 Greetings Friends
This weekend (Memorial Day weekend) we will begin a summer-long series through Paul's letter to the Church in Rome. It begins and ends with Paul's labor and God's ability "to bring about the "obedience of faith"...and we, the "hearers", should take note (Romans 1:5; 16:26).
The objective of this letter apparently is to do just that...to nurture "the obedience of faith" in those who "hear" it. It is my prayer as we enter into these summer months that just as our gardens and fields grow to maturity in order to reproduce a harvest, that our faith may also grow in maturity and that we, too, may see a harvest.
A harvest of righteousness...where God's righteousness in our lives individually and in our church corporately brings good news to one another and to our neighbors and neighborhoods. Please prepare for worship this Memorial Day weekend, by remembering the grace and peace that God has lavished upon us through our Lord Jesus Christ! I hope to see you all Saturday at the Big White House or Sunday at the River.
God's grace and peace to you all,
Dave
Tomato Soup
I am so grateful for your ongoing support for our food bank. We are providing very important support for some people who have great needs. We put a list of needed items here in the newsletter each week. The one thing that we seem to have most of is tomato soup. So, I thought I would quote from a recipe that I wrote 35 years ago for a church cookbook.
Tomato Soup
1 can tomato soup
1 tomato soup can
1 canful of tomato soup size of water
2 canfuls of tomato soup size of saucepan
a significant source of heat
a garbage can (for the trash, not the soup).
Combine the ingredients of the soup can (first the total amount of the soup, then the total amount of the water) in the sauce pan. At this time the can has served its full usefulness and may be discarded in the trash, unless you can possibly use it as a paint brush cleaning can or if it is recyclable. Mix the ingredients in the pan very thoroughly (the soup and the water.) Place the pan with its contents on a significant source of heat so as to bring it to a boil. Stir it occasionally while it is heating. Cool it to a point that you can ieat it without burning your mouth. This will make two large bowls of sour (almost too much) or three small bowls (everyone goes away hungry.) No one understands why they make their cans of soup this size. (A 2 inch brush is the largest that you can clean in a left over can.)
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Prime Timers
7:00pm Friday, June 4th
Our very own Scott and Tressa Maddux have been traveling the world! They will be speaking about their trips and the interesting work Scott is involved in for school in anthropology and their other adventures also. Sign up at the welcome center , don't miss it! Dessert and drinks served also.
Discovering Membership @ The River
10:15am Sundays June 13, 20 & 27th
Would you like to know more about The River, what we believe and what makes us a family? Would you like to join the family? Sign up and come to these three - one hour sessions, that's all the time it takes! Sign up at the Welcome Center or respond here and we'll connect you! See you on the 13th.
 Baptism Service
9:00 am Sunday, July 4th
What a great way to celebrate the 4th by declaring your independence from sin and faith and trust in Jesus Christ as savior! Let us know if you would like to be a part of this celebration, we'd love to support you as a family!
 Child Dedication
9:00 am June 6th
Do you have children that you want to bring up in a Christian home? Do you want to teach them God's truth and raise them to love him and to trust him as Lord and Savior and help them grow? Then we would like to help support you! Sign up in the foyer to be a part of this ceremony to proclaim your purposes in raising your family!
Want Ads
These are the things people are looking to obtain or give this week. If you can help contact the office or the person directly.
- Ann Harris(our custodian) - room to rent at night only in Iowa City.
- Ann & Pat - houses to clean
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Conner Update
Lynn and Barb Cooner wrote from Guadalajara that they are excited there are new people in every small group of their church. They had a party to go along with Mexico's Children's Day. It was a positive, fun event. Lynn has been busy conducting therapy sessions and conducting marriage and family presentations and teaching family therapy courses for pastors. He is invited to speak in July at the annual Pastoral Counseling Course at the Hopsital in Guadalajara Pray for that and difficult counseling situations. Also pray for the women Barbarta meets with including the wives of pastors for the purpose of mentoring and encouragement. Their entire letter can be read at www.connermex.org or pick up a hard copy in the resource center at The River.
Food Bank Needs This Week
Current needs are listed each week....a way for you to Go & Share the love of Christ! Lists are also available at church for you to carry in your wallet. Please place your items in the box in the foyer or if needed, in the fridge or freezer in the kitchen labeled for food bank. Cash donations are also welcome as we purchase additional items from HACAP for a reduced price. Also, please pray for those being served, that they would have relationships with Christ as savior and continue to grow! This week we are in need of:
Mac & cheese,pastas and sauce, canned tuna and chicken, syrup, chicken noodle soup, peaches, whole kernel corn, peas, oatmeal, hamburger, hotdogs, milk bread, TP, paper towels, stewed tomatoes, turkey hams, beef stew.
*More information about these and other updates is available in the Resource Center. Pick up a letter and pray! See how God works! Local opportunities are listed next to the updates.
We welcome your stories of how you see the love of Christ is being shared also, just email us, we'll pass it on .
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