Food Pantry Collection for March

Soup!

Feeding the hungry is an important ministry, taught by Christ.  Each month we focus on collecting a different food item to help stock a local food pantry's shelves.  Donations are left in the fellowship hall and delivered once a month to Never Alone Again Resource Center in Teaneck.

Sunday School

March 3rd & 17th at 10:45am

Confirmation

March 10th & 24th at 8:30am

Our Sunday School meets twice per month - on the first and third Sundays - at 10:45am.  We have a class for the younger kids (pre-k to 3rd grade) and one for the older kids (4th to 6th grade).  Confirmation (7th-9th grade) meets on the 2nd & 4th Sundays BEFORE worship.  Contact Pastor if you're interested in either program - or just come and see!

Wednesday Lenten Program

2/21, 2/28, 3/6, 3/13, 3/20

Worship - noon, Lunch - 12:30

On Wednesdays in Lent we gather  for a brief worship service at noon.  After worship is over we enjoy a time of fellowship during a soup and sandwich lunch.  This year the theme of our Wednesday Program is "Exploring the Essentials of Faith" exploring the 10 Commandments, The Lord's Prayer, The Creed, Holy Baptism and Holy Communion.  

Anointing for Healing

Sunday, March 24th, during worship

At the end of our worship service, all those who would like to receive a prayer of healing and anointing of their foreheads with oil are invited to come forward and receive a prayer and anointing by the pastor.  Anointing with oil for healing is a practice handed down to us from the New Testament (Mark 6:13, James 5:14).

Holy Week - Palm Sunday

March 24th, 9:30am

On Palm Sunday we receive palms, the kind of branches that were used by the crowds who greeted Jesus as he entered Jerusalem in the last week of his earthly life - and we hear the story of his betrayal, trial and death.  This event marks the beginning of what we call "Holy Week," the most somber sacred time of the year for Christians as we recount Jesus' journey to the cross.  

Holy Week - Maundy Thursday

March 28th, 6:30pm

On Maundy Thursday we remember when Jesus shared his last supper with the disciples before being betrayed, arrested and tried.  During this worship service we hear the "new commandment" Jesus gave us to love one another as he has loved us, we receive Holy Communion, and the altar is stripped symbolizing Jesus being stripped of all his earthly honor and friends, and even his clothes before he was taken to the cross.

Holy Week - Good Friday

March 29th, 6:30pm

On Good Friday we remember Jesus' death for us on the cross.  In this worship service we hear brief reflections on the scripture readings known as "The Seven Last Words" - phrases Jesus uttered while dying.  We also experience the church lights dimming until the last light is a single candle.  This candle is then blown out to symbolize Jesus' death, then a book is slammed shut to highlight the fulfilling of God's plan.  

Easter Sunday

March 31st, 9:30am

Christ is Risen!  He is risen indeed - Alleluia!

Come experience the joy of Easter, when the women found Jesus' tomb empty!  The sanctuary is filled with flowers, the music extraordinary, and we feel the power of God forgiving us and giving us new life through this miracle of love.  After worship we have a special coffee hour with Easter eggs and hot cross buns!