51 Sickletown Road, Pearl River, NY 845-735-4565

A Spiritual Community Where You Can Live Your Faith
A More Light Congregation where we joyfully welcome ALL people who worship God through Jesus Christ

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BRING FRUIT!
Bring fruit every Sunday for the Spring Valley Interfaith Breakfast Program. Back to Top

HELPING HANDS UPDATE:
As you are aware, Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church is actively involved in the Helping Hands ministry. Ruth Wainwright has become NPC’s Helping Hands Coordinator. Back to Top

CONSERVE ENERGY:
This is just a reminder to be aware of energy use around the church so we can keep our utility bills under some control this winter. Look out for open windows or doors when you leave the church. Make sure lights are off in areas of the church that are not in use. Thanks for your vigilance. It'll help all of us! Back to Top

INTER-CHURCH YOUTH GROUP
5th-8th Grade Students

Nauraushaun and Greenbush Presbyterian Churches along with the Tappan and Piermont Reformed Churches have launched a new middle school age youth ministry. The group meets on Thursday evenings from 5:30 pm-7:00 pm for three nine week cycles throughout the academic year.

Each meeting includes a meal, a time for recreation, and relevant discussion about the life of faith and the teachings of scripture. In addition to weekly meetings, each session will include a fellowship event and service project. The cost for each nine week session is $50 per student which covers the cost of meals and a few other program related expenses. This is an exciting new ministry and Nauraushaun is proud to be part of it!

Sponsoring Churches:

Greenbush Presbyterian Church
614 Western Highway
Blauvelt, NY 10913
845-359-4666

Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church
51 Sickletown Road
Pearl River, NY 10965
845-735-4565

Tappan Reformed Church
32 Old Tappan Road
Tappan, NY 10983
845-735-359- 359-1694

Piermont Reformed Church
361 Ferdon Avenue
Piermont, NY 10968
845-359-4637 Back to Top

CHILDREN'S CHRISTIAN EDUCATION:
Please take a minute to look at the new bulletin board in the Great Hall, which features what's going on with our kids. Back to Top

SUNDAY ANNOUNCEMENTS:
You can share announcements of upcoming events in two ways: You can have them printed in the bulletin or you can have Pastor Laura offer the announcements during the Activities of the Community of Faith portion of worship for you. To have your announcement in the bulletin, please call the church at (845-735-4565) or email the office (npcpearl@verizon.net) by Wednesday of the week you want the announcement printed. To have Pastor Laura offer your announcement, you can email the church office, or give her a note on Sunday morning. Back to Top

SATURDAY FOOD PROGRAM:
If you or your children are interested in an enjoyable way to help other people, you might want to be involved in the Saturday Food Program run by the Salvation Army in Spring Valley. The Salvation Army truck goes out every Saturday at about 11 AM, with food preparation starting around 9:30AM. We are usually done by abut 12:30 PM. If you're interested in participating with us, please call Jim Waters. Back to Top

 

 

PASTOR LAURA CUNNINGHAM

May-June 2010
Pastor Laura

A few days ago, Susan let me know that we need a bigger calendar for scheduling church events. So much is happening that it won’t fit in the squares we use to mark days. I hadn’t even put down the times for meeting with new members, or starting a group to go deeper into loving God and neighbor. Given all this at the onset of Pentecost, the season of the Holy Spirit, “creative chaos” was the topic for this letter, until I read a defining quote from Picasso: “An act of art begins as an act of destruction…” (I swallowed hard.)

In the end, no matter how many or great the activities are sponsored or hosted in our building, they are just activities unless they bring us more deeply into loving God and loving our neighbors. Does what you do at church give you a greater sense of connection with your Creator and all of creation? Do you find it easier to spend time with God, to let God know what you are thinking and feeling? Do you see those around you, whether loved ones or strangers, differently because of how you worshipped or connected with people through church? Does passing Christ’s peace beyond the sanctuary walls – whether through a simple greeting or gesture or a phone call or relationship - become easier because you have practiced it in church? And how do you know where Jesus is leading in all of this?

None of this is always straightforward or obvious, even for folks who have been working at it for a lifetime, yet it becomes more familiar when we practice it regularly and with a group of others. This is why we do any of what we do as a church. The creative chaos that includes all of life – the small destructions of old habits or ideas or ways of doing things – become opportunities for God to create new things or ways. This might happen through one person suggesting that we move coffee hour to the narthex (as already happened!), or another wanting to invite a new friend to a tea.

In the meantime, as we approach the months of May and June, we trust that God’s Spirit continues to lead us. May we sense the Spirit in all that we do here, and may it lead us into a deeper love of God, and deeper connection to all our neighbors!

Blessings,

Laura


OFFICE HOURS ~ Directions
The church office hours are from
9 AM until 1 PM, Monday through Friday. If anyone needs to contact the church outside of these hours, please leave a message on the church voice mail, which is checked regularly.

If the need is urgent, contact one of the lead elders:
  George Ellestad ~ Worship
845-735-6771
  Carolyn Russell ~ Stewardship
845-623-5817
  Mary Lee Wainwright ~ Mission
845-425-3249
  Jim Uleman ~ Evangelism
845-735-9229

DIRECTIONS
Take the upper level of the George Washington Bridge to the Palisades Interstate Parkway (PIP) going north

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Get onto the New York State Thruway going toward the Tappan Zee Bridge. Take Exit 13S (Palisades Parkway - South)

THEN

Take Exit #7 (Townline Road) off the PIP. At the end of the exit ramp there will be a sign for Nauraushaun Presbyterian Church ahead of you. Follow the directional arrow and go to the end of Townline Rd. (2-3 city blocks).

Turn right onto Sickletown Rd. (There will be another sign). NPC is on Sickletown Rd. a couple of miles down. To mark the way, you will go through a single lane tunnel and then over a bridge going over the PIP. After the bridge, there should be a golf course on your right. After the gold course, look for Van Houten Farms ( a garden center) on the left. Right after Van Houten's you will see the sign for the church on the right. We have a modern brick building and a large sign with the blue and red Presbyterian seal on the top of the sign.


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