Empty Bowls Fundraiser

A joint fundraiser of FOCUS and the Hunger Action Network of NY will follow our Annual Winter Worship at Delmar Reformed from 12:30 -2:30 PM.  $25 for delicious homemade soups, breads and sweets from local restaurants.  Visit the FOCUS website to purchase your tickets via HANNYS now: www.focuschurches.net 

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Potluck Dinner

The monthly potluck will be Friday, February 15, at 6:00.  Come for a time of good food and fellowship. There will be a program about Lizzie Borden by Al Easton. Be sure to let the church office know how many are coming and what culinary delight you will bring to share...

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Author & Illustrator Day

It’s that time again!! Author & Illustrator Day at Giffen Memorial Elementary School will soon be upon us. This year we will be doing things a bit differently. It will be on FRIDAY, March 9th. This will allow all the students to meet their authors/illustrators and receive a free book!...

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Ash Wednesday Taizé Service

Please join us at 6:00 pm.  This service is patterned after worship in the ecumenical community of Taizé.  Their sung and silent participatory prayer services are designed for contemplation through music, song and silence. The brothers of Taizé explain, “Short chants, repeated again and again, give it a meditative character.  Using just a...

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Potluck Dinner

Join us for fellowship at the Potluck Dinner! Please let the office know if you can attend and what dish you will bring to share.  518-449-7332 or info@firstpresalbany.org.

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Labyrinth Workshop

Discovering the Labyrinth as a Spiritual Tool People around the world are rediscovering the ancient practice of walking the labyrinth.  Unlike a maze which has many paths, a labyrinth has only one path, which leads to the center.  While a maze is meant to trick and confuse you so that...

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Intergenerational Work Camp Opportunity

Calling all youth and adults interested in helping those people affected by recent hurricane disasters along the coast.  Rev. Glenn and Christy D’Ambrosio, are organizing an intergenerational work camp, through the PDA (Presbyterian Disaster Assistance) program for next summer, July 21-29, 2018.  We will be traveling to North Carolina, staying...

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Pot Luck Dinner and Annual Christmas Carol Sing

Children are especially encouraged to attend! Come to the annual Christmas Carol Sing during the Potluck Dinner on Friday, December 15. It is a chance to sing your favorites and to make sure that they really ARE your favorite carols, you get to VOTE! The two-sided green ballot (available at...

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