Welcome! We’re glad you are here! We want to help you grow into a reproducing disciple of Jesus Christ. Please let us know how we can help. This Week’s Scripture Readings: Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Gen. 7 Josh. 7:1-15 Is. 6:1-13 Psalm 7:12-17 Thursday Friday Saturday I Chron. 2:9-30 Matt. 5:38-6:8 Romans 3:21-31 February 22, 2015 Pastor: Scott Sheets (701) 786-4181 (church) or 218-355-0892 (cell) Website: www.riversideefc.com Prayer/Praise: Scripture Reading Joshua 7:1-15   Announcements & Prayer Missionaries:  John & Nellie Hsu, Lynden, WA, ReachGlobal of EFCA  Daryl Thompson, Northern Plains District Superintendent IFOSuD Worship Songs Better Is One Day Indescribable Great Are You Lord Strong God Praying for church family each week: Cecelia Steenson, Kay Talbot, Bob Tangsrud’s, and Dan Thompson’s IFOSuD Offering Scripture Reading Worship Song Matthew 5:38-6:8 Holy Holy Holy #262 Children’s Sermon Sermon What’s the big deal? Worship Song O For A Heart To Praise My God I Corinthians 5:1-8 #440 ************************************************************************************************* Nursery Today Nursery Next Sunday Sunday School – Barb Z & Allison J Worship Service – Zoa & Julianna B Next Sunday S.S. – Scott A Worship Service – Sharon W. & Abby S ************************************************************************************************* Sunday School is at 9:15 a.m. This week: Mon. Wed. Wed. Sat. - Poland Trip Fundraiser @ GF Pizza Ranch (See Lloyd) Prayer Time – Noon – 1:00 p.m. Awana- 4:00-5:30 FCYF 6:00-8:00 REFC Leadership Retreat @ church 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Coming up; Mar. 1 Mar. 7 Mar. 13 - Pray for the SonRise EFC, Ada, MN & David Ingraham, Pastor Pray for the Lakeside Bible Church, Mobridge, SD & Jeff Piatt, Pastor Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction Fundraiser for Poland Trip Ladies Shopping Day in Fargo (see Ashley Boulais) AWANA Appreciation Night IFOSuD is a Christian international non-profit organization based in Léogane, Haiti promoting social, entrepreneurial and sustainable development. Our mission is to alleviate the poverty of Haitian farmers and rural microentrepreneurs in a sustainable way in regards to the improvement of their livelihoods and food security conditions. Our mission is to promote farmers’ association and spread the most sustainable farming methods for alleviating poverty To reduce the complacent behavior and encourage the entrepreneurial culture To build capacity and empower rural entrepreneurs for their selfreliance To spread Biblical values while helping vulnerable people rise out of poverty. In IFOSuD we believe that discipleship is the basic component through which social change can occur. SERVING CIRCLES In an effort to provide coordination and equality in the area of serving, we have three circles that rotate in the duties of setting-up, serving, and cleanup. If you are not on a serving circle and would like to be, or you would be willing to provide food, please contact Gaylene Johnson. LADIES EVENTS Ladies, we will be doing some thrifting in Fargo on Saturday, March 7. For anyone interested in carpooling let’s meet at the church at 9am. Any questions please contact Ashley Boulais. This event is on our Facebook page; if you are not on this group and would like to be, please let Ashley know. FCYF Our District Youth Conference is March 27-29 in Aberdeen, SD. Cost is $85 for students and $40 for parents (does not include lunches and suppers). Packets are available at the info table in the foyer. Talk to Pastor Brandon if you are interested in attending by Wednesday, February 25. POLAND TRIP    Mayville State University Cru is preparing to take their first ever mission trip. We will be going to Warsaw, Poland to work with one of our missionaries from Riverside and a former student from MSU, Piotrek (Poppi) Paprocki. Poppi is a missionary with Athletics in Action, which is a part of the Campus Crusade organization. He and his wife, Heidi and their 3 children work with coaches and students in Warsaw. Our team is now assembled and consists of: Lloyd, Linda and Zach Arnegard, Brooke McNary, Sam Johnson, Liza Hoglo, Alicia Loiland, and Kody Keysor. We are working on raising the funds for this mission experience. We will be going over MSU spring break which is March 14-22, 2015. If you have any questions or would like to be a part of our fundraising efforts, please contact Lloyd or Linda. There will be a fundraiser at the Grand Forks Pizza Ranch on Feb. 23, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Pizza Ranch will donate 20% of your bill and 100% of tips/donations will go directly to supporting the costs to Poland. Please see a member of the group for a coupon to present that night. Sunday March 1, there will be a Spaghetti Dinner & Silent Auction from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Riverside Evangelical Free Church Growing Reproducing Disciples of Jesus Christ ENVIRONMENT of Worship and Fellowship Offering Last Sunday Offering for February- $ $ 4,063.29 14,742.15 Church Building fund- $ 0 Praise God from who all blessings flow! FERTILIZER of God’s Word Atmosphere of P R A Y E R SEEDSCATTERING Evangelism THE WORSHIP TEAM IS LOOKING FOR A DRUMMER. CONTACT RON JACOBSON, KAREN JOHNSON OR SCOTT SHEETS IF INTERESTED. Make sure to stop by the foyer table to pick up your copy of “Church Around the World” and “Focus on the Family.” FRUIT-BEARING Ministry Where are you in the process?