Worshiping

  • What to Expect

    Worship is the beating heart of our ministry. We gather Sunday mornings to approach God, receive God's grace in Word and sacrament, and respond to God's grace. Our Sunday worship helps us to organize our lives around these movements. In our worship service we sing, pray, read scripture, and hear a message by our pastor or a guest preacher.

    Do you have children? Great! If you would like a break, we have a nursery for young children. Do you want to keep your children with you? Great! And don’t worry about them making noise. When we say we are a church family, we mean it.

  • Hybrid Worship

    In addition to meeting in the sanctuary at 10:30 a.m. each Sunday, members of the ARC family have the option of joining in worship on Zoom. Please click here for the link to connect by computer or smartphone and the number to connect by telephone.

  • Music Ministry

    Anyone who likes to sing is welcome to join the Chancel Choir. Rehearsals are usually on Thursday at 7 p.m. and Sunday morning at 9:30 a.m. If you're interested in singing in the choir, please contact the Church Office Administrator (nancymacarc@gmail.com).

  • Weather Emergencies

    Whenever it is necessary to cancel a service due to a weather emergency, the following steps will be taken to notify the congregation:

    • A message will be placed on the church’s answering machine, (518) 861-8711, announcing the cancellation by 9:00 a.m. that Sunday

    • An email cancellation notice will go out

    • A notice will be placed on our ARC Facebook Page

Join us for Worship this summer!

For the month of July, we will worship at ARC beginning at 9:30 a.m. For the month of August, we will worship at 9:30 a.m. at Helderberg Reformed Church, except for Sunday, August 23, which is our 10:00 community worship in Orsini Park. We resume our normal 10:30 a.m. worship time on Sunday, September 6.

Community Worship in Orsini Park August 23, 10:00

In case of rain, the service will move to St. John’s Lutheran Church on Maple Ave. Everyone is invited to bring a lawn chair or blanket. Invite a neighbor or friend to join in this special worship opportunity.

Choir Notes

A huge thank you to all who serve as a part of our music ministry. It was another wonderful season! Your gifts are such a wonderful part of our worship. Anyone interested in joining the choir can reach out to Stephanie Brewer. We will resume rehearsals in the Fall.

This fall…

We hope by now you’ve heard the wonderful news that our choir director, Stephanie Brewer, is expecting a baby in the early fall! We are so pleased for Stephanie, Ryan and Benjamin, and hope you will keep them in your prayers. We are also so happy that Stefanie Sudduth is again available o fill in for Stephanie’s maternity leave from September through December.

Summertime Weekly Offering change

Since ARC and HRC are worshiping together, there won’t be an aisle collection. Offering plates will be located in the sanctuaries, labeled Altamont Reformed or Helderberg Reformed. Place your offering in the appropriate plate. Thank you.