THE
PEEKSKILL AREA
PASTORS ASSOCIATION
announces the annual

THANKSGIVING INTER-RELIGIOUS SERVICE

• Sunday, November 20, 2011
• 5:00 pm
• St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
• 137 North Division St, Peekskill, NY 10566 [map]
• Keynote Speaker: Rabbi Lee S. Paskind of the First Hebrew Congregation of Peekskill

Local congregations of all faiths will participate
“Featuring the Peekskill Area Interfaith Choir”

** Refreshments to follow**
On street or free municipal parking available. Security will be on hand.

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The program consists of more than 20 volunteer chaplains of various faiths and confessions. This ensures that a chaplain is on call at the hospital at all times, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Chaplains offer comfort to patients, praying with them and engaging in conversation and spiritual reading. At no time is there an effort at proselytizing of any kind.

To become an interfaith chaplain, candidates participate in an intensive training program. PAPA member clergy representing the various faith traditions assist the chaplain coordinator in conducting the training seminars.

The current director of chaplains at HVHC is Joan Schildwachter, who was installed in 2009. For further information on joining the pastoral care program, please contact Joan at the Chaplains Office at 734-3330.

Chaplaincy Program at HVHC

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The interfaith chaplaincy program at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center

Chaplains at HVHC

Chaplains at HVHC

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The Peekskill Area Pastors Association (PAPA) has been in existence for close to 150 years. We are a model for cooperation between communities of diverse beliefs and have historically played a pivotal role in issues of justice, diversity and service in our area.

While we come together to further causes that put our individual faith into action, we respect and do not debate the different approaches to God which we all hold dear.

PAPA and its member congregations is the founder and sponsor of the “noontime meal program” which is served Monday-Friday every week at the Salvation Army building. Three decades ago, our members organized and provided for the now well known “Thanksgiving Day Dinner” which this past year, served approximately 300 persons and distributed clothing, children’s items and other necessities to area families.

Among other humanitarian outreaches, we were instrumental in starting CHOP (Caring for the Homeless of Peekskill), support the Jan Peek Shelter, Fred´s Choice Food Pantry, Hudson River Health Care, Sunny Doughnut Breakfast Program, other area food pantries and much more. In these difficult times, the need for our work is increasing more than ever.
Well over a decade ago, our organization began the inter-faith chaplaincy program at the Hudson Valley Hospital Center, which today boasts round-the-clock service of some 40 chaplains of various confessions.
We host the annual Thanksgiving Inter-Religious Service. In 2009, this service attracted close to 400 people and was highlighted over seven languages and the various cultures of the greater Peekskill-Cortlandt area.
In the second decade of the Twenty-first century, PAPA remains committed to promoting inter-faith dialogue, understanding and cooperation, so much needed in our world today.

This website is here as a resource for you, the people of our community. As it continues to expand and grow, we welcome your input and suggestions. As always, we are grateful for your support.

Bishop Michael J. Champion
PAPA President