Dear Friends: Celebrating 200 Years of God’s Grace and Glory As you know, 2023 will be an exciting year for First Presbyterian Church of...

Dear Friends, Recently, as I’ve glanced at my December calendar, I’ve been reminded that once upon a time in the days before COVID, here...

Dear Friends, As you know, we will celebrate the bicentennial of First Presbyterian Church of Ridgewood NJ in 2023. As we prepare to mark...

Dear Friends, While the word lazy has a negative connotation, I cannot help but look forward to the lazy days of summer. For many of us,...

Dear Friends, This month, I’ve decided to use this space to write a stewardship article, but not the kind of stewardship article you...

Dear Friends, During the early days of the pandemic, when it was not safe to gather, our worship services were pre-recorded and made...

Dear Friends, Four years ago during Lent, we created a midweek worship service combined with a simple meal. During its early years, the...

Dear Friends: As I sit down to type my first First Press article of 2022, I am reminded of the practice of adopting New Year’s...

Dear Friends: It was a number of years ago, a few days before Christmas, and my mom wasn’t feeling well. So she went to see her...

Dear Friends, As I write this, August will soon give way to September, children will soon return to school, and in the rhythm of church...

Dear Friends, I believe worshiping God is the most important thing we do as Christians. It is in worship that we center our lives before God