Virtual Service 5/3

Virtual Service 5/3

Join us for virtual service this Sunday, May 3rd, at 11 AM. Please have ready, your serving bowl with water, a nice cloth, your candle to light, your plate with bread, and a cup with wine, juice, or water. Also, for the Children’s Message, please have ready for every child a small bowl with oil in it. Olive oil, or if not, then baby oil, […]

A History of Bluegrass

A History of Bluegrass

This Thursday, April 30, at 8:15 PM, join our very own Michael Daves and Jen Larson as they teach us the history of bluegrass through Porch Stomp. Join via Facebook Live, on the Porch Stomp Facebook page here. In addition, you can visit the event’s Facebook page here. It should be very exciting to hear Michael and Jen talk.  But until then, you can hear […]

Virtual Service 4/26

Virtual Service 4/26

Join us for virtual service this Sunday, April 26th, at 11 AM. Information to join is below: Service Bulletin

Virtual Service 4/19

Virtual Service 4/19

Join us for virtual service this Sunday, April 19th, at 11 AM. For this service, please have ready, standing by, a nice cloth (napkin or tea towel), a candle and something to light it with,  a small plate, and a small loaf of bread (or bun, or slice, or cracker), and a cup or wineglass, and wine (or grape juice, or fruit juice, or water). […]

Virtual Service Easter 4/12

Virtual Service Easter 4/12

Join us this Easter Sunday, April 12, at 11 AM for virtual service. Below is a link to the service and bulletin: Service Bulletin

Good Friday – St. John’s Bluegrass Passion

Good Friday – St. John’s Bluegrass Passion

This Friday, April 10th, at 7pm, join Old First for our annual Good Friday bluegrass service, led by Michael Daves and Jen Larson.  It will feature classic gospel music, as we read and reflect on the Passion story. The service will be done over Zoom.  If you would like to attend, the link to the service and bulletin are both below: Service Bulletin If you […]

Virtual Service 4/5 – Palm Sunday

Virtual Service 4/5 – Palm Sunday

Attention Friends, This Sunday, April 5th, at 11 AM Eastern Time, we will be having our Palm Sunday virtual service. Please have a houseplant or two ready and near you on Sunday morning for our Blessing of Houseplants (instead of Palms)! If you don’t have a houseplant, go get a couple small branches or some other greens from outside. Below is a link to the […]

Dr. Jessica Van Voorhees Speaks

Recently, one of our members, Dr. Jessica Van Voorhees, was interviewed by WNYC about her experience as an E.R. doctor on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis in New York City. If you would like to listen, click below:

Virtual Service 3/29

Virtual Service 3/29

Attention Friends, This Sunday, March 29th, at 11 AM Eastern Time, we will be having our second virtual service. Below is a link to the service and bulletin: Service Bulletin Below is a video of some members singing a hymn for the service.  

Virtual Service 3/22

Virtual Service 3/22

Attention Friends, Although services in our Sanctuary have been temporarily suspended, we can still worship together.  As our sanctuary temporarily closes, we are transitioning our services to virtual, allowing you to take part in services from the comfort of your own home. Our first virtual service is this Sunday, March 22nd, at 11 AM Eastern time. Below is a link to the service and bulletin: […]