First Presbyterian Church

of Philipstown

(FPCP)

"The Church of the Open Door"

Rev. Ekama Eni, Pastor

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

Pastor's Page

Greetings from beautiful and scenic southern Connecticut!

I'm on retreat with my fellow clergy folks from Hudson River Presbytery at Mercy-by-the-Sea for a few days of self-care and respite. I really appreciate being a part of a Presbytery that recognizes the importance of care and support for clergy. For the most part, I really enjoy my colleagues so looking forward to our time together in such a beautiful part of the country (I've not really spent much time in New England). I plan on spending much of my "downtime" sorting out some worship planning through Advent, clearing my emails, finishing a keynote I'm giving next month, and taking as many naps as possible :)

This upcoming Sunday, we will spend our time in worship celebrating Reformation Sunday. It is always the last Sunday in October, marking the occasion in 1517 when Martin Luther posted his 95 theses on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany. In addition to rich traditions around theology and practice of religion, the history of Reformers invite us to the constant revelations that the Holy Spirit has revealed to people of faith across the last half a Millenia. This year we'll be looking at Barmen Declaration, how it came to be, and how the German churches responded to the rise of Christian Nationalism and fascism in 1930s Germany. In recognition of the Scottish heritage that brought the Presbyterian way of being church to America, I invite you to join me in wearing some tartan/plaid!

Finally, if you're eligible to vote, don't forget to make your plan to do so over the next couple of weeks! Early voting begins on Saturday!

Okay that's a lot, see you Sunday! 

Will you Help?

Will you share one Sunday morning with our young people?

Thanks to Elder Carolyn Llewellyn and Pastor Ekama, we have a link to see "Sunday School 101" to see what we're planning. Also, there's a link to sign up and schedule your Sunday.

We're grateful to you for considering this!

Some of our peeps witnessed at the corner

last Saturday amid glorious colors of leaves!

Fabulous Fall Foliage!

Thanks to Rachel T for these photos their photos taken this week. Please use the button below to send us your photos for next week!