Major Events Ahead ...
Nov 23-27 ... Academy Vacation
Nov 24 ... All Wednesday Activities
Nov 25 ... PM Events cancelled
Nov 26 ... Thanksgiving
Nov 27 ... Church office closed
Nov 28 ... Skelly-Goans Wedding
Nov 30 ... Academy resumes classes
Nov 30 ... Conservatory Recital
Dec 1 ... Conservatory Recital
Dec 3 ... Seniors Christmas Party
Dec 3 ... Men's Shepherding Group
Dec 4 ... Metro Dodgeball
Dec 9 ... New Member Recognition
Dec 9 ... Lord's Supper
Only a handful of tickets remain for the Persevering Saints bus trip to Lakeland on Feb. 6 (Saturday) for the Gaither “Homecoming.” Tickets are $50 each and cover admission to the 3 p.m. concert, as well as a seat on the bus. Tickets (with a non-refundable $25 deposit) may be reserved today in the Bookcart lobby (before and after worship). All of the 50 Riverbend tickets are being sold on a first-come basis.
Fellowship Supper prices will undergo a slight increase (for the first time in 12 years) on January 1: Under 4 & over 90, free ... ages 4-12: $3 ... ages 13-up: $4 ... family rate: $15.
A basketball game featuring the Riverbend Youth against the church staff is scheduled Sunday, Nov. 22, at 5 p.m. at the Ormond YMCA (on Sterthaus Avenue). It begins shortly at 5 p.m. Admission is free. Refreshments available at the Riverbend Concessions Stand: hot dogs, chips, candy and soft drinks. Afternoon and evening Life Groups that day will be cancelled. For more information, call the church office (672-1821).
All adults 55-up should mark Dec. 3 (Thursday) on your calendars. Then plan to attend the Persevering Saints “Behold the Lamb” Christmas Venture at 5-8 p.m. in the Worship Center. It is a pot-luck dinner with an old-fashioned Christmas program to follow (carol singing, special music, Christmas devotional, Christmas trivia game, etc.). Stop by the table in the Bookcart lobby to get your free ticket. You will also be asked to list the food dish you plan to bring.
'Christmas in the Park' is Saturday, Dec. 5, in Port Orange. It is booked as a 6:30-9 p.m. event at the Parker Amphitheater at 2001 City Center Circle. Pastor Rick Cobb will be directing a 180-voice choir. Several Riverbend groups—Cornerstone Choir, Cornerstone Ensemble, Solid Rock Ensemble, Made 4 Praise Ensemble, Riverbend Praise Band and Unworthy Quartet will all be participating.
All college students and high school seniors are invited to participate in Metro Dodgeball Night on Dec. 4 (Friday) at Riverbend. Registration begins at 6 p.m., with a participation fee of $5 per person, which includes a Chick-Fil-A supper. Teams will be comprised of ten people. Prizes will be awarded to first and second-place teams, as well as for best costumes. Call Pastor Michael Harsch for more info (672-1821).
Riverbend’s Abundant Blessings ministry will make clothes available free on Saturday, Dec. 12, at 8 a.m.-noon in the Youth Center. On hand will be newborn-juniors, young men’s, maternity and baby items. If you have clothing to donate, please contact ministry leader Cindi Whiting at abundantblsng@aol.com or 341-7216.
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GraceTrax
Three of the nation's more respected theologians have authored articles that appear in the Fall issue of GraceTrax, the quarterly theological magazine of Riverbend's GraceWorx Ministries.
Dr. John MacArthur is President of Grace to You Ministries and Senior Pastor at Grace Community Church in Greater Los Angeles. Dr. John Piper is President of Desiring God Ministries and Senior Pastor at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis. Dr. R.A. Hargrave, your Senior Pastor at Riverbend, is President of GraceWorx Ministries.
If you are not a subscriber, why not consider becoming one? You may subscribe to GraceTrax, which is completing its third year with this issue, for only $18. The subscription includes four issues, plus a current CD of one of Dr. Hargrave’s sermons with each issue.
To subscribe or learn more, visit the website: www.GraceWorx.com. Or you may call Natalie Hochstetler at the church office (672-1821).
Missions Day: Dec. 6
The November emphasis on Riverbend’s Above & Beyond missions ministry will be highlighted at the church’s annual “Missions Day” on Sunday, Dec. 6, during Morning Worship. There will be the opportunity for everyone to be involved in missions on a financial basis. Everyone present should plan to walk past the Chest of Joash (2 Kings 12) at the front of the Worship Center and place an offering into the chest. This offering will fund the bulk of the church’s missions ventures during 2010.
Focus during the month has been on those areas where Riverbend currently is assisting: Romania, Central Asia and South Africa, plus the new work that is beginning in Honduras.
Nov. 23-27 (Mon-Fri) ... Riverbend Academy Thanksgiving break
Nov. 24 (Tue) ... All Wednesday events on Tuesday (this week only)
Nov. 25 (Wed) ... No activities (all moved to Tuesday)
Nov. 26-27 (Thu-Fri) ... Thanksgiving holidays (Church office & Promise Land preschool closed)
Nov. 29 (Sun) ... All on-campus events are scheduled, as usual; home Life Groups are optional, per each group
Nov. 30 (Mon) ... Riverbend Academy resumes schedule
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