Cedar Ridge is working directly with Christian churches in the Moore area to help provide relief to the victims of the tornado. Ways you can help:

Monetary Donations

Following the success of our “feed the hungry” service project during SuperStart in February, our children’s ministry will be sponsoring an on-going missions project to provide sack lunches to homeless/hungry people in downtown Tulsa.

Join us on Saturday, June 1, from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
KidsZone.tv families will gather together at the Broken Arrow Campus at 10:00 a.m. to build sack lunches. We’ll travel downtown together and hand out the lunches to those in need.  This event is for your entire family; however, it is not recommended for preschoolers.

If you have questions, or for more information, please contact Shawna Hudgins or Micheal Byrd, Children’s Minister.

July 15 – 19  • Broken Arrow Campus

• For children 4 years – 5th grade
• 9:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Cost: $35 (includes a T-shirt and daily snack).

Camera operators are needed for the 10:30 Sunday morning service at the Broken Arrow Campus. No experience is necessary – we’ll provide hands-on training! In addition, we’re looking for volunteers to help with lights during the Sunday worship services.

If you would like to contribute in ministry by serving as part of the video tech team, please contact Harold Pittman, Worship Minister, or call the church office at 918-254-0621.

Our Broken Arrow Campus is looking for volunteers to “contribute in ministry” in the areas listed below.

If you are interested in serving on a rotation basis, or if you would like more information, please contact the ministry leaders shown below or call the church office, 918-254-0621.

• 1 year old class during the 10:30 Sunday morning service – contact Kari Featherngill, Director of Preschool Ministry.
• Guest Services (Check-In) during the 10:30 service in the Kids Zone – contact Micheal Byrd, Children’s Minister.

The Student Ministry of Cedar Ridge Christian Church is actively involved in working with (and helping support) Life in Abundance International, a humanitarian organization whose vision is to empower churches in Africa to serve the poor in many communities. LIA exists to mobilize the local Church and restore health, renew hope and inspire lasting transformation for Africa’s most vulnerable families. This goal is met through an approach that cultivates local leadership through the Church and requires the participation and ownership from the community itself. Learn more about LIA at liaint.org.

Through tithing and the operation of Impact Firewood, our students give financial support to Life in Abundance on a regular basis. In addition, trips to Ethiopia provide many of our students and sponsors the opportunity to experience first-hand the “global outreach” of their efforts.

For more information about Impact Africa, contact Kyle Rodell, Student Minister.

The Wagoner County Relay for Life event will be held at the Wagoner High School Track & Field on June 14 – 15. If you would like to join the Cedar Ridge Coweta team (or if you’d like to make a donation) please register online at www.relayforlife.org/wagonercook. Be sure to click on Team Cedar Ridge.

If you have questions, or if you’d like more information, please contact Janet Woolsey.

It is that time of year to get back out there and blow up some of those crafty and evasive little orange clay pigeons. If you want to have a blast, come on out!  Men, women, boys, girls, family and friends, beginners to experts are all welcome.  We will meet at the Tulsa Gun Club at 9:30 am and shoot two rounds (25 shots) at $5.00 each.

We will meet at the Tulsa Gun Club (9104 E. Mohawk Road – 56th street North ¼ mile west of Mingo in Tulsa) at 9:30 a.m. The cost is $5.00 per round of 25 and we usually shoot two rounds. Everyone who plans to shoot should bring ammo (or borrow from a friend). You will also want to bring eye protection and ear plugs, which are required. If you plan to go, be sure to sign up each month at the Welcome Center, BA Campus, or by contacting Wendell Fichtner.

Mark your calendars for these dates:

• March 23
• April 27
• May 25
• June  29
• July 27
• August 17
• September 14

Dave Ramsey’s “Financial Peace University” is a biblically based curriculum that teaches people how to handle money God’s way. This life-changing class will help you achieve your financial goals by showing you how to eliminate debt, save for the future, and give like never before. You will be challenged and motivated to make a plan for your money and change your family tree forever. Click here for a preview video from Dave Ramsey.

• Nine week class begins April 1st
• Monday evenings at 6:00 p.m.
• Cedar Ridge Christian Church – Coweta Campus

A special preview will be held on Sunday, March 24th, immediately following the morning worship service.

There is a materials fee of $95 per couple/family. This fee also covers a life-time membership in Financial Peace University providing you with many online tools and features. A limited number of scholarships are available for up to half of the class fee; for more details, contact Bryan Champ, Connections Minister, at bchamp@cedarridgecc.com.

Register and pay for this FPU class online. You can also stop by the Welcome Center to sign up and pay; an envelope is attached to the sign up sheet for your materials fee.

Many opportunities are available to contribute in ministry at Cedar Ridge Coweta. Contact the names listed below to sign up or to get more information.

Children’s Ministry contact: Allyson Bibb

• Guest Services
• Nursery
• Preschool
• Elementary

Junior High & High School contact: Jacob Williams

Guest Services contact: Sherri Valder

• Welcome Center
• Greeters
• Security

Worship Ministry contact: David Berg

Journey Group Leaders contact: Ryan Fankhauser

The Story is a book of selected Scriptures, arranged chronologically, that reads like a novel. During this 31-week experience, every member of the family reads their own version of The Story. It’s a great opportunity to discover how our story is found in God’s story. For several months in 2013, we will take a chronological journey through the major stories of the Bible. If you know some Bible stories, but aren’t sure how they all fit together…or if you would love to read the Bible more often with your kids, but don’t feel very confident in doing so…be sure to participate with us in The Story.

Special Books Available
Plan to use your own Bible along with a Topic Schedule and Chart of Scripture References to follow along. To accompany the sermon series, several books for all ages are available at a “book store” in the lobby. These resources are not required – they are simply an enhancement to the series.

• The Story (The Bible as One Continuing Story of God and His People)
• The Story (Teen Edition)
• The Story for Kids (Discovering the Bible from Beginning to End) – Ages 8-12
• The Story for Children (A Storybook Bible) – Ages 4-7
• The Story for Little Ones (Discover the Bible in Pictures) – ages 2-5

In the KidsZone.tv Store, children buy fun items with “KidsZone.tv Bucks”, earned by memorizing Bible verses. We’re looking for donations of new, small toys and trinkets to use as “inventory” in the KidsZone.tv store. Other popular items include CD’s, DVD’s, books, bookmarks, and games. Drop off your donations in the Kids Zone at any Cedar Ridge campus.

Many opportunities are available for serving at the BA Campus. Contact the names listed below to volunteer or to get more information.

Preschool Ministry contact: Kari Featherngill

• Sunday 9:00 a.m. Guest Services / Greeters, serve 1 week per month
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. Nursery, serve 1 week per month
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. 1 year old class, serve 2 weeks then off 6 weeks
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. 2  year old class, serve every other month
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. 3 year old class, serve every other month
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. 4 & 5 year old class, serve all month
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. Guest Services / Greeters, serve 1 week per month
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. Nursery, serve 1 week per month
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 1 year old class, serve 2 weeks then off 4 weeks
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 2 year old class, serve 1 month then off 2 months
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 3 year old class, serve 1 month then off 2 months
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 4 & 5 year old class, serve 1 month then off 2 months

Children’s Ministry contact: Micheal Byrd

• Sunday 9:00 & 10:30 a.m. Guest Services / Greeters, serve 2 weeks, then off 6 weeks
• Sunday 9:00 a.m. Kindergarten through 5th grade Leaders & helpers, serve yearly
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. Kindergarten Elevate Jr. Leaders & helpers, serve 1 month then off 2 months
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 1st & 2nd grade Elevate Leaders & helpers, serve 1 month then off 2 months
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. 3rd through 5th grade Kid City Worship Team Leaders & helpers, serve 2 weeks then off 4 weeks

Security / Usher Team contact: Wendell Fichtner

• Sunday 9:00 a.m. Volunteers serve on a rotation basis
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. Volunteers serve on a rotation basis

Guest Services (Greeters, Welcome Center)

• Sunday 9:00 a.m. contact: Janice Wilmoth
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. contact: Jim Oden

Communion Servers

• Sunday 9:00 a.m. contact: Bud Phillips
• Sunday 10:30 a.m. contact: Dan Sanford

Communion Preparation contact the church office, 918-254-0621

• Prepare for Sunday 9:00 a.m. Worship service
• Prepare for Sunday 10:30 a.m. Worship service
• Clean-up after Sunday Worship services

Bread From Our Oven contact: John Winstead

• Bake bread
• Deliver BFO to visitors

Kyle Rodell, Student Minister, recently presented the sermon “Entangled“ – providing some staggering statistics on how pornography is a sin that can so easily “entangle” and threaten our families. Listed below are some practical tools and resources available to help keep pornography out of your home as well providing a way to see what activity is happening on your computer. This information is also available at the Welcome Center of each campus.

www.opendns.com/familyshield
This site is for blocking pornography from getting into your house at the router level. Easy to follow directions are listed on the website.

www.x3watch.com
This site monitors any computer or i-device on which it is installed. Monthly reports are sent out identifying any pornography that has been looked at. The report also alerts you if the program was turned off at any time. Search “x3watch” in the apple app store for iphone/ipad.

Tech Support is available for help in setting up a family shield. Contact Nick Lockard (Remote Service) at www.nicklockard.com. Nick will answer questions and will walk you through the steps on x3watch.com. There is a small fee ($20) for this support. Be sure to let him know that you are from Cedar Ridge Christian Church.

Counseling Resources

Celebrate Recovery – Southern Hills Baptist Church
Issue specific 12-step groups
918-743-8897  •  shbctulsa.org/cr

Christian Family Institute
918-745-0095
christianfamilyinstitute.com

  Hope Center of Tulsa
  918-294-8470
hopecenteroftulsa.com

Oklahoma Teen Challenge
405-600-1920
okteenchallenge.com

On January 1, 2012 there were 8308 children who, through no fault of their own, were in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS). The families of these children are not able to care for them due to incarceration, extreme poverty, physical abuse, drug abuse, neglect or abandonment. The 111 Project is a campaign to recruit foster families from Oklahoma churches to meet this need. The purpose is to leave no Oklahoma child without a family. Contact the church office for more information about Foster Care applications and other ways that you can be involved.

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