 Off and Running
The Minnesota Iowa Baptist Conference is off and running! Click to see the final IBC newsletter to read more about the transitions and what's to come.
Relate will be our new source for district news and events in the Minnesota-Iowa Conference from now on.
Another good resource you will want to bookmark is the MIBC website. This is the link also to the left that looks like the map here. It will replace the Iowa Baptist Conference site.
Other items of interest about the changes.
1. Transition Year Questions (Answers questions about church contributions, district budget issues, & Pine Lake operations.)
2. MIBC Staff & PLC Contact Information (Provides the contact information for all MIBC and PLC staff.)
But... bottom line... if all else fails... call: 651.633.0560... and Shirley, Joy, or Mandy will be more than happy to help you find what you're looking for!
 Easter Baptism
We are planning to celebrate baptisms on Easter morning of believers wishing to declare publically their faith in Jesus Christ's atonement for them on the cross. If you would like to be included in this celebration, please contact the office or talk to a Pastor at The River.
 New Baby Boy
Congratulations to the Kruse family! RYAN KELLER KRUSE, was born March 19th, 9 LBS 12.5 OZ, 3:01 PM. Welcome!
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Psalm 139:14
 Happy Birthday!
Pastor Gail is going to be 65! Come celebrate with us in the fellowship hall at The River on the 28th. Although his birthday isn't until April 9, we're celebrating while his daughters and grandkids are here, so please join us for birthday pie. No gifts, please.
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A "2nd Half for Him" District Ministry
Route 66 provides ministry opportunities for active retirees in the areas of... service, education and recreation!
A Route 66 "ServTeam" ministry opportunity will be coming to Pine Lake this spring... May 2-7... to work on spring clean-up and other projects in preparation for the summer camping ministry.
For more information, contact Fred Tuma, Coordinator of Retired Adult Ministries for the Minnesota-Iowa Baptist Conference... Phone: 651.633.0560 or Email: ftuma@mbcworld.org
Click here for more 2nd Half for Him opportunities
McCoskey Update
Please pray for Christian contacts for disciples going to foreign countries from the US.
*More information about these updates and others are available in The River office. We welcome your letters about opportunities or how you see the love of Christ being shared also, just email us.
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Easter Egg Hunts
 Bickford Cottage
3500 Lower West Branch Rd.
IC 52245 Saturday, April 3 @10am Party, 10:30am Hunt
Put on your bonnet and hop on over for fun and games with hunts for big and little kids. Among other games, there will be cookie decorating and big prizes for lucky egg seekers will be featured at the event. There will even be a special guest with long ears on hand for those amazing Spring photo ops!
For more info call 319.351.3200. Free and open to the public.
Iowa City Rehab & Health Care Center
3661 Rochester Ave Iowa City, IA 52245
Saturday, April 3 @ 11am
IC Rehab has specifically invited The River and IC Church of Christ to an Easter Egg Hunt! Our elderly residents without families or who are unable to travel will enjoy watching the festivities on the front lawn and hopefully the kids will enjoy their prizes. We will serve light refreshments. Please join us, we'd love to visit with you and help you find eggs!
Women's Conferences
 Women's Day Celebration
Sunday, April 18th
For more information contact Pastor Sylvia Boyer, Gospel Explosion Church, 1854 Muscatine Ave, IC. 319.351.6686 or gospelexplosion@msn.com.
 Recipe For a Real Woman
April 23-24
One of thearea churches, Grace Community Church in North Liberty is offering a Friday evening, Saturday conference for women. You are invited to taste and see that the Lord's flavor of womanhood is good. Video speakers include John Piper, Amy Gilbaugh plus two more, plus several women teaching in break out sessions. $15 before 4/4, $20 after. Pick up a form on the bulletin board at The River or click on the picture to go to the site to register.
Musick's Feast Presents
Final Concert of the 2009-2010 Season
Saturday, April 17 @ 7:30 pm
First Presbyterian Church 2701 Rochester Ave, IC
The program, entitled "Avant Garde and Other Scandals," will feature music from the Middle Ages through the Baroque that was dubbed by contemporaries as either wonderfully new or dangerously offensive, including outlandish counterpoint and virtuosic displays, mischievous texts, and works that stretched prevailing musical fashions.
Tickets for the concert are $15, $12 for seniors, and $6 for students, and will be available at the door. As always, all concert proceeds will be donated to agencies that work to alleviate hunger locally and around the world.
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