Neighbors in Need Special Offering, Oct. 1
Neighbors in Need (NIN) is a special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that supports ministries of justice and compassion in the United States. In 2023, the Neighbors
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Can You Make Sure Everyone Feels Invited?
Anniversary Sunday, Sept. 24 @ 11 am Share an invite; bring a dish; see everyone in worship. (Double your portion, and we’ve got Sunday Supper made by the whole church…)
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A New and More Helpful Definition of “Hybrid”
Author’s Note: I am no Jeremiah-like prophet of doom! (I suspect most of you know that already…) But I sounded that doom and gloomy when this article first appeared. I
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We want to hear from YOU!
Congregational Survey, Fall 2023 A lot has changed since 2019. The pandemic upended our daily routine for more than two years. And some aspects of our lives will never be
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CHURCH THIS SUNDAY – 11 AM!
Yes, we are back at 11 am. So Michael expects to see EVERYONE who says the summer 10 am hour is too early! It’s the first day of Sunday School
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It’s Choir Time Again
As the Old First family begins the fall season by restarting or creating activities, the Music Department joins the rest of you with the return of our Church Choir. Beginning
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There’s A Lot Happening at Church!
Yikes, there’s so much going on around church these days (and this contains no update on the construction site proper)… Madelyn is helping us painting words on the rainbow doors.
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Four Door Word Choices
The red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple doors say: GOD’S DOORS
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Not Quite Rising to an Eternal Mystery…
Some people noticed that the EXIT sign to the right of the chancel as one looks to the front of the church has a “right arrow” on it – seeming
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3 Developments on Our Preparation for Construction
3 DEVELOPMENTS ON OUR PREP FOR THE START OF CONSTRUCTION (scheduled for June 12): 1) Devan & Michael have finished the basic sorting of what was left in the Fox
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