Paying Attention in an Age of Distraction
If you've seen the movie Ghost, (1990), you know it's about a husband (Patrick Swayze) trying to communicate "from the other side." A ghost, he now desperately seeks to let his wife (Demi Moore) know [...]
Outside the Sheepfold
Sermon preached Sunday, May 27, by Merideth Mueller. https://s3.amazonaws.com/pcol-media/sermons/2018/Service+2018-05-27.mp3
The Halo-ed Thrashers: Birding PCOL-style
The first-ever (to our knowledge) PCOL birding event took place at 8:00 a.m. on May 22, in the Pole Farm District of Mercer Meadows. Team Captain, Merideth Mueller led teammates Peter Billings and Jill Cifelli [...]
Grab an Oar!
We need YOU! Grab an oar! Church is a team sport, and everyone in the crew has a part to play. Please consider how you will help us get where we need to [...]
Do You Like Jesus?
What role should social media play in seeking to live a faithful life in Christ? Is social media all bad? In a brief homily on Sunday, Dr. Vamos's sermon is about the promise and problem [...]
PCOL and The Community Well featured in Presbyterians Today
The Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville's new ministry, The Community Well, is featured in the March issue of the magazine Presbyterians Today. New uses for existing space by Sue Washburn The Community Well at the Presbyterian [...]
Camp Scholarships Available
Camp Johnsonburg Scholarship applications are available in the church office. Scholarships are available for children ages 6-11. Applications are due by April 30, 2018. All applications will be reviewed by the Children's Ministries Team [...]
Hey brother, can you spare a job?
Pastor’s Letter – April 2018 Dear Members and Friends of PCOL: The theologian Emil Brunner once wrote that the church exists by mission as fire exists by burning. We, the church, exist for [...]
Update: Haiti Mission Month
For over 25 years, the Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville has designated every February as Haiti Mission Month, to celebrate our ministry with Pastor Luc Deratus of Harmony Ministries in Haiti, to educate the congregation of [...]
Jesus vs. The Übermensch
Sermon March 11, 2018 Jeffrey Vamos How many of us have read Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead or Atlas Shrugged, and been inspired to throw off all mediocrity, seek to embody the greatness that is ours if [...]
Anyone Here Seen Ross?
By Jan Everett and Nancy Richardson If you happen to be in the building during the week, you may see a young man working with Victor to keep our building clean. Ross has worked here [...]
PCOL Safety Guidelines
PCOL Safety Guidelines: What We’re Doing Now, and Future Plans PCOL strives to maintain the safest environment for all of God’s Children, ages zero through ninety-nine. While devastating news surfaces almost daily of folks hurting [...]
After Sutherland Springs: What Now?
Yet another tragic and grotesquely violent mass killing; what are Christians to do? I'm writing this as I ponder many of the conversations that I've had this week about the recent - shall we [...]
Faith and Ethics Adult Ed Series
Please join us for one or all of these sessions, 11:30am in the Lounge. Childcare provided. You'll find a preview of the course content here. October 1: “On Being a Moral Person” Rev. Dr. Abigail [...]
Sermon Series: Doing Right, Being Good
Sermon Series: Doing Right, Being Good Beginning September 17 Dr. Vamos will be beginning a new sermon series on September 17. How do we think about moral decisions? Is reason or emotion more important? Should [...]
Member of the Week
Jeanne Aicher – member since 1977 Jeanne moved to Lawrenceville in 1976 after she married lifelong Lawrenceville resident and longtime PCOL member, Rick Aicher. She grew up in a Lutheran church, but found that this [...]
Autism Ministry Special Offering
You’ve been hearing about our Autism ministry, in partnership with Eden Autism Services, to employ our Assistant Custodian. We deeply appreciate the congregation’s generosity, and in fact depend upon it to continue this employment arrangement. [...]