Epiphany Sunday Worship Service - January 2, 2022

My very best wishes to you and your family, our community, and our world for a happy and healthy new year.
Here is the link to the Epihany Sunday Worship Service of January 2, 2022. 
In response to the surge in Covid cases in our area and concern for the health of our church family, our Session along with the FPC Session, has decided to cancel the in-person worship services on January 2nd and January 9th. The Sessions will talk again in a week or two about the following Sundays in January. Our online services will continue.

Our special mission for the month of January is Bridges Outreach which is an organization based in Summit for which more than 2,000 volunteers each year deliver 65,000 brown bag meals, 10,000 pairs of socks and underwear, 7,500 toiletry kits, 49,000 cups of soup, and literally tons of donated clothing to over 21,000 people in New York City, Newardk and Irvington, NJ. 
And in addition to their street outreach, Bridges provides case management services at Project Connect in Newark and provides new backpacks and school supplies for more than 1,000 children eligible for free and reduced lunch in Summit and to sheltered children in Newark and Irvington. Please mark your check to the church "Bridges" or "mission".

Yours in Christ,

Barbara Aspinall

First Sunday in Christmastide Worship Service - December 26, 2021

Here is the link to the First Sunday in Christmastide Worship Service. 
On Sunday, December 26th, we will be worshiping at our church at 10 am. We will all wear masks over both nose and mouth; we will be social distancing; and we will sing quietly behind our masks. We will continue to sign-in in case contact tracing is necessary. 

Christmas Eve Worship Service - December 24, 2021

Here is the link to the Christmas Eve Worship Service December 24, 2021. 
On Sunday, December 26th, we will be worshiping at our church at 10 am. We will all wear masks over both nose and mouth; we will be social distancing; and we will sing quietly behind our masks. We will continue to sign-in in case contact tracing is necessary. 

And for the children, here is the link to the Christmas story with illustrations of Dick Bruna and read by Rev. Barbara Aspinall.

Our special mission for the month of December is Jersey Battered Women's Service of Morris County. It is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency. The services include a 24-hour hotline; counseling; safe house; transitional living; children's services; life skills education; vocational counseling; batterers' intervention; legal assistance; teen dating violence services; and professional training, education and prevention programs. The mission of JBWS is the prevention of domestic violence through the protection and empowerment of the victim, the rehabilitation of family members, the advocy of social reform to prevent partner violence, and the education of the public about domestic violence and its consequences. Their vision is to create a community-wide culture that refuses to tolerate the presence of any form of family or partner violence. More than 75 paid staff and 120 volunteers work together with the help of the community to fulfill the agency mission. Please mark your check 'mission' or JBWS.

Yours in Christ,

Barbara Aspinall

Christmas Eve Worship Service - December 24, 2021

Here is the link to the Christmas Eve Worship Service December 24, 2021. 
On Sunday, December 26th, we will be worshiping at our church at 10 am. We will all wear masks over both nose and mouth; we will be social distancing; and we will sing quietly behind our masks. We will continue to sign-in in case contact tracing is necessary. 

And for the children, here is the link to the Christmas story with illustrations of Dick Bruna and read by Rev. Barbara Aspinall.

Here is the link to the Blue Christmas Worship Service December 19, 2021. 

Our special mission for the month of December is Jersey Battered Women's Service of Morris County. It is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency. The services include a 24-hour hotline; counseling; safe house; transitional living; children's services; life skills education; vocational counseling; batterers' intervention; legal assistance; teen dating violence services; and professional training, education and prevention programs. The mission of JBWS is the prevention of domestic violence through the protection and empowerment of the victim, the rehabilitation of family members, the advocy of social reform to prevent partner violence, and the education of the public about domestic violence and its consequences. Their vision is to create a community-wide culture that refuses to tolerate the presence of any form of family or partner violence. More than 75 paid staff and 120 volunteers work together with the help of the community to fulfill the agency mission. Please mark your check 'mission' or JBWS.

Yours in Christ,

Barbara Aspinall

All Saints Sunday Worship Service - December 19, 2021

Here is the link to the Sunday Worship Service December 19, 2021 - "Love Unblinking". 
On Sunday, December 19th, we will be worshiping at our church at 10 am. Our bell choir will be playing. We will all wear masks over both nose and mouth; we will be social distancing; and we will sing quietly behind our masks. We will continue to sign-in in case contact tracing is necessary. 

Our special mission for the month of December is Jersey Battered Women's Service of Morris County. It is a full-service domestic violence and domestic abuse prevention agency. The services include a 24-hour hotline; counseling; safe house; transitional living; children's services; life skills education; vocational counseling; batterers' intervention; legal assistance; teen dating violence services; and professional training, education and prevention programs. The mission of JBWS is the prevention of domestic violence through the protection and empowerment of the victim, the rehabilitation of family members, the advocy of social reform to prevent partner violence, and the education of the public about domestic violence and its consequences. Their vision is to create a community-wide culture that refuses to tolerate the presence of any form of family or partner violence. More than 75 paid staff and 120 volunteers work together with the help of the community to fulfill the agency mission. Please mark your check 'mission' or JBWS.

Yours in Christ,

Barbara Aspinall