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 home that feels especially holy, set aside, sacred. There you are where you ate breakfast, or watched tv or paid your bills or...
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Maybe it’s tipping our hats to our Catholic Siblings, but next Friday, Aug. 14, for the Midday Meeting, we’re playing Bingo. On Zoom. In the same OldFirstGatheringSpace where we meet for church. All are welcome to join us. You can invite friends too (Bingo is about as non-religious or...
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Each year, Old First celebrates its graduates (except from Kindergarten) in worship. This year, we will do so in service on Sunday, June 7, 2020. This year, we want to try and make the celebration a bit more special — as all our graduates are missing the rituals of...
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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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“Church is not the building.” Never before has that aphorism meant so much. At Old First we pride ourselves in the connections we have as a community. We know that we’re a congregation, not a building. But how can we be a congregation, when we can’t congregate?...
Read more During this time when we are isolated in our homes, we’re finding creative ways to be the church. Michael, Woody and the Worship SLG have done an amazing job developing an innovative virtual worship experience that connects us each Sunday. Based on that success, the elders are...
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The Elders are encouraging everyone at Old First to attend one of the Lenten suppers taking places in homes all around the region! Not only will it be a time of fellowship and prayer, you will participate in a meaningful activity to help us craft a vision for the future of our...
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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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Can you host a dinner? Will you join a dinner? This year, the Elders are leading our Lenten program as they invite the church into a planning process looking to our 300th anniversary in 2027. What does God want for us, from us by then? How could Jesus’ talk with a...
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