First Presbyterian Church on Maurice River

First Presbyterian Church on Maurice River A congregation of the Presbyterian Church (USA) located in Millville NJ. Worship Sunday mornings at 9:30 AM. Come, join us.

Lord's Supper on the first Sunday of the month.

05/31/2022

The church was been sold to the Dwelling Place Church. May it continue to do God’s work for the people of Millville.

02/09/2022

First Presbyterian Church on Maurice will have its final service on February 13th at 11:00. Come celebrate our 202 years of service and worship in Millville.

03/29/2021

Monday, March 29, 2021, Monday of Holy Week
First Reading Isaiah 42:1-9
Psalm 36:5-11
Second Reading Hebrews 9:11-15
Gospel John 12:1-11

12/04/2020

Please join us for the celebration of the Lord’s Supper, this Sunday at 9:30 AM.

10/26/2020

We are finally open again. Please join us Sunday at 9:30 for the Lord’s Supper.

08/02/2020

The Governor has extended the coronavirus healthcare emergency for another 30 days. Unfortunately, we will have to cancel church services through August. Please pray for the Lord's healing grace for our church congregation, our community, our state, our Nation and the people all over the world affected by this pandemic.

07/01/2020

Church services have been suspended for the month of July due to the pandemic. Please pray for God’s healing grace for our community and the Nation.

04/12/2020

Easter prayer of hope -
When death seems capricious and overwhelming, when life seems sad and devoid of hope, when all seems wrong or lost, Easter resists that verdict and cries “Life!” Nothing is able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus in whose triumph over death we are swept into a life that becomes fresh and new. By the power of the Holy Spirit, God raises up what is bowed down, makes a way where there appears to be no way, and creates a world in which God’s eternal light shines in the darkness and the darkness does not overcome it. We are the Easter people, created, loved, and cherished by God so that we may serve others gladly in Christ’s name and live lives just, holy, and full of joy. In the name of our Risen Lord, we pray. Amen.

04/11/2020

Devotional for Easter -
Everything that has breath
Psalm 150
On this day filled with shouts of “Alleluia, he is risen!” we come to the end of our journey into mindfulness through the Psalms. How fitting to close with the final song of the psalter, a majestic hymn of praise. Let’s read it in its entirety:
“Praise the Lord! Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty firmament! Praise him for his mighty deeds; praise him according to his surpassing greatness! Praise him with trumpet sound; praise him with lute and harp! Praise him with tambourine and dance; praise him with strings and pipe! Praise him with clanging cymbals; praise him with loud clashing cymbals! Let everything that breathes praise the Lord! Praise the Lord!”
Everything! The stars and galaxies, wind and rain, mountains and seas, trees and vineyards, every living creature! Human beings with all that is within us — our hearts, minds and spirits! Together, let all of Creation glorify our Creator! Empowered by the risen Christ, let us continue to reflect God’s presence to the world around us!
Loving God, on this day that we celebrate Christ’s triumph over death, fill our lives with resurrection power! Amen.

04/10/2020

Devotional for Saturday of Holy Week:
Into your hand I commit my spirit; you have redeemed me, O Lord, faithful God. — Psalm 31:5
I see the fullness of the Incarnation in Jesus’ saying, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they are doing.”
Just days before, he had railed at those plotting his death, calling them vipers and whitewashed tombs. Then, after they had him savagely beaten and crucified, he utters timeless words of forgiveness. I believe that in that moment, Jesus understood the completeness of his mission. He allowed his divinity to free him from the age-old karmic chain of action and reaction, giving all of us hope. We see the love that flows from the heart of God, a liberating love that transcends human categories. We, too, are called to love without measure, a lifelong pilgrimage of mindfulness that shapes us into the image of Christ.
It is no wonder that as he released the final restraints of hostility, Jesus quoted from Psalm 31:5, recorded in Luke 23:46: “Then Jesus, crying with a loud voice, said, ‘Father, into your hands I commend my spirit.’ Having said this, he breathed his last.”
Jesus, we offer eternal gratitude for your revelation of a love that extends to all people, even our enemies. Amen.

04/10/2020

Devotional for Good Friday:
The darkest hour
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? — Psalm 22:1
There are countless ways to enter Jesus’ passion. Surely, one of these is to feel profound empathy for his willingness to complete his mission. Not even the threat of torture could deter him from proclaiming a new way of being in relationship to God and each other.
In his dark moments on the cross that altered human history forever, his agony reached its peak. Once again, as he did so many times in his short life, he turned to the Psalms to express himself. This time with the opening words of Psalm 22, attributed to David, an anguished cry of one who feels separated from his Creator. The Gospels symbolically describe this as darkness covering the entire earth.
Some believe that Jesus recited these words simply for comfort. How could God incarnate feel separate from God? My response is simple. Unless Jesus had experienced the same terrible aloneness so many of us have felt as human beings, he would not be a Savior who truly understands us.
Jesus, we stand in awe of your willingness to finish God’s mission. Amen.

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119 N 2nd Street
Millville, NJ
08332

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+18568250035

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