Items for the Hat and Mitten Tree, Bedford Prison, and Toys for Teens will be collected during the services on Giving Sunday, December 6. You can find details of what is requested below. (If you are unable...
Food Pantry Plus
Deacons’ Corner: Loaves, Fishes, and the Food Pantry
I was thinking recently about the Bible stories of Jesus feeding the 5,000 people who had come to hear him preach and ask for healing. It was late in the day and the Disciples had implored Jesus to send...
Help us reach our goal for the food pantry matching grant
FOOD PANTRY MATCHING GRANT UPDATE Give to the food pantry so that your gift may be matched. So far this year, nearly $4,000 has been given to the food pantry. Our goal each year is at least $10,000....
Calling All Knitters and Crocheters!
The Deacons are sponsoring the “Hat and Mitten Tree” again this year and will have a tree in the gathering space during advent. People can make or purchase hats, mittens, and scarves and hang...
It’s Time to Start Bringing in School Supplies!
On Saturday, August 8 our Food Pantry will distribute school supplies to children. We will be purchasing kits of supplies for the younger grades, and are asking the congregation to bring in supplies...
The Diaper Ministry
Jesus loves me! This I know, For the Bible tells me so; Little Ones to Him belong; They are weak, But He is strong. Jesus loves me! This I know, As he loved so long ago, Taking children on His knee, Saying,...
Support the Deacons’ Diaper Ministry
Be a Diaper Sponsor – Help Cover Bottoms in Need! The Deacon Diaper Ministry is a new initiative to help the youngest in our community. Diapers are expensive! Parents struggling financially are...
The Food Pantry: A Brief History
For over 30 years, the FPCY Food Pantry has been serving the less fortunate of our community. And as with many things, it started small. As a matter of fact, it was a closet. The Deacons had been reactivated...
Special Offering for the Deacons’ Fund
Remember Offering Envelopes? In February and August there are special offering envelopes intended for the Deacons’ fund. Some people still use the box of envelopes, but many people now give electronically,...
Hat and Mitten Tree
Donations accepted now for the Food Pantry on December 6 & 22. Tis the season for giving and keeping warm… Please give children’s and teen’s new hats, scarves and gloves for the...