First Presbyterian Church
of Philipstown
Join us for worship every Sunday at 10:30 am.
All are welcome!
Families, please note! Every Sunday morning your children can enjoy:
Nursery Care * A Children's Sermon * Sunday School * The Goat Bank!
Explore this site and you'll find there are many days and many ways
to engage and learn, celebrate and heal, help and serve others
at First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown (FPCP).
For upcoming services and activities: Just scroll down.
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To learn more about our pastor, Rev. Doris Chandler, just click here: Our Pastor
We are The Church of the Open Door.
Knowing that all community is a gift of God, we affirm there can be no exclusiveness about the body of Christ.
We welcome into our community and membership all people of God
regardless of ethnic heritage, national origin, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic standing;
and we encourage the full participation of all in the life of our congregation.
COMING UP: Opportunities to transform spirit
in ourselves, our church, and our community.
Interrupting Silence: Explore Ways to Speak Truth to Power with our Adult Study Group
Every Sunday from April 15 to May 20 at 9 a.m. All are welcome.
Silence is a complex matter. Silence can be found in holiness, prayer, grace, and meditation. But silence can also be oppression when those in power aim to silence voices of dissent. Walter Brueggemann urges us to speak up against injustice in his book Interrupting Silence. He shows us how the Bible is full of stories of marginalized people interrupting silence to speak truth to power.
Walk for Housing: A Walk to Benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
Sunday, April 22. Meet at Washington's Headquarters in Newburgh. Walk starts at 1:30 pm. All are welcome.
This annual event supports Habitat for Humanity's ongoing efforts to build homes, communities, and hope in Newburgh, NY. The route is about three miles long, and we will walk by more than 50 homes built by Habitat. Many of these Habitat homes were constructed with helping hands from our church and our community! Join us on our next Work Day. See below! For general information about the Walk for Housing and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh, please visit: http://habitatnewburgh.org
Help Build a Home for a Family: Join us at our next PresbyBuild Work Day in Newburgh!
Saturday, April 28. Carpool leaves the church at 7:30 a.m. and returns at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Are you 16 or older? You can help build a home for a family in need, just across the river in Newburgh. No construction experience is necessary! On-the-job training will be provided by the PresbyBuild team. There are jobs for everyone. Put your loving and generous spirit into action! For information or to volunteer, please contact Andy Larivee at alarivee@klauberlace.com. Thank you!
PAPA Meals: Serving the Hungry. Volunteers are needed and welcomed!
Next date for meal prep: Tuesday, May 1. All are welcome.
Each month our church provides a PAPA Meal to be served to the clients at Peekskill's Salvation Army soup kitchen. "PAPA" stands for the Peekskill Area Pastors' Association. Help is always needed in our church kitchen to prepare a simple, hearty casserole meal.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Amy Dul at atdul@optonline.net. Thank you!
Providing Help for the Homeless: Volunteers and donations needed for our next Midnight Run!
Saturday, May 5. All are welcome.
There are many ways you can support our Midnight Run mission to provide food, clothing, and conversation to homeless people in New York City. You can donate food or clothing before the Midnight Run; we'll provide you with a list of items that are greatly needed and appreciated. We also need volunteers to assist with trip preparation from 1-3 pm on the day of the Midnight Run (May 5). Or, you can sign up to go on the run, which leaves at 8:30 pm on Saturday, May 5 and serves people through the night in New York City returning to Cold Spring at 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 6. (Note: Space is limited for the trip to NYC. Please sign up ASAP!) For more information, or if you'd like to donate or volunteer, please contact Andy Larivee at alarivee@klauberlace.com. Thank you!
See the BABY ANIMALS at Glynwood! Our annual field trip is a rite of spring.
Sunday, May 6 at 12 noon (after church). All are welcome.
After church, bring the whole family to Glynwood to see baby cows, goats, and sheep in the barn! Witness the beginning of the cycle of life for these farm animals; we are grateful for all they give us. Plus: Petting baby goats is AMAZING! Thanks to Carolyn and Dave Llewellyn and the good folks at Glynwood for hosting this annual treat for all ages. Glynwood is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure the Hudson Valley is a region defined by food, where farming thrives. Glynwood's CSA helps bring fresh food to The Food Pantry. For more information about Glynwood visit glynwood.org/about-us
PREPARE FOR A RED-LETTER DAY:
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Sunday, May 20 at 10:30 am: Don't forget to WEAR RED!
**RED-HOT Chili Luncheon at 12 noon, following the service**
The Day of Pentecost is the climax of the Great Fifty Days of Easter. It celebrates the gift of the Spirit to the church. On this day, we are invited to wear red to the service, and the sanctuary is always resplendent in red, including pots of fresh red geraniums, to symbolize the joy and the fire of the Holy Spirit.
According to Acts 2:1-13, God gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to empower witnesses to the resurrection. Sounds from heaven, cosmic language, the rush of a mighty ruach (wind, spirit, breath) invaded the house in which the apostles gathered, and appeared to them as a burning fire. Tongues of fire touched their nerve centers. A power — the unseen power of God — moved among them and gripped them. The Holy Spirit is unseen, like the wind, which is why the Old Testament calls it ruach YHWH, “the wind, or breath, of God” (cf. John 3:8). The Spirit is the “unseenness of God” working among us.
In the book of Joel, we learn that the ruach opens us to God’s future. People young and old will dream and will have visions of hope; they will be able to loose themselves from the way things are now, because God is establishing a whole new economy of creation. The Holy Spirit breaks us out of our preoccupation with ourselves and frees us to serve neighbors, loosens our grasp on possessions, and sets us to loving people. New creation is what Joel is talking about. Pentecost is new creation.
Therefore, on the Day of Pentecost, we celebrate God’s gift of Holy Spirit which draws us together as one people, helps us to comprehend what God is doing in the world, and empowers us to proclaim, in word and in deed, God’s plan of reconciling all people in the name of Christ. Join us -- and don't forget to wear RED! -- Adapted/excerpted from www.presbyterianmission.org
Join us. Transform spirit. ALL ARE WELCOME!
We are the Church of the Open Door.
We seek to live out the truth of God's love.
Worship is inclusive and inventive.
Joy is found in nurturing one another.
We seek to bring comfort to all people.
Discover much more about First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown: The Church of the Open Door.
To read a copy of FPCP's Weekly Email or Newsletter, click here: News & Info
in ourselves, our church, and our community.
Interrupting Silence: Explore Ways to Speak Truth to Power with our Adult Study Group
Every Sunday from April 15 to May 20 at 9 a.m. All are welcome.
Silence is a complex matter. Silence can be found in holiness, prayer, grace, and meditation. But silence can also be oppression when those in power aim to silence voices of dissent. Walter Brueggemann urges us to speak up against injustice in his book Interrupting Silence. He shows us how the Bible is full of stories of marginalized people interrupting silence to speak truth to power.
Walk for Housing: A Walk to Benefit the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh
Sunday, April 22. Meet at Washington's Headquarters in Newburgh. Walk starts at 1:30 pm. All are welcome.
This annual event supports Habitat for Humanity's ongoing efforts to build homes, communities, and hope in Newburgh, NY. The route is about three miles long, and we will walk by more than 50 homes built by Habitat. Many of these Habitat homes were constructed with helping hands from our church and our community! Join us on our next Work Day. See below! For general information about the Walk for Housing and Habitat for Humanity of Greater Newburgh, please visit: http://habitatnewburgh.org
Help Build a Home for a Family: Join us at our next PresbyBuild Work Day in Newburgh!
Saturday, April 28. Carpool leaves the church at 7:30 a.m. and returns at 1:30 p.m. All are welcome.
Are you 16 or older? You can help build a home for a family in need, just across the river in Newburgh. No construction experience is necessary! On-the-job training will be provided by the PresbyBuild team. There are jobs for everyone. Put your loving and generous spirit into action! For information or to volunteer, please contact Andy Larivee at alarivee@klauberlace.com. Thank you!
PAPA Meals: Serving the Hungry. Volunteers are needed and welcomed!
Next date for meal prep: Tuesday, May 1. All are welcome.
Each month our church provides a PAPA Meal to be served to the clients at Peekskill's Salvation Army soup kitchen. "PAPA" stands for the Peekskill Area Pastors' Association. Help is always needed in our church kitchen to prepare a simple, hearty casserole meal.
For more information or to volunteer, please contact Amy Dul at atdul@optonline.net. Thank you!
Providing Help for the Homeless: Volunteers and donations needed for our next Midnight Run!
Saturday, May 5. All are welcome.
There are many ways you can support our Midnight Run mission to provide food, clothing, and conversation to homeless people in New York City. You can donate food or clothing before the Midnight Run; we'll provide you with a list of items that are greatly needed and appreciated. We also need volunteers to assist with trip preparation from 1-3 pm on the day of the Midnight Run (May 5). Or, you can sign up to go on the run, which leaves at 8:30 pm on Saturday, May 5 and serves people through the night in New York City returning to Cold Spring at 3 a.m. on Sunday, May 6. (Note: Space is limited for the trip to NYC. Please sign up ASAP!) For more information, or if you'd like to donate or volunteer, please contact Andy Larivee at alarivee@klauberlace.com. Thank you!
See the BABY ANIMALS at Glynwood! Our annual field trip is a rite of spring.
Sunday, May 6 at 12 noon (after church). All are welcome.
After church, bring the whole family to Glynwood to see baby cows, goats, and sheep in the barn! Witness the beginning of the cycle of life for these farm animals; we are grateful for all they give us. Plus: Petting baby goats is AMAZING! Thanks to Carolyn and Dave Llewellyn and the good folks at Glynwood for hosting this annual treat for all ages. Glynwood is a nonprofit organization that works to ensure the Hudson Valley is a region defined by food, where farming thrives. Glynwood's CSA helps bring fresh food to The Food Pantry. For more information about Glynwood visit glynwood.org/about-us
PREPARE FOR A RED-LETTER DAY:
PENTECOST SUNDAY
Sunday, May 20 at 10:30 am: Don't forget to WEAR RED!
**RED-HOT Chili Luncheon at 12 noon, following the service**
The Day of Pentecost is the climax of the Great Fifty Days of Easter. It celebrates the gift of the Spirit to the church. On this day, we are invited to wear red to the service, and the sanctuary is always resplendent in red, including pots of fresh red geraniums, to symbolize the joy and the fire of the Holy Spirit.
According to Acts 2:1-13, God gave the gift of the Holy Spirit to empower witnesses to the resurrection. Sounds from heaven, cosmic language, the rush of a mighty ruach (wind, spirit, breath) invaded the house in which the apostles gathered, and appeared to them as a burning fire. Tongues of fire touched their nerve centers. A power — the unseen power of God — moved among them and gripped them. The Holy Spirit is unseen, like the wind, which is why the Old Testament calls it ruach YHWH, “the wind, or breath, of God” (cf. John 3:8). The Spirit is the “unseenness of God” working among us.
In the book of Joel, we learn that the ruach opens us to God’s future. People young and old will dream and will have visions of hope; they will be able to loose themselves from the way things are now, because God is establishing a whole new economy of creation. The Holy Spirit breaks us out of our preoccupation with ourselves and frees us to serve neighbors, loosens our grasp on possessions, and sets us to loving people. New creation is what Joel is talking about. Pentecost is new creation.
Therefore, on the Day of Pentecost, we celebrate God’s gift of Holy Spirit which draws us together as one people, helps us to comprehend what God is doing in the world, and empowers us to proclaim, in word and in deed, God’s plan of reconciling all people in the name of Christ. Join us -- and don't forget to wear RED! -- Adapted/excerpted from www.presbyterianmission.org
Join us. Transform spirit. ALL ARE WELCOME!
We are the Church of the Open Door.
We seek to live out the truth of God's love.
Worship is inclusive and inventive.
Joy is found in nurturing one another.
We seek to bring comfort to all people.
Discover much more about First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown: The Church of the Open Door.
To read a copy of FPCP's Weekly Email or Newsletter, click here: News & Info
First Presbyterian Church
10 Academy Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Telephone: (845)-265-3220
Email: 1presbyterian@gmail.com
10 Academy Street
Cold Spring, NY 10516
Telephone: (845)-265-3220
Email: 1presbyterian@gmail.com
