Plan to join 60 Plus at Riverside
Family Restaurant, 3415 East State
Street, for lunch on April 21 at
11:30 a.m.
Call the church office at
815-399-9296 or let Karen
Holmertz know with your reservation
by Sunday, April 19. Let her
know if you need a ride and invite
others to join us.
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