Presbyterian Women in the Presbytery of Albany

Fall Gathering

Saturday, Oct. 21, 2017 – 11:30 am – 2:30 pm

Westminster Presbyterian Church  

Presbyterian Women’s Thank Offering Grant Recipients

Hope Mission School in Liberia by Felicia Kollie-Gambles

Expansion of an educational & vocational program to become a full high school by adding classrooms, a freezer and generators, plus start-up funds for snail farming and beekeeping to create income.

Wizard’s Wardrobe in Albany by Debbie Fagans

 Technological equipment for a one-on-one tutoring program that will strengthen reading and writing skills of young children.

General Information

– Bring a bag lunch. Beverage and dessert provided.

– Registration fee of $5.00 will be collected at the door.

– The freewill offering will go to the Hope Mission School and Wizard’s Wardrobe

– Bring a donation for the FOCUS Interfaith Food Pantry

  Needed: roll on deodorant, soap, toothbrush, tooth paste

For further information contact: Charlotte Hasselbarth at 518-356-0637 or chasselbarth@hotmail.com.   (click for flyer)

Westminster Presbyterian Church  – 518-436-8544

Church address: 262 State St.  Albany, NY, 12210

Parking address: 85 Chestnut St., Albany, NY 12210

(use parking address for GPS, which may offer different directions)

From Northern New York

1. Drive south on Route 87 (Northway) to I-90 east (Albany/Boston).
2. Drive east on I-90 to the exit for Route 787 (Troy/Albany).
3. Drive Route 787 south to Exit 4B (Route 9 North/Clinton Avenue).
4. See below for A-J steps.

From Southern New York

1. Drive north on I-87 (Thruway) to Exit 23.
2. Drive north on Route 787 to Exit 4 (Downtown Albany, Routes 9 and 20).
3. Follow signs to Clinton Avenue (Route 9 North).
4. See below for A-J steps.

From Eastern New York

1. Drive west on I-90 to the exit for Route 787 (Troy/Albany).
2. Drive Route 787 south to Exit 4B (Route 9 North/Clinton Avenue).
3. See below for A-J steps.

From Western New York 

1. Drive east on I-90 (Thruway) to Exit 24.
2. Drive east on I-90 to the exit for Route 787 (Troy/Albany).
3. Drive Route 787 south to Exit 4B (Rote 9 North/Clinton Avenue).
4. See below for A-J steps.

From all Directions

1. At the first traffic signal at the bottom of the ramp, take a left turn onto Broadway.
2. Continue on Broadway to State Street.
3. Take a right turn onto State Street and continue up the hill toward the State Capitol. You’ll cross Pearl Street and then come to the State Capitol at Eagle Street.
4. At the State Capitol, veer toward the right and continue up the hill – this is Washington Avenue.
5. Continue on Washington Avenue through two (2) traffic signals (at Hawk Street and then at South Swan Street – no street sign, but the Alfred E. Smith Office Building is at the far-left corner).
6. At the third traffic signal, take a left turn onto Dove Street.
7. Continue on Dove Street through the first traffic signal /intersection with State Street.
8. At the second traffic signal, take a left turn onto Chestnut Street (one-way street, heading east). Westminster is on the left at 85 Chestnut Street (this is the business and parking entrance address), between Dove Street and Swan Street, just a half a block west of the State Capitol and the Empire Plaza.
9. Parking for visitors is available in the church parking lot, which is just before the church building. If the lot is full, parking may be found on nearby streets.
10. Ring the doorbell.