Good Afternoon Faithful Volunteers and Supporters, You are likely receiving a plethora of emails about Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday and here we are at Wednesday with no catchy name. Despite the lack of catchy name, I am reaching out to you about Old First’s Alternative Gift...
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Carols for a Cause! Sun., Dec 22, 5:30 pm Christ Church, 20 N. American Street, Philadelphia (Front St at Market St.) Come join us in a one-hour late afternoon concert of carols old & new, led by the combined choirs of Old First UCC. Parker Kitterman and Holly Phares will be...
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Sunday, December 15, Singing City will perform its holiday concert, “Philadelphia: An Immigrant City.” The concert will feature seasonal works that are a reflection of the city’s diverse population. Repertoire from Ireland, Germany, Poland, Italy, Russia, and Latin America, along with...
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Monday, November 11, 2019 from 9am-12pm or 5:30pm-7:30pm Visit us to shop for a free high-quality adult winter coat! Coats are mostly gently used and in great condition. Every person is welcome to shop at one session and may choose one adult coat. Congregation Rodeph Shalom 615 N...
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Tony came to Michael before worship, “There’s a family that wants to talk to you.” Michael then met a mother and father and their daughter. They said they had come to Philly from Miami because the mother’s brother said he had a home where they could stay with them. But when they...
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Julius DeAngelus will be reading a passage from his recently published novel, Dancing on Seaside, at Old First Reformed UCC. The reading will take place on Sunday, November 17, after hospitality hour in the Social Hall. Dancing on Seaside is a tale set in Atlantic City and follows the...
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Michael has been wary — maybe too wary — of how the neighborhood would react to our plans to build housing for people who have been homeless for a long time. It’s not like neighborhoods can’t act badly when they learn a social service programs are going to be located in...
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Saturday, November 23, 2019 1:30pm – 3:30pm Old First Reformed United Church of Christ Come meet Delilah and pick up a signed copy of her new book, Beyond Self Doubt: Journey of a Southern Black Woman. Delilah’s autobiography follows her story as a black woman born in the...
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Eight of our leaders — Barbara, Barry, Beth W., Bob and Joanna, Clark, Michael C. and Mike — have committed to completing and writing up between 40 and 65 one on one conversations with people in this faith community in the next month. Maybe they will want to talk to you?...
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The New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir will be visiting us the weekend of October 19-20. They will provide our music in worship that Sunday morning. We are looking for about 10 Old First families who could put up one or two of the teens or an adult chaperone for Saturday night. The...
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