PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR A VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT!
Special Note:
Beginning this Sunday, June 27, the Worship Service will be at 9:30am.
We will be worshipping in the sanctuary, on Zoom and Facebook.
Beginning this Sunday, June 27, the Worship Service will be at 9:30am.
We will be worshipping in the sanctuary, on Zoom and Facebook.
May 17, 2021
Dear friends,
It is with great joy that I write to you to let you know that we will be worshiping in the sanctuary at 1st Presbyterian of Rockaway on May 23rd, Pentecost Sunday.
Thank you for your patience and understanding through these months of pandemic and quarantine. We will still be using a Zoom link for our Sunday morning service for those who are unable to come to the church building. Attached is information about re-entering the church.
This has been a difficult and challenging time; I believe we have been faithful in our worship, mission, and fellowship to the best of our abilities. My prayer is that we will continue to put our faith in God’s providence and discover this as a time of renewal for each of us as well as for the community at 1st Presbyterian.
I look forward to seeing you and celebrating the gift of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost with you.
God bless,
Pastor Nancy Young
We have returned to worship in the sanctuary! Masks are required. Please enter through the center door in the back of the sanctuary, where you will be asked to sign in, have your temperature taken, etc. It is with gratitude to God that we gather together once more.
If you worship on Zoom – we will continue to Zoom the worship service from the sanctuary.
If you wish to join us for our weekly worship VIA Zoom:
The Zoom Worship (login beginning at 12 Noon EDT)
Click here to join the service on your computer
Phone in: (mobile or home phone) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 742 347 8806
Passcode: 6562894
You can also find the information you need to log into our service on our Facebook account. Click here to go to FPC Facebook.
Here is a link for the current Church Street Journal:
If you worship on Zoom – we will continue to Zoom the worship service from the sanctuary.
If you wish to join us for our weekly worship VIA Zoom:
The Zoom Worship (login beginning at 12 Noon EDT)
Click here to join the service on your computer
Phone in: (mobile or home phone) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York)
Meeting ID: 742 347 8806
Passcode: 6562894
You can also find the information you need to log into our service on our Facebook account. Click here to go to FPC Facebook.
Here is a link for the current Church Street Journal:
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A place where you can be yourself!
Welcome to
First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway, NJ
We hope you will check out our website and then come be our guest for worship, Bible study, service to those in need, choir or bell choir, and more.
Scroll down to see some of the activities in our church.
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If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail our webmaster at office@fpcrockaway.org
June 4th 2021, PCCNS (Presbyterian Church Cooperative Nursery School) Graduation. CONGRAGUATIONS for working through a special year!
Memorial Day – MAY 31, 2021
Rockaway Boro's and Township's Memorial Day parade ends at the Civil War memorial at our church.
PENTECOST – MAY 23, 2021 12 Noon
We returned to worship in the sanctuary!
April Flowers and Wreaths Celebrate Spring!
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Larry the Church Pew Fixer has added shields to get us one step closer to opening!
Thank you Larry.
Thank you Larry.
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March 4th, 2021: What is sadder than a cold March day and an empty church, but then finding God's new Spring Flowers next to the front door, giving hope!
Lent Devotional for 2021
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Pew restoration continues. Hopefully it won’t be too much longer until they are finished, we are able to sit in them and worship together! - Larry the Church Pew Fixer! Thank you Larry.
August 5, 2020 Storm Isaias downs trees and cuts power, but thankfully no damage to the church and only minor damage to headstones!
April 12, 2020 Easter Morning
PASTORAL CARE AND VISITATION
If you are in the hospital or having some health issues and would like a pastoral call, please let me know. I have no way of knowing unless someone contacts me. If you would rather not have a call, that is okay – just let me know. There are several people in this congregation that make hospital visits, as allowed – thank you! Again, please let me know when you have visited someone. I appreciate the many ways you as a congregation care for one another, but please communicate with me. This is good practice so that when your new pastor arrives, he/she will be included in pastoral care
concerns. God bless,
Pastor Nancy 989-430-2185 youngnancy501@gmail.com
If you are in the hospital or having some health issues and would like a pastoral call, please let me know. I have no way of knowing unless someone contacts me. If you would rather not have a call, that is okay – just let me know. There are several people in this congregation that make hospital visits, as allowed – thank you! Again, please let me know when you have visited someone. I appreciate the many ways you as a congregation care for one another, but please communicate with me. This is good practice so that when your new pastor arrives, he/she will be included in pastoral care
concerns. God bless,
Pastor Nancy 989-430-2185 youngnancy501@gmail.com
Larry the Church Pew Fixer! Thank you.
As I strip down the layers of paint
(4 layers) and varnish
I think about 200 years of wear and tear.
All of the people who have sat in these pews
and all they have seen.
When these pews were installed
it was all done by hand .
The wood under the paint is old growth pine , very hard to find today.
The armrests have some kind of finish
that does not come off with chemical strippers. But after hours of scraping
the original beauty comes thru.
With a couple coats of paint and finish
they should stay
Looking good for a few more years.
So I can add my name to the many
People who have worked on these pews.
Someday they will need some more attention
and someone else will think of the many people who have worked
on these pieces of beauty and workmanship.
Larry Siegrist
(4 layers) and varnish
I think about 200 years of wear and tear.
All of the people who have sat in these pews
and all they have seen.
When these pews were installed
it was all done by hand .
The wood under the paint is old growth pine , very hard to find today.
The armrests have some kind of finish
that does not come off with chemical strippers. But after hours of scraping
the original beauty comes thru.
With a couple coats of paint and finish
they should stay
Looking good for a few more years.
So I can add my name to the many
People who have worked on these pews.
Someday they will need some more attention
and someone else will think of the many people who have worked
on these pieces of beauty and workmanship.
Larry Siegrist
Find the Revolutionary War Veterans Interred in FPC Cemetery: CLICK HERE
And cemetery pictures: CLICK HERE
Rockaway Food Closet
Our monthly food distributions are continuing. This wouldn't happen without broad community support and thankfully we have that. The need has increased during this pandemic. Items needed most are: cereal, peanut butter, tuna, macaroni & cheese, soup, canned beans, crackers, coffee, tea and hot cocoa. All non-perishable items are grate fully excepted. The Food Closet is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Thank you in advance for any help that you can give.
If you have any questions please contact Linda Kirby at 973-316-0598
Our monthly food distributions are continuing. This wouldn't happen without broad community support and thankfully we have that. The need has increased during this pandemic. Items needed most are: cereal, peanut butter, tuna, macaroni & cheese, soup, canned beans, crackers, coffee, tea and hot cocoa. All non-perishable items are grate fully excepted. The Food Closet is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm. Thank you in advance for any help that you can give.
If you have any questions please contact Linda Kirby at 973-316-0598
The morning will be a time to gather and socialize with the community and make new friends. The breakfast is a monthly event on the last Saturday of the month through May and it is to give the community a chance to come out and enjoy having someone else make breakfast for them. So come and enjoy.
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First Presbyterian Church of Rockaway
35 Church Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866-3027
Phone: 973-627-1059 Fax: 973-983-0090
E-mail: office@fpcrockaway.org
Website: www.fpcrockaway.org
35 Church Street, Rockaway, NJ 07866-3027
Phone: 973-627-1059 Fax: 973-983-0090
E-mail: office@fpcrockaway.org
Website: www.fpcrockaway.org