Posted on 30 May 2011
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Meet Harriet Fell Kerr
Harriet Fell Kerr, who united with the First Presbyterian Church in Germantown in 1928, could just as easily have been a Quaker instead of a Presbyterian. After all, her father’s family had been Quakers since before 1680 when William Penn deeded property to them in Bucks County.
But Harriet’s Presbyterian mother prevailed, and Mr. Fell converted. By 1987, when First Church’s Session honored Harriet with a citation for nearly 60 years of service to the church, she had a master key to the buildings. Now this Rydal Park resident has been a member for 83 years.
She even met her husband, Don, in the hall in front of the Finney Room, named for the pastor who was serving the church when Harriet joined. Donald M. Kerr’s family had been members of the congregation since the 1880s.
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Posted on 23 May 2011
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Do you want to do something to help our children succeed?
Are you concerned about the state of public education?
Here is your opportunity to be an advocate and change agent in the lives of children and families this summer. Support this second year of Creative Germantown Initiative’s Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) Freedom School® Program operating June 27 through August 12, 2011.
Freedom School is a child centered program that focuses on children’s ability to make a difference. It motivates children to excel, strengthens children’s feelings of self worth and lets children know that they are loved and valued by caring adults. A Freedom School key component is fostering in children a love for reading. Read More
Click here to see photos from Freedom School 2010
Posted on 16 May 2011
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Adult Ed. Forum May 22th at 11:30am
Come and hear about the mission and medical ministry of our own Dr. Elizabeth Drum. This education program provides her the opportunity to share her first hand experience in Haiti, Ethiopia and other parts of the world impacted by pervasive poverty and or natural disasters.
Grab your coffee and cookies after worship and head into the Jennings Room. For more information, talk to or Liz Drum.
Posted on 09 May 2011
Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22
Don’t miss this great time of fellowship and opportunity to get to know people in our church. Dinners for Eight is your chance to share a meal with eight other people at the home of a FPCG member.
This time around, a special “Family Friendly” Dinner will be hosted at the house of Lois Nafziger. Bring your families for backyard fun and a casual dinner at 4:00pm on Saturday, May 21st.
Sign up after church in the Longstreth Auditorium or contact Susan Mills Farrington at 215-882-2792 or
Posted on 02 May 2011
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Reflections by Rev. Nancy Muth
“I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me” Matthew 25:35-36
As many of you know for almost half of my ministry I have worked with congregations in the area of financial stewardship. The first art of the conversation I would have with church leaders was not about money but the purpose or mission of the church. What a wonderful question for all congregations: What is the purpose or mission of the church?
In his Great Commission Jesus taught us hat the first thing we must do is to “Go out!” We are to look beyond ourselves to others. Jesus also tells us that we are “to love your neighbor as yourself.”
Throughout the Gospels and also in the Old Testament we find references about how important it is that we care or the other. And so it is that for Christian congregations the ministry of mission and outreach is so important. We are not fulfilling out Christian mandate unless we are reaching out beyond ourselves to others… to those who would otherwise be ignored and forgotten.
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