November 2022 Columbia County Habitat Updates: Our Habitat home on South 8th Street has been making headway towards the finish line this past month! We now have countertops in the bathrooms and kitchen, bathroom fixtures installed as well as grading the lot and burying the sewer line. The NW College of Construction managed the pouring and forming of the garage floor and they did a wonderful job. We had a lovely selection of plants donated last week and a group from Urban Development + Partners in Portland spent last Friday getting them all planted on the site. Additionally, we have plans submitted for the Vernonia home and can begin construction once the permit is issued. We also have been working this past month to enroll low-income residents of Columbia County into a matched savings plan through the state to help them purchase a home in the future. Big movement on great projects this month! Angela Carlson Administrative Assistant Columbia County Habitat for Humanity

A five-congregation ecumenical partnership in a Habitat for Humanity project is about to happen in St. Helens.

We are excited about our new service and mission project helping build a house! As we begin you have the chance to meet others who are involved, see the site of the house, and join in prayer for this new adventure.

Sunday, September 29 from 1:30-2:15 pm will be the “kick-off” at the Project site at 7th and Plymouth St. (497 S. 7th). Plan on coming to see what’s happening.

Keep an eye out in the local paper for the photo and article featuring the Habitat project and the pastors breaking ground with the golden shovel.

"5 Church Partnership in Faith Build" Construction updates

Check out these Newspaper articles: 

THE CHRONICLE NEWSPAPER 9/29/19: Churches partner for Habitat for Humanity 
CHANNEL 8 NEWS COVERAGE 9/29/19: Churches, Habitat for Humanity break ground on St. Helens homes

Habitat for Humanity Facebook

Columbia County Habitat for Humanity Website

"5 Church Partnership in Faith Build" CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Habitat for Humanity does more than build homes. They also build ramps for disabled seniors with fixed and/or low income.

Habitat for Humanity provides a free handicapped ramp program for qualified disabled, low-income and fixed income seniors. The materials and funding used to build the ramp are donated and volunteers help with building it.

The Plymouth Presbyterian Church Deacons have pledged to assist The Columbia County Habitat for Humanity, Ramp building project.

Volunteer Support: to help in the construction of ramps, contact Gina, Peacemaking & Mission Chair.

Financial Support:
Mail checks to Plymouth Presbyterian Church
2615 Sykes Road
St Helens, Oregon 97051
Attn: Carol, Finance Secretary
Payable to Plymouth Presbyterian
with a memo: Deacon’s Fund/Habitat Ramp

You will receive a tax receipt for your contribution.

Your community & church thanks you.

2021-2022 Project: as of Dec 2021  

496 South 8th Street, St Helens, OR.
Working days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday 9am-2pm
No need to sign up in advance, just show up!
What to bring: personal hand tools (optional)
bottled water will be available, please feel free to bring anything else you might need.
Contact Habitat for most current information.

Each year our congregation buys non-perishable items for Boxing Day. We fill large plastic totes with the items from the attached list and take them to Community Action Team (CAT) at the end of the year.. They give them to people who are getting their first permanent housing. Many of these folks are struggling to make it, so the gift of these totes gives them just a little boost. You can buy the items that are on the list and arrange to drop them off at the church, or you can donate money and signify that it is to be used for Boxing Day Thank you for your continued support of this local mission. This is the work of the church. Thanks be to God!!

Boxing Day Item List

Boxing Day Success We filled 20 totes after church on January 1, 2023. Thanks to all who helped fill the totes and thank you to all who donated toward this project. A special thanks to Adrienne Schilling and Gina Harrington who organized the project

Helping Our neighbors in need with dignity, respect and hospitality.

COMMUNITY MEALS IS CURRENTLY NOT SERVING. UPDATES WILL BE PROVIDED AS RECEIVED.

Community Meals is an all-volunteer group of individuals. It has been operating as a benevolent kitchen at First Lutheran Church in St. Helens since June, 2009. It is a member agency of the Columbia Pacific Food Bank and the first of its kind for Columbia County, serving hot nutritious meals every Tuesday and Thursday prepared with the resources from the local Food Bank. Community Meals has a restaurant license with the County Health Department and has received all perfect scores from inspections.

Plymouth Presbyterian Church Supports this organization through volunteers and donations of butter and funding. We sponsor a "Butter Shower" on a regular basis to collect butter for the cause. If you would like to volunteer to work at Community Meals with the Plymouth Volunteers or if you would like to make a donation contact Gina Harrington.

Serving meals: Tuesdays and Thursdays year-round

Community Meals Website

Community Meals Facebook

Columbia Pacific Food Bank Website

A Butter shower is held periodically throughout the year to collect butter for Community Meals. However, you may donate butter at any time. Contact Linda Dunn for more information.

Plymouth Presbyterian Church supports and sponsors the CCWC. The warming center provides a warm place to sleep for those who are in need of shelter. If you would like more information on this program contact Jan Stites.

Columbia County Warming Center Facebook

Community Action Team (VOLUNTEER/DONATIONS TO CCWC)

Columbia pacific food bank is the regional food distribution center for columbia county, oregon and local food pantry for the community of Saint Helens. Plymouth Presbyterian Church Supports this organization with financial donations.

Columbia Pacific Food Bank

Presbytery of the Cascades: Special Offerings

Presbytery presented a $1,000 Stimulus grant to Plymouth Presbyterian Church to be used on innovative mission in our community for those affected by the COVID-19 Virus.
This is how the funds were disbursed:

WIC (Women, Infant, Children) $333.33 WIC website
S.A.F.E. (Support, Advocacy, Freedom, Empowerment) $333.34 S.A.F.E website
Fostering Love Kits $333.33 Fostering Love Kits website

We are a group who gather to sew quilts for those who need spiritual and physical comfort. Each quilt is stitched together thoughtfully and tied in prayers.

Stewardship is accomplished in many ways...

1. Monetary giving. Place your gift in the collections basket or contact Carol Jones. Be sure to indicate your preference as to how you want the donation applied.

2. Sweep the sidewalk before Sunday Morning Church

3. Open the Blinds before Sunday Morning Church

4. Mowing - trim work

5. Wash windows

6. Weed flower beds

7. Volunteer as Lay Leader

8. Volunteer to host or help host Coffee Hour

9. Volunteer on a work project, See Blg. & Grounds Chair, Roger Liefeld, for more information.

10. Help on a committee - click on "Session page" in the navigation bar find a committee.

A big thank you to all those who give so often and so much!

Take the weight of loose change out of your pocket/purse and empty it into the the collection plate. It will all be put to good use. All change collected in the collection plate is presented to a charity at the end of the month.

Stewardship is accomplished in many ways...

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five, through funding shared by Dolly Parton and local community partners in the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and Republic of Ireland. Inspired by her father’s inability to read and write Dolly started her Imagination Library in 1995 for the children within her home county. Today, her program spans five countries and gifts over 1 million free books each month to children around the world. To donate to this program make check payable to PPC. In the note indicate it is for the Dolly Parton Library.

A big thank you to all those who give so often and so much!

Random Act of Kindness...

“Wherever there is a human being there is an opportunity for kindness.” Seneca (from the book “Random Acts of Kindness”) The women of Priscilla Circle are performing their last act of kindness as we come to a close and go on temporary hold. Every year we donate sleepwear, underwear and socks to the DHS children. It is always accepted as a welcome gift by the people who keep these items on their shelves, ready to use for the children who find themselves in unpleasant situations. This year we were able to purchase 17 sleepwear, 46 underwear and 50 pair of socks. They will be delivered before the end of November. Thank you to everyone who contributed money to this cause. The Makindu mission will be ongoing. Any donations may be put in the offering collection. Please mark for “Makindu” and it will be noted on your tithing record. Thank you everyone who has supported Priscilla Circle for so many years. Continue on with your thoughtful “Acts of Kindness!