Religious Notes Church prepares for Holy Week Holy Week Services at Old Paramus Reformed Church will begin on Palm Sunday, March 24, at 10 a.m. The Hosanna Day family service will include palms and music. Interim Minister Reverend Phyllis Palsma will deliver the sermon. On Maundy Thursday, March 28, Reverend Palsma will officiate at the symbolic Seder service with Holy Communion served around tables in Fellowship Hall. This service will begin at 7:30 p.m. On March 29, the Good Friday service will include scripture readings, hymns, and prayers. The message for the 7 p.m. service is “The Way to the Cross.” At the closing of the service, the congregation will extinguish the candles and depart into darkness. On Easter Sunday, March 31, the congregation will celebrate the Resurrection at 10 a.m. Festival music will be performed by the choir, accompanied by organ and brass. March 20, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES II • Page 19 The choir and congregation will close the service by singing “The Hallelujah Chorus” by Handel. The community is invited to participate in these services. For details, call (201) 444-5933 or visit www.oldparamus.org. The church is located at 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood at Route 17 South. Holy Week at Abundant Life Abundant Life Reformed Church will begin Holy Week with the distribution of palms on Palm Sunday, March 24, at the 10:30 a.m. service. On Thursday, March 28, there will be a light supper commemorating Jesus’ “Last Supper” in the upper room with his disciples. This 6:30 p.m. supper will be followed by a worship service with Holy Communion. All are welcome. Please bring a hot or cold dish to share. Holy Week will conclude with the Easter Resurrection Worship Service on Sunday, March 31 at 10:30 a.m. The service will feature special music from the choir and the children’s choir and a special message from Reverend Tom Larkin. All are welcome to any and all Holy Week events. For more information, call (201) 444-8038 or visit www.abundantlifewyckoff.org. The church is located at 475 Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff. RUMC announces Holy Week services Ridgewood United Methodist Church, located at 100 Dayton Street in Ridgewood, will hold special services for Holy Week. On Palm Sunday, March 24, the church will hold a 9:45 a.m. worship and Sunday school. A Potluck Brunch will begin at 11 a.m. Those who wish to attend may sign up at the back of the sanctuary. A freewill offering will be taken. On Holy Thursday, March 28, and Good Friday, March 29, the church will hold a 7:30 p.m. worship service. On Easter Sunday, March 31, worship services will be held at 9 and 11 a.m. Children are invited to an Easter Egg Hunt at 10:15 a.m. For more information, call (201) 6522868 or visit www.ridgewoodumc.net.