Deacons
— Romans 15:17
Love thy Neighbor
Serving Others
The First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell provides meals for the soup kitchen at Our Lady of the Valley Church in Orange, NJ on Thursdays and the last Saturday of each month. We invite all to participate by preparing a meal or two. Sign up forms and recipes are provided at the links below.
Drop off will be in the church parking lot at 326 Bloomfield Ave, Caldwell, NJ 07006 on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:00pm and Saturday mornings from 8:00-8:30am. If you would like to learn more about the soup kitchen, or you would like to volunteer to serve in person, please contact the main office.
As part of a long-standing card-writing ministry, a number of church members join to reach out each month to show our homebound members that they are being remembered. Over the years, we have had many positive responses from these individuals or their family members indicating that these personal notes have been truly appreciated.
Basically, a volunteer is assigned one month of the year, with a partner. Each sends a greeting card with a personal message to their half of the list. The list is updated monthly, and cards can be sent at any time during the month. Volunteers choose their own, or there are “thinking of you” type cards available in the church office.
If you would like to know more about this quiet but effective ministry, please call the main office.
Sandwich Night is a fun & fast-paced event that takes place once a month in Fellowship Hall. Each month is hosted by a different community organization but all are invited to come and help make sandwiches and package lunches to benefit our mission partner - St. John’s Soup Kitchen in Newark, NJ. Each month, we prepare about 400 bagged lunches.
The First Presbyterian Church at Caldwell participates in Neighbor Brigade, an organization where neighbors help neighbors. People going through a temporary crisis (illness, cancer, surgery, death in the family, house fire) that is not financial, contact Neighbor Brigade for assistance. Volunteers with Neighbor Brigade help out with activities like preparing and/or delivering a meal, walking a dog, yard work, providing rides, and running light errands for people who are unable to do these activities themselves. Each chapter contributes to the national chapter to pay for insurance, background checks of volunteers, access to the organization’s computer system, and training.
What could be better than a day of terrific golf, friendly competition, great food and beverages, and wonderful prizes? The Annual Board of Deacons Golf Outing takes place every May at the Farmstead Golf and Country Club in Lafayette, NJ. The friendly 4 player/best ball team format guarantees everyone an enjoyable day regardless of skill level. The afternoon on the course is followed by a buffet dinner and cash bar. The day promises fellowship as well as the opportunity to network while directly supporting our mission partners and outreach projects at First Pres.
The Annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive takes place on the Saturday before Thanksgiving each year. Frozen turkeys and hams, along with canned goods and non-perishables are collected and donated to the NJ Foodbank. They use all donations to assist NJ families who would otherwise have no means to provide a holiday meal.