Wreath presented by StoneRidge

This past weekend Pastor Donald reminded us of the importance of remembering those who have served, and continue to serve, in order to preserve our freedom.

A powerful two minutes of silence was observed, after a reading of the first reported two minute silence, and how it came to pass, as described here:

The First Two Minute Silence in London (11th November 1919) as reported in the Manchester Guardian, 12th November 1919.

The first stroke of eleven produced a magical effect.

The tram cars glided into stillness, motors ceased to cough and fume, and stopped dead, and the mighty-limbed dray horses hunched back upon their loads and stopped also, seeming to do it of their own volition.

Someone took off his hat, and with a nervous hesitancy the rest of the men bowed their heads also. Here and there an old soldier could be detected slipping unconsciously into the posture of ‘attention’. An elderly woman, not far away, wiped her eyes, and the man beside her looked white and stern. Everyone stood very still … The hush deepened. It had spread over the whole city and become so pronounced as to impress one with a sense of audibility. It was a silence which was almost pain … And the spirit of memory brooded over it all.

Tomorrow, November 11, please take time to remember.

TVN 2010 Tickets

In less than 2 days, over 1,700 tickets for THIS VERY NIGHT (our annual retelling of the original Christmas story) have been requested via our online request form.

TVN is the perfect opportunity to let friends and family who may not attend church see what StoneRidge is all about, and most importantly, learn the real meaning of Christmas.

Want tickets? They’re free again this year, and we even offer childcare for certain performances (for ages 3 & under). Click HERE for all the details, but do it soon, ’cause they’re going fast.

No Greater Cause… No Higher Calling week eight, now online. Three ways to listen:

1. Click here to play the MP3 version.
2. Right-click and select “Save Link As…” to download your very own copy.
3. Subscribe to the StoneRidge Podcast to receive messages automatically as they are posted.

No Greater Cause… No Higher Calling week seven, now online. Three ways to listen:

1. Click here to play the MP3 version.
2. Right-click and select “Save Link As…” to download your very own copy.
3. Subscribe to the StoneRidge Podcast to receive messages automatically as they are posted.

We could all use a little peace in our lives, so how about some Financial Peace?

Tonight we begin Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University classes at StoneRidge.

Want some peace? Get more details here.

To find us, click here.

See you tonight at 6:30pm. (Don’t forget about pizza/community time, starting at 5:45pm.)

Also tonight: iAm classes continue, as well as our Awana program for kids.

No Greater Cause… No Higher Calling week six, now online. Three ways to listen:

1. Click here to play the MP3 version.
2. Right-click and select “Save Link As…” to download your very own copy.
3. Subscribe to the StoneRidge Podcast to receive messages automatically as they are posted.

Thanks to some of the feedback we received through our recent survey, this past weekend we rolled out our latest revision of the StoneRidge bulletin, and… so far so good. Some of the changes:

• Larger font size (for easier readability)
• Same size paper (just a different cut and fold)
• Color printed on one side only
• More room for notes (dedicated back page)
• Condensed tear-off flap removed and replaced with new Connection Card

The new StoneRidge Connection Card.

The Connection Card is the biggest change / improvement. It allows you to connect with us, whether it’s your first visit here or if you’re updating your existing information, and it provides a connection with our Prayer Partner Line, if you have any prayer requests – emergency/crisis or otherwise. (Prayer requests can also be emailed to prayer@srfconnect.com at any time.)

Now, since we’re stuffing each bulletin with a Connection Card every week (we no longer have the luxury of pockets in the backs of chairs for us to place them in), our concern was that we don’t want to be wasteful. We want the Connection Cards back - whether they’re completed, or unused. But let’s be realistic – like Pastor Victor said on Sunday, if you stick your gum in your Connection Card, uh… we don’t want it back.

Green baskets were (and will be) placed at the Welcome Centre, the Community Table (at the back of the auditorium), and at the bottom of the stairwell on your way out, for you to place unused Connection Cards, and you came through for us! A huge number of Cards in excellent condition came back, and we really appreciate it. The even better news was a handful of completed Connection Cards came back to us, which is already a big improvement over the old tear-off style.

Keep up the great work, StoneRidge Connectors!