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Good Friday

We will remember Christ's death together for an outdoor family service. Bring chairs and/or blankets to sit on.

Friday, April 18
6:00pm
RiverLakes Church South Lawn
Streaming Online

Family Night

Everyone's invited to our annual Easter Weekend Family Night! Get ready for an evening of fun games, live music, and food vendors.

Saturday, April 19
5:00pm
RiverLakes Church South Lawn

Lifting our Hands in Prayer

24-Hour Easter Prayer Vigil

In the hours leading up to Easter, we’ll be holding a prayer vigil at RCC. This is a wonderful and meditative way to prepare for the celebration of Easter – in prayer and reflection for our church, community, and world. The goal is to have continuous prayer throughout the vigil. Visit Next Steps on a Sunday or contact the church office to sign up.

Easter Sunday

Celebrate our risen Savior at our Easter Sunday service!

Sunday, April 20
9:00am
RiverLakes Church South Lawn
Streaming Online

Suggested Items to Bring
Sunglasses, Hats, Lawn chairs, Blankets, Sunscreen, Water, Snacks for children, Pop-up Tent, Umbrella (check the weather)

Optional Indoor Venue
For those who would prefer to sit inside, we will be streaming the service to the screens in the Main Auditorium.

Get Baptized at Easter

After our Easter Service, we’ll be holding baptisms! If you haven’t yet made this public profession of your faith in Christ, prayerfully consider doing so this day!

Volunteer for Easter

Sign-ups for Easter Weekend volunteers are now closed. Thank you and see you there!

Easter Weekend Job Descriptions

Balloon Animals
With your special talent for shaping balloons and bringing big smiles to children's faces, you will be a delightful addition to our event. All supplies will be provided. 
Clean-up
We need a significant number of volunteers to assist in clearing up equipment and tidying the campus in preparation for the Sunday Service the following morning. Skills that would be particularly useful include light to heavy lifting, walking with carts, standing for long periods, and general clean-up abilities. Abilities that would be helpful are: light to heavy lifting, walking with carts, standing, and general clean-up skills.
Donate Cookies
Do you love to bake? We would love for you to help bake UNFROSTED Easter-shaped cookies for our “cookie decorating” center for our guests. This is a popular booth, so we need lots and lots of unbroken cookies in a disposable container.
**For details about volunteering at the cookie booth, see description for Games/Booths.**
Face Painting
Calling all Artists! Patterns and suggested ideas will be provided if necessary. This is a popular center, so cute and quick face designs are encouraged. We will provide paints and brushes, water, clean up wipes, mirrors to show off your work. 
First Aid
If you are professional trained and have medical experience, you are very important for our event, please volunteer your time to help us tend and respond to those in need of medical assistance.  Campus medical kit will be available.
Games/Booths
FUN FUN FUN!!! This is the essence of our family night and the most exciting and popular opportunity for volunteers. What could be better than engaging in games and having a blast with church family and neighborhood friends? All game supplies and equipment will be provided. Join us for an unforgettable evening filled with laughter and joy!
Greeter
BIG SMILES and a WARM HANDSHAKE for our Guests! Our greeter team will be the welcoming face of RiverLakes Church. They will be well-prepared to share information about our church, reflecting the core mission of RiverLakes—spreading the love of Jesus. We encourage our greeters to invite guests to join us for Sunday services, fostering a sense of community and inclusiveness.
Help Put Away Tech Equipment After Sunday Service Ends
The important crew is essential to return equipment back to the origin of normal usage or storage location.  Please report the stage area directly after service and RCC staff will provide directions.  
Info Center
A small crew to work alongside staff with volunteer check-in process, hand out name tags, and provide information to volunteers on Saturday. Sunday, Need knowledge of the welcome center information for our new guest.

Parking
We will need several parking lot attendants to control traffic and assist guest to cross safely. 
Safety
Keep our guest safe while on campus is our priority, experienced law enforcement required. 
Wherever Needed
If you are flexible and multi-talented, we will need you to fill in to the empty spots at the last minute.  

Share the Hope

Share your favorite Easter image or post your weekend experience photos on Facebook and Instagram. Make sure to use the hashtag.

#EasterAtRiverLakes