In 2017, the mission commission worked with the Bridges to Community organization to sponsor a trip to the Dominican Republic, the purpose of which was to rehab and expand a house in the community of Caimonial....
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Item of the Month for January: Hearty Soup
As you know, we now have a Full Choice model at the Food Pantry, where our clients can choose items that best fulfill the needs of their household. We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but...
Giving in Gratitude
Dear Church Family- Your faithful generosity throughout 2019 has made a substantial impact on many lives through our ministry together. We have much to celebrate: The addition of Garrett Artman as our...
The Hat and Mitten Tree
Each year in December we are able to give hats and mittens to our Food Pantry families through the generous donations to our hat and mitten tree, and especially due to the very generous knitters who donated...
Followup on our House-Building Effort in DR this Past Summer
Chip recently received a note from Jeanine Racioppo, Director of Development, Bridges to Community: Hello 2019 First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown trip attendees, Happy Holidays – I hope all is...
YAV Ailih: Living into Matthew
YAV Ailih writes of her work on a DC immigrant rights organization’s detainee hotline, including this reflection on her experience: The idea of being an active ally to marginalized groups aligns with...
Our Outreach to Beaveridge Seniors: Can You Help?
The Food Pantry team is looking for help delivering bags of groceries and elder care supplies to the Beaveridge senior citizens community. This is a twice-a-month effort, and substitute/backup drivers...
Ailih: A Season of YAV
Ailih shares some photos from her first few months as a YAV in Washington D.C. On August 25 we commissioned Ailih Weeldreyer and Langley Hoyt as Young Adult Volunteers, who will both be serving in Washington,...
YAV Langley on Gratitude
Langley writes: Every Sunday night, the YAV house gathers in our living room with our site coordinator, Blair, for dinner and devotions. This week, while the Netflix “fireplace for your home”...
From YAV Langley: Blog for the Office of Public Witness.
Langley writes: This week, I published my first blog with the Office of Public Witness. Writing a blog for OPW was a bit different than writing for my personal YAV blog, because it was more driven by...