Category Archives: Mission

Mission activities and opportunities

NHPC Supports Church World Service Refugee Re-Settlement Program

Posted on by January 3, 2016

Your votes have been counted, and we are proud to announce that the Church World Service (CWS) office in Jersey City will be the recipient of our local portion of the ‘Peace & Global Witness Offering.’ The CWS Refugee Re-Settlement Program works around the world, and locally in Jersey City, New Jersey, to provide assistance to men, women and children fleeing violence and persecution in their home countries.  They were recently featured in an article in The New York Times.  Read it here: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/14/nyregion/syrian-refugees-in-jersey-city-are-among-few-to-start-new-life-in-us.html?_r=0

 

Mission Surveys due Sunday, October 11th

Posted on by January 3, 2016

Have you completed your Mission Survey yet?  Responses from these surveys will determine who receives our local portion of the ‘Peace & Global Witness Offering’, and which mission activities we participate in for the coming year.  Drop your completed survey in the box in the Colonial Room, or give it to Laura Bidon, Mission Chair, no later than Sunday, October 11th.  Let your voice be heard!

Walk a Mile, Build a Home

Posted on by June 10, 2015

NHPC mission partner, Habitat for Humanity of Rockland, is holding a fundraiser on Saturday, June 20. Walk to raise funds and awareness for safe, decent and affordable housing for Rockland families in need. The event kicks off at the Haverstraw … Continue reading →

Socks for the Homeless!

Posted on by December 9, 2014

To help make the holidays a little bit brighter (and warmer) for homeless men and women in Rockland County, we’re having a sock drive!  Drop off your donation of NEW warm socks in the Colonial Room by Sunday, December 21st, 2014, and they’ll be delivered to the men and women of Helping Hands in time for Christmas!