This Week @ RiverLife — October 3, 2021

• Wednesday: Inner Healing Seminar (12 weeks)— 6:00-8:00 p.m. in RiverLife’s foyer. This seminar will help provide a simple and Biblical approach for eliminating the obstacles that prevent us from intimacy with God and people. These obstacles include: Fear, Rejection, Worthlessness, Shame, Insecurity, Defilement and Hopelessness. Pastor Thom Gardner will be our instructor (via ZOOM) and is dedicated to equipping and healing the Body of Christ, preparing them to minister the presence of Christ to the wounded who surround us. He has authored several powerful books: Healing the Wounded Heart, The Healing Journey and Everything that Grows. Cost is $230 per person and will be well worth your investment! Each attendee will receive the course curriculum and his three books. This seminar will also serve as training for those of you who want to become part of RiverLife’s NEW Inner Healing Prayer Ministry team. For more information or to sign-up, please contact Robert Lawson [[email protected]].

• This Morning: Sunday Morning Worship Service— Join us in-person in our sanctuary or virtually (on our RiverLife Media YouTube Channel or on our RiverLife Media Facebook page) for our morning worship service, starting at 10:00 a.m.
• Monday: Waffles & Worship (Young Adults)— 6:30 p.m. at Brian and Austin’s place in Cornelius. Waffles and Worship is a young adult group (from high school up to around age 30) that seeks to create a place for community and fellowship while also remembering that we have a greater dream and destiny to pursue as believers. Our meetings will consist of a short time for fellowship and waffles starting at 6:30 p.m. We will then transition around 7:00 p.m. to a time of worship followed by a Bible study. We then like to wrap up our meetings by praying for and encouraging one another as we face the week ahead of us. If you love waffles and are looking to build community with other young adults and pursue God alongside fellow believers, come check our group out! Contact Brian Stepanek [704-618-3792] for more details.
• Monday: Who God Is & Who We Are in Him (Mooresville)— Join us from 7:00-9:00 p.m. Please note that we are meeting this week at the Kurn’s house! Discovering the true nature of God and who we are in Him is the focus of our group. No childcare is available. Adults (men and women) of all ages are welcome! Group Leaders are Sharon Mast and Brian & Anita Kurn. For more information, contact Sharon [503-577-4632].
• Tuesday: Women in the Word— 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon in the sanctuary. Women in the Word is a Bible study and fellowship group led by Rhonda Bumgarner that meets on Tuesdays. We are currently studying Contemplating the Cross: A Pilgrimage of Prayer by Tricia McCary Rhodes! We are about sharing our hearts, developing relationships and getting into the Word. Everyone is welcome! If you would like more information, please contact Rhonda [704-528-8000 / [email protected]].
• Tuesday: Tidal Wave (Middle School Youth in Grades 6-8)— 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the church’s back building. Contact Stacy [704-763-5389 / [email protected]] for more information.
• Wednesday: Women’s Intercessory Prayer— 9:30-11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary. Contact Sue [[email protected]] for additional information.
• Wednesday: High School Youth— 7:00-8:30 p.m. in the church’s back building. Email Cory [[email protected]] for details.

• Friday: Screening of Free Burma Rangers— 7:00-9:00 p.m. in RiverLife’s Sanctuary. Free Burma Rangers is the true story of a remarkable family compelled by Christ to bring love into war. This epic documentary chronicles the 20-year journey of the Free Burma Rangers, an unconventional humanitarian organization, as they venture through jungles, firefights, heroic rescues, and find hope in seemingly impossible situations. It’s a real-life action-adventure film unlike any you’ve seen before. Due to some intense war zone footage, this film is not recommended for children under 14 years of age unless they are mature. No childcare will be provided.
• Friday: Navigating Life (Salisbury)— Come join us at the Screening of Free Burma Rangers!
• Friday: Seeking His Presence (Mt. Ulla)— Come join us at the Screening of Free Burma Rangers!
• Saturday: Men’s Prayer Group— 7:00 a.m. in the Prayer Room. This prayer time has been a free-flowing mixture of worship, testimony and prayer. We seek the Lord’s heart and pray accordingly! Please text Jeff Miller [704-775-6652] on Friday for our Saturday meeting details.

• Old Fashioned Oatmeal
• Pancake Mix & Syrup
• Kid’s Cereal
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Pasta (of all kinds)
• Canned Corn, Tomatoes, Peas, & Fruit
• Vegetable Cooking Oil

Drop-Offs:  Sundays 10AM-12:30 PM | Wednesdays 11-11:30 AM | The Foyer

• SAVE the DATE! Sunday, November 7: RiverLife’s 2021 Fall Festival— Plan to join us from 1-5 p.m. at Patterson Farm in Mt. Ulla for our Fall Festival! Patterson Farm has a bevy of fun, Fall activities for the entire family to enjoy, including a 2.5-acre corn maze, a petting zoo and hayrides! We’ll feast on pulled pork BBQ during our potluck lunch! Each family should bring 2 HOMEMADE sides (such as macaroni & cheese, potato salad, pasta salad, baked beans, chili, slaw, casseroles, tossed salads, fruit, etc.) and singles should bring a dessert and drink. This event would not be possible without a team of amazing people! We need help with setting-up, serving food, packing-up and the Cake Walk. Sign-up in the church foyer or contact Mya [[email protected] / 704-664-3540] if you can help.

• April 4-7, 2022: Crowns of Glory Trip to the Ark Encounter & Creation Museum— The Crowns of Glory (Ages 55+) life group welcomes anyone (of any age) from the congregation who would like to join them visiting the Ark Encounter and Creation Museum in Kentucky next Spring. Cost is approximately $600 and includes a charter bus ride, 3 nights in a hotel, entrance to both parks, plus meal vouchers for the parks. Contact Pam Jolly [[email protected]] if you are interested in joining the group.