Views from The Ridge 05.09.2024
Sunset Ridge is a church that desires to follow Jesus, reach people, and radiate God’s love and hope to all.
This Week
Saturday, May 11 Second Saturday
9am Donation-based Yoga
10:15am Storytime with Chelsea
Sunday, May 12
9am Worship in the Sanctuary (The Upper Room - Acts 1:15-17, 21-26) (see website for more info)
10:15am Formation time for all ages (please check our website for a digital companion guide to our current adult class series, Practicing The Way)
11am Chapel worship
Upcoming
Sunday, May 19 Sunset Ridge 75th Anniversary
Please be sure to RSVP by Monday, May 13th for the 75th Anniversary Luncheon by either replying to your Paperless Post invitation or calling the church office.
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Around Our Community
We are so grateful for teachers! From the Sprouts School staff to the teachers at Camelot to those in our community who work in schools, we know that the work they do is meaningful to each student they encounter. Thank you for all you do!
Mothers
Riley Stirman, Preaching Minister, Sunset Ridge Church
In high school, my friend J.T.'s house was the place to be.
Not only did his house have a pool table, a well-stocked board game closet, and proximity to a large open field where we could throw a Frisbee; his house was home to the woman that we all affectionately called Mama Marge.
Marge was J.T.'s mom. Well, she was really everyone's mom. Marge has this incredible ability to make everyone feel as if they had a place in her home. She's warm, she's inviting, and she makes a snickerdoodle that will knock your socks clean off. With how much time I spent with J.T. in high school, she really did function as another mom for me.
And what's really great is that she started leaning into this new identity as pseudo-foster mom for half the teenage boys in our youth group. She started calling herself Mama Marge, even using the moniker to sign birthday cards for her adopted children. Even to this day, I don't think I'm capable of saying her first name without the word Mama in front of it.
This Sunday is Mother's Day. I am blessed to have a wonderful biological mother with whom I have a great relationship (Shout out to Sarah - graduating with a master's degree this Sunday!). But I recognize that this isn't the case for everyone. I know this day can be a mixed bag of conflicting feelings. For people who have lost their mothers. For people who were never able to have children despite how much they wanted to. For people who have lost children. For people who have strained or nonexistent relationships with their mothers.
This week as we honor our mothers, I pray we remember that family isn't restricted to biology. I know each of us have strong, loving women in our lives who functioned as surrogate mothers, all our own Mama Marges. And I know that God's mercy is such that there are some family members you're born with and some that you find along the way.
Happy Mother's Day to all. May God bless your family - all of your family.
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From Our Leaders
We thank you all for your continued generosity of time, talents, and treasure. Please find our monthly financial update below & we covet your prayers for God’s provision in our community.
Contribution update: thru May 5th
Avg. Wkly. Contributions 9,801
Weekly Budget 11,489
Avg. Weekly (Deficit)/Surplus (1,688)
YTD (Deficit)/Surplus (21,940)
YTD Non-regular contributions 40,000
Praises and Prayers
Haurice Conway, Joann Thompson’s uncle, is recovering from surgery for a broken hip.
Kacie Fry, Kyle Fry’s sister, is recovering from back surgery.
Joe Harber will undergo skin cancer surgery on May 14.
Bethany Hill recently suffered a right hip fracture.
We express sympathy to Maria Perry on the death of her brother, Mark Perez, on April 5th.
