8:30 am - Choir rehearsal in the sanctuary. Join in! Contact Amir.

10:00 am - Worship service in the sanctuary.

10:15 am - Faith & Justice Learning Lab for children ages 5 - 12 (children leave church with teachers and head to Fellowship Hall together)

11:00 am - Coffee and conversation in Fellowship Hall ... and enjoy the new show in The Donald Gallery

PLEASE NOTE that there will not be a Soup Sunday in May. Sunday, June 4, will be the last Soup Sunday until the fall.

Sunday worship is also streamed on South Church's Facebook page at 10 am. Services are archived in the video section of our Facebook page.

Margery Rossi joined us as our Pastor in April of 2022 and first preached at South on May 1, 2022.  The Session is so grateful to have Margery here and happy to be working our way through some important topics and tasks together. 🙏

READ AN UPDATE FROM THE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

After worship on Sunday April 30, a congregational meeting was held to elect the next group of Elders and Deacons. MORE.

Finishing up six years of service on Session is Patricia Fischer Donohue. And leaving the board of deacons is Molly Rodriguez. We’re so lucky to have Patricia and Molly as part of our congregation and thank them heartily for the work they have done on Session and Board of Deacons.

May 14: Mothers Day: Learn what Mothers Day was originally about and how we can honor the spirit of our foremothers' intentions today.

May 21: Pentecost Preview! Join us as we welcome the arrival of the Holy Spirit, just as Jesus promised the disciples. We also welcome our new members and install our new elder and deacons.

May 28: A shorter, more reflective service on the Sunday of Memorial Day weekend.

June 4: We kick off Pride Month with guest preacher Reverend Katherine Pater, Associate Pastor at Hitchcock Presbyterian Church.

Celebrate the colors and shapes of spring in “Leaf, Petal, Line & Color,” a vibrant solo show by South member and artist Anne Day! The show runs April 28 - June 18. MORE

Movie Night in Fellowship Hall begins with a potluck dinner then moves into a screening of "Pride," a tale of the LGBTQ community in London sending money to striking miner's in Wales in the 1980s. Last minute signups, contact Hugh Bowen

Celebrate CNS's 78th year of continuous service to Rivertowns' children and families! Join friends for a night of games - 10 rounds of Bingo with luxury prizes - drinks, small bites and a silent auction to raise money for the scholarship fund. MORE

Learn about local pollinator gardens and what you can do in your own backyard, patio or town on Thursday, May 11, at 7 pm, at South Church. The free event is cosponsored by Sustainable Dobbs Ferry and Roots & Wings. MORE

The next High School Open Mic is May 13, 7 pm. Rock, jazz. classical, poetry, spoken word, stand up, solo, duets, bands ... all welcome! I Interested? Text Marie at 917-647-7881. Audience members welcome, too. In Fellowship Hall.

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The LAB Theater will be hosting a staged reading of a new play in progress, “Murder Birds” on May 20 at 4 pm and May 21 at 7 pm. Seating is limited. The event is free. Donations are encouraged. Visit rivertownslab.org for more information. To RSVP, please send an e-mail to learninglab@southpres.org or text 917-647-7881.

The LAB Musical is performing “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” on Saturday, June 2, at 7:30 pm. The event is free. Donations are encouraged. To RSVP, please send an e-mail to learninglab@southpres.org or text 917-647-7881.

Dobbs Ferry Food Pantry Honors Int'l Womens Day

Joe Crookston at Common Ground Concerts @ South Church on Saturday, May 20, 7:30 pm. Songwriter, guitarist, painter, fiddler, slide player, eco-village member, and believer in all things possible. 

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