Latest News and Announcements:
Camp Nutimik Annual Fundraising Banquet
Camp Nutimik Annual Fundraising Banquet: March 11, 5:00pm; Victoria Inn.
Contact Erika Cooper (204-451-3332) for tickets or information.
4HG Youth February 10th
Hey Peeps!
I hope you’re all doing well! We’ve been in different places over the last little while, I cannot wait to see you all back in the building this Friday!
We will be meeting at 645pm on Friday for an In-house Youth evening of Games, snacks, Small Groups, and of course the Main Focus… JESUS. I can’t wait to walk through some questions around Spiritual Disciplines. Hope you can all make it!
Rudy
4HG Youth February 3rd
This week Friday, we will be meeting at Church of the Rock at 7 pm to celebrate Mission Fest. The time will be spent exploring stands of different mission related ministries and worshiping God with other believers of this City. We will be meeting in the front entrance of the building (West side of the building, 1397 Buffalo Pl) Pickup will be at the same place at 9:15pm.
There is a worship service that night geared toward Young Adults (9:15pm-11pm), if you would like to stay for that, we can make arrangements as long as you have a ride to go home afterward.
See you Friday!!
World Watch List 2023 - Praying for Persecuted Christians
This is Open Doors 30th-anniversary edition of the World Watch List, a ranking of the 50 countries where Christians experience the most extreme persecution.
Published every January, it is a unique, in-depth record of the places where faith in Jesus costs the most, helping to demonstrate the enormous scale of the persecution being faced by Christians around the world.
Every year, The World Watch List stirs more and more people to wake up to the reality of extreme persecution. It is more than just a list – it helps us not only to pray for the persecuted church, but also to speak up for those who are being silenced, and to take action to help those in need of love and support.
Download your copy of this year’s World Watch List guide here.
Also available here: World-Watch-List-2023
CORRECTION: 4HG Youth Update - January 24
See you Friday!!
4HG Update - January 19, 2023
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Hey people of 4HG Youth! This Friday (Jan 20) the Junior Youth will meet as we regularly do, but the Senior Youth will have the option to meet to study for their exams if you want to study alongside other people. SATURDAY (Jan 21st) the Junior Youth will be meeting at 9am and we will be hanging out til 3pm! If you want to be there please REGISTER Here! NOTE YOU MUST REGISTER TODAY! Sunday the 22nd we will have an information time for the mission trip to Tijuana 2023. It will be right after church around 12:30 so make sure you have your questions ready and are ready to jump straight in. On February 3rd we will be meeting at Church of the Rock at 7 pm to celebrate Mission Fest. The time will be spent exploring stands of different mission related ministries and worshiping God with other believers of this City. See you Friday!! Rudy
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4HG Update - January 17, 2023
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Hey people of 4HG Youth! I have a few important pieces in this email so please make sure you read the whole email. This Friday (Jan 20) we will be meeting under some slightly different circumstances. The Junior Youth will meet as regular, but the Senior Youth will have the option to meet to study for their exams if you want to study alongside other people. For Next SATURDAY (Jan 21st) the Junior Youth will be meeting at 9am and we will be hanging out til 3pm! If you want to be there please REGISTER Here! Make sure you register by THURSDAY afternoon! Sunday the 22nd we will have an information time for the mission trip to Tijuana 2023. It will be right after church around 12:30 so make sure you have your questions ready and are ready to jump straight in. On February 3rd we will be meeting at Church of the Rock at 7pm to celebrate Mission Fest. The time will be spent exploring stands of different mission related ministries and worshiping God with other believers of this City. Rudy
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4HG Update - January 12, 2023
Hey Everyone!!!
Welcome back to 4HG 2023! We’re excited to have you with us as we jump into this new year! I can’t wait to see what God has in store for us this year, and I hope you’re excited with me!
This Friday we will have an In-house evening full of community, Jesus, snacks, and games! Hope to see you there at 6:45pm at the Church.
Upcoming Events:
January 20-21: Junior Youth Retreat Day! (More info next week)
January 20: Info session for Tijuana Mission Trip 2023 (Goal and Vision, what to expect, and what the plan for the lead-up is going to be)
February 3rd: Mission Fest Manitoba (7pm Exibits, Youth Room, 9pm After Hours Worship)
See you Friday at 6:45!
Rudy
Membership Meeting - Sunday, February 5, 12:00 pm
Whyte Ridge Baptist Church will hold our next Membership Meeting on February 5, 2023 immediately following the morning service (approximately 12 noon).
This meeting will be held in-person, in our church building, and will include the presentation of the Annual Report by Pastoral Staff and Chair of Finance. A meeting agenda and copies of the Annual Report will be made available in advance of the meeting.
Subway sandwiches and bottled water will be provided for all those attending this meeting.
No registration required. All are welcome to attend!
WRBC Missions Prayer Card 2023
Click here for the most recent WRBC Missions Prayer Card 2023: WRBC-Missions-Prayer-Card-2023-Final (hardcopy available at the Welcome Centre).
4HG Reminder - January 6, 2023
A reminder that we will be meeting at the Forks at 7pm this Friday for some skating! If you don’t own skates, come anyways, there will be Hot Chocolate and there are some beautiful trails you can walk. The weather looks ok but obviously dress really warm!
As announced, this August, we plan to go to Tijuana, Mexico to serve in a short term mission capacity with YWAM SanDiego/Baja! If thats something you’d love to know more about, please email me this week! (Doesn’t mean you’ve committed or said yes to anything yet, its just for information)
See you tonight!
Rudy
4HG Update - January 3, 2023
Hey Everyone! Happy new year!!!
I pray that you all managed to get through the holidays with joy and excitement for the new year. If that wasn’t the case for you, know that we love you still.
To kick us off this year we will be meeting at the Forks at 7pm this Friday for some skating! If you don’t own skates, come anyways, there will be Hot Chocolate and there are some beautiful trails you can walk. The weather looks ok but obviously dress really warm!
HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT! This August, we want to go to Tijuana, Mexico to serve in a short term mission capacity with YWAM SanDiego/Baja! If thats something you’d love to know more about, please email me this week! (Doesn’t mean you’ve committed or said yes to anything yet, its just for information)
Rudy
Merry Christmas to all our Kids at the Ridge Families!
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Merry Christmas to all our Kids at the Ridge Families! Luke 2:10-11 – “But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.” We pray that this Christmas will be a meaningful time of reflection, renewal, and incredible joy for your family as you celebrate the birth of our Savior. One of the best parts of Christmas for me and my family is to create lasting memories together. We love looking back at pictures over the years to see how the kids have grown and changed and remembering those special times together. I wanted to find a way to help our WRBC families to create some memories this year over the Christmas break, so to help you do that, I’ve created a Kids Christmas Bingo! This game is filled with activity ideas and service ideas and I hope it brings fun and laughter to your home but most especially warm memories too! You can work on it as a family or have each child work on their own. Every time you complete a row, find a way to celebrate as a family and choose to do something special (there are no rules, just have fun!). If kids bring in their completed bingo cards on January 8th , they can pick a prize out of our prize bin too. Print it at home or pick one up at the church – they’ll be on the Kids Craft Carts in the Auditorium as well as a few on the Children’s Check in Desk. Kids-Christmas-Activity-Bingo-2 Merry Christmas everyone! |
No 4HG Youth This Week
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A reminder that there will not be 4HG Youth this week or next week. Our next event will be on January 6th, when we will go skating as a group! Please join us for our Christmas Eve Service this Saturday at 5:00 pm. We would love to have you attend! Hope you have an amazing Christmas and New Years season! Rudy |
4HG Youth December 16th
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Lovely People of 4HG Youth! This week, we as a Youth group will be celebrating Christmas! As we usually do things differently, we will be celebrating Christmas with some WRBC Winter Olympics. Games, Challenges, Thinking, Communication, and Unity will be key words to lead you to Victory! Can’t wait to see you there on Friday at 645pm! As Small Groups you’ve been challenged to bring things for our part in the Christmas Hampers, if you forgot, or you weren’t told what your part was, make sure you ask your Small group leader, they will have that information! We will not have another Youth event this year after the 16th, so be aware that the next event will be on January 6th, when we will go skating as a group! Hope you have an amazing Christmas and New Years season! Rudy |
4HG Youth December 9th
Hey Everyone,
I hope you have been able to stay warm these last few days! We’re coming toward Christmas and I’m excited to celebrate with you all as we get to remember Jesus coming to His people.
This week we will be meeting for an In-house night. Games, Snacks, Music, Small-group, and most importantly… Jesus! Hope you can all make it this Friday.
We have been working on doing our part in helping with the Hampers for the people at the Foodbank, and I want to make sure we’re all on the same page.
This last week and this week, we have been talking about who can be responsible to bring what for the hampers. Make sure you know exactly what you’re responsible for. If you don’t know make sure to ask your leader this week. Then we will take those things and put them together at the beginning of our Youth Event on the 16th so they will be ready for the second round of Hampers that is going out.
If you have any questions, make sure to let me know so I can clarify if you need me to.
Upcoming Events:
December 16th – Youth Christmas Party (Winter Olympics)
January 6th – Youth Skate Night
January 20-21 – Junior Youth Retreat Day (more information to come)
Rudy
4HG Youth November 25th
Hey you Guys and Gals,
Hope you’re doing well!
In an effort to communicate better and more efficient after some complications in the past, you will start seeing two Youth Emails sent to you each week, that way you have an idea of what’s coming that week, and you’re reminded later in the week in case your life got busy (which happens to all of us).
For this week, I’m excited to announce and In-House event with Games, Snack, Music, and Jesus! Hope you can all make it and be excited to spend the Friday night together with your friends and leaders.
We have some exciting events coming in the next few weeks, including a Small-group night, where the small groups split up and meet at different places. If you as a parent would be willing to host one of those, please send me a message so we can plan what that night will look like together.
Here are some dates that will be useful to you for the foreseeable future:
December 2nd – Small Group Night
December 9th- Youth Packing Hampers for the Food Bank
December 16th – Youth Christmas Party (Winter Olympics)
January 6th – Youth Skate Night
January – Junior Youth Retreat Day (more information to come)
We will take a break over Christmas so there will not be Youth after the 16th of December to the 6th of January when we return, other than that Youth happens every Friday at 6:45pm at the Church, unless otherwise posted.
Rudy
4HG Youth November 11th
Hey All,
For this week’s youth evening we are taking it a bit slower. It is Remembrance Day. We will talk about sacrifice, and then watch the movie ‘The Iron Giant’.
There will be snacks, and we will have a good time together.
Big Future Updates:
November 18th – Archery Tag
December 2nd – Small Group Night
December 16th – Youth Christmas Party (Winter Olympics)
January 6th – Youth Skate Night
January 20th/21st – Junior Youth Retreat Day
(We will take a break over Christmas so there will not be Youth after the 16th of December to the 6th of January when we return, other than that Youth happens every Friday at 6:45pm at the Church, unless otherwise Posted)
Come join us tonight!
Rudy
Celebration of Life - Bob Fast
A Celebration of Life service for Bob Fast will be held at the church on Friday, October 14 at 3:00pm.
For those who would like to watch the service on livestream it can be accessed at:
www.whyteridgebaptist.ca/memorials
A Summer at Winkler Bible Camp
Thank you, Whyte Ridge Baptist Church, for your support to me through prayer and finances while I was serving at Winkler Bible Camp this summer. It is such a blessing to know I have so many people supporting the work with kids at camp. Here is a little bit of information on what I was doing during the summer and some of the highlights.
I was at camp for a total of 17 weeks. The first nine weeks (in spring) consisted of site projects, maintenance, rental groups, and planning for summer camps. We do a lot of our summer camp prep in those two months before summer, so we make new activities, liven up some of the old ones, and plan what the kids are going to do. We also had school groups and companies rent our site during the day that we would help with.
The next eight weeks was running summer camp! For me, that consisted of running a smaller area of camp called Teepee Village. It is a kilometer into the bush with no electricity or running water and offers a great space to make deep connections with everyone there. A highlight out there was an evening around the fire; one of the leaders had his guitar and we had an impromptu worship time. I also was part of a skit that would run every day at chapel – I was the main character. The skit was completely original to the camp and followed the story of some adventurers trying to find the kingdom of heaven, represented as the “Lost City of Gold.”
Teepee Village didn’t run all summer, so the other weeks I was helping out wherever needed at the main camp. But throughout the summer I was able to make deeper connections with other staff and we spent some late nights talking about faith. All in all, it was an awesome summer of being able to do ministry and I am hoping to do it again next year.
Thank you!
David Woelk
