Hope Ridge Weekly Rundown: Week of November 16, 2025
- Hope Office
- Nov 15
- 7 min read
Stay up to date with everything happening this week at Hope Ridge United Methodist Church in Mentor, Ohio: worship times, family programs, small groups, and opportunities to serve our community.
WELCOME | A.L.I.V.E. with Hope at Hope Ridge Church in Mentor, Ohio
Welcome to Hope Ridge! Whether you’re visiting for the first time, returning after some time away, or searching for a church to call home, you’ll find a community that greets you with warmth, joy, and a genuine spirit of welcome. Wherever you are on your faith journey, you belong here.
Celebrations & Church News
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WORSHIP | Join Us for Sunday Services in Mentor, Ohio
Service Times
Traditional Worship is at 8:45 AM in the Chapel. Contemporary Worship is at 10:30 AM in the Worship and Family Life Center. Be sure to sign in at the Welcome Table clipboard to let us know you’re here.
Livestream & Online Worship
Livestream is available at 10:30 AM on both Facebook or YouTube. Join in the chat to praise, pray, and worship with one another. You can subscribe on either platform so you’ll be notified when a new video is posted.
Coffee & Community at the Café
The Café is open from 9:45 AM – 10:30 AM every Sunday. Come after first service or before the second to enjoy hot coffee, fresh donuts, and great conversation! If you’d like to volunteer in the café, click here to sign up. You’ll be welcomed and guided, it’s a fun way to meet folks!
WORSHIP AND KIDS | Families Welcome
Nursery care for little ones under 5 years old is available during both services every Sunday from 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM, with a staff Nursery Caregiver and helpers. Please ask a greeter where to check in!
Children are always welcome to attend worship. Kid’s Kit bags are available at the back of the Chapel and WFLC. If attending the 10:30 AM service, feel free to make your family comfortable at a table.
A #KidZone for children is included in the 10:30 worship. Kids of any age are invited to come together in the WFLC front-left corner at the start of worship to enjoy movement and rhythm instruments to praise God! They’ll stay together for the opening praise songs and worship prayer time, and then return to their family seats, RidgeKidz, or the Nursery.
RidgeKidz class (ages 5 through 2nd grade) meets each Sunday in the Music Room through the school year (except for the first Sunday of each month). Sign your child in at #KidZone at the start of 10:30 worship; after the 2nd praise song, the children head to RidgeKidz or the Nursery, accompanied by their teachers.
Family Sunday is the first Sunday of each month, families worship together and enjoy that special time together with their parents.
ADVENT WORSHIP
CHURCH DECORATING- Anyone who is interested and available at 3:15PM on Mon, Nov 24 is welcome to join the decorating crew. Please report to the WFLC lobby. See Carol Benroth with questions, carol@hoperidge.com
THE CHILDREN'S CHRISTMAS PAGEANT this year is for all ages of children and youth to participate. Participation can include costumes, non-speaking parts, speaking parts, and singing.
Rehearsals Dec 7 and 14 during 10:30 worship in the Music Room.
Dress rehearsal on the platform on Dec 14 after the 10:30 service (approx.11:30-12:30PM.)
Performance will be Sunday Dec 21 during 10:30 service and perhaps Wed, Dec 24 at 4:30PM Christmas Eve, if enough children are available to participate.
Please email yvonne@hoperidge.com your child's name, age, preferred part(s) and commitment to availability of the above times.
ADVENT WREATH LIGHTING-- It is a Hope Ridge tradition that friends, members and families of the congregation volunteer to light the Advent wreath and do a prepared reading for the 4 Sundays leading up to Christmas and also Christmas Eve. If you would be willing to serve in this role, please sign-up HERE.
CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICES, DEC 24--
4:30PM Family Service with Praise Music and Candlelight in the Worship and Family Life Center
8:00PM Traditional service with Carols and Candlelight the Chapel
Music & Worship Teams
Special Music (8:45 AM Service): Christian Brooks welcomes all who play an instrument or sing to share a song during early service. He’ll gladly accompany you and rehearse together, contact Christian@hoperidge.com for details.
Chapel Choir & Ridge Ringers: Rehearse alternating Thursdays, 7–8 PM, in the Chapel or Music Room. Perform several times each year, including Christmas and Easter. To participate in choir or special music (vocal or instrumental), contact Christian@hoperidge.com.
Worship Leaders (Liturgists): Needed for the 8:45 AM service. If interested, email lori@hoperidge.com.
NURTURE | Grow in Faith and Community
Upcoming Studies & Events
Event at Hope Ridge on Sunday, Dec 14, 1-3PM
The holidays are challenging when grieving a loss.
Surviving the Holidays seminar provides encouragement, support, and valuable tools to navigate the season. Register here for this free event:
GriefShare Class: Sundays 1–3 PM through Dec 7 in the Conference Room led by Linda Kallay and Diana Trubiani, experienced facilitators of the GriefShare program, helping participants move from mourning to joy. Register: griefshare.org/groups/271808
Bible Studies & Small Groups in Lake County
Men’s Bible Study: Mondays 7–8:30 PM (Conference Room), Breaking the Code: Understanding the Book of Revelation, led by Joe Bova.
Adult Life Fellowship (ALF): Mondays 6:45–8:15 PM (Library), The Chosen, Season 5 discussion, one episode per week. Contact Carol Benroth (Carol@hoperidge.com). No class Nov 24.
Tuesday Women’s Study: 1–2:30 PM (Conference Room), Currently We Believe by Michael Carpenter; upcoming study For His Glory by Marian Jordan Ellis. Lunch out Nov 25, location TBD.
Centering Prayer: Tuesdays 6:30 PM (Library), Simple, silent practice of resting in God’s presence. All welcome! Click for details.
Thursday Women’s COGs (Children of God): 10–11:30 AM (Conference Room), Irresistible by Andy Stanley. Contact Yvonne@hoperidge.com. Starts Advent study Nov 20.
Raising Hope Small Group: A gathering for 30s–40s, Meets Nov 16 & Dec 14 (note meeting date changes). Click for details.
Sunday Night Men’s Basketball: 5:30–8 PM (WFLC), Fellowship & pickup games.
Additional Fellowship & Ministries
Hope Ridge Book Club: 4th Monday each month (7 PM, Library). Nov 24, The Confession by John Grisham; Dec 22 – Left Neglected by Lisa Genova. Contact Sue Nahumck.
Youth Group (Grades 6–12): 1st & 3rd Sundays 4–5:30 PM (Youth Room). Fun, food, games, mission projects. Sign up to provide food for a meeting: Youth Group 2025–2026 Meals.
Bible Explorers (Grades 3–5): 2nd & 4th Sundays 9:30–10:15 AM (Youth Room). Kids learn to navigate Scripture and receive their Adventure Bibles each fall.
Children & Youth Ministry: Interested in helping? Fill out the pink sheet on Welcome Tables or print and return here by Nov 23.
Advent Small Group Book & Video Study
The 2025 Advent book is "Prepare the Way for the Lord" by Adam Hamilton If you would like to order a book through the office they are $15, for either regular or large print. Email Lori@hoperidge.com to order.
Drop-in the Advent group studies any week, with or without reading the book:
Dec 1,8,15 & 22--Mondays (Co-ed group), 11AM-12:20PM in the Conference Room; led by Pastor Jim Winkler
Dec 1,8,15 & 22--Mondays (ALF- co-ed group), 6:45PM-8:15PM in the Library; led by Carol Benroth
Dec 2, 9, 16 & 23-- (Women's Group)--Tuesdays, 1PM-2:30PM in the Conference Room; led by Sue Nahumck
Nov 20, Dec 4, 11 & 18--(Women's Group-COGS) Thursdays, 10AM-11:30AM in the Conference Room; led by Sharon Chamberlain
SEND | Serve Others in Christ’s Name
As we grow as disciples, we are sent to serve. Use your gifts inside the church and beyond our walls to bless our neighbors in Lake County and beyond.
YOUR 2026 COMMITMENT CARD and letter should be received in the mail this week. If you did not receive one or need another, more are available on the Welcome tables or in the church office. They may be mailed or brought to the church, but if you are attending worship on Sunday, Nov 23, there will be a special time during the service to bring your Commitment card to the altar, and Pastor encourages you to do so. This estimate of giving helps the Finance Committee budget for the coming year. Be a blessing!
Local Missions & Outreach
The Send (Missions) Team: Meets 1st Sunday each month (9:45–10:30 AM, Conference Room). All welcome! Contact Laura Moll (lmoll@kent.edu).
Send Team November Collection: Lake County Free Clinic, Drop donations by the Conference Room.
Hope Chest Fall Needs List: Donate new or gently used items for neighbors in need (1400 Mentor Ave, Suite 3, M–Th 9:30 AM–Noon).
Project Hope for the Homeless Meals: Provide part of a meal for 50 clients on the 2nd Friday each month. Sign up here. Next meal: Dec 12.
Prayer Shawl Ministry: 4th Sunday after 10:30 AM service (11:30–12:30). Knit, crochet, or quilt comfort items for those in need. Supplies available! See Sue Patterson or Cheryl Maltry.
Red Cross Blood Drive: Fri, Dec 12, 11 AM–5 PM (WFLC). redcrossblood.org | Sponsor code: hoperidge.
Additional Community Partnerships:
End 68 Hours of Hunger: Packing food kits for local students at Giant Eagle Plaza, Painesville. Contact lmoll@kent.edu for details. Next gathering: Nov 17, 9AM.
Hope Ridge Alive in the Community: Share your family’s upcoming events (plays, concerts, sports) with hopeoffice@hoperidge.com to feature in next week’s Rundown.
IN THE COMMUNITY | Events in Lake County, Ohio
Community Meals & Concerts
Concert Series @ Painesville UMC, 71 N. Park Place: Sat Nov 15, Quintessence Vocal Ensemble | Mon Dec 8, Lakeland Civic Orchestra | Wed Dec 17, Burning River Brass (Schedule continues through spring 2026)
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