First Presbyterian Church of Boonton, NJ

Ministry & Mission Call to Action

We are doing great things in our Mission and Ministry for 2019! Donations are accepted at any time, and you can always email your confidential commitment to Luanne at luannerothrock@optonline.net. Commitment cards are also available in the pews. Your contributions will help us change lives!

Join Us on Sunday at 10:00 a.m. and then stay after the service for fellowship in the Library. 

SUNDAY SCHOOL NEWS:  (Now Called Faith Formation)

All Youth and Children go to class after the “Time for Youth and Children”. Class ends @ 11:15 a.m. every week.

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Upcoming Events

Dinner for 8 – November 16.  Sign up with Doris Yanez or on Sign-up sheet in Library.

Prime The Pump at at Sharky’s on Tuesday, November 12 at 7:30. 

What is Prime the Pump?  This is akin to the popular international movements of “Theology on Tap” and “Pub Theology” where people in and beyond the church gather to explore topics where faith and life intersect. Priming the Pump is designed for people who want to explore their faith while in a social and supportive environment. Each month tackles a different topic, led by one or two lay and/or clergy leaders. This month’s topic is: “The Power of Gratitude in a Strained World”.

Cantata is Sunday, December 8 in the Sanctuary at 10:00 am.

Bell Choir is performing on Sunday, December 15.  Cookie Walk at coffee hour in Library.

Church-Wide Christmas Dinner is December 22 in Reighert Hall.

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SECOND SUNDAY – Adult group meets every 2nd Sunday in the Library if not otherwise mentioned, from 4-6pm.  

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Loaves and Fishes Boonton Community Food Pantry:  

The food pantry is located on the ground level of the church, across from the parking lot at 513 Birch Street.  It is open on Wednesdays from 4 – 6 pm and Saturday’s from 9 – 11 am.  

Donations are humbly accepted.  Visit boontonfoodpantry.org for more information on how to donate and how to volunteer.

“Dear Saints” – Pastor’s Blog

True Gratitude

The monthly theme for worship is November is Gratitude. I’m sure this is unsurprising given that Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Although Merriam-Webster generally sees thankful and gratitude as synonyms, there are some small but significant differences. Thankful, says Merriam-Webster is “conscious of the benefit received” and grateful as “appreciative of benefit received”. Perhaps I am splitting hairs but I do think there’s a difference between naming the ‘things’ we are thankful for around the dinner table or the ‘suped-up’ version on Thanksgiving Day and the felt and lingering experience of gratitude. Writer Nick Genovese states “True gratitude expresses ...
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Serving Bread

Dear Saints, This coming Sunday, October 6th is World Communion Sunday. This special day which is celebrated by many churches and denominations around the world was conceived by the Rev, Dr. Hugh Thomson Kerr, a Presbyterian minister, who was at the time also the Moderator of the General Assembly (our national church conference).  Dr. Kerr had a vision that if every church around the world, regardless of the regular rhythm of their communion schedule, would celebrate it on the same day, that it might further Christian unity and ecumenical cooperation. That vision was in 1930 just a year after the ...
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