Meet Shane Claiborne
This Sunday, we will welcome special guest Shane Claiborne, who will be preaching at the 10am and the keynote presenter of our mini-conference on faith and justice. There's still time to register for any part [...]
Stewardship 2020: What’s in Your Wallet?
Pray with your money? Give first, pray later? Christian leader and author Tony Campolo was once a guest speaker at a mission rally, when he was asked to lead in prayer for a missionary doctor [...]
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Shane Claiborne Faith and Justice Mini-Conference: November 17, 2019Shane Claiborne Faith and Justice Mini-Conference: November 17, 2019
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Shane Claiborne Faith and Justice Mini-Conference: November 17, 2019
Breaking the chains November 17, 2019, 10am - 4pm Faith, Justice and Incarceration, with Shane Claiborne A mini-conference on faith and justice Explore what it means to put Christian faith into action with activist and [...]
Sermon 1: Was Jesus Political?
Where is your citizenship? This is sermon 1 of a 5-part sermon series on Faith and Politics. "Render unto Caesar," seems a simple message about keeping church and state separate. But is Jesus' message [...]
CookWell: A Job Training Program Created by PCOL
CookWell is a culinary job training program for persons returning from incarceration, launched by PCOL in 2018. It is a separate 501(c)(3) organization, with a separate board that is affiliated with the church. Read more [...]
Amalfi’s Fundraiser
Children's Ministries Fundraiser at Amalfi's We have joined with Amalfi’s Restaurant & Bar for a fundraiser. All day, Wednesday May 1st, present the following coupon while ordering and Amalfi’s will make a 15% donation to [...]
PCOL Blog for All
No "Safe Space" for Jesus By John MacDonald February 12, 2019 In the decades following the dominant rise of commercialism in the 1950’s, American culture increasingly promoted the concepts of ease, comfort, safety and entitlement [...]
5 Steps to Helping Children Deal with Loss
5 STEPS: Helping Children Deal with Loss by Betsy Ie, LCSW, Grief Recovery Specialist Parents and caretakers generally do everything to try and help their children to be happy and successful in life by providing the [...]
Of Malice and MAGA Hats: Faith Seeking Truth
by Jeff Vamos According to Matthew, when Jesus sends the disciples out into the world to preach the gospel – they go out two-by-two if you recall, from town to town – he instructs them [...]
From Argument to Understanding in 3 Steps
From Argument to Understanding in 3 Steps By Wanda Sevey, Director and Instructor, Council for Relationships I often share with couples and families that if they practice these 3 steps they will stop an argument [...]
CookWell Job Training Program Update
Week of October 21 The CookWell program has now completed its 4th week and our trainees have begun their apprenticeships with our local restaurant partners, Acacia and Leonardo's II. We began the week with a roundtable discussion at PCOL where [...]
CookWell Program – One Month Update
The CookWell program has now completed its 4th week and our trainees have begun their apprenticeships with our local restaurant partners, Acacia and Leonardo's II. We began the week with a roundtable discussion at PCOL where members of the community [...]
Capital Campaign Kickoff Luncheon
"God, our help in ages past... OUR HOPE for years to come." Please join us to celebrate our community and our church home at The Capital Campaign Kickoff Luncheon Sunday, November 4, 2018 11:15am – 12:45pm [...]
Mini-Golf Game Night
Join us on Saturday evening for miniature golf, games, food, fellowship, & fun in the Fellowship center at PCOL!
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 [...]
Children’s Programs Roundup
SATURDAY MAY 12th, 10am to noon A 'one-stop shopping' event to discover children's programs in Central New Jersey. Fill your Summer and Plan for Fall! Meet representatives from area Preschools, Kindergartens, Summer Camps, Music, Sports, [...]
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 [...]
Men's Retreat 2018: Encountering the Word
February 23-25 at St. Joseph's by the Sea, will be a time of spiritual and relational restoration for the men's group. The theme will be "Encountering the Word." We will be asking questions like, "What [...]