April 1, 2016

605 - Wow!!

What a great Easter celebration at Ridgecrest!

Our Friday night Lord's Supper service was very well attended and meaningful.

The Saturday morning Children's Easter Egg-stravaganza was fun for all with lots of inflatables, kids, and eggs, as well as lots of compliments for our church and children's program.

Sunday morning was amazing! Great attendance in SSCG and worship. And, to look out from the baptistry and see a full house, people standing along the walls, and even more in the lobby was a great encouragement and testimony to the importance and celebration of new life in Jesus!

To read the rest of Pastor Marc's From the Heart click HERE

DURHAM BULLS NIGHT

Make your plans now to join us for a Church-wide Fellowship
Sunday, June 5th / 5:05 PM / Cost: $10
We have reserved 150 tickets.
Tickets maybe purchased at the information desks on Sunday mornings each Sunday in April; or, at the Church Office during the week.
Tickets will be mailed after May 8th.

On behalf of the Durham Rescue Mission I want to thank all the Ridgecrest members and Connect Groups for your generous donations towards the Durham Rescue Mission's Easter Outreach. Your efforts allowed us to provide 32 Easter Baskets and $165 dollars towards this event. Stay tuned for more ways to support the Durham Rescue Mission in their efforts to shelter and help the addicted and homeless men, women and children in the greater Triangle area. Janine Guadagno (RBC Ambassador for the DRM)

Interested in Pregnancy Support Services?

If you have an interest in attending the PSS Annual Banquet on Tuesday, April 14 then contact Shay at sreyner@Ridgecrest.cc by Sunday, April 1 as we are putting together a table

to support the ministry - you will enjoy a free meal and get great information about the ministry

Our next RBC Institute Growth Intensives will be Sunday afternoon, April 17, from 4-7 pm. Supper is included. Here are descriptions of the Intensives being offered. You can sign up on the insert in your worship folder over the next few weeks.

For Adults and High School Students:

#1 How To Communicate Compassion To Others (Denise Simmons)

This Intensive will deal with sharpening the skill of contact, communication, and compassion by taking a glimpse into the heart of people that cross our path and learning to see them as Jesus sees them. The goal is to begin to see and hear things that others miss in the busyness of life that clouds our view and mutes our encounters with people

#2 Life Management (Jarrod Gunn)

This Intensive will deal with how to get things done and live productively in all areas of your life. It will explore God's vision for our lives and how we can glorify him by doing good for others radically, creatively, and abundantly. It will give you some helpful tools for managing the craziness of life and for keeping worry, stress, and anxiety at a minimum.

#3 Mission Sewing (Joyce Buck)

This unique Intensive will work on several projects to be used in Haiti, Guatemala, and West Virginia. If you do not know how to sew, we will teach you. If you have a portable machine and want to learn how to use it, come we will help you with it. We do have several machines if you do not have one to bring. (You may also donate a portable machine or supplies.) You may come and get patterns and work more at home or just do a project while at church. Most of all we pray for the people that receive what our hands craft. Come as early as 2PM or come at the regular Growth Intensive time. We will finish at 7PM. We also could use some knitters and crocheters.

#4 Membership Matters (Shay Reyner)

Interested in becoming a member at Ridgecrest or finding out more about who we are and what makes us tick? This Intensive is the first step you need to take if you desire to join our fellowship. You will learn among other things:

What does it mean to be Southern Baptist?
What are the distinctives of Ridgecrest?
Why does membership matter?

#5 Marriage Matters (Marc and Pam Francis)

The Song of Solomon teaches the Biblical design for relationships. This Intensive is for both singles and married couples, This study follows Solomon's relationship from attraction to dating and courtship, marriage and intimacy to resolving conflict, keeping romance alive, and committing to the end. Format includes both video and discussion.

#6 Money Matters (Floyd Green)

In this intensive you will learn some tips about 1) how to de-stress about money, 2) how to make smart money decisions, 3) how to avoid money mistakes that most people make, and 4) how to live more generously.

For Kids and Preschoolers: There will be activities available for both of these age groups.

Rehearsal dates: 4/3 @ 3:30 and 4/17 @ 3:00

Join us as we seek to glorify God in serving Him with our gifts and talents.

If you are on Facebook and not yet a part of the Ridgecrest Baptist Church Group then you are missing out on a lot of good communication. You can go HERE and request membership.

*May 12-19 - Haiti (This trip is full)

*August 1-8 - Haiti

Contact Shay Reyner if you are interested and want more information (sreyner@Ridgecrest.cc).

Dates on the Horizon

April 17 - RBC Institute Growth Intensives

April 22-24 - Metamorphosis Weekend

April 24 - Laughter and Latte

May 12-19 - Haiti Team 1

May 14 - Ladies Special Blend of Friendship Tea

May 29 - Memorial Day Weekend Fellowship

June 5 - Durham Bull's Game

July 11-15 - Vacation Bible School

August 1 - Haiti Team 2

Memory Verse of the Week
Verse 11
"And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through his Spirit, who lives in you,"