Riverside-Salem Schedule

April through June, 2005

[4-6 p.m. Sundays, 3449 West River, Grand Island,

 unless otherwise indicated]

 

April 6             Multi-Faith Forum: “City-County Merger: Where Do We Stand?”with Bill Greiner, Kevin Gaughan, and Rod Watson, from 12-1:30 at Trinity Episcopal Church, 371 Delaware ($2 or $6 with lunch: RSVP to Network of Religious Communities: 882-4793).

 

April 9           Latin American Dinner with Sr. Diana Ortiz, Canisius High School, 6 p.m. (894-2013).

 

June
 
April 10           Sharing Our Gifts:  Alex Mead leads our discussion by introducing us to his new book, Relations: McEmpire. It's a good book for waking up brains.  It may just be the book you've been
looking for to explain your politics to your Republican uncle. 

 

Sam
 
April 17                Jim Whitlock, "Bethlehem Travels: Healing the Stone" - An informal presentation on his second recent visit to Palestine and on progress with his efforts to develop and support meaningful public-benefit projects based on next-generation Internet videoconferencing.  The project is proceeding far better than hoped-for and those interested in this apolitical and unusual humanitarian assistance effort will be encouraged by his report.

[Vermont UCC confirmation class stays over to see Niagara Falls en route to Cleveland]

 

Roger
 
April 24                Environmental Sabbath:  Help re-chip the path through the Town lands & ours; enjoy music, food!

                      NOTE:  2-4 p.m.  Shovels, wheelbarrows, gloves helpful.

 

 

 

 

May 1             BUSINESS MEETING; Western Area Meeting; “A Time for Peace,” 4 p.m., Westminster Presbyterian Church, 724 Delaware Ave. Buffalo.

 

May 3              “A Time for Peace,” 7:30 p.m. at St. Peter & Paul Catholic Church, 5480 Main St., Williamsville, NY

 

Marjorie
 
May 8                  [Mother’s Day] Growing in the Spirit:  Theme is SPRINGTIME

 

May 15           Marge Neal’s 20th anniversary of ordination at Cleveland Heights Christian Church, 4778 Union Rd., Cheektowaga, 4 p.m.  [No church at cottage]

 

May 20-22     NY UCC Conference Annual Meeting, Hyatt, Buffalo

 

Ken & Marge
 
May 22           Living Wills & Health Care Proxies with Eveline Hartz

 

May 29         ARTS SUNDAY [Memorial Day Weekend]  ???

                      [Call to confirm—773-1426]

 

June 5           BUSINESS MEETING

 

Wayne/Jim?
 
June 12           “Traveling for Peace”:  Join Bill Marx, coordinator of Pax Christi locally, as he recounts his trips to Haiti and El Salvador this Spring.

 

June 19         [Father’s Day] Clean-up for Picnic??  Windows??

 

June 26                 MUSIC IN THE WOODS with Nan Hoffman (& Annual Picnic)

 

July 6-Aug 31      WEDNESDAYS AT THE WATER’S EDGE!