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...
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Old First- We’ve made HUGE progress on our clothing shed, thanks to one of our recent service camps, Marlborough UCC. This service camp, along with Janice, constructed shelving units, and organized, sorted, re-arranged and labeled all of the clothing and toiletries in the shed. Today...
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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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Getting the shelves for the shed has become something like waiting for Jesus to come back. We have been talking about it for years, but one might wonder if it was ever going to happen. But, it did! The Service Camp from Marlborough Congregational in Connecticut put them together and...
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To members of the Old First Family: If you’re reading this, it’s either Friday evening, Saturday morning, or Sunday before worship. Were you aware that Monday – Sunday, 7 days a week from 6:30 pm – 6:30 am, there are 30 gentlemen living in the Social Hall? So while you are...
Read more There are so many facets to church life, so many ways to help and be involved. Every person has something to offer to help support Old First, help it run smoothly, and complete the many small details of the work that must be done each week, month, and year to keep the church going! Are...
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Happy New Year! Continuing in the holiday spirit, Old First would like to invite all who are interested in celebrating New Years day with the guys from our shelter. On New Years day, those who are interested in spending some time with our guests are invited to take 2 hour incremental...
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Merry Christmas Old First and Friends of Old First, With your help we were able to keep the shelter open on Thanksgiving Day, which allowed for 30 men who would otherwise be out on the street to rest, relax, and eat whatever their hearts desired all day long. This Christmas Day, we’re...
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The Outreach SLG will have its next meeting on Wednesday, December 19, at 6pm in the Fox Building.
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Thanksgiving Volunteers 2018 This Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 22, 2018, Old First is looking to keep the Men’s Shelter open all day so that the men can have a relaxing and festive holiday, but we’re going to need your help! Our goal is to keep the shelter open from...
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