Dear Friends: Even though I appreciate your interest in reading about a composer, or piece of music that I play for one of the services, this month I’ve decided to dedicate this article to all of you at Old First. Many of you may know that Sunday, June 9 is my last Sunday playing at...
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Starting next Sunday, June 16, worship service will move to 10am, and Sunday School will go on hiatus for the summer months. This will last until the beginning of September.
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Dear Friends: Another month has gone by and I’ll be coming to Old First on Sunday, May 19th to add organ to the music ministry. The postlude I’ve selected is called: “Tollite Hostias”- “Praise Ye the Lord of Hosts”, by Camille Saint-Saens...
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The Congregational Life SLG has begun discussing the church’s use of disposable paper/plastic products on Sunday mornings. As many churches and organizations work to reduce or eliminate the use of disposable products, Congregational Life would also like to begin this discussion...
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The Elders have called the Congregational Annual Meeting for Sunday, January 27, following worship. Immediately following service, there will be a potluck meal with the church providing fried chicken. The Annual Meeting will begin at the end of the luncheon. The meeting will include...
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There is snow in the forecast again, though we have heard conflicting reports whether or not we are facing another white Sunday morning. But, it is winter, and perhaps a good time to rehearse our winter weather policy. Michael can get to church. Yes, he can ride his bike in the snow!...
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Yes, it sounds an awful lot like our tagline #LoveFirst. Go figure! But notice their is an apostrophe on Jesus and an “s” on First. The lectionary offers a series of Gospel readings for this Epiphany season that can be understood as “Jesus’ Firsts.” As in: Jesus’ First Miracle, Jesus’...
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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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What comes naturally to us? And what doesn’t? Twenty-four of us from the Old First community gathered on Sun. Nov 18 after worship to share lunch, visit with one another, and hear from Rev. Cean James, UCC Associate Conference Minister of PA Southeast Conference talk about the life of...
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Advent Bible Study, each Sunday morning of Advent, at 10am Advent focuses our attention on a single person. We might think that dangerous, given what we know about the dark inclinations of too many would-be human leaders. But this one individual we await at Advent, this Jesus, is...
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