Ready to Serve Ready to go where you will lead. Chorus: I’m ready, ready Lord. I’m ready to serve. I’m ready to serve. Ready to love as You love me. Walkin’ in faith and offering praise, I’m...
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Deacons’ Fund Offering in August
Remember Offering Envelopes? In February and August there are special offering envelopes intended for the Deacons’ fund. Some people still use the box of envelopes, but many people now give electronically,...
Deacons’ Corner May 2016 — And news about the Food Pantry
Beautiful, beautiful Jesus is beautiful, And Jesus makes beautiful Things of my life. Carefully touching me, causing my eyes to see. Jesus makes beautiful Things of my life. ~Dennis Cleveland To...
Deacons’ Corner February 2016
Remember when you were a kid and got into deep conversations with your friends about big topics like sin and how to get into Heaven? It could really get to be a scary discussion trying to figure out...
It’s Time for the Deacons’ Fund Offering
Remember Offering Envelopes? In February and August there are special offering envelopes intended for the Deacons’ fund. Some people still use the box of envelopes, but many people now give electronically,...
Deacons’ News: Transportation and Ministry
What does the Transportation Ministry do? We attempt to fulfill transportation needs for the members of First Presbyterian Church of Yorktown. These needs would be short term transportation of persons...
Toys for Tots 2015 a Big Success!
Volunteers Sophia Primiana, Amy Primiani, Marty Scatola, Christine Edelman, and Drew Edelman The Deacons, acting as partner with USMC Reserve Yorktown Area Chapter, held their Toys for Tots distribution ...
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...
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...
Deacons’ News – October 2015
Fall is definitely here and there seems to be so much excitement in the air! We can’t help but think about and anticipate all of the activities, special dates and celebrations that will be coming...