PECO IGNORES NEEDS FOR CLEAN AIR AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES: PECO ATTEMPTS TO RESTRICT PUBLIC INPUT IN ITS DEFAULT SERVICE PROGRAM CASE PHILADELPHIA, PA—On May 19, Administrative Law Judge Eranda Vero ruled in favor of POWER and a group of Environmental Stakeholders in support of the...
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Old First is celebrating Blanket Sunday throughout the month of May. Every year we acknowledge the warmth from our Mother’s on Mother’s Day and this year we celebrated at a distance but still have the opportunity to share in the warmth of our Mother God. Those who wish to order...
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Part of our acknowledgement of the special caregivers in our life, is to participate in Blanket Sunday. Blanket Sunday is a partnership with Church World Service to help keep folks warm after emergencies. Blanket Sunday always coincides with Mother’s Day. This year will look a little...
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The Bible paints a rich picture of God and what God is doing in our world, a picture in which we may find ourselves and the world around us. Studying the Bible together allows us to explore that picture of God among us, to share insights with one another, to learn the ways of God,
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The flyer for Old First’s Holy Week events is below. (A larger PDF version of the Holy Week flyer is available here). If you have any questions, please feel free to get in touch by phone or email: 215-922-4566 or admin@oldfirstucc.org
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“IS GOD WITH US?” Old First Worshiping Together in Spirit, Sunday, March 15 at 11 a.m. We are not meeting for corporate worship at Old First on Sunday, March 15, 2020. But blessed be the tie that binds: we will gather in spirit — and virtually — from our homes. You will...
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Starting Wednesday, March 4 at 7pm, and every Wednesday evening during Lent — March 4, 11, 18, 25, April 1, 8 — Old First will host a “Prayer Meeting” call. Anyone who gets on the call, can share their prayer concerns and / or pray for themselves or others. In the end...
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Allison K. is gathering the young adults at her home this coming Saturday, Feb. 29. (It’s the 4th generation of people “re-starting” Young Adult programming since Michael arrived a decade ago — that means we continue to be a faith community that is effectively...
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Don’t Forget — Daylight Savings Time begins next Sunday, March 8!
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