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695 Riverside Drive London, Ontario N6H 2S3 (519) 472-6071 [email protected] OFFICE HOURS: M-F 8:30 – 4pm
8:44 a.m. - Contemporary 10:30 a.m. - Traditional WEBSITE www.riverside.on.ca
FACEBOOK facebook.com/695riverside
INSTAGRAM Instagram.com/riversideunited
Feel free to call the office during regular business hours or call/text him on his cell phone: (226) 448-6670. Dave is available most Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays for appointments and/or conversations. Monday is his day off and Wednesday is his sermon writing day. For any pastoral care emergencies, please don’t hesitate to connect with him using his cell number. – The Ministry and Personnel Committee
Rev. David Exley LEAD MINISTER iPhone: (226) 448-6670 [email protected]
Marilyn Arthur CHILDREN AND YOUTH iPhone: (519) 536-5766 [email protected]
Jen Prince PASTORAL CARE [email protected]
Jan Shamrock ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Office: (519) 472-6071 [email protected]
Marque Smith 10:30 DIRECTOR OF MUSIC iPhone: (519) 636-5303 [email protected]
Betsy Exley 844 MUSIC DIRECTOR (INTERIM) [email protected]
Muriel Estey PARISH NURSE Home: (519) 204-6889 [email protected]
Linda Thompson SUNDAY SCHOOL CO-ORDINATOR
Diana Rueda, Rebecca Etha
NURSERY CO-ORDINATORS
Cameron Deutsch CUSTODIAN
ACCESSIBILITY QUESTIONS? PERSONAL FM SOUND ENHANCEMENT, ELEVATOR, HYMN BOOKS, BIBLES AND LARGE
PRINT BULLETINS ARE AVAILABLE. ASK AN USHER FOR ASSISTANCE.
with Angela Scott – Fri. Jan. 24 from 10-11 am at Riverside. Designed for those interested in deepening their understanding of mindfulness practices. Cost $10/person. Please register through the church office.
Make sure to grab a mug of coffee or tea as you come in for worship at the 844 SERVICE or join us in the multipurpose room after the 10:30 SERVICE for coffee/tea and a chat.
We’d like to welcome you to Riverside United Church. We hope you feel at home in worship this morning!
. Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus. In the reading from the Gospel of Matthew we are reminded that through the waters of baptism, we are given new life. What does that mean for us as we begin this new year? Scripture: Matthew 3: 13-17
OUR MISSION STATEMENT
Riverside United Church is a diverse and inclusive Christian community. We are a mix of age and experience sharing our journey in a supportive and respectful environment, empowering us to be at work in the world.
JANUARY 12, 2020 THIRD SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS
Riverside United Church is an Affirming community of faith. To find out more, visit riverside.on.ca/about/affirm.php
It is time to renew your subscription to Broadview. Contact the office by January 13th. Cost is $25.
is a seated chair exercise group that meets on Mondays at 2 pm. Everyone welcome to attend. No registration necessary. Cost is $5 each class you attend.
Riverside United Church gathers on the traditional territory of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois), Ojibway/Chippewa, and Anishinabek people. We acknowledge their stewardship of this land and respect the history, spirituality and culture of the people with whom Treaty 6 was signed. May we live with respect on this land, and live in peace and friendship with all our relations.
are available for pick up in the narthex. If you would like to be assigned envelopes for your givings please contact Jan in the church office.
Community Hymn Sing at Riverside United Church on Sunday January 19 @ 7:30 PM. Come and sing beloved and new hymns. Pick your favourites and participate for the sheer joy of singing.
– Attention committees and groups - it is time to submit reports for the annual report. Please have them in to the office by Jan. 15th, 2020.
Hosted by the Outreach and Social Action/M6:8 Committee on January 26. Your goodwill offerings will go toward the Local/Global Fund to assist with various needs throughout our community and the world. Take out containers will be provided after the 844 worship for those who wish to take soup home. Please join us for a warm, yummy start to your winter.
If you are aware of anyone in the hospital, please call the church office at 519-472-6071.
John Shamrock – LHSC, University Campus
The sympathy of the congregation is extended to the family of Margaret Wright following her death on January 3, 2020.
The sympathy of the congregation is extended to Jayne McFadden and family following the death of Murray on January 5, 2020.
Happy Birthday to everyone born in January. We celebrate with you
today. Special birthday greetings to Jack Robb who is 90 years young!
Celebrate Susan – TODAY after the 10:30 worship Please join us at coffee hour to celebrate Susan O’Hara as she retires after over 12 years of dedicated service of preparing bulletins, answering phones and caring for the Riverside family as the Office Assistant.
Let us pray during the week for these families, their needs, their hopes, and their well-being. May they know and feel our support and God’s embrace all week long. This week let us pray for Rob & Melissa Dykeman and family, Nancy Elgear, Bob & Muriel Estey, Barbara Eva, Yvonne Evans, Dave & Betsy Exley and family, Frank & Cheryl Exley, Larry Farquharson, Irene Felkar, Paul & Mary Fennell and the ministry and work of our Finance Committee. And the Antler River Watershed Region asks us to pray for the strength and wellbeing of the people of Talbot Street United Church, Merlin.
as you travel this winter and worship in other churches, please consider taking a peace candle and letter and offering it to the congregation as a wish for peace in our world.
At the 844 and 10:30 services, children and youth begin in the service and then depart after the congregational welcome. Our Children’s Worship Coordinator will meet with everyone at the front before moving to the downstairs classrooms. Children can be picked up downstairs in the Auditorium.
Child care for children up to age 4 is available in our professionally staffed nursery available at both services. This Sunday Diana Rueda will be looking after the children.
EVENT: DAY/TIME: CONTACT:
Ageless Grace Mondays 2pm [email protected]
Starbucks Last Tues/month [email protected]
Prayer Team Thursdays 10am [email protected]
Euchre Thursdays 1pm Jean 519-471-9191
Senior Choir Thursdays 7:30 [email protected]
Bell Choir Contact Marque [email protected]
Quilting group 4th Wednesdays [email protected]
844 Brunch 1st Sun/month [email protected]
IBU Chapel 1st Wed/month [email protected]
The Outreach & Social Action committee invites you to bring toothpaste this week & place it in the wooden benches.
are invited to drop in to the nursery for an informal gathering. Wednesdays 10 -11:30 am.
–Youth in Grade 6-8 are invited to the Oakridge Arena at 1:45pm-3:00pm today for public skating, conversation and community building. Please bring $3.25 for admission, and your skates. Please let Marilyn know if you are attending.
Gifts come in many forms. Riverside United Church is a community of faith that makes a difference in the lives of many individuals. Long-time members and newcomers alike know the power of a positive and vibrant faith community and understand the power of the gifts they bring to Riverside whether it is monetary support or through the volunteering of their time. To make Riverside strong and vital we need all types of gifts from everyone. Community grows from shared goals and experiences.
Our confirmation process has begun. Please keep our confirmands and their mentors in your thoughts and prayers. Confirmand Mentor Tanner Morris-Marlatt Peter Case Josselyn McLennan Lynn Mellon Jack Watson David Sawyer Cameron Giffin Sheila Grose