RIVERSIDE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Earth Care Month

This year the church is celebrating Earth Care with activities throughout the month of April culminating on Earth Day at the church on Sunday, April 21st. Join us for any or all of these fun activities celebrating our earth and community.

Dress down on April 21 so you can bike, walk or skate to church to save on money and fossil fuels.

Field Trip to Native Plant Nusery

Saturday, April 6, 10:00 am - 3:30 pm

Field Trip to Native Plant Nursery

Kick off RPC’s Earth Month with a visit to Bella Jardins Boutique, a native plant nursery in Starke. We will meet in the small church parking lot at 10:00 am to caravan to the nursery. Jeanni Perry, owner, will explain why she gave up her real job for this satisfying and important work with native plants. The nursery boasts 145 different native plants across 5 acres with walkways meandering throughout. Bring your own lunch and wear your walking shoes (or put in your request and one of us will find the plants for you). Contact Lisa Williams (904-238-9412) or Carol Platt (904-303-6236) with questions.

Special Sunday School Class - Birding in Your Backyard with Jody Willis

Sunday, April 7 at 9:30 am

Special Sunday School Class - Birding in Your Backyard with Jody Willis 

This presentation illustrates a simple step-by-step process you can use to transform your yard from a dead zone to a thriving native plant habitat for butterflies, bees, and most importantly, birds. It will help you understand why a native habitat is so important to our future and the simple steps you take to help our native birds.

Youth Group

Sunday, April 7, 5:00 - 7:00 pm

Youth Group 

Kathy Stark and Lisa Williams will lead a discussion on native plants for our youth!

IXIA Native Plant Sale

Saturday, April 13- IXIA Native Plant Sale at Native Park (3006 Park St) (on your own).

Earth Day Worship

April 21- Earth Day at RPC! 

Dress down so you can bike, walk or skate to church to save on money and fossil fuels.

8:30 am and 10:30 am - Special Earth Day Worship Service

This will include a special time for children (10:30 service) as well as liturgy and music to celebrate the earth’s beauty and bounty.

Special Sunday School Class - Walk and Talk with Shannon Blankinship

Sunday, April 21 at 9:30 am

Special Sunday School Class - Walk and Talk with Shannon Blankinship

Join Shannon Blankinship, Director of RAP (Riverside Avondale Preservation) and other Riversiders as we walk the Five Points neighborhood. Shannon will explain the challenges and hopes for the area and what we can do to help.

Walk and Talk: Native Plants

Saturday, May 11

Walk and Talk: Native Plants, 9:00–11:00 am

Meet at 3306 Park Street

Join owner and landscape designer, Nick Freeman, for a Walk and Talk on native plants at Native Park. Nick Freeman will walk us through the demonstration gardens at Native Park and 

discuss the importance of using natives in the home 

landscape. Afterward, native plants will be 

available for purchase. 


Contact Lisa Williams (904-238-9412) 

or Carol Proctor (904-472-7542) with questions.

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Staff Contact

The Rev. Dana Riley

Associate Pastor of Community Outreach