First Presbyterian Church of Potsdam, New York

A community gathering in Christ and ministering as God leads

God's Church

Facilities

Star Lights Are Bright - Every Night The star on our tall steeple was fitted with bulbs and hoisted on November 20th by Gordon Theisen, his sons, Scott and Zach, and Dick Partch with logistical help by Dawn Theisen. It is a good exercise, climbing up towards heaven, that heralds Advent and stimulates thinking about the joyous Christmas Season. The bulbs were first lit on November 26th for all in the community to enjoy.

Church Staff Addressing Conservation Concerns At their monthly meeting, the church staff talked about how they can play a part in conserving materials, heat, and electricity in order to assist in reducing the operating budget. Ways discussed were: attention to paper usage in the office, paper towel usage in the bathrooms & kitchen, turning lights out in rooms not used, keeping Center temperature at 65 degrees and the use of coffee mugs instead of paper cups during various functions. Pastor Rich will be sending a letter to all groups utilizing the facilities to remind them of the need to conserve, clean up, and commit themselves to proper maintenance of the rooms they use.

Kitchen Patrol: To make the kitchen more user friendly, the Ladies Guild has posted content signs on all the drawers and cabinet doors. The group inspects the refrigerator every two weeks and cleans the kitchen from top to bottom periodically. They could use your help to keep the kitchen in "apple pie" order! (more pictures coming soon)

Recent Donations: We received a recent donation of a ceiling mounted projection screen that can be utilized in all the classrooms and in the conference room and also in the center. Also we received a donation of a wireless system for cable internet which means that laptop computer users can access the internet while in the Center. Thanks to our donor!

Caretaking God's Church

Stewardship, Wills and Memorials

This ministry celebrates the time, talents and treasures of the congregation. The amazing amount and variety of time and energy given to the community, and the great strides made towards closing the budget gap, are but two examples.

Future projects will focus on the talents and time of the congregation and how these can be utilized to meet the rising opportunities for providing service and programs. (More Stewardship, Wills and Memorials News)

Buildings and Grounds

During 2004 the Committee received a lot of help from many members of the congregation who volunteered their time and effort with such things as spring clean up, lawn mowing, fall leaf raking, and maintaining the plantings surrounding the buildings. Members of the congregation and outside firms completed many projects in 2004. (More Buildings and Grounds News)