Riverside Seventh-Day Adventist Church

06/03/2026

Even more good news! Kim Cunningham discharged home today, two days after her successful brain tumor surgery! This is incredibly amazing! More praising of our great God!

06/03/2026

Answered Prayer! PTL! Some of you are aware that we have been praying for one our teachers, Kim Cunningham, who had a brain tumor removed on Monday, June 1.

I just had the privilege of visiting Kim this afternoon (6/2) in PHSW ICU and gave her the quilt that Leona Leafty, one of our quilters, made for her, a quilt that was blessed at our last worship service. She was thrilled with it.

What a miracle girl she is - awake, alert, and amazing nurses and doctors alike. Her Physical Therapist said, “Well I guess you won’t be needing my services.” Discharge planner had the same response. Tonight or tomorrow, she will be graduating to the 6th floor in the Tower. No rehab center to follow either! Most likely she will be discharging home this week.

We all have so much to be thankful for! PTL! Kim is a living, breathing, walking miracle. And we have the privilege of knowing her! PTL!

05/31/2026

Here are the highlights of our 05/30/26 worship service:

More Piano Praise with Greg Scribner:

https://youtu.be/R5MaSZsKEG4?si=ZAdf93lT5XMB9j-u

Riverside Announcements for the week featuring two big Friday events on our RCS Campus - the annual Color Fun Run, and the RCS Carnival, a special School Family event:

https://youtu.be/f_7-iCtvAfI?si=uxtBgvcKtf2Kbyo0

A very special Quilt Blessing:

https://youtu.be/05TS8OPw1Qs?si=vntmpRNrsKALDICJ

Mission Spotlight from Kenya - The School Where Hands Worship:

https://youtu.be/CMDXpiUo1xY?si=2B1v0egZ_ywocPlw

Riverside Praise & Worship led by Bernadine Paulson & Cheryl Moulton, accompanied by Greg Scribner:

https://youtu.be/_YO8RYnI8hI?si=kZIT-dAofVKRJoYc

And the message of the day - “Carriers of Light”by Rick Bowes of International Children’s Care (ICC) :

https://youtu.be/N_5dGX3hWMg?si=Hae_xQNeI0gpNtu_

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05/28/2026

Your Prayers are Requested for our dear friend, Pastor Annette Nettles - Wed. Evening 5/27 11:00 pm.

She is currently in ER at a hospital in the Seattle area. Her granddaughter, Brianna, is with her. She appears to be having a stroke with high blood pressure and showing other symptoms. She is having a CT scan right now to determine if that is the case. Aaron's death has been very hard on her. 🙏 please!

Update from Brianna at 11:15 pm:

“There are no active new strokes happening but they do see an old stroke. They can’t tell how old it is. They are doing an MRI soon because it gives them a clearer picture to make sure nothing new is going on. Her blood pressure is going down a little too. She’s alert, talking and seems to be starting to feel better. ❤️‍🩹🙏

05/25/2026

Here's a YouTube link to the Oregon Adventist Men's Chorus 2026 Spring Concert (05/23/26) in case you missed it in-person or were unable to access the live-stream online.

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05/23/2026

Former Riverside member, Lloyd Knecht, passed to his rest in Jesus this weekend at age 102. Oh how we long for that “Great Gettin’ Up Morning!”

05/23/2026

Welcome!

05/21/2026

Please pray for Sami Carpenter and Lianna Smith. Sami has been quite ill this week. Lianna went to Legacy Salmon Creek on Monday, had a CT scan and hoped to discharge home later that day. Prior to discharge, the doctor wanted to check with the vascular team and was informed she had a blood clot. She eventually got home for the night, but was picked up 4:30 am the next morning and taken to Legacy Immanuel in Portland to have the blood clot removed surgically. On Wednesday, she texted of being in a lot of pain, being treated with pills and numbing cream.

05/21/2026

We love the Sabbaths every month when our school, Riverside Christian School, and its students lead or participate in our worship service. Here are the highlights from Sabbath, 05/16/26:

Riverside Announcements for the week:

https://youtu.be/vIEN5odfwQM?si=7oWWQzGdFcz-qqAi

Riverside Praise & Worship led by Cami Ramsey & Dick Edmundson, and signed by RCS students:

https://youtu.be/stfUrw7vUhU?si=RYNQ3ocX7mohEEiG

8th Grader, Vanessa, gave an excellent sermonette titled, “Show Me,” and Kindergartener, Dana, sang a beautiful rendition of “Jesus Loves Me,” followed by Pastor Merrill offering the Church Family Prayer:

https://youtu.be/Bycfkni-G9k?si=hNa7OCXrrfk7ZXp4

Cami Ramsey read her illustrated Children’s Story, “The Rich Fool” to the children present:

https://youtu.be/BC8hiaGZY6w?si=lugGLkkTm_4Sr6X9

And Pastor Merrill Caviness gave the message of day, the last message in his “Acts of the Holy Spirit” series concluding where he began his series in Acts, chapter 2 - “Oikos Community:”

https://youtu.be/uV6vddj3nRk?si=U9ih9-mL5tL2SOoy

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05/17/2026

An update on Ed Cleveland, from his daughter, Diana on Saturday night, 5/16/26:

“There are not enough words to describe the loss we feel at loosing such an extraordinary human being….But there is comfort in knowing we will see him again in Heaven!!

* I dunno about y’all, but I always loved Dad’s mischievous side best… sharing some of my favorites below.”

Please keep his wife, Teresa, Diana, and the rest of family in your prayers as they grieve their loss.