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WELCOME TO RIVERSTONE CHURCH!

Celebrate the Coming King Christmas Eve Services, December 24 2:30, 4:00, and 6:00pm

@ RIVERSTONE 2:30, 4 & 6 PM

Postcard invitations for Christmas Eve services are available at the Welcome Desk. Invite your friends and family! All services feature Christmas music we all know and love, a time of candle lighting, and a Christmas message from God’s word. Childcare will be available for ages infant through kindergarten.

New Women's Studies for 2019 New women's studies are beginning in January and February. To find out more details or register, visit our website at www.riverstone.church. Today, December 16 at 11:00am • Room 242 Connecting our Friends and Family to Jesus How do we engage people with the truth of the gospel in a loving way, especially when it’s our family and friends? Pastor Austin will discuss practical ways to initiate and navigate conversations about spiritual matters as we seek to connect our friends and family to the person of Jesus Christ.

COMMUNICATION CARD

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Place cards in the offering plate or in the designated box at the Welcome Desk in the upstairs lobby.

Name(s):______________________________________________________ l I AM A NEW ATTENDER: l VISITOR: l MY INFORMATION HAS CHANGED: Address: ______________________________________________________ City/State/Zip: __________________________________________________ Phone Number(s):_______________________________________________ Email:_________________________________________________________ I WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO:

l Riverstone’s email list l Riverstone’s email prayer chain

I WOULD LIKE TO BE REMOVED FROM: l Riverstone’s email list l Riverstone’s email prayer chain

THINGS TO KNOW

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RIVERSTONE CHURCH • 725 OXFORD VALLEY RD., YARDLEY PA 19067 • 215-321-3326  www.riverstone.church 4 WIFI: Riverstone Guest PASSWORD: riverstone

Tonight, December 16, is the Youth Group Christmas Party from 6:30–8:30pm at Riverstone Church. Friday, December 21, is the Young Adult Christmas Party! There will be cookie decorating, Christmas trivia, and a nativity scavenger hunt. Please bring a $5-$10 gift for white elephant. Bring a friend and a snack to share if you can. Give A Gift of Rwandan Coffee We are selling one-pound bags of Cyimbili coffee in our book booth in the church lobby for $10.50. The entire cost is given to the plantation and ministry to help transform a very poor community in Rwanda. We can make an eternal impact as the gospel is spread and the church of Jesus Christ is strengthened.

EFCA Crisis Response

HURRICANE HARVEY

June 23–29, 2019

Hurricane Harvey – Summer Missions Trip Applications are due January 6, 2019 Riverstone is partnering with EFCA ReachGlobal Crisis Response to support our sister churches in Houston, TX. We will show the love of Christ and share the hope of the gospel with people in great hardship as a result of Hurricane Harvey. Interested in joining us? See the brochure in the lobby or visit our website for details. Women's Retreat at Sandy Cove Ministries March 22–24, 2019 • Register early, space is limited Come detach from the distractions of daily life and immerse yourself in the warmth of community with Christian women who share the same joys and struggles you do. You will hear powerful messages from Jessica Cole on “Passion for God, Compassion for People.” Registration is available on our website.

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Please submit your name (on the reverse side of this card) so that a pastor, elder, or staff person can respond accordingly.

l I would like to talk with someone about my relationship with Christ. PRAYER REQUESTS & COMMENTS: Name: ________________________________________________________ Prayer Request:_________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ l This request is confidential for elders and staff only. l If appropriate, I would like this request to be put on the email prayer chain.

(Church-wide prayer chain emails are sent at the discretion of the church staff.)