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September 20, 2026

11:00 AM

Preacher: Rev. Adriene Thorne

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		1	2	3	4	5 Family Retreat (Cancelled) Family Retreat (Cancelled) The Riverside Family Retreat scheduled for September 5–6 has been cancelled. We look forward to sharing information about a future retreat soon. Location YMCA Camp Bernie Time 7:00am - 2:45pm
6 Family Retreat (Cancelled) Family Retreat (Cancelled) The Riverside Family Retreat scheduled for September 5–6 has been cancelled. We look forward to sharing information about a future retreat soon. Location YMCA Camp Bernie Time 7:00am - 2:45pm Nursery Nursery Stay tuned for more information. Location Childcare Room off Cloister Lobby Time 10:00am - 1:00pm	7	8	9 After 9/11: A Documentary and Discussion After 9/11: A Documentary and Discussion Wednesday, September 9 \| 7 PM The Riverside Theater After the smoke cleared, there was a city to rebuild… After the 9/11 attacks, no one could agree what should be done with Ground Zero. And so New York decided to do one of the bravest—or stupidest—things in the history of city planning. They gathered 5,000 […] Location The Riverside Theater Time 7:00pm - 9:30pm	10	11	12
13 The Seekers Book Study The Seekers Book Study The Seekers is a study group exploring ways to understand the divine through books and videos by progressive theologians. Carl Jung noted that as religious people move beyond childhood, they may struggle with the image of God “up there” in heaven. This class explores different ways of understanding the divine that may resonate more deeply […] Location 323 MLK & Zoom Time 9:00am - 10:30am Author Presentation: The Unsettled with Ayana Mathis Author Presentation: The Unsettled with Ayana Mathis Ayana Mathis will discuss her novel, THE UNSETTLED (Knopf, 2023), which was the inaugural winner of McSweeney’s Gabe Hudson Prize. The book was named a New York Times and Washington Post Notable Book of 2023, a best of 2023 by The New Yorker, Publisher’s Weekly, an Oprah Daily Best Novels of 2023, and a Kirkus […] Location 9T and Online Time 9:30am - 10:30pm Cherub Choir and Worship Cherub Choir and Worship Stay tuned for more information. Location 721 MLK Time 9:45am - 11:00pm Nursery Nursery Stay tuned for more information. Location Childcare Room off Cloister Lobby Time 10:00am - 1:00pm 1 more	14 Education Commission Education Commission Stay tuned for more information. Location Online Time 7:00pm - 8:30pm	15	16	17	18	19
20 The Seekers Book Study The Seekers Book Study The Seekers is a study group exploring ways to understand the divine through books and videos by progressive theologians. Carl Jung noted that as religious people move beyond childhood, they may struggle with the image of God “up there” in heaven. This class explores different ways of understanding the divine that may resonate more deeply […] Location 323 MLK & Zoom Time 9:00am - 10:30am Education Registration Table Education Registration Table Stay tuned for more information. Location South Hall Lobby Time 9:45am - 11:00am Cherub Choir and Worship Cherub Choir and Worship Stay tuned for more information. Location 721 MLK Time 9:45am - 11:00pm Nursery Nursery Stay tuned for more information. Location Childcare Room off Cloister Lobby Time 10:00am - 1:00pm Rising Voices Holding Rising Voices Holding Stay tuned for more information. Location 311 MLK Time 10:00am - 11:00am Sunday School Sunday School Stay tuned for more information. Location 323 MLK Time 11:00am - 1:00pm Youth Group Sunday Church School Youth Group Sunday Church School Stay tuned for more information. Location 8T Time 11:30am - 1:00pm 4 more	21	22	23 Older Adults French Group Older Adults French Group Stay tuned for more information. Location 321 MLK Time 10:30am - 12:00pm Dinner Church Dinner Church Stay tuned for more information. Location 9T Library, 9T Kitchen Time 5:00pm - 9:00pm	24	25	26 Theatre of the Oppressed Theatre of the Oppressed Led by Jeremiah Drake, Theatre of the Oppressed is a theatrical form aimed at empowering marginalized communities through interactive performances. It encourages audience participation to explore social issues, challenge power structures, and rehearse ways to enact change. Jeremiah uses techniques like Forum Theatre, where spectators intervene and propose solutions, to allow for creative, collective problem-solving. […] Location Multipurpose Room Time 1:00pm - 4:00pm
27 Discovering the Bible Discovering the Bible Discover the Bible is a 30-session course designed to help you understand the Bible—how it is organized, how it was written, and the historical context behind each book. Throughout the course, you’ll explore key stories and people in the Bible while developing critical skills to: • Ask meaningful questions of the text • Compare one […] Location 320 MLK & Zoom Time 9:00am - 10:30am The Seekers Book Study The Seekers Book Study The Seekers is a study group exploring ways to understand the divine through books and videos by progressive theologians. Carl Jung noted that as religious people move beyond childhood, they may struggle with the image of God “up there” in heaven. This class explores different ways of understanding the divine that may resonate more deeply […] Location 323 MLK & Zoom Time 9:00am - 10:30am Education Registration Table Education Registration Table Stay tuned for more information. Location MLK 3rd Floor Time 9:45am - 11:00am Cherub Choir and Worship Cherub Choir and Worship Stay tuned for more information. Location 721 MLK Time 9:45am - 11:00pm Nursery Nursery Stay tuned for more information. Location Childcare Room off Cloister Lobby Time 10:00am - 1:00pm Rising Voices Holding Rising Voices Holding Stay tuned for more information. Location 311 MLK Time 10:00am - 11:00am Youth Group Sunday Church School Youth Group Sunday Church School Stay tuned for more information. Location 8T Time 11:30am - 1:00pm Women of the Bible Women of the Bible Stay tuned for more information. Location Meditation Chapel Time 1:00pm - 2:00pm Confirmation Class & Experience Information Session Confirmation Class & Experience Information Session Calling all eighth to twelfth graders to join Riverside’s Confirmation Class and Experience, which will begin on Sunday, Oct 4, 2026 and occur 1–4 Sundays a month until Pentecost Sunday on May 16, 2027. Each class will run from 9:30–10:30 am, with a breakfast offering at 9:15 am in South Hall. There will also be […] Location 313 MLK Time 1:00pm - 2:00pm 6 more	28	29	30 Older Adults French Group Older Adults French Group Stay tuned for more information. Location 321 MLK Time 10:30am - 12:00pm Dinner Church Dinner Church Stay tuned for more information. Location 9T Library, 9T Kitchen Time 5:00pm - 9:00pm

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