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YOU'RE HIRED!
Welcome to our new Steward Rob Dutra! Rob has been a member of RCC for many years and has accepted the position of Steward. Rob has experience cleaning and doing handyman repairs. Rob will be working 3 days a week keeping the building and grounds beautiful. If you notice something that requires attention, please let us know and Rob will get the job done! If you are in the area during the morning hours and don't know Rob, drop by and say hello!
MINISTRY BOARD TEAM LEAD POSITIONS ARE STILL AVAILABLE
If you have been curious about what it takes to be a member of the Ministry Board, come join us at a meeting and see what it's all about! Our next meeting is Tuesday June 25th in the Pastors office at 6 PM.
Our new Minister of Worship and Spiritual Life, Deane Currie, has brought to us a wonderful addition to our worship service. On Communion Sunday, the first Sunday of each month, we will celebrate everyone born in that calendar month!
Here is how it works:
When it is your birthday month bring pennies to Church on Communion Sunday that equal the age you will or are going to become on your birthday, and no you don't have to count them out or tell us the number! We will, during service, call up all individuals who are celebrating in that month. Everyone will then place their pennies in The Birthday Box. Once everyone is up front and pennies are collected, Drew and the Congregation will sing a little song and you will receive a small gift!
The best part.. at the end of the year, the pennies will be counted, rolled and a donation will be made to the church on behalf of everyone who celebrated with us for that calendar year!
Here are the words to the Birthday song so you can be prepared for next month.
The Birthday song
Happy birthday, happy birthday we wish you dear (names)
Happy birthday, happy birthday from morning to night
In the new year progressing may the Lord send you blessings
May you increase in wisdom God’s guidance receive
Love One Another – But what love?
We often quote the famous bible passage, “Love one another, as I have loved you” (John 13:34). If you read further, Jesus also says, “By this all people will know that you are my disciples” (John 13:35). As we discern what Jesus has called us to do, these familiar words can refresh our path, our mission, and our life.
The kind of love that Jesus gave to us is unselfish, open to all, and never-ending. That may be difficult to keep in our daily perspective, I must admit. Our realities can often polarize us into self-serving and limited choices that restrict our vision for the Jesus-way. Attending our youngest son’s graduation many years agos, the keynote speaker gave the graduates encouragement to “do something big”. I believe the intent was to inspire an unrestricted kind of love that knows no bounds with a legacy that will inspire others to pass it on. Perhaps there is a question in all this: What will be our legacy? How will we be known?
Jesus made himself known to us through his selfless love. He asks us all to spread that love to everyone as we live as His disciples. How do people know that you are disciples of Jesus? What kind of love are you passing on? As we celebrate Pride Month, we especially call for an extraordinary love for all, especially all who are living into the image they believe God has created them to be. As we believe and say each week, "No matter who you are, or where you are on your life's journey, you are welcome here!"
It’s always a work in progress. I pray we continue to progress in our search for Love, who has no bounds and infinite grace along the way. Amen!
With you on the journey,
Rev. Bob
Hi Everyone,
I am thrilled to have the Summer season upon us! Warm weather, daylight well into the evening hours, and my personal favorite thunderstorms. There is nothing like Summer in New England for me!
Some super cool things are happening around us in the next few months. Your Ministry Team is gathering estimates for a new roof over the office, Narthex & Sanctuary sections of the building, the existing roof has done it's job well and is in need of full replacement. It is our desire to get things started as soon as able to avoid any damage to our building from leaks. We are also gathering estimates for a refresh of our heating system in the "old building" to avoid any more issues with lack of heat, no heat, or too much heat! My goal is for us to make some serious progress before we need to turn it on again in 2024.
For anyone who does not know where the old building ends and the "new building" starts or about the history of our church here's a fun fact: As you walk from the Narthex towards Bristol Hall, as soon as you step foot over the threshold into the hallway you have entered the "old building". Downstairs the Cobweb, common area (mostly full of Freezers now support the awesome Lighthouse Shops) and classrooms are also part of the "new building".
The Sanctuary and Narthex you see today was not built until 1989 (now you know why "new building" is in quotations). All of the stained-glass windows that are hung today in the Narthex and Sanctuary, shown below in the slide show, were salvaged from our original church building before it was razed. They were kept in safe storage for many years until 1989 when the new sanctuary was built and they again assumed their rightful position in our beautiful church for all to view and admire.
I hope you enjoyed the little history lesson on our Church, there is a lot more where that came from and if you were wondering we have a small room downstairs by the Cobweb that has been dubbed "The Historian's Room". Who is the Historian? Right now, we do not have anyone officially assigned to that role/task.
Before I go, let me remind you to check out your Ministry Team's bio's as we happily welcome our two newest members Deane Currie and Paul Duclos!
That's all I have for now. Thanks for checking out this month's eNewsletter! If you haven't been by on a Sunday in a while, we'd love to see you! (don't forget service now starts at 9:30). If you happened across our site and would like to see more, welcome, we would love to have you!
God's Blessings and a joyous summer season to all!
Tammy Lavin
RCC Moderator
We are pleased to announce two new members of your Ministry Team. Please welcome Paul Duclos and Deane Currie. Our Leadership page has been updated with their pictures and bios. Please make a point to say hello and introduce yourself the next time you visit.
You can now send your weekly, monthly, annual commitments with the convenience of PayPal. One-time and recurring donations can be made using a Debit or Credit card. No PayPal account necessary to use this service.
To help us minimize the cost of processing online donations, please consider adding $3 to your total donation amount.
Your Ministry Team holds meetings each month, typically on the Fourth Tuesday. If you have items in need of discussion or would like to attend a meeting to see what is happening in your church please call the office or email riversidechurch.ucc@gmail.com to alert us to a need or for the current meeting schedule.
Rev. Bob will be in the office each week on Wednesday from 8:30 AM - 2 PM. He will be available for appointments and other Congregational needs. Please contact the office by phone or email if you are in need of an appointment or spiritual support.
We are blessed! The donations continue to come into the Lighthouse Shops in amazing quantities and our dedicated volunteers are able to meet the needs of our community and beyond. If you or someone you know is dealing with food insecurity please reach out or simply show up during open shop hours.
We are here for all!
Seasons change and so does the inventory at the Cobweb!! Spring has sprung here. Come by and see all of the fabulous Spring and Summer items being put out each week.
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