Mission and Outreach
First Presbyterian Church supports many projects and ministries through our presbytery and various local agencies. We cannot easily or practically go to some of the places where we want to minister. So we give generously to support the work of mission workers in our area and beyond through regular and special offerings.
Here are a few agencies, from our Ministry and Mission brochure.
Petaluma Food Pantry  (Carol Goodrich, coordinator)
We work with the United Church of Christ in a new program to
feed over 35 families a week with food purchased from our local Food Bank!
We collect non-perishable food Sundays for the pantry. Can you help distribute food one Saturday per month from 9:00 am -Noon?
Food for Families / COTS- Committee On The Shelterless. Every Saturday morning, a caravan of drivers take boxes of food to
deserving families in Petaluma! If you can devote a few hours a month to
help with these deliveries, please sign up!
COTS
Petaluma Kitchen (Elizabeth Hale, coordinator)
The Petaluma Kitchen feeds the many who are served by the Committee on
the Shelterless! Can you help us by working a few hours a week to help
prepare and serve food for those in need? Do you like to knit? Join the Kitchen Knitters, Fridays at the Kitchen.
Hats and Scarves for AIDS Orphans. One of the most critical problems facing our world are the millions of
children who are orphans due to AIDS. Will you help to knit more hats and
scarves to help these children survive?
2 Cents A Meal - 2 cents is an meaningful, but a small step in the battle against hunger poverty! We invite every member of all ages to contribute a few cents
at every mealtime as an expression of thanks and blessing.
Presbytery of the Redwoods. We support our presbytery financially through our mission giving.
Tents of Hope Petaluma is an effort to raise awareness of the plight of refugees in the Darfur region of Sudan. TOHP encourages citizens to apply political influence to bring peace to the region. Visit the website.
Mission Commission (Jim Donnelly, Elder for Mission/Outreach)
You could be involved in making a difference in Petaluma and throughout
the world! The Commission is looking for mission team leaders and
individuals with interest /skills in all areas. |
