Just a few years ago we celebrated Play School’s 50th year and its founder, Helen Karsten! Helen’s vision for a quality, community preschool program was realized in 1968 and continues to this very day. Our program is still guided by the principles Helen set forth. You can read the history here. We continue to […]
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September 2021by Anna Louise Bates, PhD, Church Historian In 1960, the New Paltz Methodist Church had occupied its new church building for more than thirty years. During that time, the congregation had grown from 370 members in 1932 to 413 in 1960. Besides Sunday services, the church featured multiple Sunday School classes for all ages
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Communion Worship – Sunday, April 3, 2022 – 9:45am Join us this Sunday for worship and sharing in Holy Communion. Our sanctuary will be open for in-person worship (see guidelines). The service will also be broadcast real-time on our website and via Zoom and Facebook Live – have your own juice/drink and bread/food item available.
Social Justice Stations of the Cross During Lent 2021, we created and displayed a series of banners on our church lawn recognizing the Stations of the Cross and Jesus’ journey through the last 24 hours of his life. Each station focused on a current social justice issue, its impacts, our prayers, and suggestions for ways
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Free Fresh Food is a pop up food giveaway that takes surplus goods and makes them available to anyone who stops by. There are no strings, no justification of need, no questions. It’s helping to reduce food waste. It’s ecumenical. Currently it’s at New Paltz UMC one Sunday, Redeemer Lutheran Church two Sundays, and St.
