Sunday Newsletter | 4.22.18
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Weekly Devotional
Our current message series centers around knowing and following God's will. Click the link below to find a great devotional dealing with the struggle we all face when trying to determine God's will.

What To Expect This Sunday
Opening Song: Holy Spirit
Welcome: Stewart McWhorter
Worship Songs: The Lord Our God, The Everlasting, Lord I Need You
Announcements/Offering
Message: The Reverend Jimmy McIlrath
Message Title: Making Wise Decisions
Series: What To Do When I Don't Know What To Do
Prayer and Dismissal
Media Links
Current Series:
What To Do When You Don't Know What To Do

Week #1: What To Do Next?
Student Spring Retreat April 27-29
All students planning to attend Propel ... We are meeting at 5pm on Friday, April 27th at St. Mark to head up to LaGrange. Check your email for packing lists and more details. We've added to our list of activities at the retreat. Now you can pick between repelling, rock climbing, low ropes course, kayaking, yoga, Bible journaling, and more! If you are interested in taking a yoga class, please bring your yoga mat. Also bring clothes to get dirty!

To register: Click Here
The Gathering -
April 22nd @ STUMC
We're continuing our series on stress this week. Now that we are in the thick of testing and finals, that all-consuming anxiety is starting to creep in! But that's not the way God intended us to live. In this series, students will discover that with God, it's possible to live a life defined by freedom rather than stress. Join us at STUMC this Sunday from 5-7pm for dinner, worship, teaching and games.

For directions to STUMC: Click Here
Current Sunday Series
You haven't finished your life story. What will you do with the blank pages? The choices you make today will lead you one way or another - but when you know who to trust, you'll always know what to do.

In this series, we will learn how to seek God's will for our lives and how He cares more about who we are than what we do.
Summer Camp
Registration has begun for our awesome summer camp program! We team up with Pierce Chapel and St. Mark for a great week of Bible study, worship, games, crafts, swimming, canoeing, archery, fishing and more! This is the perfect first-time camp experience because we are just up the street in Hamilton, Georgia at Pine Eden.

2nd-4th graders: June 24-28th
5th-7th graders: June 8th-12th

Registration: Click Here
Membership Class
God made you to be connected in a church family. A healthy family shares common beliefs, purposes and commitment. We'd like to share with you our values and future goals. Membership 101 is designed to explain what it means to be in membership at The Ridge. At the end of this class, you will be given an opportunity to join our church family and continue the M.A.P.S. process. Join us May 6th after worship.

Registration: Click Here
May 13th, 2018
A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies. Proverbs 31:10

Join us as we celebrate our moms! 

Let's be honest ... they're kind of a big deal! 
May 20th, 2018
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11

Join us as we celebrate our graduates! We are so proud of them!

Please tell us if you have a graduate you would like recognized: click here.
April - This We Believe!
Hey Parents!
We want your elementary kids to understand that God loved them so much that He gave His Son, Jesus, to be their Savior. All month long we'll be talking about what we believe and learning how a relationship with God can change your whole life.

For more information about what we will cover each week in April, check out our Parent Cue by clicking here.
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Next Meeting - May 6th @ 4pm
Confirmation - May 13th @ 10:30
Our next confirmation meeting will take place on May 6th at 4pm at STUMC. Pastor Jimmy will be joining us to talk about what Methodism is all about and to teach us about the Holy Spirit.

We're planning to recognize our confirmands on Mothers' Day, May 13th. We're so proud of this amazing group of young people!!
Good Works Project
A few weeks back we asked The Ridge Church to help us come up with some ideas for ways to Do Good in our community. We were thinking (and hoping) we would get 10-15 “projects” that we could all rally around in the coming weeks. What didn’t expect was SEVENTY FIVE (actually more are coming in every day)!

Just pick one (or several) and Do Something Good this week.

To view the list: Click here
Miracle Capital Campaign
We were amazed with the outcome of our first Capital Campaign! God is so good. We're closer than ever to having a permanent home!

If you missed out on making a commitment to the campaign but would still like to participate, there's still time! Click here to make a pledge.
Saved People Serve People
Are you interested in being a part of a serving team on Sunday mornings? Here are some of the ways to get plugged in:
 
*Safety Team. *Greeters. *Parking Lot Party. *RidgeRunners. *Student Ministry. *Worship. 
*Setup/Teardown Team. 

Registration: Click Here
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