam LOVES to clean and tithes his time and gifts to the church so that we can enjoy a clean facility on Sundays.

On behalf of SunRidge, we thank you Mei for your past dedication to the job, and to Adam for a heart to keep SunRidge clean!

Part of Mike and Teresa's job as they transition out of leadership this year has been to appoint and equip others to take over their many many roles and responsibilities within Sunridge. As I (Carla) have walked in transition with Teresa to take over Ladies Devo's these past couple months, it has been a beautiful experience of being discipled, coached and prayed over. It has been such a unique blessing to gain insight on all the background intentionality that goes into leading a seemingly simple group. I am excited to see what God has in store for the Ladies Devo's group this coming year!

Also a reminder this is a small group that is open to women of all ages (plus kids) - we meet at 9am Friday mornings at the church and we are always open to new people joining. If anyone would like more information on the group feel free to contact me (Carla) or head to https://sunridge.churchcenter.com/groups

Last Saturday marked our 19th Annual Community Christmas Dinner! It was an amazing time of serving and celebrating with those in our city this Christmas season. From squeals of "I got a sled!" to a dancing cleanup party, a fun time was had by all!

Christmas Play rehearsals have been super fun. :) The kids are really starting to get into the show! We are looking forward to the big performance on Sunday December 17th, so make sure to invite your family and friends. We're excited to see you there and celebrate the coming of our King!

We asked parents and OOSC kids to bring in their pumpkins from Halloween and we had a smash off! It was so much fun! And as always, we stay creative with the out of school kids care program. Here is Crystal pictured with some of our kids, while OOSC LiTE Leader Emi Martinez practises her creative photography skills!

RIDGE youth is so grateful for the behind the scenes help that goes into pretty much every youth night. RIDGE Roadies (big & small) and leaders, plan and prep so that Wednesday nights can be a party! Thank you to everyone who serves behind the scenes in this way!
As you can see by the pics, they were preparing for a "smashing" success that night! :)