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United Church of Christ
151 N. 4th Street (at Race Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106 · (215) 922-4566
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Guests Around Old First You Might Meet at the End of May
Posted May 14, 2012 by Guest. Filed under Christian Education, Events, Featured, Fellowship Groups, News.
Michael will be hosting two guests at the end of the month. The Rev. Ruth Garwood is a UCC pastor and the former head of the UCC Coalition for L, G, B, T Concerns. She’s currently serving an interim position with the UCC congregation in Chagrin Falls. She will be in Philadelphia to offer two [...]
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Blanket Sunday on Mother’s Day, 05.13? (and Father’s Day next month too?)
Posted May 3, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Christian Education, Events, Featured, News, Stewardship.
Our tradition is that we hold Blanket Sunday on Mother’s Day. It’s a Church World service program, whereby local churches collect financial support for disaster relief efforts– so Church World Service can supply blankets, tents, food and other emergency supplies in the wake of a disaster. Blanket Sunday funds also provide tools and seed for [...]
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First Saturday Youth Gathering: Bully (the movie) — 05.06. @ 3:15.
Posted May 1, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Christian Education, Events, News, Youth.
This First Saturday Youth: we’ll go to the 3:45 show of “Bully” at the Ritz 5. Meet at church at 3:15. After the movie, we’ll grab something to eat — probably just pizza — and talk about your reactions to the movie and your experiences of bullying among your peers… If you have already seen [...]
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Time to Add Some New Faith Stories…
Posted April 26, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Christian Education, Featured, History.
Did you see that Tim Herrmann has redesigned the page on our website that displays “The Reasons People Come to our Church”? Now it is laid more like our intention — as a mosaic of our varied and diverse faith. Together we get closer to truths than any one of us can on our own. [...]
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Time to Return the Heifer Project Arks!
Posted April 10, 2012 by jcarvin. Filed under Christian Education, Featured, Stewardship, Sunday School.
The cascarones have been broken. The eggs have been hunted. Easter has passed. Now it is time to turn in the cardboard arks that were part of our sacrifice and reflection during Lent. All of the donations will be collected and counted over the next few weeks. Once we have a final count, the children will be [...]
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Calling ALL CHILDREN FOR PALM SUNDAY (at 10 a.m)!
Posted March 30, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Christian Education, Events, Sunday School, Uncategorized.
Acting, processions, palm waving and craft making! The children sure have a lot to do in church this week, Palm Sunday! Of course, with all of this participation we need a little practice and preparation. All Children are encouraged to come to Sunday School (especially) this week to participate in our exciting and fun Palm [...]
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Details of Our Mission Trip to Nicaragua Begin to Coalesce
Posted March 29, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Christian Education, Events, Featured, News, Urban Service Camps.
CEPAD, the protestant church council in Nicaragua, that is planning our mission trip this summer has notified us of the preliminary plans for our mission experience. We will begin by being welcomed in Managua and staying at CEPAD’s Center for Peace and Justice. There we will get an introduction to the culture and history and [...]
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Upcoming Adult Forum: Jesus — 20 Centuries Later, led by the Rev. Carl Kleis
Posted March 14, 2012 by Guest. Filed under Adult Forum, Christian Education, Featured.
Jesus- Twenty Centuries Later. Much thinking, writing, and tradition have accumulated in around the person of Jesus in the twenty centuries since he walked the earth. After all this time, what can we know about real Jesus? This will be a series DVD guided discussions to help us explore that question. We will focus on [...]
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Join us Sat., O3.17 for St. Patrick’s Family Fun Day
Posted March 8, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Events, Featured, Neighborhood & City, News, Sunday School.
St. Patrick’s Family Fun Day! Join us on Saturday, March 17th for a family-oriented St. Patrick’s day fair. The Mott Campus Clowns will be face-painting, performing puppetry & pocket magic, and making balloon animals. There will be games and prizes, hot dogs, snacks and more! No child goes away empty-handed! All proceeds will benefit Old [...]
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Muffin-baking schedule for Sunday School Fundraiser
Posted March 7, 2012 by jcarvin. Filed under Christian Education, Featured, Sunday School.
The Sunday School classes will bake muffins during the Sunday School hour and sellthem during Fellowship Hour to raise money for the Heifer Project. The schedule is as follows: March 11 – Miss Yajeh & Miss Terry’s classes March 25 – Miss Sarah & Miss Jenn’s classes April 01 – Confirmands and make-up for 3/11 [...]