Mungu Akubariki! Asante sana! Mungu Akubariki! Asante sana!

Mungu Akubariki! Asante sana! Mungu Akubariki! Asante sana!   A million blessings and thank-yous in Swahili to First U. The interest and generosity you have shown for this family from Tanzania has been heartwarming. The apartment is all set up! The family has moved in and is getting used to...

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March Special Offering: Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood of Delaware (PPDE) is the March recipient of the Sunday offering on March 12. Thank you so much in advance. Last year, the Delaware State Legislature expanded who can provide medication abortions. Now, besides physicians, advanced practice clinicians (APC) can also provide this important health care service. APCs...

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January Special Collection: Emmanuel Dining Room

On Sunday, January 8th, our special collection will be to fund our annual efforts for the Emmanuel Dining Room (EDR). Please consider giving to this long-standing (almost 40 years!) project of our church. This once-a-year collection provides First U’s annual budget for grocery supplies, to feed lunch to over 200...

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Donations for Southbridge Neighborhood House

The Environmental Justice Task Force is collecting hats, gloves, and socks for the daycare and aftercare programs at Southbridge Neighborhood House. Kids range from 3 to 12. We will be collecting these throughout the month of January in a box in Parish Hall or you could bring your donations to...

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Special Offering, Sept. 11 Ingathering

Ingathering Offering Benefits Pacem in Terris Founded in 1967 to oppose the Vietnam War, Delaware Pacem in Terris has evolved into an innovative grassroots organization focused on achieving peace through justice. Its hyper-local organizing efforts aim to empower our neighbors who have been most impacted by systemic injustice to take creative...

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Special Offering Schedule for FY 2022-2023

The Executive Team met in early June to approve the schedule of Second Sunday Special Offerings for next fiscal year. This year we are making a few changes: There will be no summer special offerings and we will not have a special offering in November when we wrap up Guest...

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Special Offering – June 12

NAMI-DE, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. What started as a small group of families gathered around a kitchen table in 1979 has blossomed into the nation’s leading...

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