The Riverside Church: Looking Back, Looking Forward, Looking Up!
A Sidewalk Bridge, an Incredible MLK Weekend, and so much more
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Whoever you are:
You are safe here. You are loved here.
You are invited into full participation in our life together. |
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Dear Riverside Church,
You’re about to see some changes around the building that I want to share with you. In compliance with New York City Local Law 11, a sidewalk bridge will be installed along Riverside Drive, halfway down the block on both the 120th and 122nd Street sides of the church, and in the area by the Claremont Avenue entrance. The work is scheduled to begin on January 28, 2019.
The cost for installing the sidewalk bridge is being covered from the 2018 Capital Budget, as approved by the Building Committee in December 2018, and carried forward into this year. Because of very recent changes in requirements for how Local Law 11 repairs have to be done, the Building Committee is now working with Rich Glassey, the Executive Director of Operations, and our Property Manager, Patrick O’Brien, to find the best way to proceed with those repairs once the sidewalk shed is in place. For example, scaffolding will be required, so we want to take the opportunity to complete other work besides the Local Law 11 repairs that would be facilitated by the presence of scaffolding. Masonry pointing of the Tower and MLK wing as well as work on the protective metal shutters of the carillon may be possible.
In the meantime, the Communications department is working on a plan to put Riverside banners on the sidewalk sheds. While we can't make a sidewalk shed attractive, we will do the best we can on the aesthetics. Communications will solicit input from the Building Committee on ideas and designs for the banners.
Our building is a wonderful gift that has been entrusted to us and the Building Committee is proud to work with the congregation and staff to maintain and preserve it for the next 90 years.
Christian Rojas
Chair, Building Committee
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A LOOK BACK AT MLK WEEKEND |
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Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom
The Riverside Church Worship Commission sponsored a powerful and prophetic theatrical performance this past weekend. Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom tells the inspiring story of Lynda Blackmon Lowery, the youngest person on the historic march from Selma to Montgomery.
Click here to listen to a interview with Lynda Blackmon Lowery as well as a conversation with Pastor Amy Butler and musical excerpts from the performance.
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MLK Now 2019
Blackout for Human Rights returned to The Riverside Church for the fourth annual MLK Now celebration. This year's event featured another incredible lineup of speakers and performers, including a conversation between Ta-Nehisi Coates and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a reading and performance from Common, and more.
Click here to watch the video from this incredible event. |
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Friday, January 25
- Word at Night | 7:00 pm | 411 MLK
Sunday, January 27
- Morning Light Worship | 8:30 am | Christ Chapel
- Riverside Youth: Let's Talk | 9:30 am | 323 MLK
- Open Bible Study | 9:30 am | 330 MLK
- Sunday Morning Worship with Pastor Amy, preaching | 10:45 am | Nave
- Coffee Hour | 12:30 pm | South Hall Lobby
- Interested in Elected Lay Leadership? | 12:30 pm | South Hall Lobby
- Youth Ministry Hot Chocolate Sale | 12:30 pm | South Hall Lobby
- Confirmation: Faith Passage Orientation | 1:00 pm | 323 MLK
- Theatre of the Oppressed Uptown | 1:00 pm | 15T
- Movies at Riverside: A Fantastic Woman | 1:00 pm | Multipurpose Room
- Ecclesea Ministry | 1:00 pm | Marcus Garvey Park
- Riverside Choir Benefit Tea | 2:00 pm | 9T |
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- Movies at Riverside: A Fantastic Woman | 3:00 pm | Multipurpose Room
Monday, January 28
- Weeknight Prayer | 6:00 pm | Meditation Chapel
Wednesday,
January 30
- Centering Prayer | 5:30 pm | Meditation Chapel
- Space for Grace with Rev. Robison, preaching | 7:00 pm | Assembly Hall
Thursday,
January 31
- Tower League: Bible Study | 12:00 pm | 9T Library
- Tower League: The Digital Cathedral | 2:00 pm | 9T
- Weeknight Prayer | 6:00 pm | Meditation Chapel
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