“To Become Like Children”

Aug 23 2026 Bulletin with Backpack Blessing

Backpack Blessing is Today for our school-aged children!  

• If you know or are aware of a child in our community who might benefit from feeling connected to a local church, please feel free to invite them. Christian Ed (CE) continues each week.
• It’s not to late to get a child started off on the right foot. If you know of a child who cannot otherwise afford a backpack or school supplies, please reach out to Pastor Jim for help navigating resources.

Blessing of the Backpacks August 23rd 2026Backpack Blessing is Today for our school-aged children!  

Gratitude…worth repeating

                                       Gratitude…worth repeating

Over the past few weeks, we have asked a lot of this congregation.  VBS, Saltlight, county fair, pancake breakfast, and Ordination/Installation–just to name a few.  And that’s not even mentioning all our regular, ongoing ministries.  This church continues to rise to every call, and YOU have worked to make Ripley one of the most active and impactful congregations in the area.  So thank you, to each and every one of our volunteers, for all the amazing work you do.

Ripley Mission/Church/Community Involvement:

• Quilting:  Thursday, Aug. 27th @ 9:00 am
  • Saturday Soul Stitching – Saturday Sept. 12th @ 9:00 am
  • Noisy Offering – August 30th – ThreeHouse Collaborative Campus Ministries

• September/October Newsletter Deadline – Aug 25th  annetteatripley@gmail.com

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

Our Four-Year Bible Journey

On 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
• ThreeHouse Collective Campus Ministries – Block Party, Sun. Aug. 30th 5 to 7
  • Flyer with more details on the back table