Due to the especially difficult events in today’s world and life challenges many are facing, the Deacon’s established a Mental Health Ministry to offer tools as a guide to good mental health. The...
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Pantry News
We hope that the Journey into Food Insecurity messages during Lent educated and inspired the congregation on this topic so near to our hearts. If you missed any of them, you can find them on our website—...
There’s Still Time to Help the Food Pantry by Buying a Stop and Shop Reusable Bag
You can never have too many reusable shopping bags right? Well, perhaps that’s not strictly true, but they are handy to have. Not only for the grocery shopping; they are great for hauling supplies to...
Easter Offering
In this season of rebirth and renewal, we have the opportunity to support the Easter Offering. This year, the offering will be split between the Jan Peek House shelter for people experiencing homelessness...
Bring Your “Special” Recyclables to our April 25 Outdoor Service
You may recall hearing about this initiative last March, just before “the world turned upside down.” Our Middle School Youth Group began an initiative to offer us the opportunity to recycle...
Two Earth Day Services on Sunday, April 25
We will be marking Earth Day this year with two services. A special Earth Day service will be offered by our Green Team online on our Facebook page at 10am. At 3 pm we will be holding an OUTDOOR Earth...
40 Cans for Lent — Easter Message
40 Cans for Lent invited us to donate 40 cans to the pantry over the 40 days of Lent and to do eight weekly practices that raise our awareness of the lives of those experiencing food insecurity. You can...
Community Bag Program to Support FPCY Food Pantry
The First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown Food Pantry has been selected by local Stop & Shop store leadership as the benefiting non-profit in the Community Bag Program! For the month of April 2021,...
This Week’s 40 Cans for Lent Message
When we find comfort in the predictability of life, it can be quite difficult to embrace the unknown. Many of our neighbors, however, live with the unknown everyday. Not knowing if there will be enough...
Food Pantry March 27
The Food Pantry will be distributing food on Saturday, March 27 from 9 to 11. Clients should be aware that the Town of Yorktown Easter Egg Hunt will be that same morning at Downing Park across from the...