In the Wilderness (daily Lenten reflections)
My friend laughs: “you take such joy from composting, the process of green matter becoming rich soil. But you find no wonder in your body’s aging and breakdown.” Not entirely
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Alternative Gift (for Christmas!) — all you need to know for someone who doesn’t need more perfume or another tie…
2022 Alternative Gift Options Alternative giving is a form of gift giving in which the giver makes a donation to a charitable organization on the gift recipient’s behalf, rather than
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Time for Covenant Ministry Again? …Let’s Begin with the 5 pm Service on Christmas Eve
Who remembers Covenant Ministry? It was what we did when I first arrived at Old First. It was way back in 2009, so many of you were not here yet,
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Advent 1 Devotion
Pastor’s note: this Advent, I want to ask you to consider some of Jesus’ distant relatives, and what they might tell us about him, teach us about our own faith
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Sunday School Update
We had hoped that Sept. 11 would be our first day of Sunday School, as that’s the day we are back in worship at 11 am. But late last week,
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The Way of the Cross – Wk 2
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
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Lenten Bible Study
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
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New Sunday School Teacher Introductions!: Old First E-pistle 11.19.21
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
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Zachariah Walker Racial Justice Symposium, Oct 23-24, 2021
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
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Initial Call for 2020 Annual Reports
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,
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