We are heading into the busiest time of the year at the Pantry. Currently the pantry serves an average of 180-200 families per pantry, but we anticipate closer to 300 families for the Thanksgiving Pantry...
Our Mission
Why I Volunteer at the Food Pantry
(From the 8:00am worship service on October 20, 2024) Hi, I’m Donna Gresh. Those of you who get our blog posts in your email (ask me later how to do that) may often see my name, as one of my activities...
What DO the Deacons Do?
What Do the Deacons Do? The answer to that question is: many things! To remind you, below are the various ministries in which the Deacons are involved. Also included below are the contact names for the...
Donations of Warm Weather Wear Requested
Donations of winter garments are needed at Cornerstone Treatment Facilities in Rhinebeck, NY. Many of the patients arrive for treatment of mental illness and substance misuse with little to no warm coats,...
Would You Like to Help at the Food Pantry?
We’ve migrated to on-line sign ups through Realm Connect, and are delighted that it is enabling us to reach new volunteers. We welcome volunteers 16 years of age and older. If you are interested in volunteering,...
Peace and Global Witness Offering for Seeds for Peace
Peace and Global Witness Offering During the entire month of October, we will be collecting the Peace & Global Witness offering. Our 25% portion of this offering will be donated to Seeds For Peace,...
Garden of Hope — Harvest season at the garden is here!
The Thursday harvests are smaller than last year, but still respectable. Green beans have been a staple, with peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, squash, radish also yielding well. It has been a challenging...
Item of the Month for October: All Kinds of Fruit!
We buy food in bulk from Feeding Westchester, but not all the items we’d like to offer are always available. Fruit of all kinds (canned, dried, and fruit juice) is a challenge for our Pantry. We always...
Can You Help at the Garden of Hope on Saturday?
Call for help! Please come to work this Saturday, 10/6. anytime between 10-2! The GOH has had a challenging year with many rabbits and other critters getting into the garden. We already have a trench...
Garden of Hope Update
2024 has been the year of the rabbit (okay, I know it is the year of the dragon, thank goodness that’s not the problem!). It has been a slow start. The traps have shown us that in addition to rabbits,...