May 5, 2026

HELP NEEDED!!!

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.

It’s never too late to volunteer!

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

or 908-334-1439.

Join the Mission Commission as we learn about ranked choice voting.

Voter Choice New Jersey is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization

that focuses solely on Ranked-Choice Voting.

This is an opportunity to understand how ranked choice voting works.

RSVP at VCNJ.org/Events

Once again, we are hosting HOME families the week of May 17

We have the opportunity to help those who don't have a home when the families through HOME of Somerset County, Inc. will live in our Cave and be welcomed, served, and cared for by our members the week of May 17.

The two families are the same ones who were with us last time in February.

If you can help, sign up here on Sign up Genius to host or make dinners

If you have any questions, or want to learn more,

contact Sharon Dougherty

email: sbdoc2012@gmail.com

The pantry is in need of

egg cartons

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!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO BRING

YOUR PLASTIC TO CHURCH

WE ARE SAVING FOR A BENCH FOR SANCTUARY+SEED

All paper labels must be cut off Amazon bags

It must be soft, stretchable plastic.

If it crinkles, it can't be recycled.

No cat or dog food bags please

Earth Stewardship is our responsibility as we collectively care for creation. We recognize the enormous and potentially devastating impact plastics have on our environment. One small way we can make a difference is the NexTrex Plastic Film Recycling Program.

BBPC will be collecting single-use plastics for recycling. We will partner with NexTrex to earn a park bench with our recycled plastic. To earn the bench for S+S we need to collect 1000 pounds of plastic by December, 2026.

We encourage you to bring your plastics to BBPC, and drop them in the marked box. Plastic MUST be “clean”, dry, and free of food/waste residue. We cannot accept plastic that is filled with trash, waste, or is dirty.

If you have questions regarding what can and cannot be recycled, please see below or click the link below to go to the NexTrex website:

NexTrex Recycling Challenge