Church Ministries

The new issue of Riverwood Presbyterian's Salt and Light (a monthly publication) is available here.
Back issues are also available for download. Visit the entire site for sermon downloads, the blog, and other information.

Riverwood Classical School is also accepting applications for the 2010-2011 school year. For more information regarding classes, check here. The school will be hosting an informational meeting regarding a 6th/7th grade class soon. Click on the contact link to request more information about this.

First Presbyterian Demopolis held their annual Missions Conference in February. Take a moment to look through their missions page! Be sure to look through their entire website.

Trinity Presbyterian has a very informative website as well. Be sure to check out the blog, the calendar, and the WIC section.

If your church has an upcoming event, please share it with us! Also, consider writing a brief "report" of a past event! Just email any submissions to warriorpreswic@gmail.com.

Exciting Times

Exciting things are happening at Riverwood Presbyterian!

The first phase of a building program is underway. What began as the monthly mail out newsletter for church members, the Salt and Light has been revamped and is now a monthly magazine (available in print and electronic versions). This magazine features articles written by members and friends of Riverwood and touches on various aspects of culture, looking at them through the lens of the Gospel.

The latest edition features details of the building program. You can take a look at it here. Previous issues are available for download at that site.

Please keep the people and leaders of Riverwood in your prayers.

Communion

Riverwood Presbyterian Church has recently gone to a weekly Communion schedule.  A book was recently written by Tim Lien, Pastor, Eric Venable, Assistant Pastor, and Jimmy Hopper, Ruling Elder and Pastoral Administrator entitled This Is For You.  The book is a collection of 40 reflections on the sacrament of Communion.  

This poem was written by Peggy Drinkard after reading This Is For You.  Peggy is the Director of Children's Ministries of Riverwood Presbyterian Church.  She is the wife of David and mom to Vic, Caleb and Samuel.  In her spare time, she writes beautiful poetry such as this.  More of Peggy's thoughts and poems can be find at her personal blog.

Invitation to Communion

 

Come to this table spread for you

With costly manna, finest wine

Where strength and health and life renewed

Flow to the branches from the vine.

 

There is no price that you can pay

To dine at this exclusive club

The guests are debtors, sin-clad men

Who own themselves deserving wrath.

 

Your elder brother brings you here

To feast on his own flesh and blood,

Providing everything you lack

To fill your soul with proper food.

 

For only this bread satisfies

The hungry, gnawing, empty heart.

This wine alone can quench its thirst,

And make the parching pain depart.

 

So come and join your family here

Around this table spread for you,

Where Christ is both the centerpiece and meal

And you will find Him good.

pdrinkard, Feb. 23, 2009

 

"O taste and see that the Lord is good." Psalm 34:8