The Grace Blog

The new year brings us a time for renewal and resolutions. It also brings us another opportunity to assist our sister congregation with its food pantry program.  This month’s recipient for Yellow Bag donations is Covenant Presbyterian Food Pantry.  Food staples such as canned vegetables and fruits, canned meats, cereals, peanut butter, jelly, pasta, and pasta sauce are good items to donate.  Please be sure the food being donated is within the “use by” date and packaging is not open.  ...

Please note that checks must be delivered or postmarked on or by December 31 in order to claim a charitable contribution deduction in 2022, even if the check is predated to 2022 or was actually written in 2022. Checks that are written, mailed, and postmarked in 2022 will be deducted in 2022 though they are not received by the church until 2023. You can also give online in 2022, but make sure you give early enough for our vendor to ...

Our congregation never ceases to amaze with its kindness and caring.  Over the past few weeks, you donated four trunk loads of children’s clothing, blankets, and food to Operation Holiday. Further, your outpouring of generosity helped our congregation fill the wishes of 40 children and 20 elderly adults through the Salvation Army’s Angel Tree Program. Thank you for being an example of what this season is about and for giving to those in need in our community.