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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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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One of the mothers of one of our pre-schoolers, who has herself been a pre-school Sunday School teacher in the church she grew up in, said to me last Spring: “With all these little kids around, we should have something more than just nursery for them. We should have a pre-K Sunday...
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There are so many facets to church life, so many ways to help and be involved. Every person has something to offer to help support Old First, help it run smoothly, and complete the many small details of the work that must be done each week, month, and year to keep the church going! Are...
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This coming Sunday, December 16, we will have our annual Children’s Christmas Pageant during the 11 am worship service. We hope to see you there!
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On Sunday, September 9th, we will begin our fall worship service hours. Both Sunday school and worship service will begin at 11 AM. See you then!
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The kids in our Sunday School will be baking cookies this year to raise money for the guests at Old First’s Saturday morning cupboard. The proceeds will go to making gift bags for the 80 guests we serve every week (to be presented on 03.31, the Saturday before Easter). We are...
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James Alison begins with an interpretation of the parable of the Unjust Judge and the Importunate Widow. He sees this as an example of our reluctance to become insistent desirers and to accept less than we deserve. He suggests that we dare to want more. Then he discusses Jesus’ sayings...
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The Big Day is Almost Here and the DRESS REHEARSAL is on Sat., Dec. 16. from 10:00 am until 12:30 pm. THEN IT’S HERE… PAGEANT PERFORMANCE DAY 2017 Call Time for Performance is at 10 am on Sunday, Dec. 17, the day of the performance. There is something precious about...
Read more Our Christmas Pageant is always special. Usually the Sunday before Christmas, we invite the children of our church to lead us in some creative reflection on the stories of the birth of Jesus. There is something precious about watching our children learning and relating new aspects of...
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