February 16, 2026

THANK YOU!!

A huge Thank You to all who volunteered to give our guests a warm, inviting 'home' this past week. Hosts cooked and served delicious meals, and spent time playing with our youngest guest. They stayed overnight and most importantly interacted with our guests, listening when they cared to share and just 'being there' when they needed quiet space. Our guests felt heard and cared for.

Dishes

On February 22nd

Church Dishes will be available until noon in the preschool/community room to anyone who would like some. The dishes have not been used in at least 5 years. They have been taken out annually and washed by hand and plastic-wrapped prior to our annual kitchen inspection by county officials. They are taking up all available kitchen cabinet space which is much needed. Everyone hosting events recently has chosen to use disposables as washing the dishes by hand before and after use by health guidelines is quite a daunting process.

Every week on numerous days food is brought to the PCC from nearby grocery stores and from organizations that glean food from nearby grocery stores and share it with us. That food makes its way to us in the cars of our church members. Once it arrives, it is sorted and placed in refrigerators and freezers as needed or stored on various racks and shelves if shelf stable. The food is then placed on tables Saturday and Sunday for distribution when the Food Pantry opens Sunday afternoon. There is currently a weekly need for the three times listed above.

Helping on one of these days could be a perfect New Year’s resolution!!

It’s not too late!

If available to help, please contact D’Maris Dempsey at: joedm88msn.com

or 908-334-1439.

This team, led by a member of the Board of Deacons, fields requests from our church members and neighbors for short-term, emergency financial help. This is the team that makes sure your generous donations to the Deacons’ Fund provide a real and positive impact in our community.

The Team is looking for ordained members of the church who would be willing to “vet” the incoming requests and make a recommendation on if/how we might help. The job requires being comfortable talking with folks in need and with leaders of other charitable organizations with whom we partner at times. It can also involve speaking with community service organizations and creditors to get a full picture of the person’s situation. It also requires maintaining confidentiality for the person requesting help.

Training on the process we use for vetting will be provided. When a request for help comes in, an available BG Team member will be asked to shepherd the request – doing the vetting and writing up a recommendation. The number of requests coming to the Deacons fluctuates, but any team member might handle one or two requests each month. However, the more people we have on the team, the less often each member will be asked to take a case!

Please prayerfully consider serving in this capacity.

If you would like to join our Team,

please contact Barbara Heller at bjheller73@yahoo.com.

BBPC Food Pantry Amazon WishList

Your support for our wish list is amazing! Packages have been coming in each week and we can't thank you enough. These donations help us make a difference for our clients.

DONATIONS MUST BE SENT TO THE CHURCH

Thanks to the continued support and donations from the BBPC congregation, the Sunday Food Pantry is able to provide food and non-food items to approximately 140 families every week. In addition to leaving donations on the church pew, BBPC members can now donate to the pantry through the newly established, easy to use Sunday Food Pantry Amazon WishList. Simply click on the link and purchase an item(s) from the list. Donations will be delivered to the BBPC office. If you have any questions please reach out to Sharon Dougherty at the BBPC office or Diane Gilson at 908-208-6698.

Thanks again!

The Sunday Pantry Coordinators

SHOPRITE GIFT CARD PROGRAM

WE NEED YOUR HELP! 

 The ShopRite card fund is in need of donations.

Please consider supporting this program by donating ShopRite gift cards or making a monetary donation earmarked for ShopRite gift cards (please specify this in the memo line).

Your donations will enable us to purchase the cards at a 5% discount. If you'd like to donate electronically, you can select the "Love Local" option on EZ Tithe.

Thank you for your support!