COME HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

Sunday, December 18

Christmas Pageant – 10:00am @ Old Stone Church

Christmas Brunch – 11:00am @ Fellowship Hall

Christmas Bake Sale during Brunch

Saturday, December 24

Christmas Eve Family Worship

5:00pm @ Old Stone Church

Christmas Eve Candlelight Communion

11:00pm @ Old Stone Church

Sunday, December 25

Christmas Day Worship

10:00am @ Old Stone Church

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December 2011 Newsletter PDF

Inside Includes…

Nov. 6 Cemetery Dedication and Luncheon

Nov. 13 Stewardship Sunday

Christmas For Kids beginning Nov. 27

Helping Hurricane Damaged Reformed Churches

Old Stone Church Goes Green

Nov. 20 – The Last Pancake Breakfast (in 2011)

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November 2011 Newsletter

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October 2011 Newsletter

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OKTOBERFEST

HALLOWEEN PANCAKE BREAKFAST & TRUNK ‘R TREAT

FRIENDS TO FRIENDS CELEBRATED

“LIVE HAPPY” by Pastor Bob Fretz

And Much More!

This month includes:

“A Remembrance – 9/11/2001″

“Unbinding Your Soul” – Fall Worship Series

September 18 – Welcome Back Pancake Breakfast

“What Happened at the OSC this summer”

Hurrican Irene Damages NJ & NY Reformed Churches

Family News

 Sept 2011 pdf Newsletter

A Morning of Remembrance

Sunday  -  September 11, 2011  -  10:00 AM

Friends and neighbors are invited to attend the Old Stone Church on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 10:00am for a time of remembrance.  Prayers will be offered for those who lost loved ones and friends on Sept. 11, 2001 and its aftermath.  Prayers and thanksgiving will be raised for those who continue to serve and protect our communities and nation. 

 While this will be a Christian worship service, people of all traditions are invited.   Pastor Robert W. Fretz will speak about God’s gift of wisdom as the cornerstone towards recovery, respect,  and peace for all his children.

Hurricane Irene Passing By

There has been flooding but little wind damage as of noon, Sunday Morning.  The Education Building was opened at 3 am as an emergency station… three hours ahead of schedule because all roads crossing the Saddle River were closed or closing.  For a while, Upper Saddle River was a town divided by water.  The police and volunteers from the Upper Saddle Fire Department and the Saddle River Rescue Squad were in Fellowship Hall.  As they waited for one of their numerous calls, John Seibert and Pastor Bob Fretz provided hospitality including French Toast and Chili.  The water started to subside and the first responders returned to their stations.  Thanks goes to them for serving our community and keeping us safe!

Hurricane Irene Arrives

Due to the wind and rain to be created by Hurricane Irene,  the Old Stone Church has cancelled Sunday Morning Worship.  Please stay home and stay safe.  We will see you next week.

The Minnick Education Building will be used by the USRFD and Ambulance Corps as a staging area beginning at 7:00 AM Sunday Morning.  If you are unable to stay in your home, you can use the Education Building at 500 East Saddle River Road as a shelter.  Please bring medications, blankets, and other emergency supplies you have from home.

For more information call Pastor Fretz at 201-788-6601

Rutgers and Newark High School Students

Science Preserves USR Heritage

Dr Alec Gates, Chairman of the Earth and Environmental Sciences at Rutgers University in Newark organized students from Rutgers and Newark High School to help preserve the gravesites of the African American Cemetery owned by the Upper Saddle River Historical Society.

The cemetery was in use between c.1775 and the early 1900′s.  While initially provided for African American slaves who worked for the Hopper Family, it became the burial site for those who remained in the Saddle River Valley after the complete NJ manumission in 1846.  Perhaps the last burial in the cemetery was Samuel Hopper who worked at the Abram Hopper Saw Mill just north of the present Creative Gardens.

The USR Historic Society is planning to remark the grave sites and create a display on the history of the cemetery as well as the contribution of  African Americans in the creation and development of the Upper Saddle River Valley.

MY9 News, NJ Channel 12, WMBC-TV, The Bergen Record, Star Ledger, and 88.1 Jazz Radio out of Newark covered the event.  The TV channels plan to broadcast their reports tonight, August 17.  They will also post their material on their websites.

See Brenda Flanagan’s report on MY9 – http://www.my9tv.com/dpp/news/nj_videos/cemetery-radar-2011-08-17

See the report and video by the Bergen Record

http://bcove.me/4vhsdj42

Summer 2011 Newsletter pdf

INSIDE THE NEWSLETTER:

Page 1 – Summer Worship Series – “Why God?” and July 17 “Worship at the Lake”

Page 2 – Summer Reading by Pastor Bob

Page 3 – Summer Worship Scripture Lessons and Sermon Titles

Page 4 & 5 – Pictures of the Flood (no, not that one), Father’s Day, and the Best Job

Page 6 – Old Stone Church Family News

Page 7 – Graduates and Church Office Operations

Elise Moore, 8th Grade – Cavallinni, USR

Chandler Moore – Northern Highlands Regional High School

Andrew O’Donnel – Northern Highlands Regional High School

Micheal DeMase – Ramsey High School

Ryan Gagnon – Northern Highlands Regional High School

Christopher Brunn – Lehigh University

Dr. Jon Peet, M.D. - University of Pennsylvania Children’s Hospital