Food Pantry Collection for December
Hot Cereal!
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. For the month of December we'll be collecting hot cereal, preferably boxes of packets, example - a box of oatmeal containing 12 packets. Our donations are sent to Never Alone Again Resource Center in Teaneck - a ministry that does wonderful work!
Advent Midweek Worship & Meal
12/4, 12/11, 12/18, beginning at noon
During the season of Advent (the weeks before Christmas) we gather on Wednesdays with our friends from Grace Lutheran in Teaneck and St. Matthew in Secaucus for a brief worship service (about a 1/2 hour) then a soup & sandwich lunch. This year the theme is "Restore Our Hope." Holy Communion will be celebrated and all are welcome.
Movie Night
Saturday, November 14th, 6:00pm
Christmas Carol
Starring Alistair Sim, 1951
Join us in the chapel to watch this Christmas classic on the big screen! There will be pizza, popcorn and beverages provided. Invite a friend!
Ebenezer Scrooge has no time for sentimentality and views Christmas as a waste of time. However, this Christmas Eve, he will be visited by three spirits who will show him the error of his ways.
Book Group
Tuesday, November 17th, 7:00pm
Our book for December is:
The Noel Letters, by Richard Paul Evans, 2020.
The New York Times bestselling author gives us a tale of love, belonging, and family, following a trail of letters that leads to a Christmas revelation about the healing miracle of hope and forgiveness.
Christmas Eve worship
December 24th, 8:00pm
Christmas is one of the major events in the Church's year and in the life of our faith. We remember the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ, far from home and among the poor. We will hear the story, sing classic hymns, share Holy Communion and end with "Silent Night" by candlelight. Come, experience the love God has for you in sending Jesus.
Christmas Hymn Sing
Sunday, December 29th, during worship
The Christmas season is so short (only 12 days long!) and we have so little time to sing our favorite Christmas hymns together. Two years ago we began to have a hymn sing on the first Sunday of Christmas so that we can sing these great hymns of the faith together during worship at 9:30am.
Anointing for Healing
Sunday, December 29th 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).
Choir Rehearsal
Wednesdays, 7:30pm
Our choir sings weekly from Sept. - June and their musical offerings add such meaning to our worship! If you love to sing, the choir would love to have you with them!
Bible Study
Thursdays, 7:00pm
On November 14th we will begin a 12 week series, getting to know "Old Testament Characters." We'll be learning about: Jonah, Hannah, Samuel, Abraham, King Saul and Esther just to name a few!
If you'd like to attend any or all of the sessions, please let Fran or Pastor know so that we can order a booklet for you.
