Riverside News http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/ en-us Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:01:03 -0400 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:01:03 -0400 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=244 On Saturday, September 6, The Rev. Dr. Brad R. Braxton, candidate for Senior Minister, will arrive in New York to begin a week-long series of meetings, worship services and other important social interactions with members of the congregation, lay leaders and staff. Riversiders will have an opportunity to hear and meet Dr. Braxton.On August 3, the Senior Minister Search Committee presented his name to the Congregation. Currently, Reverend Braxton is a tenured Professor of Homiletics and New Testament at the Divinity School at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Search Committee: Letter to the Congregation Mon, 4 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=244 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=242 The Mission and Social Justice Commision of The Riverside Church, The New York Buddhist Church (331 Riverside Drive), and The Universal Peace Initiative commemorate the 63rd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Tuesday, August 5th with performers from Japan and the US. At 6:30 p.m. there will be an Interfaith Peace Memorial Gathering at the New York Buddhist Church led by Ven. T. Kenjitsu Nakagaki, Sensei in front of a statue of Shinran Shonin, which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima. A Silent Peace Walk to The Riverside Church will follow. Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=242 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=243 Amnesty International and the Mission and Social Justice Commission invite you to a screening of the documentary film about their struggle. Three women from Liberia and two-time Academy Award winner and Director, Jonathan Stack will be there for the screening and a discussion to follow in Room 9T from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m on Sunday, July 27th. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=243 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=241 On July 18th, 2008, Nelson Mandela will celebrate his 90th birthday. Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=241 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=238 The Internal Revenue Service has concluded that the UCC did not violate tax laws when U.S. Sen. Barack Obama addressed the denomination's 50th anniversary General Synod in Hartford, Conn., in June 2007."Based on your response to the inquiry, we have determined that the activity about which we had concern did not constitute an intervention or participation in a political campaign … and that the United Church of Christ continues to qualify as an organization described in section 501(c)(3)," according to a May 13 letter from the IRS. Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=238 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=240 The Rev. Petero A. N. Sabune, International peace activist, will be the guest lecturer on Sunday, June 8th at the 6th Annual Robert L. Polk Criminal Justice event sponsored by The Riverside Church Prison Ministry & Family Advocacy Committee. Fri, 6 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=240 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=237 Through the experiences of five very normal, American families of faith-- including those of former House Majority Leader Richard Gephardt and Episcopalian Bishop Gene Robinson -- we discover how insightful people of faith handle the realization of having a gay child. Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard’s Peter Gomes and Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg, this film offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=237 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=236 Notice is hereby given to full congregation members over the age of 16 that the Annual Meeting of the Religious Corporation will be held on Sunday, May 18, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. in the South Hall.A mailing of election materials, including instructions for completing ballots, has been sent to all full members over the age of 16 of the Religious Corporation of The Riverside Church in the City of New York Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=236 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=235 “H” brings Shakespeare’s Henry IV, parts 1 & 2 into the 21st Century examining the anatomy of power through a hip-hop prism. This contemporary urban adaptation of the bard’s chilling words questions the divine right to rule and the deep ambiguities of power. On Saturday, May 24, at 7:00, we’ll present a follow-up Theatre of the Oppressed workshop, The Anatomy of Power, led by Jeremiah Kyle Drake. Mon, 12 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=235 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=234 Mothers and faith leaders from across the religious spectrum will join with the New York City Sanctuary Coalition to plead for legal protection for two New York City families facing deportation, as the Coalition marks its first anniversary on Thursday, May 8, at 11:00 a.m. in Christ Chapel. The Riverside Church. The Coalition will call on Senator Charles Schumer to introduce the Child Citizen Protection Act and will press the Senator for an end to the Department of Corrections and other New York City agencies’ collaboration with the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency. Wed, 7 May 2008 00:00:00 -0400 http://www.theriversidechurchny.org/news/article.php?id=234