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Old First Reformed 
United Church of Christ
151 N. 4th Street (at Race Street), Philadelphia, PA 19106 · (215) 922-4566
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Last Calls: Mission Trip Leaving for Nicaragua; Younger Youth Headed to UCC’s National Youth Event
Posted May 17, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Youth.
In the last few days, we’ve had interest and a commitment from another youth. A friend of Daniel’s from Central and a member of St. Peter’s heard about the trip and is ready to go. She can even get a ticket on the same flights as the rest of us! That means 10 of us [...]
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Introducing Our Wellspring Volunteers to One Another Over Brunch
Posted May 16, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Wellspring.
The Wellspring Outreach Ministries hosted a brunch for the volunteers that attend the Cupboard and Shelter. Over thirty-five volunteers were in attendance. There were representatives from Abington Friends School, My Poor Feat, Old First, UCC at Valley Forge, St. Luke’s UCC (Ottsville), Glenside UCC, Christ Church and SREHUP. Volunteers listened to Billi explain the programs [...]
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Outdoor Service for Earth Sunday (finally!) This Week
Posted May 15, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Stewardship, Urban Farm.
We planned to have worship outdoors in the front Courtyard on April 22. Our celebration of Earth Day. But the weather didn’t cooperate: it was a wash out! The next weeks either the weather was no better or were already scheduled and needed to be in the Sanctuary. But this coming Sunday, at least the [...]
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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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Summer Urban Service Camps
Posted May 10, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Featured, News, Urban Service Camps.
The shelter has closed and the Urban Service Camps will start flooding in next week! Groups to look for in the coming months: St. John’s UCC, Chambersburg, PA May 18-20, 2012 Peace Memorial UCC, Palos Park, IL June 10-17, 2012 First Congregational Church, Grand Blanc, MI June 17-22, 2012 Congregational Church of Manhasset, Manhasset, NY [...]
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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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Are You Getting Your Postcards Signed?
Posted May 3, 2012 by Michael Caine. Filed under Events, Featured, News, P.O.W.E.R..
What postcards? The postcards that were in our bulletins last Sunday, the ones that Mike Wass and Sterling Schwiebert were passing out. What postcards? POWER is sponsoring a postcard campaign prior to June meetings at which we hope to turn out every City Councilman and Councilwoman. Old First is working with Mother Bethel AME and [...]
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Help us get to National Youth Event
Posted May 3, 2012 by Billi. Filed under Events, Featured, News, Youth.
This year we have one youth and two adults who plan to attend the UCC National Youth Event at Purdue University in Indiana. We are asking Old First to help sponsor this trip for Madelyn George, Michael Caine and Billi Amos Charron. They will be spending four days with youth from across the country attending [...]
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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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What’s the Mission Use We Can Now Make of the Space Where Michael Has Lived?
Posted April 26, 2012 by Guest. Filed under Featured, News.
As most of you know, when Michael came to Old First in August ’09, he agreed to live in the Fox Building. It was helpful for him not to have to locate housing and to be so close. And it was an economical way for the church to provide him housing. Old First volunteers prepared [...]