One way to practice stewardship of the earth is to support farms either by shopping directly at the farm or through Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programs. A CSA program invites members of the...
Author: Donna Gresh
Food Pantry Item of the Month for May: Canned Tuna
This month we are again asking for canned tuna– high in protein and versatile. As you know, we have a Full Choice model at the Food Pantry, where our clients can choose items that best fulfill...
The New York Plastic Bag Ban
New York’s ban, which begins next March, will forbid stores to provide customers with single-use plastic bags, which are non-biodegradable and have been blamed for everything from causing...
I Give My Heart to … the Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting — Easter Sunday, 2019
Scripture Lessons: Luke 24:1-11 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-6, 51-57. Sermon by Tami Seidel and Chip Low: I Give My Heart to .. the Resurrection of the Body and Life Everlasting. Read the worship bulletin. To...
Can You Help with a Garden for our Food Pantry Clients?
We are letting you know about a local project raising food this Spring and Summer for food pantries. Some Yorktown and Peekskill houses of worship, including our own, are working a large FREE garden space...
YAV Erin in Asheville — Allowed to be Imperfect
Erin writes of her vocational discernment studies, including this ….Think of what you were when you were called. I’m one of the people who can clearly identify a call moment, so...
New in the Church Library: Surprised by Hope
A recent book by leading biblical scholar N. T. Wright is now in the Church Library. Surprised by Hope; Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church (234 W) takes on the ambitious...
Pastor’s Message: “I believe; help my unbelief!”
I’ve appreciated conversations with many of you about your thoughts on the Apostles’ Creed. It is clear that the Creed was an important part of your faith formation. Memorizing the Creed with phrases...
The Gardeners of Eden
“The kiss of the sun for pardon, the song of the birds for mirth, one is nearer to God’s heart in a garden than anywhere else on earth.” The “Gardeners of Eden,” a group of gardeners (and weeders...
Church School News for April
Happy Spring to all of our Sunday School families! Throughout March, we have been learning about The Prodigal Son in our rotations through Art, Bible Skills and Games, Cooking and Science. As we approach...