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November 2024

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3 First Sunday Food Collection First Sunday Food Collection FIRST SUNDAY FOOD COLLECTION On first Sundays, consider bringing a few canned goods and other needed items with you to church to support the Riverside Food Pantry. There will be a table placed just below the pulpit for your donations in the Nave (sanctuary). There will also be shopping carts in the narthex (lobby to […] Location Nave Time 12:00am - 11:59pm Seekers Book Study Seekers Book Study DESCRIPTION The Seekers is a study group focused on exploring spirituality through books and videos by progressive theologians. As Carl Jung observed, many religious people struggle with traditional images of God as they mature, finding the idea of a deity "up there" in heaven no longer resonates. This class offers fresh perspectives on the divine, […] Location 323 MLK Time 9:00am - 10:00am Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 9:30AM - 11:00AM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 9:30am - 11:00am Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and talk with the preacher about the sermon we just experienced. Bring your questions, comments, and ideas to this multi-vocal conversation! }Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small groups, videos, and […] Location Online Time 12:30pm - 1:30pm Coffee Hour Coffee Hour Location South Hall Lobby Time 12:30pm - 2:00pm Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 1:30PM - 4:30PM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 1:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital The Riverside Church carillon, built in 1930, was a gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. The worlds’ largest carillon by weight, the Riverside carillon contains 74 cast bronze bells. The Bourdon bell, weighing 40,000 pounds (ringing on the hour) is the largest tuned bell in the world. The bells swing […] Location N/A Time 1:30pm - 2:00pm 4 more	4	5	6 Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II DATES: Wednesdays, October 2, 2024 – June 11, 2025 TIMES: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATION: Register Here Zoom Link For more information, email education@trcnyc.org. Location Via Zoom Time 5:00pm - 6:30pm Space for Grace Space for Grace Join us for Space for Grace, a monthly in-person and online gathering featuring Gospel music, prayer, preaching, communion, and more. Dinner at 6:30PM. Schedule of Worship & Preachers: Space for Grace will occur the Wednesday after Communion Sunday (First Sundays). October 8, 2025: Rev. Adriene Thorne November 5, 2025: Rev. Derrick T. Jordan December 10, […] Location 9T and Online Time 7:00pm - 9:00pm	7	8	9
10 Seekers Book Study Seekers Book Study DESCRIPTION The Seekers is a study group focused on exploring spirituality through books and videos by progressive theologians. As Carl Jung observed, many religious people struggle with traditional images of God as they mature, finding the idea of a deity "up there" in heaven no longer resonates. This class offers fresh perspectives on the divine, […] Location 323 MLK Time 9:00am - 10:00am Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 9:30AM - 11:00AM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 9:30am - 11:00am Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and talk with the preacher about the sermon we just experienced. Bring your questions, comments, and ideas to this multi-vocal conversation! }Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small groups, videos, and […] Location Online Time 12:30pm - 1:30pm Coffee Hour Coffee Hour Location South Hall Lobby Time 12:30pm - 2:00pm Business & Professional Women’s Group Business & Professional Women’s Group Business & Women's Professional Group Meetings DATES: Monthly, 2nd Sundays, October 13 - June 8, 2025 TIME: 1:00PM - 3:00PM LOCATION: 10T Location 10T Time 1:00pm - 3:00pm Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 1:30PM - 4:30PM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 1:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital The Riverside Church carillon, built in 1930, was a gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. The worlds’ largest carillon by weight, the Riverside carillon contains 74 cast bronze bells. The Bourdon bell, weighing 40,000 pounds (ringing on the hour) is the largest tuned bell in the world. The bells swing […] Location N/A Time 1:30pm - 2:00pm 4 more	11	12	13 Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II DATES: Wednesdays, October 2, 2024 – June 11, 2025 TIMES: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATION: Register Here Zoom Link For more information, email education@trcnyc.org. Location Via Zoom Time 5:00pm - 6:30pm	14	15	16
17 Seekers Book Study Seekers Book Study DESCRIPTION The Seekers is a study group focused on exploring spirituality through books and videos by progressive theologians. As Carl Jung observed, many religious people struggle with traditional images of God as they mature, finding the idea of a deity "up there" in heaven no longer resonates. This class offers fresh perspectives on the divine, […] Location 323 MLK Time 9:00am - 10:00am Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 9:30AM - 11:00AM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 9:30am - 11:00am Coffee Hour Coffee Hour Location South Hall Lobby Time 12:30pm - 2:00pm Men’s Ministry Meeting Men’s Ministry Meeting Faith and fellowship building and educational programs that help build the church and a more just society. Open to all genders. Third Sundays 1:30 PM. Contact mensclass.trc@gmail.com Location Multipurpose Room Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 1:30PM - 4:30PM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 1:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital The Riverside Church carillon, built in 1930, was a gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. The worlds’ largest carillon by weight, the Riverside carillon contains 74 cast bronze bells. The Bourdon bell, weighing 40,000 pounds (ringing on the hour) is the largest tuned bell in the world. The bells swing […] Location N/A Time 1:30pm - 2:00pm 3 more	18	19	20 Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II DATES: Wednesdays, October 2, 2024 – June 11, 2025 TIMES: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATION: Register Here Zoom Link For more information, email education@trcnyc.org. Location Via Zoom Time 5:00pm - 6:30pm	21 Tower League Tower League Join the Riverside Church Tower League for their weekly Zoom check-in and exercise. Chair Exercise \| 1:30 - 2:00 PM \| Zoom Program \| 2:00 - 3:00 PM \| Zoom For more information, please contact Rev. Tim Dalton. For more information about the Riverside Church Tower League, click here. Location Online Time 1:30pm - 3:00pm	22	23 Theatre of the Oppressed Theatre of the Oppressed This dynamic ministry uses theatre as a tool for empowerment, inviting participants to explore real-life struggles and imagine new possibilities for justice and liberation. Rooted in techniques developed in Brazil, Theatre of the Oppressed helps individuals recognize their own power and agency within systems and institutions—and equips them to take action for social and political […] Location Via Zoom Time 1:00pm - 4:00pm
24 Seekers Book Study Seekers Book Study DESCRIPTION The Seekers is a study group focused on exploring spirituality through books and videos by progressive theologians. As Carl Jung observed, many religious people struggle with traditional images of God as they mature, finding the idea of a deity "up there" in heaven no longer resonates. This class offers fresh perspectives on the divine, […] Location 323 MLK Time 9:00am - 10:00am Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew Absolute Beginners Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 9:30AM - 11:00AM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 9:30am - 11:00am Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and talk with the preacher about the sermon we just experienced. Bring your questions, comments, and ideas to this multi-vocal conversation! }Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small groups, videos, and […] Location Online Time 12:30pm - 1:30pm Coffee Hour Coffee Hour Location South Hall Lobby Time 12:30pm - 2:00pm Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Intermediate Biblical Hebrew DATES Sundays, October 6, 2024 - June 8, 2025 TIME 1:30PM - 4:30PM LOCATION Room: MLK 314 and Zoom Register Here Zoom Link For more information, education@trcnyc.org Location 314 MLK Time 1:30pm - 4:30pm Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital Sunday Afternoon Carillon Recital The Riverside Church carillon, built in 1930, was a gift of John D. Rockefeller, Jr. in memory of his mother. The worlds’ largest carillon by weight, the Riverside carillon contains 74 cast bronze bells. The Bourdon bell, weighing 40,000 pounds (ringing on the hour) is the largest tuned bell in the world. The bells swing […] Location N/A Time 1:30pm - 2:00pm 3 more	25	26	27 Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II Advanced Beginners Biblical Hebrew II DATES: Wednesdays, October 2, 2024 – June 11, 2025 TIMES: 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM LOCATION: Register Here Zoom Link For more information, email education@trcnyc.org. Location Via Zoom Time 5:00pm - 6:30pm	28	29	30

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