This Sunday Morning: The Prodigal God: "The Younger Brother" In the third week of our Prodigal God series, well talk about younger brother types and their mistaken notion that unbridled self discovery is the way to happiness. Through the parable, well discover what real repentance looks like and how Jesus is calling us to a lifestyle of repentance. Well also hear from our Zambian trippers as they share what God did in them and through them on their recent trip to Zambia. See you Sunday!

Mark Your Calendars! Good Friday and Easter Services The River will be holding a combined Good Friday service with MosaicHouse at our new ministry centre (3935 114th Street) at 7 PM on April 2nd. Our Easter Sunday service will be at Lillian Osborne high school on April 4th at 10:30 AM! Invite your friends and neighbours.

The River currently meets at George H. Luck Elementary School in Riverbend for on Sunday morning.Children's Ministry programs and Nursery are provided. Come early for bagels and coffee.

Wednesday Youth Gatherings: "God Stories" Join us in our soon-to-be new ministry centre/youth gathering place (3935 114 Street.) for a new way of learning and discovering God's story! Gr 7- 12 small groups with River and MosaicHouse Youth Leaders. Snacks, Fellowship, Games, and Storytelling. Wednesdays from 7-9pm.

For information on all X- Stream events and activities, including how to join one of our amazing small groups, please contact Luke Seinen at luke@rivercommunity.ca, or phone 288- 3958. Check out our Facebook Group! (X- Stream Youth).

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Dinner @ The Derrick Join us for a VERY important event in the life of The River. As part of the campaign, we're hosting a formal dinner at The Derrick Club on March 18th at 6 PM at which we'll be talking about what purchase of our new ministry centre and the move to Lillian mean for our future. There will be live music, good food and fellowship as well. Tickets: $30/person; $60/couple; Students/Youth: $25. You can get your tickets on Sunday morning at the information booth or by e-mailing Kaweah at kaweah@rivercommunity.ca.

Opening New Doors Events One of the wonderful things about giving to our Opening New Doors campaign is that your gift is fully tax deductable. That means up to 40% of what you give will be returned to you through your 2010 tax return! Think about: Giving $5000 might only cost you $3000.

Moving Day Circle Saturday March 20th on your calendar as we'll be moving the contents of our sheds at G.H. Luck to our new ministry centre. If you're willing to help, talk to Pastor Bruce.

Have A New Look or New Addition? We would like to keep our directory as up to date as we can, and would be happy to update your picture at any time. Just email your new picture to Kaweah at kaweah@rivercommunity.ca or you can set up a day/time after church to get one taken. Can't wait to SEE you!

Trying to Connect? Looking for an address, telephone number, or e-mail of someone at The River? Click on the link below and enter "river" at the user name and "public" as the password. Print out an up- to-date River directory at home. If you have any questions or problems, contact the church office at theriver@shaw.ca

We Love Kids! There's something for every kid at The River on Sunday morning. To volunteer, contact Sharon at sharon@rivercommunity.ca or 438-4523.

Ages 0- 3: Located in the staff room. Please remember to sign your child in/out. Kaweah Hanchuk will be helping in the nursery. Ages 3-kindergarten Island Time with Loreen Wales and Merrilea Chin. Children will be dismissed during the service, Grade one to grade five: Adventureland with Rachel Fiebich and Sharon Gritter to learn about the ark of the covenant in their 12 week Tabernacle study.

Tonight is a regular GEMS night at the Justice College. Contact sharon@rivercommunity.ca for more details.

Advice to weather a tough economy According to Gail Vaz-Oxlade (personal finance guru - www.gailvazoxlade.com) good money management comes down to four basic rules: 1. Don't spend more than you make. 2. Save money regularly. 3. Pay off your debt - now! 4. Mitigate your risks with tools such as insurance and an emergency fund. This basic advice is especially relevant during the current recession. She says "More than ever before, follow the four basics. The more money you have in the bank, the better able you will be to cope with whatever happens." She sees more pain ahead in the form of higher unemployment and rising costs. "When the economy turns around, that's the time to build up a storehouse of money. Rebuild your emergency fund and your long-term savings, and pay down your debt." In the end, Vaz-Oxlade says, much of money management is old-fashioned common sense. "Money isn't rocket science - its discipline. It's simple - but it isn't easy."