March 27, 2013 THE VILLADOM TIMES III • Page 13 Religious Notes Church prepares for Holy Week Holy Week Services at Old Paramus Reformed Church continue on Maundy Thursday, March 28, when 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. 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. Celebrate Holy Week at Grace Grace United Methodist Church, located at 555 Russell Avenue in Wyckoff, invites the community to services planned for Holy Week. On Holy Thursday, March 28, there will be a noon service in the chapel. At 7:30 p.m. the church will offer Holy Communion and a reenactment of the Last Supper. A Tenebrae service will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Good Friday, March 29. Join the church for Easter Breakfast on March 30 at 9 a.m. Reservations for breakfast are required, and may be made by calling the church. On Easter Sunday, March 31, traditional services will be held at 9 and 11 a.m. For more information, or to make reservations for the breakfast, call (201) 891-4595. BHUMC announces services Bergen Highlands United Methodist Church, located at 318 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River, welcomes residents to its Lenten season services. The church will host a reenactment of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday, March 28, at 7:30 p.m. This service will be a combined worship with Park Ridge United Methodist Church, Archer United Methodist Church, and Waldwick United Methodist Church. On Good Friday, March 29, the church members are invited to participate in the labyrinth walk and meditation at the Church of the Presentation, 271 West Saddle River Road in Upper Saddle River. The noon program will meet at the labyrinth garden located at the north end of the church. A Prayer Vigil will begin at 3 p.m. on March 29 in the sanctuary at BHUMC and continue through Sunday morning. At 7 p.m. the congregation is invited to a worship service at Park Ridge United Methodist Church, 130 Berthoud Street in Park Ridge. At Coffee Fellowship will follow at 8 p.m. The church will host an Easter Egg Hung at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 30. On Easter Sunday, March 31 the Grand Easter Worship Celebration will be held at 11 a.m. A Sunrise worship service will be held at Park Ridge United Methodist Church at 7 a.m. For more information, call (201) 327-3960 or visit www. gbgm-umc.org/bergenhighlandsumc.