Local religious services, observances
By Robyn Nadel
The following religious organizations have announced their services/activities for the Press Journal area:
Chavurah Beth Shalom, Alpine Community House, Old Dock Road, Alpine: Shabbat: 8 p.m., Fridays, 10:30 a.m., Saturdays with Rabbi Nathaniel Benjamin. Our Mission Statement: 9 a.m., Saturdays. Meditations, Minyan: 9 a.m., Saturdays. For transportation call Janine, 201-567-9783 or Rabbi Benjamin, 201-567-7806.
Church of the Atonement, 97 Highwood Ave., Tenafly, 201-568-1763: Sunday worship: 8 and 10 a.m. Holy Eucharist: Communion Casual, 5-5:30 p.m., Saturdays. Opportunity Shop, 201-894-9409: 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Thursdays, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Saturdays.
Community Church, Harrington Park, 201-768-2457: Sunday Worship Service/School: 10 a.m. Sunday school includes nursery care.
Congregation Beth Am, 510 Claremont Ave., Teaneck, 201-836-5732: Shabbat Services: 8 p.m., Fridays. Torah Study: 10:30 a.m. on Shabbat. Talmud Study: 10 a.m., every other Sunday.
Congregation Kol HaNeshamah, 113 Engle St., Englewood, 201-816-1611: Shabbat Services: 9:45 a.m., Saturdays. Children’s programming: 10:30 a.m. for ages two and up. Talmud Class: 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month.
Cresskill Congregational Church, 85 Union Ave., 201-568-0608: Sunday Worship: 10 a.m. Writers’ Group: The programs are offered without charge. Contact Henry Hecht at hrh15@columbia.edu of 201-750-7770.
Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion, 66 Summit St., Norwood, 201-768-0634: Sunday Services: 8 and 10 a.m. Active bell choir and chorus perform at 10 a.m. service.
First Congregational United Church of Christ, 276 Haworth Ave., Haworth, 201-384-1063: Movie Night: 7:30 p.m., the second Saturday of the month. Popcorn is provided and admission is free. In lieu of an admission fee, bring a food donation for the Center for Food Action. Worship Service: 10:30 a.m., every Sunday, coffee following. Sunday School: 10:45 a.m., for Grades K-12. Visit: www.haworthucc.com.
First Presbyterian Church, 150 E. Palisade Ave., Englewood, 201-568-7373, ext. 307: Visit: www.englewoodpres.org. Sunday Morning Adult Bible Study: 10 a.m. with Rev. Richard Hong. Lecture: Cancelled – “From Where Will My Help Come? – Jewish, Christian and Historical approaches to the Psalms,” 7 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 21 with Professor David M. Carr of Union Theological Seminary. Lecture: “From Where Will My Help Come? – Jewish, Christian and Historical approaches to the Psalms,” rescheduled for 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 4. Sunday Worship: 11 a.m. Traditional Choral Worship: 11 a.m., Sundays, with Rev. Hong. Contemporary Worship Service: Crossroads, 5:30 p.m. Childcare is available for both services followed by coffee and conversation. Rev. Hong can be reached on ext. 306.
Grace Lutheran Church, 1200 River Road, Teaneck, 201-836-0994: Sunday school: 9 a.m. for adults and children. Eucharist: 10 a.m., Bible Study: 7 p.m., evening prayer, 8:30 p.m., every Thursday.
Jewish Center of Teaneck, 70 Sterling Pl., Teaneck, 201-833-0515: Israel Today: 7:45 p.m., Mondays and Saturdays. Orthodox Services with a Mechitzah: 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., every Monday and Thursday, 7:15 a.m. and 7 p.m., every Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday evening prior to sundown, in the Feldman Chapel. Hallel V’Zimrah Minyan Orthodox Sermon: 9 a.m. in the Weiss auditorium, both services with Cantor Daniel Small. Mishna Study: 10 a.m., Sundays. Ethics in Action: 11 a.m., Wednesdays. The Book of Psalms Revealed: Lessons for Life in all its Complexity,” 7:45 a.m., Thursdays. Shabbat Traditional Services: 9:30 a.m. with Cantor Ira Green in the Pressburger sanctuary. Shabbat Sermon: 11:30 a.m. on the Parshah of the week. Tea and Torah: 8:15 a.m., prior to Sabbath morning services offering insights into the weekly Torah portion, together with tea, coffee, cake.
Korean Community Church of New Jersey United Methodist Church, 147 Tenafly Road, Englewood, 201-945-2535: Sunday Services: 1:30 p.m. in Spanish.
Metro Community Church, Crowne Plaza, 401 S. Van Brunt St., Englewood, 201-403-5028: Contemporary Worship Service: 11:04 a.m., every Sunday for the younger generation of any denomination with Pastor Ahn.
Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 106 Orangeburg Road, Old Tappan, 201-768-8691: Weekly Worship with Holy Communion: 10:15 a.m., every Sunday. Call JoAnn Kitlas, 201-965-3354.
St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 31 Lynn St., Harrington Park, 201-768-0819: Holy Eucharist Service: 8 a.m., 10:15 a.m., every Sunday. Special Needs Sunday Service: “All God’s Children,” 9-9:30 a.m., the first and third Sunday of the month.
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and Our Saviour Lutheran Church, Massachusetts Avenue and Grant Street, Haworth, 201-384-0706: Contemporary Communion Service: 8:30 a.m., every Sunday. Traditional Communion Service: 10:30 a.m., every Sunday with Sunday school available.
St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 61 Church St., Teaneck, 201-837-3189: Sunday Worship: Spoken communion service, 8:30 a.m. in the Chapel, Sung communion service, 10 a.m. in the Nave. The Rev. Gary C. LeCroy is the pastor and Dr. Charles E. Brown is the music director.
Teaneck United Methodist Church, 201 DeGraw Ave., Teaneck, 201-836-7593: Sunday Worship Service: 10:30 a.m., Sunday school during worship.
Temple Beth El, 221 Schraalenburgh Road, Closter, 201-768-5112: Book Fair: Through Thursday. Oct. 21. Friday Evening Shabbat Worship: 7:30 p.m., Oct. 22 and 29. Torah Study with Rabbi Hachen: 8:30 a.m., Saturdays. Religious School: Call 201-768-5112. Shabbat Morning Worship: 10:30 a.m., Saturdays. Shabbat Family Service: 7 Torah Study: 8:30 a.m., Saturdays with Rabbi Hachen.
Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Road, Teaneck, 201-833-1322: B’yachad Breakfast/Lecture: 10:45 a.m., Sunday, Oct. 24 with the Rabbi on “Is the Tea Party Good for the Jews?” Shabbat Dinner: 6 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22 hosted by the Renaissance Group. Trachtenberg Memorial Lecture: 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 22 with Rabbi Aaron Pankin, PhD on “The Stranger in Jewish Law & Lore: Where Jewish meets American Immigration Policy.” Shabbat Service: 8 p.m., third Friday of every month. Torah Study: 9-10:15 a.m., Saturdays. The Mini University: “Literature from a Jewish Perspective,” 7:30-8:30 p.m., Tuesdays through Nov. 16. Speak, Laugh and Enjoy Yiddish: 10:45 a.m.-noon, Mondays. “Words of Passion, Poems of Prayer: A Study of the Psalms”: noon-1 p.m., Wednesdays.
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