The New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir is a musical group from East Harlem, NYC. It was founded by James Backmon, the musical director at Michael’s first congregation, The Church of the Living Hope. It is no longer at Living Hope and has grown in scope and style over the years. But...
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Please get together a family team, a group of friends or co-workers, or a meet up group and give this ministry a try. Serving our homeless and poor neighbors is a labor of love and can be a fun social experience for the volunteers involved. The group should bring all items needed to...
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We will meet on Sunday, November 10 to discuss Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There, by Philip Hallie. In addition to the original hardback, are several paperback...
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Michael has been wary — maybe too wary — of how the neighborhood would react to our plans to build housing for people who have been homeless for a long time. It’s not like neighborhoods can’t act badly when they learn a social service programs are going to be located in...
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The shelter will open on Friday, Nov 1st. In coordination with our shelter partner, Bethesda Project, we are collecting new, unused items for the men who will be residing in our Social Hall. The needed items are: New, unwashed twin sheets Thin blankets that are easy to wash Toiletries...
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 1:30pm – 3:30pm Old First Reformed United Church of Christ Come meet Delilah and pick up a signed copy of her new book, Beyond Self Doubt: Journey of a Southern Black Woman. Delilah’s autobiography follows her story as a black woman born in the...
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It’s time to start planning the opening night of our shelter, which begins on Friday, November 1st. Anyone from Old First who would like to support the opening night of the shelter is welcome to come and help cook, drop off dessert or beverages, or contact Billi or Clark to make other...
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Eight of our leaders — Barbara, Barry, Beth W., Bob and Joanna, Clark, Michael C. and Mike — have committed to completing and writing up between 40 and 65 one on one conversations with people in this faith community in the next month. Maybe they will want to talk to you?...
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Our next youth group meeting will take place after worship on Sunday, October 20. Our Outreach program that day is hosting an “Airing Out Day” after worship. We need to haul the winter clothes up out of the basement, and get rid of the musty, basement smell. If it’s nice...
Read more The New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir will be visiting us the weekend of October 19-20. They will provide our music in worship that Sunday morning. We are looking for about 10 Old First families who could put up one or two of the teens or an adult chaperone for Saturday night. The...
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