March 2019
One Great Hour of Sharing
During the season of Lent we encourage you to set aside an offering for the purpose of helping those in need throughout the world. We do this each year through the One Great Hour of Sharing offering – which supports disaster assistance, hunger relief, and the self development of people. The Jersey City Together tenant and housing group recently received a $15,000 grant from Self Development of People Program, funded in part by the One Great Hour of Sharing. Children…
Find out more »April 2019
Palm Sunday
Join us as we celebrate Palm Sunday on April 14that 11:00 AM. We will observe this festival day with processionals, palm branches, confetti and special music. We are especially excited to have Broadway singer and friend of Old Bergen, Angela Birchett, along with actor/singer Justin Friesen will provide special music. Angela was here for Palm Sunday in 2016 and shortly after that she auditioned for and was cast in The Color Purple on Broadway. Following that she was in the…
Find out more »Maundy Thursday
Please join us as we observe our Maundy Thursday remembrance of Jesus “Last Supper” with his disciples. We will hold an evening service with Communion at 7:00 PM in the church sanctuary.
Find out more »Good Friday
There are three opportunities for you to observe Good Friday with Old Bergen Church. There will be a community ecumenical Prayer Walk beginning at 9:30 AM on the corner of Emory Street and Monticello Avenue. The processional, which recalls the last hours of Christ’s suffering and death, will stop at sites where suffering and violence has occurred in our own city. This moving experience of the Stations of the Cross offers prayers of healing and new life in those places…
Find out more »Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday begins with a more informal early morning service at 8:30 AM in the sanctuary. The service opens with a processional led by the Christ candle representing the resurrection of Christ. The Sunday School teachers will again host an Easter Breakfast in Brett Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM. The breakfast, catered in part by our friends at Wonder Bagel, is available by tickets for the amount of $10 for adults, $6.00 Youth; $4.00 child and free for age three…
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