Posted on 12 Sep 2011
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Freedom School 2011
In a summer seemingly dominated by a roller-coasting stock market, urban flash mobs, military helicopter crashes and excessive heat waves, one true oasis sheltered fifty children for six weeks in the Children’s Defense Fund Freedom School held at First Church for the second year.
With a mission “to ensure every child a Healthy Start, Safe Start, Fair Start, and Moral Start in life,” the Freedom School “depends upon the help of caring families and communities” working with carefully chosen teachers, trained college students who are called Servant Leaders.
Among the leaders was First Church’s Valient Solomon, a second-semester sophomore at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Note: this was intended to be a straight-forward news article about the school, but after several at-tempts to shape the article into an objective, balanced piece, personal feelings kept intruding, so this is an observation from a life-long educator who visited the school once a week during the session.
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Posted on 05 Sep 2011
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We invite you to participate in Germantown Clergy Initiative’s (GCI) Germantown High School Annual First Day of School Prayer Vigil
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6
7:00 – 8:00 A.M.
On the lawn of Germantown High School (GERMANTOWN AVE. AND HIGH STREET)
Join us as we pray together for:
- Students, parents, teachers and administrators.
- Peace and safety
- The District and SRC
- Funding
- The programs of GCI and other community partners
- Greater church and community involvement
Please contact Reverend Kevin Porter for more information at 215- 518-1675
Posted on 17 Aug 2011
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Then the LORD answered me and said: Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so that a runner may read it.
- Habakkuk 2:2
This spring, the Session met with a consultant to renew our church mission/ vision statement and set a strategic plan for our immediate future as The First Presbyterian Church in German-town. Elders worked together Friday night and Saturday morning and began sharing their dreams for our church.
As we look ahead, together with members of our many church committees and others, elders will be setting goals and objectives for the next 1-5 years. This can be an exciting time but one of anxiety as well as there will probably be changes in how we do ministry and mission.
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Posted on 08 Aug 2011
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This has been a great summer for our Freedom School Scholars!
Here are a few snapshots from this year’s program. Click here to see more photos!
Posted on 01 Aug 2011
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Do you love to sing? There are multiple opportunities for you to share your love for music at FPCG this summer!
Join our newly forming GOSPEL CHOIR!
Rehearsals are on Sundays at 11:30 in the Music Room
For more information, and to get involved, contact Donna Payne 215-450-7963 or Joanne Elliott 215-725-0420
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Be a Part of the SUMMER CHOIR!
During the summer months the professional section leaders will be off and the Chancel Choir will be an all volunteer choir.
Rehearsals will be held Sunday mornings beginning at 8:30am and ending around 9:30am. Come when you can! We will be singing music that is a bit easier than our usual fare with the hope of engaging more volunteers from the congregation.
Give David Daugherty a call at 215-843-8811, ext 21 for more information.
