“BECOME GOD’S HANDS AND FEET” When my daughter came home all excited about the announcement of the mission trip to the Dominican Republic, she first asked if she could go and then she asked if I...
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Giving Opportunities this Holiday Season
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...
Alternative Giving Market November 15 and 22
The Christmas market is sponsored by the Church School and by the Mission Commission to promote the ideas of less commercial Christmas gifts and honoring Jesus’ birthday by helping others...
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...
A Heartbreaking Story from Peru
On August 30, our church commissioned three Young Adult Volunteers for their year of service. They are each writing about their experiences on personal blogs. In a recent post, Shaina Miller in Peru shows us...
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...
YAV Volunteer Alex – Their eyes were opened and they recognized Him
On August 30, our church commissioned three Young Adult Volunteers for their year of service. They are each writing about their experiences on personal blogs. Alex Sprague, who is working in Montana, posted...
News from the Mission Commission – October 2015
News Flash: FPCY Goes on First International Mission Trip in Eight Years! Wait- has it really been eight years?! Well yes it has. And rather than wait another eight years, we’d like to be able to...
“BECOME GOD’S HANDS AND FEET” — a First Hand Experience
Some of the considerations I had to contemplate before signing up for the mission trip to the Dominican Republic were the distance, the new culture, the hard work, the living conditions, the cost, and...
YAV Volunteer Shaina in Peru – “A walk in my (very dirty) shoes”
On August 30, our church commissioned three Young Adult Volunteers for their year of service. They are each writing about their experiences on personal blogs. Shaina Miller, who is working in a children’s...