The Old First office has requested relaxed parking for 2020, for Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings (for choir). If you want to print off a new parking placard for the year, you can use this link: parking. You can also find a link to the placard on the Old First website, on the...
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Our Congregational Annual Meeting is scheduled for January 26, following worship. We will enjoy a potluck lunch, and the church is providing the main dish, after which we will have our meeting. Please be sure to put it on your calendars to attend, because we will be approving the...
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Mr. Mayor: The new Police Commissioner and the Police Contract must promote transparency and accountability to the public. To accomplish this we need: Adequate funding for an independent, civilian-run policy oversight agency. Reforms to the broken grievance arbitration system that...
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The Elder’s meeting was held on December 9 and we want to share with you the highlights of our meeting. The meeting was opened and closed with prayers for our work as well as for specific individual requests. 1. JVMT Additional Architectural design work has been completed to...
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ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS AT OLD FIRST Christmas is a great time to invite someone to join you at church. Because some folks can get lonely. Others may be more open to seeing what church offers (and it offers much in times such as these!) Or perhaps you just want to spend time with them...
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Saturday, November 30, we will have the annual Greening of the Sanctuary! Please arrive at 1pm to help hang our wreaths, put up Christmas trees, and other decorations!
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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 giving them an item. Each year Old First provides an Alternative Gift option for those who may be searching for a special way...
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The 2019 Pennsylvania Southeastern Conference Fall Meeting is on Sunday, November 17, from 2:30-5:30pm. It is being held at Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. Anyone is welcome to attend, so if you would like to be there as part of Old First’s group, please contact the church...
Read more The Elders met on October 11 and here are the highlights of our discussion. 1. Financials Pledging is catching up and we are hopeful it will continue so that we will meet pledges budgeted by the end of the year, thus closing a portion of the gap between income and expenses. ...
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Bob and Paula have offered to host the next new members’ class at their home in Philadelphia. The class will be on Saturday, November 9 at 3pm. Please see Michael if you want more information and/or if you want to attend! Michael is also going to write all of the possible new...
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