Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm.  In February, we will meet on the 2nd Wednesday (2/9), and resume our regular schedule in March.

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

We will gather together in Legacy Hall at 9:30 AM for hot cocoa, sweet treats, Advent Wreath making, and creating Christmas ornaments. At 10:30 AM, we will move right into an all-ages, participatory worship service with scripture, Christmas carols and a candle-lit Advent communion.

Please RSVP to the church office by December 3 if you would like to reserve an 12 inch Advent Wreath for your household. Wreaths will be decorated as part of the Advent gathering on December 5.
A $5.00 donation for the wreath and candles is appreciated.

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

Join us for worship on October 24 to celebrate Mission Sunday. Find out more about the mission projects we are supporting, and how you can participate. We are pleased to announce that the Blessing Box has sponsors for each remaining week in 2021! Sign ups will be available on the 24th for the first quarter of 2022, and also for Safe Harbor dinners in the New Year. Thank you for your support!

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

We will have a booth at the Easton Farmer’s Market to spread awareness about our new Blessing Box and the other ways locals can support our campaign to stop hunger in Easton. Stop by and say hello! There will be some fun, free activities for kids and adults.

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

This past spring FPCE’s Mission Team learned that the Lehigh Valley Business Group, working with a local Eagle Scout, was offering to install Blessing Boxes throughout the Lehigh Valley. Several had already been constructed, free of charge, in Easton. These boxes are ‘mini’ food pantries where families or individuals struggling to have enough to eat can find non-perishable foods right in their neighborhood. Session approved its installation, and the Blessing Box was added to our garden. 

We will be dedicating our new Blessing Box on Sunday, September 19 at the end of the worship service. Peg Opthof has agreed to be the Blessing Box Coordinator for 2021 and a sign up sheet will be available on September 19 to sign up to stock the Blessing Box! 

Mason Kessler, Eagle Scout Candidate, made and installed our Blessing Box in the front garden. It would be wonderful if Scouts from our congregation would wear their uniform and be part of the dedication! Eagle Scouts that have aged out of scouting and Leaders are invited and encouraged to wear their uniform and help celebrate Mason’s accomplishment. 

Re-Set • Re-Connect • Re-New

As we launch into a new program year, God calls us to re-affirm our commitment to being the church. The church is the body of Christ in this world—which means we are called to be the hands that show God’s love, the feet that march to the Spirit’s call for justice, the voice that sings out in thanksgiving to the goodness and grace of our Creator.

Following worship, we will dedicate our new Blessing Box in the front garden, installed by local Eagle Scout Mason Kessler. The Blessing Box is a mini food pantry where families or individuals struggling to have enough to eat can find non-perishable food.

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Visit 

Would you like a visit from a Deacon or our Pastor to speak and pray with you? Please reach out to the church office via email or phone and request a visit. Pastor Stefanie will schedule a meeting at a convenient time and place. 

Home Communion 

Have you been unable to come to worship on Sundays and receive communion in the presence of the congregation? Our Deacons (as well as our Pastor) can bring communion elements from our shared table on Communion Sundays to your home the first Sunday (and that following week) and celebrate communion with you. Please reach out if you would like to receive communion at home. 

Music 

Our choir is re-convening. Both the Bell Choir and the Chancel Choir are exploring when and where to hold rehearsals this fall. 

Mid-Week Meditation – Starts Sept 22 

Come for a time a quiet, contemplative prayer from 11-11:30am Wednesdays. Group size will be limited to 15 and we will continue to social distance. 

First Wednesday Brown Bag Lunch - Starts October 6 

Anyone and everyone from our congregation who is free during the day, is welcomed to come for some fellowship time the first Wednesday of each month. Bring your own lunch and come and chat with Pastor Stefanie and others from noon to 1:00pm. 

First Presbyterian Church has been asked to provide a lunch for the ARK Soup Kitchen. This year, we will host Saturday, August 21, and the meal will be distributed at the Episcopal Church on Third Street at 12pm. The menu has changed because of COVID-19; instead of serving 80-90 plated dinners, we will be making bagged meals for 40+ recipients. The Mission Team is asking for donations to fill the bags. There will be a donation box at the church for non-perishable items, such as fruit cups, sippy drinks, chips, pretzels, peanut butter/cheese crackers, candy bars, etc.  All must be individual serving sized for the lunch bags. Perishable items like bread, meat, cheese, etc. will be purchased the week of the luncheon. Monetary donations are welcome. The bags will then be assembled by the Mission Team and dropped off at the Episcopal Church.  FYI: ARK is able to provide lunches year-round because of the generosity of area churches, schools, and other local venues.

There is always a need for peanut butter donations.

Our very generous congregation donated 158 pounds of pasta and peanut butter in January!

Like the “Advent in a Box” gift offered before Christmas, Pastor Stefanie and the Worship Team are working on a new gift to help our congregation in their devotions during the season of reflection leading up to Easter.  Our Lenten take-home guide will include such items as a devotional guide (with scripture and reflections) and a cross made of palms. 

Pick up in church parking lot on Sun. Feb. 14th and Wed. Feb 17.
Contactless delivery to your home can also be arranged upon request.

If you can deliver a “Lent in a Bag” resource to another member or friend of the church who cannot pick one up, please let Pastor Stefanie know ASAP.

Like the “Advent in a Box” gift offered before Christmas, Pastor Stefanie and the Worship Team are working on a new gift to help our congregation in their devotions during the season of reflection leading up to Easter.  Our Lenten take-home guide will include such items as a devotional guide (with scripture and reflections) and a cross made of palms. 

Please email office@eastonfpc.org to request this resource by Feb 10th.

Pick up in church parking lot on Sun. Feb. 14th and Tues. Feb 16.
Contactless delivery to your home can also be arranged upon request.

If you can deliver a “Lent in a Bag” resource to another member or friend of the church who cannot pick one up, please let Pastor Stefanie know ASAP.

The purpose of the meeting is to receive the 2020 annual report and budget, as well as approve the pastor’s terms of call. The ZOOM link, telephone number, meeting ID, and password will not be shared publicly in the interest of keeping the meeting secure. These ZOOM details will be delivered to members by email on January 15th. Annual reports will also be emailed at that time. See instructions for how to use ZOOM below.

Please contact our church office to request a hard copy and if you would like to be given the meeting information. Hard copies can be picked up from our office on Tuesday, January 19 between 10am and 2pm. Once you receive your annual reports, it would be extremely helpful if you submitted your questions in advance. You can send questions to Pastor Stefanie, who will moderate most of the meeting, at revstefaniefpce@gmail.com. Questions for the pastor’s terms of call can be sent to our clerk of Session, Art Charlton at char4art@rcn.com .

ZOOM MEETING INSTRUCTIONS

Zoom is free for you to use for this meeting. You do not need to sign up for an account, but you will need to allow the Zoom application to run on your device. (Telephone access is available but is not toll-free; your phone carrier rates will apply.) The Zoom application also works on a tablet or smart phone. Computer access is best.

An invitation with the link to access the meeting will be emailed to members directly on 1/15/2021. Prior to the meeting, it is recommended that you test your computer system, set up the Zoom application, and check your video and audio connections. You may use the link in advance to do so; however, no other participants will be gathering until the stated meeting date/time. (It is not required that you turn on your video camera; you may leave it turned off if you prefer.) We will use the “waiting room” feature, which allows the meeting moderator to screen meeting attendees. For this reason, we ask that your displayed name be one we can recognize.

When the meeting starts, participants will be muted and remain so for the duration of the meeting except for brief moments to allow for questions and voice votes. This is a measure to optimize the audio quality by reducing ambient noise and echo from all attendees. Additional voting, if needed, may be handled by both verbal and nonverbal feedback and polling.

We are joining many other Presbyterian congregations across our nation in a 21-Day Race Equity challenge adapted from original work by Dr. Eddie Moores’ “21 Day Racial Equity Habit Building Challenge.” 21 days is the time it takes to build or break a habit. This is a starting place for our church to build a base of shared understanding. There will be 4 categories to choose from each day: Watch, Listen, Read, and Notice.

Visit our Micah 6 Initiative page for more information.