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Nov Current the Gift of Gathering From: Pastor Vicky Stifter [email protected] Subject: Nov. Current: The Gift of Gathering Date: November 1, 2019 at 7:14 AM To: [email protected] It's the November, 2019 edition of The Riverside Current, View this email in your browser with everything you need to know about our church family and our life in the community. November 2019 A Yearning for Connection Dear Friends, The trees outside my window are almost bare. A few curled leaves remain, but they too will soon fall. Every year at this time I am reminded, as if for the first time, of the beauty of life and the nearness of death. And, in the midst of it all, as the darkness deepens and the frost descends, I yearn for deepens and the frost descends, I yearn for connection---over pots of warm soup, cups of steaming coffee, glasses of red wine. I yearn to gather, to share stories, to laugh and to know again, deep in my bones, that I am not alone. We are not alone. So let us gather dear friends, in the month ahead: around the fire at Camp Adams, over food and music at the Simple Gifts events, amidst prayers at worship, feasting at the community Thanksgiving meal, reflections at the men’s group and stories in the book club. And as we gather, may the God of life and death bind us together, infuse us with courage and guide us with grace. With thanksgiving for the gift of gathering with you, Pastor Vicky This Week at Riverside Friday – Sunday, November 1 – 3: Retreat at Camp Adams. Those registered will receive separate email with details about the weekend. Sunday, November 3 12:01 a.m.: Simple Gifts Concert and Standard Time resumes! Set your Dinner is November 16 clocks back one hour (“fall back”) so you don’t miss worship. A Community Celebration of Music will take place on Saturday, November 16 at Sunday, November 3, 10:30 7 p.m. in the Riverside sanctuary. This a.m.: Morning Worship. Guest free concert is open to the public and all Preacher Rev. Ann Duffy: "Out on are welcome. a Limb.” Music by Diana and the Chancel Choir; celebration of Under the direction of Diana Beterbide, Communion. the concert will feature the Riverside Chancel Choir, the Gospel Ensemble, 2:30 p.m.: Celebration of Life for Tim Mayer Jazz Group, bagpiper Mariloy Fowler at Down Manor. George Economou, a brass ensemble, a piano duet and soprano Maren Euwer. Monday, November 4, 5 p.m.: Justice & Witness Team meeting A pre-concert four-course dinner in the Riverview Room. prepared by Chef Kathy Watson will take place in the Riverview Room 5:30- Tuesday, November 5, 10:15 – 6:45 p.m. Cost for the dinner is $40 per 11:30: Reflection and Bible Study person. Your dinner includes reserved at Down Manor. All are welcome. seating for the concert. at Down Manor. All are welcome. seating for the concert. 5:30 p.m.: Music & Arts Team Donations from the concert and meets at 5:30 at the home of proceeds from the dinner will be used to Elaine Thompson. support our our community service and outreach projects, including the free Community Thanksgiving Dinner and Immigrant Welcoming activities. How often can you eat well, listen well, and do some great good at the same time? We hope you will sign up! Here’s the menu: Appetizer: Crostini with trio of spreads: white bean butter, goat cheese and sundried tomatoes, winter herb ricotta Salad: Roasted root vegetables and pears, sage molasses vinaigrette Jim Wade and his lovely wife Jackie. Main Course: Meatballs in tomato vodka cream sauce, ziti pasta (Vegetarian Life Events option available upon advance request. Please make this request when you Jim Wade Receives Award purchase your tickets.) At Radio Tierra’s fifteenth anniversary Dessert: Marsala truffle party, Jim Wade was honored for his partnership with the Hood River Latino Tickets for the dinner can be purchased community over the years. Son Andy by cash, check or credit card after Wade says, “What a wonderful joy and church on Sunday, or at the church honor to see my dad recognized! And at office, or by clicking here. 88 my Dad can still kick it up on the dance floor!” That Beauty Queen is 80 On November 11, Elaine Johnson, Miss Vermont, will be 80 years old. Elaine is the personification of the sign she holds (pictured below) at one of our immigrant support vigils: She builds kindness, not walls. Although she has been a pretty good wall-builder, in only the best ways: It was her and Scott’s vision that brought us the walls (and floor and walk-in, etc) of our RCC kitchen. We thank you, Elaine, for the hundreds of ways, large and small, that you show your perpetual commitment to kindness and love and the open-hearted community that is RCC. Elaine is but one of the many blessed elders in our midst. On Sunday, November 24, we’ll Rodger and Judy Schock name and honor them all at our “Elder Recognition” service. Git ‘er Done Award in the Works The Council is in the process of establishing the Rodger Schock establishing the Rodger Schock Memorial Git ‘Er Done Award in memory of Rodger and his “Can-Do” attitude about so many projects. The award will recognize outstanding individual commitment to solve a problem or take advantage of an opportunity with minimal delay. Stay tuned for details. Congregational Assessment: Your Voice Matters What do you appreciate about Riverside? What changes would you like to see? How might we strengthen our ministry and mission for the years ahead? You are warmly invited to participate in a conversation about the life of this community of faith with UCC author, educator and pastor Rev. Tony Robinson on: Saturday, Nov. 9, 10-11 a.m. in the Fireside Room. In 2012, Riverside engaged the assistance of Rev. Robinson to complete an intensive “congregational assessment.” Youth Profile Through research and a series of Everley to Co-Write Christmas Play on-site interviews, he presented a report and recommendations that Everley Boonstra has been at Riverside have greatly influenced the life of since she was a baby. Her earliest this congregation during the past memory is being baptized at church. seven years. She’s not sure how much of that memory comes from the photos or the At the invitation of the Church actual event, but there’s something Council, Rev. Robinson will return about the water on her forehead and to Riverside from Nov. 7-10 to talk being held up by her mom, Pastor with a wide variety of people, look Vicky, that resonates with her. at what we’ve done and help us identify the opportunities that lie These days, you can often find Everley ahead. with her friends, and she brings many of them to church with her. When she was Please join us on November 9 to younger, she admits her favorite thing share your opinions, insights and was to play tag after the service in the experience. sanctuary. As a young teen, now she To RSVP and receive a copy of likes activities like meditating with the preparatory materials, contact Middlers in that space as a spiritual Lorre in the church office by activity. Thursday, November 7: You might also know that Everley likes [email protected] or 541-386-1412. peaches! There was many a Sunday peaches! There was many a Sunday when she sat on the altar steps and routinely offered thanks for peaches during Children’s Time. But her tastes have changed, and even though that special fruit will always bring Everley to mind for many of us, she would say her tastes have expanded. As an 8th grader, Everley also is taking the Our Whole Lives class, and says she would recommend it to any kid. “Even the adults should try it,” she says. Overall she feels OWL is, “really informative and makes you feel more comfortable with yourself and that topic in general.” Can you peel a potato? Then you've got the You probably also know that Everley is skills to help with the Community Thanksgiving the pastor’s younger daughter. Her Dinner. Volunteers needed! older sister, Charley, is now away at college. Everley misses her a lot, but is such a social young lady that her days are full. She likes language arts the best in school, and is known to be quite a Community Thanksgiving writer. Dinner: Our Five-Year Anniversary In fact, since about 4th grade, Everley has written, directed and produced a Once again, Riverside Church will Christmas play featuring many of her host the annual Community friends. She staged one last year Thanksgiving Dinner. Held on downstairs in the Fireside room and Thanksgiving Day, November 28 invited parents and friends to watch. from Noon – 3:00 p.m., the dinner The plays included songs and dance is free and all are welcome. A numbers, as Everley is also a dancer second location, the Port Pavilion and is currently enjoying hip-hop. in Cascade Locks will be serving from Noon – 2:00 p.m. Home This year, Everley suggested, since I deliveries can be arranged for usually writes the Christmas play, that those who cannot make it to either we create a show themed around the location. Wizard of Oz. Everley and I have met and are co-writing the production. This This dinner is made possible due picture of Everley was taken while we to the generous donations of food met at Dog River to flesh out our ideas, by local vendors and by the many and the mug seemed to fit her approach volunteers who come to help to life perfectly.
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