Riverside United Church
Rosemere QC
J7A 1H4
Who we are
Rosemere Memorial, Christ Church and Northlea United have joined together under a new name Riverside United Church. We serve the North Shore and Laval.
Our church welcomes any and all who seek a safe place to explore spirituality and faith. We believe that growth happens in relationship with one another and with all of life. It is in loving relationship with the Holy Mystery that we try to live out our values in this world as one family.
OUR VISION
We here at Riverside seek to live out two central tenets of our faith: love our God and love our neighbour.
Everyone comes to God in different times and different ways. We do not believe that any person should feel rushed on their spiritual journey. No matter where you find yourself in relationship to the universe, we offer the chance here at Riverside to explore and live out your faith.
Loving our neighbour is one of the greatest commandments Jesus gave us. In our community, we seek to do this by showing each other patience and openness. Regardless of one's gender, race, sexual orientation, education or class, ALL invited to be a part of our family. We also believe that love of neighbour is not something that is just done with words, but involves actions as well. We seek to bring justice and equity to those whose experiences have been marginalized. Our Outreach ministries bring love to those both in our church and in the wider community.
Our church welcomes any and all who seek a safe place to explore spirituality and faith. We believe that growth happens in relationship with one another and with all of life. It is in loving relationship with the Holy Mystery that we try to live out our values in this world as one family.
OUR VISION
We here at Riverside seek to live out two central tenets of our faith: love our God and love our neighbour.
Everyone comes to God in different times and different ways. We do not believe that any person should feel rushed on their spiritual journey. No matter where you find yourself in relationship to the universe, we offer the chance here at Riverside to explore and live out your faith.
Loving our neighbour is one of the greatest commandments Jesus gave us. In our community, we seek to do this by showing each other patience and openness. Regardless of one's gender, race, sexual orientation, education or class, ALL invited to be a part of our family. We also believe that love of neighbour is not something that is just done with words, but involves actions as well. We seek to bring justice and equity to those whose experiences have been marginalized. Our Outreach ministries bring love to those both in our church and in the wider community.
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Rev. Helen Hliaras
Leader Position:
Minister
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Leader Email:
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Administration
Admin Name:
Brenda Mandel
Admin Position:
Treasurer
Phone:
Admin Email:
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Mailing Address
200 Chem. de la Grande-Côte
Rosemère, QC
J7A 1H4
Rosemère, QC
J7A 1H4
Riverside United Church Service Times
Sunday Worship is at 11:00am every Sunday.
You are invited to join us each Sunday for our worship service. It begins at 11:00am. You can attend both in-person or on Zoom. Zoom link to our services are emailed out each week.
Our worship is filled with time for prayer, singing, and reflection on the Old and New Testament scriptures. Whether it's your first time back to church in a long while, or you come every Sunday, we welcome anyone to our worship who is seeking a time of community and an experience of Spirit.
It's been more than a year since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
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You are invited to join us each Sunday for our worship service. It begins at 11:00am. You can attend both in-person or on Zoom. Zoom link to our services are emailed out each week.
Our worship is filled with time for prayer, singing, and reflection on the Old and New Testament scriptures. Whether it's your first time back to church in a long while, or you come every Sunday, we welcome anyone to our worship who is seeking a time of community and an experience of Spirit.
It's been more than a year since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
Please contact the church to confirm Service Times or SUBSCRIBE to updates below
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Riverside United Church History
Riverside United Church is a newly formed church. In 2018, Northlea United, Christ Church United, and Rosemere United came together to form one community: Riverside. Together, these churches have long history of serving the towns of Deux Montagnes, Rosemere and Laval. For information about any documents from these previous churches, please contact us.
In the past few years, Riverside has been navigating the journey of forming one identity together.
Mission & History
Protestants living in Rosemere used to travel to Ste. Thérèse United Church for worship, but after World War II, the community began to expand. In 1946 the Official board of that church decided to hold alternate services at Ste. Thérèse and the Protestant School’s assembly hall in Rosemere. When school expansion ended this arrangement, the Rosemere Citizens’ Association offered space in the Rosemere Community Hall and in this new location the Rosemere service became a weekly occurrence.
The Montreal Presbytery of the United Church of Canada voted in 1948, to recognize Rosemere Memorial Church and on December 12th the Rev. R. DeWitt Scott, Secretary of Presbytery, formally brought the church into being. The Rev. George A. Norman was the first pastor, with W.B. Pat Earl and Stewart Haward serving as the first Elders.
The need for a building that would contain not only the place of worship but space for related activities resulted in a fund drive in 1949. The original projected cost was $45,000, of which $15,000 was raised locally, with the balance coming from Montreal Presbytery’s Finance and Extension Board and a mortgage with McGill University. A Sunday School registration of 65 children in 1948 was a major motivating factor. The site was chosen as a result of land donations by Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Mason and the Tylee family. The original building was formally opened on June 19, 1952. The church’s name, Rosemere Memorial, was chosen not only to acknowledge the many memorial gifts of furnishings and equipment which graced the new sanctuary, but also to acknowledge that this was originally a community church that had formal links with the United Church of Canada but which numbered among its worshippers Anglicans and people from several Protestants denominations.
The new suburban church thrived, its Sunday School reaching an enrolment of 170 children and 22 teachers by 1955. There has been an active Women’s Association, now known as the United Church Women, from the beginning. The church has always been community minded, both in the offering of space for community activities and needs, but also in mission outreach. The church has a proud history of lay involvement in the work of the wider church as well, and has provided a training base for a number of theological students and interns, as well as being the home church of several candidates. The church has been blessed in its active and dedicated pastors: Mr. Norman, Jack Cooper, Lawrence Pushee, Neil Wallace and George MacDonald, each bringing special gifts which have enriched the life of our pastoral charge. The initiatives of the present pastor, the Rev. Tom Kurdyla, in motivating various small group fellowship initiatives and in his encouragement of the participation of younger families in the life of the church is much appreciated.
In the past few years, Riverside has been navigating the journey of forming one identity together.
Mission & History
Protestants living in Rosemere used to travel to Ste. Thérèse United Church for worship, but after World War II, the community began to expand. In 1946 the Official board of that church decided to hold alternate services at Ste. Thérèse and the Protestant School’s assembly hall in Rosemere. When school expansion ended this arrangement, the Rosemere Citizens’ Association offered space in the Rosemere Community Hall and in this new location the Rosemere service became a weekly occurrence.
The Montreal Presbytery of the United Church of Canada voted in 1948, to recognize Rosemere Memorial Church and on December 12th the Rev. R. DeWitt Scott, Secretary of Presbytery, formally brought the church into being. The Rev. George A. Norman was the first pastor, with W.B. Pat Earl and Stewart Haward serving as the first Elders.
The new suburban church thrived, its Sunday School reaching an enrolment of 170 children and 22 teachers by 1955. There has been an active Women’s Association, now known as the United Church Women, from the beginning. The church has always been community minded, both in the offering of space for community activities and needs, but also in mission outreach. The church has a proud history of lay involvement in the work of the wider church as well, and has provided a training base for a number of theological students and interns, as well as being the home church of several candidates. The church has been blessed in its active and dedicated pastors: Mr. Norman, Jack Cooper, Lawrence Pushee, Neil Wallace and George MacDonald, each bringing special gifts which have enriched the life of our pastoral charge. The initiatives of the present pastor, the Rev. Tom Kurdyla, in motivating various small group fellowship initiatives and in his encouragement of the participation of younger families in the life of the church is much appreciated.
I am in Thy Presence
Help me, Lord, to remember that Christianity is not to be confined to the church ... nor exercised only in prayer and meditation, but that everywhere I am in Thy Presence.
Riverside United Church listing was last updated on the 5th of May, 2022
