This week's sermon:
"A Scripture We Would Rather Skip Over"
Mark 6:14-29
Rev. Russ Boyd preaching
This week's scripture shares the disturbing story of Herod and John the Baptist. How should we treat stories that many of us would rather skip over? Join us for worship on Sunday to find out how we might approach difficult stories like this.
Click here for a preview of this Sunday's worship bulletin
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Progress continues on construction throughout the church to make improvements to the sanctuary and rebuild after damage from burst pipes in February. This week painting began in hallways, classrooms, and offices after the completion of sheetrock last week; new cabinets were installed in the youth room's kitchen; and a crew also began construction of a drainage system for the courtyard to prevent flooding in History Hall.
Additional work has been completed on upgrades to our sanctuary's audiovisual system, allowing us to incorporate multimedia elements into the service and offer an improved livestream experience for those worshipping from home. Our hope is that this helps create a more seamless connection between those worshipping in the sanctuary and those worshipping via the livestream, reminding us that we are one congregation.
A huge thank you to Don Lanza, BJ Turner, Gerald & Linda Marcell and all of our property team who has spend countless hours working on this. If you would like to contribute towards either of these projects, donations can be made at www.shelbygiving.com/ridglea (put "Building Renovations" in the comment section).
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Vacation Bible School begins this Sunday for our kids age toddler - 5th grade! This will be a fun time for our kids to play, pray, sing, and learn the stories of our faith. VBS this year will be in-person and online.
We will meet on Sunday, July 11 from 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, and then from July 12-14 (Monday - Wednesday) from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm.
Register here: VBS Registration
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Youth, Kids, & Families Summer Fun
Ridglea youth, kids, and families are invited to come play together this summer! Mark your calendars for our summer fun events and rsvp to allison@ridglechristian.org to let us know you plan to come!
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Church Camp at Disciples Crossing
Church Camp is back this summer! There will be camps for kids in 1st -12th grade, as well as Family Camps for kids & adults of all ages.
This week Nolan McDonald & Aiden Hoppe are at Eighters/Niners Camp! Keep them in your prayers.
The following week Campbell McDonald, Cheyanne Cook, Alex Stupka & Brody Steele are headed off to camp!
If you would like to send a letter or care package, use this address:
Name of Camper
Disciples Crossing
3693 State Hwy 31 E
Athens, TX 75752
Interested in registering for camp? Visit https://www.disciplescrossing.org/upcomingevents for dates & details, to learn about their Covid-Safe policy, and to register. Registration is still open for DC Kids Camp for kids 1st-5th grade and for Family Camp.
All Ridglea kids will have half of the fee paid by the Pointer Scholarship. When you register, click "invoice the church," and we will partner with you to take care of the payments.
Want to help ensure all Ridglea kids can go to camp no matter their families ability to pay? Donate to the Pointer Scholarship at Ridglea! Visit www.shelbygiving.com/ridglea and choose "Pointer Scholarship" from the drop down menu!
Another way to help is by volunteering to help drive campers to and from camp! We have kids attending three separate weeks of camp!
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The Open Door Sunday School Class is studying Bible passages related to the theme "Confident Hope." All are welcome!
Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88956846059
Meeting ID:889 5684 6059
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Worship in the Sanctuary
I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord. - Psalm 122
Throughout Covid our mission as a church has been to love God and love our neighbors in ways that keep each other safe. This has led us to learn how to be the church and worship in ways that we would have never imagined two years ago. We have pivoted and shifted to new ways of gathering many times this year. We have learned that God is everywhere, and that nothing can stop us from sharing God's love!
As vaccination rates are rising and Covid numbers are declining in our community we are thrilled to again worship in the sanctuary, a place that is holy ground for so many of us! We will continue to livestream the service online through Facebook and YouTube to ensure that everyone can worship in a way that feels comfortable.
Click here to read a summary of the summer worship plan adopted by RCC's leadership team
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