Hi everybody, We served 42 this past Saturday! Can you believe it?! A HUGE thank you to all our volunteers and donors (clothes and food) who make this happen every week. Because of this we are now asking anyone who is interested in preparing food for our Saturday guests to prepare...
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The Power the Polls campaign has asked us to share the following information and encourage those who are able to become poll workers for the November 3 election! Protect the Vote! Be a Poll Worker on November 3. You might have heard that in the June primary, there was a staggering...
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Hello everyone, I hope everyone’s week has been going well. I’ve got some quick facts/numbers to share about the Saturday Cupboard and then I’ll move on to my next topic. We served 35 guests! (our largest turnout since re-opening). Again, thank you to all of our volunteers. Because of...
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Michael and Janice have been working hard to get all the wooden blocks cut, sanded, and ready for hand out to our Old First members for decorating! Starting next week, Old Firsters can come by the church office to pick up a wooden block (or 2 or 3) to decorate. Someone will be around...
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For World Communion Sunday, October 6, since we’re worshiping in a virtual world, wouldn’t it be fun to actually have communion with Christians around the world? Michael is planning to find, develop, or create a full World Communion liturgy and then invite Christians from...
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Virtual Town Hall Series, Imagining Civilian Police Oversight, Wednesday, September 9 at 7pm Join on Facebook at facebook.com/powerinterfaith
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The Covid-19 emergency has not stopped the work of the Joint Venture Mission Team in preparing for constructing 34 apartments with supportive services and office and classroom space on our campus. The archaeologists have completed Phase 1 of their investigation of our property, and...
Read more Hi Old Firsters, I hope everyone is having a great week and doing well. A couple of things on the agenda which I would like to share. The first on the list pertains to the Saturday Cupboard. As usual, we continue to serve up to 50 guests each morning with the help of our dedicated...
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We’re already thinking about Advent, and how to strengthen everyone’s in-home experience of the 4 weeks before and the 12 days of Christmas. Part of this is providing every family with an Advent Candleholder. The idea is that we will decorate them in the fall (with each...
Read more Hi everyone! Can you believe its almost the end of the month? I can’t! Time is flying by so fast. I know this summer did not operate the way it normally does, with the absence of service camps, virtual church service, and zero to minimal interaction on site here at Old First. It...
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