FREE PANCAKE BREAKFAST! Bring your family and friends to church this Sunday morning at 9 AM as we celebrate a new ministry year with a pancake breakfast at Lillian. Come early and enjoy the fellowship!!!!

This Sunday's Message--The River in 3G: "The Work of The Church" This Sunday, we'll start with a free pancake breakfast at 9 AM followed by the worship service at 10:30 AM. During the service, we'll unveil some of the exciting things that we have planned this fall at The River including the identity of our social justice event speaker in November. Since it's also Labour Day weekend, in the message, we'll talk about the work that God has called us to as a church and the challenge of doing that work in a culture that is often indifferent or even hostile to the gospel. We'll conclude by talking about The River's mission and how being a 3G community can help the church regain credibility and make the message of the gospel relevant to our neighbours and friends. See you Sunday!

The River currently meets at Lillian Osborne High School, 1019 Leger Road, in Riverbend/Terwillegar, Edmonton, Alberta. Our service is now held at 10:30 AM in the morning. Children's ministry programs and nursery are provided. Come early for bagels and coffee.

Last Chance! Send Us Your Pics TODAY! We're putting together a Labour Day PowerPoint on September 5th and we would love a picture or two of what you did the summer. Send your cool pics to pictures@rivercommunity.ca.

Wednesday Youth Gatherings! On September 15th, we kick off another fantastic year. Be at the Ministry Centre at 7 PM for food, fun, games and of course--discipleship. Great friends. Great leaders. Great time. See you then!

Youth Praise Team Interested in developing your musical gifts? Come out Wednesday at 6pm, before Youth Nights, for a practice/jam session with our new worship director--Jacquie. Starts September 22nd. Bring your instruments.

Interested in becoming a Youth Leader? We are in need for people to volunteer in both our youth discipleship (The River) and our community youth work (Young Life), We would love to connect you in a place which suits your gifts and passions. If you are interested please contact Luke at 780 288 3958 or luke@rivercommunity.ca.

For information on The Stream events and activities, including how to join one of our amazing small groups, please contact Luke Seinen at luke@rivercommunity.ca, or phone 288- 3958. Check out our Facebook Group too!

Annual Congregation Meeting on September 19th at the Ministry Centre at 7 PM. During this meeting, we'll review and approve our budget as well approve the list of elder candidates. Please note that our new elder candidates are Linda Humphreys, Joanne Ogle and Bryan Fiebich. Gayle Monsma and Gerry Mantel will be stepping down.

This Sunday is Volunteer Sunday On Sunday, we'll provide opportunities for you to volunteer to help out on Sunday morning at The River for the upcoming ministry year. We need set-up/take down people, lights and sound people as well as nursery and children's ministry staff. Let's all do our part! Sign up in the foyer this Sunday morning.

Packing a Healthy Lunch For School? Are you looking for information on how to pack a healthy bag lunch for school or work? Here is a great resource: "The Single Serving Packaged Food List was developed by a Working Group of Provincial Nutritionists' in Alberta to assist schools in implementing the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines for Children and Youth. The foods included in this List are packaged products available in the marketplace that meet the 'Choose Most Often' and 'Choose Sometimes' criteria as listed in the Alberta Nutrition Guidelines." Click here to link to the entire PDF file

Trying to Connect? Looking for an address, telephone number, or e-mail of someone at The River? Click on the link below and enter "river" as the user name Print out an up- to-date River directory at home. If you have any questions or problems, contact the church office.

The River's Serve Ministry has lots of exciting things planned for the new church year, including a name change, new local project, great November speaker and deeper relationships and project ideas with our Zambia partners. Stop by our table after church, buy some fair trade coffee and find out more how you can get involved!

Last Week of VeggieTime! This summer's Children's Ministry program is themed VeggieTime! Adventureland and Island Time will be combined and have a blast learning through music, games, videos & so much more! Please notify the week's teacher if your child has any allergies, as snack will occasionally be served.

Wednesday Women Our Wednesday Women's group is starting on Wednesday September 8th at 9:30-11:30 AM at The Ministry Center (3935 114 St.). Come for yak'n snack and to help determine how this group will Gather, Go and Grow this winter. No previous experience necessary. Coffee and snacks provided! Play room for pre-school'ers available. We would love to have as many women attend as possible! Looking forward to catching up with old friends and meeting getting to know new ones!

Milk Shake Social and Registration Night! Call all GEMS! Our annual registration night and milk shake social is on Friday, September 17th at The Ministry Centre (3935 114 St NW) at 7 PM. Cost is $75/year. Sponsorship available. See you then!

What is GEMS? GEMS is a wonder club for girls in grades 1-6 that meets every other Friday night at The Ministry Centre ( 3935 114 St NW). Crafts, games, Bible study as well as a variety of SPECIAL nights highlight this popular program.