February 4th Bring a Can of Soup for TASK 

This Sunday we will be collecting non-perishable foods for the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen as part of the nationwide Souper Bowl of Caring. Since 1990, young people have been leading the charge and inspiring others to collect dollars and food weeks leading up to the Big Game. Teaming up with local partners, these groups give 100% of donations to local charities, changing the nation's largest weekend of football into the largest weekend of caring. We hope you will join this effort to respond to our neighbors in need.

February 4th is also Scout Sunday!

United Presbyterian Church is the charter organization of Boy Scout Troop 91, members of which will be assisting in worship on Scout Sunday, February 4, at the 11 a.m. service. Please make them welcome and thank them for all they have done for the church through their work days and projects.

Come Early or Stay Late on Sunday for our Coffee Hour

Between our Communion Services on Sunday, February 4, the Worship Ministry Team will host a coffee hour in Fellowship Hall. If you come to the Traditional 11 a.m. service, plan to come early, and if you come to E3 Service at 9:30, stay afterward for fellowship and food.

February Mission Spotlight

"The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go..."  Maya Angelou

For 25 years HomeFront has been helping to break the cycle of poverty by enabling homeless families to transition to permanent housing. Last year alone, 16,236 people were helped by HomeFront with food and emergency aid. They provide a food pantry, a free clothing store, and a furniture warehouse for those who have nothing, all supplied by donations. All donations marked "mission" during the month of February will be forwarded to HomeFront. Please support this worthy cause generously.

The Survivors Senior Group will meet at the church, Fellowship Hall, on  Wed., Feb.14th at 12:00 p.m.

  All seniors and their friends are welcome to participate in our annual Bunco afternoon.  Please contact Rita Peterson at 259-7256 or email  [email protected]  if you plan to attend.  I would like to thank everyone who has saved tabs for the Ronald McDonald House this past  year and ask for your continued support of this wonderful organization.

Ash Wednesday Worship, February 14, 7 p.m.

Begin your Lenten journey by coming to the Ash Wednesday Service which will be held in the sanctuary on February 14, beginning at 7 p.m. The palms from the previous Palm Sunday are burned into ashes which are placed in a cross on the believer's forehead. This reminds us of the fickleness of the crowd that acclaimed Jesus on Sunday, yet later that week shouted, "Crucify him! Crucify him!" It also is a stark reminded of our mortality - ashes to ashes, dust to dust. There is a silver lining to Ash Wednesday, in that, as we die to self, we open ourselves to living by Christ's Spirit. The penance of Lent leads to the joy of Easter. Without repentance, Easter is just another holiday, but with it, it becomes the most holy of days, when God raises Jesus from the dead and raises us to newness of life!

UPMen - will be meeting Saturday January 20th at the Golden Dawn Diner 9:00 am. The diner is located on Whitehorse-Mercerville Road, Hamilton Twp., NJ. Any questions, please contact Jim Dixon phone 609-298-3398 or email [email protected].  Come on out and meet Frosty the Snowman! It will be a breakfast to remember because Frosty, the Gingerbread Boy, AND The Muffin Man will all be enjoying Christian fellowship with the men of UPC!!!

    The Women's  Book  Club  will meet on  Tuesday,  the 27th  of February  in the Bertolet Lounge at  7:00 pm  to discuss  our classi c selection, HEIDI  by Johanna Spyri which was published  in 1880.  Heidi is an inspiring  story of a 5 year old orphan who is sent  to live with her mean spirited grandfather in the Alps.  We invite  all women  of  the  church  and  their friends  who  enjoy  good  books  and  fellowship  to  join us.      Our March selection is WHAT WAS MINE by Helen Klein  Ross.

 UPC CHOIR

UPC's Choir just presented a splendid Christmas Cantata and will beginning working on an Easter 

Cantata by Robert Lau entitled "The Cross," an artful and sensitive creation commemorating Christ's last week on earth from his triumphal Jerusalem entry and last meal with his disciples, to his agony on the cross and glorious resurrection. The familiar scriptural narration and simply designed hymn settings are woven into a seamless choral cantata, adding heightened meaning and understanding to Jesus' final journey. Rehearsal for this cantata began on Thursday, January 18, 2018 at 7:30 pm.  There is a chair for any and all who love to make music!  Come join! Dress Rehearsal will be Saturday, March 24th at 10:00 am in the Sanctuary.  Performance will be Sunday, March 25th during the 11:00 am Worship Service and there will be NO E3 service on March 25th.