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December 2017
Youth Go Ice Skating
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! On Sunday, December 10th, the junior and senior high will embark on what has become an annual event of Ice Skating at Bryant Park in Manhattan. We will gather for pizza following the worship service and head into the city by PATH train at 1:00 PM. We plan to return at 5:00 PM. Cost for skate rental is $20 per person. It is free if you have your own skates. (Please, do…
Find out more »Children’s Christmas Party
The Sunday School will host its annual children’s Christmas Party on Friday, December 15th at 7:00 in the church parlor. There will be holiday crafts, refreshments, music, and a visit from Saint Nicolas! We hope to see all the children of the church at this fun and festive event!
Find out more »Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service
Old Bergen Church, in cooperation with Garden State Episcopal Community Development (GSECD), will host the annual Interfaith Homeless Memorial Service. This moving experience welcomes some of the most vulnerable members of our community to share in a beautiful memorial service to name and give dignity to those of our homeless community who have passed away, but were not afforded a decent funeral. We will light candles and name those who have died this past year in our homeless shelters and…
Find out more »Christmas Eve
Old Bergen Church will offer two worship services on Sunday, December 24th. At 11:00 AM we will gather in the church parlor around tables for a more informal "Fellowship Worship" adapted from the Moravian Church in America. The service begins with participants each person helping themselves to pastry and beverage and finding a place at one of the tables. At 6:30 PM the young people will present a Live Nativity on the front steps of the church prior to the…
Find out more »February 2018
Lenten Season – Stop in the Name of Love
This year February 14 marks Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the Lenten Season. Old Bergen Church will hold an evening Ash Wednesday Service at 7:00 PM, including the imposition of ashes. Our theme for the whole season of Lent is: STOP IN THE NAME OF LOVE. Stop… stop wasting your time and resources on things that detract from the amazing and beautiful person you were meant to be. Stop… harboring the grudge and anger and self pity that you thought…
Find out more »March 2018
Snow Cancellation – Bible Study Class
Due to the snow storm, the Wednesday Night Bible Study Class is cancelled March 21.
Find out more »OBC Cemetery Restoration Project
Old Bergen Church has initiated an exciting restoration project for its historic cemetery. The cemetery dates back to the late 1600's and is one of the oldest registered cemeteries west of the Hudson River. Many of the founding leaders of Bergen Village and Jersey City are interred within its walls.The current goals of the project include: restoring and repairing a number of headstones providing markers and interpretation for historically significant individuals making the cemetery safe for public use as a…
Find out more »Holy Week at OBC 2018
LOOKING AHEAD- HOLY WEEK & EASTER- Please mark your calendars now and plan to participate in the inspirational worship opportunities of Holy Week and Easter. Palm Sunday – March 25th – Worship at 11:00 am Maundy Thursday Communion Service – March 29th at 7:00 pm Good Friday Community Prayer Walk – March 30th at 10:00 am Good Friday Tennebrae Service of Light and Darkness – March 30th – 7:00 pm Easter Sunday Early Worship – April 1st at 8:30 pm…
Find out more »Palm Sunday – March 25
Join us on Sunday, March 25th, for our Palm Sunday celebration! Worship begins at 11:00 AM, with a procession led by our children and choir. During worship we will receive our annual One Great Hour of Sharing Offering (along with the children's fish banks) that will provide disaster and hunger relief around the world. http://specialofferings.pcusa.org/oghs.html Come celebrate with us as we Make a Space for Grace at Old Bergen Church!
Find out more »Old Bergen Church Becomes a Homeless Shelter
NOTE: FAMILY PROMISE NEEDS OUR HELP DURING HOLY WEEK - MARCH 26 THROUGH APRIL 1ST. From March 26 through April 1, Old Bergen Church will become a temporary homeless shelters for families who are experiencing a housing crisis. We are one of thirteen congregations in Jersey City who have covenanted together to provide shelter for families with children who are currently homeless. It is through a national network of an interfaith housing alliance called Family Promise. Families will stay overnight…
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