hey guys...we hope you all are doing great! can you believe fall is pretty much here?! i am not sure what the weather is like where you are, but up here in wisconsin it's been in the 60's. we will have an occasional day in the 70's, but it's been beautiful! last year the snow started falling in october, so hopefully this year it can hold off until november.
on sunday we are officially launching our jr. high ministry. we are meeting during second service, and this week is going to be an impromptu get together. we have planned activities, yet it's all unplanned. make sense? it's mainly a hang out time, getting to know you, and getting to know the volunteers. i am pretty pumped. although i won't be there, i am teaching the 4/5's...i still think it's going to be great. our key volunteers for jr. high are awesome, and they are going to be a big hit with the kids. plus we are getting rock band for the jr. highers, and we will pretty much be awesome in their eyes!
sunday night unofficially kicks off our neighborhood groups for the fall. we are having packer parties for every group. eric, molly, and i will be cheering for the steelers that day! but none the less green and gold will be in full force sunday night. most of the groups don't meet on sunday nights, but they are this week for another getting to know you, getting back together after the summer break, and hopefully getting new people to come. our neighborhood group is going to multiply. which is great because when eric and i started going to it last november there were maybe 5 of us...and now we are multiplying! then starting the week of Sept. 28, we are officially kicking off neighborhood groups and we will be following our new series at church that starts this week, "Toxic, What's Killing You?" it's going to be great!
on wednesday (the 24th) we are kicking off our sr. high ministry. that will also be very exciting! we are going to meet at the new offices where we have a warehouse, and the kids can gather there. the volunteers for sr. high are awesome too. god has truly blessed us with great people who believe in the ministry for teenagers, and want to jump in with both feet.
aside from busy kick-offs at church, we are doing great. eric's parents are coming next week to visit. they will be here for the ridge's two year anniversary! we are having a guest speaker come, and i am looking forward to that. i encourage you all to check it out on the website...which i am sure you all watch our weekend services every week :) haha...
molly started swim lessons. it's so much fun to be in the water with her, and watch her explore and try new things. she is the youngest in the class, but she still is having a great time, and learning all the new skills. so we go 2 times a week to the pool.
we hope the school year started off great for you all, and none of you had too much damage from the storm that blew through last week. i am guessing you all have power back now. like i have said so many times before...we would love to hear from you!
have a great weekend, and go do something fun with the family!
