Abiding Presence Lutheran Church

04/17/2026

Join us for youth-led worship this weekend with special guest vocalist Martin Hargrove. We'll have special family-friendly hymns and our Alleluia parachute as we celebrate the continuing Easter season as a community of faith.

Christian Education for all ages is at 9 am, and a bonus youth tabletop game hour will be after worship. Join us!

04/03/2026

Join us at the 1867 Sanctuary in Ewing for a joint worship service with partner/area congregations - from 12 to 3 today (come in any time for messages and special music interspersed with periods of silence.)

We will also worship at St. Bart's this evening at 7:30 with a Tenebrae service for Good Friday.

Our Easter Vigil is Saturday starting at 4 in the Memorial Garden with the lighting of the new fire, followed by interactive story stations, a family-friendly worship service (streaming at aplcworship.org at 5 pm) and a potluck supper.

Easter Sunday, join us for worship for the Resurrection of Our Lord at 10 am.

Peace to all as we conclude our Lenten journey.

03/30/2026

Watch the livestream from Palm Sunday at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tp5NgqqnEAs, and join us this week for Holy Week services both here at APLC and with our partner congregations:

* Maundy Thursday at 7:30 pm (at APLC)

* Good Friday from 12 noon - 3 pm (1867 Sanctuary in Ewing)
and Tenebrae at 7:30 pm (St. Bart's)

* Vigil of Easter at 4 pm Saturday (at APLC): story stations, family-friendly worship in-person and streaming at 5 pm, and potluck fellowship following worship

We will worship for the Resurrection of Our Lord on Easter Sunday at 10 am.

We pray for peace for all as we complete our Lenten journey this week.

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03/18/2026

Watch the livestream from Lent 4 here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/3uY7PbYMz20?si=xYTbGdTYtQr1tUeX

And join us this weekend for worship for Lent 5, a youth-led service with a special guest, Cross Roads' Director Anthony Briggs. We are excited to welcome Cross Roads in worship, education, and more as we learn about the ways that camp and retreat experiences help form the faith of our young people.

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03/10/2026

Join Pastor Jaymie and others from partner congregations at a midweek Lenten dinner/service on Wednesday, March 11 at Prince of Peace in Princeton Junction (popnj.org). Pastor Jaymie will be preaching and the service will be a service of Holden Evening Prayer.

To help the host church plan, if you plan to attend, email the APLC church office at [email protected] by Wednesday morning.

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The offering at the Wednesday night Lenten services held at Prince of Peace are designated for ELCA World Hunger as we pray for all those suffering from food insecurity around the world.

02/27/2026

Join us for Lenten worship this weekend - 5:30 pm Saturday (with Holden Evening Prayer) and 10 am Sunday. Sunday's service will also be livestreamed at aplcworship.org.

02/17/2026

Our ministry partner, St. Bartholomew Lutheran Church, is holding a Shrove Tuesday Pancake Dinner tonight (February 17) at 6 pm.

Tomorrow, APLC will have Ash Wednesday worship is at 7:30 (with Holy Communion and Imposition of Ashes); the service will be livestreamed at aplcworship.org and nursery care will be provided. Pastor Jaymie will also be doing 'Ashes to Go' at TCNJ from 12-2 in the Library Cafe.

Come be part of one or all of these opportunities as we prepare for our Lenten journey.

02/16/2026

This week, worship with us for Ash Wednesday at 7:30 pm with a service of Holy Communion with Imposition of Ashes. The service will also be livestreamed at aplcworship.org, and nursery care will be provided.

Pastor Jaymie will also be at TCNJ from 12-2 on Ash Wednesday for "Ashes to Go" in the Library Cafe.

Visit https://www.aplcnj.org/pastoral-letter-for-lent-2026.html for Pastor Jaymie's Lenten message, and see the online calendar at https://www.aplcnj.org/calendar.html for the full schedule of services for the Lent and Holy Week as we journey together through this season.

02/06/2026

We need cookies!
Sunday after worship we're packing Valentine's boxes for our college students and military personnel - and we need more cookies, brownies, or other treats! Drop them off at worship this weekend (and donations for postage are also gratefully accepted!)

And we also need cans! This weekend is the Super Bowl/Souper Bowl, and we're collecting canned soup, other canned goods, and monetary donations in the soup pot for each team. All proceeds to to local hunger ministries.

01/30/2026

Going shopping? Add some canned goods (soup and other pantry staples) to your cart and bring them to the 'Souper Bowl' of Caring display in the entryway this and next week!

Root for your favorite team by placing canned goods by their soup pot or by making a monetary donation (of any amount, even loose change) in their pot as we determine the winner of this year's 'Souper Bowl' - with all proceeds to benefit local food ministries.

Food insecurity is an urgent and ongoing issue for many families - thank you for your generosity as we follow Christ's command to 'Feed my sheep' - in partnership with St. Bart's food pantry and other food programs in this area.