Page 24 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • December 17, 2014 Religious Notes Healing service set for Christmas Eve Calvary Lutheran Church in Allendale will host a spe- cial Healing Service of Light on Christmas Eve for those who may be suffering through the holiday season. The service will be held at 9 p.m. on Dec. 24 at the church located at 165 West Crescent Avenue. The holidays can be a difficult time of year for many people. The music, commercials, and social atmosphere tell us that we should be happy and jolly, celebrating Christmas and the joy it brings. For many, Christmas is a dark season. This service is for those in need of healing, includ- ing those who are suffering a loss (such as the loss of a job, a divorce, or a move), grieving the death of a loved one, struggling with addiction, or carrying the consistent companion of a mental illness. The healing service will create space for healing prayer and anointing, Taize chanting, and silence for reflection and prayer. Healing will be offered through confession and forgiveness, anointing prayer, and Holy Communion. The overall tone of this worship service will be medita- tive and peaceful. For further information, contact the church office at (201) 327-4786 or visit www.calvaryluth.org. Abundant Life announces schedule Abundant Life Reformed Church, located at 475 Lafayette Avenue in Wyckoff, will present its Christmas Pageant by the Sunday school children and youth on Dec. 21 at 10:30 a.m. On Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, there two services are planned. A Family Candlelight Service will be held at 5 p.m., and the traditional Candlelight Service with the choir will be held at 10 p.m. The Sunday, Dec. 28 service, held at 10:30 a.m., will focus on the Bible story of Anna and Simeon. For more information, contact the church at (201) 444- 8038 or www.abundantlifewyckoff.org. Nativity announces holiday schedule Church of the Nativity in Midland Park has announced its schedule of programs and services for Christmas. This year’s communal penance service with individ- ual confession will be held at noon at Saint Paul’s R.C. Church, 200 Wyckoff Avenue in Ramsey. Four Masses are planned for Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The Children’s Family Liturgy for families with small children will be held at 3:45 p.m. A Mass for the differ- ently-abled is planned for 5:30 p.m., and a Eucharistic lit- urgy will be celebrated at 7 p.m. At 9:30 p.m., the choir and congregation will sing carols before the 10 p.m. Mass. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, Masses will be said at 10:30 a.m. and noon. Church of the Nativity is located at 315 Prospect Street in Midland Park. For details, call (201) 444-6362. Celebrate Christmas at MPCR Midland Park Christian Reformed Church will cel- ebrate the Christmas season with special services. On Sunday, Dec. 21, the church will hold a Christmas Celebration service at 9:30 a.m. On Christmas Day, Dec. 25, the worship service will be held at 10 a.m. There will be a New Year’s Service on Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. The church, located at 183 Godwin Avenue in Midland Park, provides nurseries at all services and is wheelchair accessible. For more information, call (201) 445-4260 or visit www.mpcrc.org. Wyckoff Reformed sets Christmas Eve services Wyckoff Reformed Church will hold four Christmas Eve services on Dec. 24. The services will be held in the church’s 1806 sanctuary located at 580 Wyckoff Avenue. A daytime service for travelers and others will be held at noon. There will be a 5 p.m. service for young families and children, and the church will hold Candlelight Ser- vices at 9 and 11 p.m. Music for the services will be directed by Gregory Nalesnik. Wyckoff Reformed Church welcomes the community on Sundays. The church holds a Genesis service at 9 a.m. and a traditional service at 10:30 a.m. Church welcomes community Reverend Rob Miller, pastor at Ridgewood’s Old Para- mus Church, invites the community to the Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) services. The church has planned a family ser- vice at 5 p.m. and the traditional Candlelight Service at 11 p.m. Old Paramus Church is located at 660 East Glen Avenue in Ridgewood. For additional information, call (201) 444-5933 or visit www.oldparamus.org. Bethlehem holds Advent Series Bethlehem Lutheran Church is hosting a weekly Advent Series of traditional worship. Each week, parish- ioners will learn about the different types of comfort Christ comes to bring as revealed in Isaiah 40. Hymns in the series include “Comfort, Comfort Ye My People,” “On Jordan’s Bank the Baptist’s Cry,” “Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel,” “Lift up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates.” The schedule includes: Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m., “The Presence of Christ,” Isaiah 40:6-9; and Dec. 28 at 9:30 a.m., “The Power of Christ,” Isaiah 40:10-11. On Dec. 21, the church will host its Sunday school Christmas Program at 9:30 a.m. Bethlehem Lutheran holds two regular Sunday ser- vices, a Contemporary Praise service at 8:45 a.m. and Traditional worship at 11 a.m. with Sunday school and Bible Class at 10 a.m. The church is located at 155 Lin- wood Avenue in Ridgewood. Lessons and Carols planned The Chancel Choir of the First Presbyterian Church in Ramsey will present Lessons and Carols on Sunday, Dec. 21 at the 10 a.m. service. Accompanying the choir will be strings and flute. Dr. Paul Undreiner is the music direc- tor and organist. All are welcome to this special service. The church is located at 15 Shuart Lane. For more infor- mation, call the church at (201) 327-3879 or visit www. ramseypc.org. New Celtic Worship Service announced Christ Episcopal Church in Ridgewood will hold a new, non-denominational Celtic Worship Service the third Sunday of every month. The 5 p.m. service will strive to provide relief from a stressful world. Upcoming services are planned for Dec. 21, Jan. 18, and Feb. 15, and will feature music and meditation, instrumentals, vocalists, and simple chants. All are wel- come. The church is located at 105 Cottage Place. For more information, call (201) 652-2350. Church celebrates Christmas Immaculate Conception Church will celebrate Christ- mas Eve Masses on Dec. 24 at 4 p.m. in the church and in the gym, and at 6 and 8 p.m. with the adult choir. Masses for Christmas, Dec. 25, will be held at 8 and 10 a.m. and noon. The church is located at 900 Darlington Avenue in Mahwah.