We will meet on Sunday, November 10 to discuss Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of the Village of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There, by Philip Hallie. In addition to the original hardback, are several paperback...
Read more
Our next youth group meeting will take place after worship on Sunday, October 20. Our Outreach program that day is hosting an “Airing Out Day” after worship. We need to haul the winter clothes up out of the basement, and get rid of the musty, basement smell. If it’s nice...
Read more
The New Amsterdam Boys and Girls Choir will be visiting us the weekend of October 19-20. They will provide our music in worship that Sunday morning. We are looking for about 10 Old First families who could put up one or two of the teens or an adult chaperone for Saturday night. The...
Read more
The Neighbors in Need offering will be collected on World Communion Sunday, which is October 6. This offering is the UCC’s annual offering to support ministries of justice and compassion throughout the U.S., including the Council for American Indian Ministries and direct service...
Read more
The Elders met on September 9 and would like to share highlights with you. Discussion of Budget – While a shortfall was anticipated when we approved this year’s budget, several factors have led to an increase in the shortfall which is now projected at $40,000. These include...
Read more
World Communion Sunday will be on October 6 this year. The Worship Standing Leadership Group (SLG), thinking about the special services (Anniversary Sunday, World Communion and Reformation Sunday) in early fall, has some ideas for each occasion. For World Communion Sunday, the Worship...
Read more
One of the mothers of one of our pre-schoolers, who has herself been a pre-school Sunday School teacher in the church she grew up in, said to me last Spring: “With all these little kids around, we should have something more than just nursery for them. We should have a pre-K Sunday...
Read more
Why Hire an Interim Outreach Coordinator? You may have heard or read in the Elders’ highlights from their last meeting that our present Outreach Director, Alesha Thomas, will be leaving effective August 31, 2019. Members of the Administrative SLG saw this as an opportunity for Old...
Read more
William Lowden is a retired church musician, musical theater director, and teacher. He studied at Syracuse University, Westminster Choir College, and Rutgers University. In addition to his work in church music, his musical life has also included...
Read more We have a lot of activities and events coming up as we move into the Fall season. Below are details of what’s to come! Sunday, August 25 at 10 am — Rev. Wanda Sevey is preaching on “Ridiculous Joy of the Lord” Sunday, September 1 at 10 am — Rev. Dr. Geneva Butz will...
Read more