4HG Summer Update – July 22

Hey People!

This week the Junior Boys will be meeting on SATURDAY @ 7 pm at the Church! Bring Clothes that could get dirty without getting ruined! 

Here is our summer schedule.  If you have any questions please contact me!  

July 23rd – Junior Boys Night
July 29th – Senior Boys Night
August 5th – WATERFIGHT (For everyone!)
August 12th – No Youth
August 19th – Junior Youth Canoeing
August 26th – Senior Youth Canoeing
September 2nd – Youth Movie Night
September 7th – Youth Kickoff the New Year!

Also, to the people who have graduated grade 12, you are welcome to join us for the events during the Summer, and anyone coming into grade 6 same for you! You’ll be able to join the main events and the ones for your respective small groups.

Have an amazing Summer everyone!

Rudy

4HG Summer Update – July 15

Hey People!

For the Summer we are doing things slightly different, so here is what you’ll need to know.

This week the Senior Girls will be meeting on SATURDAY @ 2pm at the Church! Bring Clothes that could get dirty without getting ruined :D

Also, to the people who have graduated grade 12, you are welcome to join us for the events during the Summer, and anyone coming into grade 6 same for you! You’ll be able to join the main events and the ones for your respective small groups.

If you have any questions please contact me!

July 16th – Senior Girls Afternoon
July 23rd – Junior Boys Night
July 29th – Senior Boys Night
August 5th – WATERFIGHT (For everyone!)
August 12th – No Youth
August 19th – Junior Youth Canoeing
August 26th – Senior Youth Canoeing
September 2nd – Youth Movie Night
September 7th – Youth Kickoff the New Year!

Have an amazing Summer everyone, I hope You find some rest and can relax a bit!

Rudy

4HG Updated Schedule for the Summer!

Hey People!
For the Summer we are doing things slightly different, so here is what you’ll need to know. This is an updated list so please pay close attention to when your Group will be meeting. As your group’s night comes closer, there will be more information for you to dig into.

July 8th – Junior Girls Night (Meeting at Erika Cooper’s House at 7pm 340 Duffield
July 16th – Senior Girls Night (Meeting at the Church at 7pm on SATURDAY)
July 23rd – Junior Boys Night (Meeting at the Church at 7pm of SATURDAY)
July 29th – Senior Boys Night
August 5th – WATERFIGHT (For everyone!)
August 12th – No Youth
August 19th – Junior Youth Canoeing
August 26th – Senior Youth Canoeing
September 2nd – Youth Movie Night
September 7th – Youth Kickoff the New Year!

If you are bored and would like to do more hanging out throughout the week in the summer, please send me a message  because I’d like to make the church property available for games and s’mores on Wednesday nights occasionally throughout the summer. If that sounds like something you’d be into, let’s make it happen! The First one of those nights will happen on July 13th!!! Hope you can make it!

4HG June 10th

Hey People!

I wanted to make sure that you remember that there is NO YOUTH tonight. For the Summer we are doing things slightly different, so here is what you’ll need to know.

July 1st – Canada Day No Youth
July 8th – Junior Girls Night
July 15th – Junior Boys Night
July 22nd – Senior Girls Night
July 29th – Senior Boys Night
August 5th – WATERFIGHT (For everyone!)
August 12th – No Youth
August 19th – Junior Youth Canoeing
August 26th – Senior Youth Canoeing
September 2nd – Youth Movie Night
September 7th – Youth Kickoff the New Year!

If you are bored and would like to do more hanging out thorughout the week in the summer, please send me a message that you’d be interested in something like that, because I’d like to make the Church Property available for games and s’mores on Wednesday Nights occasionally through the Summer. If that sounds like something you’d be into, let’s make it happen!

Have an amazing Summer everyone, I hope You find some rest and can relax a bit!

4HG June 17

To Whom it may Concern,

You are sincerely invited to our 4HG Movie Award Show and Ceremony. Friday, the 17th of June, we will be hosting the legendary actors and actresses of WRBC 4HG! Please plan to arrive by 7pm, the dress code is Fancypants!

We are closing out the school year tomorrow with some fun movies you created, will eat pizza, hang out in small groups, talk about bringing Jesus with us into our summers and how we can stay connected. You’ll get a schedule for the summer that will have all the information on it so you’re never behind.

Next week there won’t be Youth, as your Leaders will take an evening to talk about the year and what the plans for the new year will be. So come tomorrow, bring your friends, and tell your parents to pick you up late ;) Hope to see you all tomorrow!

4HG June 10

Hey People!

As you are probably aware…. Summer is upon us! I can’t tell you how excited I am about this awesome weather! For tonight we want to make full use of this, so we will be doing an event that is slightly different from our regular scheduling. Tonight will be ‘Make Your Own Movie Night’ and basically what this will look like is that you’ll get into groups and created a movie from start to finish, which we will watch next Week! All the details will still come, just know that this won’t be made available online so make sure to come tonight and next week! Bring your friends and lets enjoy each others company in the knowledge that God is in the centre of all of this! Can’t wait to see you all tonight at 7pm at the Church!

4HG June 3

Hey Peeps!!!

I can’t believe it’s JUNE!!! We are coming toward the end of the School year and I’m sure you’re all wondering how the Summer is going to go. I will send out a schedule for the summer so you can make your plans accordingly :D I know you’re all making sure that Youth is the highest priority on your list ;)
Know that there will be enough things that will be happening that you won’t miss us too much.

For this Friday we will be meeting at the church at 7pm for an awesome time with an interesting story, awesome snacks… and obviously time to hang out with each other! Can’t wait to see all ya’ll!

4HG May 27th

WE’RE BACK!!!!

Tonight we are at Youth and ready to enjoy an awesome night of Community, Music, Jesus, and Snacks. Hope you’re as excited as I am to enjoy this beautiful weather and each other’s company.

We will be at the Church from 7pm to 9pm!

If you want or need any more information please contact me!

4HG – May 20 (No Youth)

Hey All!

I know that this headline is super disappointing. No youth! Tragedy. It’s for good reason though!
This coming Friday, our registered Senior High Youth (please contact me if you have a question regarding this) are heading to Camp Nutimik for the weekend. Information will be below.
Youth will resume on May 27th as normal. Hope to see you then!

Youth Retreat Information you’ll need to know:

Bus arrives at WRBC at 5:15pm on Friday (May 20th) to pick us up leaving for Camp Nutimik, EAT BEFORE YOU GET THERE. We won’t have supper at Camp when we get there that night.

Bus will return to WRBC at 3:30pm on Sunday, for you to be picked up by your Parents. We will make sure Parents get a phone call from their child once we are within 30 minutes of arriving back at the church.

There will be an update email once we get to camp for you parents to feel safe in knowing that we will have arrived, and an update once we leave camp as well.

If you have any more questions, comments, concerns, please contact me today or tomorrow and I will do my best to help with those.

4HG May 6

Hello dear Reader,

It has been a long time since you’ve received any word from us, (at least 3 days), so here I am, ready to inform you of the brand-new things that are happening at 4HG Youth.

TONIGHT: Come and spend time with your friends and potential future friends, as we play games, sing songs, listen to God speak, eat snack, and spend valuable time with our small groups tonight! At the church at 7pm! Be there!

Upcoming Events:

Camp Nutimik Worship Night- Happens Next Friday (13th) at WRBC Church, there will be lots of people some of whom you’ve probably met, some who will be awesome to get to know. Lets come and worship together! (7pm)

Camp Nutimik Retreat- On May 20th the senior Youth (Grade 9-12) will be meeting at the Church at 5pm to take the Bus out to Camp Nutimik for an awesome time of connection, being out in God’s creation, worship and so much more. We will return back to the Church on Sunday the 22nd of May around 3pm.
TECHNICALLY the Deadline has passed, but because there were some issues with the registration form, if you LET ME KNOW THAT YOU’RE COMING BY TONIGHT, I will mark you down. The proper registration form is found HERE. If you could simply send me a message with a “____ will be there” that would be fantastic.

Thank you for your Patience,
Rudy

Important Update for the Retreat Registration

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ!

Hey Parents and people who are planning to go on the retreat in May,

Over the last few weeks the link that went out for the registration form to sign up for the Senior Retreat was faulty. This has probably left some of you scratching your head and I apologize for this oversight.

Here is the proper link, please fill out the form and get it to me when you can, I understand that is easier said than done, so for now if you could just let me know that you are coming so i can make sure we have enough space on the bus and in the cabins, and then get the form to me once it’s filled out, that would be amazing.

Again, sorry for the inconvenience, I know some of you have handed the right form in to me, but if you could simply send me a message with a “____ will be there” that would be fantastic.

Thank you for your Patience.

Rudy

4HG April 29

Hey All,

I hope you all remembered that tonight we are at MISSION FEST @ Church of the Rock. This means we will NOT meet at WRBC. We will be meeting at 6:45pm in the front entrance of Church of the Rock where I will sign you in and give you some instructions for the night.
There will be some awesome booths with information about missions around the world; we’ll be in the session that starts at 7. The booths close at 9:15 and if you are getting picked up you’ll have to let me know that you’re leaving so I can make sure no-one gets left behind. Feel free to direct any question toward me.

Upcoming News:

Nutimik Worship Night May 13th 7pm

Camp Nutimik Senior Retreat May 20th to 22nd Deadline May 1st (This Sunday!). Fill out form HERE.
Rudy

4HG April 22nd

Hey All,

Guess what, we have a dry place for you tonight at the church! Hope to see you all tonight at 7pm!

Upcoming News:

NEXT WEEK (Really Important!): No Youth at WRBC, we’re going to MissionFest at Church of the Rock in Winnipeg on April 29th! We’ll meet in the Foyer at 645pm Next Friday!

Nutimik Worship Night May 13th 7pm

Camp Nutimik Senior Retreat May 20th to 22nd Deadline May 1st.  Fill out form here: https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/39b61f654974

Rudy

4HG Youth April 15th-22th

Hey All!

Hope you’re all sitting warm and cozy because although it might not be the storm of the century out there… it is a bit crazy.

We are coming on Easter Weekend this week. Tomorrow is Good Friday. Remembering the story of Jesus going to his death for our sake. I hope you all take time to dig into what that means for you.

We will NOT have Youth tomorrow, but there will be a church service online in the morning (https://www.facebook.com/WhyteRidgeBaptist/live)

We will be back next Friday (April 22nd) and there is a real possibility of actually doing something outside. I will let you know what the plan is next week.

Upcoming Events:
Mission Fest Manitoba! April 29th, no youth at the Church, we will be meeting at 6:45pm @ “Church of the Rock 1397 Buffalo Place Winnipeg”

Senior Retreat: May 20th-22nd Deadline for registration is May 1st. (https://whyteridgebaptist-my.sharepoint.com/:w:/g/personal/rudy_whyteridgebaptist_ca/EUQIxSsxYztIqd2aO1RFjqQBRRWa5Ria8p9V71REkv80iQ?e=YixSS8)

4HG April 8

Hey All,

I want to just say ‘Thank you!’ for last week! The MBA worship Night was amazing!!!! You guys really stepped up and allowed us all to feel comfortable around people we didn’t know at all or at least not very well. Tonight we are coming back to 4HG as you know and Love it, with games, music, God’s word, snack, AND Small group! Hope to see you all tonight at 7pm!
Upcoming News:
Nutimik Worship Night May 13th 7pm
Camp Nutimik Senior Retreat May 20th to 22nd (Deadline May 1st) Form is attached: Sr-High-Retreat-Form-2

4HG April 1

Are you guys so excited?!
TONIGHT is our MBA (Manitoba Baptist Association) Youth Worship Night!
Come, Worship and Play with people from all over the City, it is going to be so exciting to build those connections with people around you! I hope to see you all tonight at 7pm!

Upcoming News:
Nutimik Worship Night May 13th 7pm

Camp Nutimik Senior Retreat May 20th to 22nd (Deadline May 1st) Form is attached: Sr-High-Retreat-Form-2

4HG March 25

Hey Peeps!!!

Making sure you have a heads up for this week and the plan for the future!

On Friday this week we will be meeting at 7pm at the church for an awesome night of Games, Worship, Prayer, and Smallgroup! (can’t forget snack tho, eh?)

I cannot wait to see you all (actually see you because it’s not completely dark outside anymore!)

Future Stuff:

April 1st: MBA Worship Night, come worship with the other youth groups in the area and let’s show them how we do things!

May 13th: Camp Nutimik Worship Night, get to know the camp and the people, and let’s worship together

May 20-22nd: Senior High Retreat, Forms are ready, fill them out and get them back to me by April 22nd.

Parents:
We are coming out of the Ice, restrictions are loosened and we are excited to take steps to rebuild some of the pieces we have lost. As small as it might sound, Youth-Snack is a big part of our community building. It allows us to be casual and relaxed with one another and be part of each other’s lives. If you have in the past, or are now thinking about how you might be able to contribute to that joy, please contact Erika Cooper: erikacooper0101@gmail.com to find out how you can support our Youth in this.

4HG March 18

Hey Peeps!!!

Get Ready for a night of Peace. I know normally I want to hype you up to get ready for an awesome night of craziness, but tonight we will be focusing on peace. We’ll still be crazy and have fun, obviously! Hope to see you tonight at 7pm for some awesome opportunities to spend time with your friends, with your leaders, getting to know maybe even new people. Can’t wait to see you!

Upcoming Events to put on your radar:

Coming on March 19th (TOMORROW) we will be having a Junior Youth Retreat day for anyone in Grade 6-8!
It is important to REGISTER here for it THIS WEEK (cost $20, includes food!): https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/39b61f6549 (https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/39b61f6549).

April 1st will be our MBA Worship Night for the churches of our association to get together at Whyte Ridge to glorify God. Be sure to mark that on your calendars!

I’m also in conversation with Camp Nutimik to plan a Retreat for our Senior Youth to go out there possibly on May 20-22. More info to follow on that!

4HG Junior Youth Retreat and Upcoming Events

Hey Everyone,

Coming on March 19th we will be having a Junior Youth Retreat day for anyone in Grade 6-8!

It is important to REGISTER here for that THIS WEEK (cost $20, includes food!): https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/39b61f6549.

April 1st will be our MBA Worship Night for the churches of our association to get together at Whyte Ridge to glorify God. Be sure to mark that on your calendars!

I’m also in conversation with Camp Nutimik to plan a Retreat for our Senior Youth to go out there possibly on May 20-22. More info to follow on that!

Exciting stuff! Be sure to reach out if any questions, and to register for March 18!

Rudy

4HG Youth March 4th

Hey All,

The sun is warm, days are getting longer, and guess what… Spring is just around the corner!
To celebrate winter saying goodbye, we will be playing some games this Friday, spending time with each other while cruising through the building playing hide-and-seek, sardines, dodgeball, eating snack, and seeing what the night brings. Bring your friends, bring energy, and just get ready for a relaxed crazy night!

Upcoming Events:
March 19th: Junior High Youth Retreat Day (9am to 5pm)
April 1st: Manitoba Baptist Association Worship Night at Whyteridge Baptist Church
May 13th: Camp Nutimik Worship Night at Whyteridge Baptist Church
May 20-22: Provisional Dates for a possible Senior Youth Retreat at Camp Nutimik

If you have any questions on any of these things, please feel free to contact me and let’s talk!

Rudy

4HG Youth February 25th

Hey You all,

Coming out of the Deepfreeze this week I noticed that the Sun seemed slightly stronger! I don’t want to get ahead of myself but I’m thinking of planning outside events.

For this week however we will still be inside I think.

We will be digging into what Baptism is. I hope you can all make it on Friday at 7pm. Make sure you bring your Bible and be ready for some awesome conversations in your small-group!

Coming on March 18th we will be having a Junior Youth Retreat day for anyone in Grade 6-8.

April 1st will be our MBA Worship Night for the churches of our association to get together at Whyte Ridge to glorify God.

I’m in conversation with Camp Nutimik to plan a Retreat for our Senior Youth to go out there possibly in May. More info to follow on that.

Stay warm!

Rudy

4HG Youth February 11th

Hey Peeps!!!!

I can’t tell you how excited I am to be in the big group again tonight!
We will be playing games in the gym, worshipping together, having snack, and being in small group!
Hope to see you all there!
I’ll be sending out more information on both the Junior Retreat Day and the April MBA Worship night soon. Feel free to ask questions you might have that I can answer in those info-dumps.

I want to acknowledge that our Youth nights have recently gone longer than 9pm even though that is the official end time. This is usually because the kids absolutely love the use of the gym and the ability to spend time with their friends. If you would like to comment on this, please let me know if this is an issue that we should be addressing. I would love your feedback on this.

4HG Youth February 4th

Hey Students and Parents!

We are so excited by the new health Orders, which will be in effect for next week. However, this week we will still be in cohorts for Youth. We will be meeting at 7pm on February 4th for an amazing time of Worship, games, and Small group. Can’t wait to see you all there!

Upcoming Events:
We are planning a Retreat Day for the Junior Youth come March. More information to follow.

April 1st, we will be getting together with the other MBA Youth Groups around Winnipeg for a Worship night. The Event will be happening at WRBC!

4HG Friday Night

Hey All,

I hope you all made it through the cold and the wind over the last week, I can already feel the Sun being more powerful than before. It actually feels warm sometimes now.

I’m excited to announce that we will be back in person for tonight. We will still be in cohorts, the Seniors in Childrens Ministry and the Juniors in the Gym.

There are new restrictions coming our way and we don’t know what they are yet, but we will try to stay in person as much as we can. Hope to see you all tonight at 7pm at the Church for some games, Worship and Small-group!

4HG January 21st IMPORTANT UPDATE

Hey Students and Parents!

I’m super excited to have Youth tonight and hopefully see you all there, HOWEVER we will NOT BE IN PERSON. Due to the terrible conditions outside we will have Youth online today, please use the Link below to connect over zoom.

This is not the start of being online again for the future, this is a One Off due to the road conditions and the wind picking up again in the evening. We will be back in our cohorts in person next week.
Can’t wait to see you all tonight!

7:00 pm – 4HG Youth Ministry Gathering
Join Zoom Meeting: http://bit.ly/4hgzoom
Meeting ID: 651 553 957 / Password: 2405
Contact: Pastor Rudy Wall – rudy@whyteridgebaptist.ca

4HG Hot Coals

Hey You lovely people!

We are coming close to Christmas and the end of the year, so here is what you need to know!

Tomorrow (Dec. 10th) we are meeting at 7pm at the Church for a time of Worship, games, a lesson, and some time spent together resting in God’s presence. Our topic tomorrow will start a bit of a longer series on the conversation about our identity. Who are we? I hope to see ya’ll tomorrow!

Next week (Dec. 17th) is our Christmas Party, where we will listen to the Christmas story, build some Gingerbread houses, and celebrate Christ’s coming as a group!

We will take a break over Christmas and New Years, so after the 17th, we won’t meet until the 7th of January! Don’t worry, I’ll remind you.

For the Seniors, our retreat will be happening on January 14th-to 16th! We will head out to Nutimik for a few days to find rest and joy in spending time together. I will be sending out Registrations next week with all the information for that!

I know this was a lot of information, if you’re still reading, thank you! I hope you’re all finding some moments to breathe, and take in the beauty of winter. God’s blessing cover all of you!

4HG Friday Night

Hey Ya’ll!

Thank you for sticking with us through the hard conversations we’ve been having. It has been such a great time to dig into these topics with you all and we will continue those as well.

BUT this week we are taking a week off to take a breather. It has been a bit heavy, so to lighten it up, this week we will be playing Gorgon and Manhunter! We’ll have snack and hang out in our small groups as well. So come to the Church at 7pm and we’ll have a blast!

Our 4HG Christmas party will be on Dec 17th, and we will be taking off for two weeks over Christmas and New Years. We will be back on the 7th of January.

4HG Youth Update

Hey Students and Parents,

Two main point in this email to keep an eye on; Christmas, and the Senior Youth Retreat.

Before those two points I want to make sure you know what the plan is for this week! On Friday (Nov. 26th) we will be meeting at 7pm for our 4HG time. We will be finishing off the topic of Sanctity of Life for now and close up some questions you might have on this before we move on.

On the 17th of December we will be holding our Christmas Party here at the Church. We’ll build some ginger bread houses, sing some Christmas songs, play some games and share the Christmas Story.

The SENIOR RETREAT!!! It was supposed to happen at the beginning of December, but due to some shifts in restrictions and business of the Christmas season it will be postponed until the Weekend of January 14-16. It will only be available to Students (Grades 9-12) and Leaders who have been vaccinated (due to regulations), we will be in cohorts that will have limited interactions with one another, and it might look very different from previous camp experiences you have had. It is super important for us to find a moment of rest. Away from the internet, the phone, the busyness of life. To that end, we will do our best to keep people safe and in community. Registration information will be coming next week, please keep your eyes and ears open for that.

4HG Youth November 12th

Hey Students and Parents,

Youth tonight is still happening! I understand the rapid snowfall has made the roads somewhat sketchy to drive on, but if you can make it, we would love to have you in the building tonight!
We are actually continuing a difficult conversation that started last week and wont be finished by tonight. The Sanctity of life, dignity of life, and how abortion is viewed by God.
We will have some time to play, make music, and talk in groups as well.
Hope to see you all there.

Last week I put forth the idea of a Youth-retreat in my email for the Senior Students. We will have all the necessary information on that by next week so please keep your ears to the ground as it will be coming up soon.

Can’t wait to see you all tonight.

4HG Hot Coals

Hey Students and Parents!

We are getting into some of the heavier topics over the next few weeks, starting this week (Fri Nov. 5th) with the ‘Sanctity of Life’. We will be talking about the topics of Abortion, Euthanasia, and Capital Punishment over the next 3-4 weeks. I’m hoping to make it informative and not traumatizing, but if you have concerns or questions with regards to these topics please contact me. We will still have our games, snack, worship, and small-group as usual, so i hope to see ya’ll there!

In line with these topics I understand there are some, especially within our Senior Youth who have been dealing with some hard things in their life over the last while, I have been planning at Retreat for our Senior youth at Camp Nutimik at the beginning of December. It would go from Friday afternoon to Sunday afternoon and would feature, food, games, teaching, and community (as covid restrictions allow). I understand that not every parent would be comfortable to send their kids to this, but I want to make sure you understand that we will hold to all the requirements the Camp would ask of us, and while there would definitely be ridiculousness and fun, the main goal would be to give our Senior Students a few days of Rest (without tv, phone, school stress) and be in the presence of God.

Please feel free to share some feedback on this with me, whether you agree or disagree, I would love to hear from you!