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Oshkosh Pride 2025: Volunteer Sign-Up Open
First Pres is a proud sponsor of Oshkosh Pride, and we’ll have a table at Oshkosh Pride 2025 on Sunday, June 29th (2:00 – 7:00 p.m.)! If you’d like to volunteer to hang out at our table for an hour or two chatting with Pride visitors and handing out complimentary stickers and such, just give Pastor Deb call or sign up online.
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Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. – noon | First Pres Parking Lot
Happening tomorrow - The Great Plant Exchange, and we can’t wait to see you! And keep in mind, you don’t have to bring a plant to take one home!
Indoor and Outdoor Plants - free to a loving home! * Meet friends & exchange gardening tips
Drop off your extra flowers and plants to share with others * Donate plants in non-returnable containers
Pick up something new for your own garden * Non-invasive plants only!
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Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Noon – 1:30 p.m.
Magnolia Hall at First Pres
Join us for an amazing gathering where we’ll worship God and explore the Bible together. You’ll feel right at home in our friendly atmosphere as we exchange insights and celebrate Jesus Christ! Remember to bring your Bible, your lunch, and your excitement to learn more about God’s word.
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Saturday, June 28, 2025 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | Magnolia Hall at First Pres
Come hang out with your friends and family at the Community Breakfast! Savor some tasty food and have some meaningful chats. It’s a perfect chance to catch up with old pals and meet new faces.
If you’re interested, we’d really appreciate any help you can offer while you’re there. We could use some extra hands in various areas, like setting up, cooking, cleaning, serving, or just mingling with guests. Let’s work together to make this event unforgettable for everyone! Whether you’re there to enjoy a meal, pitch in, or do both, it’s always great to see you and spend some quality time together!
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Friends for Brunch
Saturday, July 12, 2025 | 11:00 a.m.
Delta Family Restaurant
515 N. Sawyer Street, Oshkosh
920.235.0900 | Delta Family Restaurant Website
RSVP Online
Are you ready for great company, great food, great times?!! Yes?
Well then, we’ll see you at “Friends for Brunch”!
This is a “no-host” event. Please call the restaurant for the menu and pricing or check their website.
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Pulse Nightclub Candlelight Vigil
Thursday, June 12, 2025 | 7:30 p.m.
Houdini Plaza | 121 W. College Avenue, Appleton
Join us at a candlelight vigil remembering the 49 LGBTQ+ people, mostly Black & Latine, whose lives were stolen at the Pulse Nightclub massacre. Gather with us & keep their light alive by continuing the struggle to end LGBTQ+ oppression and hatred. Learn more: Pulse Orlando Massacre
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Youth Mental Health First Aid Training
Tuesday, June 17, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
525 N. Main Street, Oshkosh
900.651.1148 | info@namioshkosh.org
NAMI Oshkosh will be hosting this free class designed for adults who regularly interact with young people. The class introduces mental health challenges for youth, reviews typical adolescent development, and teaches adults how to support an adolescent (age 12-18) experiencing a mental health or substance abuse challenge, or who may be in crisis. Call or email NAMI today to register.
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Traveling Oshkosh Memory Café
Wednesday, June 18, 2025 | 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
EAA Museum | 3000 Poberezny Road, Oshkosh
Dive into the fascinating world of aviation, discover the rich history of the Experimental Aircraft Association, and learn how it became the signature destination in Oshkosh. Let's talk planes, people, and the passion that fuels flight!
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Hearts+Minds Class
Mondays, June 23 - July 21, 2025 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | NAMI Fox Valley | 211 E. Franklin Street, Appleton
Free Class | Registration Required: Register Online
Join us for a FREE 5-session class focused on the powerful connection between mental and physical health. If you're an adult living with a mental health condition, this class offers tools for holistic wellness and recovery. It focuses on the relationship between mental health and physical health, emphasizing that the best possible mental health recovery requires attention to all aspects of your health.
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Oshkosh Pride 2025
Sunday, June 29, 2025 | 2:00 – 7:00 p.m.
Leach Amphitheater | 303 Ceape Avenue, Oshkosh
Rain Venue: Oshkosh Arena | 1212 South Main Street, Oshkosh
Join us for a vibrant celebration of love, identity, and community! And don’t forget to stop by the First Pres table to say ‘hi’. This is a free, family-friendly event full of fun! Let’s celebrate Pride loud, proud, and together!
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Stable Minds Support
Beaming Ranch | 2692 County Road GG, Neenah
July 7, 14, and 21, 2025 | 1:00 p.m.
Registration Required:
920.851.6160 | incbeaming@gmail.com
BEAMING Ranch welcomes community members with early- to moderate-stage dementia and their caregivers to enjoy horse experiences and other interactive activities such as educational presentations, arts and crafts projects, and other outdoor and ranch activities. This program offers participants and their families an opportunity to engage in a social gathering and meet others for support. BEAMING is the second in the nation to offer this evidence-based program that improves quality of life. To enroll in this free program, call or email BEAMING.
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Make a Difference:
One Meal at a Time
Day By Day Shelter
420 Ceape Avenue, Oshkosh
For more info: call 920.203.4536
Looking for a meaningful way to give back?
June has arrived and Day By Day is in need of meal teams to help provide dinner for guests on the following dates:
June 7, 8, 12, 14, 15, 20, 21, 26 and 27
Grab your friends, family, coworkers, or community group and help make a difference - one meal at a time.
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Oshkosh Area Community Pantry:
Around the World Food Drive
Oshkosh Area Community Pantry | 2551 Jackson Street, Oshkosh
Donation Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3: 30 p.m.
It’s time for this month’s Food Drive for Oshkosh Area Community Pantry. Share the June Food Drive Focus this month and help us change up our donations with the Around the World Food Drive! So, add an item or three from the list to your shopping cart and drop off at OACP.
Some examples of items they’re looking for include:
Quinoa * Couscous * Rice * Pasta * Tortillas / Taco Shells * Red or Green Curry Paste * Rice Vinegar
Sesame Oil * Tapioca Flour * Tapioca Starch * Canned Coconut * Chili Sauce * Nectars (Juice)
Chili Paste Hot and Sour Mix * Knorr Liquid Seasoning * Soy Sauce * Oyster Sauce
Rice Snacks * Seaweed Snacks/Nori * Dried Chilis * Teriyaki Sauce
They, of course, can still use any donations whether it be food or monetary, but this month they are encouraging donors to pick up cuisine that celebrates world cultures!
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Three-part series explores the PC(USA)’s journey to LGBTQIA+ inclusion
Kristen Gaydos and Randy Hobson, Presbyterian News Service
June 3, 2025
LOUISVILLE — On June 28, 1969, an uprising at New York’s Stonewall Inn brought the LGBTQIA+ community together and lit the spark for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States.
Just five years later, David Sindt held up a sign at the 186th General Assembly of the United Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in Louisville, Kentucky, that simply asked: “Is anyone else out there gay?”
Watch the first video in a three-part series to learn how Sindt and other LGBTQIA+ Presbyterians' calls to ministry during the 1970s led the General Assembly to question and take action on its stance on gay ordination.
Part 1 Video & Additional Resources
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| First Presbyterian Church is a member of More Light Presbyterians, a coalition of churches whose mission is to work for the full participation of the LBGTQ community in the life, ministry, and witness of the Presbyterian Church (USA) and in society. | | | | | | |
