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The River
Baby Celebration for the Kruses
1:00 pm Sunday, February 28th
Come celebrate us and the Kruses as they get ready to welcome a new baby into their home soon! Jen and Tyler along with Grant and Gretch are super excited and want to invite you to this fun event. For more information contact Sara Steele.
 Hymn Sing
5:00 - 5:45 pm February 7
You can still make it to your superbowl party! Come join us first for this community wide event to gather and worship together through traditional hymns. Then make it to your super bowl celebration just about kick off time!
Converge Events
Ash Wednesday
7:00 pm February 17th
The Big White House
1246 12th Ave. Coralville
Ash Wednesday is the first day of the Season of Lent. Lent is the season where we prepare, as one author states, "to celebrate God's marvelous redemption at Easter, and the resurrected life that we live, and hope for, as Christians." The author continues that Ash Wednesday "is a somber day of reflection on what needs to change in our lives if we are to be fully Christian." With these things in mind, we will hold an Ash Wednesday service at the Big White House at 7:00 p.m., February 17. May we gather with that kind of reflective spirit, listening to carefully to the Holy Spirit as He desires to work in our lives to re-create us more and more into the image of Christ in this beautiful process we call "sanctification." For some more background information on Lent and Ash Wednesday, you can check out this site: http://www.crivoice.org/cylent.html
 Ladies Night
7:00 - 9:00 pm Tuesdays @ the BWH
Tuesday night is Ladies Night at the Big White House. Join us every Tuesday evening for an enjoyable time just hanging out and being encouraged with other women from Genesis, The River and the friends they bring. Contact Sharon Lovv for more information about these evenings together.
 Sportman Weekend
March 26 - 28th
The 20th annual "24 Hours with the Guys" retreat at Hidden Acres Christian Center is for sportsman who enjoy some shooting sports with guns or bows. Hidden Acres is located about 15 miles north of Ogden in central Iowa.
This is an opportunity to hear a great message, fellowship with other Christian outdoorsman, have plenty of good food and do as much shooting as your shoulder or wallet will allow. Bring a friend who needs to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ in a non-threatening atmosphere. For more information check with Greg Brenneman (of Genesis), pick up a flyer from the Connections table at Genesis, or check out the following website: http://www.hacamps.org/sportsmens.html If you are thinking of going, let Greg know at gebren@netins.net and he can fill you in on rooming options
 Men's Prayer
6:30 - 7:30 am Fridays
Grab your caffeine and join us at The Big White House on Friday mornings to connect with other men and join together in encouragement, prayer and lifting up the name of Christ.
Go and Share...
the Love of Christ Here and Around the World!
 The Crossing
The Crossing is an outreach to school age children in grades 4-6th. They meet on Thursday afternoons from 2:00 - 3:30 pm at The River. The afternoon consists of snack, dodgeball or one of many other games, and a lesson about Jesus. Steve Good, our Student Ministries director runs the program and Cathy Kruse is a regular helper. Please pray for this ministry, that other helpers would rise up, that kids would continue to come (there were 23 last Thursday!), and that the Gospel of Jesus Christ would be preached and received and that many would have open hearts and turn to Jesus in saving faith.
 Martinson Update
Campus Crusade for Christ
Chip and Lisa Martinson, U of Iowa CCC directors welcomed Emma into their home this last fall to join sister Lizzie. They are all doing well in spite of less sleep. They have several new believers on Campus and a couple are featured in their newsletter this month. Vince, Todd, Oz and Renji all became believers through being exposed to the gospel while at Iowa. Pray for the passion to spread through friends, concerts, meetings and exposure to his Word and for many more to place their faith in Jesus Christ.
Community News
Heritage Christian School's EDUCATING FOR ETERNITY Event
Saturday, March 6
Sheraton Hotel, Iowa City
Ken Davis - Best-selling author, frequent radio and television guest, and highly sought after inspirational and motivational speaker who uses side-splitting humor and insight to delight and enrich audiences of all ages will entertain. He is a frequent guest on Focus on the Family and has a daily radio show, Lighten Up, which is heard on over 1500 stations in the United States and around the world.
This year's event will be a dessert only evening with the dessert reception starting at 6:00 PM and the main event featuring Ken Davis from 7:00-9:00 PM.
To order tickets, contact Ray Small at 626-47777 or visit www.hcs-nl.com and click on the EFE link.
 PW Gopal
7:00 pm February 25 @ The Big White House
$10 Suggested Donation
PW Gopal is entertaining at The Big White House! P.W. Gopal knows that the stage is his place to be real and share glimpses of his life with crowds who are looking for authenticity from an artist. He comes as a prepared musician who has seen and experienced much of the same things in life that we've all lived through, and he'll leave you with a mark of familiarity, as if youve already known him for years. This is an evening of Worship and challenge as PW entertains us and will also speak on human trafficking.
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