Cranford Calendar
Climb aboard for your kids (ages 3 – 12) best week of the summer! Cranford Alliance Church will be offering their Vacation Bible School from July 19th through July 23rd from 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM. Our theme this year is Rocky Railway (Jesus’ Power Pulls Us Through).
You can register online at http://cranfordalliance.org or call us if you have questions at 908-276-1617.
We hope to see you there.
Join the Cranford Clergy Council at St. Michael’s at 7 pm for the community Thanksgiving service. Rev. Dr. Deborah Brooks, Pastor of St. Mark A.M.E. Church will be preaching and the offering will be given to Cranford Family Care.
Please join us at Calvary Lutheran Church (108 Eastman Street in Cranford) to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, with two different worship opportunities on Christmas Eve. Services will be held in person and live streamed on Calvary’s YouTube Channel (calvarycranford NJ).Our Family Service begins at 5pm, featuring our Sunday School students telling the Christmas Story through the Bible lessons and leading the congregation in traditional carols. The service includes Holy Communion and is about an hour in length.
Our Christmas Candlelight Service begins at 9pm, celebrating the birth of Jesus with joyful choral and instrumental music, as well as Holy Communion and also lasting about an hour.
ALL ARE WELCOME!! For the health and safety of all, we practice social distancing and respectfully request masks. We look forward to having you join us to celebrate the birth of the Son of God, born “to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.” (Luke 1:79)
We also offer Sunday School at 9:00am and worship services every Sunday at 10:15am in person and live streamed. No matter who you are or where you are on your faith journey, you are welcome here. For more information about our congregation, call our office at 908-276-2418 or go to calvarycranford.com.
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The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford will hold one Christmas Eve service at 4:00pm on December 24, 2021. The service will be in-person and online on Facebook and YouTube. Advance registration is recommended for in-person worship and can be done on the website at firstprescranford.org/Christmas or by calling (908) 276-8440. Information on COVID-safety precautions can also be found on the website.
The Rev. Daniel A. Velez-Acevedo will lead a traditional Christmas Eve service with familiar Christmas carols, perfect for families and all those who wish to celebrate with full choirs and organ music. Music will be led by the Chancel Choir, directed by Elsa Hahn and accompanied by organist Robert Grube. Featured soloists include Lynn Pinto, formerly with the Metropolitan Opera, and local recording artist, Kelli Bruno. During the final hymn, “Silent Night, Holy Night”, the lights will be dimmed and candlelight will fill the Sanctuary.
Can’t make it Christmas Eve? We’ll be back in the Sanctuary Sunday morning, January 2, at 10:00am for a relaxed and fun service of lessons and carols. The Service for December 26 will be prerecorded and online only.
8:30 AM (Morning Prayer), 5:00PM (Evening Prayer), 8:00PM (Chanted Compline)
Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning(online) and Evening Prayer(online). Conclude your day with the Ignition examen (a prayerful review of the day past) in the context of the beautiful cadences of Compline (in-person). Online access instructions on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!
8:30-850 AM: Morning Prayer(online), 5:00-520 PM Evening Prayer(online), 7:00-800 PM Maundy Thursday (Triduum I) & 8:30 PM – 6:30 AM(4/2/21) Maundy Thursday Vigil
Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer(both on-line). Enter into the Great Three Days with the institution of the Lord’s Supper and the stripping of the Altar(in-person). Help keep the vigil through the night by keep vigil, as Jesus did in the garden of Gethsemane, by praying in the church (in-person). Online access instructions are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!
8:30-8:50 AM: Morning Prayer(online), 8:30 AM Stations of the Cross (In-person), 12 Noon – 3:00PM Good Friday Liturgy (Triduum II) (in-person), & 5:00-5:20 PM Evening Prayer(online)
Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Journey though the traditional Stations of the Cross. Commemorate our Lord’s saving death, venerate the life-giving cross, and pray fervently for the needs of the whole world at the Good Friday Liturgy. Instructions online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!
8:00 – 9:00PM: Paschal Vigil (Triduum III) (in person)
From earliest times Christians have gathered on the eve of the Paschal/Easter Season to recall the story of God’s saving work,from creation through to the death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The Paschal Vigil marks the end of the emptiness of Lent and Holy Week, and leads into the celebration of Christ’s resurrection. The Vigil Liturgy contains four main parts: The lighting of the Paschal Candle; hearing the great Hebrew stories of the faith; the Liturgy of Initiation (Baptismed); and Holy Eucharist.
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE, April 17 at 7 am: The Gospels say that Jesus’ empty tomb was discovered very early in the morning. Join us outside in the spring air as the sun rises, celebrating the triumph of life over death and light over darkness. Bring a flower from your garden and flower the cross on the front lawn. Some will also be provided.
Free Will Donations Accepted
10 – 11 AM in the church and streamed online
Easter Sunday at Trinity is always a wonderful celebration, don your Sunday best and come and proclaim our risen, conquering Lord! Father Andy will offer a children’s address on the Christian origins of Easter egg hunts after which the children will hunt the grounds for eggs. The choir anthem will be ‘Love’s Redeeming Work is Done’ and we will all have the opportunity to sing the ‘Hallelujah Chorus’ at the conclusion of the liturgy.
TRADITIONAL EASTER SERVICE, April 17 at 10 am: All are invited to Easter at First Presbyterian Church of Cranford! Children will help brighten the Sanctuary by carrying flowers forward and placing them on the Chancel (the front of the Sanctuary) during the first hymn. “Busy Bags” will be provided to keep little ones busy while sitting with their parents in the sanctuary. This year, traditions return and you are invited to come forward and join the choir to sing Handel’s “Hallelujah Chorus” at the end of the service! This service will also be live-streamed to Facebook and YouTube.
Free Will Donations Accepted
EASTER EGG HUNT, April 17 immediately following the 10 am worship service: Come for worship, stay for our first-ever Easter Egg Hunt! In case of inclement weather, the Egg Hunt will take place in the sanctuary.
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Learn about TBEMC’s Hebrew school at our fall open house on Tuesday, August 16th from 5-7 pm.
Our religious school serves students from pre-K to B’nai mitzvah. The school aims to help students understand and appreciate the wisdom in their Jewish heritage, letting it shape the children’s hearts, minds, morals, and values. This year the program plans an increased emphasis on family programming and services.
We’re located at 338 Walnut Avenue right next to Walnut Avenue School. You can learn more at our website tbemc.org.
The community is invited to the Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service on Monday, November 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary Tabernacle Church, 69 Myrtle Street, Cranford, sponsored by the Cranford Clergy Council and the Cranford Interfaith Council.
New this year is a “Caring and Sharing Fair” inviting local churches and non-profits to share their charitable activities and mission work, services to the community at-large and social justice projects.
The Fair will take place from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. preceding the service and following the service until 9:00 p.m.
The First Presbyterian Church of Cranford invites you to celebrate Christmas with us. This December, discover the wonder, joy, and awe that awaits you as we light the candles, retell the Christmas story, and sing familiar Christmas carols. We believe everyone should be blessed by an encounter with the Holy Spirit and leave renewed and ready to share their experience with others. We promise to do our best to provide you with that opportunity. Come, let’s celebrate Christmas!
There is nothing like waking up on Easter morning and sharing in the amazement the women who discovered the empty tomb must have felt! Join us outside in the spring air as the sun rises, celebrating the triumph of life over death and light over darkness. Bring a flower from your garden and flower the cross in the front lawn. Some will also be provided.
It will be an exciting Easter worship service at FPCC! With joyful shouts we say “Christ, He is risen!” and respond with “Indeed, He is risen!” Children will brighten the Sanctuary by carrying flowers forward and placing them on the Chancel (the front of the Sanctuary). After the children’s message, “Busy Bags” will keep little ones entertained. Together, we will celebrate Easter with open Communion (all are welcome to join in!) In a beloved tradition, you are invited to come forward to sing the “Hallelujah Chorus” with the choir at the end of the service. This service will also be livestreamed to Facebook and YouTube.
Come for worship, and stay for our Easter Egg Hunt! There will be fun games for families in the Bates Hall gym. In case of inclement weather, the Egg Hunt will take place indoors. (Egg Hunt intended for children ages 12 and under)
Get ready for:
Humpty Dumpty On The Wall
Egg Relay Race
Wobbly Egg Bowling
Carrot Toss (“Cornhole” for Kids)
Family photobooth
Easter Craft Station
Pre-registration for the Egg Hunt is requested so we can ensure enough goodies for all!
Register on our website: https://firstprescranford.org/