Welcome to RIVERVIEW

Riverview Ensemble Rehearsal – Monday, October 13 – 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, October 18 - 12:00 p.m.

Voices of Riverview Rehearsal –Tuesday, October 14 – 6:30 p.m.

Isaiah 55:9
“As the heavens are higher than the earth,
so are my ways higher than your ways
and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.”

                                        Prayer Partner Ministry


The Christian Calendar

Today is the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost. (Pentecost is dedicated to the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles on the fiftieth day after the Resurrection of Christ). The color is GREEN. Green symbolizes the renewal of vegetation and generally of living things and the promise of new life.
                                                                                                           Christian Education Ministry

Please join us for Sunday School at 9:30 a.m., conference call and in person.

Bible Study –Wednesdays – 12:00 Noon by conference Call (202) 926-1127 Access Code 572890 and 7:00 p.m. by Zoom or Phone https://usO2web.zoom.us/j82618723381?pwd=YitVbThncGVoNHhCTmZxeUg3Mk9PQT09

Meeting ID:82618723381 Participant ID:# Passcode: 441841
By Phone: 1-929-205-6099 or 1-301-715-8592

October is Clergy Appreciation Month. It is a time to express gratitude for the leadership of our Pastor and Associate Ministers.

Today is Pastor Appreciation Sunday. Please remember Pastor Branch with your gifts during the “Appreciation March”. Please join us for an ice cream treat in the lower auditorium after service.
                                                                                                                Pastor’s Aide Ministry

Our $100 Adopt-a-Pew Homecoming donations are essential to our church maintenance. Give Cheerfully!
                                                                                                           Finance Ministry

All volunteers assisting with the Homecoming Dinner, please meet with Rose Turner immediately following Morning Worship in the library. Thank you for your support and service!

Mark Your Calendars!! Saturday, October 18 at 10:00 a.m.

Join Andrea Robinson from “My Fitness Matters” for our annual chair fitness session in the room beside the church office. 1Timothy 4:8 states, “For physical

training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come”. As we prepare for Homecoming and Revival, remember physical fitness has its place in a balanced life. Maintaining the physical health helps us serve God more effectively. Please call, e-mail or sign-up in

the church office on or before Wednesday, October 15. We look forward to seeing all participants.

Homecoming Service: Sunday, October 19, 11:00 a.m.
Theme: “Pastor and People: Plowing To Plant” (Hosea 10:12)

                                                                      Speaker: Pastor Branch

Please bring your favorite dessert on Saturday, October 18 by 12 noon for our Homecoming meal.

Revival Service (in person and conference call) October 20-22 – 6:30 p.m.
Monday - Evangelist – Rev. Dr. Ricardo Brown – Fifth Baptist Church
Tuesday – Evangelist – Rev. Dr. Gregory Howard – Union Branch Baptist Church
Wednesday – Evangelist – Rev. Dr. Sylvester Smith – Good Shepherd Baptist Church

“A voiceless people is a powerless people.” Let us use our collective voices and Vote! Early voting began September 19.
                                                                              Trustee Kirk Jones, Social Justice Ministry

Trunk or Treat – Friday, October 31 – 6:00 p.m.

Please sign up in the vestibule to provide candy donations. Wear your costumes, decorate your cars, and help give out candy on this eventful evening.

Save the Date: Saturday, November 22 – 3:00 p.m.

Join us for a Gospel Jazz Concert featuring smooth Jazz Artist Sam Rucker and band. An uplifting afternoon of music, singing, food, and fellowship awaits. Tickets - $50.00 in advance and $60.00 at the door. Don’t miss the spirit-filled celebration of faith and music. Please get your tickets after morning worship in the room beside the church office.

You may support Riverview with your Tithes and Offerings by the use of the Givelify App and Zelle. Please use our email address RiverviewBapt@verizon.net to access the Zelle account. Be sure to list where the funds are to be credited.

Riverview Music Ministry presents Music Cantata, “Meet Him At The Manger”, on December 21 during our Sunday Morning Worship. Persons interested in singing, please see the Director of Music. We are in need of sopranos and other voices. Rehearsals are Mondays at 6:00 p.m. and Saturdays at 12:00 p.m.

WORLD MISSION OFFERING

The World Mission Offering, received in American Baptist Churches each year, provides basic support for more than 130 missionaries serving through International Ministries. Your missionaries share God’s transforming love with a needy world in ministries of evangelism and discipleship, equipping leaders for Christ-like missions. Give generously to the World Mission offering!


Remember Our Sick and Shut-Ins
Justine Coleman- Home
Arthur Fleming, Jr. – Home
Robert Graves – Home
Deacon Emeritus Woodrow Jackson – Home
Tanya Lyle – Home
Ruth Redwood – Home
O’ndre Roane – Home
Ellen Saunders - Home