Posted on 06 Feb 2012
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by Rev. Nancy Muth
So often when members and friends are asked about The First Presbyterian Church in Germantown the word “diversity” is mentioned. We are told that we are unique among mainline Christian congregations because we are a diverse congregation when it comes to race.
We are diverse in so many more ways than racially and as a congregation we like to celebrate that fact. We even had a documentary film made about us
called Destined for Diversity. Click here to see it!
I recently read the following definition of diversity: Read More
Posted on 23 Jan 2012
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The Graterford Prison Project
by Don Carlin
“Why do you give gifts to prisoners who don’t deserve them?” my waitress asked me as I prepared to make my first trip to Graterford Prison to help prepare holiday packages for the inmates. Her question allowed me to share a few words about grace, about the free and undeserved gifts that God gives to all of us.
On December 6, in the rain, seven people from First Church traveled by church minibus to Graterford. We joined many other volunteers—Presbyterian, Episcopal, Mennonite and others—in the huge prison warehouse. In assembly-line fashion, we circled large, gift-laden tables again and again, filling clear plastic bags with the simple snack and toiletry items that would be given to the inmates the next day. Over 3,000 gift bags were filled, tied and packed.
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Posted on 16 Jan 2012
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Celebrating the Ministry of Eileen Jones
In a recent Sunday Coffee Hour, Eileen Jones was lauded and honored for her 25 years as a member of the staff of the church. Hired first as someone to supervise the children in the church’s day care program, she progressed to Parish Worker, then advanced to Christian Education Director, and, finally, today, she is the Director of Urban Ministry.
All along the way, however, she had her hands and soul in the Germantown Avenue Crisis Ministry of which she is the Executive Director. She says very confidently, “My heart lies in the Crisis Ministry.”
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Posted on 09 Jan 2012
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Grow Your Faith in 2012
Have you made a New Year’s resolution to deepen your faith, increase your involvement in the life of the church, or build more meaningful relationships in the year ahead?
The Serendipity Bible study can help on all three fronts! There are two groups meeting Sundays at 11:30—one in the Jennings Room, moderated by Reverend Kevin Porter, and a young adults group meeting on the second floor above the Jennings Room moderated by Chris Scott. Read More
Posted on 26 Dec 2011
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Dear Friends,
Who knows what this next year will bring to each of us individually, to our families, our community, our nation, our world, our church.
Last January we could not have imagined what would transpire in 2011. Did you have any idea that over these last 12 months we would endure the senseless act of an assailant opening fire outside a grocery store in Arizona, killing six people and wounding 13 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords? Did you have any idea that in countries around the world there would be protests and demonstrations leading to transitions in governance, and in our own country people camping out and “occupying” some of our major cities?
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