We are living in difficult and trying times, and we are really glad that we can spend time together as a congregation in prayer and fellowship where we can find the strength and hope that come through sacred communities. We hope you join us, in person or online.

Welcome to the first Sunday after Christmas at Montclair Presbyterian Church! Tomorrow morning we’ll continue our celebration of the brief Christmas season with the singing of a few more carols and with a further dive into the Christmas story as it progresses past the familiar bits. We hope you join us, in person or online.

For the 3rd Sunday in Advent, The Ruling Elders and friends will play a few Christmas tunes and Rev. Ben will reflect on Mary being a bit of a rabble rouser. Please join us in person or online.

Happy New Year (Christian version.) Let’s celebrate the first Sunday of Advent together. We hope you join us, in person or online.

This week we will have special music by cellist Scott Thompson, and a guest minister, Erna Kim Hackett. We hope to see you in person or online.

Don’t forget about Daylight Savings, and set your clocks accordingly. This will be our Dia De Los Muertos service. If you are coming in person, please bring a memento to place on the ofrenda. We hope you can join us in person or online.

Welcome to Celebration at MPC! Rev. Ben will offer the sermon “Permission to Ask,” which may have something to do with sports stadiums. If you are here in person, please stay afterward for the storytellers open mic session. We hope to see you in person or online.

This week after Celebration, we’ll be voting on whether to adopt a statement in opposition to our national authoritarianism. If you’re a church member, please do your best to attend in person or online.

In Celebration this Sunday, Rev. Ben returns from his travels to preach on the International Day of Peace. We hope you join us, in person or online.

Our final August afternoon service will have music by the Ruling Elders and the Standing Committee. Rev. Ben will preach on the value of having rules and when it’s good to break them. We hope to see you in person or online, at 5 PM!