This holiday season will be especially challenging for many of our neighbors experiencing increased financial hardships. That is why this Christmas season we are partnering with our friends at Community Mission of Hope. We can help bring joy and a bit of relief by providing all the fixings for a delicious holiday meal.

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What to do

Helping out is so easy, and will make a huge difference. Just follow these steps:

• Pick up an empty bag to fill at our outdoor service this Sunday at 10:30 am or you can pick them up at the church office.
• Fill the bag with items listed from CMoH.
• Filled bags will be collected during our outdoor services on December 6th and 13th, or drop them off at the church office Monday thru Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

For more information, contact Lisa at lowens@sunridgechurch.org.

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020 has been sort of a “bah humbug” kind of year, right?! Because of the current restrictions, Sunridge is not able to offer our traditional women’s Christmas dessert this year; BUT we have an alternative idea! The purpose of the dessert was always to invite women to church to celebrate the Christmas season and to especially reach out to women who may not regularly go to church or who were not yet Christians. We don’t need a church building to do that!

That’s why we want to encourage those of you who love to decorate a table for our Christmas dessert to do it, but with a twist. This year let’s do it in your own homes and be inviters! The beauty of doing it this way is that you can pick the day and time. It could be breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner, or just dessert … whatever works for you! You can invite people over and celebrate the season together. We can help you out with a hostess kit that we will make available which will include ice-breaker games, great discussion starters and the option for a craft idea that you can purchase the elements for and do during your time together if you wish. Pam will provide a short video that you can watch with a brief encouraging message for the holiday season.

We would love to know who is going to participate! If you plan to join in, please email Pam at pdvorak@sunridgechurch.org and you will be sent more information and the hostess kit.

COVID has changed so much of our lives, but the birth of Jesus is still good news that must be shared and celebrated!

An unfortunate reality of meeting outside is the unpredictability of the weather. Since it is going to rain and be cold, we are going to an online only format this Sunday. The good news is that California can always use the rain and we’ll continue our study of The Sermon On The Mount by looking at Matthew 5:21-26.

Sunridge we’ll miss seeing you this weekend, but next week’s weather looks great! We look forward to seeing then!

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Click the button below at 10:30 on Sunday morning to watch our service online.

WATCH LIVE

Sunridge values the importance of gathering as a church body (Hebrews 10:25) and throughout the pandemic we found creative and safe ways to build community through: Online services, Zoom groups, KidVids, The Rally, on-campus services (when allowed), and outdoor events like The Week (Vacation Bible School), Trunk or Treat, Movie Nights, and Worship Nights.

As part of our ongoing efforts to overcome the restrictions on gathering, Sunridge is meeting outdoors every Sunday morning at 10:30 AM for those who are ready and able to gather. We are so thankful the heat of summer is over and the renovations to the courtyard are complete to make this possible!

Since the service is outdoors, we ask that you prepare accordingly. You may want to consider bringing: lawn chairs, water, EZ Ups, umbrellas, well you get the idea. We are looking forward to worshipping with you – in person and on campus.

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SERVICE INFORMATION

When: Every Sunday at 10:30 AM
Where: Sunridge Community Church Courtyard (42299 Winchester Rd. Temecula, CA 92590)
What to bring: a chair, a covering (EZ Up or umbrella), water, a heart to worship, a friend
Why: To gather together, to worship God, to learn how to become more like Jesus

Social distancing is observed and please remember your face mask.

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For those who are not ready or able to gather with us on campus, our service streams online each Sunday at 10:30 AM. Simply click the button below to watch us live.

WATCH LIVE

Sunridge is making room for more! That’s why starting October 11 and continuing throughout the month of October, two service options are available for our limited on-campus services at 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM. You must pre-register to attend these on-campus services as the State and County guidance limits the number of people who can attend to 100 and the manner in which they may attend:

• No children’s ministry yet (please check out our amazing online options for kids!)
• Face coverings are required
• Social distancing is in effect

If you are unable to join us for either of these on-campus services, our service will stream live, online 10:30 AM. Just click here.

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Sign ups for the October 11 services start on Oct. 6, on a first come, first served basis. You must be registered to join us for the service.

REGISTER FOR 9:00 AM SERVICE

REGISTER FOR 10:30 AM SERVICE

If you are not able to join us after you have registered, please notify us by e-mail at info@sunridgechurch.org as soon as possible so that we can allow others who are available to join us.

Our annual Trunk or Treat event is back!

Date: Friday, October 30^th, 2020

Timeline: 5:00-5:30pm: Exclusively for kids and teens with special needs
5:30-7:00pm Open to the public

Where: The Sunridge Parking Lot — Directions

This year’s Trunk or Treat will be modified to be socially-distanced, but our favorite fun and free community event will still feature festively-decorated trunks and lots o’ candy! So throw on those costumes, invite a couple of friends, and join us as we view the decorated trunks along our one-way footpath!

For more information regarding our safety standards, email Haley Falcioni at hfalcioni@sunridgechurch.org.

You can also sign up to decorate a trunk, help with candy bag assembly, or find out more information about serving at the link below!

Sign Up to Volunteer

As Jesus launched his public ministry, he began by declaring the kingdom of God to his first disciples in what has commonly become known as The Sermon on the Mount. This is not just a masterful piece of oration; The Sermon on the Mount contains the quintessential teachings of Jesus. Everything he subsequently taught finds its origins in it. The gospels and the apostles’ teachings are based on it. Since that first time when Jesus gathered his followers together to teach them, all Christian beliefs and values have sprung from this remarkable source.

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Join us on campus or online!

On Campus at either 9:00 AM or 10:30 AM
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, limitations on the number of people and the manner in which we can attend are in effect and based on the current guidance. Please check the Upcoming Events to sign up.

CLICK HERE TO SEE UPCOMING EVENTS

Online at 10:30 AM via a live-stream
To watch via live-stream, use the button below.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH VIA LIVE STREAM

Join us for an all-church Sunday service outdoors next week, October 4, in our Sunridge parking lot! Since we are outdoors, EVERYONE can come. No need to sign up, just show up! We will have our worship band out there and Britt will be teaching. Bring your own chairs and masks, it’s gonna be great to be together!

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When: October 4, at 10:30 AM
Where: Sunridge parking lot
What: An all-church Sunday service outdoors complete with worship and teaching
What else: Be sure to bring a chair and face coverings. Social distancing will be observed.

Due to the extreme heat on September 6, we needed postpone the monthly night of worship. Now that it’s cooler, we invite you to come and join us for our monthly Sunridge Outdoor Worship Nights! We will be gathering on Sunday, September 20 at 6:30 pm in the church parking lot.

Invite a friend or family, bring your own lawn chairs and face covering. We will be taking communion together as well. We are looking forward to worshiping with you!

Please be sure to check our website and social media for upcoming events in the church parking lot to worship and take communion together.

We know that our youngest readers are especially hard-hit by back-to-back seasons of remote-learning, and so The Rally is excited to offer “The Literacy Link,” a free twice-a-week on-campus reading intervention program for students in Kinder-2nd grade.

Volunteer reading buddies, trained by literacy specialists from Sunridge, will offer small-group sessions either Monday and Wednesday or Tuesday and Thursday from 4-5:30 pm. This 6-week program will begin on September 8th, and is first-come, first-served (not limited to Sunridgers!), so sign up today!

Click the button below to check out the catalog today!

LITERACY LINK FORM