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December 2009 in Oklahoma City. Now is the time to register for this special event featuring Beth Moore, Priscilla Shirer, and Kay Arthur. These events sell out quickly. Make plans now to register and reserve your hotel room. Visit www.lifeway.com and click on Events for further details, or contact Lois Breedlove.

Lunch will be provided at both sessions. Childcare will be available if requested in advance. Please contact Vicky Cope at 254-0621 for more information or to arrange childcare.

• Sunday School Teachers and Helpers: Sunday, October 5th at noon
• Praise Kids Worship Teams: Sunday, October 12th at noon

Make plans now to attend the Fall Fun Fest on Friday, October 31st in the Student Center Auditorium. Wear your fun, not scary, costumes and join us for Slime Time: a great alternative to traditional Halloween trick-or-treating.

>> Concession stand will be open from 6:00 - 6:30 p.m.

>> Games & activities will begin at 6:30 p.m.

Needed

Your donations of candy, candy, candy! Please bring your individually wrapped candy donations and drop them off in the buckets located in the kitchen hallway, the Kids Zone, or the Preschool area.

Your help. If interested in helping at the Fall Fun Fest, please sign up on the back of Sunday’s bulletin communication card.

Contact Vicky Cope at 254-0621 for more details.

Mark your calendars now.

Middle School Mission Trip to Kansas City

October 16 to 19 we will be working in a soup kitchen in Kansas City. Pick up a registration form at the student center welcome desk if you are interested in participating. If you have questions or would like more information contact Kyle Rodell at 254-0621.

• Cost: $40
• Staying at Tonganoxie Christian Church
• Informational meeting on September 28 at 11:45 a.m.
• Registration deadline of October 5
  

The Christmas Program is scheduled for December 7th. Questions? Contact Matt Miller.

Join us for this 7-week Beth Moore study STEPPING UP, a Journey Through the Psalms of Ascent. Come study and explore Psalms 120-134. We’ll meet on Wednesdays beginning October 1st at 6:30 p.m. Questions? Contact Debbie Jensen.

If you would be interested in serving as a greeter for the 9:00 a.m. service on Sundays, please contact Christy Merrill.

Join us on September 27th and again on October 25th for a Skeet and Trap Shoot at the Tulsa Gun Club. Meet at the church at 8:30 a.m. The cost is $2.50 per round. (If you don’t have a gun, you can borrow one and just pay for the shells.) Must be 18 years or older. Sign up at the Men’s Ministry table. Contact Wendell Fichtner for more information.

Music Mania gives our 1st through 5th graders the chance to use games and instruments to sing unto the Lord. Meets in the Kids Zone.

Mini Mania give nursery through kindergarten aged children an opportunity to participate. Meets in the preschool area.

Both groups will meet every other Sunday beginning September 14 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Managing Money God’s Way
This 7-week small group Bible study provides financial instruction on handling God’s provisions in your life. The class will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday mornings from September 28 to November 9. If you are interested in attending this session, please sign up at the Welcome Center. For more information, please call the church office at 254-0621.

The Women's Ministry (usually referred to as "Women's Minis'tree" to emphasize the interpersonal networking among its members) encourages Cedar Ridge women in ministry, bible study, and fellowship. For more information about these events, please call the church office at 254-0621. Here are some of our upcoming events:

Food for Families

Looking to improve your presentation skills at work? Or maybe you would like to gain more confidence in speaking before a small or medium sized group here at CRCC. Then Toastmasters is just for you. Toastmasters is designed to help us lose our fear of public speaking and learn skills that will help us be more successful in whatever path in life we chose.

Cedar Ridge is currently hosting a Toastmasters group. If you are wanting to improve your communication skills, join us each Tuesday from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m. For additional information, contact Mark Ellard at 254-0621.

Decision Guides are trained members who come along side – both physically and spiritually – those who have responded to the invitation given at the end of the sermons at CRCC. The Decision Guide meets with individuals to discuss their needs and to provide them with needed information. The Decision Guide also helps to connect these individuals with staff and other CRCC members. We are currently looking for additional members to serve as Decision Guides. A training session will be held on September 28th at 3:00 p.m. for anyone interested in serving in the Decision Guide Ministry. For more information, call the church office at 254-0621.

Care packages will be sent to CRCC college students and military personnel living away from home. If you would like a care package sent to your son or daughter, please complete the back of Sunday’s bulletin communication card. Packages will only be sent to those names for which a request has been made. Please contact the church office at 254-0621 or Mitzi Montgomery for more information.

A full range of Preschool, Children’s, Youth, and Adult  programs are being offered this fall on Wednesday Evenings. Brochures are available at the Welcome Center listing the various classes currently being offered. Call the church office at 254-0621 if you have questions.

• Wednesday Night Fellowship Meal: Sign up online today.
• Kids and Youth Programming: Nursery through Twelfth Graders.
  
• Divorce Care and Divorce Care for Kids (DC4K): 13-week programs designed to help both adults and children through the hurt of divorce.
• Grief Share: a support group for people who have lost a loved one.
• Strong Families: fun, practical, and Biblical ways to help build strong families.

Journey Groups are small groups designed to encourage close relationships for Bible study, personal encouragement, and deeper fellowship. They meet at various locations and times. If you are interested in learning more about a study to fit your preferences, please contact Associate Minister Mark Ellard or the church office at 254-0621.

At this time, we are coordinating a group of people who would like to earnestly and actively commit themselves to pray for the items listed below. If you would be interested in being part of a prayer chain that will receive specific prayer requests concerning multi-church matters on a regular basis, please sign up on Sunday’s bulletin communication card. For more information, please contact Karen Bryan. Please join the leadership of CRCC as we continue to pray for:

• God’s direction & pleasure in this adventure
• Our leaders & committees involved in the planning and preparation process
• God’s guidance in the search of a campus minister and location
• Current staff members as they prepare for the multi-site venture
  

Jasmine Wilson has recently been named the new Director of Preschool Ministry at Cedar Ridge. Jasmine accepted the offer for the position and began working on May 15th. Jasmine has been a regular attender/member of Cedar Ridge since 2001 and has actively served in the preschool area for many years. She graduated from Northeastern State University this May with a degree in Social Work. Jasmine says "The preschool ministry has been a valuable tool that I have used and continue to use in raising my own children. Now, as the director, I am excited that I can give back to this ministry while partnering with parents in an effort to lay a solid, godly foundation for their children." Jasmine and her husband, Rex, have five children: Kegan, Riley, Taylor, Gabrielle, and Isaiah.

Please join the Elders and staff in welcoming Jasmine to the Cedar Ridge staff.