Outdoor Space | Christ Church Ridley Park

280419090-568552254582959-1004725658086383629-n_759 Our outdoor space is here for you! Thanks to the hard work of volunteers the churchyards have been adorned with flowers, benches, and the opportunity to enjoy the wonders of God's creations.

The Take A Seat fundraiser is seeing its completion with six benches being secured in multiple spaces around the church campus. We once again thank everyone who contributed to this fundraiser or sponsored a bench. A huge thanks to Bill Kenyon, Harry Cotter, and John Cotter who have been engineering and installing them to be safely secured in the ground.

Additionally, we would like to thank the continuous ministry of Roy and Elizabeth Rasnake tending to the church grounds. The grounds have been cleaned up and beautified with flowers thanks to their effort.

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The Little Library of Love has also gotten an update! Cliff and Eleanor Kellet refinished the weathered parts of the structure. The property committee laid down pavers in front of the library to have a clean flat surface for visitors. And lastly, Sam Kusner and Mackenzie Alexander painted the CCRP heart-in-hand on the sides.

We are excited about warmer weather and invite the community to come to enjoy these spaces. Bring your lunch to the picnic table or grab a book from our Little Library of Love and browse it on one of the new benches.

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Whoever you are, for whatever reason you are wondering about this community and way of faith, we are glad you are here, and we invite you to come and see in-person, or join online.

We encourage you to explore how we carry on meaningful traditions while adapting to this era in life giving ways. We continue, return, proclaim, serve and strive in Christ’s name every day.

We trust that God loves you and all creation - no exceptions.

We know that following Jesus brings both connection and transformation.

We encounter the Holy Spirit who is both demanding and renewing.

We strive together to grow in faithfulness to God’s way of love in this time and place.

Our leadership shows up with their whole hearts! We strive to bring our Christ-centered love to our work, homes, beyond our building, and into our neighborhood.

The way of Jesus is a lifelong friendship of loving-kindness and liberation. We wonder how we can collaborate with you and the Holy Spirit to become compassion, freedom, and mercy for all.

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Holy God who calls the world into being, who calls us into Christ’s church; we thank you for the church that is our heart, for the mission of the church that is our joy, and for the ministry of the church that is our task. We thank you for the generosity of Christ Church, Ridley Park, for its steadfastness over time, for its faithful witness, wholehearted life, and its abundant caring ways. Make us courageous, make us ready, make us open, that we may become a resounding Alleluia through your passion and into your victory. We pray in the name of Jesus crucified and risen, wholehearted Shepherd of the Church. Amen.

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Money is a lifeless substance, but without it, life as we know it isn’t possible. It takes funding to offer worship, fellowship, maintain buildings, care for one another. One of the steadfast ways that we offer gratefulness to God is through a pledge commitment.

Sponsor altar flowers to beautify the sanctuary with creations from God. Altar flowers are often shared "in memory of" or "in honor" of someone special and can be displayed the Sunday around a meaningful date. Information of sponsored flowers will be included in the worship bulletin.