First Presbyterian Church of Philipstown (FPCP)

"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.

Adopted by the session, March 9, 1995

Join us at 7:00 pm tonight,Thursday April 17,

as our worship service commemorates the Last Supper and Jesus' arrest and crucifixion. (in person only)

Please Join us

this Sunday,

April 13, 2025

for worship at

10:30 am

Easter Sunday

(in person or on zoom)

Rev. Brian Merritt will be in the pulpit, Rev. Rachel Thompson will be the reader. Tom McCoy will be at the piano, the choir will be singing, we will welcome guest musicians and the sanctuary will be beautifully decorated with tulips and daffodils!

All Are Welcome!

Following the service, there will be an egg hunt for our youngest ones, and a coffee hour for everyone else. If you'd like to bring a treat to contribute - a sweet, savory or gluten-free snack, feel free to do so!

click here for this Sunday's worship bulletin

COMMUNITY NURSERY SCHOOL AND LEARNING CENTER

“A Very Happy 57 Years; Community Nursery School and Learning Center to Close”

After nearly six decades of operation, The Community Nursery School and Learning Center (CNS) will cease operations with a final graduation ceremony this June. Known locally by its motto as “The Happiest Place in Town,” the school has been a Cold Spring institution since 1968, serving generations of Philipstown preschoolers and their families...[click below for the full article]

click here for the CNS closure article

Together we make a difference:

Give to "One Great Hour of Sharing"

our Lent/Easter Special Offering

PHILIPSTOWN FOOD PANTRY

serving those in need in our local community

845-612-2040

Food Pantry Coordinator, Kirsti "Kiko" Lattu

Email the food pantry

Now accepting food donations and doing set-up on Fridays 12:30-1:30 pm

The Food Pantry is open on Saturdays

8:30 - 10 am

Scenes from last Sunday...Palm Sunday parade and pageant, and evening labyrinth walk to begin Holy Week

Habitat Walk for Housing 2025

Join us on Sunday, April 27 to walk from Mt. St. Mary's College around Newburgh and back, see some Habitat homes. Sign up, register, and get sponsors for our FPC Cold Spring team! Registration at 1 pm and the walk begins at 2.

Click the link below -

NOTE: register as an individual and then join our team

Click here to sign up for our walk team or donate

Book Group Meeting May 2

The next Book Group meeting is at the church on Friday, May 2 at 7:00 pm, when we will be discussing the book Traveling with Pomegranates, by mother and daughter Sue Monk Kidd and

Ann Kidd Taylor.

All are Welcome to attend!

SAVE THE DATE!

Our Next Midnight Run is on Saturday, May 31

Notices will be coming for food and clothing donations and people to join us on the run!

A Health Tip from Rose!

Health Tip: Stress Less

Starting in March, National Public Radio reporter Alison Aubry presented a series of

articles outlining ways people are successfully lowering their stress levels. The first

article highlights the work of a Northwestern University psychologist, Judith Moskowitz. Over 20 years of research working with people who were dealing with severely stressful experiences she noticed that they often wanted to discuss beautiful life events as well. Learning from her patients, she developed an online course called

8 Skills to ManageStress

#1 POSITIVE EVENTS: Notice when positive things happen in your life

#2 SAVORING: Relish the positive things in your life

#3 GRATITUDE: Appreciate what brings you happiness

#4 MINDFULNESS: Focus on the present moment without judgment

#5 POSITIVE REAPPRAISAL: Find the silver lining

#6 SELF COMPASSION: Be kind to Yourself

#7 PERSONAL STRENGTHS: Recognize your unique abilities

#8 ATTAINABLE GOALS: Make plans that set you up for success

Why not choose one or more of the skills above to focus on this week? You can talk to a friend or journal about the experience. The more we practice the more skillful we can get at managing our stress!

The Annual Per Capita payment for 2025 is $40.89

This is the amount that each church in the presbytery pays per member.

Of this year's amount, $10.84 goes to the national church PCUSA,

$4.25 to the Synod of the Northeast, and $25.80 to Hudson River Presbytery.

To pay for your per capita, you may send the amount to our church however you usually donate, but designate it for "Per Capita"

Thank you!

Our Session and Deacons 2025

Elders (L. to R.)

Mitch Dul, Lynn Brown, Carolyn Llewellyn, Cathy Carnevale, Laura Reid, Diana Geller, Ana Silverlinck

Deacons (L. to R.)

Dianne Waterman, Ron Sopyla, Rose Inman, Leslie Leonard, Rachel Emig, Bev Taylor, and

Glyn Nixon (newly ordained!)

Are there interests you would like to see addressed? Topics? Events?Bible Study? Other times and days? Or for more info about the ongoing groups, please contact us, using the link below:

Did you know that we have an email Prayer Chain?

Email your prayer requests and a group of people will be praying for your concern. Also email if you'd like to join the group and add your voice to the prayers!

Email the prayer chain