A special dessert night will be held on Thursday, September 9th at Poughkeepsie United Methodist Church for all those who have volunteered in any way this year. At 6:30 there will be a training workshop for those who have not yet attended one, and at 7:30 dessert will be served. CONTACT: Please RSVP by calling 471-0102 or emailing services@mhlinc.org by September 5th.
A couple of weeks ago the Masts gathered for a few days in New York City! My brother and his family came from Missouri, my mom from Michigan, and we headed down from good old Poughkeepsie. It was a wonderful trip, but something strange kept happening. Everywhere we walked, pushing Kyle and Courtney in their wheelchairs, very rough looking people would bless them. “Bless you my son!” “Bless you and keep going, girl!” Read more »
The Children’s Bible Fellowship Summer Family-style mission trip in Carmel, NY is August 27th and 28th starting with dinner at 5 pm on Friday, and working until dinner on Saturday. Stay the night or just come for the day. Meals included. We will be building a deck in the Camp Hope section of the grounds. Please CONTACT Leslie MacConnell at: 845-224-9273.
We will be painting the front of our church building on Saturday mornings beginning July 31. If you are available and would like to help with this project, please check off the box on your Connection Card or CONTACT Pastor Holbrook
Mid-Hudson Love INC is in desperate need of contributions of personal care products for our pantry. We are unable to fill the 15+ orders that are waiting until we find more product.
Our most-needed items include – Read more »
The Fishkill Food pantry has a need for quart sized storage bags, disposable diapers, brown paper bags and egg cartons. If you can help us out it would be greatly appreciated. CONTACT Lee Ann O’Connor
My newest phrase that I have been sharing with folks is to “Embrace the Grace.” As we talk and they share their pains, their frustrations, their feelings of not measuring up to God, I encourage them to “Embrace the Grace.” This grace comes in many forms. Sometimes it means giving yourself a break and accepting God’s grace through Christ, and sometimes it means accepting love and support from those that Christ has put in your life to offer his grace. This second piece is where I have trouble “Embracing the Grace.” Read more »
The last time I wrote I invited folks to respond with “Thank Yous” of their own. The first person I heard from was Doris Johansen.
Hi Mark you said keep the THANKS coming, so here goes. I thank everyone at HRC for the wonderful celebration they gave me at the two coffee hours on the 18th April, and a special thanks to Jackie, her husband, Randy, and their son Richie for supplying the wonderful sheet cakes, the largest I have ever seen, and all the decorations, balloons etc. It is a birthday I will never forget,but after that one, I am not celebrating anymore!! Thanks and God bless you all.
And then I heard from Pam Hansen. Read more »
Mike DiBrango will be collecting eyglasses and sunglasses for New Eyes for the Needy., a non-profit volunteer organization whose mission is to improve the vision of the less fortunate in the United States and throughout the world. A collection box will be set up in Fellowship Hall until August 1st. Please search around your home to see what you can bring to the collection box. CONTACT Mike DiBrango with any questions.
We are looking for drivers for the Dominican Republic trip! Monday, June 28 – leave at 7:30 AM for JFK Airport; Saturday July 10 – pick up at JFK Airport at 8:30 PM. Please contact Lourdes Kleid or Rick Goerg if you can help.
