Welcome to the First Presbyterian Church of Monroe, NY

Staff Openings - Secretary and Nursery

We have open two staff positions that we need to fill right away: Church Secretary and Sunday Nursery Supervisor.

After fifteen years of devoted service, Linda Mayer will be leaving her post as church secretary as she and her husband Wayne will be moving to North Carolina. We thank Linda and Wayne for their invaluable time and the many talents they have shared with us over the years. We will miss them dearly and wish them the best.

Any individual interested in a part-time secretarial (25 hours) position should complete an application at our church office no later than September 10, 2010.

The candidate should be:

  • personable and possess a pleasant telephone manner
  • experienced in office work and familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel, and Quick Books
  • able to multi-task and pay attention to details

First Presbyterian Church of Monroe is an equal opportunity employer.

First Presbyterian Church also has an opening in its nursery. If you are a patient, caring individual who has worked with babies and young children and you are interested in staffing our nursery from 9:30-11:30am each Sunday please complete an application at our church office.

We would like to thank Sharon Martin, our current Nursery Supervisor, for her years of loving and dedicated service to our children.

Food Pantry Appeal

The food pantry is in desperate need of toiletries.

If you could help with toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, soap, shampoo, conditioner, toilet paper, etc., it would be very much appreciated.

Summer Giving

Please don't let your giving to the church take the Summer off!

Even the most faithful of us may miss a few summer services and catch up later. Unfortunately, our expenses don't take a vacation. So if you can pay ahead or pay electronically, that would help a lot. Thank you.

Habitat Tour

There will be a bus tour of Habitat sites under construction on Saturday, September 4, beginning at 11:00am.

Please contact Alex if you wish to participate.

Chicken BBQ & Bake Sale

Update: The date for the Chicken Barbecue has been changed to September 18th (presold tickets will be honored). Tickets are available from Linda in the Church office.

This event is a major fundraiser for our Church and we really need your help and support. Please get your tickets as soon as you can.

We have changed the menu slightly and will provide two homemade cookies and an ice cream cup with dinner and sell pies and cakes seperately for additional revenue. If you can bake cookies for us, please do so. You can drop them off at the church anytime and we can put them in the freezer. If you will be baking a pie or cake, please let us know. If you will be making potato salad, please let us know. If you will be helping that day, please sign up or call the office and Linda will put you on the list. Lastly, if you have a larg tarp that we might borrow for the day to put up over the pit in case of rain, and you are willing to lend it to us for day, please let us know. Thank you.

Presbybuild

Update: Construction is proceeding well on #4 and we will have an update on the start of #5. There are good opportunities for on-site groups and volunteers from our sponsoring churches.

Construction on the fourth Newburgh Habitat for Humanity Presbybuild house is underway, at 132 Benkard Ave. in Newburgh. View the Facebook photos.

If you would like to be a part of the actual construction crew, you must sign up on line at www.habitatnewburgh.org

Warwick Valley Chorale Seeking New Members

My name is Susan Marino and I am the President of the Warwick Valley Chorale (WVC). On behalf of the Chorale, it is my pleasure to invite you to join us in singing for our upcoming Fall 2010 Season.

This year marks a very special occasion for the Warwick Valley Chorale as we are celebrating our 70th Anniversary! Our esteemed Director, Stanley Curtis, has chosen some wonderful selections for our Fall/Holiday concert program: "The Infant Jesus," a cantata by Dietrich Buxtehude; "Hodie," a cantata by John Leavitt; and of course, much-loved traditional and seasonal favorites.

Our first rehearsal of the Fall 2010 Season is on Tuesday, September 14th at 7:30pm. Rehearsals are held every Tuesday at the Warwick Reformed Church from 7:30-9:30pm. Some of you have sung with WVC before, some of you have been instrumentalists for WVC, and some of you have been wonderfully supportive audience members for our concerts through the years. Whichever category you fit in, we would love to have you join us in singing this year!! If you enjoy music and singing, and would like to make some new friends, please consider becoming a member of the Warwick Valley Chorale!

If you would like any further information about the Warwick Valley Chorale, please feel free to call me at 845-222-9809, or send me an email at singingsusy586@hotmail.com. You can also find out more about WVC on our website: www.warwickvalleychorale.org.  

Let Us Gather by the River

The Presbyterian Partnership Group of the PW of the HRP is holding their Fall program, "Let Us Gather by the River," on Saturday, October 2, at Holmes Camp and Conference Center. We'll be joined by Presbyterian Women from Long Island and New York City.

It will be primarily a retreat, led by our own Rev. Nancy Thornton and Rev. Cathy Surgenor. Having attended programs led by these two women, I expect it will be a wonderful day.

Registration begins at 9:30am There is a charge of $15.00, which covers day use of the camp and lunch. PW of the Presbytery will cover a small portion of the expense. The program will run from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

If you are interested, you can download the flyer Word Document, or talk with Judy Wason. Please note that all registrations must be received by September 24.

Active Parenting

Creative Ministries for Today's Families - Active Parenting Program at Stony Point Center on October 3-5, 2010.

Many have found the Active Parenting program to be a good way to help parents in their ministries of family life and raising children. This program provides parents a perspective on the tasks that are a part of that endeavor, guidance on actions that are appropriate in general and particular circumstances of family life. The program honors their children and their own hopes for their children's lives. The "time out" for busy parents that the program provides gives specific help for the variety of demands and opportunities that parenting requires and invites. It is well worth the time you will invest in the program.

I have known Michael Popkin, Bruce and Carolyn Gillette for many years and enthusiastically recommend their workshop at Stony Point Center this October.

Stony Point Center is located at 17 Cricketown Road, Stony Point, NY 10980. Co-directors are Rick and Kitty Ufford-Chase

For more information, call the Stony Point Center at 845-786-5674, or visit their website: Stony Point Center  

Prison Partnership Calendars

Shepp is requesting 2011 calendars for the Prison Partnership program.

Please bring in any extras that you receive. They appear to be arriving already!

Reminder from Hudson Energy

Since rates have gone down recently, please know that members of FPC can call Miriam at Hudson Energy to verify that they are receiving the lowest available rates. As a courtesy, Hudson Energy adjust their rates if they are higher than the rate currently offered.

Please be warned about telemarketers and people who come to your door claiming to offer you additional savings. We will match any reasonable offer that is in writing, but most of the door to door people will say anything to get your account number and then before you know it you are switched!

Invite your family and friends! Your businesses may benefit from the current low fixed rate as well.

Variable gas rate option: Gas guaranteed to be at least 5% lower than O&R's market supply rate every month. The May O&R rate is $.8519 & our rate is $.805.

The current fixed rates are as follows:

Gas:

  • 1 yr.: $.85
  • 2 yrs.: $.89
  • 3 yrs.: $.92

Electric:

  • 1 yr.: $.092
  • 2 yrs.: $.095
  • 3 yrs. $.099

For more information, contact Miriam R. Stiefel, Director, Affinity Program at Hudson Energy Services, LLC, 4 Executive Blvd. Suite 301, Suffern, NY 10901. Phone: 845-228-3401; Fax: 845-228-3422; Email: miriam.stiefel@hudsonenergy.net