Riverside Church Events Archive - Riverside Church

September 2025

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	1 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm (Gathering at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park) Multifaith Monday Vigils serve as a sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance and moral clarity in a time of deep division and threat to democratic values If […] Location Columbus Circle Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm	2 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	3 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	4 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Personnel & Salary Committee Meeting Personnel & Salary Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:00pm - 7:30pm	5 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	6 Beloved Earth Community Beloved Earth Community Beloved Earth Community calls the Riverside community to protest the climate crisis and care for the Earth through educational programs, greening the church, changing our lifestyles, and courageous political action. For meeting information, contact David King, davidking1098@gmail.com and Claudia Canasta, canastaclachi@gmail.com. Location N/A Time 1:00pm - 3:00pm
7 Open Bible Study Open Bible Study Open Bible Study is a space where people can learn something new about the Bible and discuss the ways this ancient text continues to echo in our world and lives today. This is a space to open our minds to new ideas and ways of seeing the Bible, our world, and ourselves. The group is […] Location 316 MLK & Zoom Time 9:30am - 10:30am Jazz Sunday \| Sunday Morning Worship Jazz Sunday \| Sunday Morning Worship This special Jazz Communion service will feature Dr. John Paul McGee on piano with his instrumental ensemble and vocalist Imani-Grace Cooper. John and Imani-Grace are two fabulous musicians you don't want to miss! Whoever you are: You are safe here. You are loved here. You are invited into full participation in our life together. We […] Location Online Time 11:00am - 12:00pm Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and have a sermon talkback with Sunday’s preacher and other Riverside clergy. (Bring your own coffee!) Click the link below to join on Zoom. Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small […] Location Online Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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 1 more	8 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm (Gathering at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park) Multifaith Monday Vigils serve as a sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance and moral clarity in a time of deep division and threat to democratic values If […] Location Columbus Circle Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm Membership & Parish Life Commission Meeting Membership & Parish Life Commission Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:00pm - 7:30pm Mission & Social Justice Commission Meeting Mission & Social Justice Commission Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Via Zoom Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm Worship Commission Meeting Worship Commission Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm 2 more	9 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Nominating Committee Meeting Nominating Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm	10 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	11 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	12 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	13
14 Sunday Morning Worship – Homecoming Sunday Morning Worship – Homecoming Whoever you are: You are safe here. You are loved here. You are invited into full participation in our life together. We welcome, affirm, and celebrate all God’s children, LGBTQIA+. Worship of God is at the center of our life at The Riverside Church and our services reflect the diversity of who we are as […] Location Online Time 11:00am - 12:00pm Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and have a sermon talkback with Sunday’s preacher and other Riverside clergy. (Bring your own coffee!) Click the link below to join on Zoom. Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small […] Location Online Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm 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	15 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Executive Committee Meeting Executive Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Conference Call Time 5:30pm - 6:30pm Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm (Gathering at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park) Multifaith Monday Vigils serve as a sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance and moral clarity in a time of deep division and threat to democratic values If […] Location Columbus Circle Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm THE GATHERING: Rooted and RISING featuring Broadway Inspirational Voices THE GATHERING: Rooted and RISING featuring Broadway Inspirational Voices For over three decades, Broadway Inspirational Voices has stood at the intersection of art and purpose, using the transformative power of music to change lives. Now, we invite you to be a part of something deeper—something ROOTED. We invite you to “The Gathering.” On this night, you will experience the power of this mission. This […] Location Nave & Livestream Time 7:00pm - 8:30pm 1 more	16 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Building Committee Meeting Building Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Via Zoom Time 7:00pm - 8:30pm	17 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	18 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Stewardship Committee Meeting Stewardship Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm Budget & Planning Committee Meeting Budget & Planning Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:30pm - 8:00pm	19 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	20
21 Fresh Start Fresh Start Sundays \| 8:30 am – 9:00 am \| Zoom All are welcome to join this intimate early Sunday morning service incorporating light meditation, Scripture reading, and homily. Click here to join Fresh Start Click here to learn how to join Fresh Start from your phone. Location N/A Time 8:30am - 9:00am Open Bible Study Open Bible Study Open Bible Study is a space where people can learn something new about the Bible and discuss the ways this ancient text continues to echo in our world and lives today. This is a space to open our minds to new ideas and ways of seeing the Bible, our world, and ourselves. The group is […] Location 316 MLK & Zoom Time 9:30am - 10:30am Sunday Morning Worship Sunday Morning Worship Whoever you are: You are safe here. You are loved here. You are invited into full participation in our life together. We welcome, affirm, and celebrate all God’s children, LGBTQIA+. Worship of God is at the center of our life at The Riverside Church and our services reflect the diversity of who we are as […] Location Online Time 11:00am - 12:00pm Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and have a sermon talkback with Sunday’s preacher and other Riverside clergy. (Bring your own coffee!) Click the link below to join on Zoom. Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small […] Location Online Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm Festival of Lay Ministries Festival of Lay Ministries The Festival of Lay Ministries offers a glimpse into the diverse array of ministries at The Riverside Church. Join us after worship to learn more about all the ways you can get involved at Riverside! Location South Hall Time 12:30pm - 2:00pm 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	22 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm (Gathering at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park) Multifaith Monday Vigils serve as a sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance and moral clarity in a time of deep division and threat to democratic values If […] Location Columbus Circle Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm Church Council Meeting Church Council Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location Online Time 6:30pm - 8:30pm	23 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	24 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Dinner Church: Stories from the Freedom Ride Dinner Church: Stories from the Freedom Ride You are invited to gather around the table for Dinner Church, a meal shared in worship and community. This month, we will hear powerful reflections from participants of the Freedom Ride for Immigrant Rights and in Defense of Democratic Rights. Over the summer, our church partnered with The Interfaith Center, IFCO/Pastors for Peace, and The […] Location 9T Time 5:00pm - 9:00pm	25 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	26 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am	27 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 One Book, One Riverside One Book, One Riverside Join us on Saturday, September 27 at 4:00 PM in 9T and online as we dive into our shared summer read, Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler. Thank you to everyone who voted and helped us choose! Set in 2025, this visionary novel explores community, resilience, and spiritual transformation—offering both a stark warning […] Location 9T and Online Time 4:00pm - 5:00pm Everybody’s Night Everybody’s Night You’re Invited to Everybody’s Night!A gathering for all ages—kids, youth, adults, and everyone in between. We’ll share a meal and enjoy another Game Night! The Education Department will provide a variety of board games—some perfect for young children, others for strategic thinkers, and plenty for everyone to enjoy. Feel free to bring a favorite game […] Location 9T Time 6:00pm - 8:00pm
28 Fresh Start Fresh Start Sundays \| 8:30 am – 9:00 am \| Zoom All are welcome to join this intimate early Sunday morning service incorporating light meditation, Scripture reading, and homily. Click here to join Fresh Start Click here to learn how to join Fresh Start from your phone. Location N/A Time 8:30am - 9:00am Open Bible Study Open Bible Study Open Bible Study is a space where people can learn something new about the Bible and discuss the ways this ancient text continues to echo in our world and lives today. This is a space to open our minds to new ideas and ways of seeing the Bible, our world, and ourselves. The group is […] Location 316 MLK & Zoom Time 9:30am - 10:30am Sunday Morning Worship Sunday Morning Worship Whoever you are: You are safe here. You are loved here. You are invited into full participation in our life together. We welcome, affirm, and celebrate all God’s children, LGBTQIA+. Worship of God is at the center of our life at The Riverside Church and our services reflect the diversity of who we are as […] Location Online Time 11:00am - 12:00pm Virtual Coffee Hour Virtual Coffee Hour Join us Sunday after worship for a virtual coffee hour where we will connect with one another and have a sermon talkback with Sunday’s preacher and other Riverside clergy. (Bring your own coffee!) Click the link below to join on Zoom. Join Virtual Coffee Hour Click here to see all of Riverside's online ministries, small […] Location Online Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm Ecclesia Ministry Ecclesia Ministry Often called "the church without walls,” Ecclesia is a radically open and affirming fellowship who desire is to be in an open community with the poor and marginalized of our society. We share in worship and lunch every month. All welcome to visit and join us. Click here to learn more about Ecclesia Ministry. Location Assembly Hall Kitchen Time 12:50pm - 2:00pm Social Services Committee Meeting Social Services Committee Meeting Always contact the Commission/Committee in advance to confirm meeting dates, times, and room locations, especially for meetings that fall on holidays and during the summer. All dates, times, and locations are subject to change without notice. Location 5T Conference Room Time 1:15pm - 2:15pm 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	29 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Monday Vigils: Moral Witness for Democracy Multifaith Mondays: Moral Witness for Democracy Weekly Vigils at Columbus Circle Mondays 5:30-6:00 pm (Gathering at the USS Marine statue on the SW corner of Central Park) Multifaith Monday Vigils serve as a sacred space for collective lament, prophetic resistance and moral clarity in a time of deep division and threat to democratic values If […] Location Columbus Circle Time 5:30pm - 6:00pm	30 Morning Prayer Morning Prayer Monday through Friday at 8:00 AM ET Join Riverside clergy and congregants as we gather online for a time of prayer. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and the world in prayer. Please email Rev. Jabe Ziino or Minister Heelee Velez for zoom info or visit here to join the meeting through […] Location Online Time 8:00am - 8:30am

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