There are 123 honored guests, plus their families, buddies, and an assortment of other volunteers headed our way on February 7th for Night to Shine, a prom for individuals with special needs sponsored by the Tim Tebow foundation. We need YOUR help in getting our spaces prom ready for them! Join us after worship on February 2 (about 12 pm) to start decorating and transforming our rooms into a spectacular winter wonderland! Can’t make it on Sunday? Connect with us in the office as volunteers are needed for other set-up times during the week and…
We’ve got plenty of wonderful opportunities to grow in groups, go and serve, and worship in 2025! If you didn’t receive one, grab a January/February booklet from the Welcome Center, or check out a copy of it online at pctr.org/booklet.
Can you believe there’s just about a month left to Night to Shine, a prom for Special Needs individuals age 14 years and up, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation! Help us through an EPIC bash by volunteering (pctr.org/nighttoshine) or donating something from our Amazon Wishlist which you can find at pctr.org/shinelist
Join us on January 25 at 11 am for presentation from NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking to learn more about the growing problem of human trafficking in our state. This is part of our Deacons efforts to better understand the problem and consider how God may be calling us to serve those at risk.
Our Special Needs Ministry Teen & Young Adult Group meets regularly on the 2nd Friday of each month. On January 10, come ready to stretch and learn some basic martial arts moves with our friend Mr. Jason. Volunteers are encouraged to join us and share in the fun!
Grab a tag off the Giving Tree in the Welcome Center and buy the gift card listed on it to help us help our mission partners! Donated gift cards (returned no later than 12/15) will be distributed to those in need by The Hope Center and Urban Promise.
Grab a meal at Outback Steakhouse (2770 Hooper Ave, Brick) on December 4 & 5 and a percentage of each meal will be donated to support PCTR’s 2025 Night to Shine. Night to Shine is a prom for Special Needs Students 14 yrs and up sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation. Funds raised will support the Presbyterian Church of Toms River’s event celebrating our special guests and their families on 2/7/25!
Did you know in 2023, the National Human Trafficking Hotline identified 170 cases of human trafficking in New Jersey, the highest total since 2019. Join us on November 25 at 6:30 pm for presentation from NJ Coalition Against Human Trafficking to learn more about this growing problem in our state. This is part of our Deacons efforts to better understand the problem and consider how God may be calling us to serve those at risk.
Every Friday morning we host “Pop the Trunk,” a drive-through FulFill food bank. On November 22, Pop the Trunk will be giving away nearly 1,000 turkeys and other components of a Thanksgiving meal! Volunteers are needed to help pack and distribute! Join us in the parking lot on 11/22 (or any other Friday!) at 7:30 am to help sort food and distribute bags. Bring warm gloves (those frozen turkeys can make your hands cold!).
