Mission & Outreach
Our Faith at Work
“I tell you
the truth, whatever you did one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did
for me.” Matthew 25:40
The Mission & Outreach Committee seeks to provide opportunities for the members
of the First Presbyterian Church of Plainsboro to share the love of Jesus Christ
through word and deed with the people of Plainsboro and the world.
We need you to help us
answer these questions. Beginning March 13, please join us on Sunday mornings at
9:30 in the Fellowship Hall as we explore God’s calling for our church. The more
the merrier...and the wiser! Pray for our church, for a compelling Spirit to
move among us, for an encouraging
Spirit to inspire us, and for a discerning Spirit to capture us!
Supported Missions · Community Service
Spotlight on Mission · PSG&E · SABRe
As part of
our Ministry in Mission,
Plainsboro Presbyterian Church supports the following:
The general mission work (ie, Shared Mission) of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Crisis Ministry of Princeton and Trenton
TASK: Trenton Area Soup Kitchen
Princeton Theological Seminary’s Books to Benefit Seminaries in South America and Africa
Evangelical Theological Seminary in Cairo, Egypt
The Kenyan Kiahia-Karurumo Water Project
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
Church World Service's Blanket Sunday and School Kits
Souper Bowl of Caring — another hunger ministry
Rutgers Protestant Campus Ministries
Chaplaincy Program of the University Medical Center at Princeton
World Vision’s 30 Hour Famine to fight hunger
Plainsboro Food Pantry — food is collected during worship on the last Sunday of every month
Adopt-a-Family — Thanksgiving food baskets for Plainsboro residents in need
Christmas Joy Offering — for retired church workers and our racial ethnic schools
Presbyterian Peacemaking Offering
KidsBridge — a peacemaking program for children in Trenton
Womanspace — providing an array of services to women in crisis in the Mercer County area
Trenton Area Campus Ministries — serving Rider University and the College of New Jersey
Tools for the Trenton Gardens
Revive! — a justice revival in Trenton, June 11-13, 2010
Vineyard Children's Home in Kothalarivilai Village, Tamilnadu, India
Children and staff at the Vineyard Children's Home in Tamilnadu, India.
We also support the following community activities/services:
A public chapel,
open 24 hours a day, is available to the side the church, off Parkway Avenue.
Bibles are available in English, Korean, Chinese, Hindi, and Tamil.
Alcoholics Anonymous—a
women's group meets in the church library at 8 PM on Fridays,
and a mixed group meets at 7 PM on Saturdays.
Kids Music Round early childhood family music classes meet several days a week in the Fellowship Hall. See Calendar for dates and times and e-mail Dianne Adler for more information.
A Yoga class meets in the Fellowship Hall. See Calendar for dates and times and e-mail Alison Brancone for more information.
It’s coming once again to our church: the chance to fight hunger with a widespread campaign being implemented all across the country called Souper Bowl Sunday. Our youth will hold soup pots at church doors on Souper Bowl Sunday. They will join young people in churches all across the country to collect money for those who are hungry and hurting.
In 2009, 13,800 groups in all 50 states participated in the Souper Bowl of Caring generating over $10 million. All of the money collected is donated to a charity selected by the participants—none of the money is sent to Souper Bowl headquarters. Our church will donate the Souper Bowl collection to the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK). Since the Souper Bowl of Caring became a national grassroots event in 1993, more than $60 million has gone to help those in need. Please support the youth of our church in this effort to “love our neighbors” by dropping your dollar in the soup pot on Souper Bowl Sunday.
Help make this dream a reality—drop $1 in one of the soup pots youth will have ready at the church exits on the weekend of the Super Bowl football game, February 6, 2011.
PSG&E Ministry
People Serving God and the
Environment
As part of our overall
Evangelism, Mission, and Outreach Ministry, Plainsboro Presbyterian Church
supports an "enviro-ministry" called PSG&E—People
Serving God and the Environment. Leviticus 25:23 says, “God is the landlord
and we are God’s
tenants.” PSG&E hopes to increase our church community’s awareness of
environmental issues so that we can be good
tenants and an example to our local community. We do not claim to have all the
answers, but we have heard God’s call and have begun an information and
education journey to become better stewards of our earthly home.
PSG&E is a form of stewardship in which we all (youngest to oldest) can
participate. Through our collective stewardship, we can make our world a better
place for ourselves and future generations. We ask that you prayerfully consider
ways in which you can support this ministry. If you’d like to learn more about
the PSG&E ministry or would like to participate in this ministry, please contact
Darla or Rich Tarpinian or the
church office.
Also check this site regularly for simple tips for helping to protect and
preserve our environment.
Collect used ink cartridges. PSG&E is collecting used ink cartridges for recycling. They can be dropped off at the church office anytime. Check www.fundingfactory.com and www.ecyclegroup.com for a complete list of items that are accepted.
SABRe Ministry
Shop and Buy Responsibly
SABRe—Shop and Buy
Responsibly—is a new ministry in our church, prompted by a concern that our
lifestyle choices should reflect our values as Christians. The purpose of SABRe
is to raise the consciousness
of our congregation about the impact that our
shopping choices have on ourselves, our neighbors, and our world. Thus, SABRe
will address three main areas of focus:
• Discipleship and shopping: How do my purchases affect my
relationship with God?
• Social justice and shopping: How do my purchases affect my
relationship with others?
• Stewardship and shopping: How do my purchases affect the
environment?
Consider that each dollar you spend is an opportunity to express what you
believe. Prayerfully think about changes that you might make in your own life.
Even if you only change a fraction of your purchasing, consider the cumulative
affect of many people making those changes. Remember that “…the kingdom of God
is like a mustard seed….” (Matt. 13:31)
God can work miracles from small beginnings! For more information, useful
resources, and an opportunity to dialog with others about these issues, visit
the dedicated
SABRe page.
Supported Missions · Community Service
Spotlight on Mission · PSG&E · SABRe
Last updated
3/6/11