The flyer for Old First’s Holy Week events is below. (A larger PDF version of the Holy Week flyer is available here). If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch by phone or email: 215-922-4566 or admin@oldfirstucc.org
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The Outreach Ministries have been making adjustments as the situation has changed in Philadelphia. With the current “Stay Home, Stay Safe” order in place we have cancelled all volunteer opportunities for the foreseeable future. This will help to ensure a clean and safe...
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OLD FIRST GATHERED AND AT WORSHIP You will not need this order of service for worship; what you need will appear on your screen, but if it might be easier for you to follow along off a paper, please print this service. Preparation — Have you created your own “sacred worship...
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Who knew the whole world within a really long week, would be learning Zoom. I wonder how Zoom is expanding sufficiently to meet the demand for its capacity? It seems like every classroom in America is suddenly meeting that way, at least for the rest of this school year. I have used...
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From Beth W. : Hi, I am working with the ending mass incarceration subcommittee of POWER’S LiveFree Team. I have volunteered to engage in background research to understand what is happening in the areas of “Probation and Parole” and “Death by Incarceration.” We are gathering...
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Last week, Outreach received word from Bethesda Project that all volunteer shifts would be terminated at their community sites and residences. This was a blow to our shelter which is part of their Church Shelter Program (CSP). We quickly mobilized to let the scheduled volunteers for...
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Old First has ordered Easter flowers this year, as it has historically done every Easter. In years past, we would decorate the Sanctuary with them to create a beautiful and joyous atmosphere on Easter morning! However, because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Old Firsters will not be...
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Max S. believes that “nothing is more important than a healthy community” and has found in Old First a community of faith to support him in his studies at Lancaster Theological Seminary and his work as a gerontologist engaged in advocacy for managed care for aging adults. Believing...
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“IS GOD WITH US?” Old First Worshiping Together in Spirit, Sunday, March 15 at 11 a.m. We are not meeting for corporate worship at Old First on Sunday, March 15, 2020. But blessed be the tie that binds: we will gather in spirit — and virtually — from our homes. You will...
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“Since I’ve NOT pastored people through a pandemic before, I don’t know all the answers. But I’m paying attention to science and praying for wisdom. Together, we’ll find courage, be patient, consider the least of these, and press onward while loving our neighbors.” — Rev...
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