Old First received a donation of 25 Xmas trees. We are GIVING them AWAY on a first come — first served basis. If you wish, you may make a gift to the church in thanksgiving for your tree — and we will use those donations for our Winter Men’s Shelter (why shouldn’t your celebration of...
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Deb Rudman and Jim Brossy are community gardeners who have been participating in the City Harvest Program for almost a decade. This PHS program provides the supplies toward support of neighbors in need of food security. Most recently, they farmed a big plot in Northern Liberties that...
Read moreGood morning church. My name is Michael and I am putting my “hand in” for the Campaign for Old First. In early August, several of us gathered at Annmarie’s place to share a meal and to learn more about the capital campaign. That was the first time I got a real detailed explanation of...
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It takes many hands to keep up with our gardens in the courtyard and the raised beds that are located on the east side & back of the church. The last two Sundays and this week service camp have worked hard on beautifying our grounds. A special prayer of thanksgiving to all those...
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It time to clean up at the end of the growing season. Can you spare a few hours to get the front courtyard and gardens tidied before the winter? We’re looking for volunteers to work on Saturday, Nov. 16. Raking, cutting back, weeding, mulching. We’ll be working around the...
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It’s still cold and blustery. And a few of the gardeners are under the weather. We’re going to cancel the first garden work day that was to happen on Sat. March 22. It has been rescheduled for Sat., April 6. Add that to your calendar; stay warm and look for more details...
Read more In one of those serendipities, an intrepid gardener left her home in Chagrin Falls, Ohio and moved to Philly a couple of years ago, to be closer to her sons. Walking her dog, Murphy, she was attracted by the creche. She saw some handmade signs on the fence, about the meaning of...
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It seems like the front courtyard garden could not have come so far so fast! Just two growing seasons ago, it was all just a plan to renovate and add flower beds to make it a more welcoming space, sort of an urban oasis among all of Old City’s colonial brick. Val actually said...
Read more Has you noticed how beautiful our front gardens are looking? It’s been a lot of hard work. A lot of donations. And really good spring weather. But we need to keep the plants watered, especially the new ones. And we want to do so as efficiently and with as much water-conservation...
Read more We planned to have worship outdoors in the front Courtyard on April 22. Our celebration of Earth Day. But the weather didn’t cooperate: it was a wash out! The next weeks either the weather was no better or were already scheduled and needed to be in the Sanctuary. But this coming...
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