Team India 2016 Application Form Now Available To Download Online!

Destination: NE India and/or Nepal

Focus: to train pastors and to provide a conference for women, build churches, and help people in need.

Team to consist of 5-6 people (including Pastor Doug)

Tentative Dates: November 10 – 26

Cost: $3, 500; $1,000 raised through Team Fundraising, remainder is personal responsibility to either pay yourself or raise through sending out  personal support letters (a WRBC Donation Form will be provided to include with your letter).

Submission Deadline is Thursday, March 31. 

Download WRBC Team India 2016 Application Form

Adventures at the Ridge is an exciting, action-packed week for children entering Kindergarten to Grade 5.  This is a great opportunity to experience great games, crafts, activities and make lots of friends!

HOURS OF OPERATION:  Camp hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM.   Extended Child Care is available for $25 per child per week to a maximum of $50 per family per week.

All programs will take place at the Whyte Ridge Community Centre.  For more information, contact Sonia Wilson at adventuresattheridge@gmail.com or at 204-489-3875.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Adventures-at-the-Ridge-Day-Camps-483262788502824/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdventuresRidge?lang=en 

Daylight Savings Time begins this Sunday, March 13.  Remember to turn your clocks FORWARD one hour before you go to bed  tonight…

You are welcome to attend our services at 9:00 am and 11:00 am each Sunday (children’s programming available at the 11 am service).  

For more information about our services, visit www.whyteridgebaptist.ca!

Tony Dunaway, Chief Operating Officer of Every Orphan’s Hope/NAB Partnership will be sharing about this ministry to orphans in Zambia, Africa at Rowandale Baptist Church, 162 Rowandale Ave, Winnipeg. Visitors are welcome!

Watoto Children’s Choir will visit WRBC on Thursday, March 10; 7:00p.m. 

Watoto Children’s Choirs have travelled internationally since 1994 as advocates for the estimated 50 million children in Africa, orphaned as a result of HIV/AIDS, war, poverty and disease.  Accompanied by a team of adults, the choir presents Watoto’s vision and mission through their stories, music and dance. Watoto choirs act as ambassadors to raise awareness about the plight of the orphaned and vulnerable children of Africa.

A free will offering will be taken.

Host homes are needed to provide sleeping accommodations, breakfast and a bag lunch for a chaperone and two or three children; two host homes are needed for the two team leaders and the bus driver. The children are able to share a bed or sleep with bedding on the floor if necessary. 

Volunteers are  needed for  load in before the concert and load out afterwards, as well as for the merchandise table. Contact our office for more information if you are able to volunteer, or if you would be able to be a host. 

WRBC has committed to partner with Soul Sanctuary in their efforts to relocate a Syrian refugee family to Winnipeg. Please follow their journey at http://soulsanctuary.ca/refugee

As you can imagine, the needs are great. Please consider helping through a financial contribution (donations are accepted online HERE), by donating tangible household and clothing items (see the updated list of needs HERE) or by giving of your time (please contact our office to arrange) – and please PRAY for this family and the team of people God has put in place to walk with them.

For additional information, please contact Heather Warkentin via Facebook or by email.

Women’s Weekend Get-Away:  ‘Dancing in the Rain’ – April 29 to May 1 at Elkhorn Lodge. Guest Speaker: Joan van der Linde. Registration forms at the Information Centre.  Cost: $120 on or before March 31; $155 after March 31. No online registration this year.

Did you know there will be a special YOUTH SESSION at this year’s Promise Keepers event on March 5th (Saturday) afternoon?

Manafest (Chris Scott Greenwood) is coming to the Winnipeg ‘Greater’ Conference, and this time he is speaking – not performing. Hear him tell his story and answer your questions in a special youth session!

Fathers, bring your sons…and sons, bring your friends!  Registration for youth is only $30 for Saturday / $40 for both Friday and Saturday.  Visit www.promisekeepers.ca/greater for more details…

A free five-week program (week six will be a cross-cultural potluck meal) for immigrants and newcomers to Canada. Join us in a welcoming atmosphere to practice your conversational English. Call or email the church office to register.

“Only fear the LORD and serve him faithfully with all your heart. For consider what great things he has done for you.” 1 Samuel 12:24

Fear often plays a greater role than we realize. The fear of the unknown; fear for our jobs, our relationships, leaves many of us anxious. The fear of failure leaves other men stuck rather than pursuing the life God has called them to. Far too many men are either held back by fear or afraid of nothing and leaving a trail of damage in the lives around them. Discover the freedom that comes when we fear only God. Walk in the fear of the Lord as a daily lifestyle. Consider the great things God has done for you and allow Him to do great things through you.

Get more information or register HERE, or call 1-888-901-9700.

Volunteers are needed to help out at the February birthday party; young children are welcome! Sign up at the Information Centre or reply to this email.

Come out to camp on Louis Riel Day from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and enjoy all the winter activities of camp! To attend, RSVP at 1-866-688-4645 and leave a voicemail of how many will attend. Adult: $12; Children (ages 3-12): $6; Family of four: $30 + $5/additional person. Includes food and activities. Bring your own skates.

Don’t miss the WRBC Curling Bonspiel—Sunday, March 13; 2:00-6:00 p.m. at the La Salle Curling Club!

Curlers 12 years and older are encouraged to sign up ASAP as space is limited; no experience necessary. 

Questions can be directed to Darryl Penner 269-1934. Cost $5.00. Clean indoor shoes must be worn; if you have brooms or sliders please bring them. Sign up and pay at the Information Centre.

Interested persons should supply a current resume to the church office by February 28.

Main responsibilities will include our summer community outreach consisting of day camps held at the community centre and our SONSeeker summer Sunday program.   Contact church office for a detailed job description.  

Term: Maximum of 16 weeks May to August, 2016

WRBC is looking to hire Crew Leaders (small group leaders) for our adventure @ ridge day camps.

Crew Leaders will provide direct leadership for a group of eight–ten campers and participate in leadership/instruction of other camp activities for the larger group.

Preference will be given to applicants who are available for the entire period of July 18^th to 22^nd with an additional day for pre-camp training and preparation.  Crew Leaders must be at least entering grade 8 or older and be willing to be Plan to Protect certified. Interested persons need to submit a current resume to the church office by February 28, 2016. 

For a detailed job description and/or additional details, please contact the church office at 489-3875 – wrbc@wrbc.mb.ca  or Grace Elke at 444-2303 – gelke@mymts.net).

Grant Memorial Baptist Church is hosting Drs. Les and Leslie Parrott, N.Y. Times best-selling authors and marriage experts, for a “date night” they call FIGHT NIGHT  on Friday, January 22nd at 7pm. 

Cost is $20/each.  It promises to be fun, low-key, appropriate for guests and extremely helpful for marriages at the same time.  For more information, and to register, click here.

Join us for the upcoming WRBC Men’s Breakfast as we enjoy each other’s fellowship and focus on “Praying in Faith” on Saturday, January 16th from 9 – 11 am at the WRBC Lower Auditorium (201 Scurfield Blvd).  

Register online here by January 14th.  Cost: $5 – Includes Breakfast.

Happy 2016! We will have a hymn sing at our next Growing in Grace (55+) lunch at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church, celebrating God’s faithfulness into another year! Join us for pizza, salad and dessert on January 14 at noon.

If you are able, come at 10:00a.m. as we will be helping  White Cross make bandages for our NAB missions in Africa.

NOTICE – All donations to WRBC that are to be receipted for 2015 MUST be received at the church office or postmarked no later than Thursday, December 31, 2015.  Similarly, cheques must be dated no later than December 31, 2015.

Cheques may be mailed to:

Whyte Ridge Baptist Church – 201 Scurfield Blvd, Winnipeg. R3Y 1A5

Reminder: There will be one service on December 27 at 11:00a.m. There will be no SONSeekers program; nursery care for children up to age 2 will be available.

We are looking for Life Groups or Families to create and deliver Christmas Gift Baskets to our community service workers, including the following locations:

Whyte Ridge Elementary School

HGI School

The Fire and Paramedics Building

The Police Station

Please sign up online below or contact Heather Warkentin at hjwarkentin@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The Board and Staff came together for a retreat on Saturday, November 14th to discuss how we can use LeaderShift, the leadership training we have been studying for the past couple of years, to help our congregants to know their spiritual gifting and how to better use them for their own fulfillment in serving God and be energized through their serving. The session was facilitated by Bob Fast and hosted by the Eric and Lorraine Bergmann at their farm.

We looked at ourselves and evaluated how we are using our own gifts but also looked at how we can take this learning down to the Life Groups and other groups within WRBC to continue to utilize this teaching for building our church and service.

While the day had to be shortened it was fruitful and we spent the last part of the day discussing how we can balance out the attendance between the first and second services so that there is room available in the second service for new people coming to explore our church and looking for a place to worship. While no definitive solutions were found in the discussions, we will continue to evaluate options and will engage our congregation in how they feel about the potential solutions.

– Submitted by David Wynne