Posted on 28 Nov 2011
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Volunteers needed Dec 6-7
An unusual volunteer opportunity is awaiting you this holiday season early enough so that it won’t take away time from your celebrations, your own gift wrapping.
The opportunity is to help assemble holiday packages for the approximately 3,900 inmates at Graterford Prison. In a huge warehouse on the prison grounds, you will gather with other men and women from area churches and retirement communities to prepare the gifts.
Bags in hand, you will circle tables on which such items as socks, date books, TastyKakes, instant coffee and hot chocolate are stacked high for you to pick up and put in the bags.
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Posted on 21 Nov 2011
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Anyone who ventures upstairs on Sunday morning will notice the sounds of an active and growing children’s Sunday school program!
We invite you to be a part of this exciting ministry. Talk to Christian Heyer-Rivera for more information.
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Posted on 14 Nov 2011
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Join Us Thursday, Nov 17th at 7pm
The Germantown Community Connection (GCC)’s second Artists’ Roundtable will be held at FPCG this Thursday at 7:00pm. This is an opportunity for all artists who live and/or work in Germantown to network with one another and learn how they can be active participants in improving the quality of life of our community.
Matt Wysong, the Planning Commission’s official representative for the northwest, will be in attendance to share his vision of how artists of all types can be integral in the city’s plan for the neighborhood. The Artists’ Roundtable was conceived by our own Reverend Kevin Porter in conjunction with Dr. Vivia Nix-Early of the arts organization Build-A-Bridge as part of GCC’s “Classic Towns” Initiative.
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Posted on 07 Nov 2011
FPCG is the latest community partner in the development of Vernon Park’s new rain garden initiative!
Led by the Tookany-Tacony Frankford Watershed Partnership, a consortium of community groups and institutions have joined together to design and implement a rain garden in front of Vernon Park’s Center in the Park. The water garden will do more than beautify the area, it will also demonstrate Philadelphia’s burgeoning campaign to capture rain water more efficiently and environmentally friendly than any other city of its size!
Go to ttfwatershed.org or contact Rev. Kevin for more information.
Posted on 01 Nov 2011
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Give Me That Ol’ Time Religion might be the best title for this month’s Bread and Cup,this Sunday, November 6, from 7:00 to 9:00pm
At press time, we are expecting gospel singer Joseph Watkins as the headliner for our inter-generational and multicultural coffeehouse. If that name’s familiar, it’s because he’s performed at Bread and Cup before, most recently as one of the Gospel Stirrers—a close harmony vocal group. He’s also the brother of FPCG staff member Harry Watkins (who has more performing credits himself than most congregants know)! With enough prompting, we may be able to get Harry to join his brother for a number or two!
Reverend Kevin has a couple other surprises up his sleeve for this Bread and Cup, so plan to join us in Longstreth Auditorium for a warm evening of inspiration, fun and fellowship just when the evenings start to get cold.
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