Weekly Newsletter December 1st

Pastor Keith Robinson will be continuing our Advent series, "Hark: The Angels of Christmas" with "Joseph & the Angel, part 1"

Livestream the service on Facebook or YouTube!

  BOOK your spot to volunteer in a ministry and enter your name into a drawing to win "Victory Psalms: For God So Loved the World" by Wes Palmer

The Serve Team will be in the Commons on Sunday, December 4th with opportunities to serve! We are in need of many to serve in our Sunday morning ministries: Coffee Shop, Ushering, Greeting, Prayer Ministry, and Children's Ministry. 

There will also be a special Christmas treat for everyone! 

Sign up to serve at any time using the Sign Up Genius. Email serveteam@riverwoodcovenant.org with any questions.

 Family Event at Riverwood
Saturday, December 3rd 
1:00-3:00 pm

Come and make a gingerbread house out of graham crackers and create an ornament to hang on your tree. There will also be a family Christmas movie playing for all who would like to warm up from the cold and watch with friends and family.

Elevate Fundraiser
Saturday, December 3rd
Starting at 3:00 pm at Riverside Park

Hot cocoa, coffee, and goodies for sale by Elevate students. Proceeds go toward the high school mission trip to Mexico coming up this summer 

We are working on keeping our church directory and database up to date. We will have people in the Commons for the next 2 weeks with an opportunity to fill out a contact update form and family photo. Or you can do it online! Use the form here: Church Directory Information Form

For information on how to access the church directory, click here: Church Directory

Thursdays, 7-8 am at local churches

Request to join the Facebook group "Community Prayer Gathering" to receive locations, other announcements, and encouragement.

Upcoming Schedule:
December 1st - Village Church
December 8th - The Highlands Church
December 15th - Riverwood Covenant Church
December 22nd - Delano E-Free Church
December 29th - Christ Lutheran Church
 

 Meeting on Thursday nights, 6:30-8:30 at Riverwood, starting on September 15th. We will be studying the book of Daniel using the ESV Illuminated Scripture Journal (books are available through Riverwood). 

Saturday mornings, 8-9 am at Riverwood

Contact Brad Johnson, Brian Howe, or Jay Shearer for more information.

Become a MOPS kids volunteer at Riverwood! Meetings are held twice a month from September-May; Fridays, 9:10 am-11:30 am

Position Responsibilities:

Arrive on time (or come earlier for hot coffee!)

Follow curriculum materials set up by MOPS Kids Co-coordinators

Play with kids and talk with them about God

If you are interested in volunteering or would like to learn more, email Rachel at office@riverwoodcovenant.org or contact this year's co-coordinators Steph Halstensgard (218-969-1921) or Lacey Garcia (952-686-8577)

Wednesdays:

Energize After School Program: 3:15-5:15 pm

For kids in Kindergarten-5th Grade

Elevate: 5:45-8:00 pm

For students in 6th-12th Grade

Sundays:

Nursery, Pre-K & K-5th Grade Sunday School at both services

Middle School Sunday School: during the 10:45 am service in Classroom 1, dismissed after worship

For students in 6th-8th Grade

High School Bible Study, 7-8:30 pm at Geo's house (email office@riverwoodcovenant.org for the address)

For students 9th-12th Grade

All kids/students must have a current waiver on file. Waivers are good September 2022-August 2023. If your student does not have a current waiver on file, please fill one out here: Waiver

You can log in and view your contact information and giving statements through Breeze Church Management. Visit riverwood.breezechms.com to log in. If you do not have an account, click "Create Account." If your email address is not found in the system, contact the church office (office@riverwoodcovenant.org) to be added.

Remember to support Riverwood at Amazon Smile. Visit smile.amazon.com, search for Riverwood, and make your regular Amazon purchases. A percentage of your purchase will go to Riverwood!

Riverwood is pleased to offer Study Gateway, instant access to the world's best video curriculum from some of the most prominent Christian authors and speakers. And the best part is, access is available to you absolutely free!

Email office@riverwoodcovenant.org to receive a link to sign up. If you already have a login, visit studygateway.com to access materials.