We are thrilled to welcome Pastor Carie Morgan to First Presbyterian Church in Boonton. Pastor Carie is serving as our Interim pastor, and taking our congregation through our discernment process as we start a new chapter in our almost 200 year history. Pastor Carie graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary in 2000. She has served numerous… Read More »
Presbytery Discernment Process Poll
Everyone has a story to tell about God’s call to them and their congregation. These story creates a narrative of God’s work among us. Over the summer we will be inviting everyone who wants to tell their story to share their story in a group. More information will be coming soon! Presbytery Discernment Process 2023… Read More »
Goodbye, Rev. Jen
About a month ago, I was on the phone with a friend when I heard a terrifying noise coming from my kitchen. It sounded like an animal being skinned alive. But alas it was my washing machine. It took a few days to find what I thought was the right repair company to come and… Read More »
Seeking to travel the journey with you
It was inevitable. The men and women clad in orange vests and safety hats came again last week stalking in the woods behind my Condo. I knew exactly what it meant: time, again to cut down all the trees that are and would be threatening the low-level power lines that run the length of the… Read More »
February 2023
I’m happy to share that we had a enlivening and productive church-wide retreat just a few days ago. New members and Long-standing members, young and seasoned members all spent quality time talking, listening and most especially discerning where God is leading this church in the future. While we certainly couldn’t name, plan and button up… Read More »
January 2023
I pray that you all had a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year. As I write this, Chanukkah has just finished but I wanted to share a story with you that I read about and wished I had witnessed. On Dec 18th, a menorah parade commenced, (not people carrying ‘live’ menorahs with real candles)… Read More »
December 2022
I’m so pleased this year’s Advent and Christmas season will again be filled with a variety of special events, IN AND BEYOND worship. We’re bringing back and updating favorite pastimes. We HAVE: The PW COOKIE EXCHANGE Dec 10 th , (which is now a house party at the Croziers), starting @ 5PM which follows with… Read More »
November 2022
As I write this, it’s a gorgeous sunny fall day with not a cloud in the sky; and now that the sun is lower in the sky it is backlighting and illuminating all the gold, orange and red leaves in a glorious way. Even my still green basil (which is miraculously still holding its own) is part… Read More »
October 2022
Dear Saints, I don’t know about you, but I find September a weird and difficult month. As parents and grandparents, I’m sure you all relish kids going back to school. For some, this brings relief and a different rhythm and for all of us, a faster, more intense pace than Summer. However, the shift from… Read More »
September 2022
Dear Saints, As the very familiar passage in Ecclesiastes 3 says: “For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: 2 a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; 3 a time to kill, and… Read More »
