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This Week at RHCC | March 1, 2023
Pre-Service Prayer - 8:30am
Sunday Worship Service - 9:30am

Upcoming Church Events
13 March - Ministry Team Leader Meeting 7pm
18 March - End of Growth Groups Quarter
18 March - Faith Training Seminar 8:30am
25 March - Faith Training Seminar 8:30am
26 March - Start of Growth Groups Quarter
26 March - Outreach Sunday 2pm
River Hills Church Calendar
Dear River Hills Church Family,
 
I want to thank Mark Milligan, Paul Martin, and Mike Vogel for their willingness to preach for our Church Improvement series this year. God has richly blessed us with these men.  They genuinely love God’s Word and our church family enough to devote the many hours needed to prepare and faithfully preach God’s Word. If you have not already done so, I would encourage you to reach out to let them to let them know of your appreciation. 
 
This next Sunday, we will hear a message from Jon Payne, our district superintendent. He will be preaching from Ephesians 4:7-16.  I would encourage you to read through the passage this week to help prepare you for Sunday’s sermon. 
 
Grateful for God’s provision,
Pastor Steve
Announcements

Faith Training Seminar
The NextGen team will host our Faith training Seminar on March 18 & 25, 8:30-noon both days. This seminar motivates and equips parents to pass on their faith to their children, and helps all at River Hills to understand our intergenerational ministry model.  Childcare will be offered to those who request it. Please sign up for the seminar and childcare at the welcome center or online HERE.
Church Needs and Service Opportunities
 
Edison Middle School Kids Closet
Edison Middle School Kids Closet has an immediate need for: Men's and Women's Deodorant.  A container will be in the foyer for collected items to be placed. Details about tutoring opportunities will be announced soon.  Contact Connie Shradel with any questions: cshradel@gmail.com

Next-Generation Team Need
There is a need for more members of the Education Team. This team plans and carries out Ministry Moments and "Let's Talk About.." events, writes articles, oversees the webpage, supports the elders in children's sermons, and promotes Advent. Please let Beth Cullum know if you are interested in joining this team (cullum6424@gmail.com).
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Looking for a different opportunity to serve? 
Check out this FORM to see the areas of service and sign up!
Service and Outreach Ministry
By Connie Shradel
 
“Our purpose is to display the greatness of God. We aim to do this by declaring his greatness and serving others for joy and his honor.”
 
Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” These are recorded as the last words Jesus spoke before he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of human presence.
 
The function of the Service and Outreach Ministry is to communicate ways that we can love, serve and share Christ in our Jerusalem named Janesville and Rock County.
 
Once a month there is a coordinated Sunday afternoon event to knock on doors in our neighborhoods to offer witness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Typically less than a handful of people participate but there is hope that more will feel called to join in.  In December a couple of Pilipino ladies opened their door and welcomed the opportunity to hear about Jesus. In January God used this activity to lead a young woman to the saving knowledge of Christ! Please pray for these women that they will begin to attend church and learn more of what Christ has for them.
This event is not glamorous as the majority of people who make the effort to answer their doors express no interest in discussing Jesus. BUT as we know from the parable of the Lost Sheep, Jesus cares about the one lost sheep being restored to his fold. If you have questions about this outreach event Les Mitchell would be happy to speak with you.
 
The service and outreach team is excited to share with the congregation an opportunity to meet some needs of young image bearers attending Edison Middle School. The school social worker has expressed that this school has a very needy population in our community.
 
We have recently begun collecting some items to help supply the school's kids closet. This closet is available to school staff to be used as needed. There are a variety of reasons that a child may need the items contained in the closet. The current immediate needs are notebooks, belts size 30/32 and shoes, gently used or new. Women’s sizes 8, 9, 10 and Men’s sizes 10, 11,12. We as a body have an opportunity to search our closets and wallets in order to fulfill these needs.
I will keep in communication with the student services department for updated needs and will be sure to share those with you all.
 
An upcoming opportunity to volunteer for TUTORING struggling students is in the planning stages. It is hoped that we can begin to engage in tutoring by the end of March. This will allow time for parent/teacher conferences to be conducted, which will help identify specific student needs. Norm Persick is our school liaison as he is a teacher in the school. We are thankful for him making us aware of the children’s needs and helping to coordinate how to best meet them.
 
A few details that I currently know:
  1. The hours of tutoring would be from 3:40 – 4:15/4:30 weekdays.
  2. A background check will need to be complete for each volunteer. A link to the application will become available soon.
  3. There may be an opportunity to conduct a Bible Study during the student lunch hour.
We will keep you posted in the church weekly email as this project develops. We welcome your interest and participation.
 
Not everyone will be able to participate in every service opportunity that is presented. But, we can and should all participate in some. Jesus demonstrated to us over and over again what it looks like to serve our neighbors. The possibilities are numerous! This is how we declare his greatness, by serving others for His honor and our joy through the power of the Holy Spirit.
Ministry Team Article: Facilities
February Pastoral Search Committee Article
Date: March 5, 2023
Text: Ephesians 4:7-16

We hope you will join us on Sunday! The sermon outline, discussions questions, and sermon audio recording will be available on the church website at http://www.riverhillsonline.org/sermons. 

Music for Sunday
Come Praise and Glorify
Lord of Hosts
Nothing But the Blood of Jesus
Is He Worthy?
Lion of Judah

River Hills Worship - YouTube Playlist
We encourage individuals, families, and small groups to sing these songs during their worship times this week. We hope this will help the children among us to become more familiar with the worship songs we will be singing together on Sunday. 
Catechism Question
Q: What does the fifth commandment forbid?
A: The fifth commandment forbids being disrespectful to or not treating others as their position or relationship to us demands.
Scripture: Exodus 20:12, Deuteronomy 5:16, Proverbs 20:20, Hebrews 13:17
Training Hearts, Teaching Minds: Q. 65,  pg. 217-219
 
*For further family discussion pick up a copy of “Training Hearts, Teaching Minds” by Starr Meade from the Welcome Center.  This book includes daily readings.
 
This Week's Core Value
River Hills has several core values, and those core values help us focus on our mission to declare the greatness of God. We believe in God-centered, Christ dependent, Holy Spirit empowered, biblically faithful, historically connected, musically diverse corporate worship.
3/2    Troy Meyer
 3/5    Curtis Seiler
    3/5    Gwen Mitchell
  3/7    Elise Rufledt
  3/7    Gaius Meyer
       3/12   William Milligan
   3/13    Seth Meyers
     3/15    Debbie Seiler
 3/19    Paul Martin
  3/19    Scott Martin
       3/19    Gabrielle Heiss
     3/23    Laura Francis
  3/23    Ethan Vogel
     3/24    Grace Damon
    3/27   Laura Persick
    3/28    Kaitlyn Keller
3/16 Larry and Dawn Juhl 
March Volunteer Schedule
RHCC Next-Gen Resources
Upcoming Sermons

Date: March 12, 2023
Title: Ambassadors for Christ
Text: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21

Date: March 19, 2023
Text: TBD

Date: March 26, 2023
Text: John 12:44-50

Date: April 2, 2023
Title: The Triumphal Entry
Text: Matthew 21:1-11
Growth Groups and Small Groups
 
Growth Groups are groups of five to thirteen people (intentionally inter-generational, 13 years and older) who by agreement, meet regularly to build one another up in Christian love while reproducing new Growth Groups for the glory of God. If you aren't already set up with a Growth Group or Small Group, please reach out to a group leader or Pastor Steve at: steve@riverhillsonline.org.

Growth Groups:
Sunday 1:30PM | Dave Cullum — 741-6299
1st & 3rd Sun 1:30PM | Steve Krug — 758-0943 
2nd & 4th Sun 3:00PM | Steve Damon — 774-6878 &
                                       Kevin Behringer -- 262-581-6503
Wednesday 6:30PM | Andy Drozdowicz — 201-2629 &
                                   Les Mitchell — 756-2583 
Wednesday 6:30PM | Mark Milligan — 852-4052
Every other Wednesday 7PM | Sean Kappes — 247-1468 &
                                                 Mike Vogel — 346-4299
Thursday 6:30PM | Paul Martin — 449-5224
 
Men’s Small Groups:
Thursday 6:30AM | Curt Seiler — 290-8637 (Call Curt to verify the day of the week)
 
Women’s Small Groups:
Every other Monday 2PM | Beth Cullum -- 608-473-4882
Thursday 7PM | Linda Ofstie — 921-4648 
Please feel free to contact our office if you have any questions.
Phone: 608-758-0943
Address: 2843 W. Court St., Janesville, WI 53548
Email: mail@riverhillsonline.org
www.riverhillsonline.org
Staff
Associate Pastor of Discipleship: Steve Krug
Administrative Assistant: Angela Burisek

Elders
Brent Mitchell
Troy Meyer
Steve Krug
Sean Kappes
Ministry Team Coordinators
Church Life - Scott Martin
Disciple Formation - Steve Krug
Facilities - Sandy Yungerman
International Missions - Dave Cullum
Next Generation Discipleship - Beth Cullum
Prayer - Barry Gilmore
Service and Outreach - Connie Shradel
Welcome - Julie Damon
Worship Team - Laurie Mitchell