The current global health crisis means that we cannot gather for public worship. In order to worship God, stay connected, and sustain our spirit with prayer and reflection here are some services of worship for you. Thanks to our church administrator, Nancy Andrews, our organist, Gene Marie Callahan, and our minister, Kenneth Clarke who together produce and coordinate this effort.
You can play or download the content from this web page or you can use a podcast app (such as Spotify, Apple or Google podcast players–search for a podcast entitled “A Walk to Clio Hall”). One thing you might do is to share these media with others who might be interested. Easiest way to do this is to send a link—if this mystifies you, be in touch with the church office to take care of the details.
Current Services:
Our Service for the Week of July 12, 2020:
Sermon Title: No Roots
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for July 12
Above is a link to supporting material for the July 12 worship service. A suggested way to view this material is to download and print the file as a traditional order of service or to open the file in a separate tab or window on the computer as you listen. The link should open as a new window on your computer.
Here are additional audio recordings of recent worship services at the Old First Church:
Sermon Title: An Inner War
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for July 5
Sermon Title: Where’s the Lamb?
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for June 28
Sermon Title: The In Crowd
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for June 21
Sermon Title: Guests from a Different Land
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for June 14
Sermon Title: The Sixth Day
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for June 7
Sermon Title: Down to Camp
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for May 31
Sermon Title: Mystic Chords of Memory
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for May 24
Sermon Title: “Agnostos Theos”
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for May 17
Sermon Title: Duck Tales
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of service and related material for May 10
Sermon Title: With Glad and Generous Hearts
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for May 3
Sermon Title: Waiting By The Gate
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for April 26,
Sermon Title: The Challenge
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for April 19, 2020
Easter Sunday
Sermon Title: There You Will See Him
Minster, Kenneth Clarke Organist, Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for April 12, 2020, Easter Sunday
Easter Video Greetings Here!
Here are two short videos, one a general greeting to members and friends and the second a fun segment for children of all ages.
A Children’s Moment for those of any age:
Sermon Title: Not At All What We Expected
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist: Gene Marie Callahan
Order of Service and related material for April 5, 2020, Palm Sunday
Sermon Title: Testing the Limits
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist: Gene Marie Callahan
Sermon Title: A Desolate Place
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist: Gene Marie Callahan
Sermon Title: Faith, Facts and Fear
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Why Toilet Paper?
Minister, Kenneth Clarke Organist: Gene Marie Callahan Violinist: Francois Secordel