Merry Christmas to our Kids at the Ridge Families!

School is out and Christmas Day is near.  There is so much joy and excitement in the air. It’s easy to get lost in the busyness of Christmas – the extra activities and celebrations, the Christmas baking and decorations too.  I encourage you, if you haven’t already, to take some time out to sit with your family around your Christmas tree and read Luke 2:1-21.  Many of our kids have heard the story multiple times and we even told the story again at our Kids Christmas Program last week! (They did an amazing job!).  But if you take a look at verse 19 where it says “But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart”, I wonder if that can help us to pause and reflect on our own as well.  I encourage you to ask your kids what kinds of things Mary might have been thinking about and what part of this story might be on their heart this Christmas too. What are you pondering in the days ahead?

I pray that this Christmas will be filled with meaningful time together with your families as you celebrate the birth of our Savior.

To help you and your kids create meaningful and fun memories together over the Christmas break, I have a new Kids Christmas BINGO sheet available!  This game is filled with activity ideas and service ideas for your child or for your family to complete.

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**Every time you complete a row, find a way to celebrate as a family! There are no rules, just have fun! Kids can bring back their completed bingo cards in January and receive a small prize. **

Print it at home or pick one up at the church – they’ll be on the Kids Craft Carts in the Auditorium as well the Children’s Check in Desk.

Merry Christmas everyone! 

Love Mrs. Sheilla

Save the Date!

This Summer, we are excited to announce our dates for our summer kids camp program. We hope you’ll be able to join us for our FOCUS VBS on July 24 – 28.   This will be a half day program from 9am to 12pm and will be for all kids entering Kindergarten up to Grade 5. 

Our program will help kids dive deeper into their faith as we discover how to trust in what we CAN’T see because of what we CAN see by putting the FOCUS on God and His amazing plan for us!

So mark your calendars and stay tuned for more info in the weeks to come! 

Hey Kids (and Parents too!),

This week, join Jackson and Sheilla as they give you some fun ideas to develop a faith at home with your family! We know our families are busier than ever and we want to support you and we are praying for you as you build a solid faith at home with your kids!

This is our last Kids Ministry Minute for the summer. We are taking a break next week to gear up for our Kids Kick off Sunday on September 11th! We can’t wait to see your kids again and catch up with them. Don’t forget to bring in your Kids Sermon Notes Pages to show Mrs. Sheilla so you can enter our draw!

This Week’s Kids Ministry Minute:

Hey Kids!

Join Mrs. Sheilla, Jackson and Luke as we hear more about Esther’s courage and how we can each make an impact for God’s kingdom.

P.S – Kids – don’t forget to join us in person on Wednesday mornings this August for our Kids Summer Camp Days! Join us as we “Focus” in and learn more about Faith and trusting what you can’t see by what you can see. Just 2 weeks left!

P.P.S – Kids Kick-off Sunday is September 11th – make sure to bring in all your Sermon Notes Pages to show Mrs. Sheilla. We’ll do our prize draws during Large Group time! (The Wave kids will get their prizes during their class time also).

Check out this week’s Kid’s Ministry Minute:

Hey Kids!

Join us this week as Jaimie leads us to understand our new assignment. How can changing our focus help us overcome an obstacle or difficult task? You don’t want to miss this!

PS – Don’t forget to fill out your kids sermon notes page!

Check out this week’s Kids Ministry Minute!

Hey Kids,

Tune into this weeks Ministry Minute with Mrs. Jacoba! Will the next assignment find her mailbox this week? Let’s find out!

Check out this week’s Kids Ministry Minute:

Hey Kids,

Join us this week as we discover a new assignment! This one takes us back to last summer for a fun experiment to teach us a lesson. I hope your summer is going well! Don’t forget to hold onto your Sermon Notes pages and bring them in for our Fall Kick off Sunday!

Check out this week’s Kids Ministry Minute:

Hey Kids!

Join us as we discover our new assignment. This is a special one – we get to hear from some of you!

PS – are you filling out your Sermon Notes pages? Watch our Kids Ministry Minute Summer Intro video from July 3rd for the details!

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Watch this Week’s Kids Ministry Minute:

Hey Kids!

Join us as we learn more about our next assignment!

*Don’t forget to fill out our Kids Sermon Notes Page and bring them in at the end of the summer for a chance for a prize!*

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Hey kids,

Join Mrs. Sheilla and Pastor Rudy as they work out the answer to their next assignment!

**Don’t forget to fill out your Kids Sermon Notes page as you listen and bring in all your completed pages to Mrs. Sheilla at the end of the summer for a chance to earn a prize!**

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Check out this week’s Kids Ministry Minute!

https://youtu.be/X2W8k-wVoAI

Hey Kids!
Here is our very first episode of our Kids Ministry Minute for 2022! Watch this video to see what we’re up to this summer and we hope you’ll follow along with us as we go on God’s Assignment.
*Sermon Note booklets are available now to pick up at the kids check-in counter*
Happy summer everyone!

Hey Kids,

Join us as we hear the story of when Jesus was baptized! Jesus led a perfect life and never sinned, but He was still baptized. Let’s find out why!

This Week’s Preschool Lesson!
https://youtu.be/Qd3UVeZk_xM

This Week’s Lesson for Elementary!
https://youtu.be/IjmwAMyYSXM

I hope you are keeping warm and enjoying all this snow! Hope you have a great week.
Love, Mrs. Sheilla

Hey Kids!

Join us this week as Miss Jane introduces our Bible story about Jesus as a child… What do you think Jesus was like as a child?

Last week, we learned that when Jesus was a baby, Mary and Joseph took Him to the temple to be dedicated. At the temple, Simeon and Anna worshiped Jesus as the Messiah. So what happened between the time Jesus was dedicated and the time He was a grown man?

Listen to today’s Bible story, it’s called: “Jesus as a Child.”

This Week’s Preschool Lesson!

This Week’s Lesson for Elementary!

Have a great week everyone!

Love, Mrs. Sheilla

Hey Kids,

We are back online again this week while our in-person gathering is closed. We are so glad you’ve joined us! We have new Kids Activity Packs for the month of January that are ready for pick up! These Activity Packs go along with our online lessons – make sure you watch til the end of the video to get your Activity Instructions!

Please sign up here!
https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/f2e20a92471026

This week we are continuing the story of Jesus after he was born. While he was still a baby, Mary and Joseph took him to the temple to be dedicated. Let’s hear more!

This Week’s Preschool Lesson!

This Week’s Lesson for Elementary!

We hope to see you all in person again soon, but we hope you are able to follow along with us over the next while online! We are praying for each of you that you are staying safe and healthy!

God Bless,
Mrs. Sheilla