The team wrapped up their week Sunday with an amazing time of worship, connection and Water Delivery to members of a young Presbyterian congregation in Antigua. What a blessing to join with our brothers and sisters in Christ! After worship, the team headed to another delicious meal for lunch and then enjoyed a bit of free time exploring Antigua and shopping before heading to the airport for their journey home. What an amazing gift this week was for our team! All praise be to

Saturday was a day of learning and connecting for our team. They started at the Ecofiltro factory learning how life-changing filters are made. From there they traveled to Corazon de Mujere, the Heart of women weaving cooperative, where fifteen women support one another in creating and selling beautiful products to provide a living for their families. It was an amazing afternoon of sharing stories, sharing a meal and shopping for an amazing cause!! Late afternoon most of the t

Not much to report from our Friday travels… Other than…it was a lot of travel! A trip from Coban to Antigua, which should have taken about five hours, took nearly 10 hours due to construction and an incredible amount of traffic on a Friday afternoon. We were all grateful for a safe arrival in Antigua and the opportunity to end the day with a delicious dinner of crêpes and smoothies, enjoying our time together. Oh, and a few of us walked back to the hotel after dinner and saw

Full day, full hearts! The team spent most of Thursday at Iglesia del Nazareno Quinta Calle in Coban with a wonderful group of pastors enrolled in CEDEPCA’s Biblical and Theological Studies Program. We spent time in groups studying Scripture together, then were privileged to present them with Ecofiltro water falters for their families. Each filter will provide clean water for their family for the next two years. What a blessing that was for all of us! After a delicious lunch

Wednesday was a day of travel from Guatemala City to Coban, in the northern mountains. While only 135 miles, the trip took nearly 8 hours! After checking in to our hotel situated within a bird sanctuary, we spent time learning about Mayan Spirituality and its importance among the beautiful, indigenous people of this country. We’re full of gratitude to the Lord for safe travel and full hearts.

Tuesday was another amazing day for our mission team in Guatemala. They began with Bible study with the CEDEPCA staff and nearly 30 members of Yorkminster, who zoomed in from Virginia. After a quick coffee break, they learned about the various ministries CEDEPCA is involved with around Guatemala, enjoyed lunch with the staff and then headed across town for an absolutely magical time with the children and leaders of an after school program hosted by Iglesia Jesus es El Camino,

After a smooth day of travel Sunday, the YPC Guatemala Mission Team spent Monday morning learning about the beautiful and difficult history of Guatemala politically and theologically. Club sandwiches and hamburgers were on the menu for lunch and then they toured the National Palace. It was a day of discovery and reminders that beauty and pain so often exist in this world right next to one another, and God faithfully is weaving an incredible story of redemption and salvation.

Yorkminster commissioned its Guatemala Mission Team Sunday, June 21, before the team left for Dulles Airport. The team will spend a week exploring ways to partner with CEDEPCA, an international educational non-profit based in Guatemala City that works to transform lives. They took with them five suitcases filled with school supplies for the children of Guatemala and yarn for CEDEPCA’s Prayer Shawl Ministry. Yorkminster’s congregation donated $8,000 to purchase 160 water

Our Bluebird nestling had fledged as of May 10, however our parents wasted no time building a new nest. Martha Graham cleaned out the box on May 10 and two days later the Girl Scouts and I noted the start of a new nest. On Sunday May 17, the Simpkins saw a complete nest with three eggs! These parents are not ready to be “empty nesters”. Deena Obrokta

Yorkminster Presbyterian Women gathered for their Spring Luncheon on May 5, 2026. The program began with joyous songs performed by the YPC Preschool four-year-old class. Business included voting on the nominees for PWCT Officers for the upcoming year and dedication of the annual Birthday Offering supporting a women's and children's crisis center in Ohio and a rural food assisstance program in North Carolina. Guest speaker Dr. Karen Brown gave an informative presentation about

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Girl Scout troup 1346 is now helping to monitor our Bluebird boxes. They are working towards a badge for conservation and will be checking the trail mid-week. This week Phoebe observed a beautiful male nestling in box 2. He appears ready to fledge any day now. Deena Obrokta

Our “resident” Bluebird parents on the Rev. Dr. Marc Mason Bluebird Trail have wasted no time creating a new family! When I checked Box #2 10 days ago, I discovered a complete nest with three beautiful blue eggs. On Easter when I checked this had increased to five. We anticipate the chicks to hatch in about two weeks. I will keep the YPC congregation updated. Deena Obrokta

On Sunday, February 22, Alan and Judy Norman, missionaries supported by Yorkminster, talked about their work as doctors in Cambodia for the last 14 years. Judy and Alan both graduated from EVMS. Judy was an Air Force doctor for four years after September 11, 2001. Alan was a doctor in Williamsburg before they went to Cambodia in 2012. The initial ministry was to start a small family practice residency teaching hospital, training Christian Cambodian doctors. They now also h

Yorkminster’s Angel Tree ornaments will be available for selection beginning Sunday, November 16. Each year the church adopts several needy families whose names are furnished by York County schools. We purchase gifts (clothing and toys) specific to the family’s needs, plus canned goods. The wrapped gifts must be at the church by Sunday, December 7 so they can be distributed before Christmas.Ginger Shriver (Presbyterian Women Angel Tree Lead) Ginger Sshriver and Diana Brockman

Spend 15 minutes of your Tuesday lunch hour in prayer with Pastor Laura! The Prayer Ministry Team is very excited about this opportunity to gather each week to pray for about 15 minutes, beginning October 21. The format will vary, but what will not vary is our commitment to go before the Lord with joys and concerns, requests and praises. Join via Zoom. Another Prayer Opportunity CALL TO PRAYER Join us in the Church Parlor at 1:00 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month to l

Yorkminster is staring several new small groups now called Life Groups this fall. Please consider if you would like to “Do Life” by growing in fellowship, Biblical knowledge and discipleship. These six-week groups will meet from mid-October through the week before Thanksgiving. Vince Wisniewski. NEW! LIFE GROUPS SUNDAYS Sunday Oct. 12 - Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. Leader: Richard Peters Location: Conference Room Topics from John Tolson's "Four Priorities" on relationship building

Help keep children warm this winter by filling the Mitten Tree in the Narthex with hats, gloves and scarves through November 14. The items will be distributed to children in our community. The Mitten Tree is an annual project of the Presbyterian Women.

The Missions Ministry Team would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to all 115 volunteers, hailing from our congregation, Kirkwood...

Yorkminster’s Presbyterian Women met for their annual salad luncheon in August and installed new officers for 2025-26. PW Officers for...