The opportunity to register for the Capital Funds Campaign—Small Group Information Meetings from October 2 – 13 is now available online!

If you have already registered – thank you!  Please note your requested date(s), and plan to attend!  Note that first requests are honoured unless otherwise contacted.

These information sessions will be conducted at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church from 7:00-8:30p.m. in groups of 8 to 20 people.  Please be sure to attend one of the session dates noted below: 

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE!

Sunday, October 2
Tuesday, October 4
Wednesday, October 5 
Friday, October 7
Tuesday, October 11
Wednesday, October 12
Thursday, October 13
(all times 7:00 – 8:00 pm)

What will be done at these sessions? You will be given a copy of the Campaign “Case Statement” (a document outlining the building project) and a presentation of this project by members of the campaign committee and pastoral staff will be shared. You will have an opportunity for Q&A, discussion and for providing any comments you may have.

No financial commitment will be asked for at this time. You will be asked to prayerfully consider what God would have you do to financially contribute to the cost of this new ministry facility (a financial pledge will be requested on Commitment Sunday, October 30). Your ongoing prayer engagement for this project will also be requested.

If anyone has any further questions, please contact Bob Fast (488-4620) or Gary Schellenberg (256-1672).

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER ONLINE 

4HG will be at the church for the evening to share potluck supper. Please bring enough food of your choice for about 10 people. Due to allergies, please clearly label any foods that contain nuts or wheat (gluten).

If you have food allergies, please advise. Thank you!!

RSVP Now!

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Join us for an morning of fun at Splatter’s (near New Bothwell) on Saturday, Sept 24th from 10 am – noon!

Age: All welcome, min age is 10 yrs
Cost: $25-30 (see handout at info centre)
Contact: Pastor Doug (489-3875) or via email.

Note:  *a Waiver form is needed for this event.  Please pick one up at sign-up sheet at Info Centre or download one HERE.

For directions, costs, and what to wear, visit http://www.splatterspaintball.com/index.htm
*$10 discount off prices listed on website

Secret Sister Reveal has been planned at the home of Lorraine Bergmann on Saturday, September 17 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm.

Each sister is to decorate a box with her secret sister favourite dessert. Each sister is to bring a salad. Sign up sheet is at the church information centre as to what kind of salad. ALSO “ALL ABOUT ME” sheet is to be filled out and returned to Phyllis Van Drunen or Emmie Dryjski prior to the party.  They are also at the Information Centre. 

New ladies are welcome -just bring a salad of your choice, a toonie, and your “all about me” to the party.

Information on our secret sister program is at the Information Centre or contact Phyllis at 204 488 2333.

Mark your calendar!  Worship by the Lake (at the McGillivray property) is September 10 & 11, 2016!

September 10, 7:00 pm—Building Campaign Kick-Off:  A Celebration of God’s Faithfulness – An evening of family worship, open to all!

September 11, 10:00 am—Sunday Service & BBQ lunch – Our annual outdoor service, held at the McGillivray property.  Invite your friends and family to join us at this special service.

Please contact our office for additional details!

Hi Whyte Ridge church family, my name is Rui Pan.

My husband and I have been attending this church since last December. I really like the different group events that happen at the church. I enjoyed the women’s study this February in the winter. It helped me to know Christ in more specific ways and build the relationship with the church family.

As a new believer, I always wonder about how ministries are working out. Three of my closest friends they have been served God in China, Russia and Albania for years. I was so curious how they can have such strong faith to do God’s work in other counties for years. As their influence, I also want to have the same faith as them to sever God and help other people. From my last job, I was struggling that I don’t have the basic respect from the owner. I was praying to have a respectful, grateful and loving working environment. God answer my prayer by inviting me as one of the summer missionaries at Child Evangelism Fellowship (CEF) to teach 5-day Clubs for 6 weeks.

CEF sends out trained and fully equipped high school and college-age youth (Christian Youth in Action – CYIA) who are dispatched in teams of two to lead Clubs in communities across the province. I was able to partner with some other young missionaries to teach children ages 5-12 at 5-Day clubs around Manitoba.

All Summer Missionaries are young people that are supported by CEF, friends and family who become part of their ministry to the children through prayers and financial support.

Little children between the ages of 5 and 12 can attend 5-Day Clubs for free, for a week of Bible lessons and memory verses, songs, fun games and mission stories.

5-Day Clubs will take place from July 3 till August 19th 2016. The first week in July will be spent in training with other missionaries.

Many of the little children attending Clubs do not know who Jesus is or how to have a relationship with God. I am excited that I can be a part of bringing the Gospel to them and our prayer is that many little children will come to know Christ this summer.

Becoming a missionary not only helped me to build my faith stronger but also taught me the importance of bringing the gospel to children. That is the reason I joined CEF and 5-Day club ministry this summer.

Please submit your comments regarding these posts at our website.

For more information on Child Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, visit www.cefmanitoba.org.

Submitted by Rui Pan.

DON’T DELAY! Registration deadline is September 25. If questions, contact Barb Morris.

Register TODAY at the Information Centre!

Location: Pinewood Lodge. Adults $150; FT Students (gr.9 and up) $75.

Please note online registration is not available.

On Thursday, Sept 8^th we are invited join the 55+ group at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church (201 Scurfield Blvd) for lunch and the opportunity to hear marathon cyclist and “Cross Canada Guinness World Record Holder,” Arvid Loewen, tell his inspirational story From Success to Significance! 

Please contact WRBC (204-489-3875 or office@whyteridgebaptist.ca) by August 28 so that they can prepare for the meal accordingly.

Cost is $10 per person for lunch. Contact Bonnie Tholl for additional information.

During the upcoming month, you will be seeing various modifications to our www.whyteridgebaptist.ca site.  We will be announcing these changes via the website, social media and email…so look for updates on these changes!

We want to hear from you!  If you have any suggestions to improve our sites, please let us know!

Volunteers are needed for the coffee bar (before and after the service). If you would like to help out, please contact Sheryl Hague (204-475-4898 or sherylhague@mts.net).

(*Note:  The word barista is an Italian word, and in Italian, a barista is a male or female.  Both men and women are welcome to join in on this important WRBC ministry…)

Volunteers are  appreciated; parents with young children welcome!  To sign up contact the WRBC office.  For information, contact: Lorraine Bergmann (204-883-2158).

Are you interested in serving with us as a cabin leader, dishwasher or housekeeper? If so, Camp Nutimik is looking for Summer Staff!  Visit www.campnutimik.com for details!

One couple and two adult women are arriving Thursday, June 30 and will be flying north to Berens River on July 2. They would require pick-up at Winnipeg airport on Thursday and accommodation for Thursday and Friday night plus drop-off at St. Andrews airport Saturday, July 2 (they will entertain themselves on the Friday). They are also in need of accommodation on Saturday, July 9 and a return to Winnipeg airport on Sunday, July 10.  

Another (unmarried) couple arrive on Friday, July 1 and would need pick-up at Winnipeg airport and drop-off at St. Andrews the next morning. They are serving with us for two weeks, and would require accommodation on Saturday, July 16, with a drop-off at Winnipeg airport on Sunday, July 17.  If interested in serving together with Pathway Camp Ministries in this way, please contact info@pathwaycampministries.com.

Don’t miss this opportunity to support the Syrian Refugee Project!  

How does it work? Decide if you would like to host a meal in your home or bid on a meal that someone else is hosting. If you choose to be the chef extraordinaire, decide what you will cook and for how many people you would like to host and then sign up and we will auction your meal experience to the highest bidder in a live auction.

The auction will occur on Sunday, June 5th following our second service @ 12:30 pm (Soul Sanctuary, 2050 Chevrier Blvd).  If you would like to host please contact Heather Warkentin by June 4.   For additional details, visit http://soulsanctuary.ca/refugee. 

If you are 55+, join us for a BBQ lunch at the home of George & Lorna Betcher at 11:30a.m.  Meet at the church at 10:30a.m. if you would like to carpool. Please bring a lawn chair.  

If questions, please contact our office by clicking HERE or call 204-489-3875.

Registration Deadline:  Noon, Monday, April 25th

Our purpose as a church is to Nurture Followers of Jesus Christ through Healthy Relationship. The ministry that occurs at Camp Nutimik each year is invaluable to living out that purpose with our children and youth. Serving as staff, many adults in our church family mature through their service at camp as well.

Please join us for our Men’s service retreat (bring your son!) where we will take time to relax together Friday night. We will use Saturday to tackle whatever jobs need to be done to have the grounds ready for ministry this summer. 

There is no cost for this retreat.  Contact is: Pastor Doug (489-3875).  Please bring your own bedding and towel.

In order for the Camp to make proper preparations for our arrival, registration deadline is noon on Monday, April 25^th.  Please register below.

Location: Lake Nutimik Baptist Camp – Approx. 90 mins (145 km) via Provincial Trunk

Time: Fri, April 29th (8 pm) – Sat, April 30th (3 pm)
Cost: Free –based on our involvement in their workday (Sat)
Contact: Pastor Doug (204-489-3875)

Registration:

Join us on Sunday, May 1st from 6:00 – 8:30 pm for a special FREE showing of ‘War Room’.  

With great jobs, a beautiful daughter (Alena Pitts) and a dream house, the Jordans seem to have it all. Appearances can be deceiving, however, as husband Tony (T.C. Stallings) flirts with temptation and wife Elizabeth (Priscilla Shirer) becomes increasingly bitter, crumbling under the strain of a failing marriage. Their lives take an unexpected turn for the better when Elizabeth meets her newest client, Miss Clara (Karen Abercrombie), who encourages the couple to find happiness through prayer.

Invite your friends and family to this special evening.  

To ALL the ladies of Whyte Ridge Baptist Church,
 
Hope that you are all enjoying the beginnings of Spring. 
 
Can you believe it is almost time to start thinking about our annual Ladies Retreat. We, the committee, are very excited about our time together, coming up in October. Listen for details on date, place and other information coming soon.
 
We really want to keep costs down this year so we have decided to have a “Yard Sale” in the church parking lot, May 7, 2016.  Not only will we be selling gently used items, but there will be baking and BBQ lunch with drinks.
 
Also, we will have tables for rent if anyone is interested in selling their own things. The cost per table will be $25.00. We would love to have you join us. The more the merrier.
 
So, if any of you have gently used items in your home that you want to be rid of and don’t know what to do with, please consider donating them to our sale. We would also appreciate some baking, if you are willing.  
 
If you have any questions regarding the sale, or have donations for us, please call or text me at 204-799-9884.
 
Thanks and God Bless.
 
On behalf of the committee,
Barb Morris

Our purpose as a church is to Nurture Followers of Jesus Christ through Healthy Relationships. The ministry that occurs at Christian camps each year is invaluable to living out that purpose with our children and youth. Serving as staff, many adults in our church family mature through their service at camp as well.

With that in mind, as a church family we want to encourage people to consider investing themselves in others by taking a portion of their summer to serve with a Christian Camp by offering a Camp Support Scholarship (see requirements and application link below).

Of course, our first encouragement is for people to join the summer staff at Camp Nutimik which is one of our Manitoba Baptist Association camps (the other being Wellman Lake Bible Camp). If this is of interest to you information about becoming a summer staff member can be found at http://www.campnutimik.com/get_involved.html .

If you’d like to talk with someone to discuss your plans in regards to being a summer camp staff, please feel free to call our church office (489-3875) or approach any of our WRBC staff.

WRBC Summer Camp Scholarship Funding Requirements:

1) Must be a member/regular attendant at WRBC.

2) Camp must be a Christian Camp and applicant must be volunteer / shared work program.  (Under shared work program monies goes directly to the camp and not individuals)

3) Each applicant will receive $100 per week to a max of $600 for summer camp ministry.

4) There will be a written/verbal report expected from each applicant upon completion of their camp/college courses. 

If you fulfill these requirements, please fill in the attached or online application, and submit it to our church office by Tuesday, May 31^st.

The Prayer Committee for the Building Program is pleased to invite the congregation to an evening of prayer and song in support of the building project. Working with the pastors we want to provide our community with the opportunity to come together before God to ask for His guidance in this work.

Please join us April 24^th at 6pm at WRBC and bring the kids! This will be a unique chance to celebrate all that God has done and all that we anticipate He will do for our church and community through this endeavor.

Our church community needs you to actively engage in prayer for this effort. Come prepared to pray for the physical building being proposed, the financial considerations attached to this incredible undertaking and for us as a community that we might be of one mind and spirit as we move forward.

Blessings!

Tim Hague, on behalf of the Prayer Committee

‘IN GOD’S SERVICE’ is a team of people who provide the legs for banquets at Meadowood Manor – to allow the guests to be served at their tables, our job is to carry the prepared plates from the kitchen to the individual guests.

There are three banquets a year: April, May and December. The dinner traditionally begins at 6:30 p.m. Servers are encouraged to be on site no later than 6 p.m. Depending on the number of guests, the entertainment and speeches, the evening lasts from 3 – 4 hours.

Normally, we serve appetizer, main course, dessert and beverages. Once these tasks are done, we sit and enjoy our free meal in the EPC dining room and visit amongst ourselves until the banquet is complete and we can clear the tables.

The ‘IN GOD’S SERVICE’ team usually numbers between 6 – 10 people. Presently we are seeking additional volunteers so that we can be certain of the availability of sufficient numbers to provide this gift of service to those who live in and/or support the work of Meadowood Manor.

The team wears black pants or skirt and a white shirt. We have aprons available to protect our clothing.

We would love to have you join our team. If you are interested, contact Rhea Jenkinson (pictured below) at 204-269-8840 or by email rmj23@shaw.ca

Contact: Rhea Jenkinson

204.269.8840 / rmj23@shaw.ca

Once again our church will be sending people to Garden Hill, MB with Pathway Camp Ministries (PCM) this summer to provide 5 days of VBS style ministry with the elementary age children in Garden Hill First Nation. Our hope is to send a team of 9 people (one person serving as head cook), plus their team leader, on this mission. We will be flying to Island Lake on Sunday, July 31 returning Saturday, August 6.

Cost per person is $750 with the church contributing $350 per team member.

Individuals are welcome to request support from family and friends to help with covering their costs. WRBC has a letter requesting support you are free to use.

To apply, please complete the following forms or request hard-copies at the Information Centre. Please submit by Sunday, May 1st to the WRBC Office or the Information Centre, or print, scan and email to jwbergmann@mts.net.

VOLUNTEER APPLICATION 2016

RETURNING VOLUNTEER APPLICATION 2016

Pathway Camp Ministries CPIC BackCheck Consent Forms_012313

Training dates will be held in May and early June.

Should you have any questions regarding this mission opportunity please contact John or Wendy Bergmann @ 204-261-6715 or jwbergmann@mts.net.

Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,  a worker who doesn’t need to be ashamed,  correctly teaching the word of truth. – 2 Timothy 2:15 (HCSB)

As a church family, we desire to grow in the whole counsel of God believing that “[all] Scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for rebuking, for correcting, for training in righteousness, so that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work” (2 Tim 3:16-17). 

Along with our commitment to expository preaching that is based on working through books of the Bible we provide Scripture Studies that focus primarily on deepening our understanding of the Scripture passage on which the Sunday morning message is based.

While Scripture Studies (SS) and the Sermon Focus aim to be similar, the objective of our Scripture Studies is to lead you through the Gospel of John chapter by chapter whereas the Sermon focus deals with various themes found in John.

Our hope is that their use will increase both attentiveness and note-taking during the Sunday morning messages, as people know that they will be revisiting the Scripture passage that week in their own personal study and potentially in discussion with their LifeGroup and/or other significant relationships. 

Scripture Studies for the Gospel of John (Spring & Summer 2016) can be found free online at https://whyteridgebaptist.ca or can be bought at cost from our information centre ($3 – notes only; $5 with binder)

Included in our Scripture Studies for the Gospel of John are three separate documents that have been given the following headings:

Notes

Designed as the primary resource in the Scripture Studies, this document contains the following elements:

• Portions of the Scripture passage to be studied from the Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB).

• Notes from:
  • the HCSB Study Bible
  • the Apologetics Study Bible,
  • and the New Living Translation (NLT) Life Application Bible

Commentary

This document is for those who desire a more in-depth study of the passage.  It contains information from the New American Commentary and represents the finest in contemporary evangelical scholarship. The scholars used the New International Version as the standard in their translation.

**Scripture divisions used in our series and the NAC differ from each other. This is the reason for the occasional discrepancy between the verse range listed in our series and the commentary notes provided in our Scripture Studies.

Questions

This document contains numerous discussion questions created by the developers of the best-selling Life Application Bible and are designed to support a natural teaching flow: Open it, Explore It, Get It, and Apply It. 

Use these questions to stimulate your study of the Scripture passage – but do not aim to work through them all. Skim the questions and make use of the ones that resonate with you the most. If you have only a brief time to spend in this document, take special note of the questions that are highlighted with an “*”.

If you’re part of a LifeGroup, we suggest that you contribute to the discussion by coming prepared with one or two questions for your members to discuss. Feel free to create your own questions – in fact, that is preferable.                          

**Scripture divisions used in our series and the resource we use for questions differ from each other.  For this reason, the questions given for each week may vary slightly from the range of verses used in our sermon series

Our purpose as a church is to Nurture Followers of Jesus Christ through Healthy Relationship. The ministry that occurs at Camp Nutimik each year is invaluable to living out that purpose with our children and youth. Serving as staff, many adults in our church family mature through their service at camp as well.

Please join us for our Men’s service retreat (bring your son!) where we will take time to relax together Friday night. We will use Saturday to tackle whatever jobs need to be done to have the grounds ready for ministry this summer. 

There is no cost for this retreat.  Contact is: Pastor Doug (489-3875).  Please bring your own bedding and towel.

In order for the Camp to make proper preparations for our arrival, registration deadline is noon on Monday, April 25^th.  Please register below.

Location: Lake Nutimik Baptist Camp – Approx. 90 mins (145 km) via Provincial Trunk

Time: Fri, April 29th (8 pm) – Sat, April 30th (3 pm)
Cost: Free –based on our involvement in their workday (Sat)
Contact: Pastor Doug (204-489-3875)

Registration:

The following employment opportunities are available for election day, Tuesday, April 19.

Elections Canada is accepting applications for both Voting Officer and Assistant Voting Officer positions.  Details of the positions are as follows:

Election Date: Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Time: from 6:00 am to 9:30 pm (work all day)

Both opportunities are paid positions.

Assistant Voting Officer:

— Assist Voting Officer to set up the voting station and perform other duties as required 

— Check voter’s identification and look up names on voters list

— Fill out records for the voting station

— No previous election experience required

— Count ballots

— Experience dealing with the public

— Must be an eligible voter in the electoral division where employed as a voting official (must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, has resided in MB for at least 6 months)

Voting Officer: Experience with past elections would be an asset.

— Set up voting station

— Pick up and return ballot box to the returning office

— Administer oaths as required

— Administer and Issue ballots to voters

— Count ballots

— Supervise  the voting process

— Experience dealing with the public

— Must be an eligible voter in the electoral division where employed as a voting official (must be at least 18 years old, a Canadian citizen, has resided in MB for at least 6 months).

Each voting station requires an assistant voting officer and a voting officer to administer and process the ballots. Husband and wife teams are welcome.

Applicants can apply online at electionsmanitoba.ca website under employment.

A mandatory training is scheduled for the week of Apr 7-15. For more information, please contact the electoral division office at the following address:

Fort Whyte Electoral Division

103-865 Waverley Street, Winnipeg R3T 5P4

204-948-0512

Office Email: fwmb2016(at)gmail.com

Our first team will be going to Garden Hill, MB, from July 31 to August 6 with Pathway Camp Ministries (PCM) to provide 5 days of VBS style ministry with the elementary age children in Garden Hill. Our hope is to send a team of 9 people (one person serving as head cook), plus their team leader, on this mission. The cost per person is $750 and we plan to raise $350 for each team member to reduce their costs – for a total of $3,150. The remaining amount ($400) team members will either pay themselves or raise through sending out personal support letters (we will provide them with a WRBC Donation Form to include with their letter). Tax receipts will be given for this purpose.

Our second team will being going to North East India and/or Nepal from November 10 to 26 with Far Corners Ministries (FCM) to provide training sessions for pastors, conferences for women, help in building a church, and serving those in desperate need. We plan to send a team of 4-5 people, plus their team leader, on this mission. The cost per person is $3,500 and we plan to raise $1,000 for each team member to reduce their costs – for a total of $5,000. The remaining amount ($2,500) team members will either pay themselves or raise through sending out personal support letters (we will provide them with a WRBC Donation Form to include with their letter). Tax receipts will also be given for this purpose.

For additional information, please contact Pastor Doug.