PROGRESS IN THE YARD
The Bulletin Board The bulletin board got put up today. We’re trying to get it full of signs and announcements about all the life that goes on in our faith
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PRAYER SHAWL MEETINGS OCT. 12 AND OCT. 19 ON ZOOM
All needle crafters are welcome to join on Zoom…
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SAYING THANKS TO BILL
Bill Lowden served as either our organist or our music director for over five years. Bill first came to Old First as an organist assisting Holly Phares and eventually became
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Old First Cooks Breakfast — Saturday, October 31
Mark your calendars: on Saturday, October 31, Old First will sponsor and cook breakfast for our neighbors, and we need plenty of hands to make it happen! This is one
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“How I Have Been Given Much” (Stewardship Reflections)
On Anniversary Sunday, September 27, 2026, the kickoff of the 300th Anniversary celebration, the church announced that we are soon to receive a significant bequest set up for us years
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October is Stewardship Season
For the last couple of years, we have moved our Stewardship season back to October. The leaves start changing. The crops are harvested. The beginning of the fourth quarter. And
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World Communion Sunday
Dear Church Family, Imagine a table that stretches across oceans, climbs over mountains, and breaks down every border, boundary, barrier. This Sunday, we are sitting at that exact table, and
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Blessing of the Animals
Have we done this every year lately? It doesn’t feel like it. I think we were disrupted by the pandemic. But for us – because we always celebrate World Communion
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Germans in Philly Before the Revolution
On Sunday, October 18, 2026, after worship, we will have a light lunch for those who are staying for the presentation “Germans in Philly Before the Revolution.” Our presenter, Steve
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Time to Sign-up for Your Seat at a Fall Fellowship Dinner
The Congregational Life SLG has found 5 homes to host Fall Fellowship Dinners. (But Montiese says, “There could still be more.” If you are interested in hosting, it’s not too
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