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

Choir Notes

The Chancel Choir season is beginning! Our first rehearsal is Thursday August 28 from 7-8 pm. New members are always welcome. You can speak with Stephanie or any choir member if you have questions. We are looking forward to a wonderful new year!

CONTRIBUTIONS FOR AFGHANISTAN RELIEF

The Benevolence Committee donation buckets are available in the sanctuary for the next few weeks to receive contributions for Church World Service’s response to the earthquake in Afghanistan. You can make cash or check donations. Checks should be made out to ARC Benevolence with memo “relief efforts”. All donations will be forwarded to CWS. Thank you.

 

WEEKLY DONATIONS OF REFRESHMENTS FOR FELLOWSHIP TIME NEEDED

Our Fellowship Time team sets up coffee hour each Sunday, makes the beverages, and cleans up the kitchen. They continue to need food donations. You do not need to sign up for a particular week. Just bring your donation plated, ready to serve, and be prepared to take the leftovers home with you. Please signify if your food donation contains peanuts or peanut oil. Thank you.