(Our schedule is as sure as it can be when we must plan ahead, but also respond to the changing realities. We will make changes, properly announced, if COVID precautions necessitate). April 9: Palm Saturday Procession ~Michael will be handing out the Palms along 4th St...
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Hello Old First! On behalf of the Joint Ventures Ministry Team, you are invited to a congregational presentation on April 10, at 1:00 pm on Zoom (to allow time for a break following worship). The JVMT has been working at warp speed towards breaking ground on our new building. In a...
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With so much going on, we as a congregation have not been as active in POWER as we were earlier. Beth W. and Barbara G. are very involved in the Live Free work of POWER, working on issues of policing and mass incarceration. And Michael is still Co-chair of the Board of Directors which...
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The Pennsylvania Southeast Conference UCC is hosting its Annual Spring Meeting on June 3-4, 2022. This year’s theme is “Living the Jesus Life – Contemplatives in Action.” Details from the PSEC website :: — June 3-4 at West Chester University“Living the...
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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 Via Dolorosa, the “stations of the cross” that Pilgrims in Jerusalem follow prayerfully every Friday. Each...
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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 did and said as he came to the holy city. Beginning this Sunday (March 13) at 9:30 on Zoom, join with Bob...
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EASTER OUTDOOR SERVICE “BROADCAST” LIVE (for people who cannot join us in person) We cannot be sure for some time yet, but we feel it is more probable that the Sanctuary will not yet be ready for us on Easter. The rough framing of all the carpentry will be done this week, we hope. But...
Read more Palm Sunday – we will figure out how to do in an 11 am online service. Palms will be available at the church for pick up the week before (April 3-9). Michael will organize a drive by pick up palms on Saturday, April 9 – that would be like our procession. As well as your
Read more In the old city section of Jerusalem, tradition has determined the “Via Dolorosa” (the Way of Sorrows) for pilgrims wanting to follow the path Jesus took on Good Friday. (Since no one knows the location of Pilate’s Praetorium where Jesus was condemned to death and given...
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This year, it feels like we can do the imposition of ashes in some safe form! Michael will prepare ashes the day prior (before he heads out to Julie’s Donut Day). He will also prepare a short Ash Wednesday liturgy like he has used at “Ashes to Go” on the streets – a short...
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