Riverbend Lutheran Church
"Proclaiming the love of Jesus  to a lost and broken world"

Announcements

We are returning to one service for the summer at 10:00 am starting June 9 2019

The Rock is looking for food items – The Rock is running low on the following items: Powdered Milk, Pancake Syrup, and Peanut Butter. Deliveries of these items can be made to the ROCK hall. If you wish Tax Receipts for donated food they can be issued if you provide a store receipt. Cheques and credit card gifts are always appreciated and can be turned into your church or sent directly to The Rock. Thank you.
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50+Breakfast – There will be a 50+ breakfast at IKEA on June 10th at 9:45 am. Come before 10 and the coffee is free! We would love to visit with you at the upstairs cafeteria if you are able to come. Spouses or friends are also welcome to come with you. Join us for fellowship, food, and a small devotional time. We would love to see you there!
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Calling all new YOUTH!

Are you finishing grade 6 and getting ready to join junior high in September? Guess what?! You are finally old enough for youth group! Woo hoo!! We are excited to have you
join us starting on June 14th. We are planning a special “Welcome to youth” event for Friday June 14 from 7:30-9:30 pm. Please join us! If you have questions or if you want
more information please speak to Kathy or email her at kathy@riverbendlutheran.com. Right now we keep families up to date using email, so if you’d like to be added to our youth list, please email Kathy.
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“Awake, Harp & Lyre” Concert – Saturday, June 15th at 2:00 pm, Redeemer Lutheran Church (9654 74 Ave, Edmonton). Admission by Donation. Featuring Adria Jackson, soprano & celtic harp; Jacquie McNulty, harp. All are welcome!
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PHOTO DIRECTORY- We will be having Photo Directory pictures taken on June 17th& 18th (2:30-8:30pm) here at the church. There will be two fall dates as well (September 6th & 7th) so that we are able to fit everyone in! Stay tuned for more info coming next week!
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Annual General Meeting – Our AGM will be held after the service on June 23rd.
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VBS 2019 - July 22 - 26th.  VBS registration will open on Monday May 27th. 
Public registration started on Monday, May 27 2019.  So don’t delay! Register now for volunteers AND participants! We would love to have all the help we can to make this a “Roar-ing” success! Life is wild & God is good!

At Roar, kids discover that God is good even when life get wild! Kids participate in memorable Bible-learning activities, sing catchy songs, play teamwork-building games, make and devour yummy treats, experience one-of-a-kind Wild Bible Adventures, collect Bible Memory Buddies to remind them of God’s love, and test out Sciency-Fun Gizmos they’ll take home and play with all summer long. Plus, kids will learn to look for evidence of God all around them through something called God Sightings. Each day concludes with the Safari Celebration that gets everyone involved in living what they’ve learned. Kids at Roar VBS will join in supporting a special African missions project.

VBS Up-date: God is so GOOD!
Thank you to everyone who registered their children and volunteered to lead and help at VBS this year.  It looks like we will have enough people to run both the Elementary VBS and the Preschool VBS, but we can still use more help, so if you are still interested, please sign up as a volunteer or speak to Kathy.   If you’d like to register your children (ages 4-12) or volunteer, please visit our church website http://riverbendlutheran.com/vbs.html and follow the links.

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Singspiration 2019 August 12-17 in Edmonton

Summer Choral Camp for Grades 4-12 at Concordia University of Edmonton. Singspiration is an award-winning summer choral program for youth, now in its 20th year at Concordia University of Edmonton’s School of Music. Outstanding choral clinicians make this one of Alberta’s top summer music experiences for young people. Youth are invited to a week-long music camp where they have the chance to sing, meet new friends from across Alberta and beyond, and participate in a range of fun activities. For more information visit: singspiration.concordia.ab.ca
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Music Programs– Music & Choir Rehearsals are taking a break until Fall. Thanks to all those musicians and choir members who took part in our Holy Week services! If you are interested in joining the RLC Choir in the fall, we are looking for anyone who is interested in singing, whether experienced in a choir setting or not. All are welcome! Stay tuned for more info coming at the end of the summer. 
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Parking Stalls in back alley
Please leave the 2 parking stalls open, labelled Secretary & Pastor, on Sunday mornings, as it gives some of our less mobile parishioners easier access to the building. Thank you for your consideration and respect in this matter.

Please note that Riverbend Lutheran Church is trying to be a scent free environment.  Please keep this in mind as you prepare for worship on Sundays. Thank you.