Weekly Update – June 13, 2024

Plan now to join us in person at 2405 McGillivray or online this Sunday at 10:30 am!

Celebration of Life for Pat Janke will take place on Saturday, June 15 at 10 am at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church. Due to the large number of guests expected, please use the west exit only to turn right(west) onto McGillivray. 

2024 High School Grad Recognition June 16 – this Sunday during morning Worship Service. We will be celebrating the grads this weekend 6:30 at the church. If you haven’t sent your grad picture yet, please do so right away. Parents can also send childhood pictures of their grads by end of day, Friday June 14. Send pictures to Rudy. 

Church Family Picnic – June 23  All are welcome to join us after the morning worship service for a free BBQ picnic and family friendly games for all ages. Bring a chair or blanket and don’t forget your hat and sunscreen. We hope to see you there! To help us plan please register HERE. 

WRBC Kitchen Cleaning – June 24, 25, 26, 9:00am – 12:00pm. Able to Volunteer a day? Contact the church office by Thursday, June 20.

Camp Nutimik WRBC Worship @ Camp Nutimik  Sunday, July 7 , 11 am Camp Nutimik is a 2 hour drive from WRBC. Bring a Picnic Lunch & join the Campus Tours at 1 pm. 

Search Team Update – The Search Team is still working on the draft Lead Pastor job description and it will not be ready for presentation to the Board on June 18, as had been communicated last week. The Search Team will continue to work on the job description with the intent of finalizing it at our next meeting on June 25. Board approval will then be sought secretarially, by email, prior to preparing to post the job opportunity on selected job posting sites. Please continue to pray for God’s wisdom for the Search Team, and the Board, as we work through this critical stage of the search process.

WRBC Financial Support for Camp, Theological Education and Short Term Missions – Christian-Camp-Support-Application-2024Short-Term-Mission-Support-Application-2024-up-to-two-yearsTheological-Education-Support-Application-2024. 

Registration is OPEN for NORB-E VBS 2024! Register Here: https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/kidscamp24

NABC Triennial—July 11-14,2024, St. Paul, Minnesota. Register: https://nabconference.org/triennial/

Right Now Media Online Church Resource Centre – This online service contains hundreds of family-friendly videos, as well as a large collection of Bible Studies and resources, as part of our growing Online Church Resource Centre. Consider it the Netflix of Christian videos and resources!  

If you are interested in volunteering in our children’s or youth ministries, please contact Sheilla Taylor (children) or Rudy Wall (youth) for more information. We’d love to hear from you!

Solid Grounds Cafe   You are welcome to use the foyer to meet with friends during office hours. (Tuesday – Friday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.)

Connecting Points

Come to the Quiet Prayer Time – A prayer gathering guided by scripture, Wednesdays, 10:30—noon. Contact: Erika Cooper. Last gathering will be Sunday, June 16. 

Missions / Justice and Mercy Ministries (JAM)

Life Transformation Ministry Information Meeting – Tuesday June 18,  7:00 p.m., Fireside Room.  Come hear the good news of how God is working in the communist nation of Cuba. Please register by June 17.  For more information, contact Richard or Miriam Salas at richardsalas894@gmail.com or text 204-894-9217.  Pre-registration link. 

Andrew and Courtney Joy Friesen’s Furlough Expenses – We praise God our housing has been provided for 5 months through the generosity of many people. We raised $6,000.00 for furlough expenses and we’re praying for the remaining $8,000.00 to come in. Praise God we have been able to raise $450.00 monthly partners and waiting on God’s provision for the $550.00 still required. We still are in need of accommodation during our stay in Winnipeg for 3 weeks end of August and 10 days in September 9-17. Please contact Emmie if you can be involved with financial support or accommodations. 

Harvest Manitoba—Food bank donations may be left in the box located in the foyer next to the mail folders.  Any non-perishables are appreciated, especially pancake mix and syrup, canned fruit/vegetables, canned meat/fish especially salmon. Please do not bring perishable items. Thank you! Grab a card to see what specific items are needed.

Family Support Centre needs Baby Formula and newborn clothing for Baby Layettes!  We will have a bin in the foyer (next to the mail folders) at church to collect your donations of baby formula (Enfamil is the most requested, but any brand is appreciated!).  Drop off any time. Contact: Debbie Neufeld.
 

 Kids at the Ridge Programming

Registration is OPEN for NORB-E VBS 2024! Register Here: https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/kidscamp24

A registration form must be completed for all children in Nursery up to grade six. This form is required by our insurance to be completed each year for each child attending our kids programming throughout the year:

Little Lambs Nursery – ages 6 months up to age 2
SONSeekers Preschool – Age 3 and 4
SONSeekers Elementary – Kindergarten to Grade 4
The Wave – Grade 5 and 6

Register Here: https://whyteridgebaptist.breezechms.com/form/childregistration2023-24

4HG – For His Glory (Youth Ministries)

Please complete the 4HG Registration Form (grades 6-12) to attend 4HG events.

interacT meets on Monday nights at 7:00 pm at 2405 McGillivray.If you would like to receive our updates, contact Rudy Wall.  

Instagram: @wrbcyoungadults

Facebook: INTERACt: WRBC young adults

For more information contact Pastor Rudy

Ways to Give 

Ways to give at Whyte Ridge Baptist Church:  For those who are looking for a way to give to the mission of Whyte Ridge Baptist Church, options can be found at  whyteridgebaptist.ca/GIVE.  

To electronically transfer funds to WRBC please use the email: give@whyteridgebaptist.ca. No password required. Include in the message portion of your e-transfer the following information:

• Full name and address of the person to be receipted.
• Your preferred Fund: General Fund, Capital Asset Fund, Missions Trips Fund or Benevolent Fund.  If desiring more than one Fund please include dollar amount for each.  In the event that no Fund is chosen the full amount will go into the General Fund.  

To donate by text, Text GIVE to 833-717-0741 and further instructions will follow!  It’s easy!

If questions, email give@whyteridgebaptist.ca.

Additional Information

Baptism and Membership – If you are feeling led to become baptized or pursue membership at WRBC, or if you have any questions about these things, please feel free to contact the office.

Log in to the Whyte Ridge Baptist Online Church Directory at whyteridgebaptist.ca/DIRECTORY.  If you have not received an email invitation to join our Online Church Directory and regularly attend at WRBC,  please click here.  For additional details on our Directory click here.   Hard copies of the Breeze online church directory are available at the Welcome Centre. 

WRBC Online Resource Centre – Right Now Media FREE Access Request Form  THOUSANDS of video and studies, including HUNDREDS of children’s videos.

Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering – Protect yourself and family with Covenant Eyes Internet Accountability and Filtering, and join the WRBC Covenant Community for an exclusive $4 / month discount code (applied at check out). For additional details, including pricing, click here.

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