Thank you to everyone who participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring. $415 dollars was collected which will be used to purchase food gift cards to be distributed by St. Gregory’s Pantry. Tom Brady may have won his seventh super bowl, but you have shown who the real winner is in tackling hunger in our […]
New Jersey is getting more COVID tests but Ocean County is getting 40% less. These are the headlines today in the Asbury Park Press. Oh, and let’s add the arrival of new variants of the virus that make it more transmissible and more resistant to the vaccine that we can’t get. Feeling frustrated and dismayed? […]
“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations I am exalted in the earth Psalm 46:10 For most of us the events unfolding in Washington during the last week have been frightening and upsetting. A violent assault of the capitol by our own countrymen is unknown to us and to […]
God has entrusted us to care for and cultivate His creation. In January we’ll discover how to do that by taking responsibility. Whether it’s the work we need to accomplish, the people we meet, or the words we use: life is filled with moments where we can decide to take responsibility and use what we […]
Our letter this week was K. Our sign language was kite. Some of our projects were making kites, kings, Kris Kringle, and koalas. We made Christmas cards for the parents and wrapped our Christmas gifts. We read Kitty Cat Kitty Cat, Kises, King Bidgood’s in the Bathtub, the King’s Cat and more. We did a […]
Each Christmas Season our congregation supports many different ministries that serve a variety of people. This year is no different. Below are some of the ministries that will once again be supported here at PPPC. Even though we have changed our procedures from years past, compassion and generosity towards others still remains at the heart […]
For most of us, the holiday season is heartwarming. It is a special time to celebrate with gratitude all the good things in our lives. But many in our local community can use help in putting food on the table this Thanksgiving. From now and throughout the December holiday season, the Deacons are asking for […]
Since 2004 every November our PW and church have been packing shoebox gifts bringing hope and joy to millions of children in 170 countries around the world along with many other churches and organizations. This year in the middle of a pandemic it is even more important to let these children know they are loved […]
Ecclesia Reformata Semper Reformanda The Church Reformed and Always Reforming This Sunday we will celebrate Reformation Sunday. It is that Sabbath on which we annually acknowledge the unique history of the Protestant Reformation. Like all movements of renewal and reform, the Protestant Reformation was responding to perceived excesses and distortions in the medieval church. However, […]