Next Midday Meeting Will Be in September
The Midday Meeting group will take a break during the summer months. The next Midday Meeting gathering will be in September.
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Book Group on Race and Racism, Sunday, May 26 after worship
The next meeting for the Book Group on Race and Racism will be Sunday, May 26, after worship in the red chairs in the Sanctuary. We are reading Until We Reckon: Violence, Mass Incarceration, and a Road to Repair by Danielle Sered. The New Press shares this about the book...
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Walk Against Hunger 2019!
The confirmands are leading the Old First team in this year’s Walk Against Hunger, on Saturday, April 27. Please join us! You can donate toward the Old First team goal by using this donation link, or with a donation in the offering plate (write “Hunger Walk” on your envelope or the...
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Midday Meeting visits the Penn Museum (04.10, 1 pm)
On Wed., April 10, Old Firster Dr. Grant Frame will show us the University of Pennsylvania’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, where he works. Grant is an associate professor of Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations at Penn; his field of study is Babylonian Cuneiform...
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Lenten Gatherings 2019
As we go through Lent, the Old First community is gathering in small groups to spend time together, to get to know each other more, to go through Lent and look to Holy Week together. This year’s theme is “What will I give up for Lent?” We have scheduled the following...
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How Are You Called to Serve in the Life of Old First?
There are so many facets to church life, so many ways to help and be involved. Every person has something to offer to help support Old First, help it run smoothly, and complete the many small details of the work that must be done each week, month, and year to keep the church going! Are...
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Children’s Christmas Pageant, Sunday, Dec 16 during worship
This coming Sunday, December 16, we will have our annual Children’s Christmas Pageant during the 11 am worship service. We hope to see you there!
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This coming Midday Meeting — Wednesday, Nov. 14, at 1 pm in the Social Hall — Michael will report on his trip to Guyana, the country itself, its multi-ethnic and multi-religious population, its history and current realities as well as the CANAAC Meeting and its outcomes. Oh...
Read moreBook Group on Race and Racism, Nov 11, 2018, after worship
Book Group on Race and Racism Our book group on race and racism will meet after worship on Sunday, Nov 11 to discuss Slavery’s Constitution: From Revolution to Ratification, by David Waldstreicher. The word slavery does not appear in the Constitution, yet of its eighty-four clauses...
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Sunday School Starts This Week, 09.09 During Worship at 11 am
We are running a little late getting ourselves organized for Sunday School this year. Samantha Baker-Evens will be a Co-Leader of the Christian Ed. Standing Leadership Group, but we are still looking for the Second Co-Leader. Once we get the leadership in place, we will quick call a...
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