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No Wednesday Night
During Holy Week we celebrate Maundy Thursday and Good Friday - there will be no Wednesday night service. We will resume our normal Wednesday nights next week.
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Maundy Thursday Celebration, April 5, 6:00pm
Tomorrow night, April 5, we will have a Seder, the traditional Passover Week Dinner celebrated by the Hebrews since the Exodus. It is the Hebrew Thanksgiving, giving thanks to God for deliverance and redemption. Seder, as the setting for Jesus' Last Supper, was the event Jesus chose to announce The New Covenant. And it was at this Seder that Jesus asked all of us to do this in remembrance of Him.
The Messianic Seder that we celebrate together on Maundy Thursday will give us a small taste of the Hebrew Passover. And by small taste, we literally mean a small taste: hence the dinner. It will be a meaningful and enjoyable experience for the whole family. Childcare will be provided for age 3 and under.
Let us know you're coming and how you can help by signing up in the gathering area.
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The purpose of this service of worship is to reflect deeply on the sufferings and death of Christ. Good Friday is called 'good' because of what Jesus' death means for our redemption. At this service, we will enter humbly, worship deeply, and leave quietly with our hearts centered on the suffering of Christ for us and for our salvation.
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Easter Sunday, April 8
Regular Service Times - 9 and 10:45am
Invite your friends to join us for a joyful celebration of Christ's resurrection. You are also invited to bring flowers from home to decorate the Easter cross. (We will have extras if you forget or your yard is not yet blooming.)
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River Softball
We're putting together a Co-ed softball team again this spring! The games are on Friday evenings from April 20th-July 6th. There will be a fee (last year it was $40 per player) announced after we get registered and figure out all the expenses. If you're interested in playing, contact Heather Bell (heather.bell@tgrx.com) or Ben Buckley (ben@rivercommunity.org).
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Tunica Impact Mission Project, June 24-30
High school students at River are joining up with Lakeside Pres. of Jackson, MS and Westminster Pres. of Laurel, MS this summer for a missions project in Tunica, MS. There are many needs in the community, from neglected children to chronic poverty. We will be working on neighborhood residences, doing some home improvements, painting, and light construction.
Chaperons: Susan Scott (full week) and Katie Hartzog (last half of week). For rising 8th graders - Graduates: COST: $275 + travel costs. Contact Katie for more info:
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Adi Hope Home Update
The latest news and prayer request from our adopted orphanage
Several children have had to leave the Adi Hope Home because of threats of violence from anti-Christian groups. Please be in prayer for the protection of the Hope Home. Please also pray for these children, that the Lord, if it be His will, would enable them to return to the Hope Home.
To read what the Adi pastor has to say about the current persecution, login to the website, click on the Adi Hope link on the right, then click on the News tab and scroll down to the Feb 9, 2011 update. Login: rivercommunity Password: rivercommunity
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EVENTS
Regular Worship Service, Sundays at 9:00 and 10:45am
Passover Seder and Dinner, April 5, 6:00pm
Good Friday Service, April 6, 7:00pm
The Edge, June 23-27
Tunica Impact Mission Trip, June 23-30
VBS, July 9-13
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