Kids' Night @ FPCP
Apr
19
5:00 PM17:00
Children & Families

Kids' Night @ FPCP

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FPC Kids Night is back! On Friday, April 19, from 5-8 pm, we are inviting kids to join us at First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia for pizza, snacks, crafts, games, and a movie. While your kids hang out with us, parents and guardians are able to have a night to themselves.

Information about the event: 

  • The event is for children 2 years old and up

  • There will be a maximum of 20 children at the event (so register early!)

  • We will have 3-4 certified adults leading the event, including Pastor Laura

  • This event is free for FPC members and regular attendees

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Earth Day
Apr
21
9:45 AM09:45
Christian Education

Earth Day

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Adult CE

Coming off the hottest year on record, and one of the warmest winters on record, climate change has become an ever-present factor in our lives. But how much progress are we making at the state and national levels? And how much can our individual actions impact a clearly global problem? Doug O'Malley, Director with Environment New Jersey and FPC member, will do a run-down on progress made over the last year on both the state and federal level. Doug will break down impacts of climate change on everything from our drinking water, our insurance rates and the pace of single-use plastics in our lives. He will also do an Earth Day tune-up on green plans made in past years and provide some key tips for all of us to incorporate into our daily lives, from young parents to grandparents. Come join Doug O'Malley in the MacColl Room at 9:45 AM on Sunday, April 21, as part of this year's Earth Day teach-in.

Special Earth Day Sunday School

Join us for a special Earth Day Children’s Sunday School on Sunday, April 21, from 9:45-10:30 am in Old Buttonwood Hall. We will explore together how God calls us to take care of the earth. We will then complete an Earth Day service project. Children of all ages are invited to join! Parents and guardians are invited to attend the Adult Education Earth Day program in the MacColl Room at this time.

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Twenties & Thirties Hot Sauce Tasting Lunch
Apr
21
12:30 PM12:30
Twenties & Thirties

Twenties & Thirties Hot Sauce Tasting Lunch

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After worship on Sunday, April 21st, we’ll be gathering in Old Buttonwood Hall to taste test 10 hot sauces from Season 13 of Hot Ones over chicken and fries. We’ll also be asking one another Hot Ones inspired questions. Please RSPV to Laura so we know how much food to order.

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Apr
24
6:30 PM18:30
Fellowship, Twenties & Thirties

Twenties & Thirties- Dinner @ Christian Association at UPENN

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FPC folks are joining the Christian Association at UPenn (118 S. 37th Street) for dinner on Wednesday, April 24 at 6:30 PM. We’ll be having Thai food take out and spending time in conversation with UPenn students and with the wonderful Rev. Megan LeCluyse. Everyone is welcome!! Please RSVP to Laura so we know how much food to order.

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11th Annual Sojourner Truth Walk
May
4
10:00 AM10:00
Missions

11th Annual Sojourner Truth Walk

Join or Sponsor the First Church Team!

FPCP’s Missions Committee is sponsoring a team of walkers for the 11th Annual Sojourner Truth Walk! Please join or sponsor the First Church team to help build the leadership of Philly girls. Contact Jordana Woodford for more information.

The 11th Annual Sojourner Truth Walk: Honoring Youth Leaders

This event is named in honor of Sojourner Truth, an American abolitionist, women’s rights and economic justice activist, who escaped slavery and then fought to end it. She, along with many others, has served as an inspiration and role model for generations to come. We are walking in their footsteps! This year we are also lifting up youth leaders, as important contributors to political movements in Philadelphia and beyond. (Read more here.)

All proceeds benefit Camp Sojourner Girls' Leadership Camp, and help to fund scholarships for summer camp as well as free year-round creative arts and other leadership activities.

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Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event
May
4
11:30 AM11:30
Twenties & Thirties

Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event

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Join us as a group of T&Ts volunteer with Books Through Bars on Saturday, May 4 at 11:30 AM. Books Through Bars sends free books and educational resources to incarcerated people.  We will be filling requests for reading materials for incarcerated individuals in PA and throughout the tri-state area.  If you’d like to join us, please RSPV to Laura Colee!

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Apr
14
1:30 PM13:30
Fellowship

Band of Boomers visit Penn Museum

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Join the Band of Boomers on Sunday, April 14 after church for a visit to Penn Museum, including a highlight tour.  Home to over one million extraordinary artifacts and archaeological finds, the Penn Museum has been uncovering our shared humanity across continents and millennia since 1887. In bridging archaeology (the study of objects made by humans), with anthropology, (the science of humanity), it charts a course for finding one’s own place in the arc of human history.

The highlight tour features several of the signature galleries, and is led by one of the Museum’s Graduate Guides. Discover highlights of the Museum’s collection and how archaeologists use them to understand the past.

Meet at 1:30 at the Museum (3260 South Street), which is a 30 minute walk, a short bus ride (42 bus)or a quick drive (parking is available next door) for the highlight tour. The cost for admission and the tour for seniors (65+) is $20.00, and $22.00 for younger Boomers. Lunch is available at the café beforehand. Please RSVP to Shellie Unger.

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Guitar Concert with David Russell
Apr
13
7:30 PM19:30
Music, Community

Guitar Concert with David Russell

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Join us for an extraordinary concert at First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia on Saturday April 13, at 7:30 pm. The concert, organized by the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society, is open to the public.

A 20% discount is being offered to the First Church community (use code FPCP2024 at checkout). Click HERE for tickets and more information or go to www.phillyguitar.org.

Classical guitarist David Russell is world renowned for his superb musicianship and inspired artistry, having earned the highest praise from audiences and critics alike. In recognition of his great talent and his international career, he was named a Fellow of The Royal Academy of Music in London in 1997.

After winning the 2005 GRAMMY award in the category of best instrumental soloist in classical music, David Russell went on winning many other awards and recognitions globally including Honorary Doctorate in Music by the University of Arizona in Tucson in 2014 and induction to the Hall of Fame of the Guitar Foundation of America in 2018.

The Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) 

Founded in 1967 as not-for-profit 501c3, the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Society (PCGS) is a volunteers-led community dedicated to supporting and encouraging the promotion of classical guitar music and education in the greater Philadelphia region. PCGS presents monthly concerts from October to March and the Annual Classical Guitar Festival in April with renowned artists, national guitar competition, student recitals, masterclass, workshops etc. For more information about PCGS visit www.phillyguitar.org.

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Twenties & Thirties Barcade Night
Apr
11
5:00 PM17:00
Fellowship, Twenties & Thirties, Volunteering

Twenties & Thirties Barcade Night

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Meet up with some other T&Ts at the Center City Barcade (1326 Chestnut Street). We’ll be hanging out there from 5-8 pm so come by when you can. Bring some cash so we can play some classic video arcade games and enjoy a beverage together. If you’d like to join us, please RSVP to Laura!

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Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event
Mar
2
1:30 PM13:30
Twenties & Thirties

Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event

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Join us as a group of T&Ts volunteer with Books Through Bars on Saturday, March 2 at 1:30 PM. Books Through Bars sends free books and educational resources to incarcerated people.  We will be filling requests for reading materials for incarcerated individuals in PA and throughout the tri-state area.  If you’d like to join us, please RSPV to Laura Colee!

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Lenten Bible Study
Feb
28
to Mar 20
Christian Education

Lenten Bible Study

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The Adult Christian Education Committee is sponsoring a four-week Lenten Bible study on Wednesdays, February 28 through March 20, from 12:15-12:45 PM. The series will be held exclusively online, via Zoom.

Led by Dr. Mullis and Rev. Colee, the study will be based on the Gospel of Mark, from which this year’s Easter Sunday scripture will be taken.  Over four weeks, we will look at key passages that prepare us for Holy Week.  No prior reading is necessary, and while the study will build over time, each week can be taken as a stand-alone study.

Please register to receive the zoom link. You may also register by calling the church office (215-567-0532).

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Series with Dr. Heath Carter: Christianity, Democracy, and Our Present Crisis
Feb
25
to Mar 10
Christian Education

Series with Dr. Heath Carter: Christianity, Democracy, and Our Present Crisis

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You Will Know Them by Their Fruits: Christianity, Democracy, and Our Present Crisis

As a follow-up to our Conversations Worth Having seminar with Dr. Brian Blount, Adult Christian Education is sponsoring a three-week program which will continue and expand on the conversation of Christian Nationalism.

On Sundays February 25, March 3, and March 10, Dr. Heath Carter, Professor of American Christianity at Princeton Theological Seminary, will address how questions about the future of U.S. democracy—indeed, whether democracy in this country has a future—have come to the fore of public life in recent years. In this series, he will explore the significant part that Christians have played in the making of our present crisis and whether there is anything in our past that we can hold on to as we seek to contribute to a better future.

Sessions will be held in the MacColl room beginning at 12:30 p.m. Sandwiches will be provided. 

Remote attendance will be available via Zoom for those who are not able to attend in-person. Click below to register or call the church office (215-567-0532) to receive the Zoom link. (Those attending in person do not need to register!)

The series schedule is as follows:

  • February 25: Deep in the Soil:
    A look at the deeper roots of what scholars and journalists alike have taken to calling white Christian nationalism. 

  • March 3: Seeds of Possibility
    A brief history of now, with attention to some of the surprising contingencies, unexpected breakthroughs, and roads not (yet) traveled that are also part of the story.

  • March 10: Cultivating Hope
    An opportunity to reflect together on what it might mean to move forward in faith.

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Women of Wit & Wisdom
Feb
21
10:30 AM10:30
Fellowship

Women of Wit & Wisdom

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The Women of Wit and Wisdom will visit the art gallery at the Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church to view the original paintings of First Church Deacon João Magalhães, on display through February 25. We’ll start at 10:30 am at the art gallery and gather for lunch afterwards. There will be rides available from Center City, as needed. Please RSVP to Diane Rogers by February 6 so that we can make a lunch reservation.

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Lenten/Easter Donation Drive 2024
Feb
18
to Apr 7
Community

Lenten/Easter Donation Drive 2024

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During the season of Lent, the Missions Committee is sponsoring a drive to support Philly House, a shelter for men that provides temporary housing and comprehensive services to support transitions to long-term housing.

The donation drive will run from February 18 through April 7.

Items to donate are listed below. Donations can be dropped off in designated locations at the church. Items may also be purchased online from the Amazon Wishlist. (Amazon Wish List items will be shipped directly to Philly House.)

Items to Donate

  • New combs for men

  • New hair picks for men

  • New men's T-shirts (all sizes)

  • Men’s sneakers (all sizes)

  • Men’s adjustable canvas belts (all sizes)

  • Men’s boxer underwear and stretch boxer briefs (all sizes)

  • Down alternative pillows

  • Men’s loose fit shorts (all sizes)

  • Socks (all sizes)

  • Lightweight waterproof backpacks

Please contact the Missions Committee with any questions or concerns. Thank you!

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Conversations Worth Having
Feb
17
10:00 AM10:00
ConversationsWorthHaving

Conversations Worth Having

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Who we are, our cultures, backgrounds, and communities, invariably (and appropriately) shape how we read the Bible.  But what if our background skews our understanding of scripture in a  way that leads away from the Gospel, even to idolatry?  What then?  In this year’s Schneider Speaker Series, Dr. Brian Blount, president emeritus of Union Presbyterian Seminary, will help us explore the ways we read the Bible, with a particular focus on Christian Nationalism.  Registration is required; click to register, or call the church office (215-567-0532).

A light lunch will be provided.  Child care will be made available upon request.

On-street parking is available with placard.

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Twenties & Thirties - Philadelphia Museum of Art
Feb
11
12:45 PM12:45
Fellowship

Twenties & Thirties - Philadelphia Museum of Art

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Visio Divina at the Philadelphia Museum of Art
As we prepare to the enter into the Lenten season this month, the T&Ts will be taking a trip to the Philadelphia Museum of Art to engage in the spiritual practice known as visio divina, which translates as “divine seeing.” Similar to the ancient practice of lectio divina, our visio divina practice will invite us to encounter the divine through select images within the museum. We will cover the cost of admission into the museum, spend some time looking at certain pieces together, and then you will be free to explore the museum at your own pace. If you’d like to join us, please RSPV to Laura Colee!

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Annual Meeting of the Congregation
Feb
11
10:00 AM10:00
Meeting

Annual Meeting of the Congregation

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The Session has set Sunday, February 11, as the date of our Annual Meeting.  The meeting will be held in the sanctuary at 10 AM.

The congregation will receive the 2023 Annual Report and hear and act on the recommendations of the Nominating Committee to elect officers and members of the church’s Nominating Committee for 2024, as well as voting on changes to Dr. Mullis’s terms of call.

Please review the meeting materials before the meeting.

All members are encouraged to attend. The meeting will be live-streamed for those unable to attend, but members must be present to vote.

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Christmas Eve Services
Dec
24
11:00 AM11:00
Worship

Christmas Eve Services

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On Christmas Eve, we will have 3 services:

  • Traditional Worship @ 11 AM
    Fourth Sunday of Advent

  • Christmas Eve Celebration! @ 4 PM
    Christmas Eve family worship service for all ages.

  • Service of Lessons & Carols @ 8 PM
    Our annual joyous Service of Lessons and Carols.

On-street parking is available with placard and live stream will be available for all services.

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Service for the Longest Night
Dec
20
7:00 PM19:00
Worship

Service for the Longest Night

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A Service of the Longest Night will be held in the church sanctuary.  This is a winter service of hope and healing that encourages those going through times of sorrow and grief during the holidays.  Inspired by the solstice, winter’s longest night, this service will have special music and liturgy while allowing you space “to be.”  We hope you will join us as we worship God during this special time.

On-street parking is available with placard. This service will be live streamed.

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Kid's Night @ FPCP
Dec
14
5:00 PM17:00
Children & Families

Kid's Night @ FPCP

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Register for our December Kid’s Night @ FPCP on Thursday, December 14 from 5-8 PM. We will have pizza, snacks, crafts, games, and a movie for kids as parents and guardians have a night to themselves.

Information about the event: 

  • The event is for children 2 years old and up

  • There will be a maximum of 20 children at the event (so register early!)

  • We will have 3-4 certified adults leading the event, including Pastor Laura

  • This event is free for FPC members and regular attendees

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fpcQ/T&T/GenX Christmas Party
Dec
10
5:00 PM17:00
Fellowship

fpcQ/T&T/GenX Christmas Party

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Dan Seekins and Rob Piper are hosting an FpcQ/T&T/GenX Christmas gathering in the Community Room at their Symphony House Condo (440 S. Broad Street) on Sunday, December 10 from 5-8 PM!

Main dishes will be provided (Turkey and Ham); please bring a side dish or dessert. (There is a no red sauce rule for this space so please plan your dish accordingly!) It’s BYOB so don’t forget your libations!

Please RSVP to Larry Slagle by December 3! (RSVP required to provide a list for the door person.)

We hope you can join us for the merriment! 

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Dec
10
10:00 AM10:00
Membership

New Members' Class

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Do you have questions about what it means to be Presbyterian? Have you wondered about the history of our particular church? Perhaps you have contemplated membership and are wondering what it entails? If so, we would like to invite you to consider joining us our new members’ class.

Our membership class is an excellent opportunity for you to learn more about our history and our values, how our past has shaped us and how we believe God is leading our church in the present. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the various ministries of our church, as well as meet with representatives from our leadership team.

The class will be held in-person in the MacColl Room, with an option to join online if you are unable to join in-person. This class will focus on our ministries in the first hour, worship together at the traditional service in the second hour, and conclude in the final hour with lunch and an overview of Presbyterian history, including the history of First Church. You can attend for information only, and those who wish to join will be received into membership that day.

If you are interested in becoming a member of First Church, please contact Associate Pastor, Rev. Laura Colee.

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Service of Lessons & Carols for Advent
Dec
3
11:00 AM11:00
Worship

Service of Lessons & Carols for Advent

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On December 3 we will celebrate traditional worship at 11 a.m. with a Service of Lessons and Carols for Advent.  This service, different from our Lessons & Carols for Christmas on Christmas Eve, will be focused on the Advent texts and music, allowing us to focus on the prophetic news of the coming of Christ.

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Children's Advent Activities
Dec
3
to Dec 17
Children & Families

Children's Advent Activities

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As part of the Christmas season, our families with young children will have the opportunity to participate in some fun Advent activities. Join us in Old Buttonwood Hall each date for a special Advent activity. Members and non-members alike are welcome to come participate! We hope to see you there! 

  • December 3 @ 10 AM - making Christmas Cards

  • December 10 @ 9:50 AM - Ornament making and decorating the FPCP Christmas tree

  • December 17 @ 9:50 AM - Baking and decorating Christmas cookies

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Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event
Dec
2
11:30 AM11:30
Twenties & Thirties

Twenties & Thirties Volunteer Event

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The T&Ts will volunteer with Books Through Bars on Saturday, December 2 at 11:30 AM. Books Through Bars sends free books and educational resources to incarcerated people.  We will be filling requests for reading materials for incarcerated individuals in PA and throughout the tri-state area.  Please email youngadults@fpcphila.org if you’re interested in volunteering.

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Online Advent Bible Study
Nov
29
to Dec 13
Christian Education

Online Advent Bible Study

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A three week Bible study will be offered on Wednesdays from 12:15-12:45 PM, on November 29, December 6, and December 13. This study will be held exclusively online, via zoom. It will be led by Rev. Laura Colee and Dr. Baron Mullis, and will focus on Advent texts. The study is intended to help fit Advent reflection into a busy holiday schedule, so we will start on time and end on time. Please register online to receive the zoom link. You may also register by calling the church office (215-567-0532).

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