To pledge online, please go to our online pledge card. November 19, 2018 Dear Fellow Old Firster, As a father, I spend a lot of time reading children’s books, teaching lessons about right and wrong, and showing Chelsea the importance of helping and being kind to others. Of all the...
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The Joint Venture Ministry Team has been working diligently with Community Ventures to move forward with the proposed development of the Fox/CE building parcels. Likewise, the Elders have been working with Community Ventures and our respective attorneys to finalize the Joint Venture...
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What comes naturally to us? And what doesn’t? Twenty-four of us from the Old First community gathered on Sun. Nov 18 after worship to share lunch, visit with one another, and hear from Rev. Cean James, UCC Associate Conference Minister of PA Southeast Conference talk about the life of...
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Old First United Church of Christ has used the live-animal creche for over 40 years to bring the Christmas story home to 4th and Race and alive for neighbors near and far. Last year, with the escape of Stormy the cow, our telling of the holy story got overwhelmed or lost in the...
Read more The Second Week of our Stewardship Campaign: “The Giving Tree” asks us why we want to share our gifts at church. Below Tony P. tells us about what motivates him. Love First, what a wonderful and powerful message. At Old First, we know these are not just empty words but words put into...
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Starting December 2 at 10am, Rev. Bob Robinson will be holding an Advent Bible study group for each of the four Sundays of Advent.
Read more The first week of our Stewardship Drive “The Giving Tree” asks us to appreciate the gifts that others bring to our church community, particularly those gifts they share that really touch or inspire us. Whose service or generosity or spirit or presence do you give thanks for? A phone...
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Elders Decide Not to Have the Creche this Year After months of discussion and careful consideration, and in light of our experience last year, the Board of Elders have decided to not have a live animal crèche this Advent season. This decision was not an easy one and came after a lot of...
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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...
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We have finished 10 months in our fiscal calendar and now have some important updates on our finances. Through the end of October we are $23,000 behind budget. This represents an important and adverse change from my last update. As always, this situation is driven by the 3 drivers of...
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