Announcements for the week of September 5th

 Rev. Mary Pullen will preach on Old Testament lesson from Jeremiah 2: 4-13 and New Testament lesson from Luke 14: 7-14, "The Best Place at the Table".           

Committee Meetings upcoming: Worship and Music- 9/9, Session Strategy Meeting-9/11, Custis Hall 10AM, Outreach- 9/12, Deacons- 9/14, Session- 9/21.

Rally Day September 12 marks return of worship to 11 AM and celebrates with a picnic after worship at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Special family events include magician Dazzling Doug Jarman at 1pm and a boat ride at 2. RPC will provide lunch basics, please bring salads or desserts to share!

Please join us on Sunday, September 19th when we will make a special point to encourage our hard-working Pastor Nominating Committee in a couple of ways:
PNC Forum- 9:45-10:45 in Custis Hall to ask questions and interact with PNC committee members
(regular adult Sunday School classes begin 9/26)and Prayer Service (after 11AM worship and Bagel Fellowship)- 12:30 in support of PNC, music provided by Sarah Lee (musician who helped with VBS this summer).

Get Ready with Prayer Breakfasts at 7:00 AM at the Professional Coffee Shop in Hyattsville (2nd Mondays at 10 AM at IKEA).  Wednesday Bible Study groups will resume on Wednesday, September 8th continuing to study the book of Revelation at 10:30 AM in Custis Hall and at 6:30 PM in the Parlor.

Safe Haven Coordinator needed: consider stepping up to lead worthy volunteers in this effort Jan 2-8th, 2011. Safe Haven organization meeting will be held at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Greenbelt on Saturday, Oct 16th, 9:30 AM.

News Notes and calendar for September are on this website from the sidebar. News Notes are also available in paper in the Narthex.

Summer church office hours are 8AM-1PM, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday and return to full-time hours on September 7. All bulletin information due by Wednesday 3PM.

Whereever you are on your journey of faith, you are welcome here.

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Mission Statement of Riverdale Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

A people gathered by Christ:
- Who express gratitude through praise,
- Who know the humility found through repentance,
- Who seek to practice the compassion of Jesus as God’s very will!

To bring our Mission Statement to life:
- We invite and strive to provide a warm welcome to people of varied religious viewpoints, cultural backgrounds and personal lifestyles.
- We nurture children, youth and adults through a spirited ministry of Christian Education.
- We offer innovative programs in music and drama that add spirit to our Church and welcome to our surrounding neighborhood.
- We offer significant financial support to the mission of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), as well as to a significant number of local mission organizations in Prince George’s County.
- We open our doors to the homeless, to community service groups and for activities that enrich quality of life.
- Such ministry is performed by many volunteers, who are sustained by an energetic staff.

In all that we do, we seek to be strong in the teaching and compassion of Jesus Christ!