by Rev. Donna Elia | June 21, 2019 | | Blog
FEAST! Dining for a Cause is Troy Area United Ministries’ Annual Fundraising Celebration. This year, we recognized Albany Presbytery and Stewart’s Shops (What a great combination! Anyone reading this blog is apt to like both of them!) At FEAST, Troy Area United... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | November 3, 2016 | furnitureMissionTAUM | Blog
TAUM’s Annual Festival of Music and Chocolate is a great musical and confectionary delight for a great cause- TAUM’s Furniture Program which provides free furniture to those who have been homeless, are fleeing domestic violence, suffer a catastrophic event or simply... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | March 30, 2016 | contaminationPDAPFOAPresbyterian Disaster Assistancewater | Blog
On the weekend of April 15-17, very able folks from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (who very generously donate their listening and training skills) will return to Hoosick Falls. This time, they will work with Hoosick Falls leaders and community members to develop a... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | February 23, 2016 | | Blog
When You Can’t Drink the Water These are strange days in Hoosick Falls, and my heart goes out to the good folks of the congregation I serve there and to all residents. Our congregation is wonderful and resilient, even in times like these. Hoosick Falls has been in... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | February 11, 2016 | clergyexempttaxes | Blog
In New York State, clergy who own property are eligible for a partial-tax exemption. It works like this: whatever the assessed value of your home, the assessor will subtract $1,500 from the assessed value, and you will not be taxed on the $1,500. There is a form due... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | January 7, 2016 | GuatemalaMAMMission | Blog, Guatemala Partnership
Kathy Gorman-Coombs spinning cotton. In our course of study at San Pedro Spanish School, Kathy Gorman-Coombs and I, along with our teachers, took a field trip to a women’s weaving cooperative. The woman pictured with Kathy made spinning cotton seem easy, but it... Read more
by Rev. Donna Elia | October 30, 2015 | ChristianMissionTAUM | Blog
TAUM Annual Festival of Music and Chocolate How do you make a space feel like home? From the City of Rensselaer to the Village of Hoosick Falls; from the City of Troy to the town of Sand Lake and all throughout Rensselaer County those in need have access to used... Read more
