“…a Gentile and a Tax Collector”

Sep 06 2026 Booklet Bulletin with communion

 Ripley Mission/Church/Community Involvement:

• Quilting:  Thursday, Sept. 10th @ 9:00 am
  • Saturday Soul Stitching – Saturday Sept. 12th @ 9:00 am
• Noisy Offering – Sept. 27th – ThreeHouse Collaborative Campus Ministries
  

Ripley Church Meetings:

• Board of Deacons: Sept. 13th @ 10:00 am – Office
• Board of Trustees: Sept. 15th @  5:30 pm – Office

Fall Sleep In Heavenly Peace Field Trip – Friday Sept. 11th

• Leave Ripley @ 7:30 AM – Car Pool sign up in the Kitchen
• Work from 9 to 11 AM – Picnic Lunch on Site for all participants 
• Return to Ripley around 2:00 pm
• Something to do for all – Bed Building, Watching, Quilt Tying, Fellowship
• Those that plan to participate in the build must sign up ahead of time online at the following link: https://x.gldn.io/e/Q6TEp3ONR5b
  Patty will send this electronically via email this next week to anyone signed up. 

Our Four-Year Bible Journey

Next Sunday, September 13, Ripley will change from the Revised Common Lectionary, which has been choosing our scriptures the past several decades, to the Narrative Lectionary.  The new structure starts at Genesis, then follows the main throughlines of the Hebrew Bible, the Gospel, and the New Testament that follows.  Each year of this four-year cycle restarts at the beginning, takes a different path, and explores a different Gospel.  Join us, as we dig deep into our most sacred scriptures, and engage the Message therein.

Faith Opportunities in our Area:

• Women’s Retreat, Dysart Methodist, M & T Sept. 20/21 @ Hickory HIlls Lodge
  • Invitations with details are on the back table