July 2022 Update
We had our first in-person meeting of the Board of Deacons after church on June 5. We discussed the activities that have taken place in 2021, including Easter baskets (thank you to Nancy Cunningham for funding this effort), Muffins for Moms, and Donuts for Dads.
Edgewood’s annual Community Day celebration is Saturday August 27th. The Deacons will check with Session to see if the church will have a booth set up. We also discussed the possibility of an active Deacon presence themselves to raise money.
We brainstormed about cleaning inside the shed on the side lawn. Hoping for the possibility of storing some tables and chairs that would alleviate some of the effort to set up and break down for community dinners.
Finally, our Strawberry Festival was held on June 15 and due to the heat, we met indoors in the cool Social Room. That didn’t stop the crowds from coming…we ran out of desserts to sell! Thanks to all who attended and supported our Deacon ministry at FPCE.
Edgewood’s annual Community Day celebration is Saturday August 27th. The Deacons will check with Session to see if the church will have a booth set up. We also discussed the possibility of an active Deacon presence themselves to raise money.
We brainstormed about cleaning inside the shed on the side lawn. Hoping for the possibility of storing some tables and chairs that would alleviate some of the effort to set up and break down for community dinners.
Finally, our Strawberry Festival was held on June 15 and due to the heat, we met indoors in the cool Social Room. That didn’t stop the crowds from coming…we ran out of desserts to sell! Thanks to all who attended and supported our Deacon ministry at FPCE.
Shady Side Academy Food Drive (December 2020)
Shady Side Academy Food Drive
2020 isn’t all bad! Look at the bountiful food collection Shady Side Academy Junior School again this year gave to us and WCM. These 2nd graders, parents and their teachers work so hard every year collecting food for us. Shady Side Academy has partnered with FPCE for more than 20 years on this annual food drive.
This year was a little different, but they still wanted to participate in some way. They did a fantastic job in collecting appropriate holiday food and also replenishing our shelves in our pantry. Rick Masten and his friend Tom Kilgour made two trips to Shady Side Academy, collected the food and brought it into our social room where we separated it. In the past, the kids bring their food they collected on their school bus and make repeated trips from the bus into the church, then it is explained to them how their wonderful generosity is used both by our food pantry and WCM’s. Their excitedness and wholesomeness in their annual collection is very humbling and very, very much appreciated.
We plan on sending our thanks to them when they are back in-person schooling to again explain how important they are to us and our community. We are truly blessed to have this special connection with Shady Side Academy.
2020 isn’t all bad! Look at the bountiful food collection Shady Side Academy Junior School again this year gave to us and WCM. These 2nd graders, parents and their teachers work so hard every year collecting food for us. Shady Side Academy has partnered with FPCE for more than 20 years on this annual food drive.
This year was a little different, but they still wanted to participate in some way. They did a fantastic job in collecting appropriate holiday food and also replenishing our shelves in our pantry. Rick Masten and his friend Tom Kilgour made two trips to Shady Side Academy, collected the food and brought it into our social room where we separated it. In the past, the kids bring their food they collected on their school bus and make repeated trips from the bus into the church, then it is explained to them how their wonderful generosity is used both by our food pantry and WCM’s. Their excitedness and wholesomeness in their annual collection is very humbling and very, very much appreciated.
We plan on sending our thanks to them when they are back in-person schooling to again explain how important they are to us and our community. We are truly blessed to have this special connection with Shady Side Academy.
The Board of Deacons at Edgewood
The office of deacon as set forth in Scripture is one of sympathy, witness, and service after the example of Jesus Christ. Persons of spiritual character, honest repute, of exemplary lives, brotherly and sisterly love, warm sympathies and sound judgment should be chosen for this office.
It is the duty of deacons, first of all, to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith. They shall assume such other duties as may be delegated to them from time to time by the session, such as leading the people in worship through prayers of intercession, reading the Scriptures, presenting the gifts of the people, and assisting with the Lord’s Supper.
Book of Order, G-6.0401–02
Deacons at Edgewood can be seen all the time, serving as ushers each week during worship, running our community food pantry, hosting the annual Strawberry Festival, providing the Melfard Douglass Memorial Scholarship for high school seniors and college students, collecting toy donations for the holidays as part of the annual Project Manger Tree drive, visiting and delivering care packages to our home-bound friends of the church, and providing refreshments for Mother's Day (Muffins for Moms), Father's Day (Donuts for Dads), and the annual congregational luncheon.
It is the duty of deacons, first of all, to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress both within and beyond the community of faith. They shall assume such other duties as may be delegated to them from time to time by the session, such as leading the people in worship through prayers of intercession, reading the Scriptures, presenting the gifts of the people, and assisting with the Lord’s Supper.
Book of Order, G-6.0401–02
Deacons at Edgewood can be seen all the time, serving as ushers each week during worship, running our community food pantry, hosting the annual Strawberry Festival, providing the Melfard Douglass Memorial Scholarship for high school seniors and college students, collecting toy donations for the holidays as part of the annual Project Manger Tree drive, visiting and delivering care packages to our home-bound friends of the church, and providing refreshments for Mother's Day (Muffins for Moms), Father's Day (Donuts for Dads), and the annual congregational luncheon.
