Worship | episcopal Sunday worship, epsicopal services

Evensong is offered twice a year, featuring our choir and soloists - in the church on a Sunday afternoon.

Special worship with music is offered in Advent ("Candlelight and Carols") and in Lent (Liszt's Via Crucis with readings is scheduled for March 22, 2026.)

SPECIAL LENTEN SERVICES are listed on the HOME PAGE each week but here's an OVERVIEW for the season:

Ash Wednesday, February 18: 7am Ashes to Go - Tenafly Bus Stop, 5 pm Family/Interactive service with burning of palms and making/imposition of Ashes, 7:30 pm Ash Wednesday Liturgy with Imposition of Ashes and Holy Eucharist

First Sunday in Lent, February 22, 9:55 am: The Great Litany in Candlelight Procession and Holy Eucharist Rite One

Family Service: March 1, 9:55 am: Holy Eucharist (Enriching our Word), young people help to lead worship.

Four mid-week Lenten Eucharists: March 5, 12, 19, & 26 at 5:00 - 5:30 pm - in the Chapel

Lenten Meditations: Sunday, March 22, 5:00 pm - Franz Liszt's Via Crucis with readings. Choir and soloists.

Palm Sunday, March 29, 9:45 am - We begin at 9:45 with the Blessing of Palms and Procession - Auditorium

Maundy Thursday, April 2, 7:30 pm - Holy Eucharist, Stripping of the Altar (possible meal beforehand - stay tuned!)

Good Friday, April 3: 1 pm Ecumenical Walk begins at Atonement, 5 pm Family Service, 7:30 pm Good Friday Liturgy with selections from Pergolisi's Stabat Mater.

At Atonement, our Christian worship is formed by The Book of Common Prayer. Worshipping God, the source of love, beauty and holiness means that we strive for beautiful, inspiring services that are also warm and welcoming. The Episcopal/Anglican church is seen as a “bridge” between Roman Catholic, Eastern and Protestant traditions.

Our most common service is the Holy Eucharist, which includes hymns, readings from the Bible, a sermon, prayers and Holy Communion. Each service is crafted for the church season and the needs of the larger community. Members of the congregation assist in leading worship. They serve as Ushers, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers, Choir Members, and on the Altar Guild

The Lynne Bleich Weber Ecumenical Chapel
is a lovely and quiet space that is open 24/7 for prayer and meditation. The chapel was re-named in 2018 celebrating the 25th anniversary of our rector's ordination. (Lynne Weber has served as Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer for 25 years, and also is the President of The Episcopal Church's network of diocesan officers, EDEIO.)

Taize Prayers

7:00 pm on seven Sundays/year in the Chapel

Looking for a more meditative form of worship? Look no further! Our Taizé service is a candlelight service of simple songs, scripture, prayer, and ten minutes of silence. It is designed to encourage people of different Christian backgrounds, or none at all, to worship together. The songs, using just a few words, are sung many times in a meditative way, to allow our hearts and minds to find peace in God's presence. The service is accompanied by piano, flute, drum, and voice.

Our Taizé service is described by one of our members as “the most peaceful 45 minutes in my busy life.”

Worship Services

Holy Eucharist is celebrated every Sunday

at 10:00 am (9:55 Prelude) in our air-conditioned chapel during summer months, through Labor Day weekend
at 10:00 am (9:55 Prelude) in the church with choir and soloists from September through June. Healing prayer and anointing at most services, during Communion.
preaching and presiding is shared by the Rector and the Priests Associate

Church School children (pre-K – 5th) and Confirmation teens (6th-8th) begin in the church at 9:55 a.m., and leave with their teachers for their classes after the opening hymn and prayer. They rejoin the congregation for Holy Communion.

However -- Children are ALWAYS welcome in church. A "Soft Spot" is available in the church for young families.

Taize' services are offered 6-7 times per year on a Sunday at 7:00 pm, in the Chapel. A 45-minute ecumenical service with chants, scripture, poetry, prayers, and silence in a candlelit space. Piano, flute, voice. (Next service on February 2.)

Special Services

Baptism, Marriage, Confirmation, Reconciliation/Confession, as well as pastoral counseling are offered to all – by appointment; you don’t have to be a member of Atonement. Call or contact us by email, and we’ll get back to you.

Even better drop by the church office during regular hours.

OFFICE HOURS: Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Tel: 201.568.1763

Email: parish.admin@atonement-tenafly.org