Join us for PIZZA, costumes, carnival games, inflatables and candy!  Join us at the Annual RGC Family Costume Party on Sunday, October 11^th, 2020 beginning at 6pm.  Pizza is $1/slice & drinks/cookies are available for purchase too.  Each family needs to bring candy for admission: 1 bag for up to 3 members, 2 bags for up to 5 members, and 3 bags for families of 6 or more.  Volunteer opportunities are available for this event – what a great way to serve the families of RGC!  For more information, please contact  Valerie Arnold at 308-390-7338 or Valeriea@rivergatetulsa.org.

Fun night of decorating pumpkins with friends.  We will being talking about how God can use us just like a pumpkin. He picks you from the patch and brings you in. God dusts the dirt off of you. He is the one that can see what you look like inside. He opens you up and scoops out all the yucky stuff. God removes the seeds of doubt, hate, and greed. He carves a new smile for you. His light shines through you. We will serve hot apple cider and cookies.

This training is for all veteran Children’s Ministry Volunteers who have served more than one calendar year and who have already attended the two mandatory Rookie Training sessions. In an effort to ensure that we continue the tradition of quality and effective ministry, please complete the training assignment that will be delivered to your email inbox from your Department Director (this is en lieu of attending a training meeting and should only take you 15 minutes or less). This particular training should arrive on November 2^nd. All Children’s Department Veteran Volunteers will need to complete their training by November 20^th.  If you are unable to receive emails or would prefer, you may access this training on the RGC Children’s Ministry Volunteer group Facebook page.

This training is for all Children’s Ministry volunteers who began serving AFTER October 2018 and/or who have not completed the two mandatory in-house Rookie Volunteer Training sessions. In an effort to keep our Children’s Ministry in tip-top shape and be most effective in ministry, we ask all “Rookie Volunteers” to please join us in the Spirited Bean Café from 5–5:30pm on Sunday, November 10, 2020 for a brief, informative training on How to Expect the Unexpected in the Ministry Classroom at RGC (this will cover tornado & fire drills, classroom management, and more). This is one of two required training sessions, offered every six months. If you are a Children’s Department Volunteer who has not yet received this training, we need you to join us. Questions? Please see the Department Director who leads the department you serve in.

If you are looking for a scouting program for your elementary studets (grades k-5th), come check us out. For more info, please contact Jacque Purcell at Jacquep@rivergatetulsa.org or 334-748-8450. Ok troops meet every Sun. night at 6pm. 

Coming dates to take note of:

• Oct 10^th – Hit the Trail Troop Hike – 11am (TL only)

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  Oct 11^th – No AHG/TL – RGC Family Costume Party at 6pm

Parents we would love for your children to join us for an evening of Christmas fun! Drop off is at 5pm, we will eat dinner, make Christmas crafts, sing carols, decorate cookies, have a tree decorating contest and send your kiddos home worn out! Please RSVP with your Director by December 1^st, 2020. RSVP/5$ per student, at the door/7$ per student.

Children kindergarden-5^th Grade will sing in the Main Sanctuary during offertory.

Sunday, December 20^th, 2020 – RGC Family Christmas Service – no evening service 

We want to end this month in a Winter Wonderland! Join us for hot chocolate with marshmallows, winter games, and crafts! We will wish the Winter weather farewell and talk about how God keeps our hearts warm with His love.

If you enjoy good food and good conversation, we invite you to join the Lunch Bunch – a group of ladies who get together once a month to have lunch.  Each month we try a different location and invite you to bring friends along or come and make some new ones.  To stay informed & join the fun conversation for the next Lunch Bunch, send a Facebook friend request to Pastor “Cristin Budd Hamman” and let her know you want to join the “Lunch Bunch Connect Group” page.  For those not on Facebook, please email Pastor Cristin at cristinh@rivergatetulsa.org.

We now have an official Connect Group just for you! MEN’S CONNECT (men only) is being hosted by Russell Ellis every fist/third Sundays of the month at 6pm in the RGC Youth Fire Room. Food, sports, billiards, guy talk, special events, and friends – come be a man and come be yourself as we join arms in life. We’re a bunch of guys doing guy-stuff. For more information, please contact Russell at 918-830-1692. We hope to see you this Sunday night!

Don’t miss this epic event!  We will feature an epic movie from the 80’s, consume food, and play games to some oldies!  Students should bring a yummy food item to share and come dressed in 80’s apparel.  This party is going to be far out!

Christmas, chocolate, gifts, and dancing elves … what could be better?  Not sure we’ll have any dancing elves at this year’s party, but we will certainly consume lots of sugar!  All students in grades 6-12 will converge on the RGC Youth Room for a night of festive fun as we play some outlandish Christmas games, win prizes, open gifts, and chow down!  Students should bring one homemade dessert item to share with 20 friends (we’ll provide the milk and assorted soda pops) and if they’d like to participate in the Silly Santa Gift Exchange, they should bring one desirable worth up to $10.  Party will be from 10:30-12:00pm in the RGC Youth Room.

Every year in December, RiverGate Church adopts a portion of the Tulsa Community to celebrate Christmas with, providing free haircuts, legal advice, breakfast, carnival fun for kids, family pictures, groceries, Christmas gifts, and so much more! This year, the Ministry & Leadership Team will assist with this outreach/event and will perform during the Children’s Presentation. Preparations for this will begin mid-October and continue up until the event takes place in December. If your teenager wants to be a part of this team, make sure to talk to Pastor Cristin Hamman right away!

This ministry event is only for current students of Breaking Free 1 or 2, as well as alumni of Breaking Free 1.  Alumni are welcome to attend for $20 advanced registration or $25 at the door. This ministry event is included in the cost of registration for those currently enrolled. To register, visit the front desk and/or contact Stephanie Smith at stephanies@rivergaettulsa.org / 918-492-5511×39.