The Old First office has requested relaxed parking for 2020, for Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings (for choir). If you want to print off a new parking placard for the year, you can use this link: parking. You can also find a link to the placard on the Old First website, on the...
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Below are the 2019 reports that we’ve received thus far for the Annual Meeting on Sunday, January 26, 2020, after worship. There will be printed copies of the Action Items (agenda, election slate, 2020 proposed budget) for everyone present at the Annual Meeting. There will also...
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Our Congregational Annual Meeting is scheduled for January 26, following worship. We will enjoy a potluck lunch, and the church is providing the main dish, after which we will have our meeting. Please be sure to put it on your calendars to attend, because we will be approving the...
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Mr. Mayor: The new Police Commissioner and the Police Contract must promote transparency and accountability to the public. To accomplish this we need: Adequate funding for an independent, civilian-run policy oversight agency. Reforms to the broken grievance arbitration system that...
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Old First has received permission to park at the Arch Street Meeting House (320 Arch Street), for our Christmas Eve services. Enter from 4th Street (look for the opening in the large brick wall as you drive south along 4th Street). Parking will be available between 4:30pm –...
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The Elder’s meeting was held on December 9 and we want to share with you the highlights of our meeting. The meeting was opened and closed with prayers for our work as well as for specific individual requests. 1. JVMT Additional Architectural design work has been completed to...
Read more ADVENT AND CHRISTMAS AT OLD FIRST Christmas is a great time to invite someone to join you at church. Because some folks can get lonely. Others may be more open to seeing what church offers (and it offers much in times such as these!) Or perhaps you just want to spend time with them...
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Here’s some updates on the new building project- some good news and some not so good news (at least a delay). And a further image of what the new building is shaping up to look like! Funding We submitted for subsidy from the City’s Division of Housing & Community...
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Christmas Comes Alive was the title of a book Geneva wrote while she was pastor at Old First. It was a recollection of stories about the live animal creche. When Stormy, the cow, escaped twice two Christmases ago, Geneva teased me, “Now you can also write a book.” I got enough news and...
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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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