Fear Not 2.0 — There Has Always Been a Fight for American Democracy
Pastor’s note: We run the risk in our imperiled time of forgetting the struggles in earlier times. We remember easier days and in our memories we create a “good old
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A New (and renewing?) Focus on Volunteers
I always tell people that Old First is a volunteer-heavy operation. As a church, we are serious about our service. And so with relatively humble resources, we accomplish a lot
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CHURCH THIS SUNDAY – 11 AM!
Yes, we are back at 11 am. So Michael expects to see EVERYONE who says the summer 10 am hour is too early! It’s the first day of Sunday School
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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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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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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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A New Ministry to Our Young Children
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
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Starting a Pre-K Sunday School Class (this Sunday, Sept. 8)
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:
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How Are You Called to Serve in the Life of Old First?
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
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Children’s Christmas Pageant, Sunday, Dec 16 during worship
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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