Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ Webpage

Official Riverside-Salem United Church Website

Click for 2007 News



Environmental Chapel
3449 West River Road
PO Box 207
Grand Island, NY 14072
Contact: June Licence - 773-1426 - jlicence@buffalo.edu
Ph: 773-1426

Pastor Jon Goddard - 829-9784
Pastor Catherine Rieley-Goddard - 984-2442

Mission: Our faith is rooted in the ancient struggle for social justice and Jesus' law of love in social relationships. We believe in the integrity of creation, justice and peace; in the dignity and value of labor; in working in interfaith networks and coalitions. We are an Open and Affirming congregation. We work for sustainable development. We give thanks for heaven and earth, the diversity of species, the song of hope, the beauty of being, the dynamic of love.Our Environmental Chapel/Sanctuary

Our church cottage, walking trail. and soon-to-be outdoor labyrinth & pond are available for all groups and individuals seeking a place for recreation, study, and meditation and who share our beliefs in the dignity of and respect for all beings, social justice, economic equality, world peace, the dignity and worth of every individual, world brotherhood/sisterhood and understanding. Call for information or reservations (773-1426).

Events: April 27, 2003: Ecumenical Environmental Sabbath, 2-4 p.m., at our environmental cottage, 3449 West River Road. Re-chip path through Town preserve, walk labyrinth, make peace cranes, dedicate peace pole. Dress weather-appropriate; bring fruit or bread, soup provided.

May 11, 2003: Derek Bateman from the Energy Cooperative of New York (ECNY) will speak on "You Can Contribute to a Hopeful Future Free from Smog, Acid Rain, and Climate-Changing Greenhouse Gases," from 4-6 p.m. at church cottage, 3449 West River. Refreshments following.

May 18, 2003: Plant Exchange/Sale with Quality Quest Coalition; 4-6 p.m. at church cottage.

June 15, 2003: ANNUAL PICNIC/POTLUCK, with Bag Auction. 2-6 p.m. All welcome.

Help: We hope that people will feel free to use the area as a place for meditation and celebration of nature. The grounds--path through the Town preserve, labyrinth, etc.--are always open; cottage may be reserved by calling June or Roger at 773-1426.

Strengths: The Integrity of Creation, Justice, and Peace is our motto. We focus on environmental, peace, women's, and indigenous matters.







Riverside-Salem UCC News
Labor Sunday Picnic - 2007

   June & Roger’s 27th Labor SUNDAY Picnic-Potluck - 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. September 2, 2007 at 1515 West River Road, Grand Island, NY. Enjoy wonderful friends, foods, conversation, music (Latin Jazz Project & anyone who cares to play/sing), boating, volleyball, gardens. Bring something to share—friends, food, drink, stories, petitions, fair-trade items, games, good spirits! Meet the new Director of the WNY Peace Center, Elea Mihou.




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Sept./Oct. 2007 Schedule

Click
Sept./Oct. 2007 Schedule





Riverside-Salem UCC News - Wednesdays at the Water’s Edge - Summer '07

Click
Wednesdays at the Water’s Edge





Riverside-Salem UCC News - May/June 2007 Schedule

Click
May/June 2007 Schedule





Riverside-Salem UCC News - “Gender-benders and Free Drugs in the Environment” - 2007



   Diana Aga will be speaking on “Gender-benders and Free Drugs in the Environment” Sunday, April 15, 2007 from 4-6 p.m. at the Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven & Bedell), Grand Island, New York.
   After receiving her Ph.D. in Environmental and Analytical Chemistry in Kansas, Diana was a postdoctoral fellow in Switzerland, a summer fellow in Germany, and taught at the University of Nebraska before joining the Chemistry Department at UB. Her current research involves the fate and transport of antibiotics and endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including persistent organic pollutants, in the environment. She has been investigating the nature and quantities of pharmaceutical products in wastewater treatment plants.




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Mar./Apr. 2007 Schedule

Click
Mar./Apr. 2007 Schedule





Riverside-Salem UCC News - Jan./Feb. 2007 Schedule

Click
Jan./Feb. 2007 Schedule





Riverside-Salem UCC News - Nov./Dec. 2006 Schedule

Click
Nov./Dec. 2006 Schedule
   Click "Saving the Creation:" Finding common ground between people of faith, scientists, and activists.
   Click "Christmas In The Woods - December 17th".




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Sept./Oct. 2006 Schedule

Click
Sept./Oct. 2006 Schedule






"Music In The Woods" - July 2006



Riverside Salem - July 16


Riverside Salem's "Music In the Woods" event will be held rain or shine, at 4 p.m. Sunday, July 16, 2006 and will feature Nan Hoffman, Joe Tumino, Kathy and Tom DeLoughry and Mary Bieger. This is a benefit concert for Quality Quest Coalition and Riverside-Salem with a free will offering to be collected. Bring chairs or blanket. Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage is located at 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY.






"Wednesdays at the Water's Edge" - July 2006



Riverside Salem - July 12


Riverside Salem's second "Wednesdays at the Water's Edge" event on Wednesday, July 12, 2006 features the Daughters of Creative Sound. A potluck is for any folks who wish to participate at 6 p.m. The program begins about 6:30 p.m. Bring any percussion instruments or gadgets, as the group will ask all to participate after they drum.
Directions from Buffalo: I-190 North over South Grand Island bridge to Exit 19, "Whitehaven Road." Left/west on Whitehaven about 2.2 miles to West River Road. Right/north on West River about 9/10 mile to cabin in wooded area. Parking along road. All are welcome - bring friends. (Sunday afternoon, July 16 - Music in the Woods - Nan Hoffman, Joe Tumino, Kathy & Tom DeLoughry & Mary Bieger.




"Wednesdays at the Water's Edge"
Riverside-Salem UCC News - July/Sept. 2006 Schedule

Click
July/September 2006 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC News - May/June 2006 Schedule

Click
May/June 2006 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Mar/Apr. 2006 Schedule

Click
Mar/Apr. 2006 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Jan./Feb. 2006 Schedule

Click
Jan./Feb. 2006 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Nov./Dec. 2005 Schedule

Click
Nov./Dec. 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Sept./Oct. 2005 Schedule

Click
Fall 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC Event
26th Annual Labor Sunday Potluck Picnic - 2005

   June and Roger's 26th Annual Labor Sunday Potluck Picnic takes place from 2-6 p.m. Sunday, September 3, 2006 at 1414 West River Road, Grand Island, NY (between Love and Fix). The event is dedicated to Sr. Karen Klimczak and her work for justice, peace and nonviolence and will feature Kevin Doyle and the Latin Jazz Project on the patio. Other highlights of the day will be volleyball in the back court, boating (kayaks, canoes, sailboats, rowboats) at the water, mouth-watering good foods under the canopies and in the garage (and usually corn roasting somewhere in the yard and grill going. Also gardens to explore and from which to sample herbs & veggies, and an exceptionally friendly, informed, activist bunch of folks! All welcome - Bring friends.




Music In the Woods - 2005

   "Music In the Woods" with Nan Hoffman, Joe Tumino, Kathy and Tom DeLoughry, and Mary Bieger will be offered at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 2005 at Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River (between Whitehaven & Bedell). A picnic begins at 3 p.m. and attendees are asked to bring a picnic lunch, chairs or blanket. A free will offering will be collected. This is a benefit concert for Quality Quest Coalition and Riverside-Salem. "All are welcome. Enjoy some great music in a cordial setting and with fine folks!"
   For more information, all Nan at 773-5315 or June at 773-1426.




Riverside-Salem UCC News - Summer 2005 Schedule

Click
Summer 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem "Wednesdays at the Water's Edge" Summer Arts Series - 2005 Schedule

Click
"Wednesdays at the Water's Edge" summer arts series




Riverside-Salem UCC News - April-June 2005 Schedule

Click
Apr.-June 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC Easter Sunday - 2005 Schedule

Riverside-Salem UCC - Ways of celebrating the concept of new life and resurrection - Easter Sunday, March 27, 2005 - 4-6 p.m. - Environmental Chapel, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island




Riverside-Salem UCC News - February-March 2005 Schedule

Click
Feb.-Mar. 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ
Speaker: Technological Disasters, Training For Responders - 2004

   Riverside-Salem UCC will host Island resident Joann Hale, UCC representative to Church World Service (CWS), who will report on its work responding to technological disasters, including the training for responders, from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, January 16, 2005. Joann has served as a volunteer consultant with Church World Service since 1987. She was the primary response coordinator for the CWS September 11 response in the New York City area and recently received an award from those she helped there.
   Riverside-Salem UCC's Cottage is located at 3449 West River Road, Grand Island (between Whitehaven & Bedell Roads).




Riverside-Salem UCC News - December 2004-January 2005 Schedule

Click
Dec. 2004-Jan. 2005 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC - October-November 2004 Schedule

Click
October-November 2004 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC - Riverside-Salem's September 2004 Schedule

Click
September 2004 Schedule




Future Of Food - 2004

   Come one and all for movie, soup & bread! 5:30 p.m. Sunday, September 12, 2004 at the Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven & Bedell), Grand Island, New York. Click
Future Of Food for complete information about this event.




Music In the Woods - 2004

   "Music In the Woods" with Nan Hoffman, Joe Tumino, Tom and Kathy DeLoughry, and Mary Bieger will be offered during a picnic/potluck on Sunday, June 27, 2004. The picnic begins at 2 p.m. and the "Music In the Woods" runs from 4-6 p.m. at Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River (between Whitehaven & Bedell). A free will offering will be collected with proceeds to benefit Quality Quest Coalition and Riverside-Salem. Those attending are encouraged to bring a blanket or lawn chair. "All are welcome. Enjoy some great music in a cordial setting and with fine folks!"




Riverside-Salem UCC - Summer 2004 Schedule

Click
Summer 2004 Schedule




Arts At The Water's Edge - 2004

"Arts At The Water's Edge" for poets, writers, artists, musicians, crafters is being held on Tuesdays from 2 p.m. to sunset from July through September 2004. The weekly sessions are being held at the Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY. Click
"Arts At The Water's Edge" for complete information.




Manny Fried - "Then and Now: A Personal History"
At Riverside-Salem Cottage - 2004

   Manny Fried - "Then and Now: A Personal History" will be presented at the Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 23, 2004.
   Manny Fried is 91 years old and continues to teach, act, write, and bring life to the history of labor organizing in this area for the past several decades. Manny’s plays and novels reflect his colorful life--e.g., his marriage to a woman whose family owned the Park Lane while he was a labor organizer; receiving a congratulatory letter From Albert Einstein for having challenged House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) as to its Constitutionality (HUAC threatened to have him indicted & thrown in jail).
   Manny’s books include The Un-American (1992), Big Ben Hood (1987); Meshugah And Other Stories (1982); his plays include "Elegy For Stanley Gorski" (1986), Drop Hammer" (1977). And "The Dodo Bird" (1975). He has acted in numerous productions and has received awards from a broad array of organizations. This is a rare opportunity to meet a very special Western New Yorker!
   Manny is currently acting in a limited engagement at MusicalFareTheatre in an Arthur Miller play, I Can’t Remember Anything, directed by Sheila McCarthy and presented in association with Gerald Fried Theatre Company. This is one-half of a program entitlted TWO BY TWO, the other half being a Sondheim musical, Marry Me A Little. There will be only 7 performances locally between June 3 and June 12; call MusicalFare Theatre (839-8540) to reserve tickets. "[This] could be my last hurrah as an actor," Manny writes.
   All are welcome. Refreshments following Manny’s presentation. For information, call June Licence (773-1426) or email
jlicence@buffalo.edu.




"Behind the USA PATRIOT Act:
The Implications for U.S. Citizens" - 2004

   Professor Tim McCorry will discuss the most controversial aspects of the USA PATRIOT Act and moderate a discussion concerning the law's impact on terrorism as well as its impact on civil liberties from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 16, 2004 at Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island.
   For the past five years, Professor McCorry has been a full-time lecturer in the Sociology Department at Buffalo State College, where he was awarded the United Student Government's 2003 Instructor of the Year commendation. McCorry also serves as Chairperson of the Western New York Bill of Rights Defense Campaign (WNYBORDC). In addition to his teaching experience, McCorry worked as a research consultant for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, the Research Institute on Addictions in Buffalo, and with the Baldy Center for Law & Social Policy at UB on juvenile crime, substance abuse, and public policy.
   All are welcome to this important presentation. Refreshments will follow McCorry's talk and the discussion. For information: June Licence (773-1426) or
jlicence@buffalo.edu.




Ecumenical Environmental Sabbath To Be Celebrated At Riverside-Salem - 2004

   An Ecumenical Environmental Sabbath will once again be celebrated on Sunday, April 25, 2004, from 2-4 p.m. at Riverside-Salem cottage, 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven & Bedell).
   The celebration will include re-chipping the path through the Town woods, information about the Earth Charter, an update on the Hazardous Waste Siting Plan in the Town of Porter, and soup/bread/fruit/snacks.
   All are most welcome. For info: Rev. Shirley Chan (646-9834) or June Licence (773-1426) or
jlicence@buffalo.edu.




Riverside-Salem UCC - April-May 2004 Schedule

Click
April-May 2004 schedule




"Women's Work In The 20th Century" At Riverside-Salem - 2004

   Dr. Ruth Meyerowitz will speak on the Impact of Technology on Women's Work in the 20th Century from 4-6 p.m. February 22, 2004 at the Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River. She is a professor in American Studies at UB and focuses on women, work, and public policy. All are welcome. Refreshments following.




"Report From Chile" At Riverside-Salem - 2004

   "Report from Chile" will feature Dan Cross, a UB history and Spanish major, who has recently returned from Chile. He will speak at Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River, from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, February 15, 2004. All welcome. Refreshments following.




Riverside-Salem Offers "Women in Black: The Video" - 2004

   "Women in Black: The Video" will be presented by independent, award-winning videographer Vincenzo Mistretta at Riverside-Salem cottage, 3449 West River Road, from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, February 8, 2004. All welcome. Refreshments following.




Riverside-Salem UCC - February-March 2004 Schedule

Click
February-March 2004 schedule




"A Taste of AVP" - Environmental Cottage - 2004

   Audrey Mang will facilitate a workshop called "A Taste of AVP" at the Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven and Bedell) on Grand Island, NY from 2-6 p.m. on Saturday, January 10, 2004. AVP (Alternatives to Violence Project) is a national and international project that has been developing over the past quarter century, both nationally and internationally. Audrey Mang coordinated the Alternatives to Violence in Schools (AVIS) project of the WNY Peace Center and has worked with AVP (in prisons and in the community, as well as schools) for many years. No training or special skills or preparation is necessary for this experiential workshop. The event will feature a potluck and all are welcome. For information call 773-1426 or email to
jlicence@buffalo.edu.




Riverside-Salem UCC - Riverside-Salem's Winter 2003-04 schedule

Click
December 2003-January 2004 schedule




Christmas at the Environmental Cottage - 2003

   A Christmas celebration featuring singing by Nan Hoffman will be held from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, 2003 at the Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road (between Whitehaven & Bedell). The theme is "The Ache and Awe of Rebirth" and those attending will be encouraged to sing along. The event is a potluck and all are welcome.




Riverside-Salem UCC Hosts Talk On USA Patriot Act & Clear Act - 2003

   Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road, will host "What impacts will the USA PATRIOT Act and CLEAR Act have on immigrants and on our democracy?" from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, December 14, 2003. NYCLU speakers will outline what they see as the dangers posed by these Acts and how we may constructively respond. All welcome.




Riverside-Salem UCC Hosts Talk On Religion & Politics in the Caribbean - 2003

    Cynthia Ellis will speak about “Religion & Politics in the Caribbean: From Spirituality to Social Transformation To Shape A New World Order” this Sunday, November 16, 2003, from 4-6 p.m. at Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island. Ellis is from Belize, has degrees from The Hague and Antioch College in world development/women’s studies, represented the Caribbean at the United Nations, ran for President of Belize, studied law at the University of the West Indies, was Director of Gender Studies at the University of Guyana, and hosts a “Women on the Move” public access TV show on Channel 20 locally.
   All welcome. Refreshments, too. 773-1426 or jlicence@buffalo.edu for information.




Riverside-Salem UCC - Security and Cooperation in Europe - 2003

Dr. Othman Shibly will report on a meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, November 9, 2003 at Riverside-Salem Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, NY. Click for
Complete Story.




The Islamic Concept of Peace - 2003

   Faizan Haq, vice president of the Pakistani American Association of Western New York and general secretary of the Pakistani American Congress, will speak about The Islamic Concept of Peace at Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, Grand Island from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, October 12, 2003. Mr. Haq is a founding member of the Committee for the Study of Understanding Community and Peace at Buffalo State College and teachesIslamic Cultural History and USA and the Muslim World at Cora P. Maloney College at UB. Refreshments will be served. All are welcome.




Riverside-Salem UCC - Riverside-Salem's Fall 2003 schedule

Click
Fall 2003 schedule




Tom Grey To Speak On/against Legalized Gambling, Etc.

    Rev. Tom Grey, Executive Director of the National Coalition Against Legalized Gambling, will speak from his broad national and statewide expertise on gaming and contracts at Riverside-Salem Environmental Cottage, 3449 West River Road, from 4-6 p.m. on Sunday, September 14th. Refreshments will follow. All Welcome!




Amistad Celebration/Service At Riverside-Salem UCC

    Riverside-Salem UCC will hold an Amistad celebration and service this Sunday, September 7, 2003, from 4-6 p.m. The celebration will include African-American drummers and the installation of a ship's bell. "This is our way of announcing and celebrating the arrival of the Amistad Freedom Schooner on September 10th at the Erie Basin Marina," a spokesman said. Tickets are available through TOPS Markets and all welcome. Riverside-Salem UCC is located in its Environmental Cottage at 3449 West River Road between Whitehaven & Bedell roads.




Riverside-Salem UCC - Riverside-Salem's Late Summer 2003 schedule

Click
Summer 2003 schedule




Annual Beach Sweep September 20, 2003
   Quality Quest and Riverside Salem United Church of Christ will sponsor the Grand Island portion of the Great Lakes Beach Sweep/International Coastal Cleanup, the world's largest volunteer environmental effort.
   The event is set for Saturday, September 20, 2003 at the Riverside Salem U.C.C., 3449 West River Road. All interested participants, dressed appropriately and wearing sturdy gloves, should arrive at 9:30 a.m. The event will start at 10 a.m. and end at noon.
   In the past, scores of volunteers have picked up thousands of pounds of trash along the shores of Grand Island. Organizers hope that many volunteers will come out and help in this worthy cause.
   "This year, organizers hope to enlist the support of more youth and water-oriented groups," QQ member William O'Connor said this week. "Scouting, school, church, service, athletic, boating, and scuba-diving organizations are encouraged to participate," he said. Those interested are asked to call O'Connor at 773-7621 or Sharen Trembath at 549-4330.




Benefit Concert For Riverside-Salem/Quality Quest

A benefit concert, "Music In The Woods," will be held for Quality Quest Coalition and Riverside-Salem UCC at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 26, 2003 at the church. Click
Concert for more information.




Riverside-Salem UCC - Riverside-Salem's Summer 2003 schedule

Click
Summer 2003 schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC - Mid-April 2003 - Mid-June 2003 Schedule

Click
Mid-April 2003 - Mid-June




Riverside-Salem UCC - Mid-February 2003 - Mid-April 2003 Schedule

Click
Mid-February 2003 - Mid-April 2003 Schedule




Riverside-Salem UCC - Mid-December 2002 - Mid-February 2003 Schedule

Click
Mid-December 2002 - Mid-February 2003 Schedule


Riverside-Salem UCC - Fall 2002 Worship/Program

Click above for complete Program






Riverside Salem Dedicates Labyrinth



Barbi Lare Photo


The Riverside Salem United Church of Christ, located on West River Road, dedicated its newly constructed Labyrinth, on Sunday, November 3, 2002. Rocks from all of the Great Lakes, and many other area locations, as well as Hawaii, were used to mark the path that was suggested by Bobbie Grim and worked out by many including Roger Cook and Wayne and Carol Alt. The path is marked at the start with an Inukshuk, a traditional symbol of welcoming. The dedication was lead by Pastor Shirley Chan, prior to the regular service held at the chapel on the West River near Bedel Road. The base of the Labyrinth included several layers of earth, plastic, and fine gravel. The Labyrinth is for meditating and losing ones anxieties while moving into the center where one can stand and think quietly.





Riverside-Salem Picnic Open To All Islanders

Members of Riverside-Salem United Church of Christ would like to invite all Grand Islanders to their annual potluck-picnic from 2-6 p.m. this Sunday, June 23, 2002, at the Environmental Chapel, 3449 West River Road, between Bedell and Whitehaven. The picnic committee expects to have its brand-new outdoor labyrinth finished, as well as the path through church land and the Town's adjoining acres, for meditative walks. The volleyball net should be up, there'll be a "bag auction/nickel fair," and face-painters promise to be especially artistic. "We hope you'll join us," Co-Chair June Licence said this week.





Riverside-Salem UCC - Summer 2002 Worship/Program
Click above for complete Program




Riverside-Salem UCC - April-May, 2002 Worship/Program
Click above for complete Program

Worship Hours:
Sunday Worship........4:00 pm (Worship, program and potluck)


Riverside-Salem UCC
Program/Worship Schedule
Holidays 2001
Unless otherwise indicated, all events are at the church cottage at 3449 West River Road, Grand Island, from 4-6 p.m.)

First Sunday of the month is BUSINESS; second and third Sundays are for programs; fourth Sunday is for Sharing Our Gifts; any fifth Sundays are for music & play.

December 7 - Advent Celebration: "A Time for Joy, A Time for Reflection," by Church Women United, at Kenmore United Methodist Church, Delaware & Landers Road in Kenmore, 9:30 a.m. $10. 882-4793. Keynote speaker: Rev. Sarah Buxton-Smith.
December 9 - ADVENT celebration with Rev. Marge Neal
December 16 - "Poetry for the Longest Night" with Anna Walsh and Chuck Culhane
December 23 - Christmas Service at UCC Home, 1190 Amherst, 2 p.m. Chaplain Tom Perl wants everyone to know that your presence is wonderful and that it picks up the spirit of the place and makes the "regulars" feel important and supported.
December 30 - NO CHURCH [Listen to music and play nicely by yourselves.?]
December 31 - New Year's Eve Celebrations at June & Roger's, 1515 West River Road, Grand Island, 7:00 p.m. onward (join us at any time after 7 p.m.); 773-1426
January 6 - BUSINESS/POTLUCK [ANNUAL MEETING - Elections/Budget, Etc.]
January 13 - "Why Bother?" part I on Activism - facilitated by Roger Cook
January 14 - "Religion of Islam I": Second in a six-series program sponsored by Network of Religious Communities & American Muslim Council; held at the Islamic Society, 741 Heim Road, Getzville, 7:30-9:00 p.m.
January 20 - "Why Bother?" part II on Activism - facilitated by Roger Cook
January 27 - Sharing Our Gifts: Arts and Activism; & SouperBowl of Caring
January 28 - Region-Wide Interreligious Conversation Kick-Off, St. Lawrence RC Church, 1520 East Delavan, 7:00-8:30 p.m., sponsored by Network of Religious Communities. For info: Fr. "Butch" Mazur, 882-4793 x. 223.
February 3 - BUSINESS/POTLUCK





Riverside Salem UCC Program Schedule
Click
Program Schedule February 2002.



Riverside-Salem Environmental Sanctuary and Preserve
   
Riverside-Salem UCC, in cooperation with the Town of Grand Island and Quality Quest Coalition, has created an environmental sanctuary and preserve on the lands that connect the church and the town at 3449 West River Road.
   A short walking trail through the wooded town preserve area and across the church land has been created by church members with help from St. Stephen's confirmation class. Members of Riverside-Salem will add an outdoor labyrinth and a pond, along with enhancing the natural and local shrubs, flowers and trees.
   "We want particularly to thank Gene and Christine Ryshkus of Grand Island Garden Center for their donation of a dozen high-bush cranberry bushes (and Nancy Barnes of Quality Quest for arranging it) which now grace the hedgerow connecting the church and town land," June E. Licence of Riverside-Salem said recently. "We also greatly appreciate assistance from the Connections grants program and the town recreation department," she said.
   It is hoped that Grand Islanders (and others) will take advantage of these meditative spaces and will suggest other improvements/enchantments and possibly offer help to create them. For more information, call June or Roger at 773-1426.

If you are a member of this organization we need your help. GIECOM.Net has partnered with the Connections program to help Grand Island as a community "Get it Together". Please visit our website G-I-Together.ORG and fill out our SURVEY. Every group on Grand Island will have its own FREE webpage, listing: meeting times location, contact persons, your Mission Statement and a listing of events. We will also be linking your news events that appear in the local media and on IsledeGrande.Com Grand Island's E-News Source, to your page, maintaining an archived journal of pictures and news. This is the perfect opportunity for your group to connect with potential new members and the community.



Other Grand Island Pages to Visit:
Churches | Email Directory | Government | Groups
GIHS Grad List | Guestbook | Please sign in! | Local Artists | Photo Album | Town History | Useful Links
| Website Design | Wildlife | Isledegrande's Home Page | GIECOM.NET'S Home Page  
Please Email News Releases to Teddy Linenfelser, Thank You.

This website is sponsored by

GIECOM.NET
1869 Whitehaven Road, Grand Island, New York, 14072-1803 USA
Copyright © 1995-2005 All rights reserved.















eXTReMe Tracker