Christ is Risen! He is Risen Indeed

Happy Easter

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Christ is Risen!   

Old First Easter was Joyful and Inspirational

                      

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Easter Day:  One Great Hour of Sharing

 

At Easter, we join churches around the world to receive our annual One Great Hour of Sharing special offering. One Great Hour of Sharing supports work serving individuals and communities confronted by many challenges: disaster, hunger, poverty, climate change, migration, and refugee status. This work provides people with safety, sustenance, and hope. To donate, click on the button below to the right and choose "One Great Hour of Sharing - Easter" in the dropdown menu.

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Click here to volunteer for the food bank

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We Choose Welcome

Old First Presbyterian Church enthuiastically invites all people into  our community!

This church was the first Protestant congregation established on the west coast of the U.S. during the gold rush.  And we are  proud now to continue sharing Christ's love, justice, and welcome to modern seekers who arrive in San Francisco now 175 years later. We have taken a leadership role both locally and nationally welcoming LGBTQIA+ Christians into full participation in the life and leadership of the Presbyterian Church. We strive to bring hope, joy and justice reaching out to people of all ethnicities, incomes, races, and life situations, and like Jesus, we always try to offer a smile and welcome the outcasts.

We hope you will come visit and consider becoming part of our community. We want to know you and share your own particular gifts, experience, and insights with us on our corner, in our city, and in our world.

Old First Presbyterian Church is an Open and Affirming Church

Donate to Old First here 

Volunteer for Old First here

Worship & Music

We worship every Sunday at 11:00 am both in person in our beautiful sanctuary and on line via YouTube livestream. We celebrate communion on the third Sunday of the month. Worship is our joyful praise and thanks to God - our celebration of God's Love.

We have a wonderful choir singing a mixture of classical and modern music and singers are always welcome.  Our organ is one of the most renowned in the city.  We founded and support an amazing variety of new artists each week in our Old First Concerts programs.  

Service

Bringing God's love,  welcome,  justice, in our neighborhood, city and world and working to make the world a better place for all are important to us. We are a founding member of the weekly interfaith food pantry every Saturday and host a free community meal on the 4th Saturday of each month. We work with many local, national, and international groups to promote racial justice, LGBTQ+ equality, and other human rights, to end gun violence, and to help immigrants.

We feed the hungry, comfort the afflicted, and work for justice. We always need volunteers to help with all of these projects.

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Education

We believe that learning and growth are important for all ages. We offer regular book studies, Bible studies, theological discussions, and topical classes for adults on issues important in our culture.  Small groups meet on Zoom and in members' homes for study and support. We make time and space for children in worship and offer regular, broadly graded children's church school every 1st and 3nd Sundy. We also have excellent childrens' and adults' libraries.

We love to read and support the Little Free Library on Sacramento Street.  Bring you books to share with the community. 

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This retreat is a wonderful opportunity for us. I encourage you to attend:

This retreat offers an invitation into a contemplative path that begins with inner transformation and moves outward into the world. Drawing on the wisdom teachings of Jesus alongside the great wisdom traditions and mystics across cultures, it explores how remembering who we are shapes how we live and love. In this way, becoming love becomes a lived, embodied response to these times. Elizabeth Jameson is a contemplative teacher, writer, and retreat leader, and an Episcopal priest for nearly thirty years. She has studied extensively with Cynthia Bourgeault, Jim Finley, & Richard Rohr, including through the Living School for Action and Contemplation. She lives in Estes Park, Colorado.

Please bring your own lunch / $ Donations appreciated.
A program of One World One Spirit, First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael
A retreat with Elizabeth Jameson       Saturday, April 18, 9:30 AM—2:00 PM

First Presbyterian Church
1510 5th Ave, San Rafael, 94901
fpcsr.org | 415.456.6760


Click here to register

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Saturday, April 26

Community Dinner

Fourth Saturday of Every Month

On Saturday, April 26, Old First will prepare a hearty dinner with dessert for neighbors living nearby, including those who are forced to live on the street. We cook and serve the meal to our guests seated at tables. We need volunteers to prepare, to serve, and to clean up. Most volunteers work from about 4:30-6:30 on the fourth Saturday and get to know new friends living nearby and on the street. Show up at 4:30, and we'll help you serve and enjoy a meal with out neighbors.  

If you or your group would like to prepare a special mean for our guests in a future month, the church can supply you with an honorarium to help pay for the food. Send an e-mail to our coordinator to serve as a community meal hero!

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April 16

Book Discussion Group

Final Book Discussion

The next session in our discussion of Everything Good about God is True: Choosing Faith by Bruce Reyes-Chow will be this Thursday, April 16, at 7:00 pm via Zoom. We will discuss Chapters 17, 18, 19, and 20. Use the button below to join the meeting this coming Thursday.

This will be our last class on this book. What would you like to read next? –Pastor Maggi

Click here for the Zoom link to join the group