What’s New In Missions (Page 4)

What’s New In Missions (Page 4)

Day of Service at Second Harvest Food Bank – November 15, 2023

November is a busy time at Second Harvest Food Bank. For 15 years, Project Thanksgiving has been providing Thanksgiving meals to thousands of people in our region who struggle with food insecurity. This year’s goal is to provide 37,000 meals to Northeast Tennesseans in need. The loyal band of First Presbyterian Church volunteers will do our part to help meet this goal by packing food boxes on November 15, 2023. If you would like to join in the fun, fellowship and…

Second Havest Food Bank Workday – Thanks!

Thanks to everyone who joined in the FPC workday at Second Harvest last week, September 20, 2023. We were very happy to have Suzanne Holley (a friend of Cheryl Rice), Bob Miller (a friend and local legend), and Cheryl & Kim Harvey (from Bristol who coincidently volunteered in the afternoon while we were there)! One of our tasks was to remove and correctly label bags of Triscuit crackers from the original boxes that had incorrect content markings. The morning crew…

Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunity – July 19, 2023

First Presbyterian Church volunteer “helpers” will pack bags and boxes of food at Second Harvest Food Bank on Wednesday, July 19.  Please join us for fun, fellowship, and service. Friends and family members are also welcome. There will be two options for this date: morning between 10 and noon, and afternoon between one and 3 PM.  Each session is limited to 15 people, so check your calendars and let Bob Stoots know if you would like to participate. (Please call or…

Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunity – May 17, 2023

First Presbyterian Church volunteer “helpers” will pack bags and boxes of food at Second Harvest Food Bank on Wednesday, May 17.  Please join us for fun, fellowship, and service. Friends and family members are also welcome. There will be two options for this date; morning between 10 and noon, and afternoon between one and 3 PM.  Each session is limited to 15 people, so check your calendars and let Bob Stoots know if you would like to participate. (Please call or…

Mission Speakers at FPC During April 2023

This month there will be a special opportunity for us to receive speakers from several of the charitable organizations that are supported by First Presbyterian through the Outreach Committee. Representatives from six of those organizations will highlight their missions, scope of services, target populations they serve, description of any new projects, and how they depend upon support from donors like First Presbyterian Church. Please mark your calendars and plan to attend all of these very informative sessions on Wednesday evenings…

Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunity – April 19, 2023

First Presbyterian Church volunteer “helpers” will pack bags and boxes of food at Second Harvest Food Bank on Wednesday, April 19.  Please join us for fun, fellowship, and service. Friends and family members are also welcome. There will be two options for this date; morning between 10 and noon, and afternoon between one and 3 PM.  Each session is limited to 15 people, so check your calendars and let Bob Stoots know if you would like to participate. (Please call or…

Second Harvest Food Bank FPC Member Volunteer Opportunity – March 15, 2023

First Presbyterian Church volunteers will gather again on Wednesday, March 15 at Second Harvest Food Bank of NET. Please join us for fun, fellowship and service. Friends and family members are also welcome. There will be two options for this date; morning between 10-noon, and afternoon between 1and 3pm. Each session is limited to 15 people, so check your calendars and let Bob Stoots know if you would like to participate.  (Call or text 423-782-6280)