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| Riverside Presbyterian Church, a member of the St. Augustine Presbytery, is located at the corner of Park and Post streets in historic five points near downtown Jacksonville, Florida. Riverside takes pride in a friendly, energetic congregation and extensive community involvement. |
Mission Statement | How to find us... |
| The Congregation of Riverside Presbyterian Church is called to live as a redeemed community  to seek, know and trust the gospel of Jesus Christ
to reveal Christ to others and discover Christ in others to live as servants shaped by the promised Day of Christ
| Riverside Presbyterian Church
849 Park Street
Jacksonville, FL 32204
Phone: 904-355-4585 Map & Directions | Riverside is a great place to Worship! |
| Enjoy this web site, and if you need additional information about Riverside Church please call the church office at (904) 355-4585 or email us at office@rpcjax.org Sunday worship service is at 8:30 am and 11:00 am with Church School at 9:30 am.
Join us, everyone is welcome!
Second Sunday Worship is at 6:00 - 6:45 PM in Bittinger Fellowship Hall on the
following dates: May 11th, June 8th, July 13th, and August 10th. ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BECOMING A MEMBER OF RPC?
If you have an interest in membership, please mark the visitor pad as it is passed and Steve or Michelle will be in touch with you. New members will be received the fourth Sunday of each month and introduced in 11a.m. worship. | ----------- NEWS ----------- |
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| YOUTH YOUNG ADULTS
PUBLIX COOKING SCHOOL:
AUGUST 17, 6:00
The Summer ends for most people, but
in Florida…it can continue until Christmas.
Come and learn some recipes for summer grilling and fall cooking along with some great chocolate desserts that will make your mouth water. We will be in a hands-on demonstration and join in eating our creations after dinner. The Publix Apron kitchen is on San Jose right by 295. We have limited spots available, please call 355-4585 or office @rpcjax.org.
CONGREGATIONAL CARE PRESBYTERY SPIRITUALITY RETREAT
Experiencing the Presence of God—A Spiritual Retreat September 26-27, 2008 (with optional Saturday overnight to September 28th You are invited to Montgomery Presbyterian Conference Center for a spiritual retreat focused on experiencing the presence of God in everyday life. The participants will gather at 6 p.m. for dinner on Friday night followed by an opportunity to share experiences in community and worship. On Saturday there will be structured time to learn about various spiritual practices and to experience them first hand. There will also be time for individual prayer and reflection as well as informal conversation with other retreat participants. An optional extension overnight Saturday enables participants to have a full weekend of spiritual retreat and adjourns after Sunday worship. Workshops include: Centering Prayer, Christian Meditation, Discernment,
Family Spiritual Formation, Group Spiritual Practice, Imagination with Scripture, Labyrinth, Lectio Divina, Praying with the Psalms, Spiritual Direction, Spirituality for Children and Youth, Tai Chi as Body Prayer, Visual Spiritual Autobiography.
Rev. Michelle Thomas-Bush and Rev. Rebecca Langer from Riverside will be two of the workshop leaders. Go to www.staugpres.org and click on the “Events” tab for more information. COMMUNITY LIFE RBI PROGRAM FEATURED ON CHANNEL 4 WJXT A local church group has reached out to children in a troubled apartment complex by showing the youngsters how to swing for the fences and much more.
For the past six years, Roger Maness of Riverside Presbyterian Church and a group of volunteers have brought the game of baseball to inner city kids with a program called RBI -- reviving baseball in the inner cities. read more... See video and pictures on the Community Life Page... | | GLOBAL & NATIONAL MISSIONS
CELEBRATION OF MISSIONS
Do you know what Riverside is doing?! We want you to be able to celebrate with us all the missions that Riverside is a part of financially or through hands-on support. Over the summer we will be highlighting some of the mission projects, institutions, and relationships Riverside nurtures through the Global & National Missions committee. MYANMAR (BURMA) AND CHINA
Are you interested in how the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance Program is responding to the natural disaster in
Myanmar and China? Go to www.pcusa.org/pda for more information.
CHRISTIAN EDUCATION
RALLY DAY AUGUST 24, 9:30 a.m. in the SANCTUARY
Mission Minded - Undie Sunday, bring new underwear for DESC and stay for LUNCH after 11:00 worship Pre-school children, kindergarten and younger will go directly to their classrooms at 9:30 a.m. First grade through adults will all gather in the sanctuary at 9:30 a.m. for program and fun. First grade children will receive their Wonders of Worship invitation and Third graders will receive their Bibles. It is a
very special day; you will not want to miss. There will be lots of information for all the upcoming fall Christian Education opportunities and lots of sign ups!! Prior to Rally
Day you will receive in the mail Sunday and Wednesday information with full descriptions of all the classes for all ages. We have a great line-up with fabulous teachers and can’t wait for you to be in mission at Riverside. WONDERS OF WORSHIP
We are offering again Wonders of Worship for first grade children this fall. For 7 weeks they will have the opportunity to learn more about how and why we worship the way we do. They will gather after the faith sharing with children (during the 11:00 service) and come to the educational building with Sophie. They will learn how to read a hymn, the
Lord’s Prayer and the Apostles’ Creed, the Doxology and much more. They will also learn a few good tips for following the bulletin and saving the children’s bulletin for the sermon. We will begin on Sunday, August 24, and meet through Sunday, October 5. They will be presented to the congregation as more ready to be in worship on Sunday, October 12. | |
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