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571 North Norma
Street- Ridgecrest, California 93555
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375-4433
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All church Christmas Caroling on Wed., the 16th. Meet at the church at 6:00 PM. Lend your voice to bring Christmas cheer to those who are unable to come to the church. Refreshments will be served.
Special Vesper Communion Candlelight Service, 6:30 PM Christmas Eve. Come and sing carols, hear beautiful special music, the Pastor’s Christmas Eve message and partake of the Lord’s Supper. Bring the family and guests to this most blessed service.
helping hands ministries
20 families (85 people) enjoyed a Thanksgiving dinner because of your generosity and the hard work of the people who prepared the food baskets. Thank you, Church!
Now Christmas is coming and our cupboards (freezers and bank account) are bare. We need to buy 20 turkeys and perishables. So CASH is in demand as well as the dry goods and canned items that you donated for Thanksgiving. May God bless you as we give to others.
an angel choir thank you
SubmitteD By: Celesta Brooks
My heartfelt thanks to all of my committee members: Jan and Gary Burke, Michelle Smith, Cathy Banks Tara Cross, Barbara Porter and Helen Hareland for repairing the gowns and making 25 new angel wings. May God bless each of you.
just a note
Submitted By: Jeff Little Worship and Arts Pastor
There is something about music that touches everybody. Music goes far beyond audible The physicality of the sonic waves pushing air around to make room for itself, the rhythm that cuts through the ambient noise and makes our feet tap, the penetration of our defenses to the innermost regions of our souls and emotions, Every aspect of music has been given to us as a tool to use to worship God, who gives all good gifts to His children. Many times I think we enter the sanctuary and settle into the routine of announcements, song, scripture, sermon, prayer with our brains on autopilot, missing the wonderful gift we’ve been given.
I love what my friend, Bryan Ewing, wrote in his song You Turn, “You turn my song into a hymn.” What if, this Sunday, we come onto church, ready to worship and not just sing? Can God really turn secular to sacred? Could it make a difference in your life? Maybe seeing you truly will inspire your children to keep the faith on the difficult journey of life and development. Perhaps your obedient response of worship to God’s blessings will be a catalyst for Him to utilize you in your world for His Son’s sake.
I encourage you, this month, to diligently make worship a priority, and go beyond mere presence to magnifying participation in praise and worship of every season’s biggest Giver, and His Son, The world’s greatest Gift.
december
6TH 9:00 AM ANGEL CHOIR
12TH ELK’S CHRISTMAS PARADE
13TH 6:00 PM CHILDREN’S MUSICAL
16TH 6:00 PM ALL CHURCH CAROLING
18TH 19TH LIVE NATIVITY at the CHURCH
21ST 1:00 PM CHRISTMAS BASKET DISTRIBUTION
24TH 6:30 PM VESPER COMMUNION SERVICE
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The First Sunday of Advent was observed on Sunday, November 29th in the morning service with the lighting of the Advent candle and Sunday evening with our annual HANGING OF THE GREENS! Clicking here will take you to some photographs - be patient, it's a large PDF.
THIS MONTH:
We are a fellowship of believers
committed to glorifying God by lovingly obeying God's Biblical commands to live
holy lives, mature in Christ, and share His redemption message with others
through the power of the Holy Spirit.
This website last updated: 29 November 2009 2009 (reb)