This Christmas Eve, join with friends, family, and other Sunridgians to celebrate the birth of our Savior. Our candlelight services will be very-family-friendly, and you’re sure to leave with the warm light of Christ glowing in your hearts. Whether you’ve been a churchgoer for 30 years, you’re considering coming back, or you’re just getting started, this is the perfect opportunity to take the next step.

Christmas Eve Service Times

Tuesday (24th): 3:00PM / 4:30PM

• Children’s programs available for ages infants through pre-school during both services
• ASL Interpreter at the 4:30PM service
• Special needs class during the 4:30PM service

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What to Wear?

Wondering what to wear to a Sunridge Christmas Eve service? It’s really up to you. Dress up or keep it casual. Or use it as an opportunity to wear that ugly Christmas sweater one more time. You’ll see a little bit of everything at Sunridge when it comes to attire, so come dressed in whatever says “Christmas” to you.

First Time Visitor?

We know it’s hard to be new. But there are people on the lookout for you, and we hope that you find our welcome to be genuine. We really are glad to have you here! Learn more about what to expect …Christmas Eve Services 2019

It’s easy to miss the true meaning of Christmas today. With all the preparations, our jam-packed schedules leave us little time for what truly matters to us. Our hyper-consumption leaves us empty. We spend more. We give less. We struggle more. “The Advent Conspiracy” is not about ending Christmas. It’s about giving it back to whom it belongs.

Conspire with us, and the groundswell of Christians who are choosing to return to the true meaning of Christmas – a joyous celebration of Jesus’ birth that enriches our hearts and the world around us.

Series begins December 1.

Sunday Service Times: 9:00 & 10:30 AM

Invite your friends and come and join us for our annual Women’s Christmas Dessert on Friday, December 6 at 7:00 PM in the Sunridge Worship Center!

WANT TO DECORATE A TABLE?
We need women to decorate and set a table for 8. You can make it as simple or elaborate as you like! As a hostess your ticket to the event is free. You also have the option to sell the other tickets at your table to whomever you want to invite or women’s ministry can sell them for you.

WANT TO ATTEND WITHOUT DECORATING?
If you don’t want to hostess a table, you can purchase a ticket and attend the event.

WHO IS SPEAKING?
We are so excited that Arlene Pellicane is our guest speaker this year. Arlene is an author and speaker who formerly served as the associate producer for Turning Point Television with Dr. David Jeremiah.

WHAT ABOUT WORSHIP MUSIC?
Yes, we will have beautiful Christmas music as we enjoy the delicious desserts!

HOW CAN I BUY A TICKET?
Tickets are on sale in the church atrium on Sunday. Ticket price is $15 and hostess tickets are free!

WANT TO KNOW MORE?
Contact our Women’s Ministry Director Pam Dvorak at pdvorak@sunridgechurch.org

“Thanks.” We may think it more often than we express it, but honestly, most of us could probably be more thankful on a daily basis than we are. Ancients and modern psychology agree, thankfulness may be the greatest virtue of all and the parent of all others. If they’re right, not being thankful, daily and deliberately, exacts a much higher cost than most of us realize. In spite of this, thankfulness can be hard to cultivate because of the deep wounds of sin ‒ ours and others’. Actually, there can be only one remedy to a thankfulness deficit ‒ the ongoing work of God in our hearts.

“Thanks” is a two-part series of messages covering how to cultivate thankfulness in our own lives, and how we inspire thankfulness in others. Join us November 17th and 24th, and make your Thanksgiving one to remember.

“Always give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” (Eph. 5:20)

Join us for our annual Trunk or Treat!

Date: Friday, October 25^th, 2019

Times:

5:30-6:30 PM – Exclusively for kids and teens with special needs and their families

6:30-8:00 PM – Open to the Public

Where: The Sunridge Parking Lot — Directions

Cost: FREE!

Put on your costume and join us for this fun, community event featuring carnival games, bounce houses, and of course, lots of candy! Sunridge’s Trunk or Treat event is a safe, family-friendly, non-scary environment, where we fill our parking lot with rows of cars that have been decorated in fun and festive themes and hand out candy to Trunk or Treaters.

Want to Help?

Sign up to decorate your trunk or to help with the games. We can also use candy donations, which can be dropped off in the boxes in the church hallways on Sunday mornings leading up to the event.

Sign Up to Help with the Event

In an effort to keep this a family-friendly event, we ask that volunteers and guests refrain from wearing super-scary costumes.

Our 30th Anniversary Celebration is coming up, and we’re asking for all of you to participate in a special video to commemorate this historical moment.

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WHAT WE ARE ASKING

As part of our celebration, we are asking you to record a quick, 15 second video telling us how Sunridge has impacted your life. A few sample phrases are:

• I thank God for Sunridge because…
• To my Sunridge family, thank you for…
• Even though I haven’t been at Sunridge long, I’m most thankful for…
• When I reflect on all the years I’ve been at Sunridge, I’m most thankful for…
• Dear Sunridge, thank you for…

Once you’ve recorded your video, you can head over to our 30th anniversary Dropbox where you can upload your video before September 15. We’ll be taking these videos and compiling them into a powerful mosaic of the ways that we have helped people find and follow Jesus for the past 30 years. You can find some tips to help you record a great video below!

We’re also looking for any photos that you might have from Sunridge’s history. If you have digital copies, you can upload them to our 30th anniversary Dropbox. If you have hard copies, you can drop them off at the church office, and we can scan them for you. Just be sure to label any photos with your name and contact information.

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RECORDING TIPS

• Speak clearly, as if you were talking to someone across the room.
• Make sure you are in a well-lit room, preferably during the day.
• Avoid standing in front of lamps or reflective surfaces.
• Record your video in a quiet atmosphere.
• Please limit videos to a 15 second maximum run time.

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DROPBOX TUTORIAL

Here’s a quick video on how to upload your pictures or videos the Sunridge Dropbox:

Here is the link to the Sunridge Dropbox: bit.ly/Sunridge30

It’s that time of year when we push the pause button on the hustle and bustle of everyday life and come together as men. The annual Sunridge Men’s retreat is our way to connect and strengthen existing bonds, as well as to affirm what the Lord has placed upon our hearts and this year we will focus on “Unity of Effort”.

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When: October 11-13
Where: Pine Summit Christian Camp in Big Bear, CA
Cost: $230.00 – includes a shared hotel style room, all meals as well as gifts and materials, and the opportunity to fellowship in a relaxed and fun-filled environment
REGISTER ONLINE

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If you have any questions, please contact Ken Munsey at kmunsey@sunridgechurch.org or Tony Lewis at tlewis@sunridgechurch.org

When Helping Hurts is a small-group experience that will guide our congregation in thinking about the nature of poverty, our part in its alleviation, and how we can help people in ways that align with the Gospel. We’ll meet for 6 consecutive Sunday nights in the MPR from 5-7 pm. Each meeting will include dinner, a short video, and discussion in small groups that stay the same each week. No homework is required, although you may find yourself thinking about the class material all week long as you relate it to your daily life! Content builds each week, so please make every effort to attend all 6 nights to get the most out of the experience.

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Date: October 6 – November 10
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 PM
Location: Sunridge Campus – MultiPurpose Room
Cost: $30 per person. The payment covers your workbook and six dinners and childcare is available for an additional weekly fee of $18 per child.

REGISTER ONLINE

For 30 years this September, Sunridge has been helping people in the Temecula Valley find and follow Jesus. We want to set aside some time to thank God for all He has done in and through our church!

Please join us in celebrating Sunridge’s 30th Anniversary with an interactive event for the whole family on our church campus on September 29 at 4:30pm.

There will be worship, campus rotations, and a meal together. Dinner is being provided and in order to ensure there is enough for all, it’s important to sign up and let us know you’re coming!

We hope you can make it!

SIGN UP ONLINE

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Share a Memory

We are asking for all of you to participate in a special video to commemorate this historical moment. Record a quick, 15 second video telling us how Sunridge has impacted your life or send in digital photos by September 15. Click here for all information and instructions.

Promises … think about how much we rely on them. For example; we count on banks keeping our money safe. We rely on people driving on the right side of the road. We trust that the medicine a doctor prescribes will help, not hurt. We depend on honesty in our relationships. Without promises we are insecure. Without promises, the world doesn’t work; neither does Christian faith. The Apostle Peter wrote, “God made great and marvelous promises, so his nature would become part of us.” (2 Peter 1:4, Contemporary English Version). What would happen if we actually built our lives upon those promises? Join us this summer for, “I Promise,” a series of messages reflecting on eight of the promises God makes to anyone who will rely upon him.

Join us on June 23, as we begin our summer new series, I Promise.

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First Time Guest?

We know it’s hard to be new. But there are people on the lookout for you, and we hope that you find our welcome to be genuine. We really are glad to have you here! Learn more about what to expect …