Prayer Requests
Please keep the following in your prayers
- Audrey Hannemann, Carol Matthies, Ruth Wendt, Lois Little, and Gloria Brickham, as they recover from recent hospitalizations
- Wayne Somers and family, as Wayne's father, Tom Somers, was recently called to eternal rest.
- Mr. Benton Witte, as he deliberates his call to St. Peter Lutheran School in St. Peter, MN.
- Pastor Pat Brown, as he deliberates divine calls to Peace, Aiken, SC, and Salem, Woodbury, MN; and Mrs. Melissa Brown, as she deliberates a divine call to Salem, Woodbury, MN
- Christians, citizens, pastors and missionaries in Russia and Ukraine
- Our Building and Capital Campaign Committees, as they continue to meet and plan
- Brian Werth, who continues to wait for a kidney transplant
Easter Thanks and Praise to God
Many, many volunteers deserve many, many thanks for all the time, energy, planning, and preparation that made for memorable Easter services and breakfast. Thank you for the special music: vocal, organ, and instrumental; ushers, technology leaders, those who did the flower arranging, narthex and cross displays. Thank you to all who planned, donated, served, and helped clean up for the Easter breakfast. Members and guests left with a wonderful Easter celebration and experience. May God continue to be praised through the gifts of his people!
Confirmation Events
On Sunday, May 1, eleven young people will be confirmed in the Lutheran faith during the 10:30 service (in the sanctuary).
These students have written essays sharing their confirmation verse and why it is meaningful to them. Confirmands attending RLS will read their essays in a special chapel service on Friday, April 29, at 8:10 am. During this chapel service, our 8th graders will also present Bibles to our first graders. We invite all of our members to attend this special service. It will also be livestreamed on our YouTube page.
May God continue to bless these young Christians, as they continue to grow in faith and serve their Savior!
Greeters Wanted
If your family is looking for a way to serve and would like to greet guest and visitors at Sunday morning worship, please call the church office 920 733 3728 or email church@riverviewlutheran.org.
Volunteers for Lawn Care
If your family is willing and available to be added to the lawn mowing schedule please call the church office 920 733 3728 or email church@riverviewlutheran.org. We are in need of people to help keep this campus looking beautiful. No age restrictions! Service hours can be given and training provided.
Riverview Apparel Store
Are you looking for a simple way to promote Riverview in the community? Would you like a way to create a conversation about your church with the people you see every day? Are you looking for an easy way to dress your child for school? If so, visit https://riverview22.itemorder.com/ to order some Riverview apparel! This store will be open through Friday, April 29th.
LWMS News
LWMS ladies will be serving coffee and refreshments between services on May 8, Mother’s Day. We will also have a basket available to collect NEW, unused 4oz or 8oz baby bottles, baby hats, onesies, blankets, and gowns for the moms to be sent to the Central African Medical Mission (CAMM). Please consider this opportunity to let the moms in Africa know that their WELS Sisters in Christ here in Appleton, Wisconsin, care for them!
Riverview Summer Camps
This summer, Riverview will host three summer camps in the same week to try to share Jesus with our own students and members and reach out to the unchurched. All camps will be July 18-21, from 9:00-11:30 am.
A Bible Camp will be offered for those entering PreK-Grade 2.
STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) and Art Camps will be offered for those entering Grades 3-6.
Watch for opportunities to volunteer, to register your children, and to invite friends and neighbors!
Upcoming Events of Note
- April 29 - RLS Chapel with Youth Confirmation Essays (8:10 am)
- May 1 - Youth Confirmation (10:30 service)
- May 6 - RLS Lower Grade Plays (6:00 pm)
- May 15 - Congregational Voters Meeting (11:45 am)
- May 18 - Building Expansion Information Session (6:00 pm)
- May 19 - Building Expansion Information Session (6:00 pm)
- May 20 - RLS Upper Grade Plays (6:30 pm)
- May 22 - Building Expansion Information Session (11:45 am)
- May 24 - Building Expansion Information Session (10:00 am)
- May 26 - RLS Graduation Service (6:30 pm)
- July 18-21 - Riverview Summer Camps (9:00 am -11:30 am) Watch for details!!
Worship Times & Links
Sundays 8:00am (livestreamed), 10:30am
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Notes
- Future Freshman Night is Mon., April 25. Parents and 8th graders are invited to attend this special evening designed just for them! Whether you have enrolled or are investigating your options, please join us for information and fun. Go to fvlhs.org/future for info and registration.
Special Hours - The School and SCRIP Offices will close at 3 PM on Wednesday, April 27.
- FVL's Mission Advancement Office is hosting a free informational seminar as a service to Federation members. Join us at FVL on Wed., April 27 to hear from a financial planner and an attorney regarding Long Term Care. Event begins at 6 PM. Go to fvlhs.org/seminar to register and get information.
- FVL's Annual Electronics Recycling Drive is coming April 29 & 30. Check fvlhs.org/recycle for a list of recyclable items and potential fees.
- 24 International Students need host families to be able to attend FVL in 2022-23. Our waiting students are from China, S. Korea, Italy, France, Germany, Spain and Thailand. Students stay for 9 months and pay their own expenses. Families receive a stipend to offset costs. Contact Monica Uhlenbrauck (muhlenbrauck@fvlhs.org). This is a wonderful ministry opportunity for your family!
- Registration for FVL Youth Sports & Summer Camps remains open. Find out more at fvlhs.org/youth-sports
Area WELS News
- St. Peter Lutheran Theatre Arts proudly presents the Junior adaptation of Disney’s Broadway smash hit, Frozen! May 5-7, 2022. Presented with permission from Music Theater International, the students of St. Peter will take audiences on an adventure through the fjords of Arendelle where they will meet characters like Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, and everyone’s favorite snowman, Olaf. Featuring hit songs like, Let it Go and Love Is an Open Door, audience hearts will be warmed by performances that will be fun for the whole family. Run times are between 60 and 75 minutes, and shows are free to the general public.
Tickets may be purchased by following this link: https://www.showtix4u.com/event-details/62211
- Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary is hosting its annual “Seminary Scurry” on Saturday, April 30th, 2022. The Scurry has become a tradition to which WELS members are invited from all over the area to come to the Seminary for some family fun. The morning will include a 5k walk/run, 1/2 mile kids Scurry, a bounce house, face painting, tours of the campus and a free lunch for everyone registered. Registration is $20 for adults and free for everyone 18 and under. Register soon to make sure that we have your t-shirt ready by race day. For more information, visit our Scurry webpage at www.wisluthsem.org/seminary-scurry-2022. We hope to see you there!
- WELS Night at the Timber Rattlers: WELS United is hosting an evening of fun and fellowship at a Timber Rattlers game on July 26, 2022, at 6:40 pm. Ticket prices are $13 for a box seat and $10 for bleacher seats. Tickets may be purchased online at https://bit.ly/WELS-TimberRattlers with the password WELS.
- Depression / Anxiety Support Group: Our group exists to break down barriers and stereotypes that prevent people from discussing mental health challenges in a church setting. We feel comfortable asking for prayers for our physical wellbeing but not our mental wellbeing. If you have a brain, you have mental health. At present, we meet on Saturdays from 10:00 am until noon at St. Peter. We at 922 Ministries would like it known that we would be willing to help other churches or WELS members start their own mental health ministry. You may contact me, Andi Paap, at youmeanimnotalone@yahoo.com or Pastor Michael Ewart, lifegroup director, at pastormichael@922ministries.com.
Other Area News
- Big Brothers Big Sisters Have you thought about mentoring? Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Wisconsin is looking for volunteer mentors for youth ages 6 to 18. Meet 2 to 4 times a month with a youth playing games, cooking dinner, getting outside, coming to our match activities, or just talking. Become a Big Brother, Big Sister, or Big Couple! To take the first step to ignite potential, give us a call at 920-739-3542 or visit www.bbbsecw.org/bigs/
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The good news of the risen Christ is bigger than a single day. The Easter gospel will continue to march across centuries and continents. However, there will always be forces that try and slow that march. Those forces could be self-inflicted fears and doubts. They could be various types of persecutions. Whatever the case, the good news of Easter will not be restrained. For it is not some myth or fable, not a hoax or conspiracy. The reality of Easter rests on the testimony of eyewitnesses. Therefore, the gospel cannot be boxed in any more than Christ could be put back in a tomb. Many may try and restrain the good news of Christ. But the march of the Church’s witness will never slow down.
