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Children Christmas Pageant

 Children’s Christmas Pageant Sign-up

Parents, Sign up your child for our Children’s Christmas Pageant! Speaking and non-speaking parts are available, and all are welcome! Use the google form to sign up! Rehearsals: Sundays December 4 and 11th 10 am in the Youth Lounge, Dec 18th at 9 am in the sanctuary, and Dec 24th at 4 pm in the sanctuary. The Pageant…

Thanksgiving Bounty

Celebrating Thanksgiving Bounty

Sunday, November 20th The Matawan Community Food Pantry is stocking up for our Thanksgiving distribution. We hope to provide our clients with the ingredients for a Thanksgiving dinner that includes a turkey with all the trimmings, in addition to all the staples we usually give each month. We currently provide food to about 80+ households–seniors,…

Crop Walk Logo

THANK YOU! — CROP Hunger Walk

THANK YOU for supporting our Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk! – Once again, the FPC Matawan walk team including our Youth Group raised $6,648.63 (as of Walk Day, 10/16), exceeding last year’s all-time record of $6,345! Special thanks go to all 13 walkers and Youth Group who tirelessly reached out to families, friends, neighbors and…

Volunteers Needed

Volunteers Need – Fall Craft Fair & Flea Market

Help is still needed for this event: Friday, October 15 at 5 pm: Marking Spots and Moving Tables Saturday, October 16 from 7 am-9 am: Helping moving tables to spots, checking in vendors, and items for the church table can be dropped off Saturday, October 16 from 9 am-2 pm: Help at the church table…

Bell Choir

Bell Choirs

Children and Adults are invited and encouraged to join one of our Bell Choirs which will resume in the fall. If interested, please call or text Mae Divinagracia or contact the Church Office.

Scholarship

2022 Scholarship Awards

Applications for the 2022 Scholarship Awards are now being accepted. Applications must be filled out by the applicated and accompanied with answers to questions #7, 8, & 9. The deadline for submitting is June 12th. If you have any questions, please get in touch with Christopher Fiore. Scholarship Application

Philip N. Gumbs

Philip N. Gumbs

Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week The material here is compiled mainly from Centraljersey.com news articles and a few other sources noted in the references [1-6]. Philip N. Gumbs grew up in Cliffwood, New Jersey. After graduation from high school, he joined the US Army Air Corps during World War II.…

Thomas Mundy Peterson

Thomas Mundy Peterson

Celebrating Black History Month Mission Commission Profile of the Week The material here is compiled mainly from Mycentraljersey.com and a few other sources noted in the references [1-6]. Do you know that March 31 each year is Thomas Mundy Peterson Day in New Jersey? The State Legislature passed a resolution on April 3, 1998, and…