Pentecost Order of Service, May 31, 2020
A Service of Worship for Pentecost, May 31, 2020 — Old First Church, Philadelphia, PA...
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Order of Service for Ascension Sunday, May 24, 2020
Order of Service for Ascension Sunday, May 24, 2020, Old First UCC / Philadelphia _____________________________________________________________________________ Rev. Michael Caine; pastor; Holly Phares, director of music; William Lowden, organist ...
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Special Blessings for Alexa and Meg as They Graduate from High School
Each year, Old First celebrates its graduates (except from Kindergarten) in worship. This year, we will do so in service on Sunday, June 7, 2020. This year, we want to try and make the celebration a bit more special — as all our graduates are missing the rituals of...
Read more Letter from the Elders
May 18, 2020 Dearly beloved Body of Christ, Even before the current pandemic lock-down of our city occurred, Old First’s elders met to discuss how to keep our congregation safe. I remember that first meeting—only two months yet a seeming lifetime ago!—when we discussed whether and...
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Blanket Sunday Helping Asylum Seekers
While many of us are staying home and taking care of our spouses, children, parents, and friends, we are keenly aware that there are many people who do not have a place to call home or anyone to support them through the trials they are facing. In Jersey City, New Jersey, there is a...
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Order of Service, 05.17.2020
WORSHIP AT OLD FIRST REFORMED UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, PHILADELPHIA SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2020 AT 11 o’CLOCK Rev. Michael Caine, pastor; Holly Phares, music director; William Lowden, organ _______________________________________________________________________ Welcome ...
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Blanket Sunday 2020
Part of our acknowledgement of the special caregivers in our life, is to participate in Blanket Sunday. Blanket Sunday is a partnership with Church World Service to help keep folks warm after emergencies. Blanket Sunday always coincides with Mother’s Day. This year will look a little...
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Understanding the Room We Are Worshiping In: Old First E-pistle 05.08.20
Remember when we struggled along without a working sound system before the Capital Campaign got us the new one? It was not ideal, but usually, I would notice when my voice or someone else’s was not being amplified. I figured that the regulars in our community understood “we’re waiting...
Read more Order of Service, Sunday, May 3, 2020
Welcome Prelude The Good Shepherd Dom Paul Benoit Silence Be still and breathe deeply of the Spirit who gathers us with our friend Jesus to worship and serve God… Words of Gathering — Skip and Vicky Waterbury (Refrain) Come in and go out And find pasture. We are...
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Preparing Communion for Sunday: Old First E-pistle 05.01.20
Folks, this Sunday, May 3, is the first Sunday of the month, communion Sunday. For church on Sunday, we will have more of a Communion liturgy than Michael often relies on — it seems right when each is partaking of the signs of Christ’s body and blood diasporadically at home, but we...
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