We are spending our Wednesday nights (online at 7 pm) leading up to Easter following the last hours of Jesus’ mortal life by recalling actual locations in Jerusalem along the Via Dolorosa, the “stations of the cross” that Pilgrims in Jerusalem follow prayerfully every Friday. Each...
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Throughout Lent we follow Jesus as he journeys to his death in Jerusalem and glorious resurrection. Our reflection on that journey is guided by the scriptures that record what he did and said as he came to the holy city. Beginning this Sunday (March 13) at 9:30 on Zoom, join with Bob...
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This coming Sunday, November 21 after worship, parents and their kids will gather along with the two new Sunday School teachers to meet for the first time! There will be an introduction exercise for everyone to learn a bit about each other. Then, Michael will be taking the families out...
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Saturday, October 23rd, from 9 a.m. – 12 p.m. noon AND Sunday, October 24th from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. White Supremacy, Racism, & the Christian Church: The Call to a Discipleship of Liberation and Justice Join us as our speakers discuss the church’s complicity and history...
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Hello! Devan here- the church administrator. As January approaches, it is time to begin thinking about the Annual Reports, which we will share at the Annual Meeting on January 31, 2021. I have sent out this week an email to leadership folks who I need a report from (this includes the...
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A New Ministry to Our Young Children and Their Families Church via your computer can be challenging for us all. How to carve out space in the middle of your home that feels especially holy, set aside, sacred. There you are where you ate breakfast, or watched tv or paid your bills or...
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The Scorn of Those Who Are at Ease Written by: George Hoffman Originally Posted June 10, 2020 on https://progressivechristianity.org/resources/the-scorn-of-those-who-are-at-ease/ I’ve been spending a lot of time with psalm 123 lately. The church I attend had a session on the...
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A group of approximately 12 Old First affiliated folks joined on Saturday for a three-hour Zoom meeting on what it means to be a welcoming, inclusive, supportive, and engaging congregation (W.I.S.E.) as it pertains to those with mental health disorders. This meeting couldn’t have been...
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Beloved, Tomorrow is Ascension. We’ll celebrate it together on Sunday, but that doesn’t keep us from doing something to celebrate it tomorrow… It’s supposed to be a beautiful day. If you are looking for something to do with your kids (or even if you are childless!), you might fly...
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Michael checked the Pennsylvania NE Conference Minister, and the Regional Training for the WISE Congregations that was supposed to be on Saturday, May 16 has been rescheduled, but NOT UNTIL NEXT YEAR. So, he suggests we get started on our own! We can do this! Michael has reached out to...
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