Cranford Calendar

Mar
14
Sun
2021
The Great American Songbook @ Virtual
Mar 14 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
The Great American Songbook @ Virtual

The Cranford Historical Society invites you to a virtual musical program, “The Great American Songbook” on Sunday, March 14 from 2-3 pm featuring Tom Langmaack at the keyboard.

The program will feature hit songs plus a sing-a-long from some of Broadway’s most beloved musicals.

Registration is required for this program.

Please send an email to cranfordhistoricalsociety@verizon.net to register and receive Zoom info.

Mar
28
Sun
2021
Palm/Passion Sunday Holy Eucharist at Trinity Cranford in Person @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Mar 28 @ 8:00 am
Palm/Passion Sunday Holy Eucharist at Trinity Cranford in Person @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

8 AM (in-person) & 10 AM (online)

Holy Week begins with Jesus’ triumphant walk into Jerusalem. Join us as we gather together holding Blessed Palms followed by a dramatic reading of the Passion of Christ according to St. Mark, praising God. 8:00 AM will be an in-person Rite I Holy Eucharist (masks & pre-registration are required.) 10:00 AM will be an online spiritual Eucharist. Instructions for pre-registration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

 

 

 

Palm/Passion Sunday Holy Eucharist at Trinity Cranford Online @ Virtual
Mar 28 @ 10:00 am
Palm/Passion Sunday Holy Eucharist at Trinity Cranford Online @ Virtual

8 AM (in-person) & 10 AM (online)

Holy Week begins with Jesus’ triumphant walk into Jerusalem. Join us as we gather together holding Blessed Palms followed by a dramatic reading of the Passion of Christ according to St. Mark, praising God. 8:00 AM will be an in-person Rite I Holy Eucharist (masks & pre-registration are required.) 10:00 AM will be an online spiritual Eucharist. Instructions for pre-registration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

 

 

 

Mar
29
Mon
2021
Holy Monday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Mar 29 all-day
Holy Monday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Conclude your day with the Ignition examen (a prayerful review of the day past) in the context of the beautiful cadences of Compline. Instructions for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

8:30 AM: Morning Prayer, 5:00 PM Evening Prayer, & 8:00 PM Sung Compline (all online)

 

 

 

Mar
30
Tue
2021
Holy Tuesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Mar 30 all-day
Holy Tuesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Conclude your day with the Ignition examen (a prayerful review of the day past) in the context of the beautiful cadences of Compline. Instructions for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

8:30 AM: Morning Prayer, 5:00 PM Evening Prayer, & 8:00 PM Sung Compline (all online)

 

 

 

Mar
31
Wed
2021
Holy Wednesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Mar 31 all-day
Holy Wednesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Conclude your day with the Ignition examen (a prayerful review of the day past) in the context of the beautiful cadences of Compline. Instructions for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome.

8:30 AM: Morning Prayer, 5:00 PM Evening Prayer, & 8:00 PM Sung Compline (all online)

 

 

 

Apr
1
Thu
2021
Maundy Thursday Services At Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 1 all-day
Maundy Thursday Services At Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Enter into the Great Three Days with the institution of the Lord’s Supper and the stripping of the Altar. Help keep the vigil through the night by prayerfully watching a video feed of the stripped altar in the church and the reserved sacrament in the chapel. Instructions for in-person pre-registration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

8:30 AM: Morning Prayer(online), 5:00 PM Evening Prayer(online), 7:00 PM Maundy Thursday (Triduum I) (in-person & online) (masks & pre-registration are required for in-person.) & 8:30 PM – 6:30 AM(4/2/21) Maundy Thursday Vigil.

 

 

 

Apr
2
Fri
2021
Good Friday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 2 all-day
Good Friday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Journey though the traditional Stations of the Cross as depicted by Benedictine liturgical artist Martin Erspamer. 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 for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

8:30 AM: Morning Prayer(online), 12:00 PM Stations of the Cross (In-person outdoors) (masks & pre-registration are required for in-person.) 5:00 PM Evening Prayer(online), 7:00 PM Good Friday Liturgy (Triduum II) (online)

 

 

 

Apr
3
Sat
2021
Holy Saturday Service at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 3 @ 8:00 pm
Holy Saturday Service at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Share the scripture readings and prayers of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. Journey through the traditional Stations of the Cross as depicted by Benedictine liturgical artist Martin Erspamer. 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 for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

8:00 PM: Paschal Vigil – Part 1 (Triduum III), Holy Saturday, (In-person outdoors) Held in the parking lot behind the Church (bring a folding chair) (masks & pre-registration are required for in-person.)

 

 

 

Apr
4
Sun
2021
Easter Sunday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 4 all-day
Easter Sunday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church | Cranford | New Jersey | United States

Celebrate Eucharist with the rising sun and refuse to forget the risen conquering Son. (Anthony Rafaniello, Trinity Music Director, will lead us in song). ‘Join’ Father Andy in the sanctuary of the church for a streamed Rite II Holy Eucharist with Anthony Rafaniello leading our singing from the organ console. Instructions for in-person preregistration and online access are on the Trinity website home page. Everyone is welcome!

6:30 AM: Paschal Vigil – Part 2 (Triduum III) (In-person outdoors) Held on the North Ave lawns outside the Church (bring a folding chair) (masks & pre-registration are required for in-person.), 10:00 AM Easter Sunday, (online)

 

 

 

Apr
13
Wed
2022
Holy Wednesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 13 all-day
Holy Wednesday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church

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!

Apr
14
Thu
2022
Maundy Thursday Services At Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 14 all-day
Maundy Thursday Services At Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church

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!

Apr
15
Fri
2022
Good Friday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 15 all-day
Good Friday Services at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church

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!

Apr
16
Sat
2022
Holy Saturday Service at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 16 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Holy Saturday Service at Trinity Cranford @ Trinity Episcopal Church

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.

Apr
17
Sun
2022
Easter Sunday Services at Trinity Cranford – The Resurrection of our Lord @ Trinity Episcopal Church
Apr 17 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am
Easter Sunday Services at Trinity Cranford - The Resurrection of our Lord @ Trinity Episcopal Church

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.

May
23
Mon
2022
Cranford Rotary Club Annual Golf Outing @ Brooklake Country Club
May 23 all-day

There’s still time to sign up for our annual golf outing supporting local scholarships and other programs. Sponsorships are also available for non-golfers who want to support our mission. Golf fees include lunch, snacks on the course, and dinner and drinks after.

Sep
18
Sun
2022
Cranford Historical Society Fall Festival @ Crane-Phillips House Museum
Sep 18 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Cranford Historical Society Fall Festival @ Crane-Phillips House Museum

This year, we celebrate our 95th anniversary preserving and perpetuating the history of the township of Cranford.  On Sunday, September 18th, from 1- 5 pm,  the Society will re-open the Crane-Phillips House Museum for a tour with a FALL FESTIVAL outside.  We will have crafters showing and selling their crafts and face painting, balloon making and crafts for the children.  Dreyer Farms will be on hand selling their mums, pumpkins, bales of hay, corn stalks, pies and donuts.  The Cranford Historical Society will sell ice cream cones and ice cream sodas and will have garage sale items, used books and our merchandise for sale.  We will also have a history basket raffle and a 50/50 chance.

The society is looking for Crafters, face painting artists, balloon making artists and a band.  All spaces are $20 and must bring your own table and chair.  If you can participate, call or email us!

(908) 276-0082  [email protected]

Save The Date for our FALL FESTIVAL!  We hope to see the community out enjoying a day with friends and the Society.

Dec
3
Sat
2022
Cranford Historical Society 95th Anniversary Celebration @ Crane-Phillips House Museum
Dec 3 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Oct
5
Thu
2023
Weird and Whimsical Cranford @ Cranford Community Center
Oct 5 @ 7:00 pm
Weird and Whimsical Cranford @ Cranford Community Center

Vic Bary, our archives curator of newsletter editor, has written over 50 articles about Cranford over the course of ten years and has unearthed a number of interesting stories.  Come hear some weird and whimsical stories about Cranford.