Hezekiah House Summer of 2023 work from various groups
BLESSING BAGS - REACHING OUT AND HELPING THOSE IN NEED
When someone tells me about giving away one of the blessing bags, his/her face lights up with joy. We are also receiving a blessing in return. We continue to fill the Blessing Bags with your gracious donations. We have given away 8 bags so far and we also took ten to Christ Kitchen. We would like to give away more but need your help. If you think you could take a bag or two, the children will be in the Narthex handing them out on Evangelism Sunday. The Evangelism Committee Members will be close by to answer any questions.
Special Offerings of the PC(USA) supported by our congregation.
Pentecost Offering
The Pentecost Offering is traditionally received on the day of Pentecost. It provides a direct way to meet the needs of children at risk, youth, and young adults. Congregations are encouraged to keep 40 percent of the Offering to support ministry with children at risk in their communities.The General Assembly’s portion (60 percent) provides leadership development opportunities for Presbyterian youth and young adults and supports children-at-risk programs at the national level.
One Great Hour of Sharing
Since 1949, Presbyterians have joined with millions of other Christians through One Great Hour of Sharing to share God’s love with people experiencing need. Our gifts support ministries of disaster response, refugee assistance and resettlement, and community development that help people find safe refuge, start new lives and work together to strengthen their families and communities. Recognizing that the hope we have in Christ is lived out in our hope for one another, we respond with gifts that help our sisters and brothers around the world find the hope for a brighter future.
Christmas Joy Offering?
For more than 70 years, Presbyterians have given generously at Christmas to support the unmet needs of families who have devoted their lives to the mission of the PC(USA). Today this Offering is shared equally by the Assistance Program of the Board of Pensions, which provides critical assistance to Presbyterian church workers and their families, and Presbyterian-affiliated racial ethnic schools and colleges, which enable students to develop their gifts and find their calling. The Offering dates back to the 1930s, when the former Presbyterian Church in the United States began an offering to supplement inadequate retirement income and provide supplemental medical insurance for former ministers, missionaries, church workers, and their families
Peace & Global Witness
The Peace & Global Witness Offering encourages the church to cast off anxiety and fear, discord and division, and embrace our God's mission of reconciliation to those around the corner and around the world.
Cents-Ability is a small first step in the battle against hunger and poverty. Congregations invite every member — of all ages — to contribute a few cents at every meal. This simple act is an expression of thanks for what we have received. It is also a commitment to share with others in response to Jesus' command "You give them something to eat." When members bring their offerings to church on the appointed Sunday, all of those coins "make a joyful noise unto the Lord" as they are received and dedicated.
Local and Community Ministries we sponsor and support:
Jubilee Emergency Assistance Fund -- emergency assistance for utilities, etc., St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Wednesdays 9:30 – 11:00 am
St. Albans Community Food Pantry – located at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Christ’s Kitchen – free lunch program. Open 8:30 am – noon Monday through Thursday and Saturday, located at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.
Jericho House – emergency shelter for women, children and intact families in crisis.
Daymark, Inc. – agency for at-risk youth ages 11-18 years of age.
Christmas Food Basket Program – St. Albans’ churches provide over 400 food baskets to the needy in our area. First Presbyterian Church supplies at least 50 baskets.
St. Paul Community and Economic Development Corporation – works with residents, businesses, organizations to revitalize Amandaville and surrounding areas.
The West Virginia Ministry of Advocacy and Workcamps (WVMAW) is a Christian ministry supported in part by the Presbyterian Church (USA) that offers the opportunity for discipleship by partnering with those in need whose lives have been devastated by natural disasters or by the disaster of poverty in areas of West Virginia. WVMAW partnered with St. Paul Community and Economic Development Corporation of St Albans, and provided two teams of volunteers. These teams helped to build a bathroom, wheel chair ramp, roof, porch, paint, trim, and gutter. Six families were served.
Gabriel Project
Located at Highlawn Presbyterian Church 2501 Washington Avenue in Saint Albans. Open from 12 to 2 on Thursdays. Mission of Gabriel Project is to protect and honor life by providing immediate and practical support to pregnant women and families with infants and young children under the age of two years.
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