Prayer Requests
Please keep the following in your prayers:
- Gloria Brickham, as she undergoes heart surgery on April 1.
- The Family of Gary Hagenow, who was called to eternal rest on March 15.
- Judy Burleton, as she recovers from knee surgery.
- The 4-year-old son of Stephanie Leitzke's cousin, who has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer.
- Christians, citizens, pastors and missionaries in Russia and Ukraine
- Brian Werth, who continues to wait for a kidney transplant
Midweek Lenten Worship
 Join us Wednesdays, March 2 - April 6, at 3:30 pm or 6:30 pm, for midweek devotional services.
On March 30, Pastor Belter will share a message based on Luke 22:31-32 - "Satan Has Asked to Sift All of You.”
We also invite you to join us for a free Lenten supper, served from 4:15-6:15 pm. This week's meal is hosted by our Youth Group. Any free-will donations received will support travel expenses for the International Youth Rally this summer in Tennessee. Please join us for macaroni and cheese with several toppings, salad, and dessert. Gluten-free options will be available.
JULIETs
The last Tuesday of each month, Riverview’s JULIETs (Just Us Ladies Interested in Eating Together) meet for breakfast. The next meeting is on Tuesday, March 29th, at 8:00 am. They meet at the Maple Tree Restaurant and Pancake House, 2106 S. Oneida St.
Easter For Kids
 Children in 2nd grade or younger are invited to Easter for Kids on Saturday, April 9, from 1:00-3:00 pm. Children will enjoy an Easter Egg Hunt, games, crafts, snacks, and more, as we celebrate Easter together! This free event will be held rain or shine. This is a great chance to invite unchurched friends and neighbors to learn about our Savior! No need to sign up, just show up and bring a friend! We are in need of candy donations for this event. If you are able to donate individually wrapped bags of candy please drop them off in the church office. Those who would like to volunteer can also contact the church office.
Footsteps To The Cross Illuminated
Walk with Jesus from the Mount of Transfiguration to Mount Calvary, as two-time WAMI Award winner, Koiné, presents a musical passion play of hymns, scriptural narration, and dazzling video.
For over a decade, Koiné has delighted audiences throughout the world sharing their modern arrangements of traditional Christian hymns. Experience the Lenten message like never before in this very special presentation of Footsteps to the Cross Illuminated. Saturday, April 9, at 5:00 pm, at Fox Valley Lutheran High School.
Holy Week Worship
 Join us for the following special worship services, as we celebrate our Savior's suffering, death, and resurrection. Invite a friend to come with you!
- April 10 - Passion Sunday - 8:00 & 10:30 am (with Holy Communion)
- April 14 - Holy Thursday - 3:30 & 6:30 pm (with Holy Communion)
- April 15 - Good Friday Tre Ore - 12:00-3:00 pm (at St. Paul, Appleton)
- April 15 - Good Friday - 3:30 & 6:30 pm
- April 17 - Easter Sunday - 6:30, 8:30, & 10:30 am
Summer Softball and Kickball Teams
Riverview is sponsoring CoEd Softball and Kickball teams that will compete this Summer. Open to Members and Friends of Members 18 years old and up. Seasons start in May. Kickball games will be Wednesday nights at Appleton Memorial Park, and Softball games will be Sundays at Menasha Jefferson Park. Fill out the Sign-up form or contact BJ Witte (bwitte@riverviewlutheran.org).
Men's Softball plays Wednesday nights at Appleton Memoria Park and is open to members and friends 18 years old and up. Contact Jeff Dobrunz (jdobrunz@sbcglobal.net) for information or to sign up.
LWMS NEWS
 LWMS MEETING—LWMS (Lutheran Women's Missionary Society) is mission-minded women of the WELS. All women in each congregation (like Riverview) who belong to LWMS, also belong to LWMS. Our next LWMS meeting is tomorrow, March 26th, at 9:00 a.m. We invite all ladies to join us on that day to see what we here at Riverview are doing in support of our missions here in the United States and all over the world. Hope to see many of you there.
LWMS rally is coming up on Saturday, April 2 at St. Peter’s Church in Freedom. Registration is from 8:00-9:00 and the rally beginning at 9:00. Our guest speaker that day is Susan Nitz, wife of one our missionaries formerly serving in Malawi. Additional information and sign up sheet are available in the Narthex and the bulletin board in the hallway.
Easter Flowers
Donations for flowers to beautify our church for Easter are most welcome. You can do so on your church envelope by marking the “OTHER” line OR there are envelopes on the entry counter for your donation. This may be put in the offering plate or in the bookkeeping mailbox in the office.
Current Bible Studies
- Sundays 9:15 am: 1 Samuel (church library); Let's Go! (fellowship hall)
- Mondays 1:00 pm: 1 Samuel (church library)
- Mondays 6:30 pm: Women's Bible Study: Time: It's a Gift (church library)
Worship Times & Links
Sundays 8:00am (livestreamed), 10:30am; Wednesdays 3:30pm, 6:30 pm
Fox Valley Lutheran High School Notes
- All are invited to attend the FVL Choirs Sacred Concert on Sunday, March 27 at 2 PM in the Auditorium.
- The March 2022 BEACON is available. Find printed copies at your church, or read online (fvlhs.org/beacon).
- The Wisconsin Parental Choice Program (WPCP) offers families the opportunity to have their FVL tuition fully funded. The application periods for WPCP and for FVL's Tuition Assistance Program are open through April 21! Visit fvlhs.org/tuition-help for details. Email Admissions Director Joe Blum (jblum@fvlhs.org) or Executive Assistant Heather Knoll (hknoll@fvlhs.org) with questions.
- 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.
- Spring and Summer Youth Camps and Fall Youth Football Registration Open - Go to fvlhs.org/youth-sports for info on upcoming youth sports opportunities.
- FVL is hiring one or two people to manage (or co-manage) the canteen. Visit fvlhs.org/about/employment for details and application. Applications accepted until positions are filled.
- FVL's International Program needs host families. 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!
- 7th grade students are welcome to attend our Discover FVL event on Wednesday, March 30 from 9:45 AM-2:15 PM. Information and registration are available at fvlhs.org/discover-fvl, or contact the Admissions Office (admissions@fvlhs.org) with questions.
Area WELS News
- SAVE THE DATE - 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.
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We assume people get what they deserve. We assume what goes around comes around. We assume God helps those who helps themselves. And all those assumptions must be crushed. Got does not operate on the principle of merit but of grace. Like gravity, grace is a constant force at work in how God deals with us and how he wants us to deal with others. No one is beyond the reach of God's grace. God never turns it off. When the weight of our sin makes us fearful of God's condemnation, he reveals his grace yet again. Whether you've been away for a long time or have been regularly seen in your Father's house, come "home" to your Father this weekend. Come, see what grace looks like, as we meditate on one of Scripture's most well-loved stories, the Parable of the Loving Father (or the "prodigal" son) from Luke 15:11-32.
