Join us for worship every Sunday 9:30 AM
Our combined Fiscal-Annual meeting date has been set for May 5, 2024. As we have done in previous years, the meeting will begin immediately following worship service. Please make every effort to attend to learn about what we accomplished in 2023 as well as hearing about what's up and coming for 2024.
Additionally the Ministry Team is looking for new folks. Please consider volunteering for a position and be a part of the work that continues to keep our church thriving.
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.
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.
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.
WE ARE HIRING!
Riverside Congregational Church is seeking to hire a part-time steward. This position is 10 hours/week, requires the ability to lift 50 lbs. and experience cleaning public use facilities. Additional responsibilities include taking, retrieving, distributing phone messages, and other light or seasonal duties as they arise. This position pays $15.00/hour. Preferred days Monday, Wednesday & Friday, flexibility is available. Please contact the church office riversidechurch.ucc@gmail.com or rcc-office@cox.net with your resume and references to apply. All qualified candidates are required to submit a BCI check dated less than 1 year from date of application.
SPRING CLEAN UP
Riverside and our partner church Iglesia Aqua de Vida are working on putting together an all Church clean up event this Spring. Stay tuned for date, time and additional details.
MINISTRY BOARD TEAM LEAD NOMINATIONS ARE OPEN
Your ministry team is looking for Team Lead nominations to be installed at the Fiscal-Annual Meeting. Any active member wishing to affect policy or serve in leadership position is welcome to be nominated or nominate themselves. All active Board members are expected to be active in the worship and fellowship life of the church.
Greatness Lives Among Us
"Let all the people of Jerusalem shout God's praise with joy! For great is the Holy One of Israel who lives among you." - Isaiah 12:6
Remember when the character, Dorothy, in The Wizard of Oz, clicked her heels together and said, "There's no place like home"? She had gone far away (at least in her dreams) to see a more exciting life and experience something great. Sometimes we wonder if going far from where we are will allow us to have that same experience when greatness is right with us...all the time. Today, let us recall that, as Isaiah said long ago, greatness is right here, with us all the time, in the presence of God in our lives. The more we allow ourselves to experience God in our lives, the greater our experiences will be.
Wondering as you wander? Hoping as we hold each other in prayer, you will know God's greatness is present to all of us...right here...right now!! The search is right in front of us as we journey in covenant with each other. As we prepare for Easter, let us know that we don't have to wait for that greatness because the Great One lived among us, sacrificed His human life for us, and showed us a meaningful way to live that is in us! Amen!
Sending blessings and love to you all, as we encourage everyone to help us extend our faith community at Riverside to all!
With you on the journey,
Rev. Bob
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