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Gilead Presbyterian
Church
9 Church Street
P.O. Box 74
Carmel, NY 10512
Phone/Fax :
845-225-4586
General Email:
gilead@gileadchurch.org
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Please
note: While we generally follow the Lectionary as the basis of our worship services, we occasionally will select other Scripture readings. |
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Updated:
05/11/2008
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Community
Outreach
For over 250
years, Gilead Presbyterian Church has reached out to minister to
the spiritual and physical needs of the residents of Carmel, Putnam
County, our nation, and the world.
 In memory of our longtime member, Lucy Kemp, who maintained her egg business well into her nineties, Gilead has created Lucy's Chicken Fund. The goal is to raise funds to donate to Heifer International for the purpose of purchasing chickens to those in need throughout the world. A paper cutout chicken has been put up to represent each chicken purchased.
The Gilead Food Pantry is open to all those in need. Donations of non-perishable food
items as well as financial contributions are welcome throughout
the year. In addition to its regular year-round food distributions,
the Gilead Food Pantry provides holiday dinners for the needy at
Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas. For more information, please
call 845-225-4586.
Gilead participates
in the annual "Souper Bowl Sunday" each January. This year we raised over $200 and collected many cans of food, all of which support the food pantry.
Each October, Gilead is a major participant in the Putnam County Crop Walk for Church World Service.
We also participate in a Midnight Run 3 - 4 times each year.
A Prayer Chain
is available to those in special need of God's intervention in their
lives. Please call 845-225-3002.
Alcoholics Anonymous
meets in the Knieriem Room each Monday and Wednesday at 7:00 PM. |
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Vendors Wanted
Gilead's annual Flea Market will be held on Saturday, May 31 from 9:00 to
2:00. Interested vendors should contact the church office at 845-225-4586.
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Gilead Vintage Boutique
Announcing the premier of the
Gilead Vintage Boutique at the Flea Market on May 31.
Click here or contact Alice DuBon or Ann Rand for more information.
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Post Office Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive
The annual Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, sponsored by the U.S. Postal Service, was held Sat, May 10th. Gilead's Food Pantry was given a generous portion of the donations received by the Carmel Post Office.
Thanks to everyone involved and a special thanks to all the Carmel postal workers who picked up the donations!
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Serious Mental Illness Awareness Month
May is Serious Mental Illness Awareness Month in the Presbyterian Church.
Please help support those in our community with psychiatric disorders by
bringing in new and/or gently used DVDs, to be donated to the patients on Reed
4, Putnam Hospital Center's in-patient mental health unit.
A donation bin is in the lounge. Thank you!
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Got Ink Cartridges?
 If you have any used ink cartridges, please bring them to the church in a plastic baggie. All cartridges will be recycled, with the church receiving $4 for each of certain brands.
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Food Pantry Update
Gilead's Food  Pantry's shelves are getting bare. An increasing number of local residents are needing its services - around 200 adults and children each month.
Particularly Needed: canned tuna, chile, stew, fruit, soups, fruit juice, pancake mix, syrup, and pasta.
Please see Marj Williams for more information.
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Help Needed!
 Volunteers are still needed to help install a sump pump in the basement. Please see Erik Vandenberg if you are able to help. |
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Coming Up:
5/18 @3:00 pm Concert for Unity and Peace at Temple Beth Elohim
5/31 from 9am - 2 pm Flea Market
11/7-9 "Women of the Spirit" retreat
See our calendar for a schedule of all events.
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Carmel Nursery School has openings for September. This nonsectarian ministry of Gilead has operated since 1949. For more information, call 845-225-8044. |
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Gilead CD's
The Music Department's two compact disks, The Sounds of Gilead and A Gilead Christmas are available during the coffee hour for $15.
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those who are interested in joining the Gilead family should
speak to him or one of the elders. |
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Concert for Unity and Peace
Gilead's youth, together with the students at PS 23 in the Bronx, raised almost $1,000 for the 
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