The Parkinsingers will perform their 5th Annual Spring Concert, entitled “Stand By Me,” on Monday, June 17, 2019, from 5:30pm – 6:30pm. A reception will follow the concert. The performance will take place at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad Street...
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06-07-2019 Old First / Community Ventures presented to the Architectural Subcommittee of the Historic Commission on May 28, 2019. The Architectural Subcommittee had reservations about the proposed finishes to the building, but the Subcommittee agreed conceptually to the movement of...
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Old First, I know it’s the summer, and everyone is off to vacation, but we are still operating our Saturday morning breakfast program. This program does not stop and operates every single Saturday morning from 7:00 am to 10:30 am rain or shine, sleet or snow. Because it is an...
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Old First would like to recognize all those who are graduating this year. May and June are the most common commencement months, so Old First will be celebrating graduates on Sunday, June 23 during the worship service. If you or a family member have graduated or are graduating soon...
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Misty Sparks, one of our main contact associates at Bethesda’s church shelter program, has asked that we keep our shelter open a few more weeks. As you may know, one of Bethesda’s 3 church shelters — St. Mary’s — has been closed for several months now...
Read more Now that the congregation has approved the initial building design, what happens next: Councilman Squilla, supporting our project, has offered to help us with changing the zoning by ordinance. We need it changed from R-1, which all the churches...
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Great presentation Sunday, 03.24 after worship on our new building plans along 4th Street. (Thanks, Bob and the rest of the JVMT, and Morry and our partners at BWA Architecture + Planning, Troy and partners at Community Ventures and Sandra from DePaul USA.) If you have questions about...
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An Interim Report for the Old First Congregational Meeting on Sunday, March 24 Concerning Planning for Housing for the Homeless at Fourth and Race Streets In the next two weeks the congregation of Old First Reformed Church will need to authorize moving forward on the next steps toward...
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ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS YOU HAVE ASKED about whether we should continue the shelter when we have permanent, supportive housing… 1Q.How long are we going to work on this question before deciding / voting as a congregation? 1A. The process can take as long as the congregation...
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First it was green, yellow and red lines painted all over the ground, sidewalks and parking lots. That was for the underground radar scanning of the property. Nancy hoped it might show whether or not the crypts extend out from the building under the yard towards Race Street. She thinks...
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