I remember years ago.. Christmases when the children were young. So much eager anticipation…so much excitement in the waiting…so much preparation. There was the pageant, which we still have...
Author: Donna Gresh
The Knit Togethers Make the Holidays Bright
The Knit Togethers knit over 200 items a year. They began in 2003, and since 2006 they have operated as part of the Mission Commission. In 2017 they gave 170 lap blankets and sweaters to Somers Manor...
Holiday Book Suggestions from your Adult Ed Team
Looking for the “perfect” holiday gift? The Adult Planning team suggests choosing one of the following books. If you are reading this digitally, you can click on the title to purchase from Amazon....
December 2017 Disciple
December, 2017 Disciple
The Christmas Joy Offering helps form future leaders of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Their student days may have been a generation apart, but both Lemuel Garcia-Arroyo and his nephew Jasiel Hernandez found the Presbyterian Pan American School (Pan Am) to be an incubator for Christian...
In the Church Library: Two Books for Advent
Two new books in the Church Library are especially relevant for the Advent season. Waiting Here for You, an Advent Journey of Hope (242 G) is a set of daily readings and prayers for Advent, with an added...
Pastor’s Message – From Darkness to Light
I continue to be surprised this time of year by how early darkness settles over our part of the world. I get so used to it staying light later in the summer that by the time we reach winter the contrast...
Single Service on December 31
This year, New Year’s Eve falls on a Sunday. We will have a single service at 10:00 am that day.
YAV Emma – What Peace?
Emma writes: So what do I believe? This year is an excuse to declare myself a constant learner, or, a student of planet earth, a phrase coined by an artist I met here. But in all honesty, I really don’t...
Christmas Joy gifts help bring about happy endings after tragedies strike
In 2014, Elisabeth Scotland’s college graduation day turned from joy and celebration to trauma and heartache in an instant. After receiving her diploma from Boston University, Elisabeth, along with...