Sunday, November 12, is Peace and Justice Sunday. Rick Ufford-Chase will be joining us. Rick and his wife Kitty Ufford-Chase are the co-directors of the Stony Point Center. Rick is the author of Faithful...
Our Mission
Alternative Giving Market November 12 and 19, 2017
The Christmas market is sponsored by the Mission Commission and the Sunday School to promote the ideas of honoring Jesus’ birthday by helping others with the gifts we purchase, and of buying...
Service opportunities at the Food Pantry — Come One, Come All !
This is our busiest time of year ! We need help on Fridays (see dates below) for sorting and shelf stocking, as well as picking up leftover bread from two local businesses; and on Saturday mornings...
Please Help the Food Pantry Reach its 2017 $10,000 Matching Goal
DID YOU KNOW? The FPCY Food Pantry has a matching grant that is critical to our ability to serve the hungry. The grant will match up to $10,000 per year in monetary donations from...
Commission Carnival October 15
Have you ever marveled at how many upcoming activities and events are mentioned during announcements at worship or in the Disciple? Have you ever wondered how so many things “just happen”? Well,...
Blessed are the Peacemakers – Peacemaking Offering
A gift to the Peace & Global Witness Offering enables the church to promote the Peace of Christ by addressing systems of injustice across the world. Individual congregations are encouraged to utilize...
Mission Trip Sunday – September 24, 2017
Scripture Lesson: Luke 10:25-37. Reflections by Ryan Chin, Max Tieche. Scripture Lesson: Mark 10:17-22. Reflections by Barbara Humphrey, Margaret Gruber, Sophie Low. To read the worship bulletin,...
YAV Emma in the Philippines – First Three Weeks
Emma writes: From our itinerary so far, I’d like to pull out just a few pieces of my experience to share. First, I want to explain that this experience, from my own perspective, has been at times uncomfortable....
Shopping at Amazon Can Help the Church!
Did you know that Amazon will give 0.5% of eligible purchases to the church if you set the church (“First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown”) as your designated charity in the Amazon Smile program? Just...
Grassroots Leadership welcomes YAV Elizabeth Welliver to its Austin staff.
Elizabeth joins Grassroots as the fifth Young Adult Volunteer (YAV) to serve with the immigration team since 2012. The Young Adult Volunteer program with the Presbyterian Church (USA) offers the opportunity...