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July 2021
Worship this Fall
The Consistory Session has decided to open up the church again for in person worship. We will also broadcast the services on FaceBook live streaming video for those more comfortable participating at home. The pews are marked off for social distancing. With the emergence of the Delta Variant and rising infection rates, we encourage all participants to wear masks indoors. All worship services begin at 11:00 AM. Live streaming video will be broadcast simultaneously while the worship is in progress…
Find out more »Pastor at Montreat Conference Center
Our Pastor, Rev. Jon Brown, will be away from July 22 to August 7 serving as keynote speaker for weeks five and six of the Montreat Youth Conferences in North Carolina. https://montreat.org/events/myc2021 The theme for this summer's youth conferences is "Called to Connect." Next week over 800 high school students and their adult advisors will gather for inspirational exploration into the biblical text, worship, music, recreation and fellowship. While the pastor is away there will be no worship services at Old…
Find out more »Food Pantry August 28
Our next Food Pantry will be Saturday, August 28 from 9:00 AM until 12:00 noon. Those needing food assistance are asked to bring a referral form from one of the area social service agencies (such as Let's Celebrate, Women Rising, PACO, Jersey City Resident Response Center, Urban League, Hudson CASA, Horizon Family Success Center). We are grateful for the handful of volunteers who operate the Food Pantry on distribution days, as well as those volunteers who give an hour or…
Find out more »September 2021
Labor Day Weekend
Our pastor will be away for a couple days vacation over Labor Day Weekend. Realizing that the Pastor also provides the phone camera and account for our live streaming broadcast, the Elders decided to simply hold off worship on Sunday, September 5th. We will provide a link for members to join the online worship at our sister church, Point Pleasant Presbyterian Church in South Jersey. Their worship begins at 10:00 AM. This Sunday, Rev. Eileen Lindner will preside as they…
Find out more »Fall Sunday School 2022
We are excited to announce that we will meet again in person for children’s Christian Education this fall! During this transition time of Covid -19 and variants we will hold a modified Christian Formation gathering with all students in Brett Hall – where we can follow social distancing and ample ventilation guidelines. Participants are asked to wear masks indoors. We will structure the room and activities to that we follow safe practices. We will meet twice a…
Find out more »Jersey City Together Celebrates Five Years – October 16th
In 2016 Jersey City Together launched its first meeting wit over 800 people in the Old Bergen Church sanctuary. Five years later the group has been successful in shaping the community to be a better place for all its citizens through things like fair property tax valuations, cleaning the water supply in our schools, better community policing, reforming the tenant-landlord offices, and fully funding public schools. Join us on Saturday, October 16th, in the courtyard of St. Aedan’s Church at…
Find out more »Flower Sale Fund Raiser
The Deacons are holding a fundraiser during the month of October by means of a flower sale. You can purchase beautiful fall mums for $7 each. All proceeds will support the Family Homeless ministries of Family Promise of Hudson County. Call the church office 201-433-1815 to order. You can pick up your plants after October 10th.
Find out more »October 2021
Cemetery Clean Up Day
Please join us for a volunteer clean up day to spruce up our historic cemetery. We will gather from 10:00 AM until 1:00 PM. If you can come by for an hour or the whole time, you help would be greatly appreciated. We will be raking, picking up debris, mowing grass, some planting, and getting the space in good shape for opening it to the public for Bergen Square Day later in October.
Find out more »Bergen Square Day – October 23
The chartering of Old Bergen Church in 1660 also marks the establishment of Bergen Village. Come celebrate over 360 years of cultural diversity in our community at the Bergen Square Day on Saturday afternoon, October 23 from 12:00-5:00 PM. There will be performances, food and artisan venders, community resources, walking tours and our own historic cemetery will be featured as part of the festival. For more invocation visit https://www.bergensquareday.com/
Find out more »November 2021
Daylight Savings Time Ends
Remember to "Fall Back" on November 6th as Daylight Savings Time ends. Turn your clocks back one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night.
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