First-Time Guests. Our VISION Our Mission: Connect > Grow > GO Connect with Jesus Grow Together GO Make Disciples who Make Disciples

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1 September 2016

2 First-Time Guests Our doors are wide open... to people from all backgrounds, regardless of where they are on their spiritual journey. ur worship services present an opportunity to worship God and receive practical teaching from His Word, the Bible. So whether you re a committed Christian who wants to sink your roots of faith deeper, or a spiritual seeker who s just starting to ask questions about God, you can find a home here at River Valley. Please take advantage of the information in this brochure. If you would like more information about our church, please visit the Information Table in the lobby or visit our website at Relax and enjoy the Worship Service as our guest, we realize the songs we sing may be unfamiliar, so participate as much as you feel comfortable. Later in our service we will be collecting an offering. Please do not feel any obligation to give. The offering is intended for those who consider River Valley their church home. If you would like prayer our Prayer Team is available in the front of the auditorium at the end of each Worship Service. Take advantage of this opportunity to receive prayer concerning any needs that you may have. Also, our Prayer Room is open during and after all services as a quiet place to pray alone. Please fill out the Connect card...it is located in the chair-back in front of you. Feel free to fill out this card with your information, decisions, praises, or prayer requests and place it in the offering basket when it is passed. Our VISION Our Mission: Connect > Grow > GO Connect with Jesus Grow Together GO Make Disciples who Make Disciples Our Strategy: In the Community......for the Community Through Worship Services Life Groups Outreach ONE CHURCH... MULTIPLE LOCATIONS Downtown New Hope Worship Services 5961 New Hope Road Saturday 5:00pm Worship Service Sunday 8:50, 10:10 & 11:30am Sunday 10:30am Redwood 2193 Midway Avenue Worship Service Sunday 10:00am

3 All are welcome to an informal gathering with Mark and other church leaders so you can get more acquainted with River Valley Church. We share about River Valley, get more familiar with you, answer your questions, and talk about how you can get connected. Four times to choose from, each immediately following worship service: Saturday, September 24-6:10pm: Jars of Clay Café (light meal offered) Sunday, September 25-9:55am: room E :15am: room E :35am: room E-107 (light meal offered) September 17/18 Baptism provides a vivid picture of turning from old ways and embracing a renewed commitment to please Christ in every way. It is a public profession of your faith in God and promise to serve Him wholeheartedly. For more information, please call Carrie Jubas, x102. We ask that all children under the age of 12 meet with our Children s Ministry Director, Allison Bolen, to talk about this important decision. Contact Allison at x127. Life Group Spotlight 9th 12th Grades LIFE GROUP LEADERS... ASSISTANT LEADERS... AND... LIFE GROUP PLUS FACILITATORS... Please join Mark and the Life Group Leadership Team as we prepare for the upcoming fall season, and hear important updates and encouragement for our God-given ministries. Sunday, September 11 Education Wing, Room E-107 8:50am - 10:00am (Doors open for breakfast at 8:30am) * Take your children to their usual Sunday School class * (Please do not drop your children off before 8:40am)

4 LG+ Life Group Plus Fall 2016 In addition to our Life Groups, we have many specialty groups called Life Groups Plus (LG+). These seasonal classes and groups have a specific topic/ emphasis and seek to incorporate Life Group DNA. LAMBS, Lynn Matti September 8 December Redwood Campus Room R-112 Ladies AM Bible Study will resume their study in the book of Ephesians. All ladies are welcome. If you are joining for the first time, please call Lynn at so that materials can be prepared for you. Cost: Free LOVE & RESPECT (MARRIAGE): BUILDING BLOCKS, Doug & Laurie Higuera September 11 October Downtown Campus The Point Room P-105 September 13 October Downtown Campus Education Wing Room E-107 This class helps couples spend less time on the Love & Respect Crazy Cycle and more time on the Energizing and Rewarded Cycles! Cost: $10 * CARING FOR PEOPLE GOD S WAY, Sandy Saunders September 13 December Downtown Campus Education Wing Room E-102 Leader and Lay-Counselor training for those who facilitate Life Groups, Life Classes, Bible studies, etc. Also for those interested in becoming a lay-counselor at RVC. Cost: Free to Audit, or $165 with workbook to receive a certificate toward lay-counseling * ENTRUSTED (2 TIMOTHY STUDY), Judy Riker, Jeannie Lehl, and Linn Erickson (women only) September 15 October Downtown Campus Education Wing Room E-102 September 20 November Sonja Anderson, Cyndi Hammer Redwood Campus Room R-112 September 14 October Michelle Rutherford Downtown Campus Room O-102 In this 6-session Bible Study, Beth Moore will encourage you to guard what God has entrusted to you, share Christ with others, and pour into future generations, just as Paul once mentored Timothy. Cost: $16 * + THE APOSTLE PETER BIBLE STUDY, Sharon Goens September 15 November Downtown Campus The Point Room P-229 This 10-week study is for both men and women. We will follow Peter s life and ministry through the Gospels and the book of Acts including 1 and 2 Peter and Jude. Workbooks will be available for pick up in the office. Call Sharon with questions at Cost: $10 * CONQUER SERIES, Doug Higuera September 18 October Downtown Campus The Point Room P-105 This class is for those who want to be able to speak to sons, grandsons, friends and brothers who are trapped in sexual addiction and also for those who know they have given ground to the flesh in regards to sexual sin and now seem powerless to get that ground back. Cost: $10 for workbook * WHAT TO DO WHEN THE ROOF CAVES IN, Nicole Rothrock & Sue Spear September 22 November 17, 9am-10:30am Downtown Campus Office Room O-103 Ladies, ever feel like one more major problem will send you over the edge? Marilyn Meberg speaks to those issues that can cripple us or make us stronger: adultery, depression, pornography, suicide, etc. Includes light homework. Cost: $10 * +

5 Life Group Plus Fall 2016 BROKEN CHILDREN, GROWN-UP PAIN, Sharon Lawler September 27 November Redwood Campus Library Room R-116 Even if the memories are distant and dulled by time, past wounds caused by abuse, rejection, and/or abandonment continue to inflict pain into adulthood, often spilling over into the lives of those you love. There is healing. Join us to learn practical and proven methods to face and deal with the pain of the past. Cost: $10 * UNTANGLING RELATIONSHIPS, Susie Ashbridge & Rich Moore September 27 December Downtown Campus Auditorium Rooms A-160, 150C, 165, 166 Do you feel tangled in the relationships in which you believe you must rescue and/or control others? Are you driven to be a people-pleaser? Are you unable to say "no"? Are you easily manipulated? There is a way out! Join us for a 12-week journey of healing! Cost: $20 * WHO SWITCHED OFF MY BRAIN, Rick & Kathi Brown October 8 November Downtown Campus The Point Room P-105 The Apostle Paul says in his letter to the Romans (12:2) that we are to be transformed by the renewing of our minds. I know that's what I want to do, but how do I do that?! Cost: $15 * Important Note + = Pre-register for class; pay the listed price. Register the 1st day of class or after, add $10 * = Online registration available at rivervalleycc.org, or register at the church office Basic Training Course in Evangelism, Jon Clement Do you have a heart for the lost but don't quite know where to start with sharing the gospel? Then this class is for you. Jon Clement would like to start this class in September with the day and time to be determined. Contact Jon at to let him know you are interested. Children s Ministry Spotlight Hi, my name is Kristin Dunn. I have the great honor and privilege of giving you an update on children s ministry events and highlighting a volunteer or staff member each month. My prayer is that this will connect you better with Children s Ministry and give you an insider view of what goes on behind the scenes. For the first update, I thought I d tell you a little about myself. I m 22, and I got involved in ministry when my mom became the director of Calico Street over a decade ago. It was in those years that I developed a servant s heart and a passion to work with children. I started volunteering by acting once a month and grew in my personal strengths by serving in the kitchen at summer camps, being a camp counselor, and now teaching K/1 st grade on Sundays. It has been over 12 years, and I can say children s ministry has been one of my greatest joys in life! I d highly recommend anyone of any age to serve in children s ministry. Serving as a family at a young age instilled much of the core fundamental values I fall back on today, brought us together, and created memories to look back on for years to come. I d also like to add, I m super stoked for the new curriculum we are starting this month! We will be taking all of our children, age 2 through 5 th grade, through the Bible in the 2016/2017 school year. I look forward to teaching your kiddos some of my favorite stories of the Bible and watching them grow in their faith. If you are interested in serving in Children s Ministry, please indicate it on your Connect card, or contact Allison Bolen at abolen@rivervalleycc.org or (541)

6 Outreach (local & global) Both the Peru and Uganda teams are now safely home after very fruitful trips. Both teams would like to extend their utmost gratitude for all of the prayer and financial support they received. The Uganda team ministered to both the orphans in K.I.D.S. in Uganda, and students at SonShine Christian High School; distributed girls health kits, and encouraged and challenged the national employees. Orphans and the Ugandan flag National Employees Eyeglass Clinic Peruvian couple selling fruit The Peru team was able to conduct an eyeglass clinic, do street evangelism (through testimonies and skits), and complete service projects. Many proclaimed Christ as their personal Savior!

7 Outreach (local & global) STRIVE Dinner/Action (a fundraising event for the youth in our community) is Wednesday, October 5, at the Downtown Campus auditorium. Tickets are $20 and are available in the church office. If you have items you would like to donate for the auction, please contact Jim Savard at Car Care from the Heart Ministry will have their next outreach Saturday, October 1, from 8:30am to 12:00pm at the Downtown campus. If you are a single mom, single woman, widow, or a military wife whose car needs an oil change and a basic maintenance check, this is for YOU! All this is free! Appointment forms will be in the program September 10/11 and 17/18. All appointment slips must be turned in by September 23. Anna s Ministry is a ministry for all single ladies 55 and over. Come out and join us for food, fun, and fellowship. We will not be meeting in September or October of this year. Our next meeting will be November 10, 11:30am, at River Valley Downtown, room O-101. For more information, please call Ruth Durham, W.H.O. (Women Hanging Out) Potluck the second Friday of the month 5:00-9:00pm, in room P-105 (The Point building at the corner of 8th & C Streets). An evening of games, fellowship and food. Bring a dish to share. Questions? Call Bonnie Feist, River Valley Preschool & Child Care Center We provide a Christian environment where children are encouraged to grow and develop. Learning takes place as each child explores his environment both individually and in groups. Individual differences in growth rates and styles of learning are respected. For more information, call NJ Kimball, Director, ACT-Southern Oregon Abolish Child Trafficking meets the Third Monday of each month 7:00-9:00pm at River Valley Church Downtown in room O-103. If you have any questions, please call Steve Raycraft, Loaves and Fishes is the First Weekend of Each Month Our Loaves and Fishes cart will be in the church lobby the first weekend of the month to receive food and supplies for the ROC (Reaching Our Community). Love Offering contribution is designated to Lifeline Ministries and is used for those who have encountered financial difficulties. Your contribution, over and above your regular giving, is greatly appreciated. A blue Love Offering envelope is included in the program for your convenience. Thank you! Children s Ministry classes are provided for children, birth through 5th grade, during our worship service. If you have any questions, please contact Caitlin Taylor, Life Groups Get connected in a Life Group where you grow in Christ, stay accountable and build relationships. Fill out a Connect card and check the box Life Groups. Men s Life Group Men s hurts, habits, and hang-ups recovery group meets, Mondays, 6:30pm at the Outback behind Murphy Chapel. Questions? Call Sean Sullivan at Girlz Night Out meets the last Friday of every month. If you have questions, please call Christina Sullivan, Men s Breakfast is the last Saturday of every month at 8:00am. Contact Mike Carson for any questions you may have, Potluck Please join us the first Sunday of every month for a potluck following the service. This is a great way to get better acquainted with one another. Children s Ministry Classes are provided for children, birth through 5th grade, during our worship service. If you have any questions, please contact Ashley Lucas,

8 Where to Get Connected Visit us anytime online at riveryvalleycc.org for a more detailed look at ministries we offer. Staff Contact Info Call: plus extension Life Groups/Connecting Point... Carrie Jubas x102 Administration... Michael Bahn x104 Facilities/Maintenance... Brian Lucas x128 Finances (church)... Michelle Rutherford x108 Baptism... Carrie Jubas x102 Campus Pastors Downtown...Mark Goens, Lead Pastor x114 New Hope... Sean Sullivan Redwood... Doug Higuera Celebrate Recovery (habits, hurts & hang-ups)... Scott Zurhellen Children (Downtown)... Allison Bolen x127 Green Acres (0-4 years)... Melanie Shaw x122 Calico Street (K-3rd grade)... Allison Bolen x127 Kids 4 Christ (4th-5th grade)... Lynn Kremer x123 Counseling & Support Groups... Kathi Brown x115 Lay & Pastoral Counseling... Kathi Brown x115 Relationship Classes... Kathi Brown x115 Professional Staff Counselors... Florence Nikas Carl Reimer Dusti Stark Life Classes... Chuck Kostrna x118 Lifeline (benevolence)... Life Line Team x106 Marriage (mentoring classes)... Kathi Brown x115 Media (video & radio)... Steve Daggett Natalie Goens x141 Men... Chuck Kostrna x118 Outreach (local & global)... Duane Stark x119 Administrative Assistant... Sheryl McCarty x120 Parenting... Chuck Kostrna x118 Preschool & Child Care Center (weekly child development)... NJ Kimball x133 or Students... Roger Haberman x130 (voic ) Mid-High (6th-8th grade)... Dan Horst x130 (voic ) High School... Roger Haberman x130 (voic ) Teaching/North Valley/Worship... Tyler Goens x130 (voic ) Young Adults... Tim Sorenson x130 (voic ) Women... Diana Hecht x105 Worship... Michael Bahn x104 Adult Visitation/Hospital/Crisis... David Mathis x107 (for crisis after office hours, please call the church for an on-call pastor) Reception...Carolyn Fixsen x Charmaine Coatney x Laurie Higuera (Redwood Campus) Church Elders Michael Bahn Chet Bolen Jim Brumbach Tom Criswell Mark Goens Lary Harris Chuck Kostrna David Mathis Jeremy Nugent Larry Schwein Duane Stark Brian Taylor Carl Wilson Scott Zurhellen