The May Presbytery meeting was interesting, to say the least! Lots of standing votes, discussion, and variety of opinion. Also had a lot of new things happening. Our new Moderator, Dr. Gwendolyn Magby, was installed and ably moderated the meeting with the help of the members of Presbytery and a wireless communication connected to the [...]
My dear Riviera Family and friends, Ten years ago, begrudgingly, I walked through the doors of Riviera Presbyterian Church and was transformed by the graceful and powerful witness of Riviera’s people and Pastor, Laurie Kraus. Shortly after, I became a faithful member in the Presbyterian church USA; A miracle within itself. God opened my eyes [...]
My dear Riviera Family and friends, Ten years ago, begrudgingly, I walked trough the doors of Riviera Presbyterian Church and was transformed by the graceful and powerful witness of Riviera’s people and Pastor, Laurie Kraus. Shortly after, I became a faithful member In the Presbyterian Church USA; A miracle within itself. God opened my eyes [...]
Below is a link to the website that has information regarding the voting on 10A. There are other cool links and stories in this page as well. If you click on the link for the Presbytery vote count you will be taken to the spreadsheet with all the voting information. If I’m not mistaken,there are [...]
Ingredients 2 medium sized onions, sliced into thin rings 3 cloves of garlic, minced finely 1 medium eggplant cut into cubes 2 zucchini Cubed into bite sized cubes 2 green bell peppers, seeded and chopped 1 Yellow bell pepper, seeded and chopped 1 Red bell pepper, seeded and chopped 4 Roma tomatoes chopped ½ cup [...]
By Allison Anderson It’s only ten in the morning and my stomach is rumbling. Loudly. It’s hoping I will stop what I am doing and give in. Just a few more hours I say to myself and I go back to my silence. Praying when you are hungry, or rather, trying to pray when you [...]
I am a part of an exciting new committee at Riviera that will be focusing on LGBT outreach. One of the exciting things we are developing is our own section on Riviera’s web-site. If you have any photos of your family or yourself participating in church events such as , weddings, baptisms, oridinations,concerts etc, please [...]
The Miami Herald’s Steve Rothaus has compiled a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) welcoming congregations in South Florida, and Riviera Church is on it. The article is here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2007/05/south_floridas_.html
