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February 2024
ASH WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 14th
This year Ash Wednesday (the mark of the beginning of Lent) falls on Valentine’s Day. We will hold our Ash Wednesday service in the church sanctuary at 7:00 PM. During that worship experience participants receive ashes created from the previous year’s palms of Palm Sunday in the form of a cross. I wonder if this year we should mark our foreheads with hearts instead?! I think we will keep the cross motif. But as we repeat the words, “From ashes…
Find out more »THE SEASON OF LENT
From February 14 through Palm Sunday, March 24th we encourage you to explore your own practices of reflection and prayer. You are invited to join us for our weekly Wednesday evening Bible Study classes that includes prayer and song. The class takes place from 7:00 - 8:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace. You may also want to join us for Midday Prayers every Wednesday at noon. It is a time of prayer and support by means of a conference…
Find out more »March 2024
PALM SUNDAY – MARCH 24th
Palm Sunday is March 24th this year. The service is a celebratory worship experience that begins with a processional of children waving palm branches and concludes with inspirational and upbeat music as we remember Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem amid throngs of cheering children and adults.
Find out more »EASTER, DAY OF RESURRECTION – MARCH 31st
Come celebrate the resurrection of Christ and God’s promise of new life! We will begin the morning with an Easter Breakfast in Brett Fellowship Hall at 9:30 AM. Tickets will go on sale beginning in March. We will then gather in the sanctuary at 11:00 AM for a celebratory processional with bells ringing, special music, Easter flowers and inspirational worship.
Find out more »May 2024
Wednesday Evening Bible Study
We have just completed our series on the Parables of Jesus, and will wrap up the spring session with a six-part series on the Lord’s Prayer “Lord, Teach Us to Pray.” We meet Wednesday evenings at 7:00 PM in the Chapel of Peace. All are welcome.
Find out more »Cinco de Mayo Taco Lunch
The youth are hosting a Taco Lunch after church on Sunday May 5th in celebration of Cinco de Mayo. Come join us for tacos and fellowship. There is no charge for the meal, but donations will be accepted to help support upper church’s youth ministries.
Find out more »Pre-Mother’s Day Plant and Flower Sale
The Deacons are sponsoring a Pre-Mothers’ Day flower and plant sale on the front steps of the church Saturday, May 11th from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM. Come purchase bedding flowers, potted flowers, herbs and other plants just in time for Mother’s Day. All proceeds will go to support the outreach ministries of the Deacons.
Find out more »Pentecost
Be sure to wear red to church on Sunday, May 19th, as we celebrate the Day of Pentecost. On this day we remember when the early Christian church was filled with the power of the Holy Spirit to be God’s witnesses in sharing the gospel. There will be fellowship hour after church on the front steps following worship.
Find out more »Life Line Health Screening
Life Line Screening with offer health screening tests at Old Bergen Church on Monday, May 20th from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. To register for an appointment and to receive the special discount please call 1-800-640-6307 or visit www.llsa.social/ Life Line Screening with offer health screening tests at Old Bergen Church on Monday, May 20th from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. To register for an appointment and to receive the special discount please call 1-800-640-6307 or visit www.llsa.social/hc
Find out more »Community Meeting on Public Health – Post COVID
On Thursday, May 23, 2024, at 7 pm, Old Bergen Church will host a community meeting to kick off the next steps of an independent Pandemic Prevention, Preparedness, Response and Relief Committee. We will address how to enact policy change in areas where trends fail to do what is needed to save lives and protect those who are most vulnerable or whose jobs or living conditions put them, by necessity, at greatest risk of exposure to disease. And explore health…
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