Sunday Morning Worship
Palm Sunday
April 13, 2025
11:00 AM
Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching
During the season of Lent, we invite you to engage the practices of prayer, fasting, and sacrifice. As you engage them intentionally and consistently, you will notice a hunger for more time with Jesus.
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This year during the season of Lent we are inviting you to engage the practices of prayer, fasting, and sacrifice. These practices are an invitation to a closer walk with Jesus this Lent. If you engage them intentionally and consistently, you will notice a hunger for more time with Jesus. We are grateful to be on the journey together.
The sacred season of Lent is a time to embrace reflection, renewal, and prophetic action by letting go of the things that distract us and recommitting ourselves to justice, love, and righteousness.
This Lent, we are joining a corporate fast, beginning with Target, as a spiritual act of resistance—redirecting our resources toward businesses that uphold justice. Just as Jesus overturned the tables in the temple, challenging the exploitation and hypocrisy of his day, we, too, are disrupting business as usual by calling out corporate rollbacks on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. As people of faith, we cannot remain silent in the face of injustice.
As we journey through these 40 days, let us pray, reflect, and act—knowing that our collective sacrifice can bring about transformation. Join us as we stand in faith and resist with purpose, reminding the world that justice is not negotiable.
Wednesday, March 5 at 8AM – 9:30 AM • 116th Street/Columbia University 1 Train Subway Stop and 125th Street 1 Train Subway Stop
Imposition of Ashes
Get your Ashes at these subway stops from Riverside clergy.
Wednesday, March 5 at Noon – 2:00 PM ET • Nave
Imposition of Ashes
Embrace the solemnity and significance of Ash Wednesday at The Riverside Church. You are invited to join us on Ash Wednesday where we will mark the beginning of the Lenten season with the imposition of ashes. Receive the ashes as a symbol of repentance, humility, and renewal. Start your Lenten journey with a sense of purpose and spiritual commitment.
Wednesday, March 5 at 7:00 PM ET • Nave & Online
Ash Wednesday Worship with Rev. Mira Sawlani-Joyner, preaching
Sunday, March 9 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Sunday Morning Worship with Rev. Adriene Thorne and Sandra Rivera, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Watch Sunday March 9 Morning Worship
Wednesday, March 12 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in 9T & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch March 12 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, March 12 at 7:00 PM ET • Zoom
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 7PM, online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Sunday, March 16 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Sunday Morning Worship with Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Watch Sunday March 16 Morning Worship
Wednesday, March 19 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in the 9T & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch March 19 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, March 19 at 7:00 PM ET • Zoom
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 7PM, online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Sunday, March 23 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Sunday Morning Worship with Min. Kathy Lin, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Watch Sunday March 23 Morning Worship
Wednesday, March 26 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in the 9T & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch March 26 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, March 26 at 7:00 PM ET • Zoom
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 7PM, online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Sunday, March 30 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Sunday Morning Worship with Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Watch Sunday March 30 Morning Worship
Wednesday, April 2 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in the Nave & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch April 2 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:00 PM ET • Zoom
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 7PM, online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Sunday, April 6 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Sunday Morning Worship with Min. Heelee Velez, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Watch Sunday April 6 Morning Worship
Wednesday, April 9 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in the Nave & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch April 9 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 9, 2024 at 7:00 PM ET • 9T & Online
Space for Grace with Min. Derrick T. Jordan, preaching
Join us for Space for Grace, a monthly in-person and online gathering featuring Gospel music, prayer, preaching, communion, and more. Space for Grace will serve as our Lenten prayer gathering for this week.
Join our Riverside community every morning, Monday through Friday, at 8:00 AM ET for a 30 minute morning prayer liturgy. Share your prayer requests and hold our community, neighborhood, nation, and world in prayer.
Join us in prayer on Wednesdays at 12:00 pm ET (9T & Online) and 7:00 pm ET (Zoom only) as we journey with Jesus through this 2025 Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Join 12:00 pm ET Prayer Service on YouTube
Download the Lenten Noonday Prayer Service Bulletin
Sunday, April 13 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Palm Sunday Worship with Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching
Join us after worship for a sermon talkback in Virtual Coffee Hour.
Wednesday, April 16 at Noon ET • 9T & Online
Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 12 Noon in the Nave & Online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Watch April 16 Wednesday Noon Prayer Service
Wednesday, April 16 at 7:00 PM ET • Zoom
Wednesday Evening Prayer Service
Join us in prayer at 7PM, online, as we journey with Jesus through this Lenten season. We will read, pray, sing, and listen for God’s word and will.
Thursday, April 17 at 7:00 PM ET • Nave & Online
Join us for our Tenebrae service including communion and the Stripping of the Nave, a practice which dates from the seventh century and is done in absolute silence and in an unhurried, orderly fashion. In silence and in shadows, communion vessels and paraments are removed or covered symbolizing the end of Jesus’ time on earth.
Friday, April 18 at 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET • Nave & Online
Join us for our Good Friday service of The Seven Last Words. We journey with Jesus in the last three hours of his earthly life. We invite you to stay for the full service or come and go according to your needs.
Saturday, April 19 at 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET • Assembly Hall
Join us in Assembly Hall from 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM ET for an experience walking the prayer labyrinth. This tradition offers a unique opportunity to be present with the reality of this holy and silent Saturday, as we find ourselves balanced between Good Friday and Easter Sunday.
Sunday, April 20 at 11:00 AM ET • Nave & Online
Resurrection Sunday Worship with Rev. Adriene Thorne, preaching
Join us on Easter Sunday at The Riverside Church as we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord.
Christ is risen. Christ is risen, indeed. Alleluia!
Service will be signed by ASL interpreters.
After Easter Sunday service on April 20, 2025, children are welcome to participate in the Easter egg hunt, beginning in the Cloister Lounge.
Join us on Sunday, April 20, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM, immediately after our Resurrection Sunday worship service, for a festive and memorable Easter Brunch in Assembly Hall. Enjoy a traditional Easter meal with a variety of options, including vegan dishes and a delicious dessert station.
The menu will feature:
• Entrées: NY Strip Steak, Turkey with Gravy, BBQ Ribs, Honey-Glazed Ham, and Dressing
• Sides: Mashed Potatoes, Baked Macaroni and Cheese, and Assorted Grilled Vegetables
• Bread: Dinner Rolls with Butter
• Vegan Options and a Beverage Bar
• Dessert Station
$25 | Adults $15 | Seniors $12 | Children (under 12)
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Lent is not a race to Easter, it’s not a countdown to chocolate bunnies. Lent is a journey, and as cliche as it might be, it’s about the journey and not the destination. It’s about being where you are, not where you’re going. Because Easter is coming, whether we’re ready or not. But Lent comes first, inviting us to slow down and place our feet right behind Jesus as we live the only way we can ever live, step by step, day by day, moment by moment, breath by breath.
Join Rev. Jim Keat for this episode of The Word Made Fresh as we explore the season of Lent — What is it? Where did it come from? And why do we practice it today?
