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Past Events (Page 8)

Advent Dinner

Join us as we celebrate the Advent season at our Annual Advent Dinner on Sunday, December 3rd, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Hall To RSVP, please complete the form below or contact the church office before Sunday, November 26th. For any queries, feel free to reach out to Glen D’Autuono. A…

Advent Decorating

We are in need of volunteers on Sunday, November 26th, following the 10:30 Worship service, to assist in decorating the church for the Advent season. We appreciate any amount of time you can give, even if it’s just an hour. Please join us that morning and lend a hand. Your assistance would be greatly appreciated!

Bayshore Interfaith Thanksgiving Service

The Bayshore Interfaith Ministerium will hold a Community-Wide Interfaith Thanksgiving Service “Celebrating Unity in Diversity,” on Sunday, November 19th at 4 pm. The Service will be held at First Presbyterian Church of Matawan via Facebook Live A Community Choir will be singing at this service, and all are welcome to join them. There will be…

Bounty Sunday

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 and all the staples we usually give each month. We currently provide food to about 80+ households–seniors, singles adults, and families in…

Coffeehouse Talent Night

Coffeehouse Talent Night

Are you a show singer, do you play percussion in the kitchen, do you long to ‘dance in the street’? Come out and share your talents at FPC’s Coffeehouse on Friday, November 17th, from 7 – 9 p.m. Dot (Music Director) can provide accompaniment and coaching if she receives ideas and/or music a month in…

Bible Brown Bag

Wednesday Brown Bag Bible and Book Study of “Freeing Jesus”

Each Wednesday, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:15 p.m.. We’ll be studying scripture and the book “Freeing Jesus” by Diana Butler Bass. You can purchase it on Amazon or Kindle. We’ll now be STAYING AT FPC MATAWAN. We’ll have three weeks at FPC Fellowship Hall (Sept 13, 20, 27), then four Wednesdays at FPC Adult Lounge…

Red Bank CROP Hunger Walk

Red Bank Crop Walk

Join our FPC Matawan Walk Teams, including the Youth Group, on Sunday, October 15, at 2 p.m. The walk will start at Red Bank Regional High School. Additionally, you can sponsor one of our Adult or Youth walkers. Our CROP Walk team is consistently one of the top teams in the region, so your support…

Soap in Dish

Fall Craft Fair & Flea Market

Join us on Saturday, October 14, from 9:00 a.m.- 2:00 p.m. at our Fall Craft Fair & Flea Market. Reserve your 10 X 10 space for only $20 without a table or $30 with a table rental. Click here to fill out the vendor application Click here to sign up to volunteer to help: If…

Matawan Day 2023

Matawan Day

Please stop by our table at the Matawan Day Street Festival on Sunday, October 8th, from 12:00 p.m. to 5 p.m. We would love to see you there! The Festival attracts thousands of people to downtown Matawan, where families enjoy the experience of tasting the incredible variety of foods, seeing the talents of local crafters…

World Communion Sunday

PCUSA Peacemaking Offering

We invite you to celebrate with all of us on Sunday, October 1, as we gather for worship with Christians around the globe to celebrate World Communion Sunday. Today, we are collecting a special offering for the PCUSA to commemorate and support peace efforts. Please make checks payable to: First Presbyterian Chuch, earmarked, Peace and…