Riviera Church has been a member of the Covenant Network of Presbyterians since its inception in 1997. Cov Net is a national Presbyterian advocacy organization, made up of congregations and individuals who are committed to “a church as generous and just as God’s grace” and more particularly in these years, to the full inclusion of [...]
February 24, 2010 Laurie Kraus, Pastor Riviera Presbyterian Church 5275 Sunset Drive Miami, FL 33143 Dear Laurie, We had some very exciting news over the weekend, and I want to share it with you and the Riviera session and congregation. On Saturday, the Presbytery of John Knox (at the intersection of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota) [...]
Covenant Network of Presbyterians, a national affinity group working towards full inclusion of GLBT Presbyterians has featured Riviera on their newly redesigned WordPress website http://www.covnetpres.org/
Ordinary Time Earlier this summer (in late June) Michele Ready and I participated in the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA) in San Jose, California, representing Riviera Church as volunteers for the Covenant Network of Presbyterians (see RPC web site for links and info). One of the tasks I was privileged to accomplish was [...]
Scripture: Mark 9:38-50 and Selections from Esther Since this morning our Jewish neighbors celebrate Rosh Hashana, the beginning of the new year, it is perhaps felicitous that the Christian common lectionary has served up for our consideration the story of Queen Esther. Buried in the middle of the wisdom literature in the Hebrew scriptures, and [...]