Our PAPA Meal outreach program has resumed after a short pause at the beginning of the pandemic. We are so grateful to the Dul family for their amazing efforts to provide PAPA meals to the hungry despite the challenges of COVID-19.

One day each month, FPCP prepares a "PAPA meal" in our church kitchen that is transported to Peekskill and served at the Salvation Army's soup kitchen. "PAPA" stands for the Peekskill Area Pastors' Association, an interfaith organization that coordinates daily these noontime meals for the hungry and homeless in our community. The Salvation Army provides administrative and financial resources to FPCP and other PAPA members to support creation of these meals. Up to 80 people are served Monday to Friday at the Salvation Army dining hall in Peekskill.

Our PAPA Meal is usually prepared on the first Tuesday of every month, and then delivered on Wednesday morning to the Salvation Army dining hall in Peekskill. Volunteer help is often needed in our church kitchen to help prepare this simple, hearty casserole meal. FPCP is grateful to the Dul family of Cold Spring, longtime members of our congregation, who volunteer their time each month to make our PAPA meal. (Pictured below: Amy Dul making a PAPA meal in the FPCP kitchen, with help from congregation member Ralph Cottiers.)

​For more information, or to volunteer for this mission, please contact Amy at atdul@optonline.net. Thank you!

These are pre-pandemic photos of Amy Dul and fellow FPCP member Ralph Cottier preparing a PAPA Meal in our kitchen!