Aloha! Surf’s up at Outrigger Island, our Summer Bible School! This year our Summer Bible School will be held in the mornings of July 21–25, with our Commencement Program on Sunday evening, July 27th. In Psalm 86:11, we are instructed, “Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth.” This tropical adventure will help equip our children to stand on God’s word in today’s world of “shifting sands.” Stop by our “Island Hut” registration table in the Cheatham Room and sign up to register your children. Be sure to take extra forms and invite friends and neighbors! Summer Bible School is open to all rising pre-kindergarten students through rising 5th graders. Let’s make this a church-wide adventure for all!
For Children's Refreshments, we need boxes of goldfish crackers, 400 cupcakes (vanilla w/ white icing), 400 Little Debbie Oatmeal pies (12 to a pack), and 400 fruit cups. If you can help provide some of these, please call Jeanmarie Harris at 384-6116.

We Also Need: empty cardboard rolls from paper towels and toilet tissue. There is a special drop-off container for these under the bulletin board near the Fellowship Hall.

 

Ladies: Our Mid-Atlantic
Presbytery Retreat is August 15-17 in Black Mountain, NC. Early-bird registration before July 10! Please see our bulletin board, opposite the Library, for more information and registration forms.

Rivermont Weekday Preschool: Registration is underway for enrolling your young child for Fall 2008 in our Christ-centered, preschool readiness program for ages one – pre-k. Call Treasa Plude or Debbie Chennault (846-3441) to come visit our school and inquire about registration.

Calendar Correction for Special Missions Evening: Please note that the July calendar mailed recently with the Rivermont Press incorrectly shows a "Special Missions Evening" on Wednesday, July 30. The correct date and venue are Wednesday evening, August 13, at 7:00 pm, in the John Knox Room.

Hospice of Virginia Volunteer Training: at "The Oaks of Lynchburg," Tuesday, August 5 and Wednesday, August 6, 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. Helping someone in the last weeks and months of their life is a gratifying experience for Hospice of Virginia volunteers every time they make a visit. Hospice of Virginia also offers information sessions about death and dying, the stages of grief, and other topics. For more information, please call Dolly Buck, Coordinator of Volunteer Services, at 434-392-9666.

The 2008 Flower Calendar is posted on the bulletin board in the back hallway. If you wish to donate sanctuary flowers on a Sunday in the coming year, please sign your name on the line by your preferred date.

For Those with Hearing Aids: Our main floor is Hearing Looped. Turn your Telecoil(s) ON to hear the service.

Bulletin and Newsletter Notices -  Deadlines: for the Rivermont Press is the 15th of each month and the bulletin deadline is each Wednesday at noon.

Church Hours
The church office and facilities are open the days and hours posted below. If you need to make a delivery of flowers or food, to set up a Sunday School classroom, to speak with or to leave a message for a staff person, please be aware that these are the times available.

Monday -Friday
8:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.
Saturday
9:30 A.M. to 12:00 Noon

APPOINTMENTS WITH THE PASTOR
Would you like to speak privately with Pastor Mabray? If so, please call the church office to schedule an appointment. Pastor Mabray sets aside Wednesdays to take appointments, but if Wednesdays are not convenient for you, the office can schedule you for another day. Making an appointment ensures that you won’t get interrupted and that Pastor Mabray will be available. Thanks!

Communications Center for CD and Tape Requests
The REPC Communications Center  is located in the Cheatham Reception Area in the closet to the left of the John Knox room entrance. The Communications Center is where you pick up tapes, CD's, copies of sermons, etc., that you have requested. Items you order are labeled with your name. To order tapes or CDs of services, please use the envelopes in the pew racks labeled "Cassette Tape Order Form."  Complete an order envelope and put it in the offering plate; or, if you decide after the service to order a tape or CD, you can also drop your payment envelope in the clear box located on the shelf in the Communications Center.  Cassette tapes and CDs are just $2 if you pick them up or $3 if mailed.  And lastly, REMEMBER to pick up your order in the Communications Center closet in the Cheatham Reception Area.