We have been encouraging church members to decorate Advent candle holders for a few weeks now. Everyone has been returning beautifully decorated pieces! Thank you so much to everyone who has been working so diligently on these! As we move closer to the next step of packaging them up in...
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Neighbors in Need Offering Starting this Sunday, October 18, we will collecting for the UCC’s Neighbors in Need offering fund. Neighbors in Need is the UCC’s annual offering to support ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for...
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Hi everybody, I hope everyone has been enjoying the nice October weather so far! As always, I have some updates for you: I’m happy to report that we served 35 men at last week’s cupboard. To make this happen week by week it takes a lot of prep work. If anyone is looking for a
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Everyone is invited to a big feast this Sunday, Oct. 4, as the whole church — all around the world — celebrates that it’s one meal and one Table that God gathers us around. World Communion Sunday was founded by the Presbyterian Church in 1936, another time when the...
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Hello Old Firsters! A few updates: I know I sound like a broken record but we served 33 guests this past Saturday! Awesome job to everyone who continually makes this possible. I am looking to fill Saturday Breakfast fresh food donations for the 4th Saturday of November (the Saturday...
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The Power the Polls campaign has asked us to share the following information and encourage those who are able to become poll workers for the November 3 election! Protect the Vote! Be a Poll Worker on November 3. You might have heard that in the June primary, there was a staggering...
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Michael and Janice have been working hard to get all the wooden blocks cut, sanded, and ready for hand out to our Old First members for decorating! Starting next week, Old Firsters can come by the church office to pick up a wooden block (or 2 or 3) to decorate. Someone will be around...
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For World Communion Sunday, October 6, since we’re worshiping in a virtual world, wouldn’t it be fun to actually have communion with Christians around the world? Michael is planning to find, develop, or create a full World Communion liturgy and then invite Christians from...
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Here is some information you can send the friends you have invited to join us for worship on September 13, 2020 at 11:00am. You can also forward to your guests a copy of Saturday’s “Fear Not” as it usually contains the Order of Service for Sunday. Here is one more request, if you...
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The Covid-19 emergency has not stopped the work of the Joint Venture Mission Team in preparing for constructing 34 apartments with supportive services and office and classroom space on our campus. The archaeologists have completed Phase 1 of their investigation of our property, and...
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