| Riverside Presbyterian Church • 116 Barrypoint Road • Riverside, Illinois 60546 • (708) 447-1520 Fax (708) 447-1525 • www.rpcusa.org |
Riverside Presbyterian Church
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116 Barrypoint Road
Riverside, Illinois 60546
Riverside, Illinois 60546
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Night Ministry
RPC prepares and serves a meal the second Friday of each month for Night
Ministry. In winter months, it’s soup and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, in
warmer months, a hot-dog dinner.
Since 1976, the Night Ministry connects with Chicago’s vulnerable youth and
adults through our street outreach, youth shelter and supportive services, and
a mobile health outreach bus. They provide basic resources, free health care,
housing and supportive services for youth, referrals to other agencies for
specific resources, in a welcoming and non-judgmental environment.
To help prepare or serve a meal, contact Ellen Hamilton at
ellen.hamilton@mac.com. For more information about Night Ministry visit
www.thenightministry.org.
Interfaith House
One of the missions of the CARERS Committee is the Interfaith House in
Chicago. Interfaith House is a respite facility for homeless men and women who
are recovering from a recent illness or hospitalization and haveno where to go.
It provides a temporary home for about 64 adults with a 3 months’ duration.
The staff provides trips to doctors, nourishing food, clothing,contact with social
services and counseling. They have an 72% success rate (2010) in locating
suitable work and housing for these formerly homeless individuals who need
help and a means to begin again.
Your contributions will help supply them with the means to regain their dignity
and face the challenges of returning to everyday living, hopefully to a better
life. A list of wishes is posted by the Interfaith House receptacle in the CARERS’
Corner adjacent to Rev. Scott’s office. Please feel free to take one of the lists
with you. To learn more please visit www.interfaithhouse.org. You will be
inspired!
Heifer International
Dan West (1893-1971), a Christian aid worker in Spain during their civil war,
agonized over the life-and-death decisions involving cups of reconstituted milk
he gave to starving children. It was never enough, and infants who received
no milk died. These children don’t need a cup of milk; they need a cow, he
thought. He dreamed of bringing some cows from his native Indiana so they
could produce their own milk. Then he got another idea: Why not send
pregnant cows, so those who receive the gift of life in the name of Jesus Christ
can pass it along to others and become part of the chain?
When he returned home in 1938, he told dairy farmers in his town of his idea.
When WW II ended, West and others began to ship cows and then sheep,
goats, chickens, and rabbits to people on both sides of the conflict. The idea
grew and many churches joined in.
Since then, millions of animals have been given to people in 128 different
countries by the organization Dan West founded: Heifer International.
(Reprinted from The Upper Room daily devotional of December 4, 2006.)
The children of RPC are carrying on West’s dream by proving that every
penny, nickel and dime can make a difference! Their weekly offerings support
the purchase of animals for people around the world.
For more information about Heifer International, visit www.heifer.org.
RPC prepares and serves a meal the second Friday of each month for Night
Ministry. In winter months, it’s soup and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, in
warmer months, a hot-dog dinner.
Since 1976, the Night Ministry connects with Chicago’s vulnerable youth and
adults through our street outreach, youth shelter and supportive services, and
a mobile health outreach bus. They provide basic resources, free health care,
housing and supportive services for youth, referrals to other agencies for
specific resources, in a welcoming and non-judgmental environment.
To help prepare or serve a meal, contact Ellen Hamilton at
ellen.hamilton@mac.com. For more information about Night Ministry visit
www.thenightministry.org.
Interfaith House
One of the missions of the CARERS Committee is the Interfaith House in
Chicago. Interfaith House is a respite facility for homeless men and women who
are recovering from a recent illness or hospitalization and haveno where to go.
It provides a temporary home for about 64 adults with a 3 months’ duration.
The staff provides trips to doctors, nourishing food, clothing,contact with social
services and counseling. They have an 72% success rate (2010) in locating
suitable work and housing for these formerly homeless individuals who need
help and a means to begin again.
Your contributions will help supply them with the means to regain their dignity
and face the challenges of returning to everyday living, hopefully to a better
life. A list of wishes is posted by the Interfaith House receptacle in the CARERS’
Corner adjacent to Rev. Scott’s office. Please feel free to take one of the lists
with you. To learn more please visit www.interfaithhouse.org. You will be
inspired!
Heifer International
Dan West (1893-1971), a Christian aid worker in Spain during their civil war,
agonized over the life-and-death decisions involving cups of reconstituted milk
he gave to starving children. It was never enough, and infants who received
no milk died. These children don’t need a cup of milk; they need a cow, he
thought. He dreamed of bringing some cows from his native Indiana so they
could produce their own milk. Then he got another idea: Why not send
pregnant cows, so those who receive the gift of life in the name of Jesus Christ
can pass it along to others and become part of the chain?
When he returned home in 1938, he told dairy farmers in his town of his idea.
When WW II ended, West and others began to ship cows and then sheep,
goats, chickens, and rabbits to people on both sides of the conflict. The idea
grew and many churches joined in.
Since then, millions of animals have been given to people in 128 different
countries by the organization Dan West founded: Heifer International.
(Reprinted from The Upper Room daily devotional of December 4, 2006.)
The children of RPC are carrying on West’s dream by proving that every
penny, nickel and dime can make a difference! Their weekly offerings support
the purchase of animals for people around the world.
For more information about Heifer International, visit www.heifer.org.
BEDS
For twenty years, the BEDS organization has been offering a warm meal and
safe sleeping locations for the west suburban homeless community from
October 15 to April 30. Individuals from RPC have volunteered at the BEDS
church sites in Western Springs, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, Brookfield, Indian
Head Park and Lyons. The money from aluminum cans for the Riverside
Preschool recycling program has helped the preschool earn money for BEDS
for years. Your participation in the Covenant’s CROP Walk has raised a local
component which usually has gone to BEDS. Volunteer opportunities include
helping to prepare and serving meals, and overnight service.
For twenty years, the BEDS organization has been offering a warm meal and
safe sleeping locations for the west suburban homeless community from
October 15 to April 30. Individuals from RPC have volunteered at the BEDS
church sites in Western Springs, LaGrange, LaGrange Park, Brookfield, Indian
Head Park and Lyons. The money from aluminum cans for the Riverside
Preschool recycling program has helped the preschool earn money for BEDS
for years. Your participation in the Covenant’s CROP Walk has raised a local
component which usually has gone to BEDS. Volunteer opportunities include
helping to prepare and serving meals, and overnight service.
CARERS Donation of the Month
We are adding a new recipient to our CARERS group for the months of February
and November: the Riverside Township Food Pantry. They could use canned
meats, vegetables, fruit and other nourishing meals, such as pasta and rice, all
non-perishables. As always, we thank you for your continued generosity.
CARERS Committee
Who are the CARERS and what do they do? The CARERS Committee is a sub-
committee of the Deacons. Their mission is to help people in need in the
Chicago area. Through our affiliation with the First Presbyterian Church of
Chicago, in the Woodlawn Area:
1. We collect and deliver food for the Food Pantry each month. RPC members
are helping approximately 150 people/families who receive food items every
Thursday.
2. Once a year, we have a collection of warm coats, jackets, hats, gloves and
scarves to help keep many people warm in Chicago’s cold winter months.
3. We have the loose coin offering 2 months out of the year. The money that is
collected is sent directly to First Church to help with their Food for Life program.
This program serves 150 to 200 individuals (adults and children) every Tuesday.
4, Every month, we notify the congregation of the “Food of the Month," which is
collected for First Presbyterian Church in Chicago, the Riverside Township Food
Pantry, or other local charities.
We are adding a new recipient to our CARERS group for the months of February
and November: the Riverside Township Food Pantry. They could use canned
meats, vegetables, fruit and other nourishing meals, such as pasta and rice, all
non-perishables. As always, we thank you for your continued generosity.
CARERS Committee
Who are the CARERS and what do they do? The CARERS Committee is a sub-
committee of the Deacons. Their mission is to help people in need in the
Chicago area. Through our affiliation with the First Presbyterian Church of
Chicago, in the Woodlawn Area:
1. We collect and deliver food for the Food Pantry each month. RPC members
are helping approximately 150 people/families who receive food items every
Thursday.
2. Once a year, we have a collection of warm coats, jackets, hats, gloves and
scarves to help keep many people warm in Chicago’s cold winter months.
3. We have the loose coin offering 2 months out of the year. The money that is
collected is sent directly to First Church to help with their Food for Life program.
This program serves 150 to 200 individuals (adults and children) every Tuesday.
4, Every month, we notify the congregation of the “Food of the Month," which is
collected for First Presbyterian Church in Chicago, the Riverside Township Food
Pantry, or other local charities.
RPC members support a number of mission ministries on an ongoing basis.
Among those are:
Among those are:
RPC123
A website maintained by Lloyd Bradbury, RPC123 is a directory of services,
links, addresses, and resources of interest to senior citizens in the Riverside
area.
A website maintained by Lloyd Bradbury, RPC123 is a directory of services,
links, addresses, and resources of interest to senior citizens in the Riverside
area.
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Blankets +
With Blankets+ you can blanket the world with love...but we do not collect
blankets!
For more than 60 years, congregations across the U.S. have responded to
Jesus’ call to be a neighbor to those in need, in partnership with Church World
Service. At home and around the world, our congregation is helping
impoverished communities with basic tools to sustain themselves and their
families.
$25 can provide five warm blankets
$100 can enable three women to receive a microcredit loan
$200 can provide a struggling farm family with a draft animal
$250 can provide a sewing machine to a young mother who needs to
support her family
$1,000 can equip a village well with a pump and provide hygiene training for
the community
Colorful envelopes will be in the church pews, or you may use your own envelope
and return your donation to RPC. Please make checks payable to “Riverside
Presbyterian Church” marked “Blankets+.” Dedication Sunday will be February
26, but contributions can be made at any time.
With Blankets+ you can blanket the world with love...but we do not collect
blankets!
For more than 60 years, congregations across the U.S. have responded to
Jesus’ call to be a neighbor to those in need, in partnership with Church World
Service. At home and around the world, our congregation is helping
impoverished communities with basic tools to sustain themselves and their
families.
$25 can provide five warm blankets
$100 can enable three women to receive a microcredit loan
$200 can provide a struggling farm family with a draft animal
$250 can provide a sewing machine to a young mother who needs to
support her family
$1,000 can equip a village well with a pump and provide hygiene training for
the community
Colorful envelopes will be in the church pews, or you may use your own envelope
and return your donation to RPC. Please make checks payable to “Riverside
Presbyterian Church” marked “Blankets+.” Dedication Sunday will be February
26, but contributions can be made at any time.