{"id":370,"date":"2024-02-13T01:23:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T01:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.providencepc-altoona.org\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2024-05-15T16:39:39","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T16:39:39","slug":"congregational-care","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.providencepc-altoona.org\/index.php\/congregational-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Congregational Care"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"370\" class=\"elementor elementor-370\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547d707b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"547d707b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88f1ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e88f1ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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*\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The Congregational Care mission statement reads: With God&#8217;s help, we seek to promote and support a strong sense of community and belonging within Providence and provide assistance to our church family and friends when there is a particular need.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d74e47c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d74e47c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba777f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba777f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Services our committee provide include:<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff7baa5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7ff7baa5\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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manufacturer\u2019s cents-off coupons past their printed expiration dates (up to six months).\u00a0 Having these coupons reduces the financial burdens on military families. We have adopted Yokosuka Naval Base as the base to which we will send the coupons we collect.<\/p><p>Overseas Coupon Program <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocpnet.org\/History\/history1.htm\">History<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ocpnet.org\/Press%20Release\/PressRelease1.htm\">Press Release.<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.providencepc-altoona.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/coupon-program-letter-may-2024.jpg\">Click Here to read a Thank You from the naval base.<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87f610c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"87f610c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\" data-core-v316-plus=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81104a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"81104a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our work also includes:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4deb882 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4deb882\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>Birthday cards sent to all congregation members<\/li><li>Congregational card shower &#8211; each month a shut in is chosen to receive get well\/encouragement cards from our congregation<\/li><li>Communion delivery to shut-ins<\/li><li>Prayer shawls and baby blankets delivered when appropriate<\/li><li>Meal delivery when needed<\/li><li>Christmas cookie\/fruit trays delivered<\/li><li>Presbyterian Home residents receive Angel Tree gifts<\/li><li>Transportation provided to and from church when possible<\/li><li>&#8220;Miss You&#8221; cards sent to congregation members who moved away<\/li><li>&#8220;Care&#8221; boxes delivered to our college students during finals<\/li><li>Birthday cakes delivery to the Presbyterian Home 3 times a year<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Providence Presbyterian Church Congregational Care The Congregational Care mission statement reads: With God&#8217;s help, we seek to promote and support a strong sense of community and belonging within Providence and provide assistance to our church family and friends when there is a particular need. 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