Riverside United Church
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Eternal God, we unite in this covenant of faith, As we break bread and share the cup, Giving thanks for your love in Jesus, the Christ. We spread your table with these gifts of the earth And of our labour. We present to you our very lives, Committed to the good of creations. On behalf of all people in this sanctuary, We pray for the sick in our midst. We ask for your grace and mercy. We humbly pray to Jehovah to bless us from this table, let us remember those that are not her

Great and Heavenly Spirit, God of compassion, healing and comfort, We lift up in prayer the sacred lives of the children, some now known to us, all known to you, who died in residential schools. We lift up in prayer the sacred lives of the children who went missing from these schools and whose fates are unknown to those who held them most dear. We grieve the loss of so many thousands of these little ones, and we grieve especially their loss so far away from home. We grieve th

We give thanks, Creator, for Holy Love, for all the joy in our lives and in the World, for the vast “yes” of Your daring love that echoes through the ages. Our hearts tremble in delight when we realize again what beauty, what kindness, what goodness there is. The smell of holiday baking, the joy of summer vacations, sunshine and beauty, all bring wonder to our spirits and praise to our lips. We pray joy for people here and everywhere: for all who wait for the yes of acceptanc